After throwing the dismembered Kaguya Otsutsuki into the Kamui dimension, Ryun then shifted his gaze to the Gedo Statue and the Nine Tailed Beasts.
The Tailed Beasts now looked dazed, their beastly eyes all containing the outline of the Rinnegan.
"These beasts, even after staying inside the Gedo Statue for several years, their autonomous consciousness would not be worn away. They only needed some external injury and a small portion of the Nine Tailed Beasts' chakra to be forcibly pulled out of the Gedo Statue."
Ryun believed that Tailed Beasts with consciousness were not suitable for becoming Jinchuriki. Unless they pledged complete loyalty to you, sealing these Tailed Beasts into your body was equivalent to planting a time bomb.
The Ten-Tails, transformed into the Divine Tree, had stayed outside Otogakure for a long time, yet the consciousness of the Nine Tailed Beasts still stubbornly remained. This situation itself was unreasonable.
"The Sage of Six Paths divided the Ten-Tails' power into nine parts, and used Yin-Yang Release to give them independent consciousness. His goal was probably to prevent someone from merging them back into one."
Ryun felt the Tailed Beasts' consciousness was a hidden trap laid by the Sage of Six Paths.
In the original story, when the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Obito was slashed by Naruto and Sasuke working together, the Tailed Beasts immediately tried to escape through the wound. Even Kaguya Otsutsuki, the so-called incarnation of the 'Divine Tree', after her main body was hit by several Tailed Beast Rasengans, the Nine Tailed Beasts also scrambled to escape their mother...
Both situations greatly affected the subsequent battles of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Naruto and Sasuke's victory in the original story absolutely relied on the cooperation of the Nine Tailed Beasts. It was no exaggeration to call it an attack from both inside and outside.
Ryun intended to become the new Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, so he could not tolerate this happening. In his view, the Ten-Tails should not have consciousness. Even if it did, it could only be created by himself!
The nine consciousnesses created by the Sage of Six Paths must be erased. The binding relationship between the Divine Tree and Kaguya Otsutsuki must also be completely cleaned up!
"First, I need to find the Tailed Beasts' mental space."
Ryun leaped up onto the head of the One-Tail Shukaku. He then placed his palm on Shukaku's head and closed his eyes.
"Found you."
He quickly used Yin Release power to locate Shukaku's consciousness. The next moment, Ryun suddenly opened his eyes.
"Eternal Daylight."
The ocular jutsu capable of destroying mental consciousness was instantly activated. Two white light swords shot out from the Rinnegan, swiftly piercing into the One-Tail Shukaku's eyes, and finally directly piercing through Shukaku's consciousness avatar!
The giant One-Tail struggled uncontrollably for a moment, then directly slumped to the ground, showing no further movement.
The small Tailed Beast indeed could not withstand the 'Eternal Daylight' ocular jutsu performed by the Rinnegan. It neither had the Rinnegan to block part of the damage, nor was its mental strength as strong as Uchiha Madara's. Naturally, it could not endure like Madara could...
Thus, the One-Tail was mentally dead. The name Shukaku would no longer exist.
"Indeed, Tailed Beasts are ultimately just aggregates of chakra. As long as they are not physically destroyed, or their chakra completely dispersed, then even without consciousness, the chakra on these guys will not dissipate in a short time."
Ryun looked at the One-Tail lying at his feet with satisfaction.
Such a Tailed Beast could be considered a qualified 'weapon'. Only then would Ryun dare to confidently take their power for himself.
Next, Ryun followed the same method. He destroyed the consciousness of the Nine Tailed Beasts one by one, completely eliminating any possibility of these guys escaping or resisting the Gedo Statue.
However, Ryun could not find any so-called mental consciousness on the Gedo Statue itself. Perhaps Kaguya Otsutsuki was its mental consciousness. Without Kaguya causing trouble, this thing was theoretically an empty shell container. Anyone with the Rinnegan could bind with it. Basically, whoever obtained it, owned it...
"According to the information Black Zetsu provided in the original story, Kaguya could become the will incarnation of the Ten-Tails because she ate the chakra fruit of the Divine Tree."
If Ryun wanted to deeply bind with the Divine Tree, he probably also needed to eat a chakra fruit.
The 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' in the main world had not been dispelled yet. Ryun intended to take this opportunity to make the Divine Tree bear a chakra fruit in one go!
As Ryun used his own Rinnegan to bind with the Gedo Statue, under his control, nine chakra chains shot out from the mouth of the Gedo Statue, accurately binding the bodies of the Nine Tailed Beasts and dragging them one by one into its mouth.
In just a few breaths, the Gedo Statue rapidly transformed from its humanoid form into its complete form.
Ryun returned all the remaining Ten-Tails chakra from the Nine Revolutions Seal to the Ten-Tails. Based on the Nine Revolutions Seal, he re-established a high-level sealing space within his abdomen.
At this moment, the Ten-Tails was truly complete. It had retrieved all the chakra scattered outside. Ryun also successfully sealed it within his body.
As the Ten-Tails entered his body, Ryun's long hair instantly transformed into a moon-white color. A Sage's robe with tomoe patterns also spontaneously draped over his body.
Thus, Ryun became the fifth Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, following Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, Uchiha Obito, and Uchiha Madara.
"The power of the complete Ten-Tails... is nothing more than this." Ryun felt the changes in his body's power, his emotions showing little fluctuation.
He possessed trump cards more powerful than the Ten-Tails' power. The Sage's法力 accumulated over many years within the Yang Seal on his forehead, once fully unleashed, could not be compared to the Ten-Tails' power in a short time, even for the Ten-Tails!
Unfortunately, that kind was consumptive. Sage power also required long-term accumulation. Ryun would not use the power within the Yang Seal.
The reason Ryun wanted to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki was, first, he wanted to obtain that chakra fruit that could let one reach the pinnacle in one step. Second, he valued its combat endurance, wanting to use the Ten-Tails as his own super-sized 'power bank'.
"Time to return to the main world."
After glancing at the empty Beginning World, Ryun's body suddenly turned into a vortex.
With his current strength, he could clearly perceive many different dimensions attached to the main world. As long as he could perceive them, he could easily reach any space he wanted the next moment. The cost was nothing more than consuming a bit more chakra...
Main Battlefield, Black Iron Plain.
The bodies of Naruto and Sasuke, who had not been dead for long, were forcibly revived by the Sage of Six Paths. Even their originally destroyed hearts were regenerated under the effect of the Immortal Power Regeneration Talisman.
"Naruto, Sasuke, take the others and leave... I will personally deal with Uchiha Ryun next." The Sage of Six Paths spoke with a serious expression.
He had underestimated Ryun. He thought his mother was the main threat, focusing all his attention on Kaguya Otsutsuki. The Sage of Six Paths never expected that even without the Ten-Tails' power, Ryun could rely on his own strength to decisively defeat his mother, and even easily kill Naruto and Sasuke through prior planning!
"Sage Grandpa, we can still fight!" Naruto quickly said.
"The Yin-Yang power has dissipated with your deaths. Without Six Paths level strength, you are simply not qualified to face such an existence. Staying behind will only increase casualties." The Sage of Six Paths waved his hand helplessly.
"My Rinnegan is still here. I should be able to help you." Sasuke spoke hesitantly.
He was clearly stronger than Naruto now. Without the Six Paths Yin power boost, although he couldn't use Amenotejikara many times, this underhanded trick could be used for support, perhaps helping the Sage of Six Paths secure a key victory!
"No need. How can I say I am the founder of Ninshu? You should have some confidence in me."
Hearing this, Sasuke silently nodded and said no more.
Only Naruto in the whole place persisted. Unfortunately, now he neither had the Nine-Tails nor the Yang power giving him massive stats. Relying solely on Sage Mode, Ryun probably only needed one slap to kill him...
"You have already died once. Do not push yourself anymore!"
For once, Minato was serious with his son. He was afraid Naruto would die again. If Ryun wanted this world, he could have it. Minato only wished for his son's safety now!
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