Hidden Deep

Within moments, Obito had reached the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shoulder.

Upon close inspection, he discovered that most of the Exploding Tag blasts had been neutralized by Dark Chakra.

It seemed this Dark Chakra was far stronger than expected.

After all, the people of Kumogakure were all supplying the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with Dark Chakra.

As vast numbers of Exploding Tags exploded, Konan was shocked to find that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had suffered barely any damage.

Obito folded his arms, thoroughly satisfied with the result.

He appeared on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shoulder and aimed at the spot where Exploding Tags were still being continuously summoned.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A tremendous repulsive force swept out.

It cleared away every Exploding Tag in one stroke.

Naturally, Konan knew about Obito's Rinnegan technique. It had once been Nagato's signature skill.

But Konan's Exploding Tag formation was not something that could be dealt with using just one or two tags.

They continued drifting through the sky, detonating the instant they stuck to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Konan had never seen the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in this form before. This was the perfect opportunity to test its weaknesses and defensive capabilities.

With Konan keeping the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path occupied, hope rose in the hearts of the nearby Cloud Village people.

The newly generated Dark Chakra on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path immediately diminished.

Konan's Exploding Tags could now strike the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's outer shell.

Though they still failed to blast off even a speck of debris, at least they were no longer being neutralized by Dark Chakra.

The Rinnegan in Obito's right hand lit up, and the Demonic