"King Mu! Clear a path!"
Seeing countless demons surging ahead, Edward Newgate let out a thunderous roar.
The Five-Tails, King Mu, beneath him immediately opened its mouth and condensed a purple-black Tailed Beast Bomb, firing it forward.
[BOOM!!!]
The next moment, a bowl-shaped burst of light erupted amid the mass of demons.
When the aftershock of the explosion faded, the road ahead was clear and unobstructed.
"Well done, King Mu!"
Edward Newgate laughed heartily.
Though he could have done the same himself, he still preferred the feeling of having a companion lend a hand.
King Mu was in a good mood as well, because it knew this was all it could do to help him.
In the desert.
Edward Newgate rode the Five-Tails at breakneck speed.
They closed in at an astonishing pace on the Gate of Hades more than ten kilometers away, as well as the two terrifying Demon Gods that stood like pillars holding up the heavens, capable of destroying the world.
The large numbers of demons gathering again along the way were either wiped out by Tailed Beast Bombs or sent flying by the Five-Tails' five long tails, which spewed high-temperature steam.
The advantages of using Tailed Beasts as weapons of war in the Shinobi World were displayed to the fullest!
[Hum------]
Their combination had finally drawn the Demon Gods' attention. Both began gathering demonic power, and blinding white light once again illuminated the land.
Moments later, two enormous and terrifying pillars of light streaked over the heads of countless demons and shot straight toward Edward Newgate and Hashirama Senju!
"Gurarararara!"
"Come on!"
Edward Newgate showed no fear. Both hands tightened around Murakumogiri's hilt.
As power gathered, the muscles in his arms swelled, and the blade took on an ink-black sheen.
Crackling red lightning burst forth at