Demonic Statue of the Outer Path Reappears

Boom!

Ruri had not expected to run into Otsutsuki Toneri in Iwagakure. If Kabuto and the others had not appeared in Iwagakure and made Toneri take action to set up a barrier, he probably never would have discovered him.

Only, unlike how he had looked when Ruri saw him in Konoha, Toneri was wreathed in deathly aura from head to toe and wore a specially made suit of Chakra Armor. Though his presence was still terrifying and his chakra was exceedingly vast, that decrepit, weakened appearance did not match his normal state.

Toneri should not have been much different in age from Naruto, but now he looked as if he were on the verge of death from old age.

Toneri seemed to understand that he did not have much time left. After Ruri discovered him, he went all out from the very first move.

In his palm, a pitch-black scepter appeared as if by divine craft.

"The Sage Staff?"

Ruri's gaze sharpened.

Just as Yin-Yang Release could condense Truth-Seeking Orbs, Truth-Seeking Orbs could likewise change form into the Sage Staff, usable for both attack and defense, with boundless power.

The staff form was more convenient for combat than Truth-Seeking Orbs in their ordinary form.

Ruri had originally thought Toneri only had the Sage Body plus the Sage Eye and could not condense Truth-Seeking Orbs at all. He had not expected him to even have a Sage Staff.

"Is it... Madara?"

It was somewhat strange, and he subconsciously thought of Uchiha Madara.

Suddenly, nine Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared, slowly revolving behind Ruri. One of them thundered toward Toneri, the Truth-Seeking Orb containing seven attributes crashing down head-on as though it would crush heaven and earth alike.

Toneri slowly raised his hand. On the Sage Staff in his grasp, a surging river actually