The sea wind swept up thick volcanic ash, while dense black smoke churned wildly above Turtle Island.
From the depths of the scorched crater came the scalp-crawling sound of flesh being torn apart.
Then, a massive claw covered in dark-red tumors forcibly gripped the edge of the pit.
The Ten-Tails' enormous, hideous body tore completely through the smoke, crawling up from underground reeking of stench.
This monster was more than ten times larger than the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, its entire body covered in horrifying lumps of grotesquely bulging muscle.
This was not a creature that should have existed in nature.
The Ten-Tails' ten enormous tails, so thick they inspired despair, lashed about wildly beneath the dim sky.
Every casual sweep carved visible white shockwaves through the air.
One of its spike-covered tails casually swept outward through the air.
"Rumble—"
A terrifying physical storm instantly overturned the calm sea.
The wind pressure raced outward along the seabed, crashing unobstructed into the distant coastline.
With just a single swing of its tail, several sturdy coastal mountains were instantly flattened by the Tailed Beast's wind pressure.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of rock were ground into fine powder and scattered across the sky in every direction.
The Allied Shinobi Forces, who had just arrived at the perimeter through spatial coordinates, happened to face this apocalyptic sight head-on.
The several thousand Allied shinobi charging at the front all froze in place without exception.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, their Adam's apples bobbing with difficulty, even the fingers gripping their kunai trembling uncontrollably.
Many young Genin felt all strength leave their limbs. Their legs gave out, and they collapsed onto the sand-covered ground.
Ōnoki's floating body uncontrollably sank lower through the air.
Darui's back was completely drenched in cold sweat. He panted heavily, unable