Inside a massive underground chamber, Nawaki sat cross-legged. Facing him was a purple...
This creature closely resembled the legendary Eastern divine dragon. It had a pair of horns on its head, and its entire body was covered in magnificent scales. Unfortunately, its long, slender body had neither limbs nor Dragon Claws, and it radiated a cold, sinister aura that did not quite match the sacred image of a legendary dragon.
This enormous creature that was dragon-like yet not truly a dragon was the Zero-Tails clone, whose appearance had changed drastically after devouring Moryo!
In order to fuse the One-Tail's Magnet Release, Nawaki had deliberately halted Tianxing Fortress and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring the Zero-Tails clone to this underground chamber beneath Konoha.
Once the Zero-Tails clone was in position, Nawaki's true body suddenly erupted with powerful chakra.
With a crisp bang, white smoke rose within the chamber. Once it dispersed, it revealed a ten-meter-tall figure. Upon closer inspection, it was a "miniature" One-Tail Shukaku!
After appearing, Shukaku neither shouted nor made a fuss, merely standing motionlessly on the ground like a statue.
After a Tailed Beast was absorbed by the God Tree Seedling, all of its essence—including its spirit—became nourishment, making it naturally impossible to retain consciousness. This miniature One-Tail had been re-formed by the God Tree Seedling using the smallest possible portion of its essence, while its intelligence had been deliberately suppressed, leaving its awareness as weak as an infant's.
Once the two subjects of the fusion had appeared, Nawaki immediately began the first step. He forcefully pushed off with both legs and swiftly leaped onto the Zero-Tails clone's head.
Immediately afterward, an enormous chakra presence surged from Nawaki's body, and a purple Six-Tomoe Rinnegan appeared in his left eye.
At the same time, eight streams