An Alliance with the Tree Shepherd Civilization Was Destined to Be Temporary

With the electromagnetic force field resolved, Otsutsuki Kaguya's strength surged. She happily tested whether she now possessed Planetary combat power.

Aburame Tetsumaru, meanwhile, descended alone onto Tree Herder Planet to meet with Treasure Tree, the leader of the Ancient Trees.

The talks went very smoothly. The goals of the two civilizations' leaders aligned perfectly.

Zenith Civilization wanted the stars of the Tree Herder Galaxy and the freedom to operate in deep space, intending to use the Tree Herder Galaxy as a battlefield against the Otsutsuki Clan.

Treasure Tree had dealt with the Otsutsuki Clan before and had personally wiped out many Otsutsuki. He knew full well how greedy, brutal, and mad these monsters were.

Previously, the Otsutsuki Clan had always acted in groups of one or two, posing no threat to the Tree Shepherd Civilization. Treasure Tree and the others had wiped out dozens at once, creating a tremendous deterrent.

But after three consecutive probes many years ago, the Otsutsuki Clan had fallen completely silent. Treasure Tree keenly sensed that the atmosphere surrounding this war was wrong.

He had a feeling that the Otsutsuki Clan would not come in small numbers. They would most likely exceed what the Ancient Trees could handle.

Given the Otsutsukis' nature, once Zenith Civilization went to war with the Otsutsuki Clan, the Otsutsuki would surely rely on their numbers to invade Tree Herder Planet first, plundering the forest's life to fuel the war.

The Tree Shepherd Civilization could not avoid this war.

Since they could not avoid it, they would join it proactively. Treasure Tree possessed that much wisdom.

After Zenith Civilization promised to guarantee every planet's sunlight and freedom, as well as the Tree Herders' own freedom of movement, Treasure Tree accepted Zenith Civilization's demands on behalf of the Tree Shepherd Civilization.

In turn,