After absorbing the complete Eight-Tails, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's aura underwent another change, and an indescribably terrifying pressure began to radiate from its body!
Other than Obito, who possessed the Rinnegan and fared somewhat better, every other Akatsuki member, even Zetsu, felt deeply unsettled, as though they had been spotted by a natural predator at the top of the food chain.
At the same time, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shriveled body gradually began to swell.
"Continue!"
Obito's resolute shout pulled everyone back to their senses.
Zetsu promptly composed himself and controlled the Reanimation bodies of the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku, bringing them beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Though the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku were not Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Nine-Tails chakra within them was absolutely genuine.
Rumor had it that they had been swallowed by the Nine-Tails, then accidentally obtained its chakra by gnawing on its flesh from inside its stomach.
The rumor sounded exaggerated, but considering that horns resembling those of the Otsutsuki Clan had grown from their heads, that they possessed the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline, and had even displayed atavism, it was not entirely impossible for them to have accomplished such a thing.
Very soon, the composed Akatsuki members controlled the Phantom Dragon Nine Consort Seal and lunged at the Reanimation bodies of Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Torn apart by the nine dragon-shaped chakra phantoms, the Nine-Tails chakra in Kinkaku and Ginkaku's bodies was extracted in an instant and continuously poured into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mouth.
"Huh?!"
Obito let out a soft cry of surprise.
He had assumed that, like the two former Jinchuriki before them, Kinkaku and Ginkaku would quickly be drained of their Tailed Beast chakra, after which their spirits would dissipate completely.