Xuandou held the child, his gaze slowly sweeping over the six traits.
Finally, his eyes settled on the last two traits.
Born Sage.
Absorb natural energy and master Sage Mode.
This was one of the greatest powers in the Shinobi World's native cultivation system.
Back then, Madara Uchiha had possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, yet Hashirama Senju had still dominated him in battle.
Aside from Hashirama's Senju constitution, that had largely been due to his Sage Mode.
Even the Sage of Six Paths himself had only managed to seal his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, after studying Sage Mode under the Great Toad Sage.
The power of Sage Mode was beyond question.
And the other trait, Six Paths Body, was just as terrifying.
Not only would he be born with Yin-Yang Release.
He would even awaken the Rinnegan automatically upon reaching eighteen!
To awaken the Rinnegan back then, Madara Uchiha had faked his death with Izanagi, outlived Hashirama, and transplanted Hashirama's cells.
Only after enduring all those years had he finally awakened the Rinnegan on the verge of death.
That alone showed how precious the Rinnegan was.
Even Xuandou himself had yet to find a suitable place to plant the God Tree.
Obtaining the Rinnegan remained a distant prospect.
Now, all he had to do was choose the Six Paths Body talent trait.
His son would naturally awaken the Rinnegan at eighteen.
He was guaranteed strength beyond Kage level!
Both traits were good enough to make anyone green with envy.
But the problem was that he could only choose one!
Xuandou fell silent for a moment before finally making his decision.
Sage Mode was, at its core, still a cultivation method native to the Shinobi World.
Its upper limit was set.
Besides, Sage Mode could be mastered through training later in life.