Deep in the cosmic reaches of the Naruto World, endless laws evolved, giving birth to myriad forms of Dao resonance.
A law stretched boundlessly across the void, cycling through creation and destruction in an instant.
Dazzling radiance swept across all directions, the Eight Wastelands, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
At the very center of the universe stood a towering tree, rooted in place, its aura ancient and decaying.
Its branches and leaves flourished, spanning heaven and earth without end.
Its roots burrowed through the universe, while its lush foliage spread without limit.
Intricate, profound runes of the Great Dao spread across its ancient branches, expressing the Dao and its principles, life and destruction.
No one knew what era it had come from. It seemed to have been rooted there since the primordial universe first opened.
Its sheer grandeur was unimaginable. As far as the eye could see, even its smallest roots pierced planet after planet, linking entire galaxies together.
Countless galaxies were the same, threaded through by its roots.
A world in every flower, enlightenment in every leaf.
And each of those countless leaves held countless small worlds born within it.
This vast galaxy cluster was composed entirely of that ancient tree, Ōtsutsuki.
With every breath, every fleeting instant, countless planets were devoured.
Like a cosmic black hole, it consumed this universe at an ever-increasing pace.
Yet before this indescribably immense being, two figures floated.
"Human! By sparing you back then, I actually let you attain the Dao!"
The voice was steeped in timeless age, as though it had crossed the River of Time from countless space-times in the past.
It crossed endless planes of space and time, echoing unhurriedly throughout the depths of the cosmos.
It was like the voice of the Dao itself.
As the voice