Ōtsutsuki Clan

The **Ōtsutsuki Clan** (大筒木一族, *Ōtsutsuki Ichizoku*) are a clan of humanoid extraterrestrial parasites that rove across the multiverse in search of godhood. The clan is composed of horned "celestial beings" (天津人, *amatsubito*) who scour in search of God Trees and their chakra fruits.

## History

The origins of the Ōtsutsuki clan are shrouded in mystery. Some believe they were created by the Celestials. Others believe they were a mutation sparked by a mortal consuming a chakra fruit from a God Tree. Given how Ōtsutsuki typically replenish their number, there might be some truth to the latter case. Regardless, the clan later spread out across the cosmos and the multiverse in search of planets on which to plant Ten-Tails, which would go on to grow into God Trees. They would then consume the fruits of those God Trees in order to consume a planet's chakra and genetic information in the hopes that it would make them closer to a god.

Despite being able to transverse the multiverse with space-time techniques, Ōtsutsuki clan members are known to have variants across a slew of timelines. As a result, chronicling the entire history of the clan is impossible. Branch families also frequently appear in many timelines on many planets. For example, Hagoromo and Hamura Ōtsutsuki began branch families in the original *Naruto* timeline. However, in nearly every universe, they are responsible directly or indirectly for the creation of the shinobi concept.

## Appearance

Members of the Ōtsutsuki clan's main family (those who have consumed chakra fruits) bear pale skin, various cranial horns, silver hair, and Byakugan eyes. Some male and female members shave their eyebrows into circles, denoting their self-image as royalty. All are roughly human sized and shaped and wear white tailcoats with an assortment of magatama printed upon them.

Ōtsutsuki clan members are capable of breeding with humans. All clan members produced in this way are considered part of branch families. These half-Ōtsutsuki possess pale or greyed skin (as was the case with Hamura and Hagoromo respectively). They do not always possess the clan's trademark hair color, nor are their cranial horns very pronounced - should they inherit any at all. Some may be born with the Byakugan, but this is not a requisite.

## Abilities

In almost every universe they appear, the Ōtsutsuki clan were the first to use chakra and their ease at doing so is their greatest ability. Most are capable of using all five basic natures to remarkable degrees. Those who have consumed a chakra fruit can also use Yin-Yang Release to achieve godlike creation abilities, in addition to being able to freely mix the basic natures in ways humans require a genetic predisposition to replicate the same. The clan also bore a handful of dōjutsu, being the progenitors of the Byakugan and Tenseigan, as well as masters with the Rinnegan. This combination of genetic traits and chakra mastery have made the Ōtsutsuki clan divine on almost every planet that has encountered them.

Members of the main family were also virtually immortal. They could not die of natural causes and were exceedingly difficult to kill. This stemmed from their Kāma: diamond-shaped seals containing their individual genetic information that could be placed upon a suitable host before their death. Should they ever die, the Kāma would rewrite the genetic information of the host, replacing it with the Ōtsutsuki's own genetics, thereby allowing them to completely revive. Even branch family members were resilient and hard to kill. Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki was able to linger long past the death of his physical body and even temporarily manifest in the real world.

Those of the main family were also able to breathe in space and their bodies were resilient enough to resist entry and exit of a planet's atmosphere. Many also had skill in using space-time abilities to move around instantaneously or even hop across timelines. One member in particular, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, was even able to consciously move backwards in time to change events as he saw fit.

## Branch Families

As a space-fairing, multiversal clan, many branch families have developed across the Multiverse. An Ōtsutsuki branch family is referred to as any Ōtsutsuki clan that is the product of breeding between the Ōtsutsuki and humans. Main clan members gain their status by eating a chakra fruit from a God Tree. Those who are jinchūriki of a Ten-Tails, such as Kisshōten Ōtsutsuki, are considered main clan members are well.

### Kisshōten Ōtsutsuki's Branch Family

On Kamuikotan, a branch family of the Ōtsutsuki clan exists. Descended from Hamura Ōtsutsuki, this Ōtsutsuki branch went to live on the Moon to guard the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the remnants of the Ōtsutsuki matriarch, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Under the guidance of Hamura, the Ōtsutsuki clan created the Tenseigan, an energy vessel that uses their Byakugan and is powered by cosmic energy, to create a habitable zone on the moon. This branch family split into main and branch families of their own, forgetting the original main family that still exists off in the far ether. The Ōtsutsuki clan almost destroyed itself, misinterpreting the celestial decree of their benefactor. However, Kisshōten Ōtsutsuki, with the help of Uriko Ōtsutsuki - who would later become her wife - and the powerful Ten-Tails sealed inside her, Shūichi, conquered the moon with sheer power, taking over the clan and saving it.

This branch family was originally located on Earth, and taken to the moon by Hamura. Hagoromo, Asura, and Indra Ōtsutsuki are all considered members of this branch family.

### Tenshiki Ōtsutsuki's Branch Family

 Main article: Earth-101

A branch family of the Ōtsutsuki clan exists on Earth-101 and was founded by Tenshiki and Hayashiki Ōtsutsuki. As the pair were both male, they created a special technique that would allow them to mix their genetics and create progeny. Their children then spread out and married with humans, creating an Ōtsutsuki clan, as well as becoming the progenitors of many of the shinobi clans in their reality. After doing their job, they retreated to Takamagahara, where they live indifferent of mortal lives. Their branch family is symbolized with a half-moon eating a sun. It is a symbol commonly seen on the robes and flags of their progeny.

### Ushishiki Ōtsutsuki's Branch Family

A branch family of the Ōtsutsuki clan exists in the reality of Earth-45. While they initially lived on the Earth, the eventually inhabited the Moon. It was founded by Ushishiki Ōtsutsuki, bringing a number of his descendants with him to the moon. As such, members of his branch family can be seen with the Sharingan and the Byakugan, sometimes both. Further, the Rinnegan and Tenseigan can also appear, but are exceedingly rare. Aside from guarding the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, they are also to defend the Earth from the threat of other Ōtsutsuki attempting to invade it. This has led to them engaging with rival sects of the clan on more than one occasion, usually ending with Ushishiki killing them. However, they have welcomed refugees seeking an escape from the typically dark nature of the clan. This includes the current **Grand Priestess** (大尼僧, *Dainisō*) of the clan, Shizuka Ōtsutsuki.

## Trivia

* The Ōtsutsuki clan are the only known clan with multiple symbols.