After killing Code, Yuzuru returned to stand before the Ten-Tails.
As he looked at the second Ten-Tails before him, his oppressive aura continued to spread.
Only after the Ten-Tails had been suppressed until its body trembled did he slowly speak.
"Ten-Tails, can you understand me?"
The Ten-Tails did not dare delay. It immediately nodded and opened its mouth.
"Roar!"
Seeing how obedient it was, Yuzuru nodded in satisfaction.
"I killed Otsutsuki Isshiki, and Kara has already been destroyed. Since you have encountered me, follow me from now on."
"I will neither seal you nor imprison you. I only need you to cooperate with a few experiments."
"If you are willing to cooperate, I will take you out of this miserable place."
"Do you understand?"
The Ten-Tails nodded again.
It looked so docile that it was practically like a tame little cat.
"Good. Once we leave, you are not allowed to use your power, especially not to harm any humans."
"You are also forbidden from destroying buildings or damaging the terrain. You may only move around in open areas."
"If you disobey my orders, I will show you what true cruelty is."
The Ten-Tails had a violent nature, so Yuzuru made sure to lay down plenty of rules in advance.
Fortunately, the Ten-Tails seemed capable of sensing his strength. It nodded repeatedly at every demand.
"Then let's go."
With a thought, a spatial rift large enough to accommodate the Ten-Tails appeared before him.
He stepped forward and vanished from where he stood.
Seeing that Yuzuru did not seem intent on making things difficult for it, the Ten-Tails secretly let out a sigh of relief.
That human was simply too terrifying. Even it had no chance of surviving if it fell into his hands.
Its instinct for survival made the Ten-Tails choose obedience.
Following behind Yuzuru, it entered the spatial portal created by Yomotsu Hirasaka.
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Orochimaru's experimental base.
Yuzuru and the Ten-Tails appeared out of thin air in the massive clearing outside the facility.
The surrounding researchers all revealed looks of horror upon seeing the Ten-Tails.
Only after noticing Yuzuru standing nearby did they suppress the fear in their hearts.
Being watched by so many people made the Ten-Tails let out an annoyed low growl.
However, when it saw Yuzuru's seemingly friendly gaze, it immediately shut its mouth.
Before long, Orochimaru, Sanzu Amado, Kabuto Yakushi, and the others arrived before Yuzuru.
Orochimaru looked at the Ten-Tails in surprise.
"Yuzuru-kun, what is going on here?"
"Didn't you already tame the Ten-Tails into a five-clawed golden dragon?"
Sanzu Amado, Kabuto, and the others were equally confused.
Yuzuru smiled.
"This is another Ten-Tails."
"What?!"
Everyone stared in shock, and Orochimaru could not help asking, "Yuzuru-kun, what exactly happened?"
Seeing their curiosity, Yuzuru explained.
"Besides Otsutsuki Kaguya's Ten-Tails, Otsutsuki Isshiki also possessed one."
"This Ten-Tails had been hidden in another dimension by Otsutsuki Isshiki, with someone called Code assigned to guard it."
"After discovering it, I killed Code and brought the Ten-Tails back."
After hearing his explanation, Orochimaru and the others all nodded with solemn expressions.
None of them had expected Otsutsuki Isshiki to have such a backup plan.
Had Yuzuru not ruined his reincarnation plan, Otsutsuki Isshiki would likely have sealed this Ten-Tails inside himself after achieving a perfect resurrection through Kawaki's body.
At that point, Otsutsuki Isshiki's strength would likely have surpassed even his peak.
Killing him then would never have been as simple as it was now.
After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru came back to his senses.
"Yuzuru-kun, what do you mean by bringing the Ten-Tails here now?"
Yuzuru answered calmly, "The Ten-Tails has a physical body, which means it can be cloned."
"You are to use the Ten-Tails as a template and create as many clones of it as possible."
Orochimaru, Sanzu Amado, and the others all frowned upon hearing that.
After organizing his thoughts, Sanzu Amado spoke in a deep voice.
"Lord Yuzuru, with our current technology, the plan to clone the Ten-Tails is indeed feasible."
"However, the cloned Ten-Tails will most likely be nothing more than empty shells."
"Without an enormous supply of chakra, those clones should be useless."
As soon as Sanzu Amado finished speaking, Orochimaru added, "Just like the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path after the Sage of Six Paths divided its power."
Yuzuru smiled at their concerns.
"Don't worry. I have a solution for that."
He was not an idiot. Naturally, he knew that cloning technology alone could not fully recreate a Ten-Tails.
What he needed was precisely its shell.
Orochimaru asked curiously, "Yuzuru-kun, what exactly are you planning? Stop keeping us in suspense."
Sanzu Amado also said, "Yes, Lord Yuzuru. Please tell us."
After considering it, Yuzuru felt there was no reason to hide it and slowly explained his plan.
"The reason for cloning the Ten-Tails is because its body can contain an enormous amount of chakra."
"You said the cloned Ten-Tails would only be shells. But if I fill those shells with chakra, wouldn't that make them no different from the original Ten-Tails?"
After saying that, Yuzuru looked at Orochimaru.
"If I remember correctly, you recently mastered the technology to mass-produce super Kage-level clones, didn't you?"
Orochimaru froze for a moment before replying thoughtfully.
"Yuzuru-kun, are you saying that you want to transfer the power of those super Kage-level clones into the cloned Ten-Tails shells for storage?"
"That's right."
"That isn't very realistic..."
Orochimaru did not spare Yuzuru's feelings and directly voiced his thoughts.
"The physical structure of clones is no different from that of humans. At present, there is no method to transfer the chakra produced by one body into another individual..."
Before Orochimaru could finish, he suddenly noticed Yuzuru's faintly amused expression.
Their many years of understanding made Orochimaru think of a possibility, and the corners of his lips rose slightly.
The two exchanged glances and smiled.
"Of course," Orochimaru said. "Yuzuru-kun must have already thought of a solution."
Yuzuru shrugged.
"I wonder whether any of you have heard of someone named Uchiha Hikari."