I look at the massive tree in front of me and feel the connection between the two of us. I can feel the presence of the planet from the tree, and it makes me happy to be here. I touch the massive root underneath me and feel a rush of Senjutsu entering my body.
Without even trying, I enter Sage Mode as Yggdrasil eagerly lets me filter all the negative energy from itself. I watch one of the massive leaves change from brown to vibrant green.
"Interesting. A dragon of nature, huh? Half dragon and half human. Something that you do not see nowadays."
I snap from my meditative state, ignoring what feels like a whine from Yggdrasil, and turn around. I watch as a man with a portly build walks toward me. He does not wear any shirt covering his upper body and only wears Nordic leather pants.
I can see a large tattoo of a Golden Boar on his chest. He is bald but has a thick, long, and well-trimmed beard.
"Ah! Where is my manners?! The name is Freyr! The God of Agriculture and Nature. It is nice to meet with you, lad!"
"It is nice to meet you, Lord Freyr. My name is Ryan Hernandes. It is a pleasure to meet you, my lord."
"Bah! Call me Frey, my friend! You come here to help us in our hour of need! That alone lets you call me by my name. Combine it with the fact that you defeat Kronos, which makes you stand on the same ground as us."
I only smile and say.
"Anyway, what can I do for you, Frey?"
"I am curious about what you are doing. That is all.
A flicker of approval crosses Freyr's features.
"Few beings in all the realms have been able to hear Yggdrasil's whispers, let alone be accepted by it. And yet, you, an outsider, have done so with ease. Fascinating."
"Thank you. I am a sage, after all. It is my duty to connect with nature. I need to listen and heal any injury nature ever sustains."
"A Sage, eh? Is it the same as that monkey?"
"Monkey? Ah, you mean Sun Wukong."
"Yup. That Golden Monkey who tried to steal our Golden Apple in the past because he wanted to add another immortality to his collection."
"He tries to take the Golden Apple of Idun?"
"Oh, yes. That monkey goes around the world on his golden cloud to try and steal all the food that grants immortality to the mortals. The last place he visits is India to steal Amrita. It takes him getting beaten by Indra to the inch of his life before he stops. Even he doesn't want to test the immortality he gains from eating all of those things when facing Indra."
Ah, that must be the reason why Sun Wukong is working with Indra in the canon timeline. I guess the old monkey owes the King of Gods his life or something.
"Anyway, that old money does not have the same connection with nature as you, Ryan. Don't get me wrong. He has ten times more Natural Energy than you, but you have purer and calmer Natural Energy than him. Not only that, but you fill your reserve faster than he does."
"Ah, that is because I am doing things differently than he does. Instead of forcing Natural Energy to do my bidding, I filter its negative energy and then expel it back into nature. In return, the planet gives me a portion of that pure natural energy."
He closes his eyes, and when he opens it, he looks at me with a new light.
"You are right. You use your body as a filter to purify all the negative energy and expel the pure one back into nature. However, isn't that dangerous to your body?"
"It is. That is why I must be careful, or I will become stone."
"I see. Hmmm… I wonder if I can do that."
I widen my eyes when he absorbs the natural energy in the air and tries to do what I am doing.
"Shit!"
I shout in panic when I see his body start to turn into stone. I put my hand on his shoulder and absorb the natural energy from his body. I absorb the natural energy in his body and cut the connection so he cannot absorb more.
After a couple of minutes, I am done and see him look at me with shock and fear. I give him a small smile and say.
"P-Please don't use that without training. You almost die from the massive amount of natural energy entering your body."
He slowly nods his head and says.
"Y-You… How can you endure that kind of pressure? That malice, hatred, pain, and suffering the planet endured… How?"
Ah, he feels nature's emotion, huh?
"Yeah. It is very overwhelming for a beginner. The planet has a long memory and will overwhelm someone trying to connect to it for the first time. It is like a stray cat. It will try to bite and scratch you, but slowly, it will open up to you when it knows you want to help it."
It takes Yasaka and her people a few days before the planet accepts Youkai as its helper instead of a stranger. After that? Youkai will have an easier time using Senjutsu from now on as long as they use the Naruto-verse version of Senjutsu than the native one.
"Then I will try to help Yggdrasil by performing this from now on. I thought that giving it my divine power would be enough, but it looks like what you are doing is more beneficial to the World Tree than what I am doing. I guess there is a reason why Yggdrasil happily accepted you."
He gives me a pat on the shoulder and says.
"Thank you for helping me, Ryan Hernandes. I grant you my blessing for helping me in my hour of need. Nature shall always welcome you! Any plants will be yours to command. Forest shall be your wrath, and nature shall be your shield."
Something clicked in my head, and now I know I can summon and control plants. As long as I am standing on Earth, I can grow plants. I am just like Hashirama if Hashirama comes from the bargain bin.
It needs time and training to reach that kind of level.
"Thank you for your blessing, Frey."
"Think nothing of it, Ryan. I am more than happy to bless you for what you have done. In fact! Let's go to–"
Before he is done talking, the sky above us cracks, and I can feel a massive barrier appear around the realm. The sky darkens, and now it looks like purple smoke hides the entire realm from the outside force.
"Dimension Lost, huh?"
I can hear Freyr mutter and blink for a second because I thought the Hero Faction was fighting against Indra and his army. Before I can ask for more, a portal appears next to us, and Zelretch comes from the portal.
"Ryan. The fight is about to begin."
"Zelretch! Perfect. Can you tell me the reason why the user of Dimensional Lost appears here even though the Hero Faction is busy fighting against Indra and his army?"
"He is forced to fight in this mess. Hell, I don't think he is even conscious at the moment. Rizevim most likely used that boy as a battery for this barrier. It is my job to track him and break the barrier. Reddy asked me to make sure you appear in one of the branches of Yggdrasil."
I nod and look at Freyr.
"It looks like it is time for us to part away, Frey. I will see you at the feast after the battle."
"Bwahahaha! Let's meet once again at the feast!"