Elsewhere, the battle between the Five Kage and Nagato had also reached a fever pitch. Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei at the Five Kage, sending all five flying. He used the Body Flicker Technique and formed hand seals. "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!" A gigantic chameleon appeared, and both Nagato and the chameleon vanished from sight.
The Five Kage immediately extended their senses. The Third Tsuchikage unleashed his Kekkei Tōta in one direction, but it seemed to be absorbed by something in midair. Having fought Madara Uchiha before, the Third Tsuchikage recognized it as one of the Rinnegan's abilities. "Right there!" he called urgently.
Tsunade and the Raikage immediately charged toward the spot the Third Tsuchikage had indicated, but before they could get close, something seemed to wrap around them. Gaara hurriedly swept his sand over the area. The swirling sand exposed Nagato and the gigantic chameleon, and Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage finally realized that the creature's tongue was what had bound them.
Tsunade tried to break free through brute force, but the chameleon's tongue was strange. Whenever she exerted force, it stretched, yet the moment she tried to pull away, it tightened again. It was infuriating.
The Fourth Raikage was in much the same predicament as Tsunade. Both were close-combat ninja, and dealing with something like this was troublesome.
Seeing Nagato forced into view, the Fourth Mizukage immediately formed hand seals. "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!" A raging torrent surged toward Nagato. Left with no choice, he stopped using the Preta Path to absorb the Third Tsuchikage's Kekkei Tōta and flew into the sky instead. But Mei Terumi would never let such an opportunity slip away. She pursued him, her hands flashing through seals. "Water Release: Water Flow Bullet Technique!"
A gigantic water dragon caught Nagato in its jaws and