" Chibaku Tensei!"
The long-awaited, pitch-black core shot towards Jiraiya like an arrow, instantly imprisoning Jiraiya amidst countless fragments of rock and debris.
"Turn back, Nagato! Don't make the same mistake again..."
The sound faded into the distance as Nagato slowly rose into the sky, looking down at the Tailed Beast that roamed around Konoha, his tone indifferent.
"If I could bring back Yahiko, Konan... all those who sacrificed their lives for Akatsuki and shared the same ideals from the Yomi, I would give up all of this. But that is ultimately an unattainable dream, Jiraiya- sensei."
"From this day forward, let the world feel pain! Wood Release: The World of Flowering Trees is born!"
The thorns inside the Tobi draped over Nagato pierced Nagato's back, Rinnegan the Rinnegan's immense chakra flowed into the pale outer garment.
In an instant, countless vines brimming with vitality burst forth from the ground within a radius of dozens of miles Konoha, sweeping towards the four Tailed Beast.
On the Sunagakure side, Baki looked around and his expression turned extremely ugly.
"What exactly is going on? Who is this guy using Wood Release? And who else can use the First Hokage's Kekkei Genkai?!"
"Damn it! Teacher, those vines are rushing towards us, and they're even blooming strange flowers on them..."
Kankuro's face was grim as he looked at Gaara behind him, feeling that Gaara was clearly after Shukaku.
"So that's how it is. No wonder they demanded that the four great nations send their Tailed Beast. Damn Akatsuki, their target from the start was Gaara!"
At the same time, Konoha.
The two Hokage Advisor stared at the dense forest that was growing wildly outside Konoha, and for a moment they wondered if they had returned to the Warring States Period, to an ancient battlefield before Konoha was established.
" Wood Release: Advent of the Flower Tree World! The First Hokage's unique Kekkei Genkai, which even his granddaughter did not inherit, how could the Akatsuki thieves have mastered it to such an extent!"
Utatane Koharu stood there stunned, only letting out a sigh of relief when she noticed that the vines hadn't torn through the transparent barrier's defenses.
"What surprised me even more than this was that the four Tailed Beast didn't belong to the four major ninja nations. Could it be that the other four nations want to formally provoke the Fourth Great Ninja War against Konoha?"
Mitokado Homura's cane fell to the ground, his face ashen. Although he had anticipated the war, he never expected that the four great nations would join forces with villains to destroy Konoha.
"However, why would the Akatsuki thieves attack the Tailed Beast? Do they have another purpose?"
"Hmph, you're asking for trouble. If you join forces with the villains, you should be prepared to suffer the consequences."
At this point, Utatane Koharu paused for a moment, her eyes filled with deep vigilance.
"Compared to the thief, that guy couldn't wait to jump out and cause trouble after the monkey died. Is he finally planning to expose his wolfish ambitions? Uchiha Huayue..."
On the other hand, vines suddenly spread across the plains for dozens of miles, Nagato hand Hand Seals and landed on the Tailed Beast that was struggling in the distance.
"Understand pain, Fire Release: Flame Bullet."
Flames fell into the forest, mingling with the blooming of flowering trees, and an unprecedentedly rich mixture of sleeping pollen flew into the distance.
On the Sunagakure side, Shukaku, who was struggling, felt his body gradually weaken and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The Matatabi ignited its demonic fire, attempting to burn through the forest to break free. However, it encountered blooming flowering trees, and the thick smoke mixed with the flames caused the Matatabi to collapse to the ground, unconscious.
Of the four Tailed Beast, the only one that could put up a fight was the Six-Tails Saiken. As the acid corroded the trees, Saiken hurriedly fled into the distance.
But before they knew it, a slender hand quietly touched the Six-Tails ' body.
[ Daily Sign-In event now open! You've touched a special chakra from the limited -Tsukuyomi World. Chakra sign-in event now open!]
[Chakra Check-in: Six-Tails Saiken ]
[Chakra Affiliation: Saiken ]
[Successfully checked in! Obtained the Tailed Beast, Six-Tails Saiken, today!]
As Utakata looked back, he felt a strong sense of crisis approaching, but the figure simply smiled at him and quietly disappeared into time and space.
"An illusion? No, this feeling is..."
"You still have the strength to struggle, huh? As expected of the Six-Tails, one of the most formidable Tailed Beast. Well then, Chibaku Tensei..."
One by one, black spheres rose into the air, and the muscles on the surface of the body gradually became thin and bony. Nagato appeared in front of the Six-Tails and gently touched it with his right hand.
" The Human Path ".
The depleted chakra flowed back into the Six-Tails ' body, and in a short time, three enormous spheres rose into the sky, like three small stars.
Under the immense shadow, specks of debris scattered, Nagato bit his finger, his expression solemn.
" Summoning Jutsu: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
The nine-eyed giant, bound by handcuffs and shackles, seemed to sense a familiar aura. Nagato Hand Seals, and chains of chakra wrapped around the meteorite.
" The One-Tail and Two-Tails can be absorbed directly without disrupting the chakra balance within the Outer Path Demon Incense. Once the Four-Tails and Six-Tails are available, we will immediately head to Kirigakure to seize the Three-Tails Jinchūriki."
The next second, Nagato pulled hard, Shukaku immediately disappeared from Chibaku Tensei into the mouth of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with the Two-Tails Matatabi following closely behind without any hesitation...
Meanwhile, atop Chibaku Tensei the Four-Tails Son Gokū was sealed, Black Cloak murmured softly.
" The Human Path ".
The Four-Tails ' chakra passed through Chibaku Tensei and was stored in the Silent Blood Armor that appeared on its body. Nagato, belatedly realizing this, turned around and their eyes met.
His Black Cloak fluttered in the wind, and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox Mask on his face obscured his expression.
"Damn, that guy's here! Retreat..."
Far away in the Land of Water, thousands of miles from Konoha, Black Zetsu's eyes flashed as White Zetsu, attached to his body, formed hand Hand Seals and unfurled the scroll of humanity before him.
" Summoning Jutsu!"
Outside Konoha, two meteorites burst out of white smoke and disappeared completely into the air.
Nagato remained silent, his recently regained color instantly turning into gaunt bones, before disappearing from the battlefield outside Konoha.
"Immortal Technique· Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
Jiraiya struggled out of the rubble that had barely shattered his body, and looked at the devastation outside Konoha, finding it hard to believe.
" Wood Release Ninjutsu, the First Hokage's Kekkei Genkai, Nagato, what exactly happened?"
Picking up the two fallen 'corpses', Huayue's brows relaxed. He temporarily transferred the One-Tail and Two-Tails chakra within him into the two bodies before turning his gaze to the other.
Across countless time and space, they met eyes with Orochimaru within the Four Violet Flames Formation.
"It's been a few days, Orochimaru- sensei. Why do you look so pale? You finally suffered a setback after the Third Hokage's desperate struggle, hehehe..."
After the Four Violet Flames Formation was dispelled, Orochimaru, who had just slipped out of Konoha, was covered in cold sweat, and his eyes became exceptionally piercing.
"I knew my best disciple wouldn't let me leave so easily. That's why this trump card ninjutsu is the gift I prepared for you— the Eight Branches Technique!"