Chapter 362: Gang Assault
Even tailed beasts struggled to withstand "Tailed Beast Ball" power.
After taking a direct hit from its own attack, Two-Tails' condition deteriorated significantly.
Its body lay buried deep in the crater, both tails severely damaged, azure chakra flames dimmed considerably.
But injuries of this level weren't sufficient for tailed beast submission.
Immortality served as their most powerful defense.
So what if they died in battle? They'd simply revive after some years.
Judging by current shinobi world conditions, perhaps when it revived next, even Cloud Village wouldn't exist anymore!
Maybe it could finally escape jinchūriki shackles completely, gaining true freedom.
"GRAAAAH..."
It raised its head defiantly, continuing to roar toward slowly descending Nagato, four limbs clawing at ground while its body arched, prepared to leap upward at any moment.
Cloud Village naturally wouldn't watch their tailed beast being bullied. Led by the Raikage, they charged forward.
With Cloud Village taking the lead, Kirigakure and Iwagakure—who already held grudges against Nagato—naturally couldn't show weakness. They all pushed Uchiha Yasushi from their thoughts, rushing toward Nagato instead.
However, sheets of white paper suddenly drifted from clouds above like snowflakes—pure white and flawless, silent yet overwhelming, descending toward numerous forces.
Ao's pupils contracted sharply. Previously, Kirigakure had suffered devastating losses under Konan's secret technique with countless casualties.
He urgently shouted warnings:
"Careful! That white paper is all explosive tags!"
"Quick, use wind release to blow them away!"
When everyone looked up, they indeed spotted black-and-red cloud-pattern robe corners fluttering within cloud gaps. All white paper was drifting from there.
Konan and Nagato were inseparable. Naturally, she'd also appeared on the battlefield.
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel!"
Temari reacted extremely quickly, immediately raising her giant fan toward the drifting paper.
With chakra infusion, sharp vacuum blades transformed into invisible sickle weasel hurricanes, howling upward against that paper snow.
BOOM BOOM BOOM...
The instant wind release contacted white paper secrets, tranquility was completely shattered.
Countless explosive tags triggered chain reactions when wind blades severed them, forming endless explosive fire clouds in midair.
Flames painted the sky red. Deafening roars merged into continuous thunder. Scorching heat waves and shredded paper fragments mixed with shockwaves, spreading frantically in all directions.
The originally drifting "snow" transformed into death fireworks devouring lives.
Temari's timely reaction prevented the most lethal carpet bombing, but explosion aftershocks still disrupted the alliance formation below—while opposite Edo Tensei bodies completely ignored such impacts, instead launching counteroffensive charges.
Momentarily, screams and curses rang out continuously.
The Raikage frowned, rapidly assessing the situation before waving his hand and commanding loudly:
"Jonin from each nation lead regular forces to engage Konoha Village in melee. Don't involve yourselves in our battle."
"Some of you replace Killer B. Have Yugito handle Konan above. The three nations' Kage remain coordinating with me to quickly eliminate Nagato."
After speaking, he glanced meaningfully toward his Shadow Guard. They nodded subtly before slipping into crowds carrying Treasured Tools—like water droplets merging into oceans, attracting no one's attention.
Following his orders, battlefield dynamics began drastically shifting.
Regular ninja forces—seemingly manipulated by invisible hands—began organized withdrawal from the central area, expanding toward flanks and entangling with Konoha ninja legions surging tidal-like. War cries shook heavens once more.
The central ground rapidly cleared, leaving only scorched earth, deep craters, and lingering smoke plus residual tailed beast chakra.
Battlefield layers instantly separated.
Mortal warfare belonged to mortals. "Divine"-level confrontations were handled by "Kage."
Though the Four Kage had never previously cooperated, abundant combat experience enabled seamless coordination.
Rasa took the initiative, hands rapidly forming seals before slamming the ground, frantically injecting chakra.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Tsunami!"
Ground beneath immediately began converting to sand. Earth groaned while changing color, spreading in all directions from his feet, transforming into a dazzling yet lethal golden ocean.
Massive quantities of sand surged from underground like tidal waves rising skyward, carrying momentum capable of crushing everything, thunderously slapping toward that diminutive airborne figure.
According to known intelligence, though Nagato's "Shinra Tensei" offered comprehensive and powerful defense, it possessed cooldown periods.
Using this wide-area damage proved most suitable for baiting out his ultimate technique.
Once Nagato employed "Shinra Tensei," the waiting Raikage brothers would surge like released tigers, decapitating him.
Lightning already flickered subtly around the Raikage. Killer B had temporarily escaped giant serpent entanglement. Eight-Tails chakra pulsed restlessly across his body surface. Both resembled coiled predators with tensed muscles, awaiting that decisive opening.
Airborne Konan raised an eyebrow. Drifting white paper automatically folded, transforming into paper cranes flapping thin wings while tracing beautiful arcs through air, evading sickle weasel wind release attacks before continuing their dive.
But Yugito had already calmed raging Two-Tails, launching attacks toward Konan.
Two-Tails opened its mouth wide. A continuous stream of blue fireballs condensed in its throat.
"Fire Release: Fire Rat Bullets!"
"Tat-tat-tat-tat..."
Two-Tails fired like a machine gun, expelling all throat fireballs.
These blue fire rat bullets possessed laser-guidance properties, automatically tracking enemies mid-air while intercepting all descending paper cranes.
BOOM BOOM BOOM...
Another explosion chain immediately rang through the heavens.
Blue-white flames and orange-red explosion clouds intertwined skyward like a grand death fireworks display, burning debris raining downward.
Beneath sky-filling firelight, the airborne figure about to be swallowed by gold dust tsunami casually raised his hand.
A black sphere materialized in his palm.
"Planetary Devastation!"
Not repulsion—but attraction!
Unimaginable terrifying gravity erupted from that black sphere as its core.
That incoming magnificent gold dust massive wave—golden torrent capable of destroying cities—instantly collapsed under overwhelming gravitational tearing, like sandcastles crushed by invisible giant hands.
Countless gold dust particles escaped Rasa's control, transforming into golden streams reversing upward, frantically surging toward the tiny black sphere in Nagato's palm.
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