"Yo chill, young tree. Look at those roots man! Are you into BDSM?"
"By the way, what's your type of woman? I like a fiery attitude like Tsunade... Hard outside but soft inside... Or like the innocent MILF Hinata Hyuga. What's your take on this?"
Yoichi tumbled back while giving sarcastic remarks, further harassing the God Tree with insults as the God Tree intensified its assault by surrounding Yoichi's domain with thicker roots like hard stumps in the forests.
"Nice tactics, young tree. Surround and Collapse huh?"
"Universal Swap!"
Noticing that the roots were caving in, Yoichi with his dynamic vision, clapped as he switched with a little pebble far right of his sight.
"Nice try! But have you eve—"
"Universal Swap!"
The moment Yoichi talked, a little rhizome attacked his left flank, wanting not his body but the left arm as Yoichi clapped again loudly, startled by the actions of God Tree.
"You bastard! Luckily my [Universal Swap] is OP or else... But you are kind of a genius, Young Tree. Preventing me from clapping? What a stroke of genius!"
"Now you're done dancing, it's my turn!"
[(Trance) has been activated and selecting the right type of (Trance)...]
[Loading...]
[(Combat Trance) has been triggered.]
Praising the God Tree for a good play, Yoichi smiled with excitement as he rushed towards the tree, not even caring about all the things.
"Phantom Delay!"
Countless roots thicker than forest trees suddenly popped out and launched toward Yoichi but he used the ability [Phantom Delay] to trick the tree, a bunch of rhizomes unhurriedly wrapped around the clone, not knowing it was fake as Yoichi went imperceptible to the senses of the God Tree.
"Here I come, little tree!"
"Universal Swap!"
After vanishing and rushing near the main roots of the God Tree, Yoichi immediately swapped with a fallen leaf near the trunk, making him airborne and susceptible to root attacks as the tree swiftly recovered and launched a barrage of tree-like rhizomes beneath Yoichi.
"It's too late!"
"Radiant Wheel Strike!"
"RAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
As soon as he teleported near the trunk, Yoichi put his hands, generating Ki unleashing a devastating attack "A small black hole generated by his enormous amount of Ki" Yoichi launched his powerful retaliation.
Once the "Radiant Wheel Strike" touched the God Tree, it was slowly eating away and obliterating most of the tree's midpart as the splinters and wooden debris lashed out of the air, making the God Tree wail in pain.
"Miyamoto, what happened there?!"
"I don't know. Let's look at the divine tree!"
"The God is Angry! The God is Angry!"
"Oh my god, it split up!"
Echoes of roar and an earthquake-like eruption immediately alerted all nearby people, circling the lair of God Tree as the murmurs of people buzzed around like a hive of bees.
"Oh Scheiße! The humans are a pain in the ass huh. No choice, Akashic, switch the template!"
"Calm Mind!"
[(Combat Trance) has been deactivated]
Seeing the vicinity full of people around the tree, without further ado, Yoichi sprinted inside the God Tree, free-falling inside the tree after he used his [Calm Mind] to deactivate the [Trance].
[(Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs) has been triggered]
(A/N: let's have an abbreviation with this because it's too long, let's call it SOIL.)
[Remaining time: 5:00]
A bunch of roots attacked him, unlocking the 0.01% of power as Yoichi instantly disintegrated all incoming bombardments of roots near him.
"Well, Well, Well. What do we have here?"
"Young Tree! You look like the amalgamation of Hashirama's Wood Release and Madara's Sharingan though in a little state."
Landing near a thick branch, Yoichi assessed the situation beneath him.
What he saw was a small tree with a wooden human head alongside a one tomoe Sharingan as the only socket of the eye, clearly in a juvenile form of Ten-Tails.
On the other hand, Ten-Tail's senses and instincts are filled with a warning about the invader. Yoichi directly confronted the Ten-Tails, eye to eye, triggering his massive killing intent toward the Ten-Tails.
"RAAAAAAHHHHHHH"
"Yo, chill man! Calm the fuck down!"
[SOIL conditions are triggered]
[Refreshing the time: 4:59]
Out of fear and negative thoughts, Ten-Tails launched a multitude of root attacks as Yoichi easily blocked all of the assaults, not even raising a hand or looking at the attacks.
'This is going nowhere, let's peace out.'
"Let me leave a message for this young tree. I still need you here because I am waiting for your owner! As for the damages I incurred, I will repair them immediately. Luckily, you refreshed my power! As a thanks, here it goes!"
[Extraordinary Barrier]
[Rejuvination!]
"Well, I'm out, Brother Tree! Let's meet whenever Hagoromo Otsutsuki is born or I could just visit you at any time. You know, it's lonely here without anyone to talk to."
After casting a spell like it was nothing, the God Tree was slowly restored as the upper half of the tree at a snail's pace, climbed back to its original position like nothing even happened.
Alternately, a golden-colored sphere gradually filled the lair of the God Tree, preventing any people from going inside.
"Wow, what's this? It's shimmering and beautiful!"
"It's a barrier to protect us from harm, bless the God Tree!"
"Look, The God Tree is still alive! Hail the God Tree!"
After the "miraculous comeback" of the God Tree, some of the people professed and were glad, but some of them were skeptical about the situation.
"Look, Mom! Somebody is flying in the sky! I want to be like him! Flying!"
"What?! How can someone do it?!
"Wow, Is this a god?!"
"Looks like the people are fairly doing well... I mean having faith in a feudal Japan-like era... It's reassuring for them and I understand their plight."
Bored by the small fight between him and the tree, Yoichi flew toward the people surrounding the crater and examined all of them with a gentle smile on his face.
"Who are you?!"
"Are you one of the gods?!"
"Nii-san, can you teach me how to fly?!"
"Maybe he is a heathen, wanting to desecrate our land and our faith!!!"
A man landed safely on the ground with captivating golden-yellow eyes, an approachable somewhat handsome face, slightly dark skin, a tied to the back light brown hair that complements his pointy yet wide eyes, and a strong jawline that gives him a firm and handsome look. A somewhat small guy, standing at 175 cm in height.
Dressed in a neat white opened shirt looking like a lab coat with a black t-shirt underneath, baggy white pants rolled to his shins, pretty high-top shoes, and lastly the yin-yang pair of earrings.
That was Yoichi Murakami.
"Greetings, Everyone! I am the Envoy of the God Tree. Assigned to give assistance and protection to our beloved, sacred Divine Tree. Someone was desecrating our Divine Tree which opened my path to him."
Yoichi declared with passion and devotion in his face. Tricking people in this day and age was easy for him. People are still living with such faith and admiration for a big ass tree, understandable due to devious living conditions and reckless infighting in this era.
"Sir Envoy! Can you please help us?!"
"Y-yeah! Please, help us! We are starving and countless skirmishes are near our vicinity, please help us stop this war!"
"Help us, please! My mother is blind and I am the only one sustaining our household."
Countless pleas and requests reverberated through the crater. People are suffering regardless of the time. Living in this era without power, influence, or royal blood was a death sentence.
'When powerful people fight, mortal suffers.'
"Let's calm down—"
"Lies! You are no envoy of the Divine Tree!"
[SOIL remaining time: 2:00]
Before Yoichi could finish his reply, a granny at the back interjected. Exasperated, about the people prostrating themselves and begging for the man. The man looked like a human without any kind of difference just like them.
The unique about the man was his pair of earrings, swaying constantly with the wind. Attractive golden-yellow eyes which were irregular for them at the time, but there are instances of these things recorded in their world's history. And a method of flying in the air.
"I am a fully devoted woman, serving the god tree for my entire lifetime. There are no representatives of the Divine Tree in our records, I can attest to that! Maybe you! You are the one who defiled our Divine Tree!"
"Is it true, father?"
"Maybe the granny was right, there are no envoys who helped us for years!"
"This granny lived for a long time and I can also attest to that!"
After declaring her words to the public, the granny pressed further by debasing Yoichi.
Earning the ire of all these people is a pain in the ass, but it was manageable.
'This granny had a rich imagination, but she's right though.'
"Everyone! I will deliver a miracle for all of you who are devoted and loyal to our Divine Sacred Tree. Be ready to embrace the love and admiration of our Sacred Tree!"
"May our Divine Tree, full of almighty power, heal those who are living in pain! Give us food, for when we are hungry! Provide us with your strength, to win all our battles!"
'Akashic, do your job.'
[Understood.]
[Full Heal!]
[Creation: Food Supplies!]
[Buff: Greater Strength!]
After spouting bullshits and lies, Yoichi delivered on his words. Golden light spread out of the atmosphere, giving everyone shock and skepticism in their complexions.
"My eyes! I can see it again!"
"Wow! Look at all that food, Mom! We are never going to be hungry anymore!"
"Miyamoto! Can you feel it? We are blessed with incredible and mysterious powers! We can fight with those bastards again!"
"That's right, Yuuji-sama! HAHAHA, Let's fight them again with the blessing of our Divine Tree!"
First, those who were in pain slowly recovered such as blindness, severe back pains and even severed limbs due to fighting.
Second, those who were hungry were given ample food, sufficient enough to last for weeks.
Lastly, those who were inadequate in strength were given a newfound strength.
"HAIL TO THE DIVINE TREE!"
"HAIL TO THE ENVOY!"
"HAIL TO THE DIVINE TREE AND THE ENVOY!"
"This is... Inconceivable! These powers... Is this real?!"
Shouts of chants permeated the atmosphere with adoration, gratitude, and admiration toward the Divine Tree and its Envoy Yoichi.
Shocked by the devastating powers Yoichi presented to the people, the granny was baffled by mysterious powers coursing through her body.
"There's no impossible with the God Tree around! Remember everyone, the Divine and Sacred Tree is alive! Give our Divine Tree its deserved loyalty and faith."
[SOIL remaining time: 0:30]
After the impressive acting, Yoichi smiled gently and handed over his bullshit explanation. Humans are a complicated race regardless of the situation.
'That's why I am in a love-hate relationship with humanity.'
No resources around?! Give them their desired resources and they will be glad.
Someone with resources around?! They will greed onto other people's resources, wanting to grab that thing no matter what the actions and implications are.
"Now that everyone's appeased, I will leave now due to the rewards I have given to everyone as the God Tree's mysterious powers coursing to my body are now gone."
Noticing his [SOIL] timer running out, Yoichi excused himself from the situation. Doing something like this was easy for him but the incoming dependency on Yoichi was a troublesome circumstance humans must overcome.
'I am throwing them in the pit with these actions but with the barrier here, it will protect them until the Otsutsuki arrival happens.'
"No, Sir Envoy! Please, guide us! Help us to provide faith and loyalty to our Divine Tree!"
"Don't leave us, Sir!"
"Nii-san, are you leaving us here? But we are happy right now with you here. Can you please consider it?"
Bunches of people plead not for the Divine Tree but for Yoichi to stay with them, eliciting worried faces and begging tones of people.
[SOIL remaining time: 0:10]
"Child, I need to leave now. My leave will be so long and I don't have the time to visit all of you. But the God Tree will still be here as well as me, your envoy in your hearts."
Patting the head of a young boy, Yoichi explained with a masterclass bullshiting yet again. After that, Yoichi mysteriously dematerialized in front of everyone with a tender smile on his face.
"What should we do now?! The envoy's gone!"
"I guess we can only give our blessings."
"What?! Why are you so relieved and glad about his leave?!"
"What can you do huh?! Find him? Where? He's gone! Be happy that the blessing happened to us!"
Unknowingly, three men near a big tree were looking at the situation without anyone noticing them, assessing the miracles from start to finish.
A man in the middle was dressed in white ceremonial clothes while the two guys on both of his sides were dressed in samurai armor with a katana in their sides.
"Interesting..."