The Chakra supplied by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was weak, and the life force within it was hardly abundant.
It was nothing more than a husk whose Chakra the Sage of Six Paths had extracted. Otherwise, the aged Madara would have transformed long ago by connecting to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, instead of devising schemes involving all manner of Ninjutsu to bring himself back to life.
While the three Jinchūriki searched the Cave for suitable Test Subjects, Fugaku began inspecting the entire Underground Cavern.
Half an hour later, having found nothing unusual, he turned to see the three Jinchūriki behind him, each carrying two White Zetsu.
He led them out of the Cave and formed hand seals again, releasing the Impure World Reincarnation. All that remained on the ground were three piles of dust and the corpses of three Prototype White Zetsu.
He inscribed three talismans on separate Scrolls, adjusted the Formula again, and drew three sacrificial Formulas on the ground.
This time, Fugaku also modified the sacrificial Formulas, removing parts of them. He placed the three Jinchūriki's flesh in the sacrificial areas, then laid the three White Zetsu corpses inside.
He formed hand seals once more.
The three Jinchūriki appeared. The Four-Tails Jinchūriki stared at the familiar scene again. In a single day, he had traveled between the Pure Land and the Shinobi World several times.
"Fugaku Uchiha, you dare defile—"
A talisman entered his mind, silencing the Four-Tails Jinchūriki once more.
Time passed slowly through this endless cycle of experiments. Every time Fugaku summoned the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, the man erupted in curses.
"Fugaku Uchiha, you'll never—"
"Fugaku Uchiha—"
"Fu—"
"..."
A month passed. The Four-Tails Jinchūriki had grown numb. Every day, he was dragged back and forth between the Pure Land and