The moment the clone stepped out of the Space-Time Passage, he felt an overwhelming pressure.
He looked toward the planets in the star system. Several were bright with color, and any of them might harbor life.
Then something enormous caught the clone's attention, drawing Fugaku's focus to him as well.
A vast shadow hung over two planets orbiting side by side. On closer inspection, it was a gigantic tree crown.
The tree had taken root on both planets. Dense masses of Root Tendrils emerged from them, covering most of their surfaces.
Many more drifted through the Starry Sky, some bearing Satellites the size of moons.
Against that immense root system, though, they were no more than tiny clods of dirt.
The crushing pressure the clone felt came from the tree before him.
Looking closely, he saw that it resembled the God Tree Fugaku had encountered before, only magnified countless times.
It could spread across two enormous planets and feed on both. That alone showed how immense this God Tree was.
The clone did not linger. A Space-Time Passage opened behind him, and he turned and vanished into it.
Though he had not seen the Otsutsuki stationed there, Fugaku was certain he was no match for whoever they were.
This God Tree had developed an awareness of its own. No mere Ten-Tails could compare.
There was probably some ancient Otsutsuki living there.
Just as the clone disappeared, a figure on one of the planets where the massive God Tree had taken root slowly opened his eyes.
There was no sign of age on his face, yet one glance at him conveyed the weight of countless years.
He was surrounded by green life energy refined from the planet by the God Tree.
As he woke, a tall figure approached.
"My lord, what