Trees Chapter 302 Shinno: I Want To Rule The World

Back then, Tsunade was extremely vigilant against the members of Team 7.

Every day while handling official duties, she had to worry about whether these three would hide in some corner and stir up trouble again.

Tsunade even made a habit of asking Jiraiya and Orochimaru every day to ensure those two troublemakers were behaving themselves.

But now...

There were three Hokages above her. If the sky fell, let someone taller hold it up.

She wasn’t worried at all.

As for everyone’s safety...

Well, that could be left to the righteous organization, Akatsuki. Pain would step in to revive everyone if needed.

"Asuma! Gather all the Jonin!"

"I’m treating everyone to barbecue today!"

Tsunade, who was slightly tipsy from drinking, raised the bottle and shouted to Asuma, who was not far away.

After all, everyone had been through a lot over the years, and Tsunade felt they deserved a little reward.

"Godaime-sama, you’re too generous!"

Asuma exhaled a puff of smoke and immediately pulled out his phone to send a message in the work group chat.

Just as they heard that two troublemakers were about to leave the village for a mission, they heard that Tsunade was inviting them to dinner...

Without a moment’s hesitation, every single person who got the notification changed into their sharpest outfits and rushed to the scene, ready to enjoy the feast.

After all…

No one knew if this might be their last meal.

By the time Naruto and Sasuke arrived at the Hokage Tower to meet their client, Tsunade had already gathered all the village’s Jonin.

Everyone was dressed to impress, except Kakashi, who was covered in bandages, leaning on a crutch with one hand and clinging to Guy with the other.

To an outsider, he might have looked like an escaped ICU patient from the Hospital.

Tsunade frowned when she saw the white-haired slacker’s disheveled appearance ruining the mood.

"Kakashi, what’s wrong with you?"

Kakashi kept his usual dead-fish eyes. If he closed them for even a second, Tsunade would have wondered if she needed to perform emergency CPR.

"It’s nothing."

"Just took a little fall the other day!"

Kakashi emphasized the word ‘fall’.

In his heart, he had cursed Sasuke a thousand times over.

A few days ago, when he returned to the village, Kakashi had been puzzled by Sasuke’s sudden, uncharacteristically humble social media post...

It was not until he met Hinata that he finally understood the boy's vicious plan.

Kakashi was exhausted.

‘Why did people keep dumping blame on me?’

Although Tsunade was confused, she didn’t press further.

After all, she is not in charge of anything now and doesn't need to worry too much about the affairs of the village.

"Alright! Tonight, we drink until we drop!"

"Everything’s on me today!"

"Long live Tsunade-sama!"

"Long live the Godaime-sama!!"

Hiruzen stood on the outskirts of the crowd, the worry on his face was like the dark cloud hanging over the Shinobi World that would never dissipate.

While lamenting that Konoha had no future, he took a blood pressure medication from his pocket and swallowed it.

Once upon a time...

He thought only Naruto and Sasuke were the problem children in the village.

But now, Hiruzen felt the entire village had gone completely off the rails.

"Grandpa! I would go to eat barbecue with your uncle Hashirama."

"I won’t be home for dinner tonight."

Konohamaru waved at his grandfather from beside Hashirama, who burst into hearty laughter.

"Don't take it to heart, Saru."

"Kids will be kids... hahahaha!"

With that, he grabbed Konohamaru and dashed toward Tsunade’s gathering, not wanting to miss out on the fun.

Hiruzen stood frozen in place, clutching his chest and leaning against the wall as he helplessly watched the two disappear into the distance.

"Konoha..."

"Is truly beyond saving!"

Hiruzen had not heard of the ‘achievements’ of Team 7 over the years. He only felt that it was ridiculous for his disciple to relax with the Jonin...

What's even more outrageous is that Hashirama also went there!!

…

In the evening, at Hokage Tower.

Naruto and Sasuke crouched on either side of the entrance, their presence so unnerving that the usual guards had retreated inside to man their posts.

"Still not here?"

Sasuke's expression was growing impatient.

"Calm down, we’ve barely waited."

Naruto spat to the side, his eyes flicking toward the Hokage’s Office. He was half-convinced the old man Tobirama had scammed them.

Just as Naruto considered sending Sasuke in to ‘negotiate’ with Tobirama, an Anbu finally arrived, escorting an elderly figure toward them.

"This is the individual you’ll be escorting."

As soon as the Anbu finished speaking, the old small, hunched man greeted the two with a polite nod.

"Hello."

"My name is Shinno... I'm a doctor."

"I’ll need your assistance returning to the Land of Sky."

Naruto: “???”

After hearing Shinno’s self-introduction, a certain yellow-haired guy stood up from the ground, grabbed the other's hand and shook it excitedly.

"An honor to meet you, sir!"

"Don’t worry, with us around…"

"We’ll make sure your trip is as smooth as possible!"

Naruto’s sudden enthusiasm immediately put Sasuke on alert.

He frowned and observed the yellow-haired man’s micro-expressions for a moment, and soon realized that there was something wrong with the old geezer in front of them.

‘Otherwise…’

‘There was no way Naruto would put on such a friendly attitude.’

"Ah... well, I appreciate your help."

Shinno found it a little difficult to adapt to the enthusiasm of the yellow-haired man for a while.

Especially that bit about making the trip ‘smooth’...

‘Why did that sound vaguely threatening?’

Shinno secretly observed for a while and found that the yellow-haired man had a smiling look on his faces.

He didn't think much about it, but just guessed in his heart that this yellow-haired guy probably had something wrong with his brain.

“Cough…”

"It’s getting late. Perhaps we should depart tomorrow..."

Shinno coughed lightly. After sensing that the Reibi (Zero-Tails) in his body was still absorbing the negative energy of Konoha Village, he suddenly felt reluctant to leave.

Honestly, he’d been lucky these past few years. The Shinobi World’s negativity had surged in endless waves, and his Reibi could barely keep up.

This time, Shinno’s main purpose of coming to Konoha was to trick the Kyubi Jinchuriki back to the Land of Sky.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to hide for many years, just because he was worried that his plot would be discovered by Konoha and the righteous Akatsuki.

Shinno, who had absorbed negative energy for six years, felt that he was only a step away from the legendary Sage of Six Paths’ level...

Just one step away!

As long as he could capture the Kyubi’s Jinchuriki, he could rule the world!

"Hey, old geezer, what’s so funny?"

"Ah!"

Shinno snapped out of his reverie to find Naruto suddenly inches from his face, making him stumble back.

"Forget waiting until tomorrow."

"We leave now."

Naruto realized that this guy was the villain in the movie, so he didn't want to waste even a minute. His mind was already racing with speedrun strategies.

"Is that so?"

When Shinno heard what the little brat said, a smile flashed in his eyes.

‘Since you’re so desperate to become part of me...’

‘Don’t blame me for what happens next!’