The First Divine Tree Fruit Ripens

On Planet Z233, a massive tree over a hundred meters tall stood between heaven and earth.

Uchiha Gen stood in the sky, watching the great tree from afar. Its trunk was straight, while its crown was lush with branches and leaves. At its peak sat a closed flower bud.

In the years to come, the Divine Tree's roots would gradually spread across the entire planet, drawing nourishment, Natural Energy, and the life force of all living things from the world to fuel its growth.

Of the nutrients gathered by the Divine Tree, some would sustain the tree's own survival and development, while the excess would accumulate within the flower bud at its peak, eventually growing into a Divine Tree Fruit.

Barring any surprises, this process would last over a thousand years.

The Ten-Tails, having transformed into the Divine Tree, sent a clear message to Uchiha Gen through a fluctuation of intent.

The Natural Energy on this planet was not particularly abundant. If left to grow naturally, it would take approximately one thousand and one years to bear fruit.

Of course, an Otsutsuki could also expend Chakra to actively drive the Divine Tree, accelerating its extraction and plundering of the planet's life force. That would allow a Divine Tree Fruit to form within a short period of time.

Ordinary Otsutsuki would not do that. First, it was too exhausting.

If they could wait leisurely for the harvest, why would they work themselves to death expending Chakra?

Even for the Otsutsuki, the logic that stamina equaled Chakra had not changed. Driving the Divine Tree to speed up its growth was simply hard labor.

What immortal would live freely and comfortably, only to do manual labor every day?

Second, leaving a living planet some time to recover allowed its Natural Energy and life