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Yoya and Yugito were also constantly searching for survivors, rescuing them one by one.

Neither of them was a dedicated Medical Ninja, but in circumstances like these, they could not afford to be picky.

Some people had been knocked down by the shockwave, while others had been buried beneath collapsed buildings or mountainsides.

Those who had been buried could still be saved if they were rescued in time.

Yoya had carried out plenty of missions, but even he found the scene before him deeply shocking.

With the meteor impact as the center, the shockwave had spread outward in a ring. This area was where its power had begun to weaken.

Most of the severely injured were in this region.

Those farther inward were basically all dead, while those farther out had only suffered minor injuries.

Yoya sighed. This time, the Cloud Village might fall straight out of the Five Great Nations.

He wondered whether his clan had received the news yet, and when they would arrive.

His eyes were also aching faintly. He had just activated the Mangekyō Sharingan's God Speed, followed by the second stage of Susanoo.

For the first time, he felt that his eyes could barely endure it.

The bleeding from everyone else's seven orifices had been caused by the shockwave.

But that was not entirely the case for Yoya, since some of it was a side effect of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Still, he could endure it.

Yugito had recovered somewhat as well, but constantly moving heavy objects had left her exhausted.

The Two-Tails, Matatabi, could not only provide her with no help right now, but had become a burden instead.

Just then, a figure silently appeared beside Yugito and reached for her back.

Yoya had kept the woman he loved within his peripheral vision the entire time. The moment Obito appeared—

Yoya instantly drew his blade.

As Yugito's body stiffened and a vortex appeared, the vortex suddenly slowed.

Yoya had already slashed at Obito's hand!

Obito's heart tightened. So fast!

Susanoo!

Susanoo!

Obito's skeletal Susanoo flashed into existence for an instant, blocking the strike before throwing a backhanded punch.

Yoya's Susanoo formed noticeably more slowly, and he had not even managed to assume a defensive stance.

Obito's Susanoo punched Yoya's Susanoo.

Yoya immediately retreated while holding Yugito.

Without a moment's hesitation, Yoya picked Yugito up and began to run.

The area was full of wounded people. If he exchanged even a few moves with Obito, everyone nearby would probably die.

Obito frowned and raised his hand.

Banshō Ten'in!

A tremendous pulling force seized the two of them.

Obito pressed two fingers of his left hand together!

Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

Crack, crack, crack...

The ground split open, and the enormous Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared here once more.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had changed again. Not only had another one of its eyes opened—

Its body had grown even larger.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened its mouth, and a chain shot out at high speed, flying directly toward Yugito.

Although Yoya was being drawn in by Banshō Ten'in, he could still swing his sword.

His Mangekyō Sharingan spun as he aimed at the chain and slashed down!

To his surprise, the chain passed straight through his blade.

It pierced Yugito's body.

Yoya was startled. He swung his sword back, only for it to pass through the chain again.

The Two-Tails, Matatabi, inside Yugito's body was directly bound by the chain and began to be pulled out.

The sensation of having her soul ripped away made Yugito let out a piercing scream.

Yoya turned to look at Obito.

Obito's face was filled with malice. "You like her, don't you?"

After Shamu's repeated teachings, Yoya did not let his emotions get the better of him at this moment.

Seeing that he could not attack the chain—

He directly released Yugito, then stomped hard against the ground.

His Mangekyō Sharingan began to spin wildly!

God Speed!

Lightning Release: Lightning Run!

A streak of light shot toward Obito. Obito's sneer had only just surfaced—

When Yoya vanished from his sight.

So fast!

Obito activated his own Mangekyō Sharingan, barely managing to catch sight of Yoya as he stepped along the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's body and reached its head.

What was he trying to do?

The thought had only just crossed Obito's mind—

When he saw Yoya's hand brimming with Lightning Release Chakra as he drove his blade into one of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's open eyes.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path let out a heart-rending roar.

It slapped its own face with one hand.

God Speed!

God Condensation!

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's palm suddenly slowed.

Using his ocular power to freeze the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's speed made Yoya's eyes ache intensely, and his ocular power abruptly dropped by a large amount.

Yoya endured the pain and hooked a hand around the Storage Scroll on his body.

Release!

He pulled out the other four weapons the Cloud Village had compensated him with.

With a step, he finally dodged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's palm.

Blood streamed continuously from Yoya's eyes, but his fighting spirit remained unwavering.

"Aah!!!"

Yoya let out a tiger's roar! Enduring the pain, he overdrawn his eyes once more and activated the Mangekyō.

God Speed!

In that brief moment of stasis—

God Speed: Thunderclap Four Flashes!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

All four blades brimming with Lightning Release Chakra plunged into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's open eyes!

Finally, Yoya stepped on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and kicked off into the distance.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path let out a miserable howl, and a massive shockwave erupted from its mouth.

Yoya was struck by the shockwave at close range and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had just opened six eyes, and now five of them were filled with blades.

The pain made it thrash its body continuously, causing the entire ground to quake and shake.

The chain it had spat out had long since vanished.

Obito was equally alarmed. Rings of ripples spread across his Rinnegan.

He struggled to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which was nearly going berserk.

Yoya fell to the ground like a cannonball.

Susanoo!

Yoya's Susanoo punched the ground, dispersing the force of his landing as he rushed toward Yugito.

But by now, he had overconsumed his Chakra, and the Mangekyō Sharingan's side effects had left his body in agonizing pain.

After taking that direct hit, he was in terrible condition. Not only was he covered in blood, but even his vision had begun to leave afterimages.

At that moment, because of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mad howling—

"Aah! Aah! Damn monster!"

"No! I don't want to die!"

The Cloud Village shinobi lying on the ground began to feel hatred, rage, and despair welling up endlessly in their hearts.

Countless strands of Dark Chakra formed, burning over the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path like a black flood.

The wounds around its eyes began to heal rapidly, and Yoya's weapons were forced out one by one.

Obito swiftly regained control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path then glared over with its restored eyes.

Within its terrifying giant eyes, its obvious hatred toward Yoya was unmistakable!

Obito noticed that Yoya's speed had clearly slowed. It seemed Yoya had expended a great deal of Chakra and ocular power.

He once again controlled the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to fire its chains.

Yugito had recovered a little strength. She flashed aside to dodge the chain and grabbed Yoya's hand.

"Run!"

As Yoya staggered along behind Yugito, he stuffed medicine into his mouth.

Yugito dragged Yoya onward, desperately squeezing the Chakra from her body.

"What are you afraid of? Support me already! Lend me your Chakra! Do you want to die!?"

But the Two-Tails, Matatabi, merely trembled in fear, offering Yugito no Chakra support whatsoever.

Yugito was both furious and anxious. Matatabi was always so fierce and vicious, yet when it truly mattered, she only ever let her down.

"Trash!"