Trees Chapter 337 Alright, Alright! You Really Want to Play Mechanic Games With Me?

"What Boruto!?"

The two Biju nearby were already extremely curious. When they heard Naruto outside shouting not to say that name, they instinctively repeated it.

And then...

Kurama and the others sensed three more monsters appearing outside.

"Damn it!!!" x3

Gyuki and Shukaku were completely stunned.

‘Wait...’

‘What the hell is that?!’

‘Why do such monsters exist in the Shinobi World?!’

Even Kurama, who self-proclaimed as the Immortal Emperor, couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine upon realizing that merely mentioning a certain name would summon such creatures.

‘Why... is this getting more and more terrifying?!’

‘This wasn’t how it was supposed to be back then!!’

Kurama was so scared its fur stood on end.

Outside world…

Sasuke hovered mid-air with the help of the strange flames behind him, continuously throwing out the Angry Buddha Lotus Flames.

Naruto had already activated his Kizaru Mode, flinging black rods with one hand while using the Troop Character Secret Technique to attack the monsters.

Neither of them spoke an unnecessary word, afraid that saying anything more would increase the number of monsters.

After all...

The number of monsters had already grown from two to twelve.

And these monsters were extremely troublesome.

Their bodies seemed to exist in a different dimension, and any attack would simply pass through them.

No matter how powerful Sasuke’s Angry Buddha Lotus Flames were, they couldn’t harm them at all.

Even after the explosions, the monsters would continue attacking as if nothing had happened.

Naruto’s Troop Character Secret Technique was slightly more effective, at least he could restrain the monsters with his Black Coffin for two seconds.

The Rinnegan’s repulsive force could also knock them back.

“Damn it!!”

"You really want to play mechanic games with me?!"

Seeing that his attacks were useless, Naruto angrily pulled out his Zanpakuto from his mouth.

He dispelled the Black Coffin and activated the Move Character Secret Technique. In an instant, twelve shadow clones flashed next to the monsters.

As the blade descended and made contact with the monsters, a surge of rule-based power flickered.

The sludge-like monsters didn’t even have time to scream before they were transformed into rectangular cubes.

They floated in mid-air, with a health bar appearing above their heads.

599/600

The mental pressure and corruption Sasuke had felt earlier instantly vanished.

"Keep screaming now!!"

Naruto roared in satisfaction, glaring at the monsters.

"Naruto! Well done!"

Sasuke’s spirits lifted, and for the first time in a while, he began forming hand signs for a Fire Release Ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."

His body flipped mid-air as he spat out a massive fireball, shooting straight toward one of the monsters.

Sasuke’s logic was simple… he wanted to use this chance to test his damage output.

Once he memorized the damage values of all his techniques, their teamwork in future battles would be even smoother.

Boom…

The now-cubified monster had lost its ‘untargetable’ trait.

Sasuke’s fireball hit it dead-on.

Its health bar dropped by 150 HP.

"You’re seriously testing such a weak move??"

Naruto couldn’t help but laugh at Sasuke.

‘How old are you now...’

‘Why are you still obsessed with the Great Fireball?’

‘Didn’t we agree a long time ago that this technique can’t kill anyone?’

Naruto sighed and dispersed his Senjutsu Chakra and Biju’s Chakra.

He stared at the monsters, then extended his right palm as a swirling blue sphere began forming.

Sasuke was slightly stunned when he saw this.

"Huh??"

"I thought you didn’t know this Ninjutsu?"

Seeing Naruto use the Rasengan, Sasuke looked confused.

"Please."

"I just chose not to use it before!"

Naruto stubbornly retorted, though the truth was he really hadn’t known this Ninjutsu before.

The only reason he could use it now was thanks to the memories of Uzumaki Stark returning to him.

Whoosh…

In a flash, Naruto appeared next to a monster and slammed the blue sphere straight into its face.

-599

Bang-

The monster’s head tilted before it collapsed, dissolving into streams of green light that merged into Naruto’s Zanpakuto.

"See? You should test the moves you actually use in battle!"

Naruto turned his head and said this before hurling a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

Another monster was instantly obliterated… the damage far exceeded its max HP.

What were once troublesome foes now felt like mere mobs in a grinding game to Naruto.

Sasuke stayed silent for a moment before swinging his Heavy Xuan Ruler at the remaining monsters.

"Flame Splitting Tsunami!"

Bang--

The Heavy Xuan Ruler, wreathed in flames, instantly obliterated the monster.

Feeling how effortless it was, Sasuke couldn’t help but mutter...

"Your ability..."

"...is truly terrifying."

If the earlier battle had left them helpless, now it had turned into a mindless slaughter.

Sasuke even felt like he could take these monsters down with pure taijutsu at this point.

Three minutes later, the two of them cleared out all the monsters and exited the Duel Space.

But Naruto’s expression didn’t lighten.

Because...

The situation with his ‘beloved son’ was getting worse.

Right now, it was just mentioning the name that summoned those monsters.

But if this continued...

Naruto feared that one day, people in the Shinobi World wouldn’t even be able to think about anything related to his son.

Even stray thoughts might draw his attention.

"Damn it!"

"I just came here to deal with Shino’s situation..."

"How did things escalate like this again?!"

Naruto couldn’t shake the feeling that the Shinobi World was like a rebellious teenager… always causing trouble at the worst times.

‘Even if I’m the Savior of the World, this is still too much!’

"What do we do now?"

Sasuke glanced at the still-unconscious Shino on the ground before turning to Naruto.

"We’ll deal with that later."

Naruto shot a look at Shino before forming hand seals.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang…

Uzumaki Stark reappeared, but he no longer looked like the little yellow-haired kid from before.

"Hey, main body..."

"You motherf..."

Uzumaki Stark glared with Kakashi-level dead-fish eyes, holding back for a long moment before finally cursing Naruto out.

Perhaps hearing the familiar voice, Shino’s eyelids twitched slightly.

"Water..."

He murmured weakly. Seeing this, Naruto quickly pulled out a metal bucket filled with water, and then, with Stark’s help, they brought it to Shino’s lips.

“Gulp… Gulp…”

Shino clung to the bucket, drinking for a full minute before finally recovering.

He raised his head, looked at the yellow-haired man wearing square-framed glasses next to him, and asked uncertainly.

"Stark?"

‘How long had I been unconscious...?’

‘Since when did Stark grow up like this?’

After years of interaction, Shino had almost forgotten that this friend of his was actually a shadow clone of that yellow-haired guy.

"Are you okay?"

Naruto looked at Shino suspiciously, as if checking for any lingering signs of red hair or other contaminants.

Shino shook his head, indicating he still needed a moment to clear his mind.

A few minutes later, rubbing his temples, he slowly began explaining his condition.

"I don’t know..."

His voice was bitter. He glanced at the three of them, his expression turning guilty.

"I had a dream..."

"A dream about the insects I lost contact with before."

"They..."

Shino’s face suddenly paled.

"They were rampaging through other worlds. Many of those worlds... were destroyed because of them."