Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 405 Battle Against the Nine-Tails Naruto (Sage Mode)

"Summoning Jutsu - Gedo Statue!"

The Obito clone that appeared didn't waste any words and immediately summoned the Ten-Tails' shell - the Gedo Mazo.

The demonic statue, as large as a mountain, was formed from dried wood, its hands supporting the ground with a booming sound.

On its enormous head, eight of the nine eyes already have pupils, indicating that eight tailed beasts have been sealed, and now only the Nine-Tails is missing.

call out!

Li Yao's Obito clone leaped up and landed on the head of the Gedo Mazo, looking down at Naruto below.

Naruto then saw the full appearance of Li Yao's Obito clone, especially the eyes revealed through the vortex mask.

"Those are... Nagato's eyes!"

Purple eyeballs surrounded by rings of black lines—that was the Rinnegan. Naruto glared angrily at Li Yao's Obito clone and shouted, "What did you do to Nagato and Konan?!"

Nagato's eyes appeared on the masked man, clearly indicating that Nagato and Konan, who had left Konoha, had been attacked by the masked man.

Despite still harboring resentment towards Nagato and Konan.

But Nagato and Konan were Jiraiya's students, his senior brothers and sisters, and Naruto felt just as angry as if they had been harmed.

"Don't worry, you'll see each other soon... no, you won't even have a chance to see each other."

Li Yao's Obito clone shouted loudly and then shook his head. Nagato and Konan's souls had already been destroyed by him, and Naruto's soul would naturally be dealt with in the same way. The three of them would never have a chance to meet again.

Naruto didn't understand the deeper meaning in Li Yao's words, but he understood that Nagato and Konan were already dead.

"Naruto, quick, use the Tailed Beast Ball to attack that Gedo Statue."

Before Naruto could react in anger, Kurama pried open the door in the sealed space and stepped out completely, loudly reminding Naruto.

At the same time, all of Nine-Tails' chakra overflowed.

Naruto in Nine-Tails Chakra Feather Robe Mode has a golden Nine-Tails chakra forming a nine-tailed cloak around his body, much like activating the Nine-Tails form of Susanoo.

"Tailed Beast Ball!"

Naruto now trusts Kurama completely and doesn't even think about why. After Kurama reminds him, Naruto immediately cooperates with Kurama to unleash the Tailed Beast Ball.

The Nine-Tails' chakra body opened its mouth and quickly condensed a Tailed Beast Ball, which it shot towards the massive Gedo Statue.

The moment the Gedo Mazo appeared, Kurama sensed the chakra of the other eight tailed beasts inside and realized the Gedo Mazo's ability to restrain him.

We must destroy the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path first, otherwise we will be at a disadvantage in the upcoming battle.

Nine-Tails made the right choice, but... it was still too slow.

call out!

With a thought, Li Yao's Obito clone instantly teleported behind Naruto, carrying the Gedo Mazo.

boom!

The Tailed Beast Ball launched by Naruto and Kurama passed through the original location of the Gedo Mazo.

As luck would have it, the tank-sized Tailed Beast Ball flew in the exact direction the Cloud Village trio was located.

The sight of such a large Tailed Beast Ball immediately turned the three of them pale with fright.

"Get out of the way!"

As the three shouted in unison, they immediately moved aside.

call out!

The Tailed Beast Ball, like a bullet, pierced through the large rock where the Cloud Village trio was located and continued to shoot into the distance behind them.

Boom!

A few breaths later, a huge roar came from behind them, and the ground trembled. The three members of the Cloud Hidden Group turned around to look.

A white sun appeared on the horizon, and visible white waves of air were spreading outwards.

"Earth Release-Earth Formation Wall!"

Before they could even celebrate their narrow escape, Samui quickly used Earth Escape Technique to create a thick earthen wall to protect the three of them.

Boom!

The shockwave slammed into the earthen wall, and a violent gale swept through the air. The trio felt the terrifying destructive power and were once again relieved.

Fortunately, the Tailed Beast Ball didn't explode here.

Otherwise, the three of them would have already turned to ashes.

"run!"

After the shockwave subsided, Samui decisively ordered a retreat, abandoning his efforts to gather intelligence.

In critical moments, Samui valued the lives of his companions more.

Moreover, the intelligence has been almost fully gathered.

Naruto has become the perfect Jinchūriki, and his strength was displayed to its fullest extent in that attack just now, so there is no need to elaborate further.

As for Naruto's enemies, whether it's that mysterious man or the masked man in Akatsuki, if Samui's guess is correct, their abilities are space-time abilities.

Whether it's Naruto's Nine-Tails Tailed Beast Ball or the space-time ninjutsu of the mysterious man and the masked man, they are not something ordinary people can match.

Obtaining these two pieces of information is enough.

All that's left is to bring these two intelligence reports back to the village intact.

Hmm... Samui had just started to move when she suddenly sensed something was wrong. The oppressive feeling of chakra from Nine-Tails Naruto in the air suddenly disappeared, and then her body was instantly unable to move.

What's going on?

Samui roared inwardly.

Meanwhile, outside, the black man and woman who were running away together suddenly discovered that Samui had vanished into thin air. The two quickly stopped and looked around, but they couldn't find Samui anywhere. No matter how much they shouted, there was no response.

Samui, watching all this from the mezzanine, instantly realized he was doomed.

She shouted for her two juniors to run away, but they seemed not to hear her and continued to search for her.

Before she could continue her roar, her body was seen flying into the air.

Ordinary people cannot perform ninjutsu in interlayered spaces, but Li Yao, who possesses space chakra, is not among them.

"Wow... no wonder it's the strongest peak in the ninja world!"

Bringing Samui, the aloof and mature woman from Kumogakure, to his side, Li Yao couldn't help but marvel. No wonder she was the woman who was even larger than Tsunade when he watched Naruto in his previous life.

When people actually saw it, they realized that the scale was even larger.

Li Yao personally measured it and found that it was indeed larger than Tsunade's.

Who are you?

Samui remained expressionless, showing no change despite having his weaknesses exploited. As expected of a ninja, his patience was truly astonishing.

Facing the questions that everyone likes to ask him, Li Yao was too lazy to pay attention. He used one hand to measure Tsunade and Samui's bodies while keeping his eyes on the battlefield where Obito's clone and Naruto were fighting.

At this moment, Obito's clone was controlling the sealing chains shot out from the mouth of the Gedo Mazo to attack Naruto.

The anticipated instant kill did not occur.

Naruto in Sage Mode and Nine-Tails Fusion Mode has incredibly fast body speed, reaction speed, and the ability to control the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Most importantly, the Nine-Tails' tails, enhanced by Sage Chakra, have excellent resistance to the sealing chains.

bump bump!

The chakra sealing chains that were shot out were all swatted away by the golden Nine-Tails' tail, failing to restrain Naruto.

"Indeed, of all martial arts techniques in the world, none are invincible except for speed."

Looking at the golden Nine-Tails Naruto who nimbly dodged and resisted under his dozens of chakra sealing chains, Li Yao's Obito clone sighed softly.

His chakra sealing chains were already very fast, but he still couldn't do anything to the golden Nine-Tails Naruto.

(End of this chapter)