I pressed my palms together, and the Divine Tree Origin exploded inside me.
Green energy surged like a flood, burrowing furiously underground beneath my feet.
Warm morning sunlight fell on my back, with [Photosynthesis] running at full power.
Endless Nature Chakra raced through my meridians. It felt damn good.
The little bit of mana I had just spent was replenished by the sunlight in an instant.
Even the Divine Tree Origin inside me began to hum.
Humm-
A strange vibration suddenly rippled through the heavy air.
The foundations of all of Konoha shook violently.
Muddy bubbles rose in the puddles among the ruins, gurgling as they surfaced.
Standing in the muddy water, Deva Path Pain swayed with the tremors.
"What... what jutsu is making the earth split like this?"
Nearby, the Animal Path struggled to stand, his hands clinging desperately to a broken wall.
"I don't know. The chakra readings underground are terrifying."
Far away, hidden inside a paper tree, Nagato's Rinnegan contracted to pinpoints.
His aged face was filled with disbelieving horror and unease.
"Impossible... this power is even more outrageous than a Tailed Beast's!"
"Konan! Quick, pull the Deva Path back to defend us!"
Nagato coughed desperately, black blood streaming down from his lips.
His trembling hands tightened around the black iron rods.
"He can't retreat, Nagato. The roots have us pinned down."
Konan gritted her teeth beside him, the paper in her hands scattering across the ground.
The sheets that should have exploded had all gone limp.
Because it wasn't just trees emerging from underground, but thick roots too.
Like countless bloodsucking leeches, they drained the surrounding chakra.
Even the scorched smell in the air was swept away by the fresh scent of leaves.
"Old Man, do you see that? That kid's Wood Release is turning the