The rain inside the shrine was churned into turbulent currents by chakra. Su Ye shielded Jiraiya behind him, his long black sword pointing diagonally at the ground. Pale purple chakra flowed along the blade, carving fleeting trails of light into the falling rain. Black mist surged around Obito's body, his right Rinne Sharingan spinning rapidly as he locked his gaze onto Su Ye: "I let you escape in the deep sea last time. This time, both you and Jiraiya will die here."
Before the words had even faded, Obito's figure vanished, reappearing behind Su Ye in the next heartbeat. His black arm, wreathed in violent chakra, clawed toward Su Ye's heart. Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan had already captured his movements; the moment he activated Heavenly Hand Power, he swapped his position with a nearby stone pillar. Obito's arm pierced straight through the stone. Amidst the spray of debris, Su Ye's black sword was already thrusting toward his throat.
Obito sneered, his body turning into a phantom to evade the blade while countless black chains erupted from the ground, coiling toward Su Ye like vipers. "Limbo: Border Jail!" Su Ye let out a low shout. Three black phantoms detached from his body, wielding black swords to block his front and precisely severing all the chains. Just as the phantoms prepared to counterattack, Obito suddenly formed hand seals: "Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
The floor of the shrine collapsed with a roar as the massive Demonic Statue of the Outer Path burst from the earth, its ten chakra tentacles sweeping toward Su Ye and his phantoms. Su Ye's pupils constricted; his Rinne Sharingan sensed the terrifying chakra contained within the statue. He immediately commanded the phantoms to entangle the statue's tentacles while he leaped into the air, diving toward Obito. His black sword condensed a dense layer of pale purple chakra, the patterns of the Rinnegan even manifesting upon the blade: "Samsara Slash!"
Seeing this, Obito immediately activated Kamui, half of his body merging into the other dimension. Yet, Su Ye's blade seemed to have locked onto the spatial coordinates, forcibly cleaving through the barrier of Kamui and carving a deep, bone-reaching wound into Obito's shoulder. Obito winced in pain and leaped backward, a look of shock flashing in his eyes: "Your Rinne Sharingan... it can actually interfere with the Kamui dimension?"
At that moment, Nagato, perched on the high platform, suddenly moved. He manipulated his chakra receivers to channel the chakra of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into his own body, his hands forming seals: "Chibaku Tensei!" Countless fragments of stone converged into a massive sphere, bearing down on Su Ye with terrifying gravitational force. Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan burned intensely; he could clearly perceive the core of the Chibaku Tensei, but the tentacles of the Demonic Statue suddenly coiled around his ankles, dragging him toward the statue's gaping maw.
"Su Ye!" Jiraiya, who had been unconscious, suddenly jolted awake. He used his last ounce of strength to activate Sage Mode, his golden chakra forming a giant hand that blocked the onslaught of the Chibaku Tensei. Su Ye seized the opportunity to sever the tentacles and used Heavenly Hand Power to teleport beside Nagato, pressing his black sword against his throat: "Nagato, wake up! You are being used by Obito!"
A flicker of struggle crossed Nagato's eyes, but the chakra receivers were relentlessly eroding his consciousness. Obito seized the chance to attack, his black arm striking directly at Su Ye's back: "Don't waste your breath. He has long since become a vessel for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!" Su Ye was forced to dodge sideways, and Nagato took the opportunity to retreat, preparing to launch another ninjutsu.
Suddenly, rapid footsteps echoed from outside the shrine as Naruto and Kakashi, accompanied by Roshi and ninjas from Konoha and Iwagakure, rushed inside. Seeing Jiraiya collapsed on the ground, Naruto's eyes turned blood-red instantly, and golden chakra erupted from his body: "Obito, I'm going to kill you!" He leaped into the air, a Tailed Beast Bomb condensing in his mouth, and blasted it toward Obito and the Demonic Statue.
Kakashi immediately activated Kamui, sucking the incoming chakra receivers into the other dimension, while shouting at Su Ye: "Su Ye, we'll pin down the Demonic Statue; you go take care of Obito!" Roshi also entered his Tailed Beast form, his body enveloped in the lava chakra of the Four-Tails as he launched an attack against the statue's tentacles.
Su Ye nodded, his Rinne Sharingan operating at full capacity to track the flow of Obito's chakra. He activated Heavenly Hand Power, instantly teleporting behind Obito and thrusting his black sword toward his right eye. Obito turned in a hurry, using his arm to block the blade, but Su Ye had already anticipated his move; his left hand condensed pale purple chakra and slammed it fiercely into Obito's chest.
"Samsara Seal!" The pale purple chakra instantly invaded Obito's body, sealing a portion of his chakra. Obito let out a muffled groan and leaped back, a look of madness in his eyes: "If that's how it is, then let's all perish together!" He formed hand seals, and the ten tentacles of the Demonic Statue suddenly surged, sweeping toward everyone in the shrine.
Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan suddenly caught a glimpse of a future scene—the tentacles of the Demonic Statue piercing Naruto's heart. Without hesitation, he activated Heavenly Hand Power to teleport Naruto to his side, taking the blow of the tentacles through his own body. Pale purple blood flowed out, but Su Ye gripped the tentacles tightly, injecting his Rinne chakra into them: "Naruto, use a Tailed Beast Bomb to strike the statue's core!"
With tear-filled eyes, Naruto condensed a massive Tailed Beast Bomb and blasted it toward the head of the Demonic Statue. Kakashi and Roshi also unleashed their full power; golden Sage Art, scorching lava, and Chidori struck the statue simultaneously. The Demonic Statue let out a shrill, mournful roar, its chakra fluctuating violently, and Obito's body was caught in the backlash, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.
Su Ye seized the moment to withdraw his black sword, unleashing his final strength: "Samsara: Banshō Ten'in!" He pulled both Obito and Nagato toward him, pressing his black sword against their throats: "Obito, give up! The Eye of the Moon plan is impossible to achieve!"
Obito, however, suddenly laughed: "Give up? It's too late." He violently broke free from Su Ye's restraint and shoved Nagato toward the Demonic Statue. The statue's tentacles instantly coiled around Nagato, draining his chakra dry. Obito then activated Kamui, his body gradually merging into the other dimension: "Su Ye, next time we meet, I will bring the Ten-Tails and plunge the entire ninja world into despair!"
As Obito vanished, the Demonic Statue slowly sank into the ground. Su Ye staggered and fell to the ground, his Rinne Sharingan losing its luster. Naruto immediately rushed forward to support him: "Su Ye, are you alright?" Jiraiya also walked over, looking at the wound on his chest with eyes full of guilt: "I have implicated you."
Su Ye shook his head and said weakly: "Nagato... can still be saved. The chakra receivers in his body were damaged by the statue; as long as we remove the remaining ones, we can wake him. Furthermore, I sensed the Akatsuki's next plan from his consciousness—they are going to capture the Five-Tails."
Hearing this, Kakashi's expression turned grave: "We must notify Iwagakure immediately to protect the Five-Tails jinchūriki." Roshi nodded as well: "I will contact the village and have them send elite ninjas to provide support."
The group carried the injured Su Ye and Nagato as they hurried toward Konoha. The rain in Amegakure continued to fall, yet within the ruins of the shrine, a glimmer of hope remained. Su Ye knew that this war had only just begun, and his final showdown with Obito was fast approaching.