Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | God Tree (神树) |
| Species/Race | Chakra lifeform; the tree form of the Ten-Tails 359 |
| Role | Source of chakra and subject of Shinobi Alliance research 272 296 |
| First Appearance | Mentioned in Ch. 115; God Tree material is examined in Ch. 139 115 139 |
Background and History
The Sage of Six Paths later explains that the Ten-Tails became the God Tree after devouring Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as a living sacrifice 395. Ancient accounts show Kaguya using humans as sacrifices to feed the tree 115.
Madara brings a section of a lunar tree's root to Konoha, where Tobirama recognizes its research value 139 169. During a later visit to the moon, the Shinobi Alliance finds the reputed God Tree missing. The visitors learn that it was the Ten-Tails' husk and that Madara had taken it 224 225.
After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Madara brings forth a towering God Tree. He stops it from drawing enough chakra from the earth to form a chakra fruit and restricts the spread of its roots 271 274. When a voice urges him to absorb the tree, Madara detects that Black Zetsu is using it to speak to him 273 274.
The Shinobi Alliance studies ways to turn the tree's chakra consumption into a cycle that produces chakra rain. A cloned offshoot is later planted at Rōran, where it feeds on the Dragon Vein under restrictions imposed by Truth-Seeking Orbs 296 356 359 360. Later, White Zetsu completely absorbs a God Tree, gaining an immense store of chakra 391.
Appearance
The full-sized God Tree towers into the clouds, with roots spreading through the earth and a flower bud at its crown 271.
- Crown — The original tree's flower contains a Tomoe Rinnegan 271 272.
- Trunk — Its bark has mottled, dark grain 320.
- Rōran offshoot — Smaller than Konoha's tree, with blue-gray bark that gleams like metal; its canopy lacks the original's eye 359 360.
Abilities & Properties
Chakra absorption
- Its roots draw chakra and energy from deep within the planet; left unchecked, the tree could drain the planet dry 271 274 296.
- The original tree gathers chakra toward its crown, where it can form a chakra fruit. Madara prevents this process after bringing the tree forth 271.
- At Rōran, a restrictive net formed by Truth-Seeking Orbs confines the offshoot's roots so it does not overdraw the Dragon Vein 359 360.
Chakra rain and Natural Energy
- Research into making the tree function more like an ordinary plant leads to a proposed chakra cycle: chakra moisture enters the air and falls as rain 296.
- Konoha experiences chakra rain caused by its God Tree. Rikusei expects the Rōran offshoot's rainfall to cover half the Land of Wind, though less spectacularly than Konoha's 317 360.
- Natural Energy becomes denser around God Trees. The Rōran offshoot's concentration is lower than that of Konoha's tree or Mount Myoboku, but can help people adapt to Natural Energy 360 380.
Chakra lifeform traits
- The God Tree is chakra given physical form and has a consciousness that usually remains dormant 225 359.
- When released at Rōran, the divided tree tries to return to a more dangerous form and targets the nearby Tailed Beasts. Rikusei and Naori subdue it with Truth-Seeking Orbs and their Sharingan 359.
- White Zetsu originate from the God Tree and gather around it. The Rōran offshoot cannot produce them 272 360.
Research and Applications
- Crops and medicine — Alliance researchers apply God Tree material to tea plants, grains, fruit trees, and other crops. Products derived from the tree are used in pills intended to help shinobi adapt to Natural Energy before Sage Jutsu training 272 296 351.
- Immortal peaches — Fruit from Konoha's Tailed Beast Farm can increase chakra reserves; some people previously unable to condense chakra develop it after eating a peach 358.
- Ninja tools — Tools forged with God Tree material absorb chakra. Researchers also test its use in puppets and furniture 273 296 299.
- Limits of derived fruit — Fruit containing traces of Natural Energy can provide only limited improvement, and taking too much produces drug-like resistance 358.
Relationships
- Uchiha Madara — Brings God Tree material into Konoha, restrains the full-sized tree's roots, and investigates its chakra 139 271 274.
- Senju Tobirama — Leads research into the tree's materials, crops, and potential chakra cycle 139 272 288 296.
- Uchiha Rikusei and Naori — Subdue and plant the Rōran offshoot; Naori coaxes it to remain in tree form 359.
- Black Zetsu — Connects his will to the tree to urge Madara to absorb it 273 274.
- Tailed Beasts — Recognize the divided tree as the Ten-Tails and fear being consumed by it 296 359.