The Otsutsuki were essentially chakra life-forms, and he still had a long way to go before becoming one himself.
Aside from mutual destruction, the only way Zou Hyuga could think of to deal with Isshiki inside him was to become a chakra life-form ahead of schedule, overwriting Isshiki's information with that of his own chakra.
In the shinobi world, aside from the Otsutsuki, the only chakra life-forms Zou Hyuga knew of were the Nine Tailed Beasts, Indra, and Asura.
Even if they were killed, they would eventually revive in the shinobi world after a long period of time.
This was the advantage of being a chakra life-form. Even if the tailed beasts were killed because of a mistake, they could revive as long as their information still existed.
The same was true of Asura and Indra. It was hard to say whether Naruto's and Sasuke's personalities had been influenced by the information in their chakra.
Similar personalities across one or two generations could be brushed aside, but similar personalities in every generation were grounds for suspicion.
Of course, there were other creatures in the shinobi world that were suspected chakra life-forms, such as Moryo, the demon from the Land of Demons, the Evil God Hidan worshipped, and Gō inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
They all had close ties to the God Tree to varying degrees and were connected to the Otsutsuki.
Reining in his wandering thoughts, Zou Hyuga felt no concern over whether he could become a chakra life-form.
He had planned for this long ago and had been working toward it for over ten years.
Any power obtained for nothing carried a corresponding price hidden behind it.
He had concealed his strength even during his time at the Ninja Academy and made thorough preparations for every mission outside