The Final Step

Bang!

White smoke billowed as the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, dozens of meters tall, was summoned beside Shin. At such close range, the sudden eruption of Rinnegan ocular power finally shattered the seal Hamura had left behind.

"So this is the Ten-Tails' shell. It really is ugly." Shin turned to glance at the enormous statue before leaping directly onto its shoulder.

Below, the Second Elder of the Otsutsuki Clan and the others stared in terror at the vanished Ten-Tails' shell. The next instant, a terrifying force erupted, utterly pulverizing the seal.

The chakra blast erupted at the closest point to them. Aside from the Second Elder, who narrowly escaped by using Yin-Yang Release to defend himself in time, every ninja in the Barrier Unit was killed.

With the Ten-Tails' shell gone, the energy source within the moon was gone as well. Something terrifying was about to happen next.

The Complete Body Susanoo clashed swords with the Otsutsuki Clan Head. Riding the shockwave, Madara returned to Shin's side. Without dismissing his Susanoo, he lowered his head and asked, "What do we do now? Is that beside you the Ten-Tails' shell?"

The Complete Body Susanoo was taller than the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, so Madara had to look down.

Below, the Wood Dragon was torn in half by the stone statue. It let out a roar but did not charge forward. Instead, its eyes gradually dimmed as it crashed to the ground.

"That's right. It's also the energy core of the entire Otsutsuki Clan. Hamura's Barrier has already disappeared. All that remains is cleanup." Shin swept his gaze around him.

Only then did Madara pause, realizing that the pressure permeating the air since earlier had vanished.

In the time it took the two to speak, the small artificial