Yomotsu Hirasaka appeared at the gates of the underworld in less than an instant.
That was how the Jin no Sho had described it in Fugaku's previous life. Whether for traveling through space or closing the distance to an enemy, it was an excellent Ninjutsu.
He closed his eyes and clearly sensed the aura of his clone far away on Earth. An irregular Space-Time Passage opened, its edges flickering in and out of sight.
Space itself was shifting between reality and illusion. That was the defining trait of Yomotsu Hirasaka.
It consumed the same amount of Chakra as his earlier spatial transfer, yet from here, he could appear directly in Konoha.
Fugaku stepped into the Space-Time Passage. Instead of returning to Konoha, however, he went to the place on this planet where he had sensed those fluctuations from far out in the Universe.
The sight surprised him. A massive, towering tree rose from the earth, its canopy blotting out the sky and radiating an astonishingly powerful pulse of life.
Fugaku could tell at a glance that it was the same species as the God Tree the Otsutsuki had planted in the Shinobi World thousands of years ago.
It bore a strong resemblance to the God Tree Little Ten had become. Fugaku held out a hand.
Banshō Ten'in. A huge animal resembling a saber-toothed tiger flew from the distance into his grasp.
Ignoring its struggles and howls, a Black Rod plunged straight through its throat.
Blood poured from the wound and dripped onto the ground. Root Tendrils stirred beneath the surface, absorbing every drop in the blink of an eye.
Fugaku tossed the saber-toothed tiger's corpse near the God Tree. Fine Root Tendrils emerged from the ground and began drawing out its blood.
He was certain this tree was a God