The Proper Way for Tailed Beasts and Humans to Get Along

At the Valley of the End, sensing the ever-expanding Chakra emanating from his opponent, Uchiha Madara crossed his arms, maintaining his imposing demeanor.

However, his gaze began to turn serious.

Because the opponent's Susanoo is expanding in size.

The strength of an Uchiha Clan at the Genin level cannot be entirely judged by whether or not they have awakened their Sharingan.

Having powerful pupils does not necessarily mean that the Dōjutsu one uses will be exceptionally effective.

The requirements for skill have always existed.

As the greatest Uchiha Madara winner in the Ninja World, Uchiha Shingen truly had a significant difference in strength was his eye power.

Because of his powerful eye power, Uchiha Madara was able to unleash the strongest Susanoo in the history of the Uchiha Clan.

But eye power isn't everything; Chakra can compensate for it.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Shingen's Susanoo continued to expand.

"Young man, you've impressed me." Uchiha Madara exclaimed.

As his eye power became more active, Uchiha Madara's hair also stood on end due to the excessive activity of his eye power.

With his full effort, his Susanoo began to expand in size.

However, during this process, he Hand Seals again.

Ninja Technique· Tengai Shinsei!

The sunlight was blocked, and a gigantic celestial body appeared, dominating the sky with unparalleled oppressive force.

In the original timeline, Uchiha Madara used this technique to destroy nearly a quarter of the original Allied Shinobi Forces' strength.

But this move was actually useless against Uchiha Shingen.

With a Susanoo, the enormous meteorite in the sky began to shrink.

This is a replica of Uchiha Fugaku's Boundless Heaven and Earth Dōjutsu, but it's even easier for Ninigi-no-Mikoto to use.

The Chakra of the different Tailed Beasts continued to flow into the Susanoo Ninjutsu, and the figures of the two enormous war gods gradually became exaggerated...

In a place that resembled a hidden, waterlogged cave, the man floating in the air opened his eyes.

He could sense that his descendants, who had received the Rinnegan from him, were now earnestly activating this power.

Meanwhile, the Tailed Beasts reacted accordingly.

However, this method of using the Tailed Beasts was not what he desired.

He is Hagoromo Otsutsuki, also known as the Sage of Six Paths.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki was always able to clearly sense the true nature of the Rinnegan that Uchiha Madara had obtained from him.

Now it seems his plan may fall through.

He no longer cares about the risk that bringing the Nine Tailed Beasts together prematurely might invalidate the "prophecy" design.

Prophecy is ultimately a means to an end.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki knows everything.

He knew of Black Zetsu's existence and was also watching his sons' repeated reincarnations and seemingly endless battles.

During his lifetime, he traveled the world to pass on Chakra to ordinary people, but most people didn't actually know him. He didn't care; what he wanted was for everyone to start training in Chakra.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki raised his hand.

The water around him began to rise, casting huge shadows, eight in total.

This was also one of his backup plans.

Since the Ten-Tails cannot be destroyed, dividing the original single will into nine separate wills would give these nine free wills, different from the Ten-Tails, a chance to prevent his mother from completely controlling the Ten-Tails' Chakra, or at least allow her to allocate a portion of it to become the power of the Child of Destiny.

However, the chosen ones haven't fully developed yet, and it seems these Nine Tailed Beasts are in danger of being forcibly used as power banks.

"Old man, where is the chosen one you spoke of?" The first to speak was none other than Kurama. "This is quite different from what you described."

As the water receded, the eight Tailed Beasts revealed their true forms.

They all saw the old man immediately and showed a hint of surprise.

Clearly, Hagoromo Otsutsuki didn't simply divide the Nine Tailed Beasts and scatter them across the continent like a football before casually walking away.

Otherwise, knowing the personalities of his two sons, he wouldn't have chosen Ashura as his successor, which led to Indra turning against his family.

Everything he did was to empower the "successor" who met his expectations.

His objectives have always been twofold.

Beware of your mother's resurrection.

Beware of someone who gathers the power of the Nine Tailed Beasts and uses it as a vessel for Mother's resurrection, becoming Mother's power.

It's obvious that the reincarnated person who is too obsessed and has now begun to forcibly use the Tailed Beast Chakra is not the "successor" he expected, but rather resembles the latter.

Am I being too stubborn?

For some reason, the thought popped into Hagoromo Otsutsuki's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

No one in this era had ever seen Kaguya Otsutsuki, nor could they know or imagine her terror; she was someone who required concerted efforts to resist.

"There's been a slight problem." Hagoromo Otsutsuki looked at the Tailed Beasts. "It's been a long time, everyone."

It's a real headache, really. The "successor" he pinned his hopes on doesn't even have the ability to enter this place!

Chapter 43 The Right Way for Tailed Beasts and Humans to Coexist

Hagoromo Otsutsuki glanced at the Tailed Beasts.

Although Isobu is not here, the Chakra of four out of the remaining eight has been obtained by that reincarnated person.

Obtaining Chakra is nothing special, but the fact that the reincarnated person could use it to forcibly pull on the Chakra of the Tailed Beasts's original body is quite problematic.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's gaze fell on Matatabi.

Upon noticing the old man watching it, the big cat immediately looked away and shrank back.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki felt helpless.

They're all so big, where are you going to hide?

"Matatabi, could you tell everyone why you think so highly of that reincarnated person?"

"Um... Shingen is a good person," Matatabi said in a low, hesitant voice.

Around it, Kurama, Gyuki, and Chongming were all looking at it. Gyuki's eyes seemed to say, "We've been cellmates for so many years, and you actually betrayed your brother!"

Matatabi as good a impression Gyuki had of Uchiha Shingen was, so bad a impression Uchiha Shingen had of him was.

And right now, that bastard is still forcibly draining its Chakra!

"Matatabi, don't let humans fool you!" Gyuki decided to take advantage of the old man's presence to pull his lost brother back. "The Uchiha Clan is despicable. Their goal is our Chakra. They're all sweet talkers, specializing in deceiving Tailed Beasts. They're not human..."

It used every single word it could think of to describe someone badly.

Matatabi recalling it again, I realized I didn't feel that way.

Because Uchiha Shingen was very direct in expressing his desire for its Chakra, the principle of exchange was applied from the very beginning.

Therefore, there was no deception involved.

And the principle of exchange is well-practiced; the Uchiha Clan truly protects it from outsiders. Most importantly, those little kids are really interesting.

As Tailed Beasts, it can still discern other people's attitudes.

"No, Shingen told me from the beginning that it was agreed, and that's why I went with him."

Gyuki: "..."

Damn it, this guy got completely swindled.

"Old man, tell me about the Matatabi!"

"Matatabi, what did that Uchiha Clan say to you?" Kurama suddenly asked.

Matatabi realized that Kurama's tone was not as intense as Gyuki's, he felt relieved and began to recount the whole story of how he met Uchiha Shingen.

As the Tailed Beasts listened, they began to sense that something was amiss.

Is this how Tailed Beasts lives?

Is it that impressive?

Are they all fake Tailed Beasts?

Kurama even felt that...

It's probably because it's being opened incorrectly.

Even though we're all in the same place, why does it feel so far away?

"How did you do that?" Kurama was in a state of great confusion. "How could the Uchiha Clan be so kind?"

"Actually, they're quite nice," Matatabi said. "Their kids also enjoy playing with me."

Kurama: "..."

Is this a case of foxes being inferior to cats?

It's clearly the strongest one, otherwise why did Uchiha Madara only capture it?

Also, why didn't Uchiha Shingen negotiate with it back then? Was it just because it didn't look like a cat?

You shameless jerk! This is outrageous!

The Kurama is enraged!

"Damn it! He clearly knew me first! Why didn't he invite me then?! I have to get to the bottom of this!"

Matatabi: "..."

Gyuki: "... Don't be so easily fooled!"

Chomei: "Now that you mention it, I also feel like I've been taken advantage of..."

The remaining Shukaku, Son Goku, Kokuō, and Saiken also found it very novel.

However, Uchiha Shingen did not possess their Chakra, nor had they ever seen this Uchiha Clan before.

The previous generation of Ashura reincarnations, however, did not hesitate to capture them all.

From that moment on, the Tailed Beasts realized that the old man was overthinking things; in the eyes of humans, they were simply Tailed Beasts.

It's only because the old man is so persistent that they've long lost interest in things like the Chosen One.

Unexpectedly, someone who wasn't a reincarnation of Ashura or Indra's Chakra is now getting along so well with Matatabi.

"Old man, so this guy really is the chosen one, isn't he?" Shukaku asked.

In the minds of these Tailed Beasts, Hagoromo Otsutsuki is like a father figure, and the Child of Destiny is actually the henchman designated by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

And the Tailed Beasts will help this henchman; as for the process, it's just an act, and they'll do it too.

Whether or not one is the chosen one Hagoromo Otsutsuki to decide.

Throughout the long span of millennia in human history, the candidates for the chosen one have appeared many times.

To become a chosen one, two conditions must be met.

First, one must be strong enough to control the Chakra of Tailed Beasts and be able to draw upon Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Chakra to meet him.

The second point is to gain Hagoromo Otsutsuki's approval.

The current reserve personnel can only manage the first point; they're completely stuck on the second.

None of them were able to gain Hagoromo Otsutsuki's approval.

"Hmm..." Hagoromo Otsutsuki was deep in thought.

It doesn't matter who becomes the chosen one, since all the reserves are his descendants, so it's not really a matter of who is closer to him.

As for his two sons, he only chose Ashura to inherit the Ninshu because Ashura's ideas were more in line with his requirements.

He felt the same way about both his eldest and youngest sons.

However, it is a fact that, in terms of Chakra, Indra and Ashura's Chakra far surpassed that of later generations. Uchiha Shingen was not a reincarnation of Indra and Asura Chakra, so his Chakra was inherently weaker.