At the peak of the colossal God Tree that towered between heaven and earth, a miraculous fruit grew.
It looked nothing like the fruits Tetsuya knew. Instead, it resembled a gigantic, glowing egg condensed from pure energy.
The fruit, nurtured by the God Tree after absorbing an entire planet's energy, was nearly as tall as two people stacked atop one another. It radiated a soft, pure white glow that did not hurt the eyes.
That light seemed to flow across the fruit's surface, like a moon made of luminous liquid.
Even from a distance, Madara could feel the energy within it, enough to overturn the Shinobi World.
The entire fruit grew at the treetop, supported by a central branch extending from the God Tree's trunk.
Through its trunk, the God Tree channeled all the energy it had absorbed into this single fruit.
The three stood before the God Tree Fruit, feeling the temptation and power so close at hand, theirs for the taking.
This was the essence condensed from the planet over untold ages, the key to unlocking a new level of existence and setting foot in the legendary realm of gods.
Its dazzling light was both a symbol of supreme power and an omen of all-consuming disaster.
Before such a fruit, desire stirred in both Madara and Jigen, swelling without limit.
Yet their last shred of reason told them not to move. They could not touch it.
Because the man beside them had yet to give his approval.
Meanwhile, Tetsuya was looking the fruit up and down, marveling inwardly.
So this is the fruit the God Tree produces.
Tsk, I thought it would be a giant immortal peach. What is this? A duck egg?
*Come to think of it, how big would the pit of a fruit this size