Sipping his fragrant tea, Ryūshiki traced the origins of the Dōjutsu Wood Flower Stream to the possibility that the consciousnesses of Ōtsutsuki such as Taitō, who had become Ten-Tails through Wood Flower Stream and similar techniques, resided within the fruits, subtly influencing the thoughts of those who consumed them!
He backed this up with compelling evidence: Ōmononushi could not replicate Chakra Fruits.
Naruto listened with his heart pounding, cold sweat breaking out before he realized it.
If he really had eaten the fruit just now, he might have gained tremendous power, but would he also have lost himself and become a slave to chakra?
Wouldn't that have meant everything was over?
But Naruto still did not trust Ryūshiki completely, and his mind raced to find evidence to refute him.
"That doesn't sound right... If eating the fruit really makes you lose yourself, how did Kaguya end up so well-behaved?"
Ryūshiki explained, "The fruit Kaguya consumed wasn't produced by sacrificing a member of our clan. It formed by absorbing the essence of the moon, so it was inferior. The power an inferior fruit grants is greatly diminished, and naturally, its curse isn't as strong either."
Ryūshiki smiled and asked in return, "But even though she ate an inferior fruit, she still lost herself for a time. Doesn't that tell you something?"
Naruto had no choice but to believe him!
If that was true, Ryūshiki was not a scoundrel kicking him while he was down. He was a benefactor who had stopped him before he went over the edge.
Naruto asked, "So the reason you'd rather die than eat a Chakra Fruit is because of this curse?"
Ryūshiki said, "That's part of it. The other part is that even without the curse in the fruit, power itself can easily go to a