Gedo Statue.
This is the name of the monster.
This monster looks hideous, its appearance and skin resembling dead wood, with a row of eyes on its head, seemingly without much combat ability.
However...
The Chakra erupting from within this monster makes one's heart tremble!
Now, seven Tailed Beasts' Chakra is gathered inside the Gedo Statue, and this Chakra serves entirely as its driving force, also serving as Nagato's last trump card!
Back then, Nagato, by wielding the Gedo Statue, annihilated the subordinates of the former leader Danzo and Salamander Hanzo during the crisis of the First Generation Akatsuki. Years later, Nagato once more employed the Gedo Statue to confront the leader of this generation of Root!
"Go!"
Nagato opened his palm, facing Akihara Kagura!
"Roar!"
The Gedo Statue suddenly opened its ugly mouth, letting out a hoarse, unpleasant howl, making everyone's ears uncomfortable!
The next moment!
The monster directly reached out toward Akihara Kagura!
"Wood Release: Woodman Jutsu!"
Akihara Kagura rapidly clasped his palms, and a towering Woodman erupted from the ground, raising its hand to block the Gedo Statue's attack!
"Roar!"
The Gedo Statue seemed to sense the Woodman's intention to resist, furiously roared, its arm forcefully pressing down, with its other arm striking at the Woodman, the towering Woodman fiercely grasping its arm!
"Never before..."
Jiraiya watched the scene in shock, recalling seeing the Gedo Statue in the depths of the Akatsuki Hideout: "Able to suppress the Woodman Jutsu..."
"..."
Orochimaru's brow slightly furrowed, seemingly thoughtful.
At the top of the Woodman.
Akihara Kagura looked up at the hideous monster, raising his palm, two gigantic vines suddenly sprang up from the ground, forcibly gripping the Gedo Statue's arms!
"Roar! Roar!"
The Gedo Statue struggled violently!
A vine was abruptly torn apart by its sheer force, and the other vine was no exception!
However, more vines continued to grow, these vines gathering to become wood dragons, firmly trapping the Gedo Statue in place!
"Unable to absorb its Chakra..."
Akihara Kagura's brow slightly furrowed.
Perhaps it's because the Gedo Statue itself is the embodiment of the Divine Tree's shell, the usually invincible Wood Release unable to absorb the Chakra inside the Gedo Statue.
"Roar!"
The Gedo Statue's back sprouted protruding columns, which suddenly glittered, releasing huge bolts of lightning that instantly shattered the wooden dragons binding its arms!
The next moment!
The Gedo Statue pounced at the Woodman once again!
The towering Woodman and the massive Gedo Statue collided!
The two hundred-meter-high monsters instantly engaged in a fierce battle on this battlefield, the Gedo Statue's immense power, sustained by the Chakra from seven Tailed Beasts within, allowed it to continue fighting!
The Woodman, a giant supported by Akihara Kagura's Chakra, faced the origin embodiment of the Ninja World fearlessly!
The Woodman swung its fist, smashing onto the Gedo Statue's head!
"Roar!"
The Gedo Statue's body tilted, tumbling onto the ground, splashing up large clods of earth, yet it furiously got up again, slapping the Woodman's chest, sending the towering Woodman staggering backward!
"Fortunately..."
Nagato watched the battle unfold, a glimpse of relief flashed in his heart.
Thankfully, the Akatsuki Organization captured seven Tailed Beasts and placed their Chakra inside the Gedo Statue, enabling it to act. Otherwise, the Gedo Statue would have drawn on his life force and Chakra to fight, and Nagato didn't have much life force left to support the Gedo Statue's battle...
"I recall Kagura having a stronger Jutsu..."
Jiraiya intently observed the battling Woodman and Gedo Statue, his expression somewhat uneasy: "He still hasn't used the Jutsu capable of determining victory in one strike..."
"Perhaps..."
Orochimaru looked at the slightly altered form of the Gedo Statue and its eyes opening on its head, faintly guessing: "Because that Gedo Statue is the weapon of the Akatsuki Organization's war..."
Orochimaru remembered the conflict with Akihara Kagura, muttering lowly: "That guy, will surely win with an overwhelming advantage, that's his style, Nagato is not his match now, so he doesn't want to destroy this weapon..."
"Roar!"
With no victory in sight, the Gedo Statue roared once more!
Nagato sensed this too, his eyes fixed intensely on the battle between the two giants, his voice dropped: "Still think victory is in hand? Don't assume the Gedo Statue only has this much capability..."
The next second!
The Gedo Statue roared continuously!
A Yin-Yang Release black rod suddenly protruded from its body, quickly branching out, straight into the Woodman's chest!
The Chakra inside the Woodman...
Was being absorbed by the Gedo Statue!
Even though only remnants of the legendary Divine Tree remain in the Ninja World, its shell still retains suppressive abilities, even able to absorb the Wood Release Chakra!