The Ten-Tails — First Form.
The wind howled.
Akira strode forward toward the Ten-Tails, his Rinnegan resonating with the unique contract that bound him to the Demonic Statue.
Because of that—
The Ten-Tails showed no hostility.
But as it evolved further, its consciousness would become chaotic and violent.
That would change.
Akira had already decided—
He would become its Jinchūriki at the critical point before it transformed into the Divine Tree.
That was when its power would peak.
"This is its most stable state… I have to act now."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Using Danmetsu Shanti · Yomotsu Hirasaka Time Flow, the Nine Tailed Beasts he had recreated were released onto the battlefield.
One through Eight—complete.
Nine-Tails—half.
Obito frowned. "What is he doing?"
Madara narrowed his eyes. "…I see."
"Uchiha… Akira!!"
The moment the Tailed Beasts regained awareness, rage erupted.
They lunged.
Claws. Tails. Killing intent.
Akira glanced coldly.
"—Freeze."
Instantly—
Shukaku. Matatabi. Isobu. Son Goku. Kokuo. Saiken—
All froze mid-attack.
Their massive bodies trembled.
Their eyes—
Turned into Akira's six-tomoe Rinnegan.
Another glance.
Chōmei halted mid-air.
Gyūki and Kurama followed—
All nine beasts under complete illusion.
Kurama trembled.
"One glance… and all Tailed Beasts fall into genjutsu… without Six Paths power… just who are you…?"
Akira brought his hands together.
—Chibaku Tensei!
The earth shattered.
Massive chunks rose beneath each beast—
Encasing them.
Ascending.
Expanding.
Within moments—
Nine miniature celestial bodies formed.
Orbiting above the Ten-Tails.
Akira landed atop the Ten-Tails.
Madara and Obito flanked him.
"I'm going to erase the will of the Nine Tailed Beasts… from the Ten-Tails itself."
"And purify it into its original chakra."
"That way…"
"The greatest weakness of a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki… disappears."
Madara smirked. "Of course."
Obito murmured. "…So that's it."
The flaw was simple—
The Tailed Beasts could reclaim their chakra.
Like they once did to Obito.
Even Kaguya had suffered from it.
Because—
Tailed Beast chakra never truly existed as separate entities.
It was all Ten-Tails chakra—
Split and given will.
Remove the will—
And the chakra returns to its pure state.
Madara asked, "And how will you do it?"
Akira replied:
"A tug-of-war."
"But not of chakra…"
"Of will."
"With Danmetsu Shanti… I can invert causality itself."
Below—
The Chibaku Tensei spheres churned.
From them—
Gigantic chakra arms extended.
Reaching toward the Ten-Tails.
"ROOOAAAR!!"
The Ten-Tails sensed danger—
It panicked.
Akira placed a hand on it.
"It's okay."
"I'm helping you return to your true self."
"…Endure it."
The Ten-Tails responded.
Its tails transformed—
Into hands.
They grasped the incoming chakra arms.
The connection formed.
The tug-of-war began.
Akira's right eye flared.
—Danmetsu Shanti · Causality Inversion!
Dark red streams surged from the connection—
The extracted—
Will of the Nine Tailed Beasts.
"Ten-Tails—GO!!"
The Ten-Tails lunged forward.
Its massive body surged—
Dragging—
Peeling—
Stripping—
Like threads pulled from fabric.
Nine streams of will trailed behind it—
Like crimson ribbons.
Then—
It stopped.
Abruptly.
The inertia nearly threw Akira, Madara, and Obito off.
Obito: "What happened!?"
Akira narrowed his eyes.
"They've realized…"
"They're resisting."
"They've united… clinging to the Ten-Tails."
Madara laughed.
"Heh. Didn't want to go in…"
"Now won't leave."
"Pathetic."
"Let me handle it."
He placed his hand on the Ten-Tails.
—Human Path · Mind Dive!
The scene shifted.
Inside the consciousness space—
The Nine Beasts had formed a knot.
Their wills bound together.
Resisting extraction.
Then—
They saw him.
"…Madara."
"Disobedient beasts."
His eyes locked.
—Limbo: Border Jail!
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Nine devastating strikes—
Crushed their consciousness forms.
The knot strained—
But held.
"…Still holding?"
Madara prepared another attack—
"Let me."
Obito appeared.
His Susanoo rose—
A Kamui Shuriken spun.
"—SHATTER!"
The knot broke instantly.
Nine strands separated.
Outside—
Akira seized the moment.
"NOW!!"
The Ten-Tails surged forward—
With overwhelming force—
And—
Completely ripped the Tailed Beast wills out of itself.
Inside—
The beasts dissolved.
Like fading illusions.
Darkness spread.
Madara: "It's done. Their will is gone. This space will collapse."
Obito: "Yeah… let's go."
They left.
But—
Something remained.
The will was gone—
But the empty vessel remained.
(Void… pure potential.)
From within the Ten-Tails—
Its chaotic, suppressed consciousness surged into that emptiness.
Like a flood breaking a dam.
"Crackle—!"
A spark ignited.
A new awareness—
Was born.
In the darkness—
Red eyes opened.
"…A voice…"
"That voice… that comforted me…"
"…Who…?"
A figure emerged—
Kaguya's form—
Draped in black.
Thus—
Was born—
The Will of the Ten-Tails.
And in the future—
It would become—
The being that stood beside Akira.
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