"How touching," Obito mocked, "but there's no need to be so sentimental. You'll be joining him soon. Don't worry, I'll reunite you two in the afterlife."
Obito pulled the iron rod from Black Zetsu's body, causing blood to splatter onto Kaguya's stunned face.
He then kicked Black Zetsu hard in the stomach, sending him flying like a broken kite into the endless abyss of the Dragon Veins, disappearing from sight.
Kaguya stared blankly into the bottomless Dragon Veins, her expression dazed, blood trickling down her face and dripping onto the ground.
She never expected Black Zetsu to sacrifice his life to save her. She had never fully trusted him, always wary of his potential betrayal. Despite occasionally being moved by his actions, she had always considered him a threat.
Now, this person she never fully trusted had saved her life in her moment of crisis.
"Little girl, it's time for you to die too."
Obito sneered, thrusting the iron rod towards the defenseless Kaguya. But midway, it stopped.
"What?"
Obito was shocked to find that Kaguya had caught the iron rod with her hand, holding it like a vice grip, rendering it immovable. Obito's pupils contracted; he swiftly let go of the rod and retreated.
"This is your own doing," Kaguya said coldly, lifting her head. Her delicate face was icy, her eyes fixed on Obito like blades.
Under her gaze, Obito froze, his body feeling like it was trapped in quicksand.
The Dragon Veins chakra around Kaguya began to surge violently, boiling like oil thrown into water, flooding into her body. The strange purple color in her chest spread faster, reaching her neck.
A massive tornado formed around her, its fierce winds tearing the tower apart.
Within a hundred-meter radius, everything turned to ruins, the air filled with debris. The immense purple chakra of the Dragon Veins had vanished, leaving only a faint trace of purple in the air.
Sweat formed on Obito's forehead. The silver-haired girl before him exuded a terrifying aura, overwhelming and suffocating. This power surpassed even that of the tailed beasts.
What kind of monster was she? To absorb such an immense amount of chakra without exploding was beyond human capability—perhaps only a god could do this.
Just then, the previously motionless Kaguya began to move. A vertical crack appeared on her forehead, slowly opening to reveal a blood-red eye.
"What is this?"
Obito was stunned. He saw something unbelievable—an eye on Kaguya's forehead resembling the Sharingan, but not quite.
No, it wasn't the Sharingan. It looked more like the Rinnegan.
He didn't know that this wasn't just the Sharingan or the Rinnegan; it was the Rinne Sharingan, the progenitor of all Sharingan. The deaths of Nagato and Black Zetsu had filled Kaguya with hatred for Obito, leading to the awakening of her Rinne Sharingan.
As Obito's thoughts raced, Kaguya suddenly disappeared from his sight. He looked around but couldn't find her.
A sense of foreboding filled Obito's heart—this was beyond his understanding.
Suddenly, he felt a chill behind him. Turning around, he saw that Kaguya had somehow appeared right behind him.
"What is happening? Is this the Body Flicker Technique? No, the Body Flicker Technique isn't this fast. This feels more like a space-time jutsu. Only a space-time jutsu can achieve such speed."
Indeed, Kaguya had activated her Rinne Sharingan ability, Yomotsu Hirasaka.
Just as Obito tried to use Kamui to escape, he found his body frozen, unable to move as if he had lost control, even unable to lift a finger.
Obito's pupils contracted, and for the first time, his face showed a rare expression of panic.
Kaguya's beautiful face remained expressionless as she walked slowly up to him, extending her purple-tinged arm and grabbing Obito by the neck. She swung her arm and hurled him away.
With a thunderous crash, Obito was thrown like a missile, slamming into a distant tower, breaking it in half. Stones flew, and dust rose.
"Ugh," Obito coughed as he crawled out of the rubble, clutching his mouth, blood seeping through his fingers. He looked at Kaguya in shock, unable to believe how much her power had increased. She had somehow sealed the space around him, rendering his Kamui useless. Could this be the power of the Dragon Veins' chakra?
No, this power...
Before Obito could think further, Kaguya appeared before him again, and all he could see was a purple fist growing larger as it approached.
"Damn you!" Kaguya gritted her teeth, punching him hard in the face.
With a loud thud, Obito's face twisted from the impact, his head snapping back. Before he could fall, Kaguya punched him in the stomach, causing him to double over and vomit blood.
But it didn't stop there. Kaguya's fists kept raining down on him, punch after punch, like a relentless storm. Obito's body twisted and contorted under the barrage, helpless against her onslaught.
His Kamui was completely ineffective; he tried to slip into his dimension, but Kaguya's punches followed him relentlessly, as if stuck to him like a shadow. Under the continuous assault, Obito had no chance to fight back.
Finally, with a powerful blow, Obito was sent flying, tumbling through the air before crashing to the ground, sliding for dozens of meters before coming to a stop.
Kaguya used no other jutsu; she just wanted to pummel him, venting her frustration through sheer brute force.
Obito, supporting himself on the ground, spat out blood and struggled to stand. He realized that this girl had surpassed his expectations. If he didn't go all out, things would get really bad.
Without hesitation, Obito quickly formed hand seals and slapped the ground with his palm.
"Summoning Jutsu: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
The ground began to shake violently, stones and gravel trembling, and dust filled the air, obscuring vision. Amidst the intense tremors, something broke through the earth, lifting soil and rock.
When the dust settled, a giant figure appeared before Kaguya. This grotesque giant was covered in grooves, its skin like tree bark, or perhaps it was tree bark. Its face had ten closed eyes, with numerous root-like appendages protruding from its back, and it wore shackles on its hands and feet, looking menacing and terrifying.
This grotesque giant was the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the husk of the Ten-Tails.
The statue raised its fists and opened its gaping mouth, revealing sharp fangs. It let out a deafening roar, a sound like rolling thunder echoing through the sky.
"Ugh," Obito coughed again, feeling a bit relieved. He didn't believe this girl could defeat the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, even if it was just an empty shell.
Kaguya's clear eyes coldly stared at the colossal figure before her, and a mocking smile appeared on her delicate face.
"You think you can defeat me with just an empty shell?"