It's not necessary, but iirc, it's mandated to clear it so you can play Traum (cmiiw). Not to mention you still get quite rewards for clearing Tunguska (including up to 50 million QP for completing final battle), so it's better to clear it.
I think the story leading up to the finale of the chapter was rather boring, if you don't care much for either Ibuki or Dobrynya, but the fights are kinda cool.