Ninja Time Wood Golem / Golem Form Guide
Wood Golem Awakening (Golem Form) is a Thousand Hands transformation added on September 18, 2026. Per AllThingsHow’s quest guide, it is gated behind The Forest’s Chosen from the Ancient Tree in the Dead Forest — you need the Mythical Thousand Hands clan and the Wood family equipped before the tree will offer the chain.
This page follows that verified route: boss kills, boulder hauls, 3,000,000 damage, Kurama Hard Mode, Wood Heart, Wood Scroll, mini-games, then the turn-in that unlocks the five-move Golem Form kit with +50% Chakra Mastery and +15% Ninjutsu Mastery.
What Wood Golem / Golem Form is
Golem Form swaps your character into a towering wooden titan with its own five-move awakening kit. It is a permanent progression unlock for Thousand Hands players, not a temporary world-boss summon menu.
The September 18, 2026 update also introduced related Wood Release tools in the Thousand Hands / Wood family skill trees. Completing The Forest’s Chosen is the only documented way to receive Golem Form.
How to unlock Golem Form (The Forest’s Chosen)
Roll Mythical Thousand Hands and equip the Wood family. Find the Ancient Tree in the Dead Forest (glowing yellow eyes on the trunk) and accept The Forest’s Chosen.
Clear the staged objectives in order: Meteor (Madara), Thousand Hands (Hashirama), boulder deliveries to the white flags, 3,000,000 damage, Kurama Hard Mode, Nature Essence, the 1,500,000 HP Wood Golem Boss for the Wood Heart, a Thousand Hands rerun for the ~15% Wood Scroll, then meditation / balancing mini-games. Return both items to the Ancient Tree to unlock Golem Form.
Boulder counts and Essence totals can vary between runs — trust the number in your own quest tracker.
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Clan | Mythical Thousand Hands (Hashirama line) — ~0.14% clan spin |
| Family | Wood family equipped in Customize |
| Quest giver | Ancient Tree NPC in the Dead Forest (glowing yellow eyes) |
| Quest name | The Forest’s Chosen |
| # | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defeat Meteor (Madara) | Ocean boss area | 250,000 HP — quest progress |
| 2 | Defeat Thousand Hands (Hashirama) | Boss arena | 250,000 HP — progress |
| 3 | Carry heavy boulders to white flags | Training grounds → Yuhi area | 4–5 hauls; >2,000 m each; bind Rush to E |
| 4 | Deal 3,000,000 damage | Any enemies | Kurama Hard Mode covers most of this |
| 5 | Beat Kurama on Hard Mode | Kurama raid | Also farms Nature Essence |
| 6 | Collect Nature Essence | Raids / bosses | Tracker may show 25 or 50 — trust your quest UI |
| 7 | Defeat the Wood Golem Boss | Wood Golem spawn | 1,500,000 HP — drops Wood Heart |
| 8 | Get the Wood Scroll | Thousand Hands boss rerun | ~15% drop — expect multiple resets |
| 9 | Meditation + balancing mini-games | Mount Maki / Toad Forest | Meditation IV Necklace from Yuhi if locked |
| 10 | Turn in Wood Heart + Wood Scroll | Ancient Tree | Unlocks Golem Form awakening |
Golem Form abilities
While transformed you gain Golem Gatling, Golem Shoulder, Golem Palm, Golem Nature Beam and Golem Chakra Punch. Outside the transformation the awakening still grants +50% Chakra Mastery and +15% Ninjutsu Mastery to the rest of your Thousand Hands kit.
| Skill | Requirement | Cooldown | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golem Gatling | Golem Form | — | Awakening | Rapid multi-hit golem punches while transformed |
| Golem Shoulder | Golem Form | — | Awakening | Shoulder charge that knocks enemies back |
| Golem Palm | Golem Form | — | Awakening | Heavy palm slam for burst damage |
| Golem Nature Beam | Golem Form | — | Awakening | Long-range nature beam from the golem torso |
| Golem Chakra Punch | Golem Form | — | Awakening | Chakra-infused finishing punch |
Quest items & rewards
Wood Heart comes from the Wood Golem Boss. Wood Scroll is a roughly 15% drop from rerunning Thousand Hands. Nature Essence farms from Kurama Hard Mode and bosses such as Jiraya, Prodigy and Yellow Thunder. The final reward is the Golem Form awakening itself.
| Name | Rarity | Drops |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Heart | Quest | Wood Golem Boss (1,500,000 HP) |
| Wood Scroll | Quest (~15%) | Thousand Hands boss rerun |
| Nature Essence | Farm | Kurama Hard Mode, Jiraya, Prodigy, Yellow Thunder |
| Golem Form awakening | Unlock | Ancient Tree turn-in (Heart + Scroll) |
| +50% Chakra Mastery / +15% Ninjutsu Mastery | Passive | Permanent after unlock |
Wood Golem tips
Bind Rush to E before boulder hauls — each trip is more than 2,000 meters. Buy the Meditation IV Necklace from Yuhi if the meditation mini-game will not start.
Kurama Hard Mode covers both the Hard Mode kill and most of the 3,000,000 damage objective. Everything except that raid can be done solo.
Wood Golem FAQ
Quick answers about Golem Form requirements, Wood Heart / Wood Scroll farming, and the expired September launch codes.
- What is the Wood Golem Awakening in Ninja Time?
- Golem Form is a Thousand Hands awakening added with the September 18, 2026 Wood Golem update. It turns you into a wooden titan with a five-move kit and permanent +50% Chakra Mastery / +15% Ninjutsu Mastery. It is unlocked through The Forest’s Chosen quest at the Ancient Tree in the Dead Forest — not by a simple summon menu.
- What do I need before the Ancient Tree offers the quest?
- You must have the Mythical Thousand Hands clan rolled and the Wood family equipped at the same time. Without both, the Ancient Tree will not start The Forest’s Chosen.
- How do I get the Wood Heart and Wood Scroll?
- Wood Heart drops from defeating the Wood Golem Boss (1,500,000 HP). Wood Scroll drops at roughly 15% from rerunning the Thousand Hands (Hashirama) boss. Both are consumed when you turn them in at the Ancient Tree.
- What codes came with the Wood Golem update?
- Five codes dropped on September 18, 2026: Apolocheese!, WoodGolemAwakening!, NewSpecialBoss?!, DualEyesTweak!, and ThankYouFor5KSubs! (80 spins). Those strings expired in the October 24 Halloween sweep — use current November codes for fresh spins.
- Can I finish The Forest’s Chosen solo?
- Most stages can be done solo. Kurama Hard Mode is much faster with a group. Boulder hauls are the slowest solo segment — bind Rush to E before you start.