Chapter 327: The Divine Tree Blossoms; The Red Beast Emerges

Chapter 327: The Divine Tree Blossoms; The Red Beast Emerges

Boom Boom

Heavy thunder echoed from the distance, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived over the ruins of the Divine Tree. Before the guarding Hagoromo clan members could react, Hagoromo Gengetsu, clad in his Six Paths white robe and with seven Truth-Seeking Balls revolving behind him, sliced through the sky and descended.

"Clan Leader!"

Ali was a bit surprised by the change in her clan leader's appearance but remained silent and respectfully bowed as usual.

"Well done."

Hagoromo Gengetsu nodded and instructed, "The mission is complete. Everyone, retreat immediately."

"Yes, sir!"

The Hagoromo ninjas had no objections and quickly withdrew, leaving the scene to Hagoromo Gengetsu alone.

Hovering in the air, Hagoromo Gengetsu's Rinnegan scanned the ground below.

Now that he had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he could clearly sense the thick, winding roots of the tree spreading deep underground.

Starting from this location, the roots extended in all directions like blood vessels, eventually covering the entire planet.

The land beneath his feet was where the Otsutsuki clan had planted the Divine Tree after arriving on this planet, intending to harvest the chakra of the entire world. It was also where the Divine Tree would blossom and bear the Chakra Fruit.

Although the Chakra Fruit had been consumed by Otsutsuki Kaguya, causing the Divine Tree to transform into the Ten-Tails and leave, the roots that spanned the entire planet had not disappeared. They still wrapped around the planet, waiting for the Divine Tree to return.

At this moment, a surge of excitement rose from deep within Hagoromo Gengetsu. It was as if a voice from within urged him to quickly absorb the power of the Divine Tree, cast Infinite Tsukuyomi upon the moon, and achieve his true Six Paths level.

Knowing the source of this voice, Hagoromo Gengetsu's expression remained unchanged.

With Uchiha Madara as a cautionary tale, he wouldn't absorb the power of the Divine Tree into his body and grow the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead like Madara did.

That would mean Kaguya's power had deeply infiltrated his being, and the influence would be even greater than when he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

There was a significant chance that this could lead to the failure of his true plan.

So...

Hagoromo Gengetsu's eyes narrowed as he flew to the location where the Divine Tree once stood.

Without wasting time, he activated the power of space-time distortion from his abdomen.

In a spiraling motion, the massive Ten-Tails shrank from within and was summoned by Hagoromo Gengetsu into the outside world, immediately beginning its evolution into the Divine Tree.

As fierce winds howled, the Ten-Tails, a hundred times larger than the Nine-Tails, suddenly shrank into a singularity. In its place, an incredibly tall and robust Divine Tree, more massive than any tree in existence, reappeared in the world.

In the next moment, the ground shook.

The Divine Tree, now back in its original location, rapidly grew new roots that reconnected with the remnants of the root network spread across the planet.

Everything proceeded smoothly.

As the Divine Tree reconnected with the roots spread throughout the planet, its aura surged, and its trunk grew taller, coming closer to the blood-red moon above than ever before.

Hagoromo Gengetsu flew above the Divine Tree, gazing at the enormous purple bud that had already formed at the top but had yet to bloom.

"Let's begin."

The long-awaited moment had finally arrived. Hagoromo Gengetsu formed a seal with his hands.

The immense Divine Tree trembled as the purple bud slowly began to bloom, revealing within it the massive Rinne Sharingan of the Ten-Tails.

Under Hagoromo Gengetsu's direction, the Rinne Sharingan on the Divine Tree aimed at the blood-red moon above, officially starting the casting of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Due to the absence of half of the Nine-Tails, Hagoromo Gengetsu learned from the Divine Tree that it would take five minutes to accumulate the necessary power to release the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

"Five minutes..."

Hagoromo Gengetsu looked around. The vast number of ninja alliance forces had been utterly defeated, so there was no need to worry about someone attempting to destroy the Divine Tree while he was off guard.

"Five minutes is not too bad. Now, let's see who their trump card is."

Hagoromo Gengetsu descended from the sky, casually sitting on one of the Divine Tree's roots, leaning against the trunk with one hand propping up his head, quietly waiting.

The Divine Tree's arrival caused a great disturbance. It wasn't far away, and naturally, Kakashi and Guy, who were being pursued, noticed it.

They could even see the Divine Tree piercing the sky.

"What is that?"

"A tree? How could it be so tall?"

"That must be the so-called Divine Tree."

Such a massive disturbance was clearly not caused by the alliance forces; it could only have been triggered by Hagoromo Gengetsu.

The remaining ninja alliance members recalled the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, and a sense of foreboding suddenly arose within them.

The situation was developing in the direction they least wanted to see.

More tragically, they were powerless to do anything about it at this point.

As Kakashi stared at the distant Divine Tree, its top seemingly pointed directly at the moon, he was lost in thought.

Beside him, Guy suddenly spoke with a serious expression, "Kakashi, it's time!"

"What?" Kakashi turned around.

"The time for the Red Beast has arrived," Guy said with determination.

"Guy, you—" Kakashi's face changed, and he was about to say something.

But Guy shook his head, his eyes filled with resolve, "Kakashi, our youth has not yet faded. Look!"

Usually carefree, Guy now pointed accurately at the group of Hagoromo ninjas relentlessly pursuing him, and he made a rare, precise analysis:

"These powerful enemies are not targeting other alliance leaders but instead focusing their strength on me, just a Jonin from Konoha. I couldn't understand the reason before, but now, I fully understand."

As Guy spoke, he pressed his right hand against his heart,

"They fear the fire of my youth! The more the enemy dreads it, the more we must do it. Kakashi, this is the battle principle you once taught me!"

"I understand... Guy." Kakashi looked at the spirited Guy with a complicated expression.

He had noticed what Guy did too.

But even if Guy opened the Eighth Gate, in the current situation where the ninja alliance had already been defeated, how much of a difference could it make?

Kakashi wanted to dissuade him, but seeing Guy's current state, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Once again, he felt a deep sense of helplessness.

"Kakashi, don't lose hope! If we don't continue to believe in what we must do, then everything will truly come to an end!"

"The future of Konoha still needs you."

Guy patted Kakashi on the shoulder, then gave a final thumbs-up, pointing to himself,

"Now, it's time for me to protect everything I hold dear with my life!"

As he finished speaking, Guy's right hand, pressing on his heart, suddenly exerted force.

"Eighth Gate, Gate of Death, Open!"

Boom!

An unprecedented surge of chakra flooded Guy's body in an instant.

From this moment on, the Green Beast of Konoha was no more, and the Red Beast had officially emerged.

In the next second!

The Hagoromo ninjas pursuing Guy suddenly felt their vision blur, and then they all lost consciousness.

Amidst a flurry of paper scraps, Guy did not stop.

Under Kakashi's intense gaze, he transformed into a red lightning bolt and, with a determination to face death, charged directly towards the Divine Tree.