Could He Really Be the Child of Prophecy?

The Four-Tails, Son Gokū, had not been killed by Toji's massive Wood Release hand.

It was only that its rampage had drained too much chakra, and the suppression from Wood Release caused backlash. After Toji sealed it again, its body continuously shrank until it finally took on a miniature form.

Now, the Four-Tails, Son Gokū, re-formed beneath the Divine Tree.

Toji looked down at it in silence.

Son Gokū bared its fangs at Toji in warning. Then it caught sight of the Divine Tree beside him, and fear immediately appeared on its face as it asked, "The Divine Tree... who are you?"

This Divine Tree carried the scent of that old man Hagoromo. Just like the massive Wood Release hand from before, it contained the power of the Ten-Tails' Divine Tree.

Toji had not expected this.

Although he did not possess Asura's chakra, Hashirama's power, which belonged to the Ten-Tails' Divine Tree, had still been plundered by his Earth Grudge Fear into his mental world, giving the Tailed Beasts a small mental shock.

If Hashirama had chosen to become a Jinchuriki back then, a miniature Divine Tree like this would probably have appeared in his mental world as well.

Toji sat down cross-legged, granting the Four-Tails equal standing with himself. "The one who gave you freedom."

His completely unguarded appearance made Son Gokū lower its guard slightly.

It did not go berserk and attack Toji again.

For one thing, its chakra had been overly depleted, leaving it without the strength to attack. For another, it knew that if it dared lay a hand on the human before it, the seemingly harmless Divine Tree beside him would instantly grow branches and bind it.

This seal was far more terrifying than the previous Five-Finger Mountain Seal.

"Freedom?" Son Gokū looked around and