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A bright moon hung in a sparse sky. Crows crossed the night in restless arcs.
Holding kaze's hand, Akira -arrived before the Gate of Peach Haven.
The chosen vessel for Urashiki.
Obito: So… it's this child.
Madara: As expected.
"Grandpa Madara. Uncle Obito."
kaze greeted them shyly.
Madara gave a small nod. Obito answered with a quiet, "Good."
The gate opened from within, and the four stepped into the mountain pass of the nameless country.
Akira -turned, outlining the operation.
"We split into two teams."
"Uncle Madara and I will hunt the Tailed Beasts."
"Obito and kaze will ambush Urashiki."
"Both missions end in the same place—Konohagakure."
"If all goes well, we regroup in the forest outside Konoha's southern wall."
Madara understood instantly.
To have Urashiki leave his Kāma on kaze, they would need to kill Hyūga Taro, forcing Urashiki's resurrection.
Akira -clearly intended for Obito to claim that kill.
Fine.
Obito hadn't fought a real battle since being reincarnated.
Urashiki would make a decent warm-up.
And perhaps… it would preserve some pride in front of his little ghost girl.
Obito thought calmly.
Just like Akira -guided Momoshiki to brand Boruto…
First kill Taro. Force Urashiki's rebirth. Corner him. Leave him no option but to brand kaze.
Perfect.
Rin… watch me.
kaze clenched his fists inwardly.
I won't drag Uncle Obito down.
Akira -activated Boinyasu, suppressing Obito and kaze's presence for easier infiltration.
"We'll move first," Obito said, resting a hand on kaze's shoulder as Kamui swallowed them.
Silence returned to the valley.
Only Akira -and Madara remained.
"Akira," Madara asked, "you've confirmed the Tailed Beasts' locations?"
"Of course. Outer Path Zetsu already mapped them."
"With Rinnegan portals, I can reach each habitat instantly."
Madara rolled his shoulders.
"They're scattered far apart. One by one?"
Akira -smiled faintly.
"Summoning the Demonic Statue seven times would be inelegant."
"Oh?" Madara's brow lifted. "What's your method?"
Akira -pressed his fingers lightly against his Rinnegan.
"Simple."
"Freeze the easier targets—One through Seven—into the Toru Time Sector."
"Release them all at once in an open field."
"Summon the Statue."
"Done."
Madara's lips curved.
"Efficient."
"Smoothly executed," Akira -replied, "ten minutes."
Gray sage markings surfaced over his Rinnegan sclera.
Shikkotsu Sage Mode.
One-Tail — Shukaku
A portal snapped open above the Wind Country desert.
Akira -descended onto Shukaku's head without warning.
"Who the hell are you?!" the tanuki roared.
Akira -answered with action.
—Toyomikezuchi: Time-Slaying Spear!
A lance infused with temporal freeze pierced Shukaku before he could blink.
"I— I can't move! Who are you?! Why do you have the Rinnegan?!"
Frost spread across his sandy body.
Ten seconds later—
Shukaku vanished into frozen mist.
"Next."
Two through Seven
Portals opened in seamless succession:
Lightning Country's hidden ravine — Matatabi
Water Country's lake — Isobu
Hidden marshlands — Saiken
Earth Country's Flower-Fruit Mountain — Son Gokū
Kannabi Plains — Kokuō
Taki's soaring waterfall — Chōmei
Each impaled. Each frozen.
Total elapsed time: under five minutes.
The Plains of Earth Country
The eighth portal opened.
Akira -and Madara stepped into a vast open plain.
"This will be the battlefield."
Akira's right eye sharpened.
—Toru Flow: Reversal!
Seven colossal forms materialized in a semicircle.
The frost thawed.
Seven consciousnesses snapped back to the present.
"What happened?!"
"He stabbed me—then everything went blank!"
"That man! The Rinnegan user!"
"Another Madara?!"
"We fight together!"
Seven Tailed Beast Bombs began forming.
Akira -switched to Asura Sage Mode.
Hands sealed.
—Sage Art: Myōjin Gate!
Seven massive gates crashed down.
Each slammed a Tailed Beast by the neck.
The Beast Bombs fizzled out.
"What is this—Hashirama's sealing?!"
"We can't even move!"
"What kind of monster is this?!"
Akira -formed another seal.
—Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
The ground erupted.
The Statue rose.
All seven Beasts' eyes widened in horror.
"That thing was sealed with Kaguya!"
"Has the seal broken?!"
"Is the Ten-Tails returning?!"
"Do Naruto and Sasuke even know?!"
Akira -stood atop the Statue.
Black robes billowing.
Golden chains shot forth.
Each noose locked around a throat.
They were ripped from beneath the gates.
Stronger than Madara's chains had ever been.
"Warn Gyūki—warn Kurama—!"
—Severing Causality.
Communication cut.
One by one—
They were dragged into the Statue.
The mouth shut.
Madara glanced at his pocket watch.
"Nine minutes, sixteen seconds."
"Impressive."
Akira's eyes shifted back to Shikkotsu Sage Mode.
Seven black rods flew down beneath the gates.
Madara's eyes narrowed.
"Akira… you're not…"
—Severing Samsara: Toru Flow!
Time reversed again.
The sealed Beasts reappeared beneath the gates.
Madara understood instantly.
"He used the sealed chakra inside the Statue… to recreate them."
"Duplicated the Tailed Beasts."
The Beasts themselves were in existential shock.
"If we're inside the Statue—who are we?!"
"If we're here—who's in there?!"
"What kind of being does this?!"
Seven more spears pierced them.
Frozen again.
But this time—
Fear of the unknown was colder than the ice.
They were crushed between causality and time.
Exiled into the Toru Time Sector.
Awaiting an unknown fate.
Akira -absorbed the Myōjin Gates and black rods into Toyomikezuchi.
"Done."
Madara clicked his stopwatch.
"Exactly ten minutes."
He smiled sideways.
"Akira. I assume I wasn't brought along merely to time you."
Akira -sat casually atop the Statue.
"Uncle Madara."
"The hunt for the Eight-Tails—Killer B."
"That one's your stage."
"I'll handle cleanup."
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