Madara appeared at the highest point of Amegakure, watching Ryou's receding figure.
A hint of interest curled at the corners of his mouth: "Is the spiritual tool of his Susanoo the Gunbai? Truly a special weapon."
The Gunbai is a divine artifact passed down through generations of the Uchiha family, forged by the Uchiha Clan's ancestor, Indra.
Madara felt that Ryou's Sharingan was evolving toward the ultimate dōjutsu power of their ancestor, Indra.
Perhaps in another year or two, Ryou would be able to use his three tomoe to activate the Complete Body Susanoo.
But it was too slow.
Madara couldn't wait that long.
Madara looked toward Ryou and Tsunade's bridal chamber, seemingly seeing Tsunade's shadow.
He was pleasantly surprised by Ryou's previous words: 'If you kill my lover, I will destroy your world.'
Only by losing love can the Uchiha awaken their true power.
Madara hadn't left Tsunade alive out of a sudden burst of mercy; from beginning to end, he wanted to kill Ryou's beloved to make him awaken the true power of the Uchiha.
But because of Ryou's promiscuity, Madara's plan had fallen through.
Madara had to let Ryou marry Tsunade so they would develop more bonds.
The plan was good; Ryou already had very deep feelings for Tsunade.
But as for how to make Ryou witness Tsunade being driven to her death to awaken the ultimate power of the Uchiha, Madara would certainly have to plan carefully.
Although he didn't fear Ryou's power, he needed to distance himself from the incident.
"Ryou, you will understand me; this is a world without hope."
...
On the road to Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.
At this time, Ryou was being carried by a giant white two tailed cat.
This was Nekomata, the leader of the Ninja Cats in Sora-ku.
On Ryou's way out of Amegakure, Nekomata had come to find him with a summoning scroll.
Because Ryou possessed the Gunbai, Nekomata regarded him as the orthodox lineage of the Uchiha family and shamelessly insisted on signing a contract with him.
Nekomata also listed its own strengths.
Nekomata could use Genjutsu, change its body size at will, possessed extreme speed and agility, and its sharp claws could even tear through steel.
An average Jonin wouldn't be able to defeat it; in the original work, being defeated by the trio of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura when they were still Genin was just an act.
Nekomata was a Ninja Cat of the Uchiha Clan; how could it bear to attack the last bloodline of the Uchiha family?
Ryou accepted Nekomata. Nekomata had a good foundation, being a Jonin-level Ninja Cat itself, and with Ryou's spore assistance, it would be even stronger.
The main thing was Nekomata's ability to change size; Ryou was a man of status now.
He couldn't rely on walking everywhere when he went out!
He wanted his Summoned Beast to carry him, but could a Ninja Cat's tiny body support him?
Until now, he had always been the mount for Candy and Snowy.
After Nekomata grew large, it was as majestic as a great white tiger; Ryou had taken a liking to this and signed a summoning contract with Nekomata.
Now Nekomata's summoning contract had two copies: one with Cat Granny and the other with Ryou.
A Summoned Beast doesn't just have one master; powerful Summoned Beasts usually protect an entire clan and have several generations of hosts.
Like Gamabunta, who had three masters: Jiraiya, Minato, and Naruto.
On Nekomata's back, Ryou looked at the scroll Madara had given him regarding the cultivation of Yin-Yang Release and Six Paths Techniques.
In the original work, after Obito activated Kamui, he didn't go to wreak havoc on Konoha with a blank slate.
Before that, he had been thoroughly tutored by Madara.
Madara had also taught Obito Yin-Yang Release, allowing him to properly utilize the power of the White Zetsu cells and the Sharingan.
Yin-Yang Release is the Secret Technique of the Sage of Six Paths, so Yin-Yang Release is also known as Six Paths Techniques.
Yin Release is based on spiritual energy and can create form out of nothing; Yang Release is based on physical energy and can breathe life into form.
The combination of the two can create all things and instill them with life.
In the original work, Naruto used Yin-Yang Release to heal Guy, who was certain to die after opening the Eight Gates, and he also created an eye for Kakashi.
All Secret Techniques are inextricably linked to Yin-Yang Release, which has many variations.
For example, the Shadow Imitation Technique of the Nara Clan and the Body of Mind and Heart Switch Technique of the Yamanaka Clan are both nature transformations of Yin Nature Chakra.
The Multi-Size Technique of the Akimichi Clan is a nature transformation of Yang Release.
Most things related to the body are Yang Release, while most things related to the mind are Yin Release.
The Truth-Seeking Orb uses Yin-Yang Release to create form while incorporating high-density Chakra of the seven attributes: Yin, Yang, and the five elements.
Yin-Yang Release is a technique of creation.
Yin Release, the power of Yin sourced from spiritual energy that governs imagination, creates form from nothing.
The Uchiha's Susanoo is the ultimate representation of Yin Release; it does not truly exist but is created by the Yin Release dōjutsu power of the Uchiha Clan.
The reason Ryou's Susanoo had the Gunbai as its spiritual weapon was that Ryou had been in contact with the Gunbai so much that its imprint was heavy in his soul.
Therefore, the Susanoo's weapon was the Gunbai; this was imagined, not inherited through bloodline.
If Ryou had been in contact with a cup instead of the Gunbai, then his Susanoo's weapon would have been a cup.
Creating form out of nothing.
Ryou used his imagination to picture the shape of a cup and then injected his dōjutsu power into it.
Soon, a cup formed of Chakra appeared.
Yang Release, the power of Yang sourced from physical energy that governs life, breathes life into form.
Yang Release grants life and vitality; it can give vitality to inanimate objects and material power to illusory things.
Ryou immediately activated the Wood Release power within his body and injected it into the cup.
Just like that, a cup was formed.
Candy leaned over: "What is this thing?"
Ryou gave it to Candy: "A cup. Use it to drink tea!"
Candy was puzzled: "Why is the opening so small? Is this really a cup for drinking tea?"
Ryou rubbed his chin. He possessed very strong Yin Release, his near-Mangekyo Sharingan, and ultimate Yang Release, the Hashirama cells.
It could be said that Yin-Yang Release was designed for him.
However, for now, he could only create simple things. If he continued practicing, maybe one day he could create people.
In the original work, it was no exaggeration to call the Sage of Six Paths the God of Creation.
Because the battle between the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura against Kaguya had basically destroyed the world.
At that time, part of humanity had been turned into White Zetsu weapons by Kaguya, and another part had died in the collateral damage of the world-shattering events.
There weren't many humans left back then; even with a thousand years, it would have been impossible to develop to the current scale.
Perhaps a portion of humanity had been created by the Sage of Six Paths using Yin-Yang Release.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku are said in the data books to be descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, yet they are not of the Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan, or Uzumaki Clan.
The Sage of Six Paths only had two descendants—Asura and Indra—and his offspring became the Senju Clan, Uzumaki Clan, and Uchiha Clan.
A conservative person like him wouldn't have gone around spreading his seed everywhere.
Perhaps Kinkaku and Ginkaku's ancestors were humans created by the Sage of Six Paths using his own blood.
That's why Kinkaku and Ginkaku have the Sage Body of the Sage of Six Paths and can contain the power of Tailed Beasts.
Then there are the nine Tailed Beasts.
Aside from their Chakra, which came from the Ten-Tails, everything else about the Tailed Beasts was granted by the Sage of Six Paths.
The forms of the Tailed Beasts were imagined by the Sage of Six Paths based on legends from various places and created using Yin-Yang Release with the Ten-Tails' Chakra as a base.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the Sage of Six Paths is the father of the Tailed Beasts.