Chapter 455 - 455: God Tree Game
Kitazawa carefully examined the pill in front of him.
It contained one hundred percent of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's Chakra, yet it was still significantly less than ninety-nine percent of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Chakra.
Although both were members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Kaguya had consumed one more Chakra fruit than Isshiki.
A Chakra fruit is only formed after the God Tree absorbs the energy of an entire planet.
Because of this, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Chakra far surpassed that of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. After thinking for a moment, Kitazawa decided to give this pill to Kurenai.
After all, such benefits should remain within his own circle.
Items of this level were too rare. They could only be given to those closest to him.
Even though, from a purely logical standpoint, giving it to Sasuke or Naruto would have been more efficient.
Kitazawa stored the pill away and shifted his gaze toward the Ten-Tails in the distance.
After Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's death, it had lost all autonomy and now remained motionless. Judging by its size, it was still in a juvenile stage, far from reaching maturity.
Kitazawa rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He had two options.
The first was to use Chakra Edible Creation to refine the Ten-Tails into a pill.
Although it was still young, the amount of Chakra it contained was already no less than that of any Tailed Beast.
The second option was to cultivate it. As long as it absorbed enough Chakra, it could eventually produce a Chakra fruit.
However, there was a problem. Producing a Chakra fruit required an enormous amount of Chakra.
In theory, it required the energy of an entire planet. Naturally, Kitazawa had no intention of sacrificing the Ninja World.
If he ruled out sacrificing the Ninja World, then only two methods remained.
The first was to sacrifice other planets. This was the standard method used by the Ōtsutsuki Clan throughout the universe.
The second method was something Kitazawa had devised himself. To sacrifice members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Each Ōtsutsuki possessed an amount of Chakra comparable to that of an entire planet.
In the original story, producing a Chakra Fruit required the sacrifice of a single Ōtsutsuki.
Kitazawa's idea was to sacrifice two. If that worked, then perhaps the Chakra of a planet would no longer be necessary.
[Current Mission: Defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki]
[Mission Reward: Daikokuten]
[Host has completed the mission; reward issued.]
Kitazawa nodded slightly.
Daikokuten was an extremely practical ability. Aside from its synergy with Sukunahikona, it had three additional uses.
First, it could serve as a storage space.
Time within its pocket dimension was completely frozen. In terms of preservation, it surpassed any existing method.
Second, it could function as a prison.
Since time did not flow within that dimension, anyone trapped inside would never escape as long as Kitazawa lived.
Third, it had medical applications.
If Kitazawa encountered someone he could not save, he could place them inside the dimension.
Since time was frozen, no matter how many years passed, their condition would remain unchanged.
It was essentially another form of immortality.
"This Ōtsutsuki Clan is truly troublesome." Tsunade walked over and spoke with a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, you were here. Otherwise, the Ninja World might have already been destroyed by them."
"I am part of the Ninja World." Kitazawa snapped out of his thoughts and smiled faintly. "It's only natural for me to deal with them."
"And now that you're here as well, handling them will only become easier."
"I'm only benefiting from your help, too." Tsunade shook her head lightly.
"Let's go back first." Kitazawa took her hand, and the two of them left Amenominaka.
They reappeared inside the Palace of the Land of Fire.
"Where did you go?" Kurenai stood up immediately upon seeing them.
Both Kitazawa and Tsunade had left in a hurry earlier. After locating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, they had departed without informing her.
"This is for you." Kitazawa took out the pill refined from Isshiki's Chakra.
"Eat it." Kurenai took the pill and, without hesitation, swallowed it.
Soon, a transformation similar to Tsunade's began within her body.
However, there were some differences. Tsunade had awakened Wood Release, the Rinnegan, and the Byakugan.
Kurenai, on the other hand, awakened the Byakugan and a unique eye, the Black Eye(Kokugan).
This was because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki possessed only the Byakugan and the Black Eye.
Still, the Black Eye was no inferior ability. In Kitazawa's view, it was likely a mutation of the Byakugan, similar to the Tenseigan.
The Black Eye granted two powerful abilities: Sukunahikona and Daikokuten.
"What did you give me to eat?" Kurenai asked, her face filled with shock.
This pill had completely overturned her understanding of power. Until now, Shinobi had to train diligently, refine Chakra, and learn Ninjutsu to grow stronger.
There had been no shortcuts.
Yet now, a single pill had allowed her strength to skyrocket. It made all her past efforts seem insignificant.
"Do you know about the Sage of Six Paths?" Kitazawa briefly explained the situation regarding the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
After all, the current Kurenai had already reached a level comparable to the Ōtsutsuki.
"This… this is simply…" Kurenai was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Don't think too much." Tsunade comforted her gently. "With Kitazawa here, nothing will happen to the Ninja World."
"That's true." Kurenai exhaled softly.
"Kurenai." Tsunade's eyes flickered slightly as she spoke, "Tonight, the two of us should team up and give Kitazawa a proper lesson."
Kurenai paused for a moment before quickly understanding.
She didn't find it strange. After all, they often worked together already.
Kitazawa felt a sudden pressure. Facing two powerhouses of the Ōtsutsuki level at once, even for him, it would not be easy.
However, he had no choice but to face it. For this reason, he even found an excuse to request seven days of leave from Shizune.
Thus began seven chaotic days and nights.
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A new week.
Kitazawa arrived at the Hokage Office.
The moment he opened the door, Konan threw herself into his arms. After not seeing him for seven days, her emotions had been suppressed to their limit.
Kitazawa reached out and gently stroked her head. Because Tsunade and Kurenai had been with him, he had not taken Konan along.
In that sense, he had indeed neglected her.
But it didn't matter. Once he finished handling his work, he would make it up to her.
"I still have things to do," Kitazawa spoke calmly.
Hearing this, Konan reluctantly let go. Although she didn't want to, she remained obedient and did not make things difficult for him.
"Kaguya, tell me about the God Tree." Kitazawa turned toward Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Having learned from previous experience, Kaguya did not dare to argue. She immediately began explaining.
The God Tree was extremely precious. More accurately, the planets capable of sustaining a God Tree were extremely rare.
Because throughout the vast universe, such planets were few. This was completely natural.
Just like in his previous life, even within an enormous universe, finding another planet with life had been nearly impossible.
Because of this, even within the Ōtsutsuki Clan, those who had consumed a Chakra fruit were very few.
And this was precisely why Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had been hunted.
Besides breaking the rules, it was also because the Chakra Fruit was far too precious.
Within the Ōtsutsuki Clan, strength was determined by the number of Chakra Fruits consumed.
Those who had never eaten one were considered the lowest tier. Eating one puts you in the middle tier. Eating two elevated you to the high tier.
As for those who had consumed three or more, they were extremely rare. In fact, this situation was closely related to Ōtsutsuki Shibai.
Because he alone had consumed too many Chakra Fruits, leaving very little for the rest of the clan.
Kitazawa fell into deep thought.
After obtaining the God Tree from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, he had been considering how to make proper use of it.
Without a doubt, sacrificing two Ōtsutsuki Clan members to produce a Chakra Fruit was the most efficient method.
After all, his current strength already surpassed that of an Ōtsutsuki who had consumed a single Chakra Fruit.
Fortunately, the Ōtsutsuki who would descend later—such as Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki—had, at most, only consumed one fruit.
However, there was still a long time before they would arrive in the Ninja World.
At that moment, Kitazawa suddenly thought of another method.
He could use the God Tree as a server and combine it with Infinite Tsukuyomi to construct a mental-level virtual world.
A game.
Infinite Tsukuyomi was, at its core, a Genjutsu. And the essence of Genjutsu was the manipulation of the five senses.
Once the five senses were controlled, a person's entire perception of reality could be altered.
Everything they saw, heard, smelled, and felt could be fabricated. Wasn't this essentially the same as a fully immersive simulation game from his previous life?
Since it was a game, introducing a pay-to-win system would be perfectly natural.
As for what players would pay with, the answer was obvious. Chakra.
Under normal circumstances, a Ninja's Chakra could be restored through training and refinement.
Unless it was something like Chakra Edible Creation, which permanently consumed it.
Kitazawa nodded slightly. This God Tree game would be an extremely gentle method of absorbing Chakra.
Most importantly, it was far less crude and destructive than the Ōtsutsuki Clan's method of devouring entire planets.
Of course, not everyone would be allowed to participate. Kitazawa planned to restrict access to Chunin and Jonin.
At the same time, he realized that this system could serve another purpose; it could significantly enhance the combat experience of Shinobi.
Now that the Ninja World had been unified, opportunities for life-and-death battles had become rare.
But within a simulated world, such experiences could be recreated endlessly.
[Current Mission: Make the God Tree bear fruit]
[Mission Reward: Chakra Fruit]
[Accept?]
Seeing this, Kitazawa's eyes lit up.
By completing this mission, he would obtain one Chakra Fruit directly. Combined with the system reward, that would make two.
He himself had already awakened the Rinne Sharingan, which was equivalent to having consumed one.
In other words, if he completed this mission, he would effectively have the power of someone who had consumed three Chakra Fruits.
Even within the Ōtsutsuki Clan, that would place him among the absolute elite.
However, for Kitazawa, the most important thing was not dominance, but survivability.
As long as he did not face the entire Ōtsutsuki Clan at once, or encounter the so-called Ōtsutsuki God, he would remain safe.
Theoretically, as long as he acted carefully, it would take a long time before the clan noticed him.
This was evident from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's case. After betraying Isshiki, it took a thousand years before the clan sent anyone after her.
Including the time required to cultivate the God Tree, which spanned nearly two thousand years.
Forget two thousand years, give Kitazawa a thousand years, and with the help of the system, he could completely ascend to the level of a second Ōtsutsuki God.
"Konan." Kitazawa stood up and said, "Come with me."
He planned to begin testing this God Tree game with the First Ninja Division. The first step was to plant the God Tree.
However, it could not be done carelessly.
The God Tree instinctively absorbed energy. To prevent it from acting uncontrollably, it had to be restricted.
Kitazawa brought Konan to the Forest of Death.
After all, the God Tree was still a tree. Planting it in the Forest of Death was quite fitting.
More importantly, it was close to the First Ninja Division stationed in Konoha.
Kitazawa found an open space and released the Ten-Tails from Amenominaka.
Switching to the Rinnegan, he forcibly reverted the Ten-Tails back into its God Tree form.
In an instant, the earth trembled. Massive roots burrowed deep into the ground.
The God Tree firmly took root within the Forest of Death.
The second step was to construct the game world.
Kitazawa chose to recreate the Sengoku Era, the age of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
This era was filled with constant warfare. It was the most suitable environment for sharpening the combat instincts of Shinobi.
The third step, and the most crucial one, was allowing Shinobi to enter the game.
Kitazawa planned to construct a barrier centered around the God Tree.
Anyone entering the barrier would automatically fall under a Genjutsu and enter the simulated world.
He spent a long time refining the details. In the end, he confirmed that all three steps were entirely feasible.
With his current strength, it was all achievable.
The only thing required now was time. Once everything was planned, Kitazawa began implementation.
He raised his hand. The God Tree rapidly sprouted, its branches extending outward.
Soon, it became lush and massive. Its canopy spread wide, forming a gigantic umbrella that blocked out the sky.
The God Tree trembled slightly. A surge of Chakra flowed outward.
Under Kitazawa's control, this Chakra constructed the framework of Infinite Tsukuyomi beneath the canopy.
Normally, Infinite Tsukuyomi required the moon as a medium. But this system did not need such a vast range.
Instead, Chakra itself served as the medium.
"Konan." Kitazawa lowered his hand and said, "Come inside."
Konan stepped beneath the shadow of the tree.
Her pupils shrank instantly. The moment she entered, the world around her changed.
She found herself standing atop a city wall. In the distance, Ninja and samurai clashed violently in battle.
During the Sengoku era, there were no hidden villages. Ninja functioned much like samurai, serving various nations.
"Genjutsu?" Konan steadied herself and quickly looked toward Kitazawa.
"It is Genjutsu." Kitazawa smiled slightly. "But it is also another world."
After all, for most Shinobi, Infinite Tsukuyomi was inescapable. If they could not break it, then it was no different from reality.
"One more thing is missing." Kitazawa snapped his fingers.
A blue glow appeared before Konan. It resembled a game interface. It displayed her personal information.
Her name.
Her abilities.
Her learned Ninjutsu.
However, Kitazawa did not intend to replicate real-world strength. All players would begin as beginners.
Only in this way could Chakra consumption be properly implemented. Of course, there was also a benefit.
Any Ninjutsu learned within the game could be brought back into reality. In the past, each hidden village strictly controlled Ninjutsu.
Aside from what their instructors taught them, Shinobi could only obtain more techniques through great achievements.
"Konan, notify the First Ninja Division," Kitazawa confirmed everything was working properly. "Have them gather here tomorrow."
"Yes," Konan nodded immediately.
"For now…" Kitazawa stepped closer and lifted her into his arms. "Let's go eat first."
Konan immediately understood his meaning.
The two returned to the Hokage Office. And there, they indulged in a long and satisfying feast.
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