Nagato's Rinnegan reflected the metallic giant dragon, his pupils contracting slightly.
He brought his hands together, and his chakra erupted at full force. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path threw back its head and roared, its voice shaking the land, before striding toward the Earth Dragon and smashing down with a fist!
The Earth Dragon twisted its body, moving with an agility unimaginable for a hundred-meter giant.
Its body coiled like a serpent, instantly wrapping around the Gedo Statue's body. One loop, two loops, three loops—it tightly locked down the Gedo Statue's arms.
At the same time, the dragon's head shot forward, opening its jaws and biting down on the Gedo Statue's neck.
The Gedo Statue roared furiously, its body suddenly expanding as it erupted with all its strength, trying to break free from the Earth Dragon's restraints.
The two massive creatures grappled wildly through the forest. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Every collision shook the earth and mountains, every impact sent shattered stones flying.
The Gedo Statue's fists slammed into the Earth Dragon, blasting deep craters into its body, while the Earth Dragon's claws tore through the Gedo Statue's skin, leaving deep gouges behind.
A vast number of Explosive Tags flew out of the forest, one after another sticking to the Earth Dragon's body.
Konan's Paper Transformation Technique worked in tandem with the Explosive Tags, blasting crater after crater into the Earth Dragon.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Flames shot into the sky, smoke and dust billowed everywhere, and dozens of enormous gaps appeared across the Earth Dragon's body.
But under the enhancement of senjutsu and Yang Release, those gaps healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Rock and soil grew back, Iron Sand filled the gaps, and scales covered the surface once more. In just a few seconds,