Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 236 Lightning

However, Momoshiki, with his ability to sense the Divine Tree, clearly detected the powerful chakra gradually reawakening within the Gedo Mazo.

At this moment, the Gedo Mazo's chakra has recovered by more than half, and it is only a matter of time before the Gedo Mazo fully transforms into the Divine Tree.

This discovery caused a slight shift in his previously disdainful expression, a flicker of emotion in his indifferent eyes, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

Looking down at the battlefield, his gaze swept over Tobi. Since he could restore the chakra of the Ten-Tails' body, these "lower beings" might not be entirely useless. Kaguya Otsutsuki's contingency plan inadvertently paved the way for his own scheme.

Momoshiki narrowed his eyes slightly, weighing the pros and cons in his mind. Perhaps he could use these ninjas to continue restoring chakra for the Gedo Mazo, or even make them part of his plan.

After all, Boruto wouldn't agree to plant the God Tree to devour the life on the planet in order to obtain the Chakra Fruit. Since that's the case, I'll show him all of this.

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Momoshiki gently pushed the giant Rasengan in his hand, and the azure ball of light containing terrifying energy left his palm and crashed into the location of Tobi and the Gedo Mazo.

Meanwhile, something happened to Afei. For some reason, the demonic statue that had just appeared froze completely after letting out a roar.

The demonic statue stood motionless beside him, like a silent giant tower, completely ignoring his commands, causing Afei's heart to sink.

Ultimately, Abi attributed this phenomenon to the changes in the Gedo Mazo itself. He speculated that it was likely because the Gedo Mazo had successfully absorbed the chakra of all the tailed beasts except for the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails, and its own energy had recovered to most of its original state, even approaching its original state.

However, since he did not possess the Rinnegan like Nagato and Madara Uchiha, he was unable to truly control the full power of the Gedo Mazo.

Seeing the giant Rasengan so close at hand, Tobi grew increasingly anxious, and fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead. He gritted his teeth, activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, and tried to draw upon the power of the Gedo Mazo to turn the tide of the battle.

However, no matter how hard he tried, the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan seemed unable to reach the Gedo Mazo, as if it had sunk into the sea. His eye power was poured into it, but it did not stir up any ripples.

The situation was worse than he had anticipated. He had thought that with the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan and the scroll left by Madara Uchiha, he could at least barely guide the power of the Gedo Mazo. But now it seemed that the Gedo Mazo had completely escaped his control.

"How could this happen..." A-Fei thought to himself, the veins on his forehead throbbing slightly with anxiety and anger.

Just when he thought he had no other choice, the silent demon statue behind him suddenly moved.

The demonic statue began to tremble violently, and then, from behind its enormous body, the previously still protrusions suddenly began to writhe.

These protrusions began to slowly extend, gradually transforming into thick pipes that rapidly stretched outwards, winding their way towards Afei's location.

Soon, the pipes extended behind him and suddenly pierced into Afei's body.

At the same time, Afei also clearly felt the connection between himself and the Gedo Mazo, as if a strong bond tightly connected them. He could use this power to control some of the Gedo Mazo's abilities, which made Afei feel a little more at ease.

He gritted his teeth, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, and began to continuously transfer his chakra to the Gedo Mazo. This process was far more difficult than he had anticipated; the Gedo Mazo's appetite was like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring the chakra within his body.

Afei felt the energy within his body rapidly draining away like a flood breaking through a dam. No wonder Nagato, a member of the Uzumaki clan with powerful vitality, had become so weak and frail.

If this continued, he would soon be exhausted and unable to control the Gedo Mazo. In desperation, he took out a handful of soldier pills from his ninja tool bag and stuffed them directly into his mouth without hesitation, swallowing them whole.

Although this is just a drop in the ocean and the effect is slow, it's better than nothing.

As the Gedo Mazo continuously absorbs Tobi's chakra through those channels, its power is rapidly increasing.

Momoshiki watched this scene calmly. As expected, the Ten-Tails had not yet fully awakened and could only maintain its movements by relying on chakra transfer.

As Abi continuously transferred his chakra to the Gedo Mazo, his face beneath the mask visibly withered, and his eye sockets became sunken.

The demonic statue behind him also began to react violently. Its huge body, which had been sitting cross-legged, began to move slowly, and its lowered head slowly rose.

Immediately afterwards, the demonic golem suddenly yanked its arms out, producing a deafening roar. The heavy chains binding its arms were as fragile as paper in the face of its power, instantly shattering into pieces.

Fragments of the chains scattered and crashed to the ground with a crisp metallic clang as the Gedo Statue broke free of its restraints and stood up.

Afei stretched out his hands and formed several hand seals. The blue chakra of the Yang attribute and the purplish-black chakra of the Yin attribute converged in the mouth of the Gedo Mazo, forming a powerful energy wave.

This energy wave surged continuously, pushing the transformation of chakra forms to their extreme, mixing and compressing them into a super-density sphere within the golem's mouth.

A Tailed Beast Ball brimming with destructive power was launched directly at Momoshiki's Rasengan. The two collided in mid-air, instantly unleashing a deafening roar.

The energy of the Tailed Beast Ball and the rotational power of the Rasengan countered each other, constantly squeezing each other and creating a devastating storm.

"It's not over yet!" Afei formed another hand seal, his hands flying. As he completed the last seal, a series of low electric current sounds suddenly came from the withered wood on the back of the Outer Path Demon Statue, and lightning was accumulating in its body.

Immediately afterwards, thick bolts of lightning erupted from the back of the Outer Path Statue, transforming into several electric snakes that swept across the ground and struck their target.

The purplish-black Tailed Beast Ball, infused with the power of Yin and Yang, collided with and devoured each other along with lightning and a giant Rasengan, forming a massive energy vortex that swept outwards in all directions. Tobi was forced back a few steps by this force.

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