Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1872728-20160305150743/@comment-3568954-20160314174639

the shinju(god tree) wasn't really a god. it was never really a sentient being. it was alive in the same manner that a tree is alive. but it had no emotions it had no thoughts it was just a passive life form absorbing solar energy and creating oxygen it had a special fruit that is essentially a SUPER FRUIT IE a fruit that has remarkable health benefits. when kaguya consumed the chakra fruit she simply gained access to the vital properties the fruit carried with it. this gave her a strong powerful life force she than was able to mold her physical and spiritual energies together to create Chakra.

something that lacks a spiritual side can not possibly have chakra. as such the shinju couldn't possibly actually have chakra.

the boruto movie showed that the Otsutsuki clan already possessed the ability to use chakra before kaguya came to the naruto planet

via those food pills that momo/kinshi constantly consumed it worked in a similar manner as the fruit of the shinju but was temporary. momo/kinshi were trying to revive an ancient long dead shinju from another planet so it would produce a brand new fruit so they could gain access to the same life force as kaguya.

the shinju's that exist throughout the naruto universe were formed from land that was bathed in the blood of the many wars. in many lore warriors blood is special which is why in many lore warriors run in families. all those warriors dying, and bathing the ground red caused the trees to grow essentially all the good parts of a warrior. hence strong life force gained from eating the shinju fruit.