Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

Mei Terumi was brought along not only because it was on the way to the Land of Water, but also because she was proficient in Water Release techniques.

Naruto already had a guess in his mind, so he naturally made a judgment about which one to do first and which one to do later.

Mei Terumi would never refuse something like this.

As for the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land, Naruto plans to give him some time to see what he ultimately wants to do.

Mei Terumi and Slug came to Naruto's side.

Mei Terumi mustered her courage and hugged Naruto's arm.

"I... I can even control the seawater."

At this moment, Liuli lowered her head and murmured:

"Teacher Shennong is my savior... I was an abandoned baby, and when I was afflicted with a malignant disease of unknown cause, no one in the village was willing to take care of me."

"However, Teacher Shennong risked infection to treat me."

"When I woke up, Teacher Shennong told me with a bright smile..."

Yu Liu lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

She pulled off her headscarf and covered her face, her long, dark red hair falling loose.

Suddenly, she felt a jolt.

Immediately afterwards, her eyes glowed with an eerie red light.

"I am Zero Tail, and the world is filled with war."

"When darkness grows in people's hearts, I will rise again."

"I will devour the darkness within, be reborn... and then grow infinitely."

As she spoke, her voice changed.

"To let darkness rule this world."

Then, she looked up.

The next instant, it turned into Zero Tail Void.

Zero-Tail is a physical monster composed of dark chakra.

It has a body that resembles a snake.

It has no face; the face is a mask.

The word "zero" is engraved on the forehead of the mask.

Its snake-like body can transform into various limbs.

Zero-Tails slowly turned its head and looked at Naruto.

"So you...keep some interesting pets."

"The power you possess... is what I desire!"

The words fell.

Countless tentacles formed and attacked Naruto.

Naruto gently pushed Mei Terumi away.

In the blink of an eye, Zero-Tails' tentacles bound Naruto tightly.

"Then manifest this power before me!"

"The darkness within you..."

"What?!"

An expression of disbelief appeared on Zero's masked face.

It wants to absorb Naruto's power.

But at this moment, the tentacles seemed to be binding the stone.

Naruto's lips curled slightly. "The power is right here. If you want it, just absorb it yourself."

He took a step.

click-

The tentacle broke off.

The tentacles that Zero-Tails manifested continued to crack and break as Naruto advanced.

A look of human-like terror gradually appeared on Zero's face.

"My power...why...you..."

Naruto approached Zero-Tails, reached out, and patted its masked face.

"You're not smoking?"

"So it's my turn to inhale then?"

At this moment, Zero Tail curled up into a ball.

The fleshy body gradually became transparent, revealing Yu Liu standing inside.

She lowered her head, as if she had lost consciousness.

Rumbling--

At that moment, the ruins on the ground trembled violently.

At the same time, the ruins of the Void Ninja slowly rose from the ground.

Finally, it broke through the ground and flew to the front of the airship.

"Lord Naruto, this is the ultimate destructive weapon that the Sky Ninja spent decades researching and building."

After respectfully speaking to Naruto, he looked at Yuru.

At this moment, Yu Liu regained some consciousness as the power of Zero-Tails rapidly dissipated.

"In order to obtain the Zero-Tail technique, I, a wandering doctor, infiltrated villages in various countries."

"Finally... I found the Zero-Tails Resurrection Scroll in Konoha Village."

"Then he obtained the power of the Zero-Tails."

"That is, the power of dark chakra."

"Impossible!" Yu Liusu woke up.

And Naruto completely absorbed the Zero-Tails.

He glanced at Yu Liu, who was covering her ears.

Then, he waved.

Shennong quickly came to him and knelt down on one knee.

"Naruto-sama."

Naruto nodded slightly, and then injected the power of the Zero-Tails into his body.

"Remember your mission."

Having said that, he reached out and pushed.

whoosh-

In an instant, Shennong flew towards the ruins of Kongren.

Several Sky Ninjas were already waiting for him.

From afar, Shennong bowed respectfully to Naruto once again.

The strength of Zero-Tails' power can indicate whether the future ninja world will be successful.

Zero-Tails can be used as a counter for hatred points in the ninja world.

At this point, Yu Liu had completely lost the power of Zero Tail.

Naruto glanced at her.

"Let's go back. The road ahead is not suitable."

After saying that, a portal to Yomotsu Hirasaka appeared in front of Naruto.

They pulled Yu Liu up and brought her to the ground.

"Naruto~!"

"I'll be back in a bit."

Mei Terumi then stopped walking.

After passing through Yomotsu Hirasaka.

We arrived at the refuge in Yuliu Village.

Yu Liu was stunned.

"Everything's fine. You know the general situation now."

Whether you can get through this depends on you.

Yu Liu raised her head, her face covered in tears.

"Shennong is already under my control, but he's still useful."

"..."

Yuru couldn't hear what Naruto said next.

The words she heard when she left Konoha came to mind.

Naruto Uzumaki stood in front of her.

We're both just people... but compared to the person in front of me, my own experiences seem insignificant.

"How did you do it?"

Yu Liu suddenly asked.

Naruto paused in his speech.

"have no idea."

Then, he turned and entered Yomotsu Hirasaka.

At this time.

boom--

"Youth~!"

Matt Kee burst in.

"Huh? Where's Naruto?"

After looking around, he scratched his head.

"Alright, since Naruto has already shown up, then... we don't need to stay here any longer!"

Matt Kai shouted at the crowd.

"Well, Kai, you're really motivated."

Kai glanced back at Kakashi, intending to give him his signature move.

But when he saw Karin next to Kakashi, his face immediately fell.

"I'll show my true colors in front of Naruto!"

"Unlike some people... humph!"

Yu Liu looked at the three of them and noticed the headbands they were wearing.

"Konoha...yes, Konoha!"

......

After Naruto returns.

The airship's speed increased.

Mei Terumi looked at the increasingly familiar scenery.

"I never imagined... the Land of Water would look like this from the air."

Indeed, the three of them have already crossed the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water.

Naruto sat on a recliner.

The slug was massaging his shoulders from behind.

Mei Terumi also imitated the slug and massaged Naruto's legs.

Slugs are fine, but Mei Terumi doing this job... well, Naruto doesn't know what to say.

It wasn't him who was enjoying it; it was Mei Terumi who was enjoying it.

Perhaps... this is what a perverted woman is like?

By the way, Xianglin does that often too.

Not long after.

The airship has arrived above the Hidden Mist Village.

Mei Terumi glanced down.

A slight smile curved at the corners of his lips.

She couldn't help but glance at Naruto.

Below, the elders looked up at the rapidly flying airship in the sky.

His old face was full of satisfaction.

Before she even left Konoha, Mei Terumi had already sent a message back.

The content is very simple.

【marry!】

Those elders who had watched her grow up naturally knew what those two words meant.

Naruto also sensed the situation in Kirigakure.

Many households below have put up celebratory couplets.

This setup... seems pretty grand.

However, if we're talking about the biggest spectacle...

Naruto sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

One hundred thousand White Zetsu... no, now it's several hundred second-tier White Zetsu.

call--

Thank goodness.

Little did they know, one of them was already the most powerful ninja in the entire ninja world.

The slug barely uttered a word the entire way.

She watched everything quietly.

She was aware of all the changes in the ninja world.

However, when you actually see it with your own eyes, the visual impact is just too great.

She raised her hand.

boom--

A small slug was separated.

Place it on Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto only felt a little cold.

"Naruto-sama, we're almost at Shikkotsu Forest."

Naruto nodded slightly and looked up.

At this moment, the airship had already flown out of the border waters of the Water Kingdom.

They are flying towards the sea area outside the ninja world map.

Under the guidance of the slug, and with Naruto's perception.

The airship arrived at a calm sea area.

At the same time, a blurry island appeared ahead.

The island is very large.

Compared to the five major powers, its territory is in no way smaller!

Mei Terumi's eyes widened.

"Is that... one of the three legendary holy sites, Shikkotsu Forest?"

The slug nodded gently.

The hand massaging Naruto's shoulders stopped.

"Lord Naruto, you can stop now. There's a barrier here. I need to revert to my original form before I can take you in."

Naruto maneuvered the airship to descend slowly.

This barrier naturally couldn't stop him.

However, if he were to pass through, it would damage the integrity of the barrier.

After landing on a nearby small island.

The slug hesitated for a moment, but then reverted to its original form in front of Naruto.

After a series of wriggling movements, the slug's body began to swell.

Before long, it shrank to about one-tenth of its original size.

Slugs are still needed to keep order in Shikkotsu Forest.

Therefore, this time it only came out at one-tenth the size of a slug.

Naruto stood on its head with Mei Terumi by his side.

The slug whispered, "Stand firm."

Then, take a deep breath.

call--

Suddenly, a strong wind arose.

Immediately afterwards, the small island began to move towards the Wet Bone Forest.

Mei Terumi looked in the direction of Shikkotsu Forest with a face full of curiosity.

boo——

After passing through that invisible barrier.

We have truly entered the Wet Bone Forest.

The fog was very thick.

But with slugs around, the fog that was obstructing vision quickly disappeared on its own.

tread--

After crossing the sea, we arrived at the land of the Wet Bone Forest.

As she stepped on the ground, Mei Terumi discovered that it was actually soft.

She stared at the endless expanse of land, her face filled with disbelief.

Naruto wasn't too surprised; he had sensed these things beforehand.

The slug's body wriggled.

The speed increases at a constant rate.

Until it reached the speed of an airship.

Half an hour later.

Naruto looked up and saw Mei Terumi beside him, who was so surprised that she collapsed into his arms.

"Is this the towering tree that provides support?"

Naruto released his breath.

It was discovered that these large trees did not appear to be real trees, but rather seemed to be composed of chakra.

The slug slowed down.

"That must be your true form, right?"

"Yes, Naruto-sama... Please come down first, you and Mei Terumi-sama."

Naruto carried the stunned Mei Terumi to the soft ground.

Meanwhile, one-tenth of the slugs returned to their original bodies.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Naruto-sama."

Naruto waved his hand, "Let's see what's going on here first."

Naruto, holding Mei Terumi in his arms, lightly touched the ground with his toes and slowly flew up.

The slug, on the other hand, keeps standing upright.

Its body lengthens continuously, like an ascending staircase.

boo——

We passed through the mist layer above the Wet Bone Forest.

Naruto frowned, suppressing the sinister power within him.

But it only made him feel a little uncomfortable; when the power of the forest was activated, there was some resistance.

Mei Terumi's mind went completely blank.

Upon seeing the circular, transparent barrier, she unconsciously hugged Naruto tightly.

"Is it possible to get through?"

Naruto asked.

The slug thought for a moment and said, "I can... but I can't go with Naruto-sama. I still need to maintain the stability of the barrier."

Naruto nodded slightly.

Look up.

At this moment, outside the transparent circular barrier lies a vast blue world.

call out--

A strange-looking, large fish-like creature passed by.

Naruto squinted to look.

At this moment, on the sea surface above the seabed.

Rumbling--

The warship fired several shells.

whoosh-

A golden figure stood on the black cannonball.

call out--

Rumbling--

The black shells landed on the island and exploded instantly.

The explosion was accompanied by a deafening roar, a cacophony of voices, and billowing smoke.

"Oh~!"

"I've arrived."

"Ugh~!"

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