Trees Chapter 303 I Laugh at Kurosaki Ichigo’s Weakness and Uchiha Xiao Yan’s Naivety

"Naruto, what’s the information this time?"

Sasuke pulled Naruto aside and asked in a low voice, making sure that old geezer in front could not hear what he said.

"Heh."

Naruto felt somewhat proud when he heard what Sasuke said.

‘Last time, this guy had accused him of having faulty information, swearing up and down that he’d never trust me again.’

‘And yet, here he was, humbly seeking me out.’

Naruto quickly ran through Shinno’s plot in his mind, factoring in the changes in the Shinobi World over the years, and picked out the key points to share with Sasuke.

"Trust me, this guy’s a full-blown villain."

"The old geezer has created an artificial Biju called Reibi that feeds on negative energy to strengthen itself."

"In short, he wants to take over the world with the Land of Sky."

Hearing this, Sasuke immediately gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back, ready to finish off the old geezer right then and there to avoid any future complications.

"Wait!"

Seeing Sasuke about to act, Naruto hurriedly grabbed him and leaned in to persuade him.

"Don’t rush it."

"The old geezer’s artificial Biju is still in the Land of Sky."

"It won't be too late to send them up to heaven when we get there."

Inside the seal space, the three Biju had been peacefully gaming, not paying much attention to Naruto and Sasuke’s conversation.

But...

When they heard the word ‘Biju’, they simultaneously put down their phones and locked eyes.

‘Wait...’

‘What the hell had we just heard?!’

‘An artificial tailed beast? Reibi?!’

‘Are you kidding me?!’

If there had only been one Biju in the seal space, it might have doubted whether it had misheard...

‘But what the hell was up with that Shinno guy!?’

"Don’t even try to stop me!"

"Naruto, let me out!!"

"I’ll show that bastard what a real Biju is!"

Shukaku was furious, pulling out a steel fork it had scavenged from somewhere and brandishing it at Naruto.

Although Kurama and Gyuki didn’t say anything, their Chakra was already boiling, nearly overflowing from Naruto’s body.

The three Biju were genuinely pissed.

Bestowing the title of ‘Biju’ on some artificial creature was an insult to them.

And to make matters worse...

That so-called Reibi was man-made.

‘What was Shinno trying to say?’

‘That he was stronger than the old man Six Paths? Or that he was just trying to claim some cheap superiority over us?!’

This was no different from some random guy showing up in front of the Biju and declaring...

‘Hey son, I’m your long-lost dad… now kneel and kowtow to me!’

Who the hell could tolerate that?!

Listening to the chaos in his seal space and feeling the Biju Chakra threatening to leak out, Naruto had no choice but to pause his conversation with Sasuke and calm the three enraged Biju.

"Relax."

"That old geezer’s Biju is definitely hidden in the Land of Sky."

"We’ll deal with it once we get there."

This time, he wanted to let Konoha see clearly that the world-destroying crisis had nothing to do with them at all.

Meanwhile, as the two whispered conspiratorially in the back, Shinno kept sneaking glances at them.

Normally speaking, someone like Shinno, who believed his power was nearing that of the Sage of Six Paths, wouldn’t bother paying them any attention.

Just two measly Konoha’s Genin weren’t worth his time.

The reason he stole a glance at the yellow-haired man was because the Reibi in his body sensed the Chakra leaking from the other party.

Upon sensing genuine Biju’s Chakra, Reibi began thrashing around excitedly inside Shinno, even losing interest in the negative energy it usually liked.

Shinno quietly soothed Reibi’s agitation. He knew now wasn’t the time to act, as they had just left the Land of Fire.

After all, if the righteous Akatsuki discovered his plan to devour Biju...

They would definitely intervene to stop him!

Over the years, though Shinno had been hiding deep in the mountains, he had kept a close eye on information from the Shinobi World.

For example...

It was said that Akatsuki members like Uchiha Xiao Yan and Kurosaki Ichigo were incredibly powerful.

If he faced Akatsuki’s leader, Pain, Shinno might still stand a chance, but if he ran into those two...

Things might get dicey.

Shinno couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this, then he took out his mobile phone, opened the recently popular fighting game, and began to review the intelligence of the two powerful enemies.

‘Uchiha Xiao Yan... Fire Release... Sprinkle quicklime powder...’

‘Ichigo Kurosaki... Getsuga Tensho... Kitsunehameha...’

Shinno looked down at his phone, mentally simulating battles against them.

With the Reibi in his body, the Chakra he absorbs now is almost comparable to that of the Hachibi’s Jinchuriki.

And with his Body Revival Technique, he could effectively use the Eight Gates while remaining virtually immortal.

After some consideration, Shinno concluded that as long as he didn’t face both at the same time, he had a 90% chance of victory in battle.

"Huh??"

"Old geezer, you play this game too??"

At this time, Naruto, who had somehow snuck up beside him, shouted right in his ear.

‘Honestly...’

‘This game was ruining the Shinobi World.’

‘Just look at this guy… He’s a proper villain, yet even on the way back, he couldn’t resist playing a match.’

‘Tsk...’

‘And why the hell is this old geezer using my character?!’

Shinno was absorbed in his thoughts just now, so when he heard Naruto suddenly shouted, he was so scared that he almost threw his phone away.

"Why are you walking without making any sound?!"

Shinno yelled at the top of his lungs, and it was obvious that he was really frightened.

"Hey, old geezer."

"Who do you think is stronger, Uchiha Xiao Yan or Kurosaki Ichigo?"

Shinno: "???"

Sasuke sidled up to Shinno, asking the question that had been weighing on him.

He had noticed Shinno playing the game, and he was using his and Naruto’s characters.

Sasuke’s competitive spirit instantly flared up.

While he may not be able to beat Naruto in real life, his characters in the game are not necessarily weaker than Naruto’s.

Hearing Sasuke’s question, Naruto took a step closer, his eyes locked onto the old geezer.

Shinno’s expression twisted in confusion.

‘What the hell...?’

‘Were these two kids so obsessed with the game that they were asking about this during a mission?!’

Shinno, in keeping with his character as a kindly old man, finally expressed his own views on this issue.

"If you ask me..."

"Neither of them is that strong."

Naruto: "?"

Sasuke: "???"

The moment the words left Shinno’s mouth, both boys felt a surge of killing intent in their hearts. If not for the fact that they hadn’t reached the Land of Sky yet, they would’ve pinned the old geezer down and slaughtered him a few times just to vent their anger.

Seemingly oblivious to their expressions, Shinno continued his analysis.

"In my opinion..."

"Xiao Yan's skill of spreading quicklime powder can only be used in games."

"In real combat..."

"I have plenty of ways to counter it."

Naruto couldn’t hold back and immediately burst out laughing, clutching his stomach.

"Pffft… Hahahahaha!”

"Oh yeah, Grandpa... you’re a doctor, so you’d definitely know how to handle that."

Sasuke stood silently beside them, his hood pulled low. Though his expression was hidden, Naruto could tell that Sasuke was really angry.

“Hahahahaha!”

"Exactly! Exactly!"

When he heard the Kyubi’s Jinchuriki's praise, Shinno raised his head high, looking very proud.

He even noticed that the weapon behind this Konoha’s Genin was somewhat similar to Xiao Yan in the game.

‘If I had to guess...’

‘This young man is cosplaying Uchiha Xiaoyan, right?’