As Madara Uchiha's furious roar resounded through heaven and earth, Chiya felt a violent tremor deep within his mind.
Bzzzz-
It was not a sound from outside, but an alarm from the system.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had been sitting quietly in system space like an ornament, was now slamming wildly against the invisible spatial barrier like a rabid dog that had caught its master's scent. This was an absolute summons from the source of its bloodline, from the progenitor of chakra. Even though Chiya held its contract and possessed the Rinnegan, his control began to loosen in the presence of Madara, its rightful owner.
"Tch."
Chiya frowned slightly. Ryūjin Jakka trembled gently in his hand as he suppressed the restless reiatsu within the blade.
"Looks like borrowed things never really become yours."
He did not try to forcibly suppress the statue with the system or his reiatsu. There was no need-and more importantly, he wanted to watch the show.
If Madara wanted a stage, he would give him one big enough.
"System, release the restrictions."
Chiya issued the order calmly in his mind.
"Let him give those rusty old bones a proper workout."
The next second.
Rumble-!!!
The space behind Chiya exploded without warning. It was not a spatial distortion, but a literal shattering, like a mirror kicked hard from the inside.
An enormous, withered arm, exuding a nauseating ancient aura, reached out of the shattered space and slammed heavily onto the wasteland.
Then came the head, the torso, and the ten broken protrusions on its back.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
This demonic body, once treated as the Akatsuki's greatest secret and carefully hidden away by Obito, now stood fully exposed before the allied forces of the Five Great Nations.
The instant