Eating the Fruit

Not long after he drank it, his recovery speed and the rate at which he was being injured reached a strange equilibrium. He knew he was courting death, but he had to use this method to force out his potential.

The Dragon Transformation Pool could be called an opportunity—an opportunity to fuse three different Sage Modes into one.

The water inside the Dragon Transformation Pool was formed by liquefied natural energy, which showed just how immense the energy within it was.

He could use this natural energy to accelerate his metamorphosis and the fusion of his Sage Modes.

Amidst that inhuman agony, Fei Shi spent half a month.

During these two weeks, the horns on Fei Shi's head completely transformed into the likeness of the dragon horns of the divine dragons from his previous life's homeland.

His eight snake heads also turned into dragon heads, and the final one had also fully transformed into a dragon head, though it was a size larger than the other eight. Deep within its pupils were golden vertical slits, exuding a powerful aura that made the other eight dragon heads dare not contend with it.

Another week passed just like that.

All the snake-like features on his body vanished, replaced entirely by those of a dragon.

This was far more impressive than Orochimaru's disciple, Kabuto Yakushi, from the original story.

Kabuto Yakushi was covered in snake features yet claimed to have shed his skin to become a dragon; one wonders if he would die of shame if he saw Fei Shi's current appearance.

The strongest and most perfect Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, complete!

Only Tajitsuhime remained by the Dragon Transformation Pool; the other two had already returned.

Seeing this human persist in the Dragon Transformation Pool, they had become numb to it.

Only Tajitsuhime, whom Fei Shi had called "Auntie," stayed behind, wanting to see Fei Shi's final result after she had been so angered by him.

Now, Fei Shi could resist most of the pain brought on by the Dragon Transformation Pool; this level of pain was on par with having his Sage Body scorched by Fire Release.

Although it hurt, he could endure it without much effort.

Fei Shi exited Sage Mode, and the pain intensified. Still, he could handle it.

Fei Shi used the Shadow Clone Technique, but it vanished with a pop just seconds after being summoned.

"As expected, the Shadow Clone can't withstand the damage from the Dragon Transformation Pool. I'd better prepare on the shore."

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Fei Shi used the Shadow Clone Technique once more. The shadow clone sat cross-legged by the Dragon Transformation Pool, preparing to enter Sage Mode.

Fei Shi intended to use the method Naruto used during his battle with Pain—having his shadow clones enter Sage Mode for him in an instant—to enter Sage Mode himself, with all three Sage Modes.

After about five minutes of preparation, the three shadow clones entered Sage Mode.

One had golden toad pupils, one had the sage markings, and one had dragon horns and nine dragon heads.

Poof!

The shadow clones turned into white mist and vanished, and the three Sage Modes appeared on Fei Shi's main body.

Once the characteristics of the three different Sage Modes appeared on his body, a powerful sense of discomfort arose. The three Sage Modes constantly repelled the other two, brawling within Fei Shi's body.

Fei Shi was once again in a predicament.

He had to fuse the three Sage Modes into one to create a new Sage Mode.

Under Fei Shi's desperate control, the brawl between the three Sage Modes fell into a stalemate, and for his own safety, he entered the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

He manipulated the power of the different Sage Modes with his own immense strength, but it had little effect. He needed to become stronger; he had to use his own power as a foundation to force those three forces to fuse into one.

Fei Shi looked toward the System Space once again, where several Chakra Fruits were stored.

There were three of the highest quality.

Fei Shi took one out, because whether it was the Otsutsuki Clan or any other, one could only consume three Chakra Fruits. He wasn't in a rush to eat the other two; this one would be enough.

Fei Shi looked at this Chakra Fruit. Others might not know, but Fei Shi had seen Kaguya Otsutsuki's obsession with chakra after she consumed this fruit.

It was as if the fruit carried a curse, turning those who ate it into slaves to power and chakra.

But he shouldn't forget that this was a product of the system, not something grown from a flower on a Divine Tree, so it lacked those drawbacks.

"Then, power, here I come."

Fei Shi whispered, and swallowed the Chakra Fruit.

Tajitsuhime, watching from the side, stared intently at the fruit Fei Shi consumed; she had an urge to snatch it and eat it herself.

Chakra! She felt an incomparable amount of chakra from that fruit! It was even stronger than the White Snake Sage!

What kind of monster was this Fei Shi?

The White Snake Sage, who was lecturing Orochimaru in the front hall of Ryuchi Cave, also felt a familiar aura—an aura it had sensed a very long time ago.

It told itself that this should not have appeared again.

But the White Snake Sage couldn't recall what this aura was.

BOOM! A powerful aura surged into the sky, and the entire Ryuchi Cave began to shake incessantly.

An immense amount of chakra enveloped all of Ryuchi Cave. Every snake in the cave was prostrating itself, completely unable to resist, save for the White Snake Sage.

The White Snake Sage was shocked. It quickly headed toward the Dragon Transformation Pool, having sensed an incredible existence—an existence that had never appeared in the Ninja World before.

And on Fei Shi's side.

A blood-red nine-tomoe Sharingan appeared on Fei Shi's forehead; it was none other than the Rinne Sharingan.

He had also birthed a personal dimension: Amenominaka.

But now was not the time to examine the abilities granted to him by the Chakra Fruit. Fei Shi used his own power to forcibly fuse the three forces within his body into one.

He slowly eliminated their repulsion while retaining some of their individual characteristics.

The Sage Mode of Mount Myoboku remained unchanged; the toad pupils and golden eyeshadow appeared exactly as they had before.

The Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest saw the black facial markings connect with the orange eyeshadow, transforming into golden markings.

For the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, he eliminated the dragon horns while keeping the dragon scales and the nine dragon heads.

Those dragon scales and heads were white with streaks of gold, suggesting they could be further strengthened.

The distinct appearances brought about by the three forces were all manifested on Fei Shi. He used the chakra within his body to guide these three forces, circulating them through his system and continuously merging them.

Slowly, time slipped away.

By the time the White Snake Sage arrived, Fei Shi had already closed his eyes.

The White Snake Sage could only set aside its doubts and wait for Fei Shi to awaken. It could see that Fei Shi was already nearly halfway to success.

With the emergence of that previous power, the White Snake Sage sensed that Fei Shi had already surpassed it.

It also realized that the only thing capable of causing such a transformation was the fruit that bloomed from the God Tree thousands of years ago: the Chakra Fruit.

The fruit that brought chakra to this world was also the fruit formed by draining the world of much of its vitality.

How did this child obtain such a fruit?

The Ten-Tails had not appeared in the Ninja World again, had it?