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Chapter 653 Momoshiki Otsutsuki is offline.

Naruto stared in surprise in the direction Sasuke had left, then sighed, "Sigh, what urgent matter could it be?"

"Let's go, Naruto. He's probably really in a real emergency," Gaara urged from the side, secretly thinking: He hoped Sasuke would act even more strangely, so he could have more opportunities to be alone with Naruto.

The two hurried all the way and finally arrived at the conference room. There weren't many people in the room at the moment, but basically all the key figures in Konoha who had any influence were already present.

Kakashi sat in the main seat, Genma Shiranui was on his left, and the new captain of the Anbu was on his right. This man was unfamiliar to Naruto and his group.

Seated below them were Shizune, Sakura Haruno, and the master and apprentice Lee from the medical department, as well as Kurenai Yuhi. Yakumo was not present, though the two had bumped into each other on their journey earlier.

As soon as Naruto entered, he sensed the heavy and oppressive atmosphere in the room and asked, "What happened? Why do you all look so serious?"

"The Divine Tree has revived." Kakashi rested his elbows on the table and said in a deep voice, "The worst-case scenario is that this Divine Tree is gradually devouring the protective space constructed with Obito's power. We have no way of predicting how much area it will ultimately engulf."

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire room fell into a deathly silence. Naruto's face was also filled with disbelief and astonishment.

So, the Divine Tree was never a good thing after all?

Meanwhile, Sasuke had returned to the hospital. He suddenly opened his blood-red Sharingan and instantly cast a genjutsu on the nurses around him.

As they pushed open the door, they happened to see Momoshiki Otsutsuki, who was completely bound, leisurely flipping through the Konoha archives using only his mind.

"As expected, you weren't completely sealed after all." Sasuke frowned slightly, his face cold. From the very beginning, he had never trusted the Otsutsuki clan, and this scene before him only confirmed his suspicions.

Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki, on the contrary, revealed a forced shy smile: "I was just bored and wanted to learn about the history of your Konoha. I must say, the human life on this planet was once quite colorful."

"It's a pity that you are ultimately losers, defeated by those ants from the outside world."

"Is there any point in continuing to pretend?" Sasuke stepped forward, grabbed the other person's body with one hand, hoisted him onto his back, kicked the glass window, and leaped out of the hospital building.

He sprinted forward at full speed, and Momoshiki, on his back, panicked: "What exactly do you want to do?"

At first his tone was calm, but when he caught a glimpse of the outline of the divine tree in the distance, his tone instantly became flustered.

"Let me go! Did you discuss this with your companions before doing this?"

Sasuke completely ignored him. As they drew ever closer to the Divine Tree, Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki could no longer maintain his facade, erupting in a furious roar: "Release me immediately, you lowly native! What do you intend to take the noble Ōtsutsuki clan for...?"

"Can't keep up the act anymore?" Sasuke's indifferent voice came from ahead, as he had already arrived at the foot of the Divine Tree.

As if sensing the presence of the Otsutsuki, the divine tree excitedly extended its branches in that direction, its vines brimming with a thirst for devouring.

Just as Yakumo said, the Otsutsuki clan is the best nourishment for the Divine Tree.

"Sasuke, I can assist you and help you improve your training! This divine tree is already decayed and rotten; even if I were sacrificed within it, it wouldn't be able to produce a chakra fruit!"

Sasuke ignored him, his hands moving without pause. Suddenly, a root from the Divine Tree burst forth from the ground, piercing straight through Momoshiki's body.

"Indigenous person, do you understand what you're doing? This sacred tree already has an owner! If you become its jinchūriki, you'll only become a sacrifice to resurrect Kaguya-hime, and then you'll no longer be yourself!"

"There are other Otsutsuki clan members heading towards this planet! If you spare me, I can help you sense their presence, capture them, and feed them to the Divine Tree... if you're willing to let go..."

At this moment, the proud Momoshiki revealed a humble and pleading expression for the first time. He was completely puzzled. In the past, when he traveled to various planets, all living beings would bow down and submit to him, even the lowest-ranking members of his own race, the Otsutsuki.

But after arriving on this ninja star, everything spiraled out of control. First, they were beaten badly by enemies of unknown origin. Just when they thought they had escaped, they found themselves in a den of wolves.

These inferior natives dared to defy the original will of the Otsutsuki!

"Baka!!!"

Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki roared, but he was powerless to stop the roots of the Divine Tree from relentlessly invading his body, dragging him bit by bit into the thick trunk. In the end, his entire face was swallowed up, and his body completely turned to wood and dissolved.

Just as the Divine Tree completely digested Momoshiki Otsutsuki, the Ten-Tails underground suddenly opened its four eyes and let out a roar like that of a bull.

Immediately afterwards, the main body of the divine tree, which had transformed into a humanoid form, slowly sank into the ground, and its ten long tails intertwined and converged, growing rapidly upwards.

The entire tree rose from the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, soaring hundreds of meters into the air.

The earth trembled violently as the Ten-Tails underwent its strange transformation.

The surrounding houses shook violently, and rubble bounced around on the ground. People in the center of Konoha looked up in horror.

The sprawling tree roots broke through the soil, pushing down and destroying houses along their path.

"Oh no!!!"

"Is Konoha finally going to be destroyed?" A woman stood there dumbfounded, smiling as she looked up at the trees in the sky. A thick vine burst from the ground, instantly throwing them away, and then a branch spread over and tightly wrapped around her.

In fact, since the Infinite Tsukuyomi was not applied, many people could break free at will. After all, the strips of cloth that were lowered were just strips of cloth, and their force was not much greater than that of an adult.

But many people gave up on self-rescue and actively joined in.

"The divine tree has gone mad! Save people! Quick, save people!" Many ninjas cut the vines and rescued the people.

"Why did you save me?!"

"This is ruining our plans! I've seen it! I've seen the life we've always dreamed of!"

In the other conference room, the moment the Divine Tree erupted, Kakashi Hatake and the others sensed it and immediately rushed out, disregarding the content of the meeting.

Before heading to the Divine Tree, Kakashi looked at the edge of space and saw that the continent was shrinking at a visible speed.

Obito, is the world you created finally going to be destroyed by my hands?

"Kakashi-sensei, what are you doing? Help!" Naruto suddenly shouted.