Thunder and Rain, All the Shogun's Grace

How could a mindless thing like the Death God, which only followed its programming, resist the power of the Rinnegan?

The contract with the Death God was signed almost instantly. The next moment, its enormous phantom was slowly drawn into Xuanye's left eye.

The Death God had come out on this job only to lose everything. It had even fallen into Xuanye's hands.

It had lost far more than it had bargained for.

The sight stunned everyone present. None of them had imagined Uchiha Genya would be mad enough to make the Death God part of his own power!

After absorbing the phantom completely, Xuanye took stock of it. The Death God had been refined into his Human Path avatar, and he could now wield its power at will.

From now on, the Death God's power could never threaten him again.

The Rinnegan did not strictly require Six Paths Avatars, but with powerful avatars, Xuanye could develop its power to the fullest.

The handful of Six Paths Avatars Nagato had made at random had only increased the burden on his Rinnegan.

Once he had brought the Death God under his control, Xuanye's thoughts drifted farther afield.

Every one of the six avatars should be made from an inhuman monster like this.

There were other inhuman beings in the Ninja World that would be perfect for Six Paths Avatars.

Satori, the mind-reading monster inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Moryo, even the Dragon Vein...

Once he gathered all six powers, he might be able to evolve the Rinnegan to an even deeper level.

Orochimaru wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, at a loss for words.

Xuanye had gone and done something like this without discussing it with him again.

"Lord Shogun, what is this...?"

Xuanye was in an excellent mood,