The Terrifying Power of Naruto's Demonic Statue

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, also known as the Gedo Statue, is the empty shell of the Ten Tails in Naruto. It was left behind after Hagoromo extracted the beast's immense chakra and sealed it into his own body. Despite its emaciated appearance, the statue is a formidable sight, towering over anyone who stands before it. Only those who wield the Rinnegan can summon it, as it has the ability to host the immeasurable chakra of the Ten Tails. The statue's immense strength rivals that of a tailed beast, even in its weakened state. The Akatsuki use it to gather the chakra of all the tailed beasts and seal it within the statue, which grows more lifelike with each successive sealing. The statue's strong life force was used by Madara Uchiha to cultivate the cells of Hashirama Senju and fuel the growth of a giant tree, which he used to extend his own lifespan and train Obito for his Eye of the Moon plan. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is a constant presence in the shadows of the Naruto series until its revival as the Ten Tails during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

The Husk Of The Ten Tails

After being sealed into the moon by Hagoromo and Hamura Otsutsuki using the Six Paths - Chibaku Tensei, the Ten Tails and their mother Kaguya remained dormant for centuries while being guarded by the Otsutsuki clan of the moon. However, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was later summoned back to earth by Madara Uchiha, who used it to grow an army of White Zetsu and cultivate a massive tree with the aid of Hashirama Senju's cells. Despite being bound by shackles on its wrists and ankles, the statue's enormous size and foreboding appearance, with nine eyes each the size of an adult and spiky protrusions on its back, attest to the ancient power it once held.

Heeding The Call Of The Rinnegan

After Madara's death, Nagato received his Rinnegan and was determined to achieve peace, which he shared with Yahiko and Konan. He sought out Jiraiya's guidance and quickly became a skilled ninja. Together, they formed the Akatsuki, whose mission was to end conflict through diplomacy. However, Nagato lost control on a few occasions, causing him to summon the Gedo Statue, which resulted in him donating his own life force to the statue and becoming permanently weakened. As Pain, he continued to summon the statue whenever the Akatsuki captured a tailed beast and intended to use it as a weapon to deter the Five Great Shinobi Countries from using force, but this goal was never achieved due to Obito's intervention.

Revived By The Eye Of The Moon Plan

During the Fourth Shinobi World War in Naruto, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was close to reviving as the Ten Tails, with only the chakra of the Eight Tails and Nine Tails left. It was shown to have the ability to manifest chakra chains from its mouth, which were cursed and could restrain the tailed beasts while absorbing their chakra at a rapid pace. Obito also used black receivers from the statue to funnel the tailed beasts' chakra into the Six Paths of Pain. The statue had offensive abilities, including creating shock waves and firing bolts of chakra to destroy battlefields. Imperfectly revived by Obito, it morphed into a version of the Ten Tails, which was then sealed inside his body. Madara later summoned the statue and became the Ten Tails jinchuriki by sealing all the tailed beasts within himself. Eventually, Kaguya was revived, and Team 7 successfully sealed her and extracted her chakra with the Six Paths - Chibaku Tensei, causing the Ten Tails to revert to the Demonic Statue inside Kaguya's dimension and ending its role in the story.