Even if Otsutsuki Shibai was just a corpse, its value was immeasurable. Takemi had to get his hands on this kind of thing.
"Let's absorb the Tailed Beast Chakra first."
Taking a deep breath, Takemi calmed himself down, then sat on top of the tree.
"This time I got the Chakra of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, so I only have the Six-Tails left..."
Although Takemi's efficiency in absorbing Tailed Beast Chakra was average, it was steadily progressing, and after so many years, only the Six-Tails remained.
However, he rarely heard Mei mention Utakata, and he rarely inquired about matters in Kirigakure.
After all, he had to respect the other party's authority, right?
"But it's almost time. The Akatsuki has already moved. As long as they work hard..."
Takemi's growth to this point was inseparable from the efforts and sweat of the Akatsuki.
As he pondered, the Chakra of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails had already merged into the god tree source.
In an instant, the giant tree, which covered the sky, began to tremble slightly, and a surging energy continuously echoed throughout the entire dimension.
The power of the Ryumyaku also began to boil at this moment, constantly intertwining with the newly entered Tailed Beast power within the god tree source.
Takemi slowly closed his eyes, feeling the constantly surging power within his body, which was continuously impacting his eyes.
"Takemi, did he really fight Takeshiki to this extent?"
Inside the Akatsuki base, Nagato's face was filled with disbelief, and a hint of excitement flashed in his Rinnegan. But amidst the excitement, there was also a sense of loss and confusion.
The excitement was naturally because this battle proved his conjecture, but the loss and confusion were because this wasn't what he wanted. He wished it was him.
"But why? And what is evolution?"
"I don't know either."
Black Zetsu glanced at Nagato. He knew what he was thinking, but he still spoke frankly, "But it's highly likely that he obtained the power of the Sage of Six Paths's younger brother, and he's even getting closer, which is why he has such an effect."
"Obtained power, getting closer, Evolution..."
Nagato murmured in a low voice, and Konan, beside him, sighed.
Although she had withdrawn from front-line combat these years and devoted herself to managing the Land of Rain, she had always been concerned about Nagato.
Ever since being repeatedly taught a lesson by Takeshiki and Takemi, she noticed that Nagato's mindset seemed to have changed, which made her quite worried.
"Don't think too much, Nagato, at least this is a good outcome."
"A good outcome, huh..."
Nagato shook his head, looking as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
Seeing this, Black Zetsu could only speak, "Don't think too much. At least we can confirm that Takemi can handle Takeshiki, and besides that, Yin-Yang Release is also effective."
"Just Yin-Yang Release, huh..."
Nagato clenched his fists, but Obito, who was beside him, snorted coldly, "Hmph, instead of saying all this, it's better to think more about how to awaken the Ten-Tails as soon as possible. As long as we have the Ten-Tails, we won't be so passive."
"The Ten-Tails is indeed our hope." Black Zetsu nodded.
With the Ten-Tails, there would be the god tree, and then he could use the Infinite Tsukuyomi to summon his mother.
But Nagato looked up at Black Zetsu and asked in a low voice, "Can you figure out what evolution is? And can we try to contact Takemi? After all, if he inherited the power of the Sage of Six Paths's younger brother, then—"
"Hmph, that guy isn't on our side. He is the darling of Konoha and many other villages."
Obito gritted his teeth somewhat. He truly hated this person who blocked his path forward.
"However, the evolution Takeshiki mentioned indeed needs to be understood. Perhaps we can find some new answers."
These words immediately made Nagato's eyes light up.
Evolution.
It sounded very vague.
But when he thought of Takemi's current strength, that ethereal evolution became incredibly desirable.
In fact, excluding a few specific individuals, they were already considered among the small group of people standing at the pinnacle of the Ninja World.
Since Takemi could do it, why couldn't they?
"I will investigate this matter."
Black Zetsu looked at Nagato and Obito's gazes, feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp. Fortunately, this was something he was going to do anyway.
"But before that, we need to plan the subsequent matters properly, and the Edo Tensei also needs to be repaired..."
"We will handle the Tailed Beast matters, and Orochimaru is there for Edo Tensei."
Nagato shook his head and spoke, while Obito stared at Black Zetsu even more intently.
"This is your most important task right now. We must figure out Takemi's secret, otherwise, how can this world return to peace?"
"..."
Black Zetsu pursed his lips and finally could only nod and say, "I know, I'll put more effort into this..."
But he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking, 'Others can evolve, but that doesn't mean you can too.'
"What a bunch of fools, actually being fooled by Kaguya's Chakra like this?"
Within Obito's consciousness, Isshiki looked at these people with indifference, his face full of disdain.
"Inferior beings are indeed like this. Do you really think you'll have a solution just because you found some secret? You are not like that Takemi."
He couldn't quite say what Takemi was, but he knew what he needed to do.
Although he originally disdained doing so, the pressure from that crazy fellow clan member was too great.
"It's also necessary to let that idiot Obito try to contact Takemi."
An enemy's enemy might become an ally, and he could even further understand Takeshiki's plan.
"It's just..."
He glanced at Obito, and a feeling of frustration welled up in his heart.
"Why am I so unlucky? The last one had a bad body, and this one has a bad brain?"
Isshiki just couldn't understand why all the inferior beings he encountered were like this.
But after a moment, he sighed and stopped thinking, instead starting to figure out how to make Obito act according to his thoughts.
"Meeting Takemi, whether it goes smoothly or not, will be beneficial to me."
If it didn't go smoothly, at most it would be a battle, but battle could accelerate the decompression of Karma, and he could control Obito more quickly.
If it went smoothly, he could act earlier and prepare sooner.
"One more person can mean more help, and also—"
"Takeshiki, if your path is real, Takemi might have even greater value."
"This will be mine too!"
Meanwhile, in his personal dimension, Takemi slowly opened his eyes, and in an instant, new information popped up in his eyes.
[Name: Kitagawa Takemi]
[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki (74%)]
[Dōjutsu: Tenseigan]
[Shinjutsu: Tensendō]
[Special Ability: God Tree Source (Stage 8) — Releasable]