Ren was too lazy to bother with the fox now. Kushina did not fall, supported by his hand. However, her breathing had become faint.

Her eyes were barely open, and her voice was weak. "Am I... going to die?"

"I told you, just trust me. I won't let you die." Ren smiled faintly as a golden light shone from his body. Primal Energy and the Power of Redemption poured into Kushina.

Her life, which had been like a candle in the wind, rapidly recovered its vitality. She even became stronger. This was a small compensation from Ren.

"Such powerful energy!" As the Six Paths Sage, he immediately sensed the immense power Ren was using.

"So warm." Kushina basked in the warmth, comfortably closing her eyes. Aside from her mother's embrace, this was the first time she had felt such warmth.

"Kushina, are you really okay?" Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but worry.

Her question happened to break Kushina's immersion. She opened her eyes, her gaze deep. Mikoto, you really know how to pick your moments!

"Can you get up now? There's nothing wrong with your body anymore."

"Oh!" Ren's gentle voice made Kushina's face flush, and she quickly stood up.

"I'm really fine." After a thorough check, Mikoto confirmed that Kushina was perfectly fine, and only then did she truly relax.

"Now, it's the Ten-Tails' turn." Ren waved his hand, and the other eight Tailed Beasts appeared. Their enormous bodies astonished Mikoto and the others.

The Tailed Beasts were quite well-behaved now, even the irritable One-Tail. Until they saw the Six Paths Sage.

"Six Paths Sage!"

"Huh? Old Man Six Paths?" The Nine-Tails, being tormented by Exusiai, looked up to see the familiar old man.

A flicker of memory passed through the Sage's eyes, and he sighed. "Kurama, and all of you, long time no see."

Ren's expression was strange. This guy only called the Nine-Tails by name. What favoritism!

Interesting as it was, his hands didn't stop. He replicated the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path based on Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan.

Dark wings spread, and black energy flowed from the Wings of Sin. Beast Creation!

The black energy, the Power of Gluttony, aggregated and shaped itself into a monstrous form—a giant humanoid with nine eyes and a body like withered wood. The nine Tailed Beasts recoiled in fear.

It was indeed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

The Six Paths Sage also recognized it, his expression solemn. "Are you going to create the Ten-Tails?"

"Mm."

"Old Man Six Paths, save me! I don't want to be eaten!" the tiny Nine-Tails jumped up and down.

"This..." The Sage seemed to want to plead.

Ren waved his hand. "I don't care for their power. Can't you see that the Demonic Statue I created is much stronger than yours? Using their power would be inferior."

The Sage was choked for a moment. Indeed, the power of this shell alone surpassed the Divine Tree itself.

"I'm just making a replica of their power. Don't get excited," Ren said, drawing out the chakra from the Tailed Beasts. Their bodies rapidly shrunk, but none of them died.

Ren used their chakra as models, replicating them with the Power of Gluttony. Soon, nine dark Tailed Beasts were born, identical but frighteningly stronger. The real ones trembled with fear.

Ren didn't waste words, ordering the Demonic Statue to swallow the nine dark replicas. The next moment, it began to swell.

Ren was too lazy to wait. "Time, accelerate!"

The Chrono Domain enveloped them. The Demonic Statue evolved into the complete Ten-Tails in a distorted flash before rapidly shrinking into a black sphere the width of a finger.

With a hook of his finger, the sphere floated into Ren's hand. He examined it with satisfaction, then handed it to Kaguya. "Eat it."

Kaguya took the sphere. She felt the power of the Ten-Tails within it, even stronger and more condensed than before.

"Are you sure?" she reconfirmed. Why would he give me such immense power?

"I told you, everything about you is up to me. If I tell you to eat it, you eat it."

Ren's calm words made Kaguya hesitate no longer. She swallowed it in one gulp.

Boom!

A powerful aura burst forth. Kaguya's body began to glow, becoming even more vibrant. She clenched her fists, feeling the real physical sensation of a body far surpassing her former self.

Doesn't this person fear betrayal? such a question arose in her heart.

"The agreement is reached, so it's only right that I dominate you now," Ren grinned, activating the Dominator ability.

At that moment, Kaguya understood why he was so confident. Dominance meant never being able to betray.

Seeing her helpless expression, Ren offered comfort. "You must have been very worried about the Otsutsuki clan before, right?"

"You... know?" Kaguya looked up. It was precisely because she feared them that she had made people worship the Divine Tree.

"You don't need to ask too much. Just know that they are no longer a threat. You'll understand the rest when the time comes."

He didn't let go of the nine Tailed Beasts either, dominating them first and storing them away. He paid no more attention to the lonely old Sage and activated Time Travel without hesitation.

The Six Paths Sage stared blankly at the disappearing figures. After a long while, he looked up at the sky and sighed, "I hope the world can be peaceful."

As his voice faded, his figure began to dissipate.

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