"Brother, do you intend to..."
Hamura spoke with hesitation.
Hagoromo's eyes were currently a terrifying shade of red, as if blood were flowing within them, and he kept his gaze fixed in the direction of the God Tree.
"I want to climb that ridge."
"If Mother finds out, she will not show you mercy."
"I understand that well enough."
Hagoromo's tone was resolute.
"Understood, Brother. I will go with you."
Hamura said.
Hagoromo turned back to gaze at Hamura.
From beginning to end, was his younger brother the only one he could truly rely on?
Late at night.
The two brothers arrived at the base of the God Tree.
They soon discovered a cave near the tree that led to its root-like tentacles.
Once they entered, they found countless things resembling "cocoons."
Hamura used his chakra to shatter the outer shell of one of the cocoons.
Inside were people!
But they no longer had... any signs of life.
"This is the truth of the God Tree."
Hagoromo clenched his fists.
"We must go find Gamamaru."
"It seems you went there—to the true form of the God Tree."
Gamamaru's horizontal pupils locked onto Hagoromo's Sharingan.
"Follow me."
Gamamaru leaped into the water.
Hagoromo and Hamura exchanged a glance and followed him in.
The water seemed to contain endless currents, and they did not know how much time had passed.
The two brothers finally followed Gamamaru to the shore.
"This is the Land of Toads."
Gamamaru introduced.
Looking into the distance, the vegetation here was countless times larger than anywhere else, as if they had arrived in a place where giants lived.
"I feel a kind of incredible power."
"Oh, truly remarkable. As humans, you can actually sense the power here. This place is filled with a natural energy known