The Ten-Tails had already absorbed eight Tailed Beasts.
All that was missing was the Nine-Tails.
For years, Mimi had plucked bits of the Nine-Tails from Tsunade, using some as research material and feeding the rest to the Ten-Tails.
However, the results had not been very good.
The Ten-Tails still looked the same, as if it were missing something crucial.
That crucial part was inside the Nine-Tails.
At present, there were two Nine-Tails: one inside Tsunade, and the other inside Mito. When Mito had naturally died of old age, the other half had been sealed separately and taken in and managed by Tsunade.
When Mimi took over Konoha, she naturally took over this Nine-Tails as well.
Inside the cavern where the Ten-Tails was kept, Mimi stood atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and opened her eyes.
Her pale-purple Rinnegan shone brilliantly in the darkness.
Beside her, a pair of Byakugan and a pair of three-leaf-clover-patterned eyes looked toward Mimi at the same time.
"Begin."
Mimi spoke softly.
Hitomi and Chiri raised their hands and formed seals.
Phantom Dragon Nine Sealing Method.
Phantasmal dragon-shaped Chakra reached out from inside the Ten-Tails, searching for its target. Before them, a massive sealed jar was struck by lightning and swallowed whole.
Everything went smoothly. An unending stream of the Nine-Tails' Chakra was extracted and entered the Ten-Tails' body.
At this rate, as long as no one interfered, it would take only half a day to finish.
There were only three possible results.
First, the crucial component the Ten-Tails needed was inside this Nine-Tails.
Second, it was inside the other Nine-Tails.
Third, the component was divided into two parts, existing inside both Nine-Tails at the same time.
The result was—
The extraction ended. Mimi lowered her head and looked at the Ten-Tails beneath her