The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's roar seemed to cross time and space, echoing hundreds of kilometers away.
Oto Uchiha, who was fighting Madara and Hashirama, turned toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path when she heard the roar. The Nine-Tails, clad in Susanoo armor, looked equally grave.
The Ten-Tails was the bane of all tailed beasts. After over a thousand years of freedom, he had no desire to return to his cage.
Even becoming a ninja's pet, submitting to brute force and tofu, was better than losing his mind and living in a daze.
Compared to Oto and the Nine-Tails, the Five Kage and the many jonin felt a terror that shook their very souls.
Ninjas drew their strength from chakra, and the Ten-Tails had originally been a vessel for collecting chakra. The chakra within them trembled in response.
Madara folded his arms, glanced into the distance, and said to Oto, "You've trained that Nine-Tails beast well. I admit your strength is approaching mine and Hashirama's, but it seems you failed to stop Obito. He has revived the Ten-Tails. Now you'll have to face its power."
"Oh, I've been wanting to see what the Ten-Tails can do," Oto replied dismissively.
Her composure disappointed Madara, who had deliberately revealed Obito's true identity. He frowned slightly. "It seems you aren't surprised to learn who 'Madara' really is."
"Why should I be surprised? Whatever his identity, he's our enemy now..." Oto said casually as she soothed the agitated Nine-Tails.
But when the news reached the Third's ears, it had an entirely different effect.
Obito was the village's war hero, a student of the late Hokage Minato, and a bridge between the Uchiha and the village. How had he suddenly defected and orchestrated this entire series of events?
Before he could