More than half a month passed quietly. Lin Yu finally made up his mind to cook the ten-tailed beast, which he had raised to be plump and fair for many years.
In a desolate Gobi Desert, a ten-tailed beast with six tomoe Rinnegan was bound in a sand pit, with sophisticated instruments monitoring its vital signs.
Lin Yu did not inform many people about the plan to revive Kaguya this time.
Black Zetsu, Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Obito, and Orochimaru. Among them, Obito was a transporter, responsible for moving some testing equipment.
Madara Uchiha did not want to come, but thinking that Black Zetsu had deceived him for the sake of reviving this woman, he wanted to witness the strength of the legendary ancestor of chakra with his own eyes.
As for Hashirama Senju, he was forced to come. He really didn't want to see Madara anymore, especially after what he did to him in broad daylight!
It was simply... simply indecent!
Hashirama Senju glanced at Madara Uchiha, muttering, "Couldn't you have told me about that privately? I'm not that stingy."
Madara Uchiha seemed to sense something and looked back at Hashirama, startling the latter into looking away immediately and pretending to be very serious.
Although Madara's arms were crossed and he appeared cold and unfazed, he was actually extremely nervous.
Would Hashirama blame him for his impulsiveness?
Would Hashirama be angry with him?
Could they return to their happy past?
However... the feeling was quite good, worthy of the God of Shinobi.
Madara Uchiha seemed to be lingering, his thoughts drifting back to that day when all eyes were on them, his soul soaring to the heavens...
"Everything is ready, we can begin."
Orochimaru, who was in charge of calibrating the instruments, nodded at Lin Yu. The revival of the ancestor of chakra, or perhaps more aptly, the awakening of the ancestor of chakra, was an irresistible temptation for a scientist.
This would elevate him to a higher level in the field of research and lead to breakthroughs in his future study of Isshiki Otsutsuki's cellular structure.
Lin Yu took a deep breath and unconsciously touched his kidney area.
He hoped that "Brother Kidney" would be strong and last long enough!
Without further thought, Lin Yu picked up the body of Urashiki Otsutsuki beside him and threw it forcefully towards the ten-tailed beast.
Although the ten-tailed beast's ten tails were restrained, it seemed to have smelled a long-awaited delicacy. Its massive mouth instantly opened and swallowed Urashiki whole.
It then slowly closed its scarlet six tomoe Rinnegan, its struggling body becoming quiet, as if it were digesting Urashiki's flesh.
After a long while, the ten-tailed beast showed no sign of movement. Lin Yu frowned and turned to Orochimaru, "How is it now?"
"Progress is very smooth. The ten-tailed beast is absorbing Urashiki's body, but there's no sign of evolution," Orochimaru said, staring at the complex data displayed on the screen. It even showed Urashiki being absorbed and decomposed into nutrients to promote its growth the moment it entered the ten-tailed beast's body.
Suddenly, the black rods that had been restraining the ten-tailed beast were forcibly broken. The ten-tailed beast roared, opening its six tomoe Rinnegan. Having absorbed Urashiki, it had gained its freedom and was now going to crush these ant-like beings.
Roar!
"Sage Art: Heavenly Pillar Prison!"
Ten red torii gates descended from the sky, sealing the ten-tailed beast's movements. However, its head had already broken free from the sand pit, roaring and lunging towards Lin Yu to swallow him.
"Seal its head!"
Boom!
A colossal red torii gate fell, locking it right below Lin Yu's feet.
Hashirama Senju, with his flesh-and-blood body, was far more powerful than his Edo Tensei form, let alone a ten-tailed beast that had not yet evolved into the God Tree.
"It was as predicted. The deceased Otsutsuki don't retain much power. Your turn, Madara."
Hearing Lin Yu's words, Madara Uchiha snorted and slammed his hand on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu: Gedo Mazo."
Upon seeing the Gedo Mazo appear, the restrained ten-tailed beast couldn't help but let out a roar. Were these people really treating it as food to feed this shell?
The ten-tailed beast sensed a strong threat from the Gedo Mazo. Its level was higher than its own, but it seemed to be just a shell.
Lin Yu pointed at the Gedo Mazo towards the ten-tailed beast and said, "Eat it."
"...?"
A question mark popped up above the ten-tailed beast's head. Was this human insane?
This large lump was even bigger than itself, how could it eat it!
Lin Yu seemed to have noticed the ten-tailed beast's hesitation and then, comparing their sizes, suddenly realized.
"If you don't eat it, I'll have it eat you. The result will be the same anyway."
"Wuwuwu!"
Because its head was locked by the Heavenly Pillar Prison, the ten-tailed beast could only let out pleading sounds.
'Good sir, can I eat it in portions? This guy is too big, it'll upset my stomach!'
The ten-tailed beast frantically blinked its eyes at Lin Yu, hoping he would understand.
"What? You want to perform a feat of swallowing a ten-tailed beast in one bite? No problem, consider it done!"
Ten-tailed beast: ??? Doesn't this human understand the language of Tailed Beasts?
Lin Yu gave Madara a look. The latter hesitated slightly but finally controlled the Gedo Mazo to walk towards the ten-tailed beast.
However, the closer the Gedo Mazo got to the ten-tailed beast, the slower its movements became. It seemed that its autonomous consciousness was slowly awakening, even breaking free from Madara's control.
"Even you dare to break free from my control."
Madara intensified his control with his Rinnegan, but the Gedo Mazo seemed to have truly awakened its subconscious and suddenly broke free from Madara's control, even extending a giant palm to attack Lin Yu and the others.
"The will of the ten-tailed beast?" Lin Yu murmured.
At this moment, a massive wooden figure rose from the ground, blocking the Gedo Mazo's attack. Then, several wooden dragons entangled the Gedo Mazo and toppled it to the ground.
After all, it was just a shell, and without the chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts, it only possessed slightly greater power.
Lin Yu looked coldly at the ten-tailed beast and said, "Eat it or not? If not, I'll let it eat you. I'm sure it'll be very happy to."
The ten-tailed beast roared a few times. Although its head was large, its brain wasn't particularly sharp. Seeing the Gedo Mazo so easily defeated and restrained, it also became tempted.
Perhaps it could use the opportunity to devour the Gedo Mazo and evolve itself, which was its ultimate goal.
Lin Yu signaled to Hashirama Senju, and then the Heavenly Pillar Prison restraining the ten-tailed beast disappeared, granting it freedom.
Roar roar roar!
The ten-tailed beast immediately roared twice, and before it could even close its mouth, a behemoth descended from the sky, smashing directly into its jaw. Its six tomoe Rinnegan almost bulged out.
"Three-point shot, full marks!"
These humans in this world are terrifying. The ten-tailed beast wanted to go home. With this last thought, the ten-tailed beast slowly swallowed the Gedo Mazo and entered a dormant state, standing motionless.
A moment later, the surrounding instruments emitted a series of alarms. Orochimaru looked at the data on the screen with a grave expression. "The ten-tailed beast seems unable to digest the Gedo Mazo. After all, it once evolved to the level of the God Tree."
"And there was no expected struggle of wills. Our assumptions seem to be inaccurate."
Black Zetsu looked at the ten-tailed beast standing in the sand pit and said slowly, "Perhaps there's another reason."
"Mother, as the ancestor of chakra, combined with devouring the Chakra Fruit and fusing with the ten-tailed beast, she became an immortal being. Therefore, she could only be sealed; no one in the world could kill Mother."
"And chakra is the product of the harmonious refinement of spiritual and physical energy, the essence of a person. At certain times, it can even be left within another person's body, and in a critical moment, it can condense into one's own consciousness to save someone important."
"In other words, chakra has the function of consciousness and soul."
"So?" Everyone looked at Black Zetsu, asking.
Black Zetsu gave Lin Yu a fawning smile and respectfully said, "So, Mother needs a large amount of chakra to reshape her will. Now is the time for Boss Lin Yu to make his sacrifice."
Lin Yu twitched his lips. Was he being asked to sacrifice himself so soon?
Kaguya, you really... *cough*... have a big appetite!