Where does chakra come from in the Naruto universe?

From Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first to eat the Fruit of the God Tree on Earth: she became the ninja world's first holder of chakra and passed it on to her twin sons Hagoromo and Hamura, and it was Hagoromo who then spread it among humans. Boruto specifies, however, that the clan was already consuming Fruits elsewhere: Kaguya is "first" only at the scale of Earth.

Is Kaguya the leader of the Otsutsuki Clan?

No — that is a common misconception. Isshiki, a member of the main branch, outranked her: he brought her to Earth where she was meant to serve as food for the God Tree, before she betrayed him and left him for dead.

Is Urashiki Otsutsuki canon?

He belongs to the Boruto anime (a time-travel filler arc) and to the games, and does not appear in the manga: he should be treated as non-canon in the manga, unlike Momoshiki, Kinshiki, Isshiki or Kaguya.

Otsutsuki Clan: The Celestial Bloodline

July 17, 2026

1545 words | Reading time: 8 min

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Chakra has not always existed on Earth. The Otsutsuki, horned celestial beings, travel from world to world to plant a God Tree there, harvest its Fruit and siphon off all of a planet's chakra. Kaguya was the first to eat one here; her sons passed it on after her. This guide details how they operate in pairs, where the subordinate serves as the sacrifice, their two branches, earthly and lunar, and their members, from Kaguya to Isshiki and Code.

The bloodline that brought chakra to Earth — and fully intends to take it back. From the antagonists at the end of Naruto to those in Boruto, the Otsutsuki are the origin and the ultimate threat of the entire ninja universe. Here is the guide to this celestial clan.

Traveling Celestial Beings
The Origin of Chakra
The God Tree and the Chakra Fruit
Working in Pairs
Two Branches, Earthly and Lunar
From Kaguya to Isshiki
Summary Table
FAQ

Traveling Celestial Beings

The Otsutsuki Clan is an ancient bloodline of horned humanoids, often described as near-divine celestial beings — a genuine parasitic species. They travel from planet to planet and from dimension to dimension.

Their goal, the "Otsutsuki Will," is relentless: to consume the chakra and life energy of the worlds they visit in order to evolve without end.

Five very pale-skinned characters, all bearing horns on their heads and wearing long ornate robes, gathered against a dark red background; one of them has a third eye in the middle of his forehead. — Horned humanoids described as celestial beings, who move from one world to the next.

The Origin of Chakra

It all begins with Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first to eat the Fruit of the God Tree on Earth. She thus became the first holder of chakra in the ninja world, nicknamed the "mother of all chakra."

She passed this power on to her sons, and it was Hagoromo, the Sage of the Six Paths, who then spread it among humans. A nuance added by Boruto: the clan was already consuming Fruits elsewhere — Kaguya is "first" only at the scale of Earth.

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In a hollow with dark wooden walls, a pale figure in a long robe raises to her mouth a dazzling sphere whose light radiates all around her. — The first Fruit eaten on Earth: this is how chakra enters the ninja world.

The God Tree and the Chakra Fruit

The clan's method is a cycle of death. It plants a Ten-Tails seed which, fed on a living Otsutsuki, becomes a God Tree whose roots siphon off all of a planet's chakra.

The tree then produces a single large Chakra Fruit that the Otsutsuki consume to gain power, youth and longevity — even if it means leaving a dead world behind them.

A large purple fruit with a segmented surface, surrounded by big green leaves and threaded with pale glowing filaments. — The tree yields only one Fruit: all the chakra siphoned from the planet is concentrated in it.

Working in Pairs

The Otsutsuki operate in pairs. In each pair, the lower-ranking member serves as the sacrifice to make the Tree sprout, while the higher-ranking one watches over the cultivation and harvests the Fruit.

Two examples illustrate this: Isshiki had brought Kaguya to Earth so she would serve as food (before she betrayed him); and in the Boruto movie, Momoshiki literally transmutes his subordinate Kinshiki into a Chakra Fruit in order to devour him.

In a room bathed in red light, two pale figures face each other: one massive and broad-shouldered, the other more slender, draped in a long light-colored cape and standing on a rock. — Momoshiki and Kinshiki, one of these pairs: the subordinate will end up transmuted into a Fruit by his superior.

Two Branches, Earthly and Lunar

Kaguya's descendants split in two. The earthly branch runs through her son Hagoromo, then her grandsons Indra and Asura, whose souls reincarnate down through the generations.

The lunar branch, for its part, is led by Hamura, who left for the Moon to watch over Kaguya's sealed remains. His last descendant, Toneri, appears in The Last: Naruto the Movie.

Two young men in light-colored coats marked with dark patterns leap forward side by side: one has pale hair and entirely white eyes, the other spiky hair and a red third eye on his forehead. — Kaguya's two sons: the earthly branch descends from Hagoromo, the lunar branch from Hamura.

From Kaguya to Isshiki

A crucial point that is often misunderstood: Kaguya is not at the top of the clan. Isshiki, a member of the main branch, outranked her — he is the one who had brought her to Earth.

Isshiki later survives by implanting himself in the body of the monk Jigen and leads the organization Kara. On his death, he bequeaths the Otsutsuki Will to Code — the story continuing in Two Blue Vortex, still ongoing.

One last name deserves a separate mention: Urashiki Otsutsuki, a chakra thief who backs up Momoshiki and Kinshiki — but he is an anime-only antagonist, absent from the manga.

A pale-skinned character with a horn curving from the side of his skull, in a white coat trimmed with dark red and black pants, stands on a rooftop above a village of round buildings. — Isshiki, of the main branch: he is the one who brought Kaguya to Earth, not the other way around.

Summary Table

Aspect	Details
Nature of the Clan	A bloodline of "celestial beings," near-divine parasitic horned aliens, traveling from world to world and from dimension to dimension to carry out the Otsutsuki Will.
Goal of the Clan	Plant a God Tree (a Ten-Tails seed fed on an Otsutsuki), siphon off all of a planet's chakra, then harvest and eat the Chakra Fruit to evolve.
Origin of Chakra	Kaguya, 1st to eat the Fruit on Earth → 1st holder of chakra; passed on to her twin sons Hagoromo and Hamura, then spread to humans by Hagoromo. (The clan was already consuming it elsewhere.)
How It Works	Pairs: the subordinate serves as sacrifice to the Ten-Tails, the superior harvests the Fruit (Isshiki above Kaguya; Momoshiki devours Kinshiki). Kaguya is NOT at the top of the clan.
Two Branches / What Comes Next	Earthly (Kaguya → Hagoromo → Indra and Asura) vs lunar (Hamura → … → Toneri); Isshiki → Kara → Code; plot continued in Two Blue Vortex (ongoing).

FAQ

Where does chakra come from in the Naruto universe?
From Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first to eat the Fruit of the God Tree on Earth: she became the ninja world's first holder of chakra and passed it on to her twin sons Hagoromo and Hamura, and it was Hagoromo who then spread it among humans. Boruto specifies, however, that the clan was already consuming Fruits elsewhere: Kaguya is "first" only at the scale of Earth.
Why do the Otsutsuki operate in pairs?
Because making a God Tree sprout requires feeding the Ten-Tails seed a living Otsutsuki: in each pair, the lower-ranking member serves as the sacrifice while the higher-ranking one watches over the cultivation and harvests the Chakra Fruit.
Is Kaguya the leader of the Otsutsuki Clan?
No — that is a common misconception. Isshiki, a member of the main branch, outranked her: he brought her to Earth where she was meant to serve as food for the God Tree, before she betrayed him and left him for dead.
What is the difference between the earthly branch and the lunar branch?
The earthly branch descends from Kaguya through her son Hagoromo, then her grandsons Indra and Asura. The lunar branch was led by Hamura, who left for the Moon to watch over Kaguya's sealed remains; his descendants lived there, and Toneri, introduced in The Last: Naruto the Movie, is its last survivor.
Is Urashiki Otsutsuki canon?
He belongs to the Boruto anime (a time-travel filler arc) and to the games, and does not appear in the manga: he should be treated as non-canon in the manga, unlike Momoshiki, Kinshiki, Isshiki or Kaguya.

In summary

The Otsutsuki Clan is the alpha and omega of the universe: the hand that sowed chakra on Earth is also the one that means to reap it. To understand this clan is to understand why, from Kaguya to Code, the same celestial hunger threatens the ninja world in every generation.