"Want to turn me into fertilizer? Not a chance."
Sen curled his lip and spat straight into the sludge.
"With that malnourished, blackened dead tree of yours?"
Sen's feet sank deep into the soft mud.
Deep inside him, his origin chakra roared wildly.
Obito stood atop the black Divine Tree, his face twisted with rage.
"Bind him tight! Drain every drop of his blood!"
The enormous black roots swept down, trailing a sinister black aura.
"You really have no clue who's the boss here, do you?"
Sen laughed loudly and slammed his muddy hands against the ground.
Green life energy surged like floodwater bursting through a dam.
His Sage Art Wood Release burrowed wildly through the rough bark.
"What? His wood is eating its way back into mine?!"
Obito lost his footing and nearly fell straight from the treetop.
To his horror, the Divine Tree's roots beneath him no longer obeyed him.
The dark roots actually seemed to tremble when they met the green light.
"Every Wood Release in the world has to bow down to me."
Sen laughed and lightly tapped his toes against the thick trunk.
Like a phantom, he crossed the distance and appeared beside Obito.
Thick green vines instantly burst out of thin air.
"Get over here and behave, you fraud!"
Sen roared, thrusting out his right hand with his fingers hooked like an eagle's talons.
His armored fingers plunged straight into Obito's chest.
Obito swung his thick black Scepter to block him, screaming hysterically.
"Get away! How dare a mortal dream of touching a god's body?!"
"A god, my ass. Stop flattering yourself."
Sen tightened his five fingers and crushed the Scepter's tip.
Splinters and black metal fragments scattered amid flying sparks.
His left hand had already clamped over Obito's heart.
"**Life Drain! Get the