"Tsk, tsk, what did I just hear? Compound V Big Tree, you never intended to sincerely merge with Lady Kaguya, did you? You wanted to devour her from the very beginning, didn't you?"
Andrew said contemptuously, "I never imagined there would be such a scumbag among the compound V big trees."
Faced with Andrew's mockery, the Life Great Tree said calmly, "King of Abilities, you may not believe me, but I was sincere at first.
"If Kaguya hadn't betrayed me, I would have merged with her. Those measures were merely precautions. I never expected them to actually come in handy."
"I certainly don't believe you, and I doubt anyone else would either."
Andrew sneered. The nine compound V great trees really did have all sorts of personalities. The Zeus Brothers were haughty, Scar was cunning and treacherous, and the Star God was, uh, stupid. As for the Life Great Tree, he was a hypocrite.
"Life Great Tree, I do not want to merge with you. I want to end all of this."
Kaguya Otsutsuki spoke furiously. The Life Great Tree's actions left her feeling deeply humiliated and indignant, because she had been completely played.
"Kaguya, you've misunderstood me. I'll explain it to you in time."
The Life Great Tree said, "King of Abilities, we will meet again. When we do, Kaguya and I will personally put your strength to the test."
With that, the Life Great Tree cut off communications completely. Kaguya Otsutsuki tried to contact Andrew again, only to discover that all her connections to the ninja had been severed. Shocked, she asked, "How is this possible?"
"Actually, they haven't been severed. All those connections have been transferred to me. I am you, and you are me. I can use all your abilities."
The Life Great Tree said, "Not