Members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan traveled everywhere with juvenile Ten-Tails—Divine Tree Saplings—planting them across the land. After absorbing the essence of the earth, these saplings could bear Divine Tree Fruits a thousand years later. Any Ōtsutsuki Main Family member who consumed one would gain immortality and monstrous, reality-defying power.
This was no longer a secret.
What came next was a detail easily overlooked!
After the fruit was picked, the mature Divine Tree would not vanish. It simply could no longer bear a second fruit. The Divine Tree would become part of the fruit consumer's will... It could serve as the medium for casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, or transform into a Ten-Tails in its mature form to assist in battle. Kaguya had once done exactly that!
Beneath the tree, Ubiji said, "Only a mature Ten-Tails can be used to create a sealed Jinchūriki. Within our clan, Divine Tree Fruits are limited. To date, only thirty-six have been harvested. Even if that number rises in the future, the land suitable for cultivation is limited."
"Even if every last patch of land is stripped of its fertility, it will be impossible for everyone to possess a Divine Tree Fruit. That is the reality even the Ōtsutsuki Clan must face!
"Since not everyone can consume a fruit, then... the mature Ten-Tails left behind after a fruit has been cultivated are also vital strategic resources!"
"As I said earlier, only mature Ten-Tails can be used for sealing. The clan performs 'Stem Separation' on the Ten-Tails before distributing them to promising clansmen to enhance their strength!"
Yu asked, "What is 'Stem Separation'?"
Ubiji said, "It means separating the stem body of the Divine Tree. It is similar to what you did to Nagato. After separation, the Ten-Tails remains in its Terminal Form—the critical state just before