Endless Explosions

Just as Obito had said, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was bombarded by Konan's Exploding Tags, yet nothing happened to it at all.

But Obito soon realized something was wrong. The roar of the Exploding Tags had never stopped.

The Exploding Tags Konan had attached to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path kept summoning new Exploding Tags.

Those summoned Exploding Tags were the ones Konan had previously prepared for Obito in the nearby sea.

With Shamu's funding, Konan had prepared Exploding Tags for Obito.

There were a trillion of them!

Every second, tens of thousands of Exploding Tags detonated on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

One hundred thousand, one million, ten million...

The smoke and dust from the Exploding Tags dyed the entire sky. Light and shadow flickered across the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as flames flashed without end.

The continuously detonating Exploding Tags kept heating the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shell.

The seawater beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path boiled as if it had been brought to a rolling boil.

Massive clouds of steam rose up.

At that moment, Minato stood up.

"We can leave now. Nagato's injuries need immediate treatment."

Jiraiya immediately fell back and stood beside Minato.

"Konan, hold Nagato's hand."

Minato gave the instruction and placed one hand over Konan and Nagato's clasped hands.

His other hand rested against Jiraiya's back.

Jiraiya said, "Sorry to trouble you two sages. I'll send you back first."

The two Toad Sages had just used a genjutsu, and their throats were extremely uncomfortable.

They nodded at his words but did not speak.

Jiraiya released the summoning, and the two Toad Sages disappeared.

The markings on his face faded away as well.

Space shifted, and Minato instantly returned to Orochimaru's