Boom! Boom!!
At that moment, a series of earth-shaking booms suddenly rang out from the central tower, not far from the battlefield.
The next instant, a dazzling golden light split the sky. The clouds that had shrouded the heavens and left them gloomy and overcast were suddenly outshone, as if the sun had appeared overhead, making it impossible to keep one's eyes open.
"Roar!"
Before everyone could adjust to the sudden golden light, a soul-shaking roar rang out.
A gigantic beast rose from the ground.
Everyone looked over and saw a beast with nine eyes, gray-brown skin like old tree bark, and wooden stake-like protrusions growing from its back.
"Is that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?!"
Kakuzu and Shinnō were stunned.
The Akatsuki Organization members were familiar with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
After all, they stood on top of it at every gathering.
But the Akatsuki Organization hadn't started capturing the Tailed Beasts yet, and they didn't know what the statue was actually for. They'd simply thought of it as an ordinary statue.
Everyone also noticed that the dazzling golden light from earlier was actually a golden sword a hundred meters long.
As the golden sword swung, brilliant halos flashed across the sky, and it howled toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The statue seemed to possess a mind of its own. With a roar, it swung an arm to meet the golden sword.
The surrounding towers toppled in great swaths, as if they were made of paper.
Dust billowed out with the rumbling, spreading in every direction.
The flying debris and shock waves from the battle alone were enough to leave both groups covered in dust.
After retreating some distance, the Sannin leaped onto one tower, while Akatsuki Organization members Kakuzu and