Whoosh! Beneath the pale moon, a black shadow intruded.
After the shadow landed, the vortex kept swirling... the dead, the living, and the half-dead all appeared before him!
Clack! The shadow formed hand seals and slammed both hands onto the ground!
"Roooooar...!!"
The roar of the Outer Path Demonic Statue resounded beneath the pale moon!
The White Zetsu parasitizing the statue poured out, assembling into a white phalanx!
Only after arranging everything did Obito survey the vast wilderness around him, his gaze tracing its way up to the pale moon.
He desired the Infinite Tsukuyomi, yet could not appreciate the beauty of this moon.
In his eyes... there was only slaughter and savage desire.
—"Let blood stain this moonlight and recreate the tragedy of that night!!"
Deep within Blue Moon Island.
The Seven-Star Lamp Formation had taken shape. Behind each of the seven ninja who had arranged it stood a Candlestick born of the formation. There were no candles on them, only the seven ninja's souls, burning as tapers!
The seven Candlesticks surrounded Orochimaru's main body, along with the shadow of the Shinigami rising from him!
Wax formed from burning souls dripped from the Candlestick now and then, gathering on the Shinigami's robes as a transformation quietly unfolded...
"Ugh..."
Beneath the fifth Candlestick, Karin gave a muffled groan. Her exceptionally keen sensory abilities had already alerted her to the uninvited guests who had descended on Blue Moon Island!
As her concentration wavered, the soul-flame on her Candlestick immediately began to flicker.
Hashirama hovered in a seated position above the Seven-Star Lamp Formation, overseeing everything. He noticed both the intruders' arrival and Karin's condition, and promptly warned her.
"Young lady, don't lose focus! If you do, your soul-flame will burn out faster! Not only will your life be in danger, but