Obito vanished like a wisp of smoke.
As reality and illusion shifted, Obito reappeared where he stood, his forehead drenched in cold sweat.
"Ha... ha... ha..."
Obito panted heavily.
He touched his neck. Thank goodness, it had healed...
If he had been any slower just now, he would have died before he could even use Izanagi.
Obito swallowed hard. This was the first time in all these years that he had faced such danger.
He turned his head with a dark expression.
Boom, boom, boom!
Amid the thunderous sounds of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's pursuit, Yoya fled in panic with Yugito in his arms.
Yugito said weakly, "Put me down and leave on your own."
Yoya's face was pale as gold paper, and his body trembled. "Don't say something so foolish. You still have to become my bride."
Obito waved his hand coldly, and chains instantly shot from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mouth.
When Yoya turned back and saw the chains, he suddenly felt something trip him. Something had grabbed his foot.
He fell straight to the ground, and the chains immediately pierced into Yugito's body.
The Rinnegan in Obito's hand lit up, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path let out a deafening roar.
Severely wounded, Yugito had no strength to resist. Matatabi was instantly pulled out.
The chains dragged a mass of cat-shaped Chakra straight into its mouth.
With a gulp, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path swallowed it whole.
After devouring Matatabi's Chakra, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path gradually stopped moving and began digesting the mass of Chakra.
Yugito felt as though her soul had been torn in two, leaving her body hollow and empty.
Her vital signs rapidly declined as well.
Both of them collapsed onto