In a distant expanse of starry sky far from the ninja world, Ryun's figure emerged from a spatial vortex. He used his Nine Tomoe Rinnegan to continuously calibrate his position by certain giant stars, until finally locking onto the location of the target planet!
Another day later, Ryun's true form arrived high above a life bearing planet.
This was a relatively good quality medium sized planet. Although the natural energy there was far less dense than in the ninja world, life was still abundant and prosperous. In the universe, this was considered a rare planet.
A massive Divine Tree had taken root on this planet. The tree was about five kilometers tall. Its entire form was rugged and stout, with luxuriant foliage. Compared to the small things around it, it displayed a majestic posture of 'one tree standing supreme'.
"The growth is good, but still far inferior to my Divine Tree." Ryun commented as he looked at the Divine Tree on the planet.
The Divine Tree within him was ten thousand zhang tall, while the Divine Tree beneath his feet was merely five kilometers tall. If it transformed into its Ten Tails form, its height would be around 500 meters at most, even smaller than the Ten Tails that belonged to Otsutsuki Isshiki...
After observing from the sky for a moment, Ryun finally teleported Otsutsuki Zeroshiki and Otsutsuki Meishiki out from his Kamui dimension.
The consciousness of these two individuals was firmly sealed by Ryun, while their bodies could be freely manipulated and controlled by him at will.
This was a living puppet control method Ryun learned from Otsutsuki Hamura. As long as no high intensity battles occurred, even the Byakugan would have difficulty detecting that this father and son pair were being controlled.
Ryun sealed his own consciousness, along with the Ten Tails, temporarily within Otsutsuki Zeroshiki's body. After completing this, he manipulated Otsutsuki Zeroshiki and his son to fly directly towards the location of the Divine Tree.
"Who is it?"
The moment Otsutsuki Zeroshiki and his son approached the Divine Tree, the two Otsutsuki members responsible for guarding it immediately became alert.
"Yoshiki, Ginshiki, long time no see." Otsutsuki Zeroshiki spoke calmly, greeting them.
"You two bastards, don't you know to bow upon seeing the Clan Head?" Otsutsuki Meishiki reprimanded sharply.
"It's actually you. Lord Meishiki. Clan Head... Lord Clan Head." The two Otsutsuki were greatly shocked. They never expected to see the Clan Head father and son in this godforsaken place.
Reacting swiftly, they quickly knelt on one knee. "My lords... We truly did not anticipate your arrival here. We failed to welcome you in advance. We beg for the Clan Head's forgiveness."
"To the unaware, no crime is committed. Rise." Otsutsuki Zeroshiki gestured with his hand, his attitude relatively mild.
"Lord Clan Head, you and Lord Meishiki have come here. Is there some major mission to be assigned." The higher status Otsutsuki Yoshiki proactively inquired.
"Nothing major. We just finished a mission and are passing by your location. We thought we would rest here for a while." Otsutsuki Zeroshiki casually replied, placing his hands behind his back and looking at the distant Divine Tree.
"I see." Hearing this, Otsutsuki Yoshiki and Ginshiki visibly relaxed. They had thought some heaven shaking event had occurred, necessitating the branch family head personally coming to find them...
"Lord Clan Head, why has your body become so aged?" Otsutsuki Yoshiki couldn't help but ask. Only a little over a thousand years had passed since he last saw him. The Clan Head in his memory shouldn't have become this elderly.
"Where do you get so many questions? Quickly prepare accommodations. We will rest here for a few days."
Otsutsuki Meishiki issued the command without any courtesy. His status was higher than Yoshiki's. The attitude of higher ranked Otsutsuki towards lower ranked ones had always been quite unfriendly...
"Yes. Ginshiki, go prepare immediately." Otsutsuki Yoshiki hurriedly ordered Ginshiki to handle the matter.
"Yes."
Otsutsuki Ginshiki hastily turned to make arrangements.
"The Divine Tree is planted quite well. You must not have been short on sacrifices, right?" Otsutsuki Zeroshiki looked up at the Divine Tree and asked casually.
"Thank you for the praise, Lord Clan Head. Because the population of this world is relatively large, I doubled the monthly sacrifice quota. It's just a pity that the Ten Tails sapling I was assigned was not of very good quality. Growing to this height is already its limit."
Otsutsuki Yoshiki explained with a smile. By the end, his expression showed some regret.
The quality of a Divine Tree sapling cannot be discerned with the Byakugan. One only knows after planting it. Otsutsuki Yoshiki's pair was rather unlucky, selecting a second rate Divine Tree. Even with meticulous cultivation over a long time, it might not bear very good fruit.
"Doubling the sacrifice quota... Won't that exhaust the source?" Otsutsuki Zeroshiki instinctively asked.
Hearing this, Otsutsuki Yoshiki was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected the Clan Head to care about the lives of insects... However, the next moment he still answered with a smile.
"No, it won't. I forced the two legged livestock to continuously reproduce. I have managed this world fairly well. The quantity of sacrifices is quite guaranteed. It's just the quality that is somewhat lacking..."
Hearing the term "two legged livestock", Otsutsuki Zeroshiki's eyes couldn't help but narrow.
After a brief silence, Otsutsuki Zeroshiki suddenly seemed to think of something. He couldn't help but smile and praise.
"Hmm, your ability is good... With such talent, guarding such an inferior Divine Tree is too wasteful..."
As Otsutsuki Zeroshiki spoke, the super giant Ten Tails within his body instantly broke free from its seal.
The three kilometer tall Ten Tails, the moment it landed, caused violent earth shaking tremors.
"Lord Clan Head. What are you..."
Otsutsuki Yoshiki's face was full of shock and terror. He completely failed to understand what Otsutsuki Zeroshiki intended to do.
"This Divine Tree is too inferior. Rather than wasting so much meaningless time and energy on it, it's better to feed it to my Divine Tree. You can return to the clan to obtain a new sapling..."
While speaking, Otsutsuki Zeroshiki focused his will. The super giant Ten Tails immediately pounced fiercely towards that other Divine Tree.
"Wait. Lord Clan Head. It will bear fruit in another 200 years. Abandoning it now is not cost effective. Even if the quality of the chakra fruit it produces might not be high..."
Otsutsuki Yoshiki hurriedly tried to dissuade him. Unfortunately, Otsutsuki Zeroshiki remained unmoved. The Ten Tails also showed no intention of stopping.
As a terrifying, fierce aura rushed towards them, the Divine Tree, sensing the threat, immediately retracted all its branches and leaves. Subsequently, it actively transformed into a Ten Tails. The moment its Rinne Sharingan saw the super giant Ten Tails attacking, it chose to turn and run without a second thought...
Unfortunately, whether in size or speed, Ryun's Ten Tails could completely overwhelm the other. Soon, this 500 meter tall small Ten Tails was caught. A brutal act of "big fish eats small fish", a devouring, officially began under Otsutsuki Yoshiki's shocked gaze.
"Lord Clan Head. Please, wait a bit longer. I have cultivated it for eight hundred years. It is about to bear fruit." Otsutsuki Yoshiki half knelt on the ground, his eyes red, clenching his teeth as he pleaded.
"This trash is useless to keep. It is not worth your significant effort. You should return to the clan to select a new sapling. Perhaps you might even pick one as good as my Ten Tails sapling." Otsutsuki Zeroshiki pointed at his savage Ten Tails and laughed.
At this moment, half of the small Ten Tails's body was already swallowed into the mouth. Stopping was already impossible.
'How could this happen. My Divine Tree. It shouldn't be like this.' Otsutsuki Yoshiki fell to the ground, sitting slumped.
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