Although the chakra of all nine tailed beasts had been brought forth, only seven tailed beasts had actually taken shape. Uchiha Obito had collected too little of the Eight-Tails' and Nine-Tails' chakra—not enough to form complete tailed beast avatars.
Having lost the Ten-Tails' chakra, his immense power had diminished by more than half. Only the overwhelming vitality provided by the Ten-Tails' empty shell, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, remained to sustain his life.
Of course, none of that could help Uchiha Obito now. Having lost the absolute power to overwhelm all opposition, any one member of Team 7 could pose a deadly threat to him.
Especially now that he had lost his status as the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and no longer possessed an immortal body, the balance of victory and defeat had been completely reversed.
After suffering that heavy blow, Uchiha Obito finally understood that fulfilling his wish would not be so easy.
Just as Sasuke Uchiha's sword was about to cleave him in two, the Mangekyō Sharingan in Uchiha Obito's right eye unleashed its power. The space-time ninjutsu Kamui, which had temporarily failed due to the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's extreme resistance, could now be used on himself again.
When he reappeared, he was already high in the air some distance away, looking down at Team 7 below as they caught their breath.
A full chain of attacks had brought down the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki—an extraordinarily rare achievement.
After the successive fierce battles, everyone had expended a great deal. Even if they wanted to pursue him, they needed to rest first.
Having lost his status as the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path within him still supplied abundant vitality, ensuring that Uchiha Obito was not completely without fighting strength. But compared to his former overwhelming advantage, he no