Like the last time, Shinji did not nurture the 'Chakra Fruits' in the Shinobi World, which was rich in natural energy, but planted the two God Trees in a desolate alternate dimension.
The two God Trees had already stored full energy; all they needed were sacrifices. So it didn't make much difference where they were planted, at most a difference of two days earlier or later. For Shinji, safety, or rather secrecy, was the most important thing.
Thump thump...
Throwing Urashiki Otsutsuki and Fūma Ichirō onto the ground, Shinji looked up at the two God Trees not far from each other.
"Mmm mmm mmm..."
Urashiki Otsutsuki, whose mouth was bound, sensed something and struggled violently on the ground. However, his whole body was not only pierced by numerous black rods but also sealed by Shinji's sealing jutsu. No matter how much he struggled, it was futile.
Fūma Ichirō beside him was still somewhat groggy.
Shinji had just probed his memory, and there was no valuable information inside.
If it were an ordinary person, perhaps they would have been deceived. But Shinji was obviously not an ordinary person. He keenly noticed that Fūma Ichirō's memory had gaps, as if someone had precisely deleted parts of Fūma Ichirō's memory.
As to who this mastermind behind the scenes was, Shinji actually had a rough guess. But right now, nurturing 'Chakra Fruits' was the top priority; other matters had to make way for this one thing.
Without hesitation, Shinji directly picked up Urashiki Otsutsuki and flickered to the top of a God Tree.
With a wave of his hand, Shinji cleared the black rods on Urashiki Otsutsuki's body and undid the seal and restraints on him.
Free from restraints, Urashiki Otsutsuki immediately roared: "Damn it, what are you going to do, you bastard!"
Shinji couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with a dead man. He directly picked up Urashiki Otsutsuki and prepared to throw him into the flower bud at the top of the God Tree.
Sensing the aura of the God Tree, Urashiki Otsutsuki roared: "Our Otsutsuki clan will not let you off!"
"I'm waiting for you!"
While speaking, Shinji threw Urashiki Otsutsuki into the flower bud, sacrificing him to the God Tree.
The God Tree that swallowed Urashiki Otsutsuki instantly became restless. A fragrance oozed from the flower bud at the top of the God Tree, and the nurturing of the 'Chakra Fruit' began.
Swish...
With a flash, Shinji arrived in front of Fūma Ichirō.
Fūma Ichirō had come to his senses by now, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy: "My... My Lord, please spare me!"
Shinji said indifferently: "Give me a reason to spare you?"
Fūma Ichirō was a wanted criminal with numerous crimes to begin with. Plus, he had now betrayed the Research Institute and colluded with Orochimaru somehow. Shinji really had no reason to let him go.
"I... I..."
Fūma Ichirō stammered, seemingly unable to think of a reason to move Shinji immediately.
So Shinji stepped forward and reached out to grab Fūma Ichirō.
Fūma Ichirō was greatly startled and subconsciously punched back.
Shinji accurately grabbed Fūma Ichirō's fist, broke it gently, and at the same time, reached out with his other hand, grabbing Fūma Ichirō's throat. Then with a flash, he arrived at the top of the other God Tree.
Fūma Ichirō, who belonged to the top combat forces in the Research Institute, was like a toddler facing Shinji. Such a terrifying gap made Fūma Ichirō himself somewhat disbelieving. Seeing that Shinji was about to throw him into the flower bud at the top of the God Tree, he struggled and shouted hurriedly: "I know! I know everything!"
Shinji's movement stopped: "What do you know?"
Fūma Ichirō said: "I... I should have been manipulated by something. Although my memory afterward was blank, I didn't do those things. I didn't betray the Research Institute!"
Shinji asked casually: "Who was controlling you?"
"I don't know either!" Pausing, Fūma Ichirō explained: "Since the ritual, that guy sneaked into my body, so there must be something wrong with the ritual!"
Shinji said indifferently: "These nonsense words are meaningless to me. You'd better tell me something I'm interested in, for example, is that guy still in your body?"
Fūma Ichirō shook his head repeatedly: "Not anymore, I'm normal now!"
"That means, it possibly went to Orochimaru..."
After chuckling lightly, Shinji casually threw Fūma Ichirō into the flower bud, sacrificing him to the God Tree.
What Fūma Ichirō said at the end might be the truth, but it wasn't important anymore because Shinji needed a sacrifice now. Moreover, regardless of whether the guy parasitic on Fūma Ichirō was still in his body, Fūma Ichirō was no longer trustworthy and needed to be disposed of cleanly and thoroughly.
After sacrificing the two sacrifices to the God Trees, Shinji sat at the top of a God Tree and kept watch.
Currently, he had already consumed five 'Chakra Fruits'. According to his own estimation, with another one or two 'Chakra Fruits', he might be able to break through the realm of 'Kekkei Mora' (Bloodline Encompassing) and advance to the level of 'Kekkei Shinra' (Bloodline of All Creation).
Therefore, the two 'Chakra Fruits' currently being nurtured were crucial and absolutely could not be lost!
As for the Research Institute, before leaving, he not only instructed Amado but also reminded Sasuke, Naruto, Eida, Daemon, and Karin and Hikari on the flying fortress to strengthen their guard. It was expected that nothing major would happen in just a few days.
Even if something did happen, as long as he could successfully charge towards 'Kekkei Shinra', no matter how big the matter was, it wouldn't count as a problem.
Two days passed in a flash.
Smelling the refreshing fragrance, Shinji, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly stood up and paced to the flower bud.
At this time, the flower bud had swelled to an exaggerated extent. Between the cracks, an incomparably dazzling light was even revealed.
"Eh..."
Shinji let out a soft sound of surprise.
He had seen the nurturing process of 'Chakra Fruits' several times, but the 'Chakra Fruit' nurtured this time was obviously somewhat different.
"Could the strength of the sacrifice affect the nurtured 'Chakra Fruit'?"
A guess emerged in Shinji's mind.
Because the sacrifice for the 'Chakra Fruit' being nurtured in front of him was Urashiki Otsutsuki, a 'Kekkei Mora'.
Swish...
Just as Shinji was slightly dazed, the flower bud finally bloomed. As the flower bud bloomed, a brilliant light sprinkled over the entire sky.
Shinji leaned closer, gazing intently into the flower bud, and found that the 'Chakra Fruit' just nurtured in the flower bud was actually a size larger than the previous 'Chakra Fruits'.
Taking out the 'Chakra Fruit', Shinji flashed to the top of the other God Tree and immediately witnessed the nurturing of the other 'Chakra Fruit'. After comparing the two newly nurtured 'Chakra Fruits', he confirmed that the 'Chakra Fruit' with Urashiki Otsutsuki as the sacrifice was indeed a size larger than ordinary 'Chakra Fruits'!