This was not by its own choice!
An invisible wall had appeared in front of the miniature Ten-Tails, blocking its path.
The forceful collision left the miniature Ten-Tails dizzy, its body swaying slightly.
"Interesting."
"After the nine types of chakra merged, not only did its appearance change, but its very essence was completely transformed."
"This aura… the power of the Six Paths?"
"What a pleasant surprise."
A brilliant smile spread across Yuto's calm face.
Yuto could now sense a chakra aura from this miniature Ten-Tails that was fundamentally different from that of the Tailed Beasts.
Its essence was purer, more powerful, and more chaotic!
"Let me see if I can take that step!"
A sharp gleam flashed in Yuto's eyes as he murmured softly.
As he spoke.
Yuto raised both hands and clapped them together with a low shout.
In an instant!
Dense black sealing marks surfaced from the ground, spreading rapidly toward the miniature Ten-Tails at a visible speed.
Like serpents, they coiled around the miniature Ten-Tails' body.
"Roar!"
The miniature Ten-Tails let out a tremendous roar. The ten arm-like tails behind it flailed wildly, as if trying to break free from the sealing marks' bonds.
"Hmph! The real Ten-Tails would be one thing, but you aren't even a split fragment. You think you can break free?"
Yuto snorted lightly and narrowed his eyes.
The spread of the dense black sealing marks accelerated. Though the miniature Ten-Tails continued to struggle, it was not the true Ten-Tails after all.
Its consciousness was nothing more than a state filled with slaughter and chaos.
Under these conditions, the miniature Ten-Tails could not hold out for long before being completely enveloped by the black sealing marks.
It fell into a sealed state, becoming utterly still.
After finishing this.
Yuto formed several hand seals and dismissed the defensive barriers he had set up.
Though the miniature Ten-Tails was not particularly powerful, one had to be cautious when dealing with Six Paths-level forces.
Yuto walked calmly to the sealed miniature Ten-Tails with a composed expression.
"Whether this succeeds depends on this step."
Yuto spoke flatly while placing his palm directly on the miniature Ten-Tails' body.
Though Yuto did not possess the Rinnegan, he could still forcibly absorb the Tailed Beasts using the Black Emperor's ability.
The Black Emperor's power exploded to its fullest!
An immense attractive force descended upon the miniature Ten-Tails instantly. The miniature Ten-Tails wanted to resist.
But sealed by the black markings, it could not even struggle.
In the blink of an eye!
The massive figure, roughly six or seven meters tall, shrank rapidly at a visible rate, absorbed into Yuto's body.
An incomparable power surged through every fiber of Yuto's being.
Immediately after.
Violent, chaotic, murderous, and various other negative emotions flooded in, rushing toward Yuto's mind.
"As long as it is chakra, it is energy!"
"And in the domain of energy, I am king!"
Yuto's body trembled as a powerful, terrifying aura erupted from within.
Under the mutant Black Emperor's ability, all energy was destined only to be bound and controlled!
Yuto's goal was never to become a Jinchuriki and seal the miniature Ten-Tails within himself. He intended to devour it completely and transform it into his own power!
The negative emotions triggered by the miniature Ten-Tails did not last long before being utterly suppressed by Yuto.
Of course.
The miniature Ten-Tails was not even a true fragment of the Ten-Tails. Its energy was extremely limited, and resolving these negative emotions was not difficult.
This was also why Yuto dared to do this without the Rinnegan.
What Yuto wanted was that trace of Six Paths power that had emerged within the miniature Ten-Tails after absorbing the nine types of Tailed Beast chakra.
Under the full operation of the mutant Black Emperor's ability!
Yuto began to completely devour and absorb this power from the miniature Ten-Tails!
Centered on Yuto, an invisible storm materialized out of thin air, like an S-rank Wind Release ninjutsu, carrying terrifying gales that raged outward.
Everything nearby was instantly swept clean as violent energy spread in all directions.
Not only that!
Yuto's aura became increasingly terrifying, and faintly.
The space around Yuto began to ripple slightly.
An indescribable majesty rose slowly from Yuto's body!
Massive, formidable chakra auras began to solidify gradually, as if undergoing a qualitative transformation.
Fortunately, Yuto had prepared in advance by staying within the barrier.
Otherwise, this phenomenon alone would have drawn the attention of the entire Kirigakure.
This state did not last long.
As if in an instant!
Yuto's eyes snapped open. An invisible pressure radiated from his body.
Immediately after.
Yuto's body slowly rose from the ground, hovering in midair.
A white ceremonial robe materialized out of thin air, draping over Yuto's body. Mysterious black tomoe patterns gradually appeared on the white robe.
Six pure black Truth-Seeking Orbs, so dark that even souls trembled, appeared behind Yuto in an even distribution.
Six Paths Sage Mode!!
"The principle of all things, dominion over all of creation."
"This is the power of the Six Paths?"
"Even smoother than I anticipated."
Sensing the qualitative power within his body, Yuto hovered in midair, a trace of delight on his face as he murmured softly.
In the original story.
Uzumaki Naruto had obtained Six Paths Sage Mode after gathering the chakra of the One through Eight-Tails within his body, combined with his status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
After assembling all the Tailed Beast chakra.
The Yang power bestowed upon him by the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, activated Six Paths Sage Mode.
Yuto's process was mimicking Naruto's method.
With the mutant Black Emperor's ability, acquiring the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts was not difficult for Yuto. As for the need for the Tailed Beasts' acknowledgment, such trivial concerns were unnecessary before overwhelming power.
After solving this problem, the most difficult part was how to obtain Six Paths power.
There was obviously no expecting anything from Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
That fellow lurking in the shadows – if he didn't cause Yuto trouble, Yuto would already be grateful.
So Yuto turned his attention to the Gedo Statue.
The rest needed no further explanation.
Honestly!
Until the moment of success, Yuto had not been completely certain. At best, he had only seventy percent confidence.
The remaining thirty percent was the chakra of Indra and Ashura!
In Yuto's view, the reason Naruto and Sasuke could reach Six Paths level was not only due to the Yin-Yang power bestowed by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
A portion of the reason was that both carried the chakra of Indra and Ashura within them.
The Uchiha and the Uzumaki were both descendants of the Otsutsuki clan, but Yuto was not.
This was an important reason why Yuto lacked complete certainty!
And now.
"It seems I not only guessed correctly, but bet correctly as well."
Yuto felt the indescribable Six Paths power within his body and chuckled softly.
Now that he thought about it.
Whether Indra or Ashura, both were sons of the Sage of Six Paths.
The Sage of Six Paths was the son of Kaguya Otsutsuki.
And Kaguya's power itself came largely from the God Tree.
This piece of the Ten-Tails' body that Yuto had severed from the Gedo Statue, no matter how weak, was still the power of the Ten-Tails' true body.
This was equivalent to Yuto solving the problem at its root.
Yuto let out a hearty laugh, and even the surrounding air seemed to boil.
The current Yuto felt an incomparable strength.
Yuto willed it, and one of the six Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him flew into his palm.
Looking at the fist-sized black Truth-Seeking Orb in his hand, Yuto's eyes held a trace of curiosity.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs seemed to manifest on their own once one stepped into Six Paths level.
In a sense, this was also a mark of having entered Six Paths level.
This small, fist-sized Truth-Seeking Orb possessed the power to easily destroy an entire forest.
Even the Edo Tensei, a nearly impossible-to-counter ninjutsu, would crumble before a Truth-Seeking Orb.
After casually playing with and altering the Truth-Seeking Orb's form, Yuto let it fly back behind him.
Next.
Yuto extended a finger and tapped the air before him.
Invisible crystalline matter materialized out of thin air, and in the blink of an eye, formed a massive mirror.
"Creation from nothing – that is the power of Yin Release."
Yuto looked at his image in the mirror, wearing the white robe, and murmured softly.
Unlike Naruto, Yuto's face in the mirror did not show black markings.
Nor did he grow the horns unique to the Otsutsuki clan, as Uchiha Madara or Obito had.
Of course.
Without Uchiha blood, Yuto could never awaken the Rinnegan.
Aside from the white robe adorned with black tomoe patterns and the six Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him, Yuto's appearance remained unchanged.
Facing this.
Yuto felt no particular surprise.
Had Yuto devoured the entire Ten-Tails, he might have grown horns unique to the Otsutsuki clan, as Uchiha Madara and others had.
But Yuto had only consumed a small portion of the Ten-Tails' body.
Furthermore, Yuto had not become the miniature Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki but devoured it entirely, transforming it into his own power. Naturally, no abnormal changes would occur.
When he watched Naruto before.
Yuto had always been curious why, after obtaining Six Paths power, the clothing of Uchiha Madara, Obito, and others changed out of thin air.
Now, Yuto understood.
The white tomoe robe was itself a manifestation created by Six Paths power.
Yuto waved his hand at the mirror before him, and it vanished instantly.
Then.
Yuto extended his palm, and with a thought, the skeleton of a bird materialized in his hand.
Immediately after, flesh, blood vessels, and organs began to grow on the skeleton, filling it at incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye.
A sparrow the size of a palm appeared in Yuto's hand. Though the sparrow looked identical to a real one, it carried no life force.
Yuto extended his other hand, raising one finger to touch the sparrow's forehead.
"Chirp chirp!"
The sparrow, which had appeared lifeless, suddenly moved its eyes first, letting out a clear bird call. Its wings began to flap.
However.
No matter how the sparrow flapped its wings, it could not fly from Yuto's palm. An invisible force held it in place.
"Yang Release power can breathe life into forms created by Yin Release."
Yuto looked at the panicked little sparrow in his palm, chirping and trying to fly away, and said with a light laugh.
"That means my current strength is somewhat greater than Naruto's when he wielded Six Paths Sage Mode in the original story."
In the original story.
The Sage of Six Paths had only bestowed Yang power upon Naruto, while Yin power went to Uchiha Sasuke.
Now.
By devouring a small portion of the Ten-Tails' body, Yuto had obtained complete Six Paths power – the power of both Yin and Yang.
Yuto looked down at the little sparrow in his hand, flapping its wings and trying to escape, and reached out with his other hand, gently stroking the top of its head.
A transparent, extremely thin soul was effortlessly pulled from the little sparrow's body by Yuto's action.
With the soul separated, the previously chirping sparrow instantly lost all signs of life, suspended in midair.
"This kind of power is truly terrifying."
Yuto looked at the sparrow's lifeless body and soul floating in the air and said softly.
As his words faded.
Both the sparrow's body and soul dissolved into points of light and dissipated completely.
"A pity. At this level, I can only be considered pseudo-Six Paths combat strength."
Yuto shook his head gently, a hint of gravity in his eyes.
After obtaining Six Paths power, Uchiha Madara was no longer Yuto's opponent.
Without stepping into Six Paths level, you could never comprehend the power of this tier.
Even with the Rinnegan, in Yuto's eyes, a single Truth-Seeking Orb could easily dispatch Uchiha Madara.
Yuto's opponents had become Kaguya Otsutsuki, or even others of the Otsutsuki clan.
To face an opponent of Kaguya Otsutsuki's level.
Mastering Six Paths Sage Mode alone was far from sufficient.
Having Six Paths power only meant possessing the qualification to fight the Otsutsuki clan.
But to truly defeat Kaguya Otsutsuki and the other powerful enemies of the Otsutsuki clan.
Six Paths power alone was still far from enough.
After all, the other enemies of the Otsutsuki clan were beings that even Kaguya Otsutsuki feared.
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