Chapter 162: The Eight-Tails and the Gedo Statue—I Want Them All!
Cloudgakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha—all three major powers now pointed their spears directly at Oborotsuki.
This sudden, overwhelming pressure made Terumī Mei feel as though she had been thrown into a raging storm at sea—helpless and unable to escape.
Yet in front of her subordinates, she remained completely composed.
"I understand the situation."
"Mizura, make arrangements. Have the envoys from Konoha and Sunagakure wait a little longer."
"I'll deal with the issue from Kumogakure first, then meet with them."
Once her subordinates left, Terumī Mei finally reached up and rubbed her temples.
"Damn it…"
She gritted her teeth, both hands pressing down on the desk.
"What the hell has that kid Oborotsuki been doing out there lately!"
"He's brought back so much trouble…"
"Tch!"
"What a troublesome guy who never lets anyone rest!"
Even though she said that out loud, a powerful protective instinct surged in her heart at this moment.
Whether it was the Fourth Raikage, Konoha, or Sunagakure—
No matter what legitimate or illegitimate reasons they had!
The man she had set her eyes on would naturally be protected by her—the Fifth Mizukage!
…
After spending roughly three days, Oborotsuki finally followed Obito, Nagato, Kakuzu, and the others in secret until they reached the sealing location.
The massive Gedo Statue appeared before him once again.
Oborotsuki could clearly see that the Gedo Statue had now opened two eyes.
He knew very well: every time a tailed beast was sealed inside it, one more eye would awaken. This meant it had already absorbed the chakra of at least two tailed beasts.
And right now, Kirigakure held the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Nine-Tails.
The Eight-Tails was still being carried on Kakuzu's shoulder—it hadn't been sealed yet.
"So that means Shukaku (One-Tail) and Chōmei (Seven-Tails) have already been successfully sealed by them… heh heh!"
Oborotsuki smiled meaningfully to himself.
His enemies had already prepared everything for him. If he didn't seize the Gedo Statue now, he would truly be letting down Obito and Black Zetsu's hard work!
"Let's begin now."
"Time is tight. There are only four of us—we'll need even more time to seal the Eight-Tails."
"After we deal with the Eight-Tails, we move immediately on Kirigakure."
Obito stared fervently at the Gedo Statue that was about to be fully revived.
As soon as one more eye opened, the Gedo Statue would gain initial combat capability.
At that point, it could even be summoned to fight alongside them against Kirigakure.
And as the Gedo Statue gradually unsealed, the sealed White Zetsu began to revive as well. Their numbers were considerable, and each one possessed considerable strength.
This force alone was not to be underestimated—let alone a mere Kirigakure; even facing all five great ninja nations—or the entire ninja world—wouldn't be a problem!
Obito looked forward eagerly to the moment Infinite Tsukuyomi would succeed.
He looked forward to the birth of a perfect world with Rin.
But the instant his words fell, a figure suddenly flashed into existence right in front of them.
"Hey there."
Oborotsuki waved casually at Obito.
Then he turned his head toward the Deva Path, Kakuzu, Black Zetsu, and the others.
Seeing Oborotsuki appear here, all the enemies' pupils contracted simultaneously. Their faces showed utter disbelief.
"You… weren't you already sealed by me? How is this possible…"
The Deva Path stared at the lively and unharmed Oborotsuki in disbelief.
At this moment, Obito was even more shocked than the Deva Path.
Because when he left the battlefield, he clearly remembered using Kamui to absorb this kid—along with the entire massive sealing sphere of Chibaku Tensei!
He had never released the opponent. That huge sphere was still inside the Kamui dimension.
So how could Hōzuki Oborotsuki possibly be standing here right now?
"What's wrong? Don't recognize me anymore?"
Oborotsuki smiled playfully at Obito.
"You bastard… how exactly did you do it?"
Obito's eyes flashed with chilling sharpness as he stared at Oborotsuki and asked through gritted teeth, word by word.
"Cracking your little trick—was it really that hard?"
Oborotsuki spread his hands as though it were obvious and asked back.
"It seems we all underestimated you, Hōzuki Oborotsuki."
"But why must you oppose us? Why can't you join us in realizing that grand plan?"
Black Zetsu's eyes flickered with uncertainty as he tried to reason with Oborotsuki.
He had clearly realized one thing.
Oborotsuki hadn't followed them here secretly just to play around.
This kid definitely intended to seize every single prize here!
If he succeeded—how could that be allowed?
Black Zetsu had prepared for so long—waited a thousand years—and finally found someone who awakened the Rinnegan and was completely deceived and manipulated by his words.
Infinite Tsukuyomi was on the verge of realization.
And now some kid had appeared and completely disrupted everything.
Black Zetsu felt like murdering someone—but unfortunately, he couldn't beat Oborotsuki. So he could only attempt "intellectual persuasion."
"Just a matter of personal taste and preference—there aren't that many reasons."
"I simply enjoy going against you people."
"Enough talk. Hand over the Eight-Tails and this big guy now."
Oborotsuki looked toward Kakuzu and beckoned with his finger.
Seeing himself targeted by this kid, cold sweat immediately appeared on Kakuzu's cheek—but he still carried the unconscious Killer Bee and remained unmoved by Oborotsuki's words.
"So you really are after the Gedo Statue… you bastard!"
Hearing Oborotsuki's demand, Obito's face changed again.
At this moment, the Deva Path also spoke: "You want to steal the tailed beasts we worked so hard to collect? You underestimate us too much."
"Summoning Technique!"
As soon as the Deva Path finished speaking, he clapped his hands together. With a poof sound, the Gedo Statue that had been right there vanished in a puff of white smoke.
"Oh… you put it away, huh."
"But do you really think that can stop me? Too naive!"
Oborotsuki shook his head with a mocking smile.
Then, in the next instant, his smile suddenly froze. The second after that—he was gone from his original spot.
"Watch out!!"
The Deva Path warned Kakuzu in a deep voice—but it was still too late.
Bang!
Kakuzu was suddenly kicked hard in the chest by Oborotsuki who had appeared right in front of him. His body flew backward like a kite with its string cut and smashed heavily into the opposite cave wall.
"You won't get away with it!"
Obito appeared beside Oborotsuki like a phantom and activated Kamui at the very last moment, absorbing the Eight-Tails jinchūriki into the different dimension.
He thought that this way, everything would be perfectly safe—Oborotsuki would have no way to take the Eight-Tails.
But who could have known—Oborotsuki turned back toward him and gave a mysterious smile. The next instant—he vanished again.
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