Trees Chapter 313 Shukaku: I Will Show You Some Respect... Immortal Emperor, Save Me!

The two stood firmly on the ground, but there was no trace of the previously seen aerial fortress.

Instead, their attention was drawn to a hunched, white-haired old man under a tree not far away.

“Who’s that?”

"Shinno?"

Sasuke was a bit puzzled. Compared to Shinno’s previous robust appearance, if not for that distinctive Chakra, Sasuke wouldn’t have even spared him a second glance.

“Is it?”

Naruto wasn’t entirely sure either.

But after a few seconds of thought, he casually pulled out the Black Coffin.

“Well, since it’s come to this...”

“Let’s beat him up first.”

“Then we’ll go raid Obito’s hideout.”

The two of them didn’t take Shinno seriously at all. Right now, they just wanted to wrap this up quickly and use the Impure World Reincarnation to revive their families.

“Alright."

Sasuke nodded, activated his Pupil Power, and Susanoo was instantly materialized.

A purple giant rose from the ground.

Beside him, Naruto formed a hand seal.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang, bang, bang…

Two shadow clones appeared. Naruto clapped his fists together and shouted inwardly to the three Biju.

“Brothers! Time to take out Shinno!"

“We’ve been ready!” x3

The three Biju sat cross-legged, their Senjutsu Chakra from the Nine Revolutions Profound Art surging through them.

In the outside world, Naruto’s main body transformed into a golden fox matching Susanoo’s height, while his two shadow clones, which are empowered by Shukaku and Gyuki’s Chakra, took on their Complete Biju Mode, standing beside Sasuke and Naruto.

On the scene, the four towering figures exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

Then, starting with Sasuke, they took the first shot at the old man Shinno.

Sasuke manipulated Susanoo with precise control, kicking Shinno into the air without crushing him outright.

“Aaaahhh…!!!”

Shinno was already in a bad condition, and after this blow, he instantly woke up.

But upon seeing the four monsters before him, he couldn’t catch his breath and passed out again.

“Wahaha!”

“You bastard, making artificial Biju?!"

Shukaku spun around and whipped its tail, smacking Shinno mid-air.

Gyuki didn’t say anything, but all eight of its tails lashed out in unison, proving even this usually calm beast was furious.

The barely-alive Shinno was now like a ball, being ruthlessly batted around by the four of them.

"Agh…"

Finally, during the second round of the passes, Shinno unwillingly breathed his last.

Shukaku, who hadn't had enough fun yet, grabbed Shinno’s body with one hand and turned to the golden fox, shouting, "Naruto."

“Revive him! Revive him!”

“Let’s go again!”

“This time, I’ll serve!”

When Naruto saw that Shinno’s body was still intact and the Biju were in high spirits, he took out the Totem of Undying and tossed it to Shukaku.

Shukaku deftly caught it, gripping Shinno’s corpse in one hand and the totem in the other.

With a clap, it merged the two, all while taunting, "What a loser."

“Dares to call himself a Biju without even having tails?"

“Who does this nobody think he is, trying to mess with me?!"

A few seconds later, a red figure violently burst out of Shukaku’s grasp.

Seeing this, the four people present were stunned for a moment.

After all, Shinno’s aura after his resurrection was undeniably stronger.

“There’s a second phase?”

Sasuke stared at the floating Shinno, who is now covered in red fur, exuding an eerie, unsettling aura.

And...

He couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d seen this bizarre form somewhere before.

“Naruto... doesn’t Shinno look a bit like that Jashin?”

Sasuke was a little unsure, but still asked Naruto for confirmation.

Naruto stroked his chin for a moment, thought for less than a second, and immediately denied it.

He even put on an expert tone.

"You idiot, you don’t get it."

“That’s what negative energy is like.”

"If you don't believe me, sense it yourself..."

“Can’t you feel the rage, terror, and all those other negative emotions?"

After hearing this, Sasuke actually did so and indeed sensed what Naruto described.

Meanwhile, when Shukaku saw this guy suddenly run away from its hands, it roared in anger.

"Damn it!"

"You dare fight back?!"

"Don’t any of you interfere, let me teach this bastard a lesson!"

Shukaku formed hand seals, channeling the little Senjutsu Chakra it had left, and launched an attack at the floating Shinno.

"Sage Art: Wind Release: Air Bullet!"

The next second, a sharp whistling sound tore through the air toward Shinno.

"Roar…!!"

But Shinno merely threw his head back and let out a deafening roar, dispersing Shukaku’s attack like it was nothing.

"Oh?"

"This guy’s got some tricks."

The playful glint in Shukaku’s eyes vanished.

‘Now…’

‘It was getting serious!’

"Naruto, the trident!"

"Nobody steal this from me… today, I’m beating this guy to death myself!"

Seeing Shukaku’s arrogance, Naruto didn’t refuse. He casually pulled out the trident Shukaku had been playing with earlier and tossed it over.

Shukaku caught its beloved weapon, then its body shrank down to human size.

"You piece of trash, you’re dead!"

Spinning the trident in one hand, Shukaku raised it high, and instantly, dark clouds gathered overhead.

Not long after, a light drizzle began to fall.

Shukaku chuckled, then vanished from sight.

When it appeared again, it was already behind Shinno.

"Scream for me again!!"

But the red-haired Shinno seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and his reaction speed was terrifyingly fast.

Riip…

A grotesque tearing sound echoed as Shinno’s back split open, countless crimson tendrils bursting forth, all spearing toward the attacking Shukaku.

Shukaku’s smug expression twisted in horror.

Every survival instinct in its body screamed.

Its ears rang with the wails of the damned.

Its limbs went numb, and even if it wanted to use the trident to escape, it couldn’t.

In that moment, faced with certain doom, Shukaku could only do one thing...

“Immortal Emperor!!”

"Save me!"

When he sensed something was wrong, Sasuke activated his Rinnegan, using his own unique Dojutsu.

"Amenotejikara!"

Shukaku was instantly yanked back to safety.

"Damn it!"

"When you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner!"

Shukaku: "?"

When Naruto and Kurama saw that Shukaku was almost swallowed, they became furious. Naruto picked up the Black Coffin, and flickered behind the red-haired Shinno.

Unlike Shukaku, Naruto’s speed was on another level, and Shinno couldn’t even react.

“Argh—”

The coffin slammed into Shinno’s waist, smashing him into the ground with a pained howl.

"Trash."

"I don’t even need the Black Coffin to deal with you."

A pitch-black whip slid out from Naruto’s sleeve. This was a custom weapon he’d created based on Kurama’s ideas and Mount Myoboku’s unique black rod.

Not only did it disrupt Chakra on contact, but it also delivered excruciating pain.

Shinno, who is on the ground, wanted to stand up, and he roared at Naruto's position.

Naruto responded with a merciless crack of the whip.

Crack…

The specially crafted Six Paths Black Whip lashed across Shinno body, infused with Naruto’s unique Chakra… maximizing the agony to unbearable levels.

The red-haired Shinno was beaten so hard that he froze in place.

His mouth opened slightly, as if trying to speak.

"Wro… wrong…"

But Naruto had already raised the whip again. He didn’t care what Shinno had to say.

The whip in his hand kept whipping Shinno.

Crack, crack, crack, crack…