"Aah!"
Caught in the jaws of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Gyuki let out a howl of agony.
He could feel the chakra inside him draining away at an alarming rate.
"Eight-Tails!"
Naruto cried out and immediately tried to rush forward.
But the Nine-Tails stopped him at once.
"Naruto!"
"Kurama, we have to help!"
"No need. Gyuki's a sly one. He has a way to get out of this.
But if we get caught, we'll be in real trouble!"
"But!"
Naruto frowned. He believed that since they all shared a common enemy now, they were friends and comrades until that enemy was defeated.
When a comrade was in danger, he ought to help. After all, losing a comrade meant losing fighting strength on their side.
Of course, the Nine-Tails, who was now united with Naruto in body and mind, understood his thinking. But he had his own reasons for doing this.
As the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path continued draining his chakra, the Eight-Tails' skin instantly turned pale.
Bang!
Suddenly, the pinned Gyuki burst into a cloud of smoke.
"What happened?"
Standing on the shoulder of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Obito frowned.
The Gyuki caught in its jaws had actually turned into a writhing tentacle.
"An octopus leg?"
Naruto was surprised too.
"What's that?"
The Nine-Tails wore an expression that said he had expected this all along.
"Just as I thought. I knew it. That's Gyuki's exclusive secret technique.
This isn't the time for explanations. Let's go, Naruto."
"Right!"
"Tailed Beast Bomb!" ×2
Gyuki charged out from the side and, together with Kurama, fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Obito on the statue's shoulder.
Bang!
BOOM!
Two explosions rang out, and the entire body of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path toppled sideways.
But