Chapter 509: Wood Dragon

Clack-clack-clack!

On a wooden machine, a red-haired Nagato struggled to resist the immense force coming head-on.

Force is mutual; when you push something, there is also an opposite force acting on you.

When the Heavenly Subjugation ability is unleashed, it's fine if it pushes the target away in one go.

But if, after using it, the opponent is not pushed away, the opposite reaction force will be borne by the user.

He glanced back, and Nagato, once again seated on the machine, especially upon hearing this series of click-click sounds.

Dai Tu had no extra time to hesitate.

Moreover, Nagato had already begun sliding backward with the machine beneath him, clearly struggling to hold on.

"By now, there's no need to be afraid~"

He gritted his teeth, and Dai Tu's body once again became intangible, vanishing in place.

Obviously, he had made his choice.

Even if he were to be badly beaten by Dong Shilang, he must help Nagato get through this crisis.

He had already realized that he and his companions could not possibly truly defeat Dong Shilang today.

But he still has two Nagatos, and no matter what, they must not fall into Dong Shilang's hands.

Otherwise, everything is over.

As for the Black Absolute, it was completely outside his consideration.

"Kid, you've got guts!"

He slightly turned his head, Dong Shilang looked behind himself and said in a neutral tone:

There, a vortex-like space rippled into existence, and Dai Tu obviously intended to sneak attack from behind.

The only thing that surprised him was that this guy Dai Tu actually had the nerve to go straight into the interior of his Brave Storm, which really took guts.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!

As soon as Dai Tu appeared, a series of giant shuriken about one meter in diameter spun toward him like Dong Shilang cutting.

Looking at the targets these shuriken were aimed at, they were either his neck, his head, or his upper body.

Obviously, Dai Tu had no intention of holding back.

"You…"

With a few clanking sounds, Dai Tu watched helplessly as those shuriken passed through Dong Shilang's body and then struck the crimson chakra bones.

He was completely stunned for a moment.

This scene seemed somewhat familiar!

He drew the ninja blade from his waist, and Dai Tu intended to try again.

However, before he could make a move,

a flash of bright sword light slashed toward his head.

If it were an ordinary person, they would likely instinctively dodge, but Dai Tu completely ignored the opponent's attack, and with the same sword, he slashed toward Dong Shilang's skull.

"Surprised? Happy? Unexpected?"

In a pitch-black void space, streaks of red lightning lit up at the edges, bringing a glimmer of light to this space.

Two heads floated in the space, hovering alone, gazing at each other.

The long-haired head grinned at the masked head opposite, revealing a row of icy-white teeth.

"Oh! It seems they even prepared a special welcome ceremony for me!"

Looking downward, at the kunai shooting from the Divine Authority space toward him, Dong Shilang scorned.

Dai Tu having some precautions is also normal.

But what use are some crossbow mechanisms and such against me?

Or those faintly visible black curses within?

Such low-level things, for him, require no effort to easily break through.

"Xian Er really is Xian Er."

Before these attacks could even approach, Dong Shilang's head lunged forward with a headbutt, striking Dai Tu's mask.

Bang!

A muffled sound came, and then the two heads vanished from this void space.

"You… you can actually wield Divine Authority so skillfully!"

His head returned to reality once more, and Dai Tu felt somewhat dazed.

He hadn't expected that Dong Shilang could not only open the Divine Authority space, but also perform such delicate operations just like him.

This left him momentarily unsure how to proceed.

He knew his own abilities too well; neither Ninjutsu nor Taijutsu were of any use against Divine Authority.

As for Genjutsu…

"What, without the Kaleidoscope ability, you don't know how to fight?"

Seeing Dai Tu's incredulous expression, Dong Shilang also didn't bother with this guy.

Behind his body, a mass of shadow appeared, a flicker, and then vanished in place.

"Oh no!"

Still somewhat dazed, Dai Tu saw that somewhat familiar black shadow, and his whole person instantly became alert.

Then his whole person, like a startled rabbit, leapt and disappeared into Dong Shilang's Brave Storm.

"This is troublesome now!"

Dai Tu had already realized that as long as he got close to Dong Shilang's side, he could freely open his own Divine Authority space.

Whether dodging attacks or anything else, for him there was no problem.

He furtively glanced into the Kamui space.

He saw another Dong Shilang, who in a few quick moves destroyed all the traps he had prepared; after that, he felt even worse.

"In the Kamui space, and wherever it overlaps with reality, can I freely use my ability there?"

Standing behind Susanoo, Obito felt somewhat doubtful.

He didn't know whether his guess was correct or not.

"You guy, you're not completely stupid!"

Seeing Obito discover the problem, Dong Shilang had no intention of hiding it.

Indeed, the fact was exactly as he thought.

With Obito as the center, the area where Kamui overlaps with reality is exactly the range in reality where he can freely activate Kamui.

"No more chatting with you; your companions are already getting impatient!"

Obito should be grateful; if it weren't for Nagato dispersing most of his power, he wouldn't have let Obito off so easily.

However, I think the clone he sent into the Kamui space would be enough to give that guy a drink.

On the other side, Nagato was struggling to hold on.

In his peripheral vision, he suddenly saw a white unknown substance appear beside him.

It kept twisting and expanding, turning into a mass like an 'orly' thing.

Then it slowly adhered to his body.

"Nagato, it's me... Zetsu!"

Just as Nagato wondered whether this was Uchiha Dongshilang's doing and if he was doomed this time, a familiar voice sounded in his ear.

"Don't resist; I'm here to help you!"

Although Nagato was doubtful, he was currently locked in a struggle with Dong Shilang, daring not to move, let alone speak.

Zetsu obviously understood this and hurried to explain.

"Later I'll transmit chakra to you to fight against the Hokage~"

Although Black Zetsu didn't dare get close to Dong Shilang, he still dared to command White Zetsu.

Knowing that Obito was unreliable, he placed his last bet on Nagato.

He no longer even hoped to defeat Uchiha Dongshilang; he only wished that Nagato's side would be safe.

"Did you take chicken blood?"

Feeling the pressure on himself growing greater, Dong Shilang ignored Obito.

One Yin Release clone teaching him a lesson would be enough.

"So that's what it is."

Quietly watching Nagato, covered in a layer of white substance, Dong Shilang was not panicked.

It was just a White Zetsu; even if it had some effect, the effect would be limited.

"If that's the case, let's increase the intensity!"

On Susanoo's other pair of hands, the longsword they were holding gradually dissipated, freeing the hands to form seals.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique"

Since Nagato sought outside help, don't blame him for lacking martial virtue.

With Susanoo's control, on the land beside Dong Shilang, a dark green vine broke through the soil and began to rapidly proliferate.

In just a few breaths, a wood dragon nearly two to three hundred meters long appeared.

After wandering on the ground for a while, it bypassed the force field between Dong Shilang and Nagato and lunged toward Nagato's rear.

For him, using Wood Release was no difficulty; indeed, compared to Yamato, his Wood Release power was even stronger.

Especially after merging with the Ten-Tails' chakra, he could clearly feel that his Wood Release had reached a new level.

Compared to Yamato's Wood Release, it was like two different abilities.

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Nagato, who had just received White Zetsu's help and hadn't even caught his breath, saw the wood dragon rushing at him.

This ninjutsu, at a glance, was not easy to deal with.

"Nagato, try moving your legs!"

In this situation, White Zetsu also had no good solution; aside from being able to bring Nagato some chakra, there was little else he could do.

Helping Nagato walk was the best thing he could think of to assist Nagato.

As for performing Wood Release like Dong Shilang, merely wearing him would not suffice; it was simply impossible.

"Legs?"

Hearing White Zetsu's words, Nagato obviously froze.

His legs had been numb for many years.

If he could walk, that would indeed be good news.

But now is not the time to test walking; because the Hokage-controlled wood dragon, though just a few winding, had already reached behind him.

Whether walking or anything else, they would have to wait until after dealing with the Hokage to talk about it.

This attack is not easy to deal with.

Pain beside Nagato had already seen the scene behind him in his stead.

The wood dragon did not directly charge at him; instead, it turned, letting its lower half scrape the ground and sweep toward him.

"Spirit Summoning Technique"

With difficulty squeezing out a bit of chakra, he controlled the Animal Path to summon another spirit beast, hoping it would block the opposing wood dragon.

This is already the limit of what Nagato can do.

However, he still underestimated that wooden dragon across from him.

"Hmph, futile effort~"

Seeing Nagato's response, Dong Shilang was unconvinced.

If the wooden dragon's attack could be so easily blocked by a single spirit beast, it wouldn't make those tailed beasts pale at the mere mention of it.

"Give it another push!"

Seeing Nagato still intending to struggle, under Dong Shilang's control, Susanoo roared again.

Even the golden chain in his hand seemed, unable to withstand the tug-of-war between the two sides, to emit a creaking sound of being overloaded.

Boom!

As expected, things went just as Dong Shilang had anticipated: the wooden dragon's attack pattern remained unchanged; after its tail swept away the obstacle, its momentum undiminished, it continued sweeping toward Nagato.

On Nagato's side, after Dong Shilang exerted tremendous force, he was already powerless to stop it.