The Tailed Beast was actually swallowed by this human-shaped monster?
Kitsuchi stared at the scene in disbelief, his body freezing on the spot, even the hand seals he was preparing to form forgotten.
Not just Kitsuchi, Darui beside him also wore an equally stunned expression.
That was a Tailed Beast!
Such a powerful and terrifying Tailed Beast had been devoured directly, without any chance to resist at all.
To Kitsuchi and Darui, this was simply an unbelievable matter.
Uchiha Madara's appearance could be said to have shattered their worldviews.
"After just devouring two Tailed Beasts, his power has increased this much?"
On the other side, through the sensation transmitted by his Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara looked at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, whose aura had suddenly surged by a large margin, showing a hint of surprise on his face.
Recalling the records on the stone tablet in the Uchiha district, Uchiha Madara's lips curled slightly.
Although most of his original plans had been shelved due to Yuto and Hashirama Senju's resurrection, things seemed to be going smoothly at least for now.
However, Uchiha Madara was well aware that as his plan to devour the Tailed Beasts began, each subsequent one would likely become increasingly difficult.
But so what?
He was Uchiha Madara! No one could stop him!
"Damn it!"
Kitsuchi saw Han's body lying on the distance in the distance. He clenched his fists, his face filled with anger.
Han was not only dead, but the Five-Tails had also been taken by Uchiha Madara. This was an immeasurable and massive loss for Iwagakure.
"Uchiha Madara, what on earth are you trying to accomplish!"
"The distribution of the nine Tailed Beasts was a treaty jointly signed by you, Hashirama Senju, and the various Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages back then."
"What you're doing now is openly tearing apart the agreement you all made back then! You're making an enemy of all Five Great Shinobi Villages!"
Kitsuchi glared angrily at Uchiha Madara, his fists clenched tightly.
Although he was furious now, Kitsuchi remained rational. He knew he was no match for Uchiha Madara.
Therefore, Kitsuchi could only invoke the Five Great Shinobi Villages to pressure Uchiha Madara. Of course, in this era, the ones who could pressure him the most were naturally Hashirama Senju of Konohagakure and the First Mizukage, Yuto, of Kirigakure.
Kitsuchi could only hope that with these two present, Uchiha Madara would back down.
Hearing Kitsuchi's lengthy shout, Uchiha Madara arrogantly lifted his head, looking down at Kitsuchi and Darui's direction with a condescending gaze.
Uchiha Madara's gaze lingered particularly on the forehead protector on Kitsuchi's head before he withdrew it.
Iwagakure, huh?
"I had forgotten there were still two little insects."
Uchiha Madara extended his little finger to clean his ear, his voice carrying a cold and dismissive tone.
As Uchiha Madara's words fell.
The massive Demonic Statue of the Outer Path suddenly turned its head, looking toward Kitsuchi and Darui's direction.
In that instant, Darui and Kitsuchi's expressions changed drastically. Both of them simultaneously felt a trace of death.
Crack! Crack!
A protruding column-like position on the Demonic Statue's back suddenly emitted dazzling light.
In the blink of an eye, this dazzling light quickly converged into a gigantic bolt of lightning that violently struck toward their position.
The dazzling white light enveloped a large area around them.
When the white light disappeared, the place where Kitsuchi and Darui had been standing had been flattened into a plain.
"My plan here is complete, I must hurry up with the other side too."
Without even looking in the direction where the Demonic Statue had just attacked, Uchiha Madara's eyes flickered with contemplative thoughts.
Bang!!
A huge plume of white smoke rose as Uchiha Madara and the Demonic Statue's figures simultaneously vanished.
After Uchiha Madara had been gone for some time, the ground that had been flattened by the Demonic Statue suddenly began to crack.
The next moment, a huge boulder emerged from the cracked ground.
With a hurried sound like shattering glass, the entire boulder's surface quickly began to fall apart.
Kitsuchi and Darui tumbled out of the center of the collapse in extremely sorry states, gasping for breath.
"Damn it, that was close to being fatal."
Darui lay flat on the ground, breathing in fresh air deeply, his face filled with lingering fear.
Kitsuchi wasn't much better off beside him, his clothes already tattered and torn.
"The news about the Five-Tails and Eight-Tails being taken by Uchiha Madara must be sent back to the village as soon as possible."
After resting for a moment, Darui forced his weak body to stand up, his face serious.
"Uchiha Madara has hidden for so long, and his first move was to do something like this. I'm afraid there are even bigger plans ahead."
Kitsuchi nodded in agreement, his face grave.
After speaking, the two didn't hesitate and quickly sprang into action.
Kitsuchi found Bunta and Han. Seeing that both had become corpses, Kitsuchi's eyes reddened slightly. He slung both of them over his shoulders and hurried back toward Iwagakure.
Meanwhile, after finding Mabui's body, Darui walked over to Killer B's location with a solemn expression.
Just as Darui thought Killer B had died from losing his Tailed Beast, he suddenly saw that Killer B's chest was actually rising and falling slightly.
Seeing this, Darui was stunned for a moment, then quickly bent down and put his ear to Killer B's chest.
When Darui heard that Killer B's heart was still actually beating, his face quickly filled with wild joy:
"B... B-sama, he's still alive!"
Even though Killer B's heartbeat was extremely weak, Darui knew he hadn't died.
Although Darui didn't understand why a jinchūriki could survive after losing their Tailed Beast, it didn't diminish the excitement on his face at this moment.
Darui carefully bound Mabui's body to his back, then cautiously picked up Killer B and hurried back toward Kumogakure.
This grudge!
Kumogakure wouldn't let this slide.
Water Country - Kirigakure.
Being a country similar to an island nation, ever since Yuto's resurrection, the common people of the Water Country had unknowingly begun to feel changes throughout the nation.
Especially since the Mokuton clan had acquired Kato's massive shipping company, as a result, the products of the entire Water Country had suddenly become abundant.
As the only island nation among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Water Country possessed a natural geographical advantage that other villages did not have.
But at the same time, this geographical advantage had also put the Water Country in a state of semi-isolation.
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