The Ten-Tails' roar gradually subsided, and the desert fell into an eerie silence.
Dust settled slowly like a bloody mist, revealing twisted limbs and shattered weapons strewn everywhere.
The surviving Allied Forces shinobi huddled behind piles of corpses, trembling. Even their sobs were strangled in their throats by fear.
The Ten-Tails' single Rinnegan eye swept indifferently across the battlefield, as though examining dust.
At that moment, the Allied Forces of the Shinobi World truly understood what "pain" meant.
"I didn't expect such a change to happen." Deva Path Pain watched the changes in the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
Everything he knew about the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had come from Obito Uchiha and the Collector.
And clearly, neither of them had told him the reason behind this series of changes.
Even now, he still did not know Obito Uchiha's true goal. And the Collector should be watching everything from somewhere.
If he had not acted, then perhaps the situation had always remained under his control.
At that thought, Nagato felt a trace of gravity in his heart.
"Damn it, it can still grow stronger?" Minato Namikaze looked at the transformed Ten-Tails. Even he could not remain entirely calm at this moment.
The Ten-Tails' power was simply too overwhelming. Their numerical advantage had been forcibly wiped away just like that!
And even now, Allied Forces shinobi were dying every moment...
Yet Minato Namikaze could do nothing. His heart could only bleed in silence, but determination filled his eyes.
He... would definitely prevent the worst outcome. At the very least, their sacrifices had to mean something!
"...Whew, looks like I came a little late."
That flippant trailing tone was like a stone cast into a deathly still lake, instantly shattering