A and Killer B's figures shot toward Gento from the left and right like two bolts of lightning.
Golden Lightning Release chakra intertwined with the dark red tailed beast cloak, moving so fast that even the air was torn apart, letting out sharp shrieks.
The ground cracked beneath their feet, rubble flying everywhere as two deep trenches were carved out behind them.
Seeing that Gento was already within arm's reach, a trace of doubt flashed through A's mind.
He wasn't dodging?
Not evading?
Not forming hand seals?
Had he failed to react, or was he just overconfident?
Regardless, he had no time to think further.
Gento was right in front of him, less than ten meters away.
At his speed, such a distance didn't even require an instant.
He had absolute confidence in his Lariat.
This was the ultimate combination technique he and B had honed countless times, one that had crushed innumerable powerful enemies.
Even the legendary one of the Sannin, Jiraiya, had fallen to this move.
If Gento was struck by this attack without any defense, there was absolutely no chance of survival!
At the very moment the two closed in, A saw the corner of Gento's lips curl upward.
Gento raised both hands, his palms aimed at them.
"Shinra Tensei!"
An invisible, irresistible repulsive force erupted from Gento's palms!
A and Killer B felt their rapidly moving bodies slam into an invisible wall of air.
Immovable. Impossible to cross!
Immediately after, that enormous force had nowhere to disperse and rebounded back at them, like two massive mountains crashing down onto their bodies at the same time.
Bang!
Under the shocked gazes of everyone present, A and Killer B were blasted backward at an even greater speed than when they had charged in!
They smashed through trees and carved two deep trenches into the ground.
A streak of blood spilled from the corner of the Raikage's mouth, while Killer B's tailed beast cloak was shaken apart.
The Hidden Cloud shinobi watching from the side all stared with their mouths wide open.
Facing the combined assault of the Raikage and Killer B, Gento Uchiha had merely raised his hand and casually neutralized the attack.
The Raikage and Killer B had even been sent flying backward together!
Before anyone could recover from the shock, Gento waved his hand once more.
"Bansho Ten'in!"
The two men inside the trenches immediately felt an opposite, irresistible pulling force.
Their bodies were forcibly dragged back again!
Realizing something was wrong, A and Killer B struggled desperately.
A pushed his Lightning Release chakra to the limit, golden electricity exploding across his body as he tried to break free from the attraction.
Killer B thickened his tailed beast cloak by several more layers.
The Eight-Tails' chakra erupted outward like a geyser, eight tentacles thrashing behind him.
However, the power of that attraction increased along with their resistance, preventing the two from escaping.
As the two struggled, Gento could feel the chakra within his body being consumed at an alarming rate.
The Rinnegan was powerful, but its chakra consumption truly was terrifyingly fast.
No wonder Nagato, despite possessing the immense chakra reserves of the Uzumaki clan, had still been drained until he became skin and bones.
A trace of coldness flashed through his eyes. Ignoring the rapid depletion of his chakra, he continued the technique.
"Chibaku Tensei!"
He brought his hands together and hurled a Truthseeker Orb condensed from ultra-high-density chakra into the sky.
The Truthseeker Orb rose high into the air and suddenly burst with blinding light.
An even more terrifying gravitational force spread from the sphere.
Everything on the ground began to be pulled toward it.
Trees were uprooted, the earth shattered into chunks, houses collapsed and broke apart, and countless fragments flew into the sky, attaching themselves around the black sphere.
The ground trembled.
The shinobi on both sides felt the pull of that gravitational force and retreated in horror.
Some people's kunai were ripped away, while others nearly got dragged into the sky along with their weapons.
Several unlucky Hidden Cloud shinobi who failed to escape in time were directly caught by the attraction, screaming as they flew into the air, their bodies sticking to the sphere's surface and becoming mixed together with rocks, dirt, and trees.
The sphere grew larger and larger, heavier and heavier.
In only a few breaths, a gigantic rocky sphere dozens of meters wide floated high in the sky, blotting out the heavens like an artificial moon.
The sunlight was blocked by it, casting a massive shadow over the land.
The Uchiha and Hidden Cloud shinobi who had already retreated far from the center of the battlefield looked up at the floating rocky sphere in the sky, their faces pale.
This kind of power had surpassed their understanding of ninjutsu.
That was no longer a realm humans could reach… It was a power possessed only by gods.
Gento controlled the gravitational force and directly hurled Killer B into the sky.
Feeling the terrifying attraction coming from high above, Killer B's expression changed drastically.
He began struggling frantically, trying to use taijutsu to gain leverage, but there was nothing to brace against.
He immediately transformed fully into his tailed beast form, and a gigantic ox-octopus appeared in midair.
Its eight thick tails whipped around wildly as it even fired Tailed Beast Bombs, trying to use the recoil force to break free from the pull of the attraction.
Despite that, the gravitational force of Chibaku Tensei grew stronger and stronger as the sphere expanded.
In the end, Killer B still couldn't escape. Inch by inch, he was dragged toward the rocky sphere.
"Big Brother! Save me!"
Killer B's voice rang out from the sky, carrying a fear never heard before.
He stretched out one tentacle and waved desperately toward the Raikage.
However, the gravitational force was too overwhelming. His body continued to be pulled higher and higher into the sky, faster and faster, farther and farther away.
In the end, the Eight-Tails' enormous body was absorbed onto the surface of the rocky sphere, mixed together with countless rocks and dirt, utterly unable to move.
"B!"
The Raikage looked up at Killer B sealed in the sky, his eyes filled with rage and grief.
He clenched his fists so tightly that veins bulged across them.
Gento let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After unleashing that entire combo of techniques, nearly over half the chakra in his body had been consumed.
This was also his first time using Chibaku Tensei. He was still somewhat unfamiliar with controlling it, so successfully sealing the Eight-Tails was already a pretty good result.
He withdrew his gaze and looked toward the Raikage on the other side.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind.
A powerful sparring partner like the A-B duo, one with incredible durability and no need to worry about hitting too hard, was not easy to find.
Since Killer B had been sealed away, why not keep the Raikage around as a sparring partner?
The Raikage's powerful taijutsu would be perfect for helping him refine the practical combat applications of the Eight Gates and the Rinnegan.
Gento released his gravitational control over the Raikage.
The instant the Raikage landed on the ground, he hesitated for no moment at all. Golden Lightning Release chakra exploded across his body as he charged toward Gento like a meteor!
His eyes were filled with fury and killing intent, his fist carrying the force of a thousand joule as it smashed straight toward Gento's face!
Gento had already prepared for this.
Before the Raikage's attack could reach him, he actively activated a Rinnegan dojutsu.
"Yaegaki!"
Pale violet light flowed across his body as layers of chakra armor wrapped around him like transparent glazed crystal.
One layer, two layers, three layers...
A full eight layers.
These armors were an absolute defense condensed from Yin-Yang Release.
Furthermore, with the activation of Yaegaki.
His taijutsu, reaction speed, ninjutsu, and all other combat abilities were greatly enhanced.
Even so, Gento still felt it wasn't enough.
The chakra inside his body surged toward every chakra point like a flood breaking through a dam.
"Eight Gates! Gate of Opening, open!"
The First Gate opened.
The brain's chakra restrictions were released, and Gento felt his thoughts become clearer than ever before while his reaction speed rose dramatically.
"Gate of Healing, open!"
The Second Gate opened.
His stamina began erupting beyond normal limits, his muscles overflowing with power.
"Gate of Life, open!"
The Third Gate opened.
Entering the true Eight Gates state, his skin took on a faint red hue, his body temperature rose sharply, and even the surrounding air began to distort.
"Gate of Pain, open!"
The Fourth Gate opened.
Gento's breathing became rapid, his heartbeat thundered like war drums, and every muscle in his body tightened to the limit as veins bulged across his skin.
A trace of crimson flashed through his eyes, making him resemble a volcano on the verge of eruption.
The moment the Fourth Gate opened, Gento felt as though endless power had been poured into his body.
But he also knew this was only temporary.
The Eight Gates placed an enormous burden on the body, tearing apart his muscles with every passing second.
At the same time, the Raikage's attack had already arrived before him.
"Lariat!"
The Raikage's right hand became like a blade, wrapped in golden lightning as it thrust straight toward Gento's chest!
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