The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was actually the Ten-Tails' husk after its Chakra had been extracted. It had a humanoid body, withered like dead wood, ten severed tails, and nine eyes.
Whenever the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbed a Tailed Beast, its corresponding eye would open. Its final form was the original Divine Tree of Chakra.
Akatsuki was also accumulating funds, planning to begin capturing the Tailed Beasts from the major ninja villages a year later.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path Nagato had summoned had not yet absorbed a single Tailed Beast. It was merely driven by Nagato's Chakra.
Neji Hyuga ignored Konan, who was rushing toward him. Seeing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and recalling that it was a Divine Tree that fed on planetary energy gave him a spark of inspiration.
A thought stirred in Neji Hyuga's mind. The He-El Universe has been struggling with how to create a universal method for detecting the underlying operational logic of universes. The Chakra and Divine Tree model has tremendous potential.
Every universe has different logical manifestations, but the vast majority consist of body, mind, soul, matter, and dimensions.
What if I turn those into a foundational World Tree and plant it in each universe? Let the World Tree grow naturally until it reaches a certain stage, touches upon the universe's underlying operational logic on its own, and records it within itself. Wouldn't that achieve automatic detection of the universe's underlying operational logic?
Neji Hyuga's expression turned solemn as he thought. He brought his hands together, combining Chakra with Nature Energy and entering Sage Mode in an instant.
Neji Hyuga's Sage Mode had no facial markings, because his was the most perfect Sage Mode. There would never be any uncontrollable markings.
After entering