The Great Hero Uchiha

That's when the Otsutsuki clan's secret technique was activated.

[Creation by the Chakra Fruit]

Kaguya Otsutsuki swallowed hard as she looked at the two chakra fruits in front of her, clearly intending to devour them.

Because of the power contained within these two Chakra Fruits—

That's equivalent to half a Ten-Tails!!

The reason why the Divine Tree on Earth was able to bear fruit within a hundred years is because it absorbed most of the chakra of Isshiki Otsutsuki; otherwise... the Divine Tree would have had to wait until now to bear fruit.

Uchiha Miyuki ignored Kaguya Otsutsuki's desire for consciousness.

After a moment's hesitation, he manipulated the Divine Tree within his body to devour the two chakra fruits transformed from the Otsutsuki.

Devouring the Ten-Tails sapling and the fruits transformed from two Otsutsuki members did not bring a qualitative improvement to his strength; it only further increased the upper limit of his chakra reserves. Faced with this result, Uchiha Miyuki was not discouraged; on the contrary, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If one could improve endlessly without limits by devouring chakra, the Otsutsuki clan would have already gone to the sun to plant the Divine Tree.

The energy contained in the sun is far greater than the energy on Earth.

Then, using Kaguya Otsutsuki's power, he opened a portal and headed to the next sealed location of the Ten-Tails' sapling.

However, the sealed area was empty; the ten-tailed fry inside had already been taken away.

Uchiha Miyuki searched through all the alternate dimensions in the memories of Kaguya Otsutsuki and the main branch members, finding all the Ten-Tails saplings sealed within. He also extracted five more Ten-Tails saplings, which was practically all the Ten-Tails saplings the Otsutsuki clan currently possessed. Each time, Kaguya Otsutsuki tried to extract a portion of her chakra to keep within herself, which looked rather pitiful.

However, Uchiha Miyuki remained unmoved by this.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, being powerless, is the easiest to control and can also prevent accidents from happening. After all, he himself does not have the ability to open portals. If Kaguya Otsutsuki and Black Zetsu were to secretly plot against him and throw him into some other dimension, he might never be able to return to Earth.

Just as Uchiha Miyuki was preparing to actively seek trouble with the Otsutsuki clan members—

A mark has been triggered.

Previously, he would leave a mark every time he went to a place where the Ten-Tails was sealed, in order to trick the Otsutsuki clan members who came to take the Ten-Tails seedlings. He did not expect that it would come in handy so soon.

A portal opened in mid-air, and I squinted to peek inside.

Two Otsutsuki clansmen stared blankly at the empty, sealed area.

How could such a big seedling be gone?!

Looking at the two of them, Uchiha Miyuki found their information in the memories of the main family members.

These two individuals were not members responsible for planting the sacred tree.

Instead, they are the guards responsible for tending to the seedlings in various sealed areas.

Basically, every hundred years, they would go to various sealed locations to check on the condition of the seedlings and prevent the seals from loosening and the ten-tailed saplings from escaping. This was the most leisurely job in the Otsutsuki clan.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately headed to the next restricted area.

Seeing that the barrier was still empty, his face immediately turned panicked.

The Otsutsuki clan has always had only one way to punish members who fail in their duties: either convert them into chakra and have them devoured by other clan members, or turn them into saplings of the Ten-Tails. This is the fundamental reason why Otsutsuki Isshiki did not dare to ask the main clan for help after he survived. Now, the two of them only have one choice.

Before the main family discovers the crime, track down the real culprit and hand the criminal over to the main family.

Or perhaps—

Defection!

P.S.: Chapter 1.

After two days of thinking, I finally filled in the two most difficult-to-understand settings.

First, regarding Kaguya's timeline, to be a bit lazy, we'll use the setting everyone's been talking about, which is to accelerate the ripening of the fruit.

Secondly, I need to provide a suitable explanation for the gods and monsters like Yama, the Grim Reaper, and Susanoo, one that closely relates to the concept of "chakra." I struggled with this for an entire day. Many things seem to point towards the existence of gods in the Naruto world, but that would be too mythical.

however……

I think it's better to keep it simple and understand it by using chakra forms to bring different abilities.

Third, complete the original setting of the birth of the divine tree.

One more thing.

The animated version has drastically altered many of the original plot points...

284. Watch me betray justice.

Uchiha Miyuki pondered for a moment but took no action. He was curious about what choice these two would make.

The two were made into chakra and spun into Ten-Tails saplings to atone for their sins to their main family!?

Or should they betray their family, find a place to hide, and continue to eke out a living?

If you choose the former, there's not much to say.

In the latter case, these two people can be turned into his pieces.

They checked each of the restricted areas, their faces filled with fear.

investigation!?

There are absolutely no clues, how are we supposed to investigate?!

Everyone in the family who knows the location where the seedlings are sealed off could be the culprit.

To Uchiha Miyuki's surprise, after a moment of panic, the two opened the portal and glanced at the spatial trajectory through the Rinne Sharingan. They were immediately stunned in surprise.

So decisive!?

Don't you care about your own life or death at all?!

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head.

Not only Kaguya Otsutsuki feared the main branch of the Otsutsuki clan, but all the other members of the clan also feared it.

At the same time, a thought popped into my mind.

No wonder Kaguya is called the "shame of her clan".

However, he didn't mock Kaguya Otsutsuki's cowardice, because he was just as afraid of death as Kaguya, perhaps even more so. If their positions were reversed, he would definitely secretly steal some of the God Tree's chakra, gradually accumulating power until he was strong enough to find a way to leave the Otsutsuki clan. He wouldn't dare to embezzle the God Tree's fruit like Kaguya did.

Um--

If it were Kaguya Otsutsuki, she would have died on the battlefield long ago.

After erasing all traces of himself, Uchiha Miyuki disappeared from the sealed area and headed to a nursery that the Otsutsuki clan had cultivated for hundreds of years.

This information was extracted from the memories of that member of the main family.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's will was not completely suppressed, and she was still able to sense the outside world. When she saw the Divine Tree about to bear fruit on the ground in the distance, she immediately realized what Miyuki Uchiha was going to do and couldn't help but feel panicked. However, when she thought about how Miyuki Uchiha had previously dealt with two members of his clan, she felt a little more at ease.

What Kaguya Otsutsuki cares about is...

The sacred tree that is about to bear fruit

What Uchiha Miyuki saw was the desolate land that had been over-absorbed by the Divine Tree's energy, and the creatures whose essences had been refined into chakra by the Divine Tree.

Faced with this situation, Uchiha Miyuki instinctively wanted to form hand seals and use the [Earth Release: Underground Navigation Technique] to get closer, but he realized the next moment that every member of the Otsutsuki clan possessed the Byakugan. Unless he used the Tenseigan to block the Byakugan's ability, he would still be exposed even if he burrowed underground.

Uchiha Miyuki now faces two choices.

One plan is to wait for the divine tree to bear fruit, then disguise himself as a messenger of his own family to steal the fruit, and then take action when the two are off guard.

Second, take action now!

Without hesitation, he chose the latter.

He might cross ethical boundaries for the sake of power, but he would never resort to any means to achieve it.

Uchiha Miyuki withdrew his Rinne Sharingan, floated out of the portal, and appeared openly in front of the two Otsutsuki members.

Abandon the sneak attack!?

Do not--

A backstab is far more lethal than a sneak attack.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was much weaker than Isshiki Otsutsuki at the time, but she almost killed Isshiki Otsutsuki by backstabbing him.

"Am I too early?"

The two members of the Otsutsuki clan glanced at Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"You're...Kaguya?! Why are you alone? Where's your partner, Isshiki?!"

"He absorbed too much chakra, which boosted his power. He needs to digest it."

"Oh."

Neither of them suspected anything.

Because they knew something about Kaguya Otsutsuki, they didn't think she would dare to betray her clan.

"The fruit is about to ripen; stay here with us and wait a while."

Kaguya Otsutsuki nodded and responded.

"it is good."

As the two completely lowered their guard, Kaguya Otsutsuki concealed her hand within her wide sleeve, from which a section of gray bone spear emerged.

[Together, we kill the ash skeletons]

As the gray bone spear was fired, Uchiha Miyuki instantly opened a portal.

They gave the two of them absolutely no warning whatsoever.

The two were completely unaware of the attack, or even the impending danger, when the gray bone spear pierced through the portal and stabbed into their brains. In an instant, they turned to ashes and disappeared, their brains directly destroyed. Even the Otsutsuki clan could not survive such injuries.

Unless the other party has also merged with the divine tree and gained immortality.

After becoming familiar with Kaguya Otsutsuki's abilities, Miyuki Uchiha had been devising related tactics.

[Together, we kill the ash skeletons]

It is extremely powerful, but its attack range is very small, and it requires a little time to prepare.

Then, remain still during the preparation period, and once everything is ready, instantly open the portal to give the enemy no time to react.

This is less of a drawback compared to gravity-based spaces.

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at the two clansmen who had turned to ashes and immediately muttered something to herself.