At this moment, as White Tiger slowly revealed the truth, Naruto and Sasuke instead widened their eyes, their pupils contracting slightly as they refused to believe it.
Naruto's face had gone somewhat pale. His lips trembled as he said in a shaky voice.
"N-No way..."
"Master Jiraiya already told me... Sosuke Aizen was dead... How could he possibly appear again...?"
"That has to be impossible..."
Naruto had once heard Jiraiya recount some of Aizen's deeds. And in the end, Jiraiya had solemnly told him—
If you ever truly encounter Aizen one day, never even think of fighting him!
Because no matter what, the moment you saw him, you had already lost...
Remembering the expression on Jiraiya's face when he had said those words, Naruto could not help but feel fear toward that stranger he had never met.
Although Sasuke, standing beside him, did not know exactly how terrifying this Aizen that Naruto and White Tiger spoke of was—
His expression had also turned slightly grim. He did not want someone like that to truly appear again...
At that moment, White Tiger, standing before Naruto and Sasuke, gently raised his head and said with a faint smile in his voice.
"Perhaps you're right, Naruto. After all, Aizen was confirmed dead more than a decade ago..."
"How could he possibly appear again...?"
Upon hearing White Tiger's words, the stiff expression on Naruto's face suddenly relaxed!
His shoulders slumped at once, and he hastily wiped the cold sweat from his forehead before letting out a long breath.
"Exactly!"
"How could someone like that still be alive? Otherwise, wouldn't he have come out and harmed this world long ago...?"
At Naruto's words, a sharp glint flashed through White Tiger's eyes beneath his mask, but he said nothing.
Meanwhile, Sasuke quietly glanced at White Tiger.