Responding to the World with Pain

Madara was well aware of the situation. If he did not become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, it would be nearly impossible for him to defeat Shiraishi Yoshijo. Back when he had been reincarnated through Impure World Reincarnation, he had not feared that absurd forbidden taijutsu of Shiraishi Yoshijo's, but now that he had been revived, even Susanoo could not block those attacks. If he took another punch now, he would be seriously injured even if it did not kill him.

At that thought, Madara immediately sped up his efforts to drag in the Tailed Beasts.

Shiraishi Yoshijo's gaze had already settled on the Two-Tails. He drew his sword and slashed through the air!

There was no flashy sword energy, as though nothing had happened. Yet the spot where the Two-Tails stood became like a mirror split in half, the space instantly severed into two.

Without even letting out a cry of pain, the Two-Tails exploded with a bang, scattering into starlight and vanishing.

Shiraishi Yoshijo's understanding of space-time ninjutsu was no longer what it had once been. Applying it to swordsmanship produced exceptionally effective results. Though it consumed quite a bit of Chakra, that level of expenditure meant nothing to him.

"Bastard!"

Madara's pupils shrank as he accelerated even further. From the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Four-Tails all the way to the Nine-Tails, they were dragged into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path one after another, so quickly that even Shiraishi Yoshijo had no time to stop him.

After the Nine-Tails was extracted, Naruto instantly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

Watching this, Shiraishi Yoshijo was momentarily stunned. "Can the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path still become the Ten-Tails without the Two-Tails?"

Once the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had devoured all the Tailed Beasts, Madara let out