Little Ten roamed the pitch-black starry sky. Fugaku's consciousness now dominated Little Ten's thoughts.
A miniature tailed beast sped stealthily through the stars. Time slipped by, and before he knew it, a month had passed.
A hairline crack appeared in the crystal encased within Little Ten. Little Ten immediately changed course and flew toward the nearest asteroid.
Little Ten moved at tremendous speed, like a meteor trailing a long streak of light. Though seemingly slow, Little Ten landed on an asteroid in the blink of an eye.
More and more cracks spread across the crystal until it finally crumbled into dust, revealing Fugaku within.
A coat covered in tomoe draped down his back, and his long hair fell to his shoulders. His eyes had clearly defined blacks and whites, and he looked no different from before.
Yet Fugaku knew that his very nature had undergone a fundamental change. His life had evolved.
A slit suddenly opened in his forehead, revealing a crimson eye that resembled a red gemstone.
A powerful beam shot from the eye and raced through the starry sky, leaving a red trail that only faded far in the distance.
Every meteor and asteroid along its path was reduced to dust. Even space itself seemed to warp.
As the red light vanished, the center of a small cluster of asteroids became an empty void.
Fugaku was reasonably satisfied with the energy beam. It would be a useful ability in close combat.
The eye on his forehead changed again, turning black. A strange fluctuation enveloped Fugaku's body. This was a mutation of his former Rinnegan Mangekyo.
The fluctuations emitted by the black eye could render him immune to most damage. Even some ordinary powerhouses would be unable to hurt him at all.
He drew the Black Blade and swiftly