Main World.
Spring, year twenty-one of Konoha.
Heavenly Court, beneath the Devil Fruit Tree.
The pale golden curtain of light still flowed slowly overhead. Six rare Devil Fruits hung quietly from the branches-Frost and Snow, Turbid Flow, Bone Blade, Illusory Eyes, Nether Wolf, and Nine-Tails Celestial Fox. Each radiated a unique light, like six slumbering authorities of gods. Toyotomi Yinglang stood beneath the tree, his hands clasped behind his back, gazing up at the fruits he had created himself. Sakura Haruno stood beside him, while Yutian stood respectfully to one side.
"Let it bear some ordinary fruits as well," Toyotomi Yinglang said calmly. "Keep the rarities, and use the ordinary ones to build a mighty army."
He raised his right hand, and pale golden Dragon Essence power surged from his palm once more. This time, the threads of energy were more numerous, denser, and thicker. If the six fruits earlier had been brocade painstakingly embroidered with a needle, he was now using a loom to mass-produce sturdy linen. The threads connected to branches throughout the energy tree, and masses of light began to condense.
The first was grayish-brown, its surface covered in rough patterns resembling wolf hide. At its top was a gray leaf shaped like an upright wolf's ear. The entire fruit exuded a wild aura, like an open wilderness.
"Zoan, Dog-Dog Fruit, Gray Wolf form."
The second was dark brown, its surface covered in sparse, featherlike patterns. At its top was a dark brown leaf shaped like a curved vulture feather. The entire fruit exuded a lonely aura, like a desert.
"Zoan, Bird-Bird Fruit, Vulture form."
The third was deep brown, its surface covered in coarse, stiff patterns resembling bear fur. It was a full size larger than the previous two and hung heavily from the branch. At