Trees Chapter 217 Shukaku: Immortal Emperor! The Hachibi is So Arrogant Here!

Naruto had previously discussed collecting the other Biju with Kurama, but Kurama had his own ideas on the matter. Having now ascended to Im

Naruto had previously discussed collecting the other Biju with Kurama, but Kurama had his own ideas on the matter.

Having now ascended to Immortal Emperor Kurama, he had essentially transcended beyond the conventional definition of a Biju.

Moreover, combining all Nine Biju would only result in the hideous Jubi.

At that time, the consciousness of the other Biju will all be annihilated. Although Kurama does not like other Biju, at least they had all grown up together, and there was still a trace of sentimentality there.

Even for Shukaku, the one it despised the most.

Even though Kurama often whipped Shukaku around, he never skimped on sharing food with the tanuki.

So, Kurama’s plan was for Naruto to collect half of each Biju’s Chakra, after which he would lead them all onto a new path of cultivation.

Once they succeeded in their cultivation, the Biju will no longer be restrained by humans and will be free to roam the world as they pleased.

And in this grand scheme, the Black Coffin’s Chakra-absorbing ability played a pivotal role.

Absorbing half of the Hachibi’s Chakra was also meant to seal Hachibi inside Naruto’s body.

"Fine."

Naruto did not interrupt the two Biju’s reminiscing, and instead used the Troop Character Secret Technique taught by the big fox before to remove the black coffin that was pressing down on Gyuki.

After freed from his restraints, Gyuki was noticeably calmer than the noisy Shukaku.

Kurama wasted no time in laying out his pitch.

"Hachibi, do you yearn for freedom?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Kurama transformed, reverting to his sleek, slender form from many years ago, then invaded Hachibi’s sealed space with his consciousness.

When Gyuki saw the golden fox in front of him, he was so shocked that he could hardly close his mouth.

After a long time to regain consciousness, he pointed at Kurama and cried out, "Kurama!!"

"What the hell happened to you?!"

All Nine Biju had grown up together, and they were all Chakra constructs, but the fox standing before him now...

The golden radiance emanating from his body wasn’t Chakra at all!!

It somewhat resembled the Senjutsu Chakra of the Three Great Holy Lands, but it was also fundamentally different.

"Hachibi, walk the path of cultivation with this Immortal Emperor."

"Chakra... has its limits."

Gyuki: “???”

‘Are you even listening to yourself??’

Ignoring Gyuki’s confusion, Kurama proceeded to explain his grand vision.

Ten minutes later, Gyuki fell into deep silence.

The cakes painted by Kurama are so tempting.

He has long been tired of being imprisoned in the sealed space all day long and constantly being used as a weapon by humans.

This fate was nothing short of tragic for all the Biju.

In the end, the two Biju reached a consensus, and Hachibi divided his consciousness into the Chakra inside the Black Coffin, which would then be sealed inside Naruto’s body.

As for the remaining half, he would stay behind to keep B company.

With everything settled, B finally stirred on the ground, his eyes fluttering open.

He had already been briefed by Gyuki in their shared consciousness space.

B was very supportive of his friend's pursuit of freedom, so he didn't take the fact that half of his Biju were missing too seriously.

The only thing that really bothered him was the fact that he had shat himself...

‘Wait!!’

‘Shitting myself... freedom...’

An idea flashed through B’s mind, and he quickly took out a pen and paper and started scribbling furiously while muttering, "So this is how you use ‘freedom’ in a verse."

Naruto: “…”

Sasuke: “…”

The two newcomers to the Akatsuki wearing gas masks exchanged glances with each other, feeling extremely disgusted with B in front of them.

Seeing that his objective had been achieved, Naruto grabbed Sasuke and vanished from the Valley of Clouds and Lightning.

If they stayed any longer...

He was really worried that B would challenge him to another rap battle.

While he was wearing a gas mask, visual pollution was still a thing, and Naruto even felt that he had to take a few more showers when he got home today.

"Kyubi..."

"Why is your sealed space so... so..."

The moment Gyuuki entered Naruto’s sealed space, he was a little dumbfounded.

‘Wait!?’

‘We’re both Biju, so how the hell is this guy Kurama living this luxuriously?!’

"Shut up!"

"How dare you disrespect the Immortal Emperor!!"

When Shukaku, who was in the watermelon field, saw how casually Gyuki had been accepted, he smashed the watermelon in his hand on the ground angrily, picked up a steel pitchfork lying nearby, twirled it with a flashy flourish, and immediately started cursing at the newly arrived Gyubi.

"Shukaku??"

"Have you lost your mind?"

Gyuki was utterly baffled. Kurama had mentioned Shukaku was here, but he never expected the tanuki to have gone completely insane from being locked up.

Kurama, completely unbothered, lazily scratched his chin and ignored the commotion.

"Immortal Emperor!"

"Look at this guy!!"

Shukaku, who is now fully embodying the role of a bootlicking underling, was secretly thrilled at the thought of Gyuki suffering the same fate as it had.

Creak…

Gyuki’s fists instantly hardened.

‘This Shukaku not only has a brain problem, he was also begging for a beating!!’

"Shukaku! Do you want to fight?"

"Hah…"

"You think a measly Hachibi like you can act up in the Immortal Emperor’s domain?"

Shukaku brandished his pitchfork, swaying smugly as he jumped in front of Kurama, chattering away while pointing at Gyuki.

Kurama’s lips curled into an amused smirk and he said with interest, "Oh?"

"If that’s the case, why don’t you handle this for me?"

Shukaku nodded instinctively, pointed the pitchfork at Hachibi not far away and shouted, "You're done for! Immortal Emperor, let’s..."

Halfway through his words, Shukaku turned to look at Kurama in shock, his eyes filled with confusion, indignation, and fury...

"W-wait…"

"Me??"

Shukaku shrank back. At this moment, he really regretted his big mouth.

‘Why the hell did I provoke Gyuki for no reason?!’

"ROAR…"

"Shukaku! I've tolerated you for a long time!!"

Although Gyuki is a gentle giant, he wasn’t stupid. He knew Shukaku had clearly tried to sic Kurama on him, and that was the last straw.

When Kurama saw these two idiots, he shrugged as if to say, ‘Do whatever, don’t hold back on my account’.

"WAIT!!"

"Gyuki, calm down!!"

"I was just joking!!"

Seeing that he was about to be beaten, Shukaku ran and shouted to Gyuki chasing behind him. At the same time, he was clinging to the hope that Kurama would intervene.

"Immortal Emperor! Save me!!"

"You can’t do this to me!"

After shouting several times, he saw Kurama didn't even raise his eyelids, and Shukaku knew that he would not be able to escape today's beating.

"YOU DAMN FOX! I’LL F******…"

The moment the insult left his mouth, Kurama joined the fray, and the two Biju proceeded to beat the living daylights out of Shukaku.

Then, screams of agony echoed endlessly through the sealed space.

…

Naruto and Sasuke left Kumogakure that evening.

But before leaving, Naruto had left a communication device and his contact info with B.

Mainly because he was worried that Obito would suddenly come out and steal the remaining half of Hachibi inside B’s body.

Naruto walked through the portal alone and appeared on the streets of Konoha. Sasuke did not follow him back.

After receiving a call from Karin, he’d claimed he had ‘business’ back at Orochimaru’s hideout.

He also said that he felt sorry for Tsunade since he just slashed his forehead protector, so he wanted to go to Orochimaru to make a new one before going back...

However, Naruto felt that Tsunade would most likely not care about these small details.

With his hands in his pockets, Naruto lowered his head as he walked towards the Hyuga Clan’s compound. When he passed by a flower shop, he quickly stepped back and looked at the people gathered in the flower shop with a shocked look on his face.

"What the…??"

"Where the f*** am I?"

"Is this still Konoha Village??"