"In other words… the reason I've grown so quickly is because I'm an outsider. I had no limits when I first came here…"
In the Palace of the Night, Qiye sat on the throne, his eyes fixed thoughtfully on the Divine Tree.
The Palace of the Night had no roof.
Because of that, even sitting on the throne, he could clearly see the enormous Divine Tree rising into the sky.
As he thought about how fast he had become stronger, Qiye started forming a theory in his mind. And thanks to the Divine Tree, he now had some proof.
The world of the Shinigami is made up of three realms: the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World.
But long ago, these three worlds didn't exist. The so-called "Three Realms" were created by the Soul King, who sacrificed himself to make them.
The Soul King was the very first powerful being to ever exist. He was the source of all spiritual abilities—like the powers of the Shinigami, Quincy, and Fullbringers.
Other than him, almost no other life form has ever been able to cross the limits of their own race.
Take Aizen Sōsuke, for example. He spent hundreds of years trying to break the barrier between Shinigami and Hollows. He succeeded, but it took him an extremely long time.
If a being can't break free from its racial limits, it can't truly evolve.
But Qiye was different. He had broken that rule completely.
He didn't just control the powers of both Shinigami and Hollows—he combined them to create a power that had never existed before in the Shinigami world.
As he thought about this, Qiye looked at his palm. A pale blue energy was glowing and swirling in his hand.
This wasn't Shinigami power.
It wasn't Hollow power either.
Although it was still a kind of spiritual energy, it was completely different from both. It came directly from his body—and it held terrifying strength.
"Chakra… this is a new kind of spiritual power called Chakra," Qiye muttered, touching his chin in thought.
After the Divine Tree appeared, it absorbed the spiritual energy of Hueco Mundo and produced a strange fruit. From that fruit, Qiye gained a bit of new power.
It wasn't a huge increase, but it was definitely real.
It didn't feel like the power of a Shinigami or Hollow. It felt a little similar to Quincy energy, but it was still different.
"That's because I'm a time traveler. I'm not part of this world, so I'm not limited by its rules," he realized. "That's why I can keep growing stronger with no end…"
"I've gotten so close to the level of the Soul King… and I've created a kind of power that's never existed here before…"
"In other words, I've become the new source of power!"
Suddenly, everything made sense to Qiye.
At first, he thought his evolution happened because he had awakened the Sharingan under the influence of the Hōgyoku.
After all, the Sharingan is known to evolve over time.
But now he understood—that wasn't the true reason.
No matter what kind of power had awakened in him back then, it would've still held the ability to grow without limits.
This made him completely different from any lifeform in the Shinigami world.
Rather than calling him a Shinigami, Quincy, Hollow, or Fullbringer… it would be more accurate to compare him to the original Soul King.
He had infinite potential. He could control powers from different races. And he even had the ability to create new races entirely from nothing.
This… was exactly the kind of authority the Soul King once had.
"As long as I keep growing," Qiye whispered to himself, "one day, I'll break through every barrier and reach the level of the Soul King…"
A grin spread across his face, and he raised an eyebrow. "To reach the Six Paths realm and even touch the Soul King's level… not bad at all."
With that thought, Qiye vanished from the throne and instantly appeared at the top of the Divine Tree like a shadow.
The massive tree, so huge it blocked the sun, was wildly sucking in the spiritual energy of Hueco Mundo—or perhaps the energy of the entire world.
All that energy was going into the Divine Tree's fruit.
The red fruit pulsed with energy. It bounced slightly with each pulse, growing more and more alive.
As he stood close to it, Qiye could feel the Chakra inside him increasing rapidly.
His thoughts also became incredibly clear and fast.
It felt like he was no longer just human. He had stepped into the realm of gods. All the confusion he once had—was suddenly gone.
As ideas rushed through his mind—
He suddenly remembered ninjutsu from the Naruto world.
And with his current clarity, he recreated one instantly.
"…The Eight Inner Gates?!"
Qiye couldn't help but smile as he looked at the Eight Inner Gates technique he had just recreated. Turning his gaze back to the glowing red fruit on the Divine Tree, he murmured,"I really can't wait to see how much stronger I'll become after eating this."
In the original Naruto series, above the power of the Six Paths was the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya gained immense power after eating the fruit of the Divine Tree, and with it, she ended the chaos of the world and became worshipped as a goddess.
Of course, the Divine Tree in front of him wasn't the same one from the Naruto world.
But it still held the power to destroy everything.
And the fruit it had produced seemed even stronger than the one from that world.
Just as Qiye was deep in thought, a flash of black light appeared—Shihouin Yoruichi landed lightly on the tree trunk, staring curiously at the glowing red fruit.
"What's this? It looks delicious! Let me have a bite…"
She reached out toward the fruit without hesitation.
Qiye snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her with amusement."Miss Yoruichi, if I were you, I wouldn't touch that fruit."
"Why not?"
Yoruichi didn't look concerned. She gave him a playful smile and said,"This is payback. You bullied me earlier—tied me up and handed me over to Sui-Feng! That traitor did horrible things to me… Aah!"
Before she could finish, she cried out in alarm as tree roots suddenly lashed toward her.
"W-What the—!? Is this tree attacking me!?"
Thick, snake-like roots burst to life, twisting through the air like dragons, guarding the fruit at the center of the Divine Tree. They shot toward Yoruichi, trying to trap her.
Her expression changed, and she quickly darted around the tree to escape. But no matter how fast she moved, the roots followed closely, refusing to let her go.
And when it still couldn't catch her, the tree released a terrifying power—like a Tailed Beast.
In an instant, the world seemed to shift.
Thunder, fire, ice, hurricanes, sandstorms… natural disasters exploded into existence all at once. Roaring winds and chaos spread across the entire area around the Divine Tree.
It was like the end of the world had arrived.
Far in the distance, a group of Menos Grande were busy building part of Las Noches. When they saw what was happening, their jaws dropped.
"That tree… it's unbelievably strong."
"It created all of that… just by itself?"
"The roots alone fight like an Adjuchas… no, even stronger."
"…."
The entire group of Menos was in a panic.
They had assumed Qiye created the giant tree to make Las Noches look more impressive.
None of them expected it to have such terrifying power on its own.
"Qiye! Stop it! I get it—I was wrong!" Yoruichi shouted, her usual pride gone as she begged for mercy.
She didn't even feel embarrassed. After all, back in the human world, she had used catnip on Qiye and wrestled him to the ground multiple times. She'd already lost her dignity with him.
Seeing this, Qiye laughed softly and with a single thought, calmed the raging tree.
He turned to Yoruichi with a grin and said,"Miss Yoruichi, don't mess with this tree again. It could actually kill you."
"Seriously?" Yoruichi stared at the tree in disbelief.
She wasn't surprised that Qiye could kill her. His strength was overwhelming now—possibly stronger than any of the captains.
But a tree? That was hard to believe.
"You still don't believe me?" Qiye smirked and gave a signal.
In an instant, the roots of the Divine Tree began to move again.
Each time they swung, thousands of sharp wooden thorns shot out, glowing with dense Reiatsu. The impact left deep craters in the ground all around them.
Each thorn hit with force on par with Yhwach's Great Holy Bow.
Yoruichi gasped. She placed a hand over her chest, feeling her heart pounding.
"This tree… it's terrifying…"
Qiye wasn't surprised at all. After all, the tree was nurturing a fruit that could rival the strength of the entire world. Of course, it would have powerful defense mechanisms.
And if it wasn't focused on nurturing the fruit—
It could transform into the Ten Tails and fire a Tailed Beast Bomb.
No longer paying attention to the unripe fruit, Qiye stretched lazily, then turned to Yoruichi with a smile.
"Miss Yoruichi, care to spar with me? I just created a new technique similar to your own. I've been looking for someone to test it with."
Yoruichi's eyes sparkled."Really!?"
Not far away, Unohana Retsu, who had been quietly watching Qiye, suddenly brightened. She raised her hand and waved excitedly:
"Qiye-kun, take me with you too!"
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