Avatar and the Finale

Six Paths Minato hesitated for a moment, but still offered an explanation.

"Well..."

"It's hard to explain in detail. This was help from the Sage."

"He helped me recreate a duplicate that's indistinguishable from my original body. It can take damage just like the original, has no time limit, and can even be sealed as a Jinchuriki!"

Hashirama and the others were astonished.

There was actually such incredible Senjutsu?

That was insanely powerful!

It could not only take damage, but also last indefinitely and even become a Jinchuriki...

Wait... this wasn't a clone anymore. It was another living being, wasn't it?

So that Sage of the Dao Path had casually created another life?

A perfect copy of a living being, just like the original?

That was absolutely astonishing—and terrifying!

"That's amazing! There's really an ability like that?"

"Does that mean I can make another living version of myself, too?"

Hashirama was full of curiosity, and he was already starting to look forward to it.

"Idiot. Are you hoping to make another you to take your place?"

Madara was clearly more wary. A perfect duplicate that couldn't be distinguished from the original, could take damage, and could survive for a long time—was it really still a clone?

That was a terrifying question, enough to make anyone shudder.

Madara didn't want another version of himself taking his place and claiming everything that belonged to him.

"Well, that shouldn't happen, right?"

Hashirama immediately looked to Minato, hoping for reassurance.

"There is still a difference."

"The Sage calls this kind of clone an incarnation. It's different from a normal clone. For one thing, it has no independent consciousness and is controlled entirely by the original's mind."

Madara raised an eyebrow. "So your consciousness controls both bodies?"

"That's right."

"At first, I wasn't used to