The Problem of Obtaining the Divine Tree Fruit

The Sage of Six Paths stood close at hand, his wide sage's robe snapping loudly in the sudden surge of power.

He focused on sensing that violent yet pure force. In his weathered eyes, the surprise he had tried to conceal finally showed, along with an indescribable tremor.

What entered the Sage of Six Paths' sight was Minamoto Takuya's completely transformed pair of eyes.

His right eye was as deep as a boundless blue sea beneath a clear sky, flowing with a pure, mysterious azure radiance.

That light seemed to possess the penetrating power to see through the essence of all things, containing endless possibilities.

His left eye, the Rinnegan that symbolized supreme power, had undergone an astonishing transformation as well!

Deep within the pupil, six black tomoe rotated slowly along some mysterious trajectory, distinct and clear, emanating a pressure that made one's heart tremble.

Yet this was not the end. Beyond those six prominent tomoe, at the edge of space, the outlines of three more tomoe flickered in and out of view!

Though they had not fully lit up, they already signaled the potential for further evolution!

Having fully absorbed and fused the vast Yin Release power bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths, Minamoto Takuya's Rinnegan had completed a qualitative leap, firmly entering the supreme realm of the Six Tomoe Rinnegan.

Moreover, those three faint tomoe at the outer edge clearly pointed toward the next legendary peak.

The realm of the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan was no longer far away!

His fingers curled inward, clenching into a fist.

An unprecedented power surged between Minamoto Takuya's fingers, as if the slightest lapse in control would tear apart space-time and shatter the universe.

"Is this... the power of pure stats?"

Minamoto Takuya murmured, his voice carrying a tremor even he had not