Uchiha's personal opinion

Uchiha Tokumitsu not only wanted to plant the seed of the Divine Tree here, but also needed to use it to draw Kaguya Otsutsuki's attention from the ninja world to this much larger pirate world!

"This is an extremely vast world..."

As the high-pitched prayers of the High Priestess Risa began, Orochimaru, who was in charge of the bloodletting, directed his subordinates to escort the prisoners one by one to the blood pool under the altar like chickens for bloodletting. Meanwhile, the expressionless medical ninjas stood by, ready to monitor the quality of the blood and control the amount of bleeding to prevent the prisoners from dying from excessive bloodletting.

The smell of blood began to permeate the air.

The slug sage seemed somewhat unwell, while the white snake sage's expression was as if he had smelled the world's finest wine; he took a deep breath, a look of intoxication on his face.

As the High Priestess Risa's prayers grew louder, the blood pool began to bubble, and the statue of the Goddess of the Rabbit in the main hall began to emit a faint light!

Seeing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the effect of the ritual had attracted the attention of the Goddess of the Rabbit.

Upon seeing this, the two immortals' expressions immediately changed. They hurriedly bowed to Uchiha Tokumitsu and then vanished in an instant.

"Junior!"

As Uchiha Tokumitsu's gaze fell upon the statue's eyes, a voice that sounded ethereal suddenly echoed in his mind.

Uchiha Tokumitsu controlled his thoughts, cleared his mind, and silently focused his gaze on the goddess statue that was radiating light.

"Is this your blood sacrifice?!"

The voice of the goddess of the rabbit echoed in his mind once more: "Burn all your blood as a sacrifice, and I will grant you the power of your bloodline!"

"You should be able to see this world by now, right?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu finally responded in his mind: "A world far more vast and prosperous than the ninja world!"

I remember you!

"You are the first person in thousands of years to offer a blood sacrifice to me!"

The voice of the goddess of the rabbit echoed in Uchiha Tokumitsu's mind once again.

This time, Uchiha Tokumitsu sensed a hint of impatience in his voice.

"This is a seed from the divine tree..."

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu did not respond directly, but instead raised the Divine Tree seed in his palm: "It is also the source of your power..."

"..."

The goddess of the rabbit did not respond further.

"The ninja world is no longer your world, but I can promise you that if you are willing to let go of your obsession with slaughtering living beings after you break free from the seal, then there will be a place for you in this world!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently recited to himself.

But the goddess of the rabbit still did not respond; only the light on the statue began to flicker.

"All of the Ten-Tails' power has been used to condense this divine tree seed. Even if you break the seal on your own, without a source of power, you're just an ordinary Otsutsuki!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently repeated himself.

"...What do you want? My beloved descendants!"

The goddess of the rabbit has finally responded again.

"The ninja world is my ninja world, and the only true god can only be me!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently said, "But, there is a place for you in this world, it's that simple!"

"The fruit of the divine tree must be mine!"

"impossible!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu refused without hesitation.

"It seems you do have some sincerity in helping me get out of this predicament..."

This time, the voice of the goddess of the rabbit seemed somewhat relieved.

If Uchiha Tokumitsu were truly willing to take on everything and agree to everything, then the Goddess of the Rabbit would suspect that he might have other ulterior motives.

"The Mother Goddess doesn't need to make a decision now..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised an eyebrow, realizing that the Goddess of the Rabbit wasn't as naive as he had imagined: "Once the Divine Tree's fruit ripens, it will be the day the Mother Goddess is freed!"

—This is also the time for the ninja world to launch a full-scale attack!

"You know so much... You're truly an amazing junior!"

A series of ambiguous laughs echoed in Uchiha Tokumitsu's mind, and then the light on the statue began to dim.

Even the Goddess of Rabbit, sealed away for countless years, couldn't withstand such distant attention for long.

Meanwhile, the high priestess Risa, who was dancing and praying, rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground.

Uchiha Tokumitsu no longer hesitated, throwing the Divine Tree seed from his palm into the blood pool, and simultaneously began rapidly forming hand seals—

"Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth Technique!"

After the divine tree seed fell into the blood pool, it quickly absorbed all the blood. Then, under the effect of immortal magic, it began to send out roots that took root in the soil of the deserted island!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

With a sudden tremor, a 10-meter-tall 'sapling' sprang up from the ground!

A mysterious and strange fluctuation began to reverberate continuously, like breathing, slow but rhythmic.

Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to manipulate the roots of the Divine Tree seed through the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique, allowing them to penetrate the soil and reach the deep sea abyss.

The deserted island began to crumble and disintegrate under the ravages of the roots. Except for the soil in the shrine area, which remained relatively intact, the rock and soil in other areas mysteriously disappeared as if they had been swallowed up.

As the Divine Tree sapling breathed, Orochimaru, who had returned to the ship, suddenly felt a pang of surprise as he looked at Uchiha Tokumitsu, who was maintaining the Divine Tree's roots.

"This is……"

"It's the aura of natural energy..."

The white snake immortal clone, who had silently appeared behind him, spoke softly.

It never expected that Uchiha Tokumitsu would plant the seed of the Divine Tree so easily!

"The taste of natural energy is rather peculiar..."

The slug sage's clone took a slight sniff of the faint natural energy in the air and was quite surprised.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

While maintaining the Divine Tree's roots, Uchiha Tokumitsu formed a hand seal with one hand to create a clone, which he then remotely controlled to leap to the top of the Divine Tree and sit down cross-legged.

"It will take about five more days to completely complete the establishment of the sacred tree's roots..."

Chapter 514 The Anomaly of the World

"When will the siege of Impel Down be lifted! When will the Buster Call in the East Blue be fully carried out?!"

At Marineford, the two admirals who remained at headquarters, Sengoku and Sakazuki, were being bombarded with criticism from the Five Elders on the other end of the television.

"The authority of the world government is being shaken!"

"The pirates in the New World are already restless. If they collectively cause a riot, who will be able to subdue them!"

The Five Elders' accusations continued unabated, Sengoku remained expressionless, while Sakazuki's anger grew increasingly intense.

"Build ships! Recruit soldiers! Allocate funds!"

Unable to bear the barrage of insults any longer, Sakazuki suddenly erupted, smashing the table in front of him to pieces with a single punch: "As long as these three things are done, the destruction of mere pirates is only a matter of time!"

As a representative of the naval hawks, Sakazuki, who advocates 'complete justice,' is never as 'shallow' as those who advocate shipbuilding or recruiting soldiers—his character is to want it all!

As for whether the World Government could allocate so many funds or provide so many resources, Sakazuki didn't care at all; he only cared about whether it was feasible.

The Sengoku general, though caught in the scattering of wood chips, remained expressionless, merely brushing the debris off his cloak while his gaze remained fixed on the television in front of him.

"...General Sakazuki, please keep your mouth shut!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the television, followed by another angry rebuke from one of the Five Elders.

"Humph!"

Sakazuki snorted and plopped back into his chair.

"General of the Warring States Period... You haven't spoken at all during this meeting. Don't you have anything to say?"

The Five Elders turned their attention to the Sengoku general who had remained silent.

After all, although Sakazuki is a very pure Marine, he is still a little 'rough' in handling certain matters, and as a 'quick knife' in the hands of the World Government, it is not good to punish him too much. Therefore, the Five Elders simply ignored his rudeness just now.

"More important than mere pirates are the anomalies in the world..."

The warlord said slowly, "The calm zone is starting to ripple..."

"Aquaman or some other giant monster..."

"It's not Neptune rising to the surface, it's waves created by the calm zone!"

Before Jaigolusia Satan, one of the Five Elders, could finish speaking, Sakazuki interrupted him, saying, "Moreover, the Calm Belt in the first half of the Grand Line has been rippled!"

"At the same time, the eddy speed of the triangular current is also constantly decreasing..."

The Warring States general continued.

"Also! The charging time of the record pointer has started to increase. As for the reason—Marcus Mazsan might as well check what the current state of Reverse Mountain is like!"

Sakazuki then dropped another bombshell.

The television screen froze.

This wasn't because the Five Elders were stunned; rather, they proactively suspended the connection and began arranging for personnel to verify the information.

After all, the bombshell dropped by the two generals at this moment was truly shocking!

A short while later, the screen flickered and the Five Elders reconnected.

"Who discovered this? When was it discovered?"

The Five Elders sounded slightly anxious.

"...Admiral Kuzan, who was stationed at Impel Down's defenses, discovered the anomaly in the Calm Belt, and the anomaly in the Triangle Current was discovered by the supply fleet—but they ultimately failed to reach Impel Down!"

Sengoku Taisho glanced at Sakast and continued, "As for the issue of the magnetic field changes in response to the charging time of the record pointer, it was reported by Vice Admiral Garp, who was in charge of carrying out the East Blue Buster Order."

"All the reports are from today, exactly one hour before the meeting..."