"The Life Great Tree was using the conversation to secretly prepare a trump card? Damn it."
Kaguya Otsutsuki was both shocked and furious. Her white hair suddenly floated up, and countless Rabbit Hair Needles shot toward the surrounding vines. This was her ninjutsu.
Well, calling it ninjutsu wasn't quite right. Ninjutsu had been created by Kaguya Otsutsuki's son, the Sage of Six Paths. What Kaguya Otsutsuki used couldn't be considered ninjutsu—it was simply her own power.
"You really were just talking? No wonder the protagonists sealed you away. You don't have any combat experience at all. Good thing I'm here with you, or you wouldn't stand a chance against the Life Great Tree on your own."
Seeing that Kaguya Otsutsuki had made no preparations whatsoever, Andrew couldn't help criticizing her. Kaguya Otsutsuki glared at him with her Byakugan, feeling rather embarrassed.
"Don't worry. I'll help you."
Andrew smiled at Kaguya. Then his eyes turned pitch-black, and even black tears slid down his face. The surrounding vines rapidly withered.
This wasn't a curse. It was poison, a poison capable of killing all life. However, it had a peculiar quality: once Andrew withdrew his ability, those poisoned could come back to life. Of course, they couldn't have been poisoned for too long.
The Life Great Tree possessed the Life Rule, so Andrew chose to use poison against the tree.
And he wasn't finished. Andrew raised both hands, and the sky abruptly darkened. Countless drops of black rain fell from above. The vines withered the moment the rain touched them, and even the Life Great Tree's main body was affected, its leaves withering and falling in droves.
"What potent poison!"
The Life Great Tree's expression changed. With a loud shout, the ground rumbled and shook, and an enormous Fortress Monster rose up to