Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

The Fourth Shinobi World War?!

Naruto stood up in surprise and shouted.

Inside the barbecue restaurant, all of Hagoromo's disciples were staying.

"That's right, it's news that just came back from the Land of Iron." Shikamaru nodded; it was indeed a bit like a dream.

They had only just been promoted to Chunin, and now they were about to face the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Moreover, this time it was Five Nations Allied Forces.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment as their respective Jonin had been summoned for a meeting to assign tasks.

"War is terrible."

Choji murmured, "Last time Pain attacked Konoha, most of them were trapped inside the Chunin Tournament venue."

However, the battles on the side where the Jinchūriki were imprisoned still affected civilians to some extent.

Not long ago, their task was to help these villagers rebuild their homes.

As a result, I witnessed some things that left me feeling somewhat melancholy.

"Don't be too sentimental about things that have already been decided."

Sasuke spoke up, saying that without Hagoromo's guidance and with Kakashi as their Jonin instructor, their team had been handling things almost entirely on their own lately.

I've matured a bit for no reason.

Moreover, within the family, his words still resonated in their ears.

"Sasuke, this battle is not going to be easy. The entire Hidden Konoha might be severely weakened as a result."

"Why bother with all that? If anyone wants to destroy the world, then defeat them!"

Naruto snorted, clearly displeased.

"Isn't the reason we train so hard so that we won't feel powerless when facing certain situations?"

The room fell silent, then everyone burst into laughter in unison.

Yeah, the reason we train so hard is so that we don't become powerless, so that if anyone dares to come knocking on our door, we can beat them up.

"That's right, but everyone..."

Shikamaru wiped his hands, looked up at everyone, and said, "I just hope you all will be more cautious; you are some of my few good friends."

Naruto scratched his head. "Shikamaru, you can't say that. I remember Sensei saying that this is setting up a flag."

Shikamaru's lips twitched. Naruto really doesn't remember the good things, he only remembers the useless ones.

"Before it's our turn, shall we go to the training ground and have a practice match?" Sasuke stood up abruptly.

There's no point in talking anymore; we might as well train.

"Can."

The first to respond was Shikamaru, who stood up and addressed everyone. "Before we set off, let me, the strategist of this team, devise some tactics for you all."

The group got up and headed towards the training ground, which they hadn't been able to gather in a long time.

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"Tsk, so this is the Rinnegan?"

Orochimaru stood in an operating room in an underground base, looking at the glass bottles placed in front of him.

He exclaimed as if he had never seen anything like it before.

Black Zetsu at ease, thinking that it was too easy to take, and asked Obito to bring it to Orochimaru to see.

Is there anything unusual?

Obito stood to the side and asked.

"You're asking me?" Orochimaru pointed to himself.

"Otherwise, who should I ask?" Obito glanced at Orochimaru with Obito Sharingan and said coldly.

"I'm not sure. While this is my forte, are you sure you want me to study this eye?"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue, perfectly displaying a sense of greed.

"Orochimaru, don't go too far."

Black Zetsu's voice came from behind, and the two of them looked over at the same time.

Obito, on the other hand, removed the mask from his head, took out one of the Rinnegan from the glass bottle, and shoved it directly into the hole with a snap.

"I told you, this is a complete waste of effort."

Obito was never really at ease with Orochimaru, if it weren't for the fact that Orochimaru was the only one in the Shinobi World who could use the Impure World Reincarnation.

He had already taken action.

Orochimaru looked at Obito's face, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.

"So it was you..."

"What? What benefits are you hoping to gain from this?" Obito turned to Orochimaru and asked.

The Rinnegan exuded a hint of bewitching allure.

"No... all I want right now is to destroy Konoha. If you can do that, that would be even better."

Orochimaru spoke, a hint of madness appeared on his face.

Obito did not respond, which was the only reason he dared to let Orochimaru control the Impure World Reincarnation.

However, some deterrence is still needed before that.

"Come on, I'll show you the power of the Rinnegan."

Arriving at the deepest level underground, Obito walked forward alone.

"The Rinnegan... is used like this!"

"Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

Boom--

The entire underground began to shake violently. Orochimaru, standing behind, frowned slightly, and an indescribable surge of immense Chakra erupted forth.

It carried an extreme chill.

Rumble--

The ground trembled and cracked, and then a huge finger, as thick as an ancient tree, reached out and firmly gripped the ground.

A sound that seemed otherworldly echoed through the air.

Then came more fingers, then hands and arms... Orochimaru looked up at the sky. "It's truly enormous, bordering on despair..."

Before your eyes, a massive silhouette tore through the ground and forcefully descended.

The enormous humanoid body seemed to have been drained of all moisture; withered skin covered a jagged skeleton, and the surface of the skin had an ominous grayish-brown color.

Ten pillar-like protrusions on its back resembled severed wooden stakes, and its enormous head hung low, its mouth sealed with a silk thread.

Roar--

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path roared to the sky, its massive sound waves impacting the surroundings.

At this moment, the light seemed to be completely swallowed up by it, and only four of the nine eyes were open.

"Three-Tails, it's time to return to your place!"

Obito shouted, and instantly a gigantic beast-like creature appeared in mid-air.

The roaring Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to smell some delicious food. Its mouth, which was roughly sealed with threads, opened, and a huge dragon-shaped object made of Chakra swiftly stabbed towards the Three-Tails.

"Aww--!"

The Three-Tails unleashed a tremendous roar, and its dark red Tailed Beast Chakra was frantically extracted.

Its limbs struggled incessantly, and its enormous beastly eyes stared at the body before it, as if it remembered what this being was.

"Begin! Human armies will eventually run out of strength; only absolute power can thoroughly cleanse this already rotten world!"

Obito arrived above the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, raised his head and shouted. The Scarlet Mangekyo and Rinnegan in his eyes appeared even more alluring against the backdrop of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

"The army of 100,000 White Zetsu will be the first step in purifying this Shinobi World!"

I will plunge the Shinobi World into a colossal nightmare!

As he spoke, the massive body of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path began to writhe incessantly, emitting sounds like bubbles being squeezed.

Glug--Glug--