"Amaterasu."
With the reappearance of Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan, black flames instantly erupted on the Two Tails where Ryun was.
"Roar..."
Even with a thick layer of armor covering its body, the Two Tails could not help but let out a roar as the black flames touched it.
The color of these Amaterasu black flames was similar to that of the black flames on Ryun's Susanoo, but their nature was completely opposite. The black flames on Ryun's Susanoo possessed a dark characteristic, and the black armor felt piercingly cold. In contrast, Uchiha Itachi's Amaterasu black flames had an extremely high temperature capable of burning through anything.
Ryun, originally controlling the Two Tails to try and slash the Gedo Statue, was genuinely annoyed by Uchiha Itachi's sudden attack.
Although he had once looked down on the 'Amaterasu' ocular technique, he did not dare to truly ignore it or let the scorching black flames burn for an extended period...
Seeing Uchiha Itachi lend assistance, Nagato immediately manipulated the Gedo Statue to tightly entangle the Susanoo clad Two Tails, giving Ryun no opportunity to extinguish the flames.
The Gedo Statue, relying on its thick skin and resilience, only needed to focus on defending against the Ame no Murakumo Sword. Attacks like the Two Tails' bites or claw strikes it completely disregarded. Even if its surface was scarred and pitted by cat claws, the Gedo Statue remained immensely powerful, fighting as if it knew no fatigue.
"Hmph... Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?"
Seeing that physical attacks were ineffective, Ryun decided to change his approach against this colossal entity.
After maneuvering the Two Tails to temporarily break free from the Gedo Statue, Ryun quickly formed hand seals, and the Senjutsu Chakra within his body erupted violently.
"Sage Art. Myojin Gate!"
As Ryun's shout echoed, five heavy, mountain like red torii gates slammed down fiercely onto the Gedo Statue and the other four Tailed Beasts!
"Ah!!!"
The Seven Tails in the sky was caught off guard by this strike, and Konan and Deidara on its head could not help but cry out in pain.
Even though the Myojin Gate did not physically press down on them, the sage power contained within the red torii caused the chakra of the two below to stagnate. They were unable to perform any ninjutsu to escape the suppression, causing them to fall heavily to the ground!
However, the damage they suffered was far less than that of the Seven Tails... as most of the force was applied to the Tailed Beast, half of the Seven Tails' body was brutally pressed into the earth.
Amidst the coalescence of vast Senjutsu Chakra, the tenth, the fifteenth... up to the twenty fifth Myojin Gate descended from the sky!
With a single move, Ryun pressed all of the Akatsuki's Tailed Beasts to the ground, the five colossal creatures losing all ability to resist!
"Much weaker than imagined..."
Looking at the motionless giant beasts lying on the ground, a satisfied smile appeared on Ryun's face.
When going all out, he only needed to use five Myojin Gates to sufficiently restrain these beasts!
If Ryun wished, he could even use this technique to briefly restrain the complete Ten Tails.
He hadn't used such a powerful sealing technique immediately because he originally wanted to secure victory with minimal consumption, just like when he defeated the Six Paths of Pain outside Otogakure years ago.
"What. What is this ninjutsu!!!"
Nagato was greatly shocked to find that he had completely lost control over the Gedo Statue and the four Tailed Beasts!
The power of the Rinnegan could no longer be transmitted into the Tailed Beasts through the black rod receivers. Even the massive energy within the Gedo Statue had fallen completely silent.
Freed from the Gedo Statue's interference, Ryun quickly dispelled the Susanoo armor on the Two Tails' body. The fiercely burning Amaterasu black flames were also shaken off the Tailed Beast's surface by an eruption of Senjutsu Chakra energy.
After doing this, Ryun manipulated the four Tailed Beasts to attack the Akatsuki members once again.
In just a few exchanges, the Akatsuki side was driven back by Ryun's Tailed Beasts. Furthermore, visible chakra energy was rapidly gathering in the mouths of the Two, Three, Four, and Five Tails.
"Leader, we've lost the Tailed Beasts. What do we do now? Should we just surrender..."
Facing this extremely unfavorable situation, Kakuzu was the first to shout out loud and ask.
Hearing this, Nagato did not respond verbally, but instead glared fiercely at him. This bastard Kakuzu hadn't lost a single life so far in the fight, yet he was the first to suggest surrendering...
"Ordinary methods are completely useless against Tailed Beasts. Leader, do you have any other means to restrain these big guys? If not, we really should surrender..." Sasori of the Red Sand also took the opportunity to urge.
"Enough nonsense. Help me withstand this wave of attacks. I will handle the Tailed Beast problem!" Nagato coldly rebuked.
Kakuzu and Sasori, these two potential traitors, felt like laughing internally but didn't dare to push Nagato too far. They feared he might have some extreme method and, instead of fighting the Dragon God, would first eliminate those who disrupted morale like them...
The moment Nagato's words fell, the four Tailed Beasts on Ryun's side had almost finished charging their attacks, the Tailed Beast Balls ready to be launched.
Facing the imminent Tailed Beast assault, everyone dared not be the slightest bit negligent. They each employed their strongest defenses.
"Wood Style. Linked Wooden Walls!"
Black Zetsu exerted his Wood Style, causing numerous thick, intertwining trees to surge from the ground in the middle of the battlefield.
"Magnet Style. Linked Iron Sand Walls!"
Sasori of the Red Sand manipulated the Kazekage puppet to erect a second line of defense.
"Earth Style. Linked Earth Walls!"
Kakuzu slammed his hands on the ground, while Deidara, after forming hand seals, spat out a large amount of yellow clay.
Countless earthen walls rose from the ground, forming a third defensive line for the Akatsuki members.
"Everyone, get behind me..."
Uchiha Itachi decisively activated his Complete Body Susanoo, shielding everyone behind it.
The moment all defenses were fully formed, four thick columns of chakra energy slammed into them the next instant.
Crack...
The dense Wood Style barriers were instantly torn to shreds by the brilliant white beams. The Iron Sand walls created by the Kazekage puppet shattered and exploded moments later.
Subsequently, countless earthen walls were pulverized under the impact of the Tailed Beast Balls. The dazzling white light finally enveloped even the massive Complete Body Susanoo.
The destruction of the numerous earthen walls caused the entire battlefield to be covered in dust and smoke. Uchiha Obito, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Orochimaru, who were watching from the sidelines, could not clearly see the specific situation of the Akatsuki members.
"Did they block it..."
Ryun ignored the obscuring smoke and immediately sensed the specific condition of the Akatsuki members.
"Hmph, quite tenacious..."
Ryun snorted disdainfully. The four Tailed Beasts beneath his feet immediately began gathering even more powerful attacks.
However, before the Tailed Beast Balls could fully form, a pitch black gravitational sphere, personally controlled by Nagato, was sent tens of thousands of meters into the sky.
"Chibaku Tensei!"
Nagato and the Deva Path pressed their palms together, exerting their power simultaneously. Guided by their full effort, the black gravitational sphere began to blot out the sun.
Boundless radiance illuminated the surroundings, and the earth erupted with an unprecedented, violent tremor!
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