In the Boundary Domain Temple, Fugaku continued his exchange spree.
First came three God Trees on the verge of maturity. They were for his two sons and Mikoto, to grant them long lives and formidable power.
At four hundred thousand each, the three cost a total of 1.2 million. He would have to collect them from the Otsutsuki Main Family's planet.
A designated region of the Main Family planet was set aside for growing God Trees.
A God Tree might dwarf an ordinary planet, but on the enormous Main Family planet, it was no more conspicuous than a weed by the roadside.
The Supreme Crystals he had once given Little Ten to absorb were listed as out of stock.
Fugaku smiled. They had probably been snapped up by scions of the great families the moment they appeared. After all, they could greatly accelerate a Ten-Tails' advancement.
He exchanged for another dozen or so God Tree Saplings to cultivate over time. They would help build a foundation for the Uchiha.
He left the Boundary Domain Temple and flew toward the Main Family planet.
Beyond Earth, at Orochimaru's laboratory, Fugaku's clone saw the Water of Life detector. It resembled a radar unit.
Fugaku instantly shifted his primary consciousness into the clone and circled the device, genuinely surprised.
He had never expected Orochimaru to have a talent for mechanical engineering, too.
"Senior, how far can this device detect?"
"The Water of Life you gave me emits strong life fluctuations. This device can detect them from about a thousand kilometers away."
Fugaku was a little disappointed, but he nodded. "Not bad. Thank you, Senior."
Orochimaru had once been a native confined to a single planet. For him, a thousand kilometers was already a tremendous achievement.
For Fugaku, though, it was of limited use. Against