At that moment, Isamu sensed another consciousness rising within him.
Furious, he used all his strength to fling Tsunade away.
"You stupid woman! How dare you ruin my plans—get lost!"
The airborne Tsunade was caught instantly by Senju Hashirama. The golden glow around her faded, and without hesitation, he began healing her using Sage Power.
"Hold on, Tsunade. Grandpa will save you."
While she was being treated, Isamu, hovering in the air, fell into complete madness.
"No… no, no!! I was just one step away from wiping out the ninja world! Don't you dare come out!!!"
He unleashed all his Chakra, trying to suppress the other consciousness.
But it wasn't just that—
The Ten-Tails inside him also began to stir violently.
"You beast! You want to break free too?! Don't even think about it! Get back in!!"
His Chakra burned wildly as he tried to suppress both forces at once.
On the ground, Senju Tobirama frowned deeply.
"Ani-chan… what's wrong with him? Why has he suddenly gone berserk?"
Meanwhile, as Hashirama healed Tsunade, he sensed something unexpected—
A faint, tiny life.
His eyes widened slightly.
"…I see."
A gentle smile appeared on his face.
So that's why she could reach him…
But he said nothing of it.
Instead, he calmly replied, "It seems Tsunade's injury awakened his sanity."
"I see…" Tobirama nodded, then his expression turned sharp.
"Then this is our chance. Let's kill him while he's unstable."
"Stop." Hashirama spoke firmly.
"There's no need. I believe once he regains himself… he'll make the right choice."
Tobirama's brows furrowed.
"Big Brother, are you serious? If we don't act now, once he fully controls that power, the ninja world will truly be finished!"
But Hashirama didn't waver.
"Just watch."
Seeing this, Tobirama clenched his fists in frustration—but he said nothing more.
High in the sky, the internal struggle reached its peak.
"No! No!! I refuse to accept this!!!"
With one final scream—
The violent consciousness vanished.
Silence.
Then—
The rational Isamu returned.
At the same time, the Ten-Tails burst free from his body.
The moment his sanity fully returned—
It felt as though the entire world acknowledged him.
No longer rejected—
The very Power of Heaven and Earth shifted.
It left Hashirama…
—and flowed into Isamu.
His Rinnegan spun rapidly—
Evolving.
Three tomoe…
to nine.
A blinding white light erupted from his body, shooting into the sky and illuminating the entire ninja world.
All ninja were forced to shut their eyes.
On the ground, Hashirama smiled faintly as he felt his own power diminish.
"…Looks like I chose correctly."
The Ten-Tails, as if recognizing its true master, compressed into a streak of white light—
—and re-entered Isamu's body.
Complete fusion.
The light slowly faded.
And a new figure appeared.
White hair. White robes.
A staff formed from a Truth-Seeking Orb in his hand.
Twelve black orbs floating behind him.
The true Six Paths Mode had been achieved.
Isamu opened his eyes.
"After everything… it's finally complete."
"My era begins now."
The pressure from his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan forced even Tobirama to step back instinctively.
After a brief moment of sensing, Isamu realized something—
The Five Great Ninja Villages… were gone.
Even he seemed slightly surprised.
"…So they were destroyed completely."
His gaze shifted.
Toward Tsunade.
He raised his staff.
An invisible force lifted her gently and drew her toward him.
Tobirama immediately tensed, ready to act—
But Hashirama stopped him again, shaking his head.
"Wait."
Floating before him, Tsunade was still badly injured.
Isamu sighed softly.
"You're really reckless, Tsunade… what would you have done if I hadn't come back?"
He placed his hand on her forehead.
A vast, green life force flowed into her body—
Healing every wound instantly.
Then—
He paused.
A strange feeling stirred within him.
His eyes widened as he looked at her abdomen.
"This feeling…"
"…Tsunade, you…"
He could sense it clearly now.
A tiny life.
Alive.
Connected to him.
Tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.
"…So this is… life being passed on…"
A faint, emotional smile appeared.
"After all this time… I finally have someone I must protect above all else…"
"Is this… mercy from fate?"