Rikudō Sennin slowly approached Kazuyama Gekkō, raising both hands.
In his palms, one side radiated yang and the other yin—Yin-Yang power made manifest.
"Originally, I possessed only yang power. But after becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, I came to wield both yin and yang."
"Yin Release governs the spiritual energy of imagination, creating 'something' from 'nothing.' Yang Release governs vitality and physical energy, granting life to the forms created by Yin Release."
"With this power, I was able to decompose the Ten-Tails and create the nine tailed beasts of today."
"Your essence differs from mine. We share no common origin. Thus, inheriting my Yin-Yang power may be exceedingly difficult. Are you prepared?"
This was the Sage's final question before transmitting his energy. His gaze was sharp, studying Kazuyama closely. The man had nearly reached the world's peak with human strength alone—an extraordinary feat.
Just as he expected Kazuyama to answer confidently, the man suddenly jumped back, horror on his face.
"Uh, Old Man Six Paths, taking your power is fine."
"But I've got a few questions first. Otherwise, I won't feel safe!"
Rikudō Sennin: …This little brat is… infuriating.
Still, remembering the burden Kazuyama was about to shoulder, the Sage forcibly calmed himself and nodded.
"Ask. I will answer everything."
"First—my Five Elements are missing Lightning. That won't affect inheriting Yin-Yang power, right?"
"Don't tell me you give me your Yin-Yang power but I can't even use Truth-Seeking Balls. That'd be tragic!"
The very first question almost fried the Sage's mental circuits.
Missing Lightning?
Stop joking! You little brat are missing morals, not lightning! Lightning? You're not missing anything!
"You lack innate lightning affinity, yes. But at your level, you can forcefully use Lightning Release. Chakra can activate any element. What you call 'missing lightning' is simply you refusing to practice it."
"Inheriting Yin-Yang power will more than compensate. There's no issue."
He answered with forced serenity.
Kazuyama instantly brightened.
"Knew it! How could someone as amazing as me be missing lightning? Totally misled… sigh."
"And I've always liked Lightning Release. It's so cool."
"Anyway, next question—and it's the one I've wanted to ask since the start."
"Since Ashura and Indra's reincarnations still exist, why choose me?"
Kazuyama let his playful mask drop, revealing rare seriousness.
"Intuition. My intuition tells me that even with the reincarnations present, your appearance brings a different future."
"You've met Gamamaru, haven't you?"
"His prophetic ability surpasses even my intuition. If you appear in his visions, then you will undoubtedly change this world."
"Beyond Gamamaru, your body carries the aura of that white serpent. The Three Great Sage Regions are unique—yet all chose you. Don't you think that makes you special?"
"So I decided to break tradition. I am betting on you. I trust my vision."
Kazuyama looked at the Sage and curled his lip slightly. Vision, huh? More like three-eyed intuition.
The answer wasn't satisfying, but he nodded anyway. He'd been here long enough.
"Alright, no more questions. Let's start."
"I'm still waiting to beat up Madara Uchiha."
The Sage nodded and raised his hands again, letting Yin-Yang power flow into Kazuyama's body.
As it poured in, a shattering noise echoed in Kazuyama's mind—something breaking apart.
Then the system spoke.
[Ding! Detected host successfully stealing the Six Paths Yang Power from Naruto Uzumaki! Hey! The original protagonist hasn't even grown yet, and you already stole his cheat? Too much! Way too much!]
[Ding! Detected host successfully stealing the Six Paths Yin Power from Uchiha Sasuke! Host, you truly understand the art of interception. I believe in you! The entire shinobi world will be yours!]
[Ding! Reward: MAX Six Paths Resistance!]
[Ding! Reward: MAX Ninjutsu Amplification!]
[Ding! Congratulations! Trait activated: True God of the Shinobi World! Grants 200% increased damage!]
[Ding! Congratulations! Trait activated: All Techniques Converge! Fire Release, Water Release—if Host desires, you may unleash five combined nature releases at once!]
Kazuyama Gekkō: ????? He just became this strong?
Those traits felt incredible just hearing them.
He once thought he wasn't cut out to be a main attacker, but now? Oh, he definitely was.
[Ding! Host inheriting Six Paths Yang Power! Assimilation in progress!]
[Ding! Host inheriting Six Paths Yin Power! Assimilation in progress!]
[Ding! Perfect system assimilation complete! Six Paths Yang Power fused with Crystal Release! New Kekkei Mōra created: Crystal Release: Yang!]
[Ding! Perfect system assimilation complete! Six Paths Yin Power fused with Transparent Escape Technique! New Kekkei Mōra created: Transparent Escape Technique: Yin!]
Kazuyama felt his head swell from the nonstop notifications, but he committed everything to memory.
Had his original Kekkei Genkai been replaced?
Did he now have Yin-Yang symbols on his palms?
As more and more energy filled him, he closed his eyes. Being enveloped like this felt… really good.
Meanwhile, the Sage—still transmitting the energy—was stunned.
"This brat… I thought transferring Yin-Yang power would be extremely difficult. But he accepted it so easily?"
"Is it his unique constitution? Or that Transparent Escape Technique?"
"I worried for nothing. This little monster… even without me, he likely would have discovered the path of Yin-Yang on his own someday."
Admiration flickered in the Sage's eyes.
In all his long existence, Kazuyama Gekkō was the first human who had ever amazed him to this degree.