Trees Chapter 268 Nice to Meet You, I Am Aizen...

‘That guy...’ Minato's pupils shrank slightly, and his face became even more solemn. At first glance, the man appeared gentle and refined. I

‘That guy...’

Minato's pupils shrank slightly, and his face became even more solemn.

At first glance, the man appeared gentle and refined. If not for the three monstrous beings behind him, Minato might have mistaken him for a noble from one of the great nations.

But...

He knew in his heart that this man was definitely not as harmless as he seemed!

"Should we try to talk to him?"

Sakura turned her head and looked at Minato, apparently intending to follow the orders of Naruto's father.

To be honest, she was actually quite happy to see a human walking out of the crack.

At least he is an intelligent lifeform, which means communication was possible.

That alone made him infinitely better than the mindless killing machines they had been fighting.

And...

She felt the other party seems rather friendly.

"Don’t let your guard down."

"That man... is not simple."

Minato, who has a keen intuition, sees things differently from what other people see. He can sense the madness hidden beneath the other person's gentle aura.

‘This person...’

‘Is very dangerous!’

"Captain... What should we do now?"

Choza and Shibi looked at Minato at the same time, as if waiting for him to make a decision… whether to engage in dialogue or prepare for battle.

However, the appearance of the man had at least eased some of the tension.

After all...

All the monsters on the battlefield had been cleared.

Moreover, Minato has already sealed quite a few Space-Time Rifts, so they could finally catch their breath for the next while.

"You guys stay here for now."

Minato said as he stepped forward, ready to test the waters.

The two men slowly closed the distance between them.

When they were about ten meters apart, they stopped at the same time. Minato just opened his mouth to introduce himself, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first.

"Nice to meet you. I am Aizen... Aizen Sosuke."

Aizen had a smile on his face and his tone was as gentle as a spring breeze, which made the others watching from behind let out quiet sighs of relief.

‘Great...’

‘It seems that this guy named Aizen has no ill intentions.’

"Namikaze Minato."

Minato did not tell the other party any information other than his own name. After all, he still didn’t know what Aizen’s intentions were.

It is better to be cautious in everything.

"Heh."

The corner of Aizen's mouth curled slightly, and his tone sounded a little apologetic.

"I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble just now."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Minato could react, Aizen drew his sword and held it before him, then murmured softly, "Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu."

"ROAR…"

Then, everyone saw the hundred-meter-long monsters letting out agonized shrieks before dissolving into dust.

Minato was a little nervous and his hands were already on his Ninja Pouch.

He had seen Aizen raised his sword, but there had been no swing, no visible slashes.

The only thing Minato saw clearly was...

The wounds on those monsters were inflicted in an instant.

‘Too fast.’

‘Impossibly fast!’

Minato was already thinking if he was the one facing Aizen's blade just now, would he have been able to dodge with the Flying Thunder God?

But...

The fact that Aizen had killed those monsters left Minato puzzled.

‘Was this an apology?’

‘A show of goodwill?’

For a moment, Minato couldn’t quite grasp Aizen’s motives.

"Aizen-san, I wonder what your intentions are......."

"But I must ask you to leave this place, to prevent further harm to our world."

"Please."

The situation of the Ryumyaku is getting worse and worse, and Space-Time seem to have begun to become chaotic.

Once the creatures from the Space-Time Rifts appear in their world, even if they have no malicious intent, they will cause irreversible damage to the Shinobi World.

So, in order to protect the Shinobi World and his village, Minato had to make this man return through the rift.

If he refused...

Then Minato would have no choice but to fight.

No matter how strong he seemed.

Aizen was slightly stunned when he heard Minato's words, then he chuckled softly.

His tone was still as friendly as before, as if he was talking to an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

"Namikaze Minato......."

"Don’t you think that’s rather arrogant of you?"

Aizen turned around and glanced at the Space-Time Rift behind him, then continued speaking to Minato, "What makes you believe you can speak for this entire world?"

After hearing this, Minato's thoughts froze for a second.

A few seconds later, he took out the Flying Thunder God kunai and raised it defensively, saying very seriously, "Aizen-san, it is true that I cannot represent my world... "

"But I will stop you from going any further."

"No matter what your purpose here may be."

The group hiding nearby noticed the rising tension and rushed forward, standing behind Minato.

If a fight broke out, they would attack this guy named Aizen together.

“Is that so…?”

Aizen looked up at the sky, which made the people around him feel nervous.

A few seconds later, he closed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself, "War, sin, hatred..."

"What a chaotic world this is."

Through the lingering souls in this place, Aizen could sense many things.

And he had a feeling...

That his Hogyoku could grow even more powerful here.

"I'm so sorry."

"As much as I want to agree to your request, I have my own reasons."

Aizen looked regretful. He originally thought that he had met someone with the same vision as himself.

But after their brief exchange...

He realized Minato was no different from the other ants he had encountered.

"Then there’s no other choice..."

Minato sighed, then raised his hand and swung out the Flying Thunder God kunai, before turning into a yellow flash and appeared above Aizen's head.

He already condensed a Rasengan in his hand and struck downward towards Aizen.

Mukade controlled his remaining puppets and attacked Aizen at the same time.

Sakura and Choza flanked Aizen from both sides.

Choza used Partial Multi-Size Technique to enlarge his fist and smashed it towards Aizen's waist.

While Sakura's attack seemed plain, with the help of her Chakra-Enhanced Strength, she is very likely the strongest one among the group.

Shibi stayed behind and did not rush forward. He raised his hand to direct his insects to burrow underground toward Aizen's position.

But when the insects surfaced, he was surprised to find that there was no one there except his teammates...

Aizen had already disappeared!

“Stop!”

"We're under a Genjutsu!!!"

Shibi anxiously reminded his teammates, but the next moment, Aizen's calm voice appeared beside his ear.

"Hado #90: Kurohitsugi."

Shibi was instantly enveloped by a black rectangular coffin.

Squellch…

"AAAAAGHHH…!”

The shrouded Shibi let out a horrific scream, and when he reappeared a second later, he had collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds.

Blood gushed from countless deep lacerations across his body, spreading across the earth like a grotesque crimson blossom...

In the last moment when Shibi was conscious, he still couldn't figure out why the enemy attacked him first...

‘Is it because I am too conspicuous?’

While Shibi was in a daze, he secretly made up his mind that if he had a son in the future, he would definitely teach him to lower his sense of existence, otherwise, his end will be the same as his father's.

"Not good!"

When Minato noticed that Shibi was under attack, he threw a Flying Thunder God kunai in the air, intending to save his teammate first.

Then, he also discovered that the Aizen standing in front of him was just a Genjutsu.

Minato teleported to Shibi’s side, but just as he appeared, he suddenly felt a pain on his back.

Aizen's calm voice rang in his ears again.

"Impressive technique."

"Though it would be better if you could find a more accurate target."