"Clatter—"
Accompanied by the harsh scrape of chains, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's Demonic Statue's Lock tightly bound the Raikage, who had tried to close in. Killer B of the Eight-Tails was also entangled by countless White Zetsu clones, unable to spare any strength.
The purple Tailed Beast chakra chain, covered in spikes, was like a venomous serpent as it wound three tight circles around A's bulging, sweat-soaked chest muscles, squeezing his bones until they creaked.
He repeatedly spat out bloody foam mixed with sand, trying to break free, only to discover that the iron chain was greedily draining the Lightning Release chakra from his body like a bottomless pit.
"Eightie! Get the hell... out here and cover me!"
In a muddy pit not far away, Killer B was pinned to the ground by hundreds of slimy White Zetsu clones that reeked of rot. He was straining with every ounce of strength he had.
Most of his Tailed Beast cloak had already been corroded away by the acidic pus spat out by White Zetsu, and his eight tentacles flopped weakly in the snow.
The White Zetsu were like flies drawn to rotting meat, crazily clinging to him and biting into his flesh. The pain turned the strange rap flowing from his mouth into incoherent screams.
"The line has been breached! The third defensive line was crushed by that giant wooden thing!"
"Hold them back! Throw every Explosive Tag we've got!"
Throughout Hidden Cloud Village's remaining positions, there were cries after masks had been removed and intermittent explosions.
Black smoke carried the scorched stench of lightning strikes, turning the entire Hidden Cloud Village into a living hell. The once-towering Thunder God Towers collapsed one after another beneath the statue's feet, crushing and injuring countless people.
A hung in midair,