Generally speaking, it takes thousands of years for the God Tree to bear fruit, with the fastest time being around five hundred years.
However, for Shishou, it only took a little over ten years.
As Kaguya thought back to the thousands of years she had patiently waited for the God Tree to bear fruit, she couldn't help but glance at Shishou beside her.
If only I had met him sooner...
With that thought, Kaguya spoke up, "This fruit should be yours to consume."
She had already considered that if she requested to consume the fruit herself, the women around Shishou would definitely object.
If that happened, she might end up being sealed by them working together. She wasn't afraid of any one of them individually, but if they united against her, she wouldn't be able to handle it.
And if any of the other women were to consume the God Tree fruit, she wouldn't agree to that either.
Of course, the main reason was that the God Tree had borne fruit so quickly thanks entirely to Shishou's abilities, so it was only natural for him to consume it.
Tsunade and the others had no objections to Kaguya's decision.
The God Tree's fruiting was mostly Shishou's doing, with them at best helping with minor tasks, so they had no reason to claim the fruit for themselves.
Besides, there were too many people, and the fruit wouldn't be enough for everyone.
Hearing Kaguya's words, Shishou grinned.
This way, he avoided any unnecessary trouble.
He then flew to the top of the God Tree, ready to pluck the God Tree fruit.
This time, he planned to do the same as before: consume the fruit core himself while sharing the fruit flesh with Kaguya, Tsunade, and the others.
After all, consuming just the fruit core would grant him most of the fruit's power, so there was no need to be greedy and take it all, which could upset Kaguya and the others.
Arriving beside the God Tree fruit, Shishou reached out and plucked the half-human-sized fruit.
This time, the God Tree didn't react, having apparently learned its lesson from the last time.
With a finger as a blade, Shishou sliced open the God Tree fruit, extracting the glowing, seven-colored core from within.
As he held the fist-sized, seven-colored core in his hand, Shishou licked his lips.
He could feel the intense longing emanating from his current body.
As the core entered his mouth, Shishou's soul and body simultaneously erupted in a tremor of excitement.
At that moment, Shishou began another transformation.
Thump, thump, thump...
When Shishou had fully swallowed the second God Tree fruit core, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead pulsed with a heartbeat-like throb.
Then, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead suddenly opened wide, emitting a brilliant, dazzling light.
Shishou knew this was the second God Tree fruit further enhancing the "Moon Eye" in his forehead.
According to Kaguya, once he fully absorbed the power from the second God Tree fruit core, his nine-tomoe Rinnegan would undergo another enhancement.
This would significantly boost all the abilities of that eye.
And the more God Tree fruits he consumed in the future, the stronger that eye would become, eventually transforming him into the unparalleled cosmic deity of the Otsutsuki clan's legends.
At that point, Shishou would possess the power to control the entire universe.
Just like the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead, the Kamui Rinnegan and Kotoamatsukami Rinnegan in his eyes also grew brighter, with additional tomoe appearing, reaching six tomoe in both eyes.
Subsequently, Shishou's entire body began to radiate a brilliant light, turning him into a small figure of pure light.
In the next moment, a column of seven-colored light surged from around Shishou, filling Kaguya's entire primordial sphere space.
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When the light around him faded, Shishou suddenly found himself in a pitch-black space, with a distant planet floating in the void ahead of him.
As the "Moon Eye" in his forehead flickered, Shishou's vision allowed him to see his current form.
He hadn't changed much from before, and even the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead looked the same.
The only difference was that the Kamui Rinnegan and Kotoamatsukami Rinnegan in his eyes had each gained six tomoe.
Of course, this was only on the surface.
Shishou knew that the eye in his forehead had undergone a profound transformation, with all its abilities significantly enhanced.
Taking in his dark surroundings, Shishou quickly realized where he was.
This was his inner dimension.
And that distant planet was his primordial sphere planet.
After consuming the seven-colored core of the second God Tree fruit, the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead had evolved once again.
His Heavenly Transfer Technique had also been further enhanced.
If his previous two dimensions could each hold only one planet, then now, his current dimension could accommodate an entire small star system.
Yes, a small star system!
This was the enhancement Shishou's Heavenly Transfer Technique had received after gaining the power of the second God Tree fruit.
At the same time, the number of his inner dimensions had increased from two to three.
Moreover, these were three independent dimensions, each separate from the others.
In other words, if Shishou wished, he could directly contain the entire star system where the ninja world was located within his own body, creating a miniature universe inside him.
And he could hold three such miniature universes!
Additionally, his inherent natural unification ability allowed him to manipulate everything within these three dimensions at will.
This newfound power, possessing his own small worlds and being able to control them as he pleased, made Shishou feel as though he had truly become a god.
Feeling the changes brought by his Heavenly Transfer Technique, Shishou was filled with excitement.
If his inner dimension could now contain an entire star system, then perhaps he could now consider absorbing the entire star system of the ninja world into his body.
He had hesitated to absorb the ninja world planet into his body because he feared that drastic environmental changes would cause massive casualties among the inhabitants.
After all, if the ninja world planet were to lose its sun, it would bring unimaginable disasters to its people.
But now, if he could contain the entire solar system within his body, forming his own internal universe, then he could seriously consider the feasibility of this plan.
And if this plan succeeded...
His future goal might be to continuously seek out star systems with life and absorb them into his body, turning them into God Tree fruit cultivation bases.
At that point, he would have a constant source of God Tree fruits to further enhance himself.
Having set his future goal, Shishou took one last look at his primordial sphere planet before disappearing from where he stood.
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POWER STONE!!!!
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