Hidden Deep

Obito had already reached the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shoulder.

Upon close observation, he discovered that most of the Explosive Tag blasts had been neutralized by Dark Chakra.

It seemed this Dark Chakra was far stronger than imagined.

After all, the people of Kumogakure were all supplying Dark Chakra to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

As large numbers of Explosive Tags exploded, Konan was shocked to discover that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had barely suffered any damage.

Obito folded his arms, highly satisfied with the result.

He appeared on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shoulder, facing the place where Explosive Tags were still being summoned.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A tremendous repulsive force swept across the area.

It cleared away every single Explosive Tag.

Konan naturally knew the abilities of Obito's Rinnegan. After all, they had once been Nagato's specialty.

But Konan's Explosive Tag formation was not something that could be dealt with by one or two tags.

They continuously drifted through the sky, exploding the moment they attached themselves to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Konan had never seen the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in this form before. This was the perfect chance to test whether it had any weaknesses and how strong its defenses were.

With the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path tied down by Konan, hope rose in the hearts of the nearby Cloud Village people.

The newly generated Dark Chakra on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path immediately decreased.

Konan's Explosive Tags could now blast the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's shell.

Though it still had not even lost a scrap, at least the tags were no longer being neutralized by Dark Chakra.

The Rinnegan in Obito's right hand lit up, and