Allied Forces VS Wood Beasts!
The outcome was completely one-sided.
On the Allied Forces' side, no one could break through the Wood Beasts' interception alone. And the closer they got to the God Tree, the stronger and more numerous the Wood Beasts became.
Even in the sky!
All kinds of monsters made of green wood surrounded and protected the God Tree.
As for where the God Tree got the energy to grow and create Wood Beasts...
Someone had already figured it out.
"Little Jiraiya, that tree is absorbing the Shinobi World's Natural Energy. Hurry and stop it!"
Sage Shima on Jiraiya's shoulder spoke up.
How could the Toad Clan possibly stay out of a decisive battle that concerned the survival of the Shinobi World?
Because the Great Toad Sage had once been around, Shima knew quite a bit of information and was able to immediately determine how the God Tree grew.
Natural Energy was one kind of energy the God Tree could absorb.
Otherwise, there had been no Chakra in the Shinobi World before Otsutsuki Kaguya descended. The God Tree couldn't possibly have grown by absorbing Chakra, could it?
So it was perfectly normal for the God Tree to absorb Natural Energy.
It was precisely because the God Tree could madly absorb Natural Energy that so many deities had died at Otsutsuki Kaguya's hands while protecting it. And Gamamaru... the Great Toad Sage, had gone to great lengths to help the Sage of Six Paths seal Kaguya, all to protect the Shinobi World's Natural Energy.
Understood!
Everything made sense now.
But even knowing this was useless. The Allied Forces still found it difficult to advance.
"I'll clear the way!"
Ōnoki gave a low shout and stepped forward. Then, enduring the pain, he brought his palms together.
**"Dust Release: Original World