The changes in the Miniature Ten-Tails had not surprised Fugaku. Its Chakra could not compare to the real Ten-Tails in quantity, but it had already reached the same level of power.
Only the amount was lacking. As he watched it grow day by day, Fugaku could clearly sense the terrifying power within it.
He took out all the jars containing cells from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path—more than a dozen in all—and let it absorb them.
Within days, it had grown larger than a Tailed Beast, though it was still some way from matching the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
It was nearly impossible for the Miniature Ten-Tails to grow to the size of the real Ten-Tails on its own. He would have to help it.
The Tenseigan in the Temple Ruins would be its first supplement.
By now, the Miniature Ten-Tails had fully taken shape. Its massive arms and hind legs looked immensely powerful, and ten tails of varying lengths extended from its body.
Those tails had not fully formed. They would keep growing as its body grew.
It dropped to all fours and roared at the stars. A shock wave burst from its mouth like a gale, kicking up clouds of dust ahead.
Fugaku directed Little Ten into the Temple Ruins. It had already absorbed Chakra from the One-Tail through the Nine-Tails, so he estimated it could now absorb the Tenseigan without a hitch.
A root extended from Little Ten's flesh and wrapped around the Giant Tenseigan in the blink of an eye.
A blinding light erupted where they met, accompanied by wave after wave of violent energy.
Powerful as the Tenseigan was, it was ultimately an inanimate object. The two struggled for more than ten minutes before Little Ten absorbed it completely.
After absorbing