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15 God Tree

It's been two years since Takahashi came under the tutelage of Jaires and he has become Jaires's assistant physician. During these two years, he is trained in Baguazhang and Dim Mak which is quite similar to the Hyūga clan's Gentle Fist.

He also studies different toxins, making himself immune to most toxic substances. His study in toxins leads to a fascination with moonflowers, especially an Agapanthus called the Full Moon Lily of the Nile. The Full Moon Lilies are white, trumpet-shaped extra large round clusters with deep blue strips down the middle of each petal. They are perennial plants that grow vigorously. Full Moon Lilies contain scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine which are highly toxic alkaloids that can induce serious symptoms when inhaled or ingested.

One day when Takahashi and Jaires are training, a meteorite crashes nearby. They go to the crash site and spot a pale-skinned young woman with long facial features and long white hair laying in the crater. Seconds later, another meteorite crashes a distance away. The noise from the crash awakens the woman and she springs to her feet.

"Are you feeling alright," Jaires asks the woman.

The woman ignores Jaires and looks in the direction of the second meteorite. Coming from that direction is a man pale-skinned man with a long, curving horn. The horn grows from his left eyebrow, wraps around the back of his head, and juts outward from his right temple. The man walks to the woman's side before talking to her and looking at Jaires and Takahashi. The man steps in front of the woman and prepares to attack while Jaires and Takahashi take defensive stances.

Before a battle can take place, however, the woman surprise attacks the man, destroying his lower body. She then looks into the duo's eyes to hypnotize them but fails. This causes her to look warily at the duo.

"What should we do with her," Takahashi whispers.

"We'll leave her be; she doesn't seem to be hostile towards us," Jaires answers before walking off.

"Shouldn't we at least make sure that man is dead before leaving?"

"You're right, it would be wise to eliminate any future troubles."

Jaires walks to the man and presses a pressure point located on the back of the man's neck with a senbon. This causes the man to bleed from his eyes, ears, and mouth. Jaires and Takahashi then leave and are followed by the woman.

"May I help you with something miss," Jaires ask without turning to the woman.

"The name is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. I need to get to the God Tree; do you know its location?"

"It's northeast of the emperor's palace," Jaires informs before he and Takahashi leave to resume their training.

As they leave, Kaguya goes to the emperor's palace. She becomes Emperor Tenji's concubine shortly after. After becoming the emperor's concubine, Kaguya walks around the Land of Ancestors with her assistant Aino. During some of these walks, Kaguya and Aino meet with Jaires and Takahashi and become friends. It doesn't take long for Aino to become pregnant with Jaires's child that is revealed to be a girl when born. The girl is named Yoruno Shigaru.

On the night of their weekly visit, Kaguya, Aino, and a six-year-old Yoruno Shigaru come to the clinic to hide from the pursuit of the Land of Ancestors and the Land of That. It is soon decided that they will harvest the God Tree's Chakra Fruit despite the danger that might arise. They head to the God Tree while protecting Aino and Yoruno. Once at the base of the God Tree, Aino dies protecting Kaguya, who has been revealed to be pregnant. After harvesting the Chakra Fruit, Kaguya honors Aino's sacrifice by splitting the fruit in half and giving half to Jaires. Jaires accepts it and tries to have Takahashi eat it. Instead of eating it, Takahashi gives it to the teary-eyed

Yoruno. Yoruno eats it and becomes endowed with chakra.

[User has completed mission 1.]

[The user's chakra is now accessible.]

[The user's Sosengan will evolve to Yume Sosengan in 5...4...3...2...1.]

Takahashi's eyes become multicolored before changing beige-ish white. The beige-ish white eyes make anyone who looks directly at them feel as though they are gazing at the universe. His hair stays silver but gains a dreamy hue. Once his Sosengan evolves into the Yume Sosengan, he transforms into his Raijū mode which now has nine tails and fur that's the color of his hair when his Yume Sosengan is activated.

"Gaze of the God Eye," Takahashi says as he gazes at all the pursuers. Takahashi's gaze makes it harder for them to breathe. Those with a weaker will succumbs to death. "God Eye Illusory Oblivion."

A dreamy silver ball expels dreamy mist that passes through the battlefield before vanishing into the surroundings. Everyone the mist passed is then slowly disintegrated, terrifying the people not affected. The remaining pursuers try to flee but Takahashi chases them down with the Flying Raijin and slaughters them with his nails, creating rivers of blood. The longer Takahashi has the Yume Sosengan activated, the calmer he gets and the more cold-blooded he becomes.

"Blood Release: Bloodbath...Blood Release: Pulmonary Embolism."

Blood comes from the dead bodies and the surrounding area and creates a tsunami that sweeps away almost everyone brave enough to stay. Next, Takahashi has blood clots form in the lungs of Tenji and his men, causing them to cough, have shortness of breath, and chest pain before dying. Takahashi returns to a disheartened Kaguya, Jaires, and Yoruno after cleaning off the blood on him.

Takahashi returns to see Kaguya's change in appearance. Her hair grows to the ground, her fingernails grow long and dark, she grows two brown horns from her head, and a third eye forms in the center of her forehead. Her hooded cloak becomes a high-collared hime-kimono with tomoe running down its center and edges. It's adorned with intricate gold and purple lines.

Takahashi carries Yoruno while Jaires carries Aino's body and goes home. As they leave, Kaguya uses her newly obtained power to stop humanity's conflict. This makes everyone worship her as the Rabbit Goddess. Soon after, she gives birth to twin sons, Hagoromo and Hamura Ōtsutsuki.