The devouring lasted for three days and three nights.
Shukaku's body has shrunk to less than 10% of its original size.
The dark purple lines become blurry, like faded ink stains.
Shukaku let out a low groan, and his huge body suddenly trembled, and then fell completely to the ground as if it had been deprived of support.
The last trace of Chakra was completely separated from its body, and was drawn into the halo of Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's chest, merging with those it had swallowed before.
The yellow light on the golem's chest flickered for a few times, and then slowly dimmed, like a satiated beast sleeping peacefully.
Tsunade slowly put down his hands, exhaled a breath of thick air, his chest rose and fell slightly, then quickly calmed down.
She stood up, walked towards Shukaku, and looked down at it for a moment.
Shukaku curled up on the ground, his body shrunk to only 10% of its original size.
"Shukaku, 90% of your energy has been drained. I have fulfilled my previous promise. You are alive and your consciousness is retained."
Tsunade's voice is calm.
"Go and return to Bunpuku's body."
Shukaku blinked slowly and let out a hoarse hum in his throat.
The body began to turn into dark yellow Chakra light spots, flowing back toward the old man's body curled up on the ground.
After a while, Shukaku had completely disappeared, leaving only monk Bunpuku sitting where he was.
Put your hands together and slowly open your eyes.
He looked much thinner than before, his face was gray, but his eyes were still clear.
"Lady Tsunade kept his word. I thought I couldn't pass this test."
"I said that it would be good for everyone if you are alive and Shukaku's consciousness is preserved."
"Shukaku's Chakra can no longer be used in combat. It needs to rest."
Bunpuku nodded slightly, stood up, and patted the dust on the monk's robe.
His eyes swept over the sitting demon statue, then glanced at Tsunade without asking any unnecessary questions.
He just turned around quietly and walked into the depths of the night in the forest.
Jiraiya looked at the retreating figure, breathed a sigh of relief, then slumped down on the ground, put his hands behind his back, looked up to the sky and sighed:
"Three days and three nights... I feel like my whole body has been drained..."
"Take a rest."
Tsunade didn't look at him, his eyes still fell on Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
"Ready for the next one."
Jiraiya's face collapsed. "You mean Two-Tails?"
"Sachi has been arrested, Orochimaru, go and bring him." Tsunade looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru stood up, silently moved his stiff fingers, and then walked towards the forest.
An hour later.
Orochimaru is back, followed by a gray figure.
Sachi was wearing a prison uniform, his hands were locked in front of his body with special shackles, and his eyes were covered with a layer of black cloth.
His five senses were blocked. He couldn't see, hear or smell. He couldn't even feel the texture of the dirt on the road under his feet.
Only his heartbeat and breathing were still telling him.
He is still alive.
There is nothing to say to the prisoners.
Nine Dragons Sealing starts again.
This one lasts much shorter than Shukaku.
The total amount of Chakra of Two-Tails Matatabi even feels not as huge as Shukaku.
In less than two days and two nights, Sachi's body had shrunk into a ball, like an empty shell that had been squeezed dry.
Still 90% of the energy was extracted.
The consciousness is retained and stuffed back into Sachi's body.
Within the sealed space.
Nine-Tails was standing in front of the stone door, with nine tails swinging uneasily behind him.
It looked at the consciousness that appeared from Tsunade, its scarlet vertical pupils flickering slightly in the dim light.
It looked at the figure of Tsunade and was quiet for several seconds before speaking in a deep voice:
"You didn't kill Shukaku? You didn't kill Matatabi either?"
"What exactly do you want to do?!"
Tsunade stood in front of the stone door, looking into Nine-Tails's eyes, the lavender Rinnegan glowed steadily.
"What Ten-Tails needs to be resurrected is for Nine Tailed Beasts and Chakra to come together into one."
"During the original process, Nine Tailed Beasts's consciousness will be merged and reinterwoven into Ten-Tails's original consciousness."
Tsunade paused, his voice calm.
"But I don't want that thing."
Nine-Tails Prick up your ears.
"What I want is that all the energy of Nine Tailed Beasts is gathered together, and there is only one new consciousness of Ten-Tails."
Tsunade said it word for word.
"Nine-Tails, you will become the consciousness of Ten-Tails."
"You will be the new Ten-Tails - with a brand new body. You will not disappear, you will only become a bigger version of yourself."
Nine-Tails was silent for a long time.
Those scarlet vertical pupils shone with complex light in the dim light.
It understood.
It understood everything.
If all the consciousnesses of Nine Tailed Beasts are fused, what will be born will be the instinctive will of Ten-Tails.
The individual "Nine-Tails" no longer exists.
But Tsunade only needs Chakra, don't be aware of it.
She retained the consciousness of Shukaku and Matatabi, and will also retain the consciousness of the other Tailed Beast.
Those consciousnesses will not participate in the fusion after Chakra is completely drained.
When all Chakra are gathered into Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, there is only one leader in the torrent of pure energy surging in that body.
That's it Nine-Tails.
It will become the consciousness of Ten-Tails.
It will have the body of Ten-Tails.
And it is still itself.
Nine-Tails's breathing became slow and heavy.
It looked into Tsunade's eyes for a long time without saying another word.
It slowly lowered its head, and its nine tails dropped quietly behind it, assuming a posture it had never seen before.
A posture of submission.
Tsunade looked at it, turned around and walked out of the sealed space without saying anything.
In reality, she opened her eyes.
The night was getting dark, and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was sitting quietly on his knees in the distance.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru are still repairing in place, and the wake of Nine Dragons Sealing remains in the air.
Tsunade walked to the foot of the demon statue and looked up at the huge body.
After a moment, she turned to look at the two of them.
"Now that you have rested enough, let's start working."
"Next, Three-Tails!"