Orochimaru! Damn it, let me go!
Minato didn't have the same strength as the First, and since he was only Impure World Reincarnation using ordinary Mist Ninja corpses, his strength was not as good as his predecessor's.
At this moment, under Orochimaru's control, Minato could only stare at Xu Xiao with a face full of hatred.
Xu Xiao didn't mind at all.
There are plenty of people who want to kill him, so one more Minato Namikaze won't make a difference.
" Orochimaru, quickly release the Nine-Tails from within him. After that, I will Oblivion him and his soul from this world."
Xu Xiao is the kind of person who wants to eliminate problems completely. Since the other party hates him so much, he naturally cannot let them live.
With the existence of the Pure Land in this world, annihilating a soul again wouldn't be difficult.
"Understood, Your Majesty."
Orochimaru licked his lips. The ability to annihilate souls was something ninjas didn't possess.
'As expected, the method of attaining enlightenment through martial arts taught by the Celestial Venerable has greater potential for development!'
When Orochimaru was still just beginning to learn about internal martial Martial Dao, he attributed all of Xu Xiao's amazing powers to the legendary path of attaining enlightenment through martial arts.
Orochimaru controlled Minato Namikaze to release the other half of the Nine-Tails within him, while Xu Xiao turned his gaze to Nagato beside him.
After being healed by Magic Power, Nagato's leg injury has basically recovered, and his skin-and-bones body has regained a glimmer of life.
" Nagato, use the Summoning Technique to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
Xu Xiao gave the order casually.
"Good."
After witnessing Xu Xiao's power, Nagato, standing to the side, also resigned himself to his fate.
He clasped his hands together, gathering Chakra throughout his body, and then placed one hand on the ground.
" Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
A wooden giant, as large as a small mountain, appeared behind Nagato, its body bearing sealing runes.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path the shell left behind after the Ten-Tails' Chakra was extracted.
"Huh! It still retains some of its consciousness. This thing isn't so simple after all."
Xu Xiao carefully examined the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in front of him.
I could sense a vestige of instinct within this empty shell, one that was not yet fully formed.
Logically speaking, after the Chakra of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was completely extracted, it should have been nothing more than an inanimate object. However, Xu Xiao sensed that it still possessed a kind of vitality.
And nurtured by the vitality of life, basic instincts slowly begin to emerge within its body.
This is the nature of every living thing. After all, the Ten-Tails is also a kind of living being, only its power has been drained.
However, there is still a long way to go before instincts are fully formed or even develop into clear consciousness.
"Is it because the seal was broken when it was summoned back from the moon, and it's slowly absorbing Chakra in preparation for the birth of a new consciousness?"
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path recalled from the moon by the Rinnegan's Old Age Spots a few decades ago, and it has been used to prolong the life of its hosts and cultivate White Zetsu ever since, with its power being continuously extracted.
" The Tailed Beast hunting plan hasn't even started yet. Relying solely on the nourishment of life force, it will take at least several hundred years for them to begin to develop the consciousness to control their bodies."
"However, you're still too slow. Let me complete you and see what the Ten-Tails is all about."
Xu Xiao smiled slightly, then casually tore open the space in front of him.
The spatial passage connected to the War God Temple Grotto-Heaven. Xu Xiao reached in and pulled out one sealed Tailed Beast after another.
With the existence of the cave world, Xu Xiao could easily carry living creatures or smuggle people across the border.
Xu Xiao released all of them, from the One-Tail Shukaku, the Matatabi, the Three-Tails... all the way up to the Eight-Tails Gyuki.
Because of the Sealing Jutsu cast by Xu Xiao, these giant creatures have all shrunk to a size larger than a normal person, so they don't take up much space.
"It's the Ten-Tails' shell! Are you planning to resurrect that monster?"
The Tailed Beast roared in anger, their eyes filled with fear.
Since being split into nine independent Tailed Beast by Hagoromo, the Hagoromo of Sage of Six Paths, using Yin-Yang Release, they have developed their own consciousness.
Upon seeing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, they knew their fate.
The Tailed Beast merged into one, becoming the Ten-Tails once more!
At that time, their consciousness will be erased, and they will become part of the Ten-Tails again.
This is something that any sentient being would hate the most.
To possess intelligence and then take everything away is a punishment crueler than death.
Unfortunately, no matter how much the Tailed Beast shouted, Xu Xiao ignored them.
With a flick of his finger, the seals on the Tailed Beast were broken, and before they could even resist, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path beside them stretched out its withered hand and grabbed one of them.
Since they are powers of the same origin, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has a powerful ability to assimilate the Tailed Beast Chakra.
An endless suction force surged from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, quickly sucking all the Tailed Beast away.
On its forehead, the tightly closed eyes of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened one by one, and its entire body gained a bit of vitality.
Orochimaru, is it ready over there yet?
Immediately! Your Majesty!
Orochimaru had to suppress Impure World Reincarnation's Minato while simultaneously breaking the seal on him, putting him under immense pressure.
Fortunately, he himself was quite strong, and even the ordinary ninja Impure World Reincarnation Minato n't exert much power, so everything was progressing steadily.
Soon, as some dark red Chakra overflowed, the Nine-Tails, which had been sealed inside Minato's stomach, was also broken free of its seal.
" Orochimaru, you helped him collect the Tailed Beast and endanger the world; you will not have a good end!"
The Impure World Reincarnation Minato also witnessed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbing the Tailed Beast, and he understood why Orochimaru wanted to Impure World Reincarnation him.
'Was everything just to revive this monster? Then was Naruto killed because he had the Nine-Tails inside him?'
Minato felt a pang of pain in his heart; the plans he made before his death had unexpectedly become the cause of his own demise.
" Minato, a dead man shouldn't presume to comment on the world; this isn't your concern. Besides, soon you won't even be able to be a dead man anymore."
Orochimaru licked his lips, and the last bit of Nine-Tails Chakra was extracted, revealing a giant, scarlet fox beside him.
"Roar~"
"What are you yelling about? Get back into character!"
Xu Xiao casually pressed down, and a powerful mental force roared out, instantly suppressing the Nine-Tails and then turning it towards the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path tightened its arms around the Nine-Tails upon seeing Nine-Tails, gripping it tightly and beginning to frantically absorb Nine-Tails power.
"What's going on? How did this guy get out?! I don't want to be absorbed!!"
Kurama also recognized the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and put up a fierce resistance, but it was completely useless.
With Xu Xiao's mental suppression and the absorption of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, it was quickly absorbed into the body.
As the Nine Tailed Beasts gathered, all the eyes on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened, revealing a giant Nine-Tomoe Sharingan in the very center.
The Ten-Tails! It has fully awakened!