The scroll shown to Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was only a partial copy Uchiha Shunichi had made. The original scroll had remained in the Hokage's Office all along.
Now that Uchiha Shunichi understood the entire written language of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, he had deciphered most of the information on the scroll.
It was precisely his understanding of this information that left Uchiha Shunichi at a loss.
In this scroll, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had recorded the origins of the God Tree in detail, along with the variations found in other types of God Trees.
What shocked Uchiha Shunichi most was a God Tree that could devour anything to fuel its own growth.
Ordinary God Trees could absorb natural energy and convert it into chakra, but they could not absorb chakra itself. It was much like ordinary trees absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
But the God Tree Uchiha Shunichi had created could only absorb chakra. It could even absorb the power of other God Trees, striving to perfect itself.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan regarded such an existence as taboo. If discovered, it would be eradicated immediately.
Never mind the Ōtsutsuki Clan-even Uchiha Shunichi himself grew a little concerned after learning this, wondering whether the God Tree might betray him.
But after thinking it over for a long time, Uchiha Shunichi set his worries aside.
After all, the God Tree inside him was completely under his control. There was no possibility of betrayal.
The danger it posed was probably directed at other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, rather than the person who possessed such a God Tree.
With that thought, Uchiha Shunichi suddenly ordered the God Tree inside him to convert chakra back into natural energy and release it...
It had been nothing more than an offhand command, but to his surprise... it actually worked.
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