Inside the shrine, the rain swirled into turbulent currents under the influence of chakra. Su Ye stood in front of Jiraiya, shielding him, with a black sword angled toward the ground. Pale purple chakra flowed along its blade, leaving fleeting streaks of light in the rain. Black mist churned around Obito, and the Sharingan in his right eye spun rapidly as he fixed his gaze on Su Ye. "You escaped me in the deep sea last time. This time, you and Jiraiya are both going to die here."
Before he had finished speaking, Obito vanished. The next second, he appeared behind Su Ye, his black arm surging with violent chakra as it reached for Su Ye's back. Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan had already tracked his movements. The moment he activated Heavenly Hand Power, he switched places with a stone pillar beside him. Obito's arm punched straight through the pillar, sending fragments flying, while Su Ye's black sword thrust toward his throat.
Obito sneered and turned into a phantom, dodging the blade as countless black chains burst from the ground and coiled toward Su Ye like vipers. "Limbo: Border Jail!" Su Ye shouted. Three black phantoms separated from his body, each wielding a black sword to block the chains and slice through every one with precision. Just as the phantoms prepared to counterattack, Obito suddenly formed Hand Seals. "Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
The shrine floor collapsed with a deafening crash as the enormous Demonic Statue of the Outer Path burst from the earth. Ten chakra tendrils swept toward Su Ye and his phantoms. Su Ye's pupils contracted. His Rinne Sharingan sensed the terrifying chakra inside the statue. He immediately sent the phantoms to restrain its tendrils, then leaped into the air and dove toward Obito. Dense pale purple chakra gathered around his black sword, and the pattern of a Rinnegan even appeared on its blade. "Samsara Slash!"
Obito immediately activated Kamui, phasing half his body into another dimension. But Su Ye's blade seemed to lock onto the coordinates of space itself. It cleaved through Kamui's barrier and cut a wound deep enough to expose bone in Obito's shoulder. Obito winced and leaped back, surprise flashing in his eyes. "Your Rinne Sharingan can actually interfere with the Kamui Dimension?"
At that moment, Nagato suddenly moved on the platform. He manipulated the chakra receivers, drawing the Demonic Statue's chakra into his body, then formed Hand Seals. "Planetary Devastation!" Countless rocks gathered into a massive sphere, its terrifying gravitational pull bearing down on Su Ye. Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan burned fiercely. He could sense the core of Planetary Devastation clearly, but the Demonic Statue's tendrils suddenly wrapped around his ankles and dragged him toward its gaping mouth.
"Su Ye!" Jiraiya, who had been unconscious, suddenly came to. Summoning the last of his strength, he unleashed Sage Jutsu, and golden chakra formed a giant hand that blocked Planetary Devastation's assault. Su Ye seized the chance to cut through the tendrils and use Heavenly Hand Power to teleport beside Nagato. He pressed his black sword to Nagato's throat. "Nagato, wake up! Obito is using you!"
A flicker of resistance crossed Nagato's eyes, but the chakra receivers kept eating away at his consciousness. Obito took the opportunity to attack, his black arm striking for Su Ye's back. "Don't waste your breath. He's been a vessel for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path for a long time!" Su Ye was forced to dodge sideways. Nagato retreated and launched another jutsu.
A rush of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the shrine. Naruto and Kakashi charged in with Roshi and shinobi from Konoha and Iwagakure. When Naruto saw Jiraiya lying on the ground, his eyes instantly turned scarlet, and golden chakra erupted around him. "Obito, I'll kill you!" He leaped into the air, a Tailed Beast Bomb forming in his mouth as he fired it at Obito and the Demonic Statue.
Kakashi immediately activated Kamui and sucked the incoming chakra receivers into another dimension, then shouted to Su Ye, "We'll hold off the Demonic Statue! You take care of Obito!" Roshi also activated Tailed Beast Transformation, covering himself in the molten chakra of the Four-Tails as he attacked the statue's tendrils.
Su Ye nodded and pushed his Rinne Sharingan to its limits, tracking the flow of Obito's chakra. He activated Heavenly Hand Power and teleported behind Obito in an instant, thrusting his black sword toward Obito's right eye. Obito spun around and blocked the blade with his arm, but Su Ye had already anticipated his move. Pale purple chakra gathered in Su Ye's left hand, and he slammed it hard into Obito's chest.
"Samsara Seal!" Pale purple chakra poured into Obito's body, sealing part of his chakra. Obito grunted and leaped back, a touch of madness flashing in his eyes. "If that's how it is, then we'll all perish together!" He formed Hand Seals, and the Demonic Statue's ten tendrils suddenly swelled, sweeping toward everyone inside the shrine.
Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan suddenly showed him a vision of the future—the Demonic Statue's tendrils piercing Naruto's heart. Without hesitation, he used Heavenly Hand Power to teleport Naruto beside him, taking the tendril through his own body instead. Pale purple blood ran from the wound, but Su Ye clung tightly to the tendril and poured Rinnegan chakra into it. "Naruto, hit the statue's core with a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
With tears in his eyes, Naruto formed an oversized Tailed Beast Bomb and fired it at the Demonic Statue's head. Kakashi and Roshi launched their attacks with all their might as well, striking the statue simultaneously with golden Sage Jutsu, blazing molten chakra, and Chidori. The Demonic Statue let out a shrill scream as its chakra surged violently. The shock also hit Obito, making him spit out a mouthful of blood.
Seizing the chance, Su Ye pulled out his black sword and summoned the last of his strength. "Samsara: Banshō Ten'in!" He dragged Obito and Nagato toward him at the same time, then pressed his black sword to both their throats. "Obito, give up! The Eye of the Moon Plan will never succeed!"
Obito suddenly laughed. "Give up? It's too late." He abruptly broke free of Su Ye's hold and shoved Nagato toward the Demonic Statue. Its tendrils instantly wrapped around Nagato and drained all his chakra. Obito activated Kamui, his body gradually fading into another dimension. "Su Ye, next time we meet, I'll have the Ten-Tails with me, and I'll plunge the entire Shinobi World into despair!"
As Obito vanished, the Demonic Statue slowly sank underground. Su Ye stumbled to the ground, and the light faded from his Rinne Sharingan. Naruto rushed over and caught him. "Su Ye, are you all right?" Jiraiya came over too. Seeing the wound in Su Ye's chest, guilt filled his eyes. "You got hurt because of me."
Su Ye shook his head and spoke weakly. "Nagato... can still be saved. The Demonic Statue destroyed the chakra receivers inside him. If we remove the remaining receivers, we can wake him. And from his consciousness, I sensed the Akatsuki's next plan—they're going after the Five-Tails."
Kakashi's expression turned grave. "We have to notify Iwagakure immediately and protect the Five-Tails Jinchuriki." Roshi nodded. "I'll contact Iwagakure and have them send elite shinobi to help."
The group set off toward Konoha, carrying the injured Su Ye and Nagato with them. Rain still fell over Amegakure, but a glimmer of hope remained amid the ruins of the shrine. Su Ye knew this war had only just begun, and that the final showdown between him and Obito was drawing near.
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