I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 196 The power of the Outer Path Pill, the explosion of its hidden potential, and Yagyu's meteoric rise to power.

As a portion of the chakra of the nine tailed beasts surged from the wood clone into Yagyu's main body.

In an instant, Yagyu's appearance underwent a tremendous change.

It wasn't dazzling or blinding, but rather white photons, like fireflies, suddenly burst forth from Yagyu's body.

But these countless white photons did not scatter; instead, they surged forth and covered Liu Sheng's black robe and skin.

Immediately, Liu Sheng's already fair skin became even whiter.

The robe visibly changed from black to pure white, with the remaining black color converging on both sides of the collar to form several black magatama.

Liu Sheng's temperament changed from an overbearing, domineering aura to a pure and detached one. He was so clean inside and out, like a newborn baby or a god who had transcended humanity, reaching a state of immortality where no filth could approach him.

If you look closely, you'll find that there is still a vast amount of Sage Chakra within Yagyu's body. Natural energies from all directions, invisible to the naked eye, are rushing into Yagyu's body like tadpoles looking for their mother.

But Liu Sheng's eyes no longer had red irises, and even his golden pupils had returned to their original red color.

The current Yagyu is actually absorbing natural energy in normal circumstances to form Sage Chakra.

Or perhaps, the Sage Mode has become his norm.

In gaming terms, Sage Mode has become a permanent buff.

And that is indeed the case.

Because Yagyu is currently in a state called Six Paths Sage Mode. While this is also a Sage Mode, its level of mastery surpasses that of regular Sage Mode by a dimension.

They are worlds apart.

As for what kind of difference it is?

It's very simple. The Six Paths Sage Mode is the same as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's physique, granting him the privilege of flight.

This is not the kind of levitation like Earth Release: Light-Heavy Rock Technique, but a powerful physique that allows for free flight and doesn't suffocate even on the moon or in outer space.

This Six Paths Sage Mode is also one of the Sage of Six Paths' greatest strengths. Even if he is no longer the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, his strength will still be at the top level of the Six Paths level.

One of the power-ups Naruto received from the Sage of Six Paths in the original manga was this Sage of Six Paths Mode.

To unlock the Six Paths Sage Mode, two conditions must be met: First, one must possess a true Sage Body, which is the ultimate Yang power, and also master Sage Mode; second, one must obtain a portion of the chakra of the One to Nine Tailed Beasts, and then fuse the chakra of the nine tailed beasts with the ultimate Yang power and natural energy, thereby achieving a sublimation of life level and a complete transformation of one's realm to another dimension.

In fact, this integration phase is the most difficult.

Even though Hashirama Senju had developed his Sage Mode to its fullest extent, and in the original story he was even stronger than Ashura Otsutsuki, and the nine tailed beasts were like chicks to him, he was still unable to activate Six Paths Sage Mode.

Even Naruto needed the help of the Sage of Six Paths to activate Six Paths Sage Mode, and it wasn't permanent. After the final battle and the battle at the Valley of the End, he would no longer be able to use Six Paths Sage Mode.

But Yagyu was different. He not only achieved the Sage Body, but also obtained the complete chakra of Ashura and Indra, making him an even more perfect unifier of the two extremes than Madara Uchiha.

Having awakened the Rinnegan, he not only obtained Yin-Yang Release, but also possessed an exceptionally powerful exclusive eye technique: Outer Path Maru.

It was thanks to Gedomaru that Yagyu's wood clone was able to steal a portion of the nine tailed beasts' chakra from the Ten-Tails' body without either Madara Uchiha or Obito Uchiha noticing.

Similarly, by using the Outer Path Maru and the creative power of Yin-Yang Release, Yagyu can easily fuse a portion of the chakra of the nine tailed beasts, as well as Sage Chakra and the ultimate Yang power, into the Six Paths Power, which contains the various attributes of the nine tailed beasts, as well as the power of nature and the source of life.

"What's going on?!"

As Yagyu's Six Paths Sage Mode was just formed, Madara Uchiha, who was easily handling two opponents at once, and Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha, who were being manipulated and toyed with by Madara Uchiha, all changed their expressions in shock and turned their gazes toward Yagyu.

Even Hinata and the other three girls who were maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation widened their beautiful eyes in shock, exclaiming, "Yagyu-kun's chakra has disappeared! What happened?"

"Has something happened?"

Sakura, through Ino's mental connection, asked worriedly in the small group chat of the four.

"Yagyu is fine, but we can't sense his chakra anymore."

Karin, who possesses Kagura's Mind's Eye, asked with a puzzled look in her eyes.

Hinata, who had activated her Byakugan, was equally bewildered, saying, "Yagyu-kun is clearly right there, but it's like that masked man; I can't see his meridians or chakra at all. However, the masked man is sometimes visible and sometimes not, which must be because his body is in another dimension."

However—Yagyu-kun's body didn't enter another dimension; he was just standing there, but we couldn't sense his chakra or aura anymore.

"My mental magic has also lost its connection with Yagyu, and it can't be reconnected." Ino also stated her discovery and speculation: "It's as if—Yagyu and we are no longer from the same world, or even the same dimension."

Ino inadvertently revealed the truth.

Just as Ino had guessed, Yagyu at this point had already reached the Six Paths level in both Yin Release and Yang Release, that is, in terms of both mind and body.

Just as a Sixth Path level expert enjoys the privilege of flight, those who reach this level are considered higher-dimensional beings in this world, possessing the power to subvert dimensions and attack anything below the Sixth Path level.

Faced with such a high-dimensional being, just like the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki possesses immunity to ninjutsu, ordinary perception is simply not qualified to peer into the other party's chakra and secrets.

Even with the Byakugan, one of the three great dojutsu, it's already quite remarkable that it can still see Yagyu's figure before it's been developed to the level of the Otsutsuki clan. Trying to peek into the secrets within him is simply wishful thinking.

It was precisely this difference in dimensions that led Hashirama Senju to declare, upon seeing Obito Uchiha become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki in the original story, that he was no match for him.

After all, Hashirama Senju, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, was unable to use Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. His only means of threatening a Six Paths level powerhouse was gone, so he was naturally no match for Obito Uchiha, who could use Truth-Seeking Balls.

"Is this all the power of Gedomaru? Even Bloodline Limits and Divine Arts are probably nothing special!"

At this moment, Yagyu was unaware that his current state had shocked Madara Uchiha and others who had never seen the world.

After activating the Six Paths Sage Mode, his body floated into the air and rose to the highest point of the Four Red Yang Formation.

However, instead of looking down or marveling at the power of the Sage Mode of Six Paths, he was amazed by the power of his exclusive eye technique, Outer Path Maru.

He raised his hand and gathered blue chakra, which instantly formed a Rasengan the size of a table tennis ball.

But the next second, the Rasengan changed to a different color, and not just one.

Several of the colors are similar to the power of the tailed beasts.

By incorporating the power of the tailed beasts into the Rasengan, Naruto in the original story, having received the power-up from the Sage of Six Paths and activated Six Paths Sage Mode, could easily achieve this, and could even wield the Rasengan with Truth-Seeking Balls.

If that were all, Yagyu wouldn't be so surprised.

However, if the original Sage of Six Paths were here, he would notice why Yagyu's Sage of Six Paths Mode is different from Naruto's golden form in the original work, and what the nine colors that flashed by the Rasengan just now meant.

the reason is simple!

In the original manga, Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode was not permanent because only a small portion of the tailed beast chakra remained within him.

The Yin-Yang Escape and the power of the Six Paths were also temporarily lent to him by the Sage of the Six Paths.

After using it all up, all he had left was the ultimate Yang power and the body of an immortal.

But Yagyu's Sage of Six Paths mode is completely different.

The pure white robe, the flawless white skin, and the aura of returning to simplicity all indicate that Yagyu's Six Paths Sage Mode is the same version developed by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

In fact, Yagyu's Six Paths Sage Mode is even more perfect than Hagoromo Otsutsuki's.

The colors that flashed in the Rasengan just now weren't from the fusion of Tailed Beast power at all, but rather from Yagyu's... bloodline limit!

Yes, it's Yagyu's bloodline limit.

Moreover, these bloodline limits were not obtained from enemies in the past, but were recently fused by Yagyu.

The reason why it has several colors similar to the tailed beasts is because among the bloodline limits that Yagyu fused with, there is the Magnet Release of the One-Tailed Beast, the Flame Release of the Two-Tailed Beast, the Lava Release of the Four-Tailed Beast, and the Boil Release of the Five-Tailed Beast.

This is why Yagyu ignored the Sage of Six Paths mode and was instead amazed by the exclusive eye technique, Outer Path Maru.

Because both the Sage Mode of Six Paths and these bloodline limits were brought to Yagyu by Gedomaru.

Just like Madara Uchiha's Limbo: Border Jail, Yagyu's Rinnegan has the same eye technique, Gedo-maru, in both eyes.

To reiterate, any eye technique with the same name for both eyes is a bug-level eye technique.

The same applies to Gedomaru; it is many times more powerful than other eye techniques such as Kotoamatsukami, Yachimokuhou, Kamui, and Limbo.

Even Yomijin, who could harm souls and resurrect, was only fit to carry the shoes of Gedomaru in Yagyu's eyes.

After all, there are more than one type of ninjutsu in the Naruto world that involves souls and resurrection.

Moreover, the number of times Huangquanjin can be used and resurrected is very limited. With Yagyu's current strength, if he encounters someone who can kill him, that person will definitely be able to kill him nine times in a short period of time.

Therefore, for Yagyu, the exclusive eye technique of Yomotsu is only useful for attacking the soul.

But the Outer Path Maru is completely different.

Outer Path Maru's ability is very simple: Devour.

Unless it's a physical attack like Wood Release, Gedo Maru can devour any energy attack, or even an attack of the soul.

At first glance, this ability seems to be just like Limbo: Border Jail, which is a super-upgraded version of Shadow Clone, only it's a combination of the Hungry Ghost Path and the Human Path.

In reality, however, devouring attacks are merely the simplest application of Gedo Maru, and only represent his superficial abilities.

The reason why Yagyu rated this ability as an unparalleled combination of offense and defense, and an unbeatable support ability, is...

This is because all the attacks that Yagyu absorbed would have their chakra instantly digested and made his own.

It's not about absorbing the opponent's chakra to restore one's own, but rather, in a true sense, making it one's own.

The changes in nature and form contained within the attack, and even the deeper aspects, will be instantly digested by Yagyu and made his own.

For example, if Yagyu didn't have fire-style chakra, and couldn't perform fire-style nature transformation or form transformation...

The enemy's attack happened to be a Fire Release technique. Yagyu absorbed it with Gedo Maru. The chakra contained in the enemy's Fire Release technique not only enhanced Yagyu's chakra, but he also gained the Fire Release chakra, nature transformation, and form transformation.

Yagyu will instantly gain fire-style chakra, along with corresponding nature and form transformations.

This ability is practically a bug in the system, even for those who aren't skilled in the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Because by simply absorbing the Five Elements Escape Techniques, one will immediately become a being with five chakra natures.

However, Yagyu not only possesses all-attribute physiques, but is also the most proficient in the Five Elements Escape Techniques in the current ninja world, and has even reached the limit of the Seven Nature Transformations. As long as his realm is elevated and he finds the method, he can begin to synthesize the Bloodline Limit, and even the Bloodline Limit Web.

When Gedo-maru, which possesses the power of a synthesizer, appears on Yagyu, what does that mean?

The Six Paths Sage Mode, along with several bloodline limits, are the best examples of this!

Over the past few years, countless wood clones have continuously unleashed the power of the seven chakra natures in the ninja world, and all of this accumulated strength has finally manifested at this moment.

By using the Outer Path Maru to absorb some of the tailed beast's chakra from the Ten-Tails, Yagyu not only instantly gained Six Paths Sage Mode, but also temporarily acquired their escape techniques.

After these escape techniques were absorbed by Gedo Maru, Yagyu, whose nature had already changed to its extreme, instantly created the same bloodline limit.

Not only his bloodline limit, but also the bloodline limit that Yagyu had always wanted to obtain but had been unable to fuse in the past few years, apart from Wood Release, was fused by Yagyu in an instant.

"Dust Release: Rasengan!"

The Rasengan in his hand rapidly expanded, emitting a dazzling white light, before being hurled down by Yagyu towards the densely packed Ten-Tails clones below.

Unlike the cyclone, the shuriken formed by the transparent white barrier spun rapidly, carrying a completely white energy ball, like a giant spinning top falling to the ground.

There was no deafening explosion, nor any earth-shaking tremor; only a burst of white light, like a celestial explosion, that turned night into day.

When the white light dissipated, it had returned to the top of the Ten-Tails' head, where Madara Uchiha and his companions, who were constantly watching over the area, were still present.

They all fell silent.