Sarutobi Toru's face showed a troubled expression. "Ordinary control is possible with my special ability, but making it produce a Chakra Fruit is simply too difficult."
The reason it could not be done was actually very simple: there were not enough "nutrients"—or, more bluntly, not enough Chakra.
The original God Tree had produced a Chakra Fruit by absorbing an enormous amount of energy from the planet, then sacrificing more than half of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Only then had it succeeded.
But if Sarutobi Toru wanted to force the God Tree to bear a Chakra Fruit now, it would consume the God Tree's own Chakra. If it truly bore a Chakra Fruit, the God Tree would inevitably suffer severe damage, so naturally it would resist with all its strength.
The solution to this problem was actually quite simple. Infinite Tsukuyomi was the best solution. Gathering all the Chakra in the Shinobi World would naturally allow the God Tree to bear another Chakra Fruit.
However, Sarutobi Toru was not that deranged. He would not slaughter all humanity in the Shinobi World for the sake of one Chakra Fruit.
After hearing Sarutobi Toru's words, Pakura spoke up. "Why not try the Rinnegan? Nagato controlled the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path through the Rinnegan. Since Nagato could do it, then you should be able to as well, Toru."
Sarutobi Toru's eyes lit up. The Rinnegan did indeed possess the ability to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Although Nagato was not the Rinnegan's true owner and had paid an enormous price to use it, he had indeed managed to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Now that Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu had both been eliminated, even if they had left behind any contingencies in the Demonic Statue of the