Chiba: That's Simple, I'll Just Become the Six Paths

"Ah!"

"What is this?"

"My Chakra!"

"Help!"

Inside Sunagakure, screams rose one after another.

No matter what methods they used, those green Chakra Orbs would merge into their bodies, then carry away over ninety percent of the Chakra within their internal bodies, fly out from their backs, and return to merge back into Hyuga Chiba's main body and his thousands of Shadow Clones.

After losing the vast majority of the Chakra in their internal bodies, the Sand Ninjas were all weak and pale, kneeling on the ground as if they had just undergone an incredibly strenuous workout.

The gazes they directed toward the thousands of green figures in the sky were filled with unprecedented shock and terror.

They had never imagined that someone could single-handedly break into Sunagakure, fight all the Sand Ninjas, Shukaku, and Orochimaru—one of the Konoha Sannin—alone, and not only suffer no real damage but instead forcibly absorb their Chakra?

Yet, amidst this shock and fear, a sense of gratitude toward Hyuga Chiba actually welled up in the hearts of many Sand Ninjas.

Although they were unsure of the reason why Hyuga Chiba hadn't done so, it was clear that if he had wanted to, he could have completely drained all the Chakra from their internal bodies.

If that had happened, aside from a very few survivors with special circumstances, the rest of the Sand Ninjas would likely have died!

"Truly terrifying!"

"Is this the Tenseigan, known as the God's Eye?"

At this moment, even Rasa and Orochimaru were in no better condition than the Sand Ninjas.

At most, they appeared a bit more composed than the Sand Ninjas, and the expressions on their faces were not as "out of control."

"Damnable human—"

At this point, even Shukaku, seemingly due to the loss of most of its Chakra, unwillingly returned to the internal body of Gaara.

After all, Gaara was not a perfect Jinchuriki, and Shukaku's appearance could only be considered a "rampage."

Moreover, for a Tailed Beast, which is essentially a life form composed of Chakra, the loss of over ninety percent of its Chakra was no minor injury.

If one were to name the two people on the scene who were least affected, or perhaps not affected at all by the Chakra Orbs, it would be Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, who had been summoned via Impure World Reincarnation and possessed "endless" Chakra.

But at this moment, Orochimaru had no energy left to command them to do anything.

They had also realized that no matter what he wanted to do now, it was of little significance.

Because a terrifying "Monster," whose limits no one could imagine, was about to be born thanks to their collective "contributions."

"Release!"

Chiba paid no mind to the reactions and thoughts of the others. Instead, with an incredibly excited and expectant gaze, he dispelled the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

The next moment, the shadow clones transformed into puffs of smoke and dissipated. The massive amount of Chakra they had absorbed through the Chakra Orbs instantly converged into Chiba's main body.

This immensely powerful Chakra, under the influence of Chiba's will, the power of the Tenseigan, and the effects of the Yin-Yang Release, was rapidly undergoing a strange transformation.

"Where is this—"

Soon, Chiba discovered that the original scene before his eyes had vanished, replaced by a mysterious green space.

In the very center of this space stood a colorful object, about 50 meters tall, shaped like a cocoon or an egg.

The object pulsed with changes similar to a heartbeat, as if a brand-new life possessing terrifying power was gestating within.

"Shukaku, countless Sand Ninja, Yin-Yang Release, plus some kind of idealistic effect of my own... is a brand-new Tailed Beast about to be born?"

In an instant, Chiba understood what had happened.

Thousands of years ago, there was no such distinction as One-Tail, Two-Tails, and so on on this planet; the only Tailed Beast was the Ten-Tails.

It was the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who extracted all the Chakra from the Ten-Tails' body. After dividing that Chakra into nine "equal" portions, he used the "Yin Power," which governs the spiritual energy of imagination, to shape nine distinct forms, and the "Yang Power," which governs the physical energy of life, to imbue those forms with life. Only then did the nine Tailed Beasts as they exist today come to be.

The Chakra Chiba had previously extracted from the bodies of Shukaku, Orochimaru, and Rasa was merely pure Chakra, devoid of any will or biological characteristics.

As a Tenseigan, which is on the same level as the Rinnegan, it naturally granted Chiba the power of the "Yin-Yang Release," even if that power was far less potent than that of the original Sage of Six Paths.

Coupled with Chiba's own idealistic outburst and a (billion) little bit of luck, it was enough for Chiba's body to gestate a brand-new Tailed Beast.

The special space Chiba was currently in was somewhat similar to the "Sealing Space" where the Nine-Tails resided within Naruto.

Of course, Chiba was not sealing the new Tailed Beast gestating inside him; therefore, he was not a Jinchuriki in the way the world understood the term.

Even if this new Tailed Beast were to leave his body, he would not die.

However, Chiba would be able to utilize the massive Chakra within the new Tailed Beast just like any other Jinchuriki.

Although he could not consume too much of the new Tailed Beast's chakra at once for the time being to avoid affecting its true birth, it was already more than enough for now.

Not only that!

From the moment this new Tailed Beast appeared, a unique connection similar to "telepathy" had faintly formed between it and Chiba.

Theoretically, the moment the new Tailed Beast was truly born, even if Chiba were not a Jinchuriki, he would be able to do all the things that other perfect Jinchuriki could do.

"Not bad. This is even better than I originally imagined."

Looking at the Tailed Beast Egg before him, Chiba was pleasantly surprised.

His original plan had been merely to extract a large amount of chakra from the Tailed Beast so that he could maintain the Tenseigan Chakra Mode for an extended period.

In that case, aside from special circumstances like those at the Six Paths level, the Otsutsuki Clan, Might Guy opening the Eight Gates, the heaven-defying mechanics of Kamui, or Sarutobi Hiruzen's Reaper Death Seal, Chiba would have nothing to worry about in the ninja world.

But no matter how much chakra Chiba extracted, it would eventually run out; it was only a matter of time.

However, now that the chakra had transformed into a new Tailed Beast that was about to be born, things were different.

Because the chakra consumed by a Tailed Beast can recover on its own.

Once one becomes a "perfect Jinchuriki," the Tailed Beast can even provide assistance such as "immunity to illusion techniques" and "extracting Sage Art chakra."

After calming his emotions slightly, Chiba looked at the Tailed Beast Egg before him and muttered thoughtfully, "Is the reason this new Tailed Beast is currently in an unformed state because my subconscious mind does not want it to fully take shape just like this?"

"That's simple. I'll just extract chakra from the other Tailed Beasts, and then I'll become the Six Paths, won't I?"