Crack!! As the chains rapidly retracted, White Zetsu's figure vanished completely from everyone's sight.
The moment Spiral Zetsu was absorbed into its body, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's massive frame trembled slightly. Then, facing the moon, it let out a terrifying howl.
"Roar!"
Countless shinobi instinctively covered their ears and stared over in horror.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path suddenly opened its nine bloodshot eyes. The iron chains binding its wrists abruptly shattered as well, breaking into fragments that fell toward the ground.
Immediately afterward, a powerful blast of air surged up around the statue, swiftly sweeping up countless rocks and grains of sand and scattering them in every direction.
Bang!!
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path dropped to both knees and threw back its head, letting out waves of agonized howls.
Then it began repeatedly pounding its own head with its fists, the expression on its face growing ever more ferocious and twisted.
"Gulp~"
One shinobi swallowed hard and asked with difficulty, "What's going on?"
Another shinobi stared blankly at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, forcing a smile as he tried to reassure himself. "I don't know, but it looks like it's in a lot of pain. Did the Akatsuki's plan fail?"
"Probably not!"
A deep voice suddenly rang out, causing the two to turn around involuntarily. They discovered that Kakashi, who had been blasted away not long ago, was limping toward them.
"That monster's presence is rising. It must have undergone some kind of change after absorbing that white monster," Kakashi briefly explained. Then his gaze locked tightly onto Uchiha Obito.
This was their first meeting since Obito's "sacrifice."
Although he had learned from the Allied Forces' higher-ups that Obito seemed not to have died, and had even orchestrated this Ninja