At the top of the God Tree, a smooth, round fruit of dark red and deep purple had ripened.
After sucking up all of Kaguya Otsutsuki's energy, the fruit was no longer withered and limp. Instead, it looked plump and crystalline.
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Souya reached out with his right hand and plucked the fruit from the tree.
Crack!
A crisp bite echoed.
To his surprise, the brightly colored fruit wasn't unpleasant to eat. The moment he bit into it, a grassy, woody fragrance rose through his mouth and into his nose.
But as he savored it, an ancient, raw taste slowly spread across his tongue. Then a faint, bittersweet saltiness rose in his throat, much like highly concentrated human blood.
What a strange taste...
Souya furrowed his brow, then swallowed the fruit in one gulp instead of chewing it slowly.
Thump!
Souya's body suddenly trembled. His heart pounded with strength, thudding like a war drum, and his blood surged through his veins at a greatly accelerated pace, like a rushing river.
Surging blue Chakra spread around him. The fruit's power had evidently burst forth too quickly for even Souya to absorb all at once.
Souya sat cross-legged high in the air with his eyes closed, his hands forming a lotus seal. Nine Truth-Seeking Orbs circled beneath him.
Buzz! Buzz!
The space around Souya seemed unable to withstand the force, shuddering and groaning in protest.
But little by little, as time passed, the trembling finally subsided.
The blue Chakra around Souya's body had also been completely drawn in.
After a long while...
Souya's eyes snapped open. Light blazed from his Rinnegan.
Within the Rinnegan's purple glow, the scene seemed to connect to another dimension, shifting and changing without pause.
"Phew!"
At last, Souya let out a