The message sent over from the ninja world was not long.
In summary, there were only two points.
The first: The Lost Soul Resurrection Project achieved success in the testing phase and could be officially launched at any time.
This was good news.
It meant that under the Calamity God Tree, the ninja world now had the ability to protect itself, and could even strike back.
When Ryosuke saw this message, he could not help but clench his fist slightly and smile.
But when he read the second message, that smile slowly froze on his face.
The second: Through the testing phase of the Lost Soul Summoning, the research institute had, to a certain extent, grasped divine technique, Ten Directions.
Simply put, the ability of this divine technique was this, it could see all possible futures that might occur.
Because this divine technique was obtained through genetic resonance, it was incomplete. So the research institute adjusted the direction of its use and aimed it beyond the universe.
As a result, the institute discovered that the growth of the Calamity God Tree had entered a critical stage.
This critical point lay with Hirose Yasuho.
No matter how many modifications Dio and Kars carried out on Yasuho together, Paisley Park was ultimately Yasuho's Stand.
The more space time and parallel worlds it invaded under the influence of the Calamity God Tree, the more information it gathered, and the closer Hirose Yasuho's sleeping self awareness came to the edge of awakening.
Yasuho was struggling, resisting, and in turn affecting the growth of the Calamity God Tree.
But the struggle would not last long.
This was Yasuho's final flash of life, and with Kars watching over her, she absolutely could not awaken. Once her self awareness completely fell silent. The Calamity God Tree would fully mature.
"…and become the sharpest spear in Dio's hand."
The Slug Sage in the projection of the past still stood on the other side of a crack in the river of history. White dress, black hair, soft and gentle voice, calmly explaining each piece of information.
The Slug Sage's gaze turned over.
"The rear proposes immediate action. We must stop the God Tree's perfect growth before Hirose Yasuho's self awareness disappears."
Ryosuke remained silent for a long time.
The timing was still not right.
Giorno had not returned, and Dio's clone had not been found. This was not a good moment to act.
But at the same time, Ryosuke was not fully prepared, and neither was the enemy.
Right now, the initiative was in Ryosuke's hands.
If they continued to delay, and Giorno still failed to find Dio's clone, once the Calamity God Tree matured, they would lose even their last bit of advantage, and the initiative would fall into the enemy's hands.
Ryosuke sorted through the information he had, one piece at a time. His advantages, the enemy's advantages, the resources and trump cards that could be used.
The Slug Sage did not urge him, standing quietly at the fissure in the river of time, waiting.
Time passed second by second. When the morning sun in the east spread evenly over the Hudson River, Ryosuke finally received a message from Giorno.
"While traveling through parallel worlds, we discovered signs of Funny Valentine. We are currently tracking him and should be able to lock on soon."
After hearing Ryosuke explain the information from the ninja world, Giorno asked, "Do you need us to return?"
Ryosuke thought for a moment before replying, "No. You continue searching. Dio's clone has space time level destructive power and is critical to the battle situation. You are very likely to become a surprise force."
"I understand."
With that, the communication ended.
Ryosuke raised his head, his expression solemn beyond words.
He looked around. The members of the team had already gathered around him, and the Slug Sage was also waiting within the projection of the past.
They were all waiting for Ryosuke to make the final call.
Facing the gazes of his teammates, Ryosuke slowly let out a breath.
From the known information, one thing was clear. Dio did not care about saint corpses or the gathering of protagonists. From beginning to end, Dio only cared about two things.
One was the growth of the Calamity God Tree.
The other was Dio's parallel world clones.
What the enemy cares about is where the weakness lies.
This truth holds true in any era.
So…
Ryosuke stood up, looked at the rising sun in the distance, clenched his right hand into a fist, and struck it hard into his left palm.
"Move."
———
A simple order traveled along the river of time. Across uneven time ratios, six hours later, it reached the central conference table of the Ninja World Human Federation.
Gazes met one another, and in the end, they all fell on Sasuke, the core of the operation. He slowly stood up.
"Then let's begin."
———
[The Research Institute]
The massive workshop was one hundred and seventy meters tall. A snow white Ten Tails stood inside in a humanoid posture.
Thousands of researchers and tens of thousands of technical workers devoted themselves completely to the Ten Tails modification project.
This Ten Tails was found in Otsutsuki Isshiki's secret storage. Its abilities were slightly weaker than the one Kaguya possessed, but it was easier to control.
Under the institute's modifications, the Ten Tails had been transformed into a gigantic humanoid mecha, integrating all of the institute's most advanced technologies to date.
Spaceflight, biological modification, interstellar weapons equipment…
Unlike ordinary jinchuriki, the institute abandoned the conventional "human carrying tailed beast" model. Instead, they used the tailed beast as armor, with Sasuke entering the Ten Tails as a pilot and controlling it from within.
Sasuke changed into a tight combat suit and entered the cockpit. Inside, it was pitch black, nothing could be seen, and it felt extremely confined.
But the moment Sasuke gripped the control handles with both hands and pressed his back firmly against the pilot's seat...
Chi!
Needles the length of an index finger precisely pierced into Sasuke's spine.
Sasuke's consciousness fused with the Ten Tails, and light instantly appeared in the pitch black field of view.
The Ten Tails' tightly closed eyes opened, revealing a pair of crimson Sharingan.
"Phase one complete. Consciousness coverage rate 87.57 percent."
"Neural connection in progress… Sasuke, you can try moving."
Sasuke tried to raise his right hand.
Suddenly, the speed was too fast, and the hand slammed into the wall beside him.
"Neural coordination overload. Recalibrating parameters…"
After a few seconds of waiting, Sasuke tried again. This time there was no problem at all. It felt as if this body truly belonged to him.
"Phase two activated."
Sasuke's consciousness connected with the Sage of Six Paths. The yin and yang power that had once been offered to Ryosuke and rejected finally found its use this time, pouring in without end.
The Sharingan in the Ten Tails' eyes rapidly evolved, becoming the Rinne Sharingan.
The roof of the factory slowly slid open to both sides. Sasuke piloted the Ten Tails into the air, standing beneath the star filled sky.
"Sage power injection complete. Initiating phase three."
Hoo~
Waves of rippling, blazing patterns covered the Ten Tails' body.
The lost DNA sealed within the Ten Tails was injected.
The resonance device was activated.
No longer a small scale test like before. Using the Ten Tails as an amplifier, the Uchiha bloodline as a trigger, combined with lost DNA and the power of the Sage of Six Paths, a soul summoning aimed at the entire universe began.
An untraceable, unobservable, yet undeniably real power descended from the depths of the universe.
Sasuke closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, Susanoo's armor covered the Ten Tails' body.
His eyes pierced through the barriers of the universe and looked beyond the world. A longbow appeared in his hands.
Drawing the bow, nocking the arrow.
The arrowhead pointed straight at the Calamity God Tree.