By a great lake somewhere in the Land of Rain, Fugaku sat on the ground as the drizzling rain soaked his entire body.
Fugaku looked miserable. His body was covered in bloodstains so thick that even the rain could not wash them clean.
Both his eyes were tightly shut. He was completely blind.
There was nothing he could do about it.
Kushina and Himeji were simply too powerful. He was no match for either of them alone, and when they joined forces, he could only take a beating.
Fugaku only wanted to say one thing: This is too damn hard!
If he had not used Earth God to seal away so many meteors earlier, he would probably have died.
Even so, he had left behind two Sharingan, including his only Mangekyo Sharingan, and used Izanagi to escape with his life.
But none of that mattered.
As long as he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, even blindness could be instantly healed.
Before Fugaku stood the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Only its head was exposed above the water, while its entire body remained hidden beneath the lake.
Fugaku kicked the already-sealed Kinkaku and Ginkaku forward.
The Demonic Statue opened its mouth and inhaled sharply, directly devouring the Nine-Tails Chakra within Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
After swallowing the Nine-Tails Chakra, the Demonic Statue's tightly shut ninth eye finally showed signs of stirring.
The Tailed Beast sealing process had to follow the order from One-Tail to Nine-Tails. Otherwise, even if the Chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts had been gathered, the Ten-Tails could not be revived.
Now, he had finally gathered the Chakra of all Nine Tailed Beasts.
"Roar!"
The Demonic Statue let out a pleased roar. Its massive body trembled, and all nine of its eyes suddenly opened.
The Chakra fluctuations spreading from