Otsutsuki Kaguya
(Kaguya was quite pretty, too!)
While the entire Shinobi World was still heatedly discussing the secrets of the Three Great Sage Lands, stunned by how the three sages had parted ways in childhood, the scene abruptly changed.
The ancient grasslands and tiny spirit beasts vanished from view, replaced by an immense tree that blotted out the sky and towered into the clouds!
Its trunk was too thick to measure, and its emerald leaves covered the entire world beneath them. Vast, surging life energy and a terrifying aura washed over the viewers.
It was the God Tree, the legendary source of all chakra in the Shinobi World!
Beneath the God Tree, Otsutsuki Kaguya stood alone. Her long, silvery-white hair fell in the wind, her exquisite figure radiating a bone-deep chill.
She extended a pale hand and gently stroked the God Tree's rough, thick trunk. Her cold, obsessive voice slowly echoed across the entire Sky Screen, reaching hundreds of millions of ears.
"Not enough... nowhere near enough..."
"I need more! More energy! More sacrifices!"
At that moment, there was not a trace of warmth in Kaguya's eyes, only overwhelming anxiety and greed.
The God Tree's growth and the energy it accumulated fell far short of her expectations. They were nowhere near enough to deal with the crisis she faced.
Then Kaguya lifted her gaze, a hint of anger and displeasure entering her voice.
"Imu, you wretched parrot, where have you run off to?"
"Hiding without showing yourself... do you no longer trust me?"
"How outrageous."
"That monkey you feared for hundreds of years-I killed it for you and rid you of that threat forever!"
"And now you've learned to avoid me. Are you afraid I'll strike at you, or at your Celestial Dragons lineage?"
Her words were filled with resentment