Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

My whole body felt warm and cozy, like I was soaking in a warm hot spring. It was extremely comfortable, and I had a feeling of floating and ascending to heaven in broad daylight.

"How could this happen!" Kaguya exclaimed in disbelief. "You, who haven't even eaten the God Tree's chakra fruit! How could you! How could you!"

"What?!" Naruto said casually, his eyes closed, enjoying the unprecedented comfort.

"Who...who exactly are you?!" Kaguya asked seriously.

"I've never heard of anyone transforming into a Divine Tree directly without consuming its chakra fruit!"

"Transformed into the Divine Tree?" Naruto was stunned. "You mean, I've become the Divine Tree now?"

“The Divine Tree’s chakra, and this undeniable life force of the Divine Tree.” Kaguya said with a complex expression, “You are like the Divine Tree that has gained independent consciousness and manifested in human form.”

"Is that so?" Naruto closed his eyes again, trying to sense, understand, and familiarize himself with the changes in his body.

Suddenly, a vertical crack appeared between his eyebrows.

The crack slowly opened, revealing a blood-red interior reflecting six markings and the Rinnegan adorned with nine tomoe.

"I can see it!"

When using Kaguya's Rinnegan with nine tomoe, Naruto cannot see through it; it's as if he doesn't have it at all.

Right now, this Rinnegan with nine tomoe that truly belongs to him is one with him; he can see it, and see it exceptionally clearly.

Its insight, clairvoyance, and dynamic vision far surpass those of the Rinnegan; they're on completely different levels.

"No eye techniques?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

"Isn't that obvious?" Kaguya said speechlessly, "You didn't absorb energy, didn't blossom, didn't bear fruit, so where did you get the eye technique from?"

"Only when the divine tree bears fruit, and the life form reaches its highest point, can pupil techniques appear."

"Before that, the Rinnegan with nine tomoe was just a huge eye power that lacked usage and was not very useful."

"Speaking of which, I can now directly absorb natural energy." Naruto lowered his head, clenched his fist, and felt an inexhaustible strength throughout his body.

"Natural energy enters my body but doesn't affect me; I won't turn into a toad."

"The inside and outside of the body are perfectly integrated, without any distinction between them. How wonderful!"

“Of course, now that you are a divine tree, you can devour any matter, energy, or life,” Kaguya said with a complicated expression.

"Few things can affect your energy; most of it comes from your food."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Naruto was stunned for a moment, then grinned.

With this level of strength, why would we be afraid of Otsutsuki aliens? We could crush any number of them we wanted.

Finally, he possessed power that could be described as invincible, and this sense of security came from the bottom of his heart.

That's great.

Chapter 228 New Eye Technique

Naruto had a new hope.

what?

The eye technique of the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.

About four months ago, when Obito had not appeared and Sasuke could not be found, Naruto continued to infuse Hamura's chakra into his Byakugan.

He successfully transformed his Byakugan into the Tenseigan.

The gravitational and repulsive forces have been greatly strengthened.

Extracting chakra remotely.

It summons a stone statue comparable in size to a tailed beast, which will continue to move and fight as long as it remains undefeated.

To imbue inanimate objects with independent consciousness.

The Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and the Truth-Seeking Balls that come with this mode.

These are all standard, basic eye techniques of the Tenseigan; basically, anyone who awakens the Tenseigan can possess them.

The unique eye technique that Naruto had placed high hopes on, which could only be used by awakened individuals, greatly disappointed him.

It's gravity...

Undeniably, the eye technique that can manipulate gravity and can be released remotely without contact with the target is extremely powerful.

but…

What Naruto truly wants is time and space.

Even with such strong gravity, it's not to his liking.

Greatly disappointed, Naruto was depressed for several days.

I thought I had nothing more to do with time and space, but I never expected...

After signing in to Kurama's chakra, a cooldown period of about half a year passed. He then signed in to the Gedo Mazo again, and the life force of the Divine Tree he obtained made him a Divine Tree.

He possessed the Rinnegan with nine tomoe.

According to Kaguya, once she absorbs enough energy to bloom and bear fruit, she can unleash her own Rinnegan eye technique.

This is the third time, and the last.

Naruto refused to believe that his luck was so bad that he couldn't activate any eye techniques related to time and space three times in a row.

It can devour anything.

Naruto reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out a palm-sized scroll with two characters written on it: Hamura.

Open it, form a hand seal, and summon the contents inside.

"Can I absorb the pupil power and pupil techniques within those eyes and make them my own?"

The container that Naruto was holding contained two eyeballs, which were soaking in a nutrient solution.

Hamura has become Isshiki's vessel. With Isshiki's thawing, sooner or later Hamura will be devoured and replaced by Isshiki.

Naruto couldn't do anything to Hamura's body, nor could he save it; all he could do was preserve the Tenseigan that belonged to Hamura.

“Just having eyes isn’t enough,” Kaguya said with a complicated expression.

"Devouring an eye only grants a portion of its power; true eye techniques require devouring the awakened one as well."

"Only in this way can one perfectly obtain all the power and techniques of the eye."

"I see." Naruto said thoughtfully.

He had actually thought of this method before, but he wasn't sure if it would work.

The Rinnegan and Tenseigan are undisputed treasures of the ninja world. It must be heartbreaking to lose one of them for no reason.

"It can devour anything." Naruto changed the subject: "Aren't you in that category too?"

Kaguya remained silent.

Naruto tried to absorb Kaguya's chakra as if he were absorbing natural energy.

fail.

"Is it not possible? Or is it that I can't do it now, and I have to grow to a certain level before I can devour you?" Naruto speculated.

After a long silence, Kaguya said with a complicated expression, "I think there is still room for reconciliation between us, and we can still talk."

No wonder Kaguya's attitude has been so strange ever since he became the Divine Tree, Naruto suddenly realized.

It turned out that he himself possessed the ability to threaten her.

Having lost their greatest asset, even if they are immortal and indestructible, no matter how powerful they are, they will have to bow down if they don't want to die.

“Since I can perfectly obtain all the abilities, then…” Naruto put away the Hamura Tenseigan and set off to find Ino.

He asked her to help him refine Madara's Rinnegan and Indra's Rinnegan into Chakra Fruits.

"You still want to eat? Can you handle it?" Ino asked strangely.

“I think you’re already very strong. There’s no need to use such an extreme method to increase your strength.”

"Didn't we learn this back in the Ninja Academy? Being too obsessed with power will eventually lead to losing yourself and becoming a monster driven by power."

"Do you think I want this?" Naruto rolled his eyes.

"I wish I could stay at home all day long, do nothing, and have everything done for me."

"Isn't reality preventing this? I don't do my best to become stronger, and one day in the future, a powerful enemy stronger than me will suddenly appear."

"Wouldn't that be terrible? By then, it will be too late to regret it."

"Are you serious!" Ino looked closely at Naruto's eyes and asked in surprise.

"It's only been a few days, but the feeling you give me has completely changed." Ino sighed, speechless.

"See? I'm getting goosebumps. You scared me. Standing in front of you always gives me a creepy feeling, something I've never felt before."

"At the speed at which you're getting stronger, who can compare to you?"

"Whether I'm a monster or not, I don't really care. Anyway, I've been considered a monster since the day I was born," Naruto said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I have a clear conscience."

"Do you still remember the genjutsu you cast on me when you helped me awaken my Rinnegan?"

"I still remember it vividly, and I'm afraid I'll never forget it until I die."

"The people around me were killed one by one, and I could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything. That feeling of powerlessness, that feeling of regret, I..."

Even if I lose myself, even if I become a monster, even if I am no longer human, I will still persevere and keep going.

"Keep getting stronger, stronger, and stronger."

Ino remained silent, then stopped talking and began to refine Indra, Madara, and their Rinnegan into Chakra Fruits.

Smaller than a rugby ball, the bright red chakra fruit seems to have a heartbeat inside.

"Thank you," Naruto said.

Ino shook her head, handed the fruit to Naruto, and showed no intention of leaving, clearly intending to watch Naruto eat it.

Naruto scratched his face, not wanting to send Ino away, and started eating right in front of her.