Near the Divine Tree is an area known as the Peak of Demise. No one is allowed to go near it, except those chosen by Kaguya to undergo a ritual she has established. Gamamaru, a Sage Toad, says the truth lies beyond the peak—those words stir Hagoromo’s curiosity, and he decides to head out to investigate.
Since the Divine Tree took root,
،منذ أن أمسكت الشجرة المقدّسة جذورها
Seit der Heilige Baum
Wurzeln geschlagen hat,
El Shinjuu ha estado reduciendo
la energía natural de esta tierra desde que brotó.
El Shinjuu absorbe la energía natural
 de esta tierra desde que brotó.
Da quando l'Albero Divino ha messo radici,
Desde que a Árvore Divina se enraizou,