The earth cracked, and countless massive tree roots violently rushed out in all directions!!
They seemed alive, like thousands of giant snakes, chasing their prey!
And at this moment,
Their prey were clearly the Shinobi below and the samurai corps of the Land of Iron!!
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
"Th-this... what on earth is this, damn it!!"
"I don't want to die!!!!!"
Countless screams arose as the tree roots crushed them.
And then,
The roots, like giant snakes, completely entangled them, pulling them into the roots beneath the earth!
At first,
Many samurai tried to resist, however...
When the roots completely entangled them, the Chakra emanating from their bodies completely disappeared, leaving them with no power to resist.
Such tragedies occurred continuously, from near to far.
Even Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, a samurai with powerful swordsmanship, could not escape this fate.
Although he also cut through the surrounding branches, they would immediately grow back at the broken point, as if they had endless vitality!
In the end,
He too could not escape the fate of being entangled, sealed within the tree roots.
And at the last moment, he still desperately shouted out one final piece of information—
"Run.... these roots absorb Chakra...!!!"
Hearing this desperate roar, everyone was dumbfounded, horrified!
A tree capable of devouring Chakra...!!?
What on earth is this?!!
However,
At this moment, there was no time to think further. The branches of the God Tree were already rushing over!!
Everyone could no longer care about anything else, and while quickly attacking the surrounding trees, they also rapidly dodged, trying to avoid being caught.
Even the injured Jiraiya and the others had no choice but to forcefully endure, dodging the God Tree attacks coming from everywhere!
"Damn it..."
"At this rate, won't we be completely suppressed by that guy...!?"
"What is this thing... why, does it have such powerful strength...?!"
"Could it be... the First Hokage's Wood Release...?!"
"No, no! This is too exaggerated. Even that God of Shinobi couldn't do this...!"
"That is to say... it's the power of the Ten-Tails, damn it!!"
Bang!
Boom!!
Whoosh!
The sounds of cutting branches were incessant, mixed with the sounds of dodging and talking.
In everyone's hearts, undoubtedly, seeds of despair had already begun to sprout.
It must be known,
Just moments ago, they were already completely unable to defeat Six Paths Madara's main body...
Now, they had to contend with this God Tree, which could devour Chakra and continuously grow.
At this rate,
Soon, they would either be imprisoned by the God Tree, or have to wait until their Chakra was exhausted and die..
It was already...
A losing battle.
At this moment,
Realizing this, everyone's faces were filled with grey despair.
Only Jiraiya seemed to still be looking around, as if searching for something...
After an unknown amount of time, the main body of the God Tree had formed a towering giant tree, directly facing the full moon in the night sky.
Yes.
This war had already lasted from day to night, with the full moon hanging in the sky.
And at this moment,
The Four Kage and others below were already exhausted and disheveled.
Among them, many had just been entangled by the God Tree.
For example, Kurotsuchi from Iwagakure, Ao and Chojuro from Kirigakure, etc. They were caught because their Chakra was exhausted and they could no longer resist.
In fact,
The Chakra of the remaining few was also nearly depleted.
After the samurai corps of the Land of Iron were completely annihilated,
The entire world seemed eerily quiet, as if a storm could strike at any moment.
The Four Kage, while dodging the God Tree's attacks, looked at Six Paths Madara above, their eyes filled only with despair and unwillingness.
Undoubtedly,
This was the most miserable battle they had ever experienced.
Now,
The entire Land of Iron was completely hollowed out, leaving only these less than ten people still alive.
Torment.
Despair.
Unable to resist.
This was their current inner thoughts.
And at this moment,
In the sky above, Six Paths Madara looked down expressionlessly and said indifferently:
"Insects are sometimes so boring."
"Clearly knowing in their hearts they cannot resist, yet still unwilling to admit defeat, merely clinging to life."
"So,"
"Before the new world arrives,"
"Let me briefly answer your questions-"
"...!?"
As Madara's words fell, everyone present was instantly startled.
Answer questions...?
This?
However,
Before they could react,
Madara spoke, looking down indifferently:
"This world,"
"All sources of war originate from this God Tree, originate from... the ominous Chakra."
"It is both the ancestor of Chakra and the beginning of all tragedy."
"This tragedy cannot be eliminated."
"Even after another ten years, a hundred years, or two thousand years!"
"It's the same."
"The base nature ingrained in humanity ensures that so-called 'love' can never bring peace."
'...!"
Wh...what?!
This guy... what on earth is he saying...?
This God Tree,
Is actually... the ancestor of Chakra???
Undoubtedly,
At this moment, they were all completely dumbfounded.
Before this,
No one knew how Chakra came into being.
And now, Madara had simply unveiled the answer for them...
And it seemed,
He even regarded Chakra as the source of all war and conflict...
Everyone was silent, unable to refute.
And at this moment,
Madara suddenly looked up at the full moon in the sky and said calmly:
"But now, it's different."
"I have found a way to completely end all pain and tragedy—"
"The [Infinite Tsukuyomi], a brand new world."
"Through this full moon, to lead the entire world into that world without Chakra, without war, without pain... and without any tragedy!"
"In that dream world,"
"Everyone can obtain their own happiness, everyone can choose their own life."
"!!"
"!?"
As Madara's words fell,
This time, almost everyone suddenly shrank their pupils, frozen.
Their expressions held an indescribable shock!
Because,
Until this moment,
They suddenly understood Madara's purpose!!
The reason he stirred up this war,
Was fundamentally not to conquer the world or defeat the Five Kage, but... to initiate a Genjutsu that would affect the entire world!!
Infinite Tsukuyomi!!
Thinking of this,
Everyone felt a chill down their spines.
Before this,
They simply couldn't understand Madara's words and actions, and now, they finally understood!
The so-called 'nourishment' meant being re-absorbed by the God Tree along with their Chakra!
And the so-called 'new world'-
Was merely a projection within a dream!!