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Chapter 228: The God Tree Fruit Matures!
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The 17 Tailed Beasts from parallel worlds, plus the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Konan captured tonight...
A total of 19 Tailed Beasts.
Nine Tailed Beasts alone were enough to represent the vast majority of chakra in a world. Feeding it 19 would absolutely accelerate the God Tree's growth tremendously. It would bloom and bear fruit, yielding a harvest comparable to, or even surpassing, the Chakra Fruit Kaguya Otsutsuki ate a millennium ago.
"Sen... Sensei..." Hiruzen's voice trembled involuntarily. "She... What is she doing?"
"She actually fed such a powerful Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to that giant tree..."
The Infinite Tsukuyomi had been activated. Everyone else on the battlefield had been hung on the tree by the God Tree's branches, leaving only him, Tobirama, and Minato—the three Reanimated Hokages.
The good news was that they weren't affected by the Genjutsu in the white light. The bad news was that they were restrained, unable to resist or stop anything. They could only watch helplessly as the enemy's plot succeeded.
"Sigh..." Tobirama sighed. "Just watch. Apart from watching, we can do nothing."
"Second Lord, Third Lord!" Minato shouted in alarm. "Look! How can there be so many Tailed Beasts??!"
The two immediately ended their conversation and looked at the God Tree. They saw that at some point, over a dozen sheets of white paper and two green spheres of light had arrived at the base of the God Tree.
Then... an even more shocking event occurred.
Tailed Beasts emerged from the white paper one by one, crashing onto the God Tree's dense root system. Two One-Tails, two Two-Tails, a Three-Tails, two Four-Tails...
Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato all widened their eyes, faces filled with disbelief. Except for the Three-Tails, which was singular, all other Tailed Beasts appeared in pairs!
A total of 17!
Add to that the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails thrown from the green spheres of light... The number of Tailed Beasts reached a terrifying 19! Far exceeding the normal nine they knew of.
"How is this possible..." Hiruzen muttered blankly. "For a thousand years, there have always been only nine Tailed Beasts in the ninja world... They have all become part of that giant tree, so where did so many Tailed Beasts come from?!"
"Sensei... Could it be that common sense has been wrong all along, and there are actually more than nine Tailed Beasts in the ninja world..."
"....." Tobirama remained silent, unable to answer.
The doubt and shock in his heart were unparalleled. In the short night since being reanimated, he had witnessed such bizarre events. Far exceeding his scope of understanding. With zero intelligence, he couldn't make any deductions.
What was the use of the giant tree? He didn't know. Where did so many Tailed Beasts come from? He didn't know. What was the enemy's ultimate goal? He still didn't know...
Too many fogs and unsolvable mysteries...
As soon as the 19 living Tailed Beasts hit the ground, the God Tree immediately extended countless branches. Its excitement could be clearly felt. Regardless of the world, Tailed Beasts were once part of the Ten-Tails. Although they had never seen the God Tree, they could sense the terrifying Ten-Tails aura on this giant tree that was vastly larger than themselves.
It was identical to the Ten-Tails.
Unimaginable terror appeared on their beast faces, and they roared, trying to flee. They absolutely did not want to merge together again; for them as individuals, that was no different from death.
Unfortunately... they couldn't escape at all.
Hashirama Senju's Wood Release alone could easily handle these Tailed Beasts. He was the bane of Tailed Beasts. Let alone the branches of the God Tree. Dense and massive, there was nowhere to hide, nowhere to dodge. Once entangled, there was no escape.
Their bodies were firmly wrapped, and no matter how they struggled, they couldn't break free. Infinite devouring power came from the branches, and their giant bodies shrank visibly. Their chakra and life force were being whale-swallowed by the God Tree.
Rumble!
The ground shook.
The energy of the 19 Tailed Beasts gave the God Tree a growth speed far surpassing before. It grew taller and thicker rapidly. But in just three seconds, it stopped growing.
Alex flew beside Konan. "It seems the God Tree has reached maturity. Next, it will gestate the fruit."
As soon as his voice fell, a stronger devouring force erupted from the base of the God Tree. The 19 Tailed Beasts shrank rapidly like balloons with gaping holes. All energy within them was instantly devoured by the God Tree.
"Eaten... They were eaten..." Hiruzen's heart trembled. "19 Tailed Beasts were all eaten by that giant tree..."
The chakra contained in these Tailed Beasts was unimaginable. And the giant tree that devoured such a massive amount of chakra...
Tobirama's expression was grave to the extreme. "It seems the enemy's plan has reached the final step. It will be revealed soon..."
The three of them gazed at the God Tree simultaneously.
The energy of the Tailed Beasts was too terrifying. It started transporting from the roots upwards, actually forming a shimmer moving up the surface of the trunk. Beams of light rushed to the top of the tree. They merged into the bright red flower bud at the very peak.
Konan and Alex had already arrived beside the flower bud, observing and waiting excitedly.
"Konan." Alex couldn't help but say excitedly, "After so much effort, we are finally going to succeed."
Nourished by infinite energy, the color of the flower bud became deeper and deeper. The petals grew larger, and shocking chakra fluctuations radiated from within. It had produced the God Tree Fruit, which was frantically devouring the energy transported from the roots, ripening rapidly.
"Alex." Konan was equally excited.
She didn't pay attention to the flower bud but focused her gaze on Alex instead. Endless tenderness and emotion welled up deep in her eyes. It was Alex's appearance that changed her originally tragic and despairing fate. And helped her gain invincible power.
"Alex... having you is truly wonderful."
Alex chuckled lightly and flew in front of Konan. He used his paper body to gently stroke her face. It seemed that with the ultimate goal about to be achieved, Konan's heart was stirred for a moment.
"The God Tree Fruit is about to mature, and the goal will be realized soon. You should be happier."
Konan smiled and hummed "Mhm." "Alex, once I eat the God Tree Fruit and ascend to become a Kekkai Mora, I can help you restore your body. You won't be a piece of paper anymore." Suddenly, her tone became seductive, "We can do many things personally, without needing to use those thin threads."
Thump thump!
Seeing the endless allure in Konan's eyes, Alex felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat. Once he regained a body, he could devour Konan right there...
"Hmm?" Alex suddenly smelled a strange fragrance. His heart jolted. "Konan! The God Tree Fruit is ripe!"
The tightly closed flower bud was slowly opening. A crystal-clear red fruit lay quietly inside.
The God Tree Fruit... was ripe!
Konan immediately reached out to take it.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then, two figures appeared out of thin air. They also reached out to grab it!
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