"It actually dropped?!"
The reason Yagyu was momentarily stunned upon seeing the tri-colored light flying out of the cocoon wasn't because the system had introduced a new level, but because the Reanimated Madara Uchiha had actually dropped something.
As mentioned earlier, Hundred Faces had once conducted experiments, summoning deceased powerful individuals through the Reanimation Jutsu and then defeating them using Wood Clones to control their strength. However, no matter how many times he tried, nothing ever dropped—not even the lowest-tier light orb.
At the time, Yagyu had come to a conclusion:
Since the Reanimation Jutsu was a technique he had cast, defeating his own jutsu didn't count as a victory.
Moreover, reanimated individuals weren't truly alive, so the system didn't acknowledge them as valid targets.
However, Yagyu was more inclined to believe that the reason reanimated individuals didn't drop items was because the Reanimation Jutsu was a technique he had cast himself.
After all, the system's judgment of victory was conceptual in nature.
Whether the enemy fled, was knocked unconscious, voluntarily surrendered, or simply fell to the ground, the system had a chance to trigger the item drop mechanism.
Although reanimated bodies weren't considered living beings, their souls were undeniably real.
Defeating a soul could also be considered a victory.
Thus, Yagyu had speculated that defeating a reanimated individual summoned by himself wouldn't trigger the drop rate, but defeating one summoned by someone else might.
Now, it seemed Yagyu's speculation was correct.
Watching the tri-colored light orb that had flown out of the cocoon and now hovered in the air, Yagyu couldn't help but smile slightly.
Ever since he had discovered the Gelel Stone vein and rapidly achieved the Sage Body, Yagyu hadn't seen a red light orb in a long time.
Blue light orbs containing chakra attributes were also only dropped by his Wood Clones.
As Yagyu's strength reached the Kage level, only his weaker Wood Clones could still drop items.
Even when Yagyu's main body defeated Nagato, who was also at the Kage level, nothing had dropped.
But now, he had finally dropped a high-tier light orb again—one that was even more advanced than the red orbs representing Kekkei Genkai and the golden orbs representing Asura and Indra chakra.
Yagyu had known for a long time that there were levels above the golden legend.
After all, the limits of Asura and Indra chakra were only at the Kage level. Even the strongest Asura reincarnation, Hashirama Senju, who was even stronger than Asura himself, had only developed the SSS-rank Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands—a technique on par with the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
However, the Truth-Seeking Orbs were merely standard equipment for Six Paths-level beings.
Above SSS-rank techniques, there were also god-level techniques like Kekkei Mōra, which the Ōtsutsuki clan referred to as divine techniques.
Just as the Kage level and the Super Kage level were in different dimensions, the Super Kage level and the Six Paths level were also worlds apart.
Kekkei Genkai were represented by red light orbs, with the highest-tier red orbs likely representing Kekkei Tōta, which surpassed ordinary Kekkei Genkai and could threaten Wood Release and the Mangekyō Sharingan, but couldn't surpass the two Kekkei Genkai enhanced by Asura and Indra chakra.
In other words, the highest-tier red orbs represented the pinnacle of the Five Kage.
Golden orbs, on the other hand, represented the Super Kage level, allowing Kekkei Genkai like Wood Release and the Sharingan to surpass Kekkei Tōta, truly defying fate and reaching the pinnacle of the Super Kage level.
But the Super Kage level was merely the pinnacle of humanity.
Beyond it, there was not only the Six Paths level, but also beings who might have transcended this world.
Techniques like Kekkei Mōra and divine techniques were undoubtedly above Asura and Indra chakra.
As the previous generation's Asura reincarnation, Hashirama Senju had reached the pinnacle of the Super Kage level, meaning Asura chakra was the highest-tier within the golden orbs.
What could be above Asura chakra was naturally a different color.
Like Madara Uchiha, who had achieved the unification of the two polarities, Yagyu didn't need to check to know what was contained within this tri-colored light orb.
And the contents of this orb were also one of the main reasons Yagyu had accelerated the Fourth Great Ninja War and played the role of an actor, not wanting to stop Madara's resurrection.
That was to drop… the Rinnegan from Madara Uchiha.
This way, Yagyu could shorten the process of unifying the two polarities and deriving the power of creation.
Yes, despite having unified the two polarities, Yagyu had not yet awakened the Rinnegan.
Even after obtaining the complete Indra chakra, he still hadn't awakened the Rinnegan.
After all, the time he had spent unifying the two polarities was too short. Even Madara Uchiha had only awakened it when he was on the verge of death.
Even Sasuke Uchiha, who had received a power-up from the Sage of Six Paths, could only awaken a single Rinnegan with six tomoe.
Even with the complete Asura and Indra chakra, Yagyu wouldn't be able to awaken the Rinnegan without several years, or even over a decade.
Thus, Yagyu chose an alternative path: defeating Madara Uchiha, who had already awakened the Rinnegan, to drop the Kekkei Genkai of the Rinnegan.
Having unified the two polarities, Yagyu could instantly master the Rinnegan's exclusive techniques and all secret arts, just like Sasuke Uchiha, who had received a power-up from the Sage of Six Paths.
So, when the tri-colored light orb flew into his body, Yagyu immediately opened his inventory to check the tri-colored light orb that had pushed aside all other items and now occupied the first slot in the first row based on rarity.
However, when the information about the tri-colored light orb appeared before him, Yagyu was stunned once again.
The reason? The information clearly displayed:
[Inventory: Rinnegan - Limbo (Multicolored)]
"Not tri-colored, nor tricolored, but multicolored?"
Yagyu was first surprised by the level display.
With red and blue light orbs as examples, the clever Yagyu quickly grasped the key point.
Just as all Kekkei Genkai were red but varied in strength, this new level would likely be divided based on the number of colors, indicating its tier and rarity.
Secondly, this tri-colored light orb didn't just drop the Rinnegan—it also dropped Madara Uchiha's exclusive technique: Limbo.
Limbo, full name Limbo: Border Jail, was the exclusive technique of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, allowing him to create shadow clones of himself.
With one eye, he could create one shadow; with both eyes, he could create four.
These shadows could use all of the user's abilities except for Limbo itself.
At first glance, this seemed like a weaker version of the Shadow Clone Technique, as shadow clones could use all of the user's abilities, albeit with less chakra.
However, the Shadow Clone Technique was a human-level jutsu, while Limbo's shadow clones existed in another dimension.
Unless one possessed interdimensional perception or had reached an interdimensional level, no sensory ability could detect Limbo's shadows.
Their invisibility surpassed the Second Tsuchikage's Dustless Bewildering Cover, making them like shadow assassins hidden within the space-time continuum.
The only flaw was that no matter what technique the shadows used, the attack effect would always be converted into physical damage.
However, the shadows could also block attacks for the user, and like the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, who were immune to ninjutsu, non-interdimensional methods couldn't harm Limbo's shadows.
Without a doubt, the power, lethality, and level of this exclusive technique surpassed the Truth-Seeking Orbs and the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
Fortunately, this exclusive technique couldn't be used by Nagato or the reanimated Madara Uchiha, nor could Obito Uchiha, even after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
Otherwise, Yagyu would never have accelerated the Fourth Great Ninja War or allowed Madara's body to fall into Orochimaru's hands before awakening the Rinnegan.
Limbo: Border Jail was a dimensional strike against anything below the Six Paths level.
Just as Madara Uchiha had instantly defeated all the Tailed Beasts with a single use of Limbo.
And that was only with one eye. If Madara had both eyes and used the full power of Limbo, Sakura from the original story would be the best example.
It was also this exclusive technique that made Madara Uchiha, upon resurrection, a Six Paths-level powerhouse surpassing Hashirama Senju, even without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
This "buy one, get one free" and "win another prize" feeling instantly filled Yagyu with joy.
Without hesitation, he first glanced meaningfully in a certain direction before disappearing without warning using the Flying Thunder God Technique, reappearing in a remote location in the ninja world to fuse the tri-colored light orb.
As the tri-colored light beam flew out of the inventory and seeped into Yagyu's body, his life essence underwent a transformation, elevating him from a human to an interdimensional god.
The unification of the two polarities, deriving the power of creation!
Yagyu's red eyes suddenly began to change.
His ordinary red pupils turned into crimson three-tomoe Sharingan, then into the Mangekyō Sharingan with a black lotus pattern.
Finally… purple ripples, like the surface of water disturbed by a pebble, appeared in his pupils, replacing the black lotus pattern and the whites of his eyes.
Yagyu's eyes had transformed into purple, ripple-patterned eyes.
This was one of the three great dojutsu of the ninja world, the Rinnegan—the true Sage's Eye, said to possess the highest ocular power, the "eye that controls life and death"!
Feeling his ocular power break through to a new dimension and his vision sharpen, Yagyu took out a mirror from his inventory, examining his reflection and murmuring:
"It's the Rinnegan, not the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan? It seems this evolution was perfect!"
Yagyu was very satisfied with these Rinnegan.
In his view, the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan was a failed evolution.
Although the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan could use both the Sharingan and Rinnegan's abilities, the inability to control the form change and the fact that it would only revert after depleting its ocular power was a sign of overdrawing its potential.
Aside from Sasuke Uchiha, no other mixed or pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki had such eyes.
Having obtained the complete Asura and Indra chakra, Yagyu had thought his Rinnegan would become a pair of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
Now, seeing these normal Rinnegan, Yagyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Next, Yagyu began to sense the changes in his body—more specifically, the information fed back by the Rinnegan.
As Yagyu had expected, with all seven chakra natures and the complete unification of the two polarities, he had fully mastered the Rinnegan's abilities the moment he derived the power of creation.
The complete Six Paths Techniques, Yin-Yang Release, the Rinne Rebirth Technique, Summoning Technique, Ten-Tails Coffin Seal Technique, Limbo: Border Jail, which he had dropped from Madara Uchiha, and his own exclusive technique—Yagyu had mastered them all.
However, since the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had evolved to its second form and regained its feral consciousness, no longer being a mindless Demonic Statue, Yagyu couldn't summon it.
But Yagyu didn't care.
As mentioned earlier, Yagyu had no intention of becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki—the game system within him was more than enough.
Moreover, rather than becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, Yagyu leaned more toward the pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki approach.
That was to revert the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Ten-Tails, produce a Chakra Fruit, refine it into a pill, and consume it to enhance his strength and lifespan.
In Boruto, the "Ōtsutsuki God" Ōtsutsuki Shibai had allegedly transcended this world using such a method.
Even the genetic remnants of his physical body could create artificial humans capable of wielding divine techniques.
It was unknown how many planets' energies he had absorbed and how many Chakra Fruits he had refined into pills to reach a level that this dimension could no longer contain.
Although this alleged transcendence might have also failed.
Even if it had failed, it was still a being that had reached the world's limits, far beyond what Hagoromo and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could compare to.
While still within the human realm, Yagyu's goal had been to become a god-like figure akin to the Sage of Six Paths.
Because this old schemer had, without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, teamed up with Hamura to seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
After becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, he had developed the Six Paths Sage Art and the Six Paths Sage Mode, which granted the Six Paths level without the Ten-Tails, as well as the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Even after death, his soul could travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, making him a terrifying existence akin to the world's will.
Without a doubt, the Sage of Six Paths' strength and level had reached Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's level.
But now, the Sage of Six Paths was no longer Yagyu's goal—Ōtsutsuki Shibai was.
Next, Yagyu began to sense the abilities of his Rinnegan's exclusive technique.
"Hiss…"
Before long, Yagyu's expression turned to one of shock, as he muttered in disbelief: "Is this really the ability of a Rinnegan's exclusive technique? Even Kekkei Mōra pales in comparison!"
Although the system couldn't determine the level of Yagyu's exclusive technique, if the highest tier of multicolored was nine colors, Yagyu was 100% certain that his Rinnegan's exclusive technique was at the nine-color level.
And Yagyu's Rinnegan technique was called—Outer Path Maru!