The wind from the Land of Water had long since swept through every corner of Rōran.
The balance of the Shinobi World was about to undergo another drastic upheaval.
The peaceful stalemate maintained by the Five Great Nations had already begun to collapse in the southwest.
To the God Tree, the Dragon Vein was the finest nourishment. Its sturdy trunk rose into the clouds, nearly reaching the same height as Konoha itself.
At the crown of the tree.
Using the building's height to his advantage, Rikusei stared at the very top of the God Tree.
Even with the restraints of the Truth-Seeking Orbs and the modifications made to the God Tree, the natural law that trees bloomed and bore fruit could not ultimately be changed.
By drawing upon the life energy of the earth, the Chakra Fruit it bore had granted Kaguya her immense power.
The flower belonging to the God Tree had already bloomed, its deep-purple petals reflecting in Rikusei's eyes.
Every structure within the God Tree lay exposed beneath the Rinnegan's insight, as he watched chakra continuously flow from the roots into the heartwood.
The intricate web-like structure emitted a faint glow. Rather than surging directly toward the crown, the circulating chakra accumulated within the tree like water in a reservoir.
It bloomed, but bore no fruit.
Rikusei's gaze flickered, and he finally let down the concern he had been holding.
The reservoir was about to reach its threshold. He wondered whether the Shinobi World was prepared to welcome a third chakra rain.
Through White Zetsu's intelligence network, Rikusei had learned the specific terms under which the Kirigakure shinobi had joined Konoha.
The other additional conditions were unimportant.
Using worldly interests to win over and stabilize people's hearts was a profitable deal no matter how one calculated it.