Faced with Naruto Uzumaki suddenly failing to come through at such a critical moment, the other members of the Five Kage were naturally shocked. Left with no choice, they could only take action themselves.
But before Uchiha Madara's overwhelming power, their attacks could not possibly have any effect. In mere dozens of seconds, he had sucked the One-Tail through the Eight-Tails into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Ōnoki was sent flying backward. His Dust Release had been completely absorbed by the enemy, and if the Raikage had not shielded him, he might have died at the enemy's hands.
Uchiha Madara had clearly lost his patience for playing around. He only wanted to gather the Ten-Tails as quickly as possible, and he held nothing back in his attacks.
After knocking back the Kage, Uchiha Madara cast Naruto a surprised glance. It was beyond his expectations that Naruto had not come to stop him, but that was a good thing. Without further thought, he threw the sealed containers containing Kinkaku and Ginkaku into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's mouth as well.
Immense chakra surged forth once more. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path roared at the sky, its body rapidly swelling in size.
Madara formed the hand seals to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, though his gaze remained cautiously fixed on Naruto. From the very beginning, he had never intended to seize the Nine-Tails within Naruto.
Of course, it would have been better for the Ten-Tails to revive in its complete form, but that depended on the circumstances. The power Naruto displayed now far exceeded all reason. Before becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, Madara did not even have the strength to contend with him.
Under those circumstances, it was naturally more prudent to first increase his own strength and