People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Obito had already sneaked up behind Nagato.

However, Nagato had long been wary of Obito.

"Lightning strike!"

The protrusions on the back of the Gedo Mazo continuously release lightning, forcing Obito to remain in a phantom state. Whenever he manifests his physical form, he is struck by lightning.

Obito and Orochimaru both frowned.

Staying here for even a minute longer means getting one step closer to danger.

Nagato summoned the Gedo Mazo to this location; Madara Uchiha must have known.

However, Madara Uchiha did not summon it back, indicating that Madara Uchiha was on his way here.

"Hey, Orochimaru, let's team up again! If we don't team up, neither of us will get the Rinnegan. If Madara Uchiha comes and destroys Nagato's Rinnegan, the only way to get the Rinnegan will be to take it from Madara Uchiha. I believe you don't want to face Madara Uchiha like this, do you?"

Obito suggested this to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru did not refuse Obito; in fact, even if Obito hadn't brought it up, Orochimaru would have wanted to propose a collaboration to him.

What do you want to do?

Obito pointed at the Gedo Mazo and said, "You cover me while I use the Uchiha Fire Formation to trap the Gedo Mazo in the barrier. But I don't know how long it will hold. Shall we take a gamble?"

Orochimaru licked his lips excitedly: "Let's make a bet then."

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

Orochimaru created a wooden doll the same size as the Gedo Mazo and approached it.

Nagato was almost at his breaking point.

To use the Illusionary Nine Dragons Sealing Technique, it was necessary to gather ten powerful ninjas as users, and activate the sealing image with the consciousness of all of them.

Now, Nagato needs to manipulate the Gedo Mazo alone, which requires an enormous amount of chakra.

Nagato's chakra is almost completely depleted.

Nagato's seven orifices had begun to bleed.

But Nagato persisted, because he knew that he couldn't escape today, but Konan could survive.

When Nagato summoned the Gedo Mazo, he used a summoning jutsu to summon the Hell Crab.

Hellcrab has already taken Konan away from the battlefield.

Since he couldn't escape, Nagato decided to settle things with Obito and Orochimaru.

Nagato once again manipulated the Gedo Mazo, using the Chakra Dragon to absorb the Wood Golem's chakra.

However, Orochimaru had already anticipated Nagato's move.

"Words of Power? Force!"

Orochimaru used the highest intensity gravity field to instantly cover the entire Gedo Mazo.

Under the influence of gravity, the Gedo Statue collapsed to the ground, and the spell failed to be cast.

Orochimaru seized the opportunity to manipulate the wooden doll, which pressed down on the Gedo Mazo.

Although the Gedo Mazo continuously unleashed lightning strikes, they had little effect on the wooden doll.

Despite the weight of gravity and the wooden figure pressing down on it, the demonic statue of the Outer Path slowly began to rise.

"Obito!"

Orochimaru, who could barely contain himself, shouted at Obito, who was not far away, "Now!"

Meanwhile, Obito's ninjutsu was ready.

"Uchiha Flame Formation!"

Obito transformed the tiny amount of chakra at his fingertips into a blazing flame and poured it into the earth. A flame shot into the sky, forming a barrier that enveloped the Gedo Mazo.

Chapter 385 Success

Nagato and the Gedo Mazo were trapped in the Uchiha Fire Formation.

Under Nagato's control, the Gedo Mazo rose up and forcefully pushed against the Uchiha Fire Array, but it was unable to break through the barrier for a moment.

Nagato wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and clenched his fists together.

Nagato was determined to fight to the death, planning to use the Gedo Mazo to launch a final attack on Obito and Orochimaru.

A purplish-black spherical energy object appeared from the mouth of the Outer Path Statue.

Obito and Orochimaru's expressions hardened; they hadn't expected the Gedo Mazo to be able to condense a Tailed Beast Ball.

Moreover, this Tailed Beast Ball is different from those released by other Tailed Beasts. It is a Tailed Beast Ball formed by combining the power of the seven Tailed Beasts within the Gedo Mazo.

Obito and Orochimaru understood that the Uchiha Fire Formation could not withstand the Tailed Beast Ball of the Gedo Mazo.

But this is also an opportunity.

The moment the Gedo Mazo uses the Tailed Beast Ball to bombard the barrier and shatters it will be the opportunity to seize Nagato's Rinnegan.

Nagato manipulated the Tailed Beast Ball from the Gedo Mazo and launched it towards Obito and Orochimaru's location outside the barrier.

The moment it was touched, the barrier shattered as if it were made of paper.

A deafening explosion resounded throughout the entire Rainbow Kingdom.

The battlefield where Nagato, Obito, and Orochimaru fought was completely altered, as if a meteorite had struck the ground, creating a giant crater.

Obito and Orochimaru began their actions the instant the Tailed Beast Ball was launched.

Obito used Hollowfication.

Orochimaru used the Wood Release: Ranking Technique to hide inside.

Nagato, who had just released the Tailed Beast Ball by manipulating the Gedo Mazo, was covering his mouth, unable to control his blood pressure, and was vomiting continuously from his throat.

Nagato's chakra was completely depleted. Due to severe overdraft, his red hair turned pale white and he fell to the ground from the Gedo Mazo.

Suddenly.

A snake burst out of the smoke and lunged straight at Nagato.

Nagato wanted to resist, but he couldn't muster any strength and couldn't even lift his hand.

The snake suddenly opened its mouth, and Orochimaru emerged from it, raising his right hand and extending two fingers to gouge out Nagato's eye socket.

Orochimaru exclaimed excitedly, "We succeeded!"

But just as Orochimaru was about to touch Nagato's eye socket, the space around him distorted, and a giant shuriken came hurtling through the air, severing Orochimaru's entire right arm.

Obito emerged from the Kamui dimension and rushed towards Nagato to seize the Rinnegan.

"Words of Power? Rebuke!"

Orochimaru used repulsive force towards Obito, intending to blast Obito away.

However, Obito managed to intangify in time, avoiding the repulsive force, but at the same time, his fingers passed through Nagato's head, failing to succeed.

Orochimaru's right arm regenerated, and he raced against time to gouge out Nagato's eye socket once more.

"Wood Release: Chaos of Hell!"

Obito used the Wood Release technique from Hashirama cells on the left side of his body to create several large, thorny trees that spiraled upwards, attempting to strangle Orochimaru.

Orochimaru neither dodged nor avoided the thorns, letting them pierce his body.

Orochimaru mercilessly pried off Nagato's Rinnegan.

"Divine power!"

Obito used Kamui, intending to forcibly break Orochimaru's hand holding the Rinnegan and send it into the Kamui dimension.

With thorns piercing his body, Orochimaru couldn't move immediately. As he watched the Rinnegan, along with his arm, enter Obito's Kamui dimension, Orochimaru flicked his finger, tossed the Rinnegan into the air, opened his mouth, and swallowed one of the Rinnegan.

However, just as Orochimaru was about to swallow the second Rinnegan, his arm, along with the Rinnegan, was swallowed by Obito into the Kamui dimension.

Orochimaru was furious that he had lost one of the Rinnegan he had been waiting for: "Obito Uchiha! You deserve to die!"

Orochimaru, like a snake shedding its skin, revealed the true form of the Yamata no Orochi and lunged at Obito.

However, Orochimaru could only rage helplessly at Obito's Hollowfication state.

Obito also understood that it was impossible to obtain the other Rinnegan that Orochimaru had swallowed, and it was time to retreat.

"Orochimaru, you can keep that Rinnegan. I'll come and get it myself next time!"

Obito entered the Kamui dimension and left the battlefield.

Orochimaru was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

He glanced at Nagato lying on the ground and the Gedo Mazo that had gone out of control.

Orochimaru looked at the demonic statue of the Outer Path with greed in his eyes, but dared not take it for himself.

Taking away this Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, let alone the fact that Madara Uchiha could summon it away.

The Gedo Mazo with only seven tailed beasts would be useless to Orochimaru; he wouldn't be able to become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and would still be hunted down by Madara Uchiha.

Left with no other option, Orochimaru had to retreat.

On the devastated battlefield, only the Gedo Mazo and the dying Nagato remained.

I don't know how much time passed.

Nagato, who had lost his eyes, seemed to hear Konan's voice.

Nagato thought he was about to die and began to hallucinate.

But it wasn't until someone helped him up from the ground that he realized he wasn't hallucinating and it was Xiao Nan.

"Xiao Nan, why are you back?! Hurry up and let's go!"

Nagato used all his strength to push Konan away.

"Nagato..."

Nagato murmured incredulously, "Jiraiya... teacher?"

In the last battle, Kakuzu and Kisame died.