Boom.
The massive and heavy Gedo Statue, the moment it landed, crushed the solid ground. Fortunately, this place was quite far from Otogakure, so the commotion here did not affect the ignorant villagers.
"Roar."
The Gedo Statue held its head, knelt on the ground, and roared madly. The overall feeling it gave was as if it were in great pain.
"This is the beginning of its transformation."
Ryun stared seriously at the Gedo Statue. He saw the monster's body shape begin to become bloated, and the ten stump-like protrusions on its back began to elongate and grow larger.
By the time the Akatsuki organization members rushed to the scene without stopping, they saw the Gedo Statue had already metamorphosed into its first form.
"This. What is this monster. It looks so ugly and ferocious." This thought involuntarily arose in the minds of the Akatsuki members.
Even Nagato looked shocked. He had not expected the originally humanoid Gedo Statue to transform into this beast like form.
"It is ugly, but this sense of pressure is really not ordinary." Kisame Hoshigaki forced a smile and said. Even the Samehada sword on his back was becoming restless, let alone the birds, beasts, snakes, and insects that were frantically fleeing the scene.
The Ten-Tails at this time was as large as a mountain, its single eye blazing like a torch, its face bearing a sinister smile, its bloody maw filled with a forest of jagged teeth, and its ten thick tails like pillars holding up the sky. Its terrifying image truly deeply shocked the minds of everyone present.
Just as they were gasping in astonishment at this huge monster, that enormous and ferocious Rinne Sharingan suddenly fixed its gaze on Ryun.
'Can it sense the Ten-Tails power within me through the seal. You are quite sharp.' A look of surprise involuntarily appeared on Ryun's face.
The feeling of being targeted by the ferocious beast was uncomfortable, but Ryun wanted to see this creature's next reaction.
The Ten-Tails at this moment was acting entirely on instinct. Sensing the Ten-Tails power on Ryun, the only thought in its mind was to reclaim the power that belonged to it.
And so, a gigantic hand large enough to blot out the sky fiercely swatted at Ryun on the ground.
Boom.
The moment the sky blotting giant claw fell, the ground where Ryun was standing was instantly shattered to pieces. The earth was shaken violently by this tremendous force, causing the mountains to tremble.
"Nagato."
Konan looked at Nagato beside her, her face showing alarm.
The next moment, the other Akatsuki members also focused their gazes on Nagato. They all thought that Nagato had turned treacherous, that after obtaining the Ten-Tails, he was now baring his fangs at their leader, the Dragon God.
"It was not my control. This thing is very unstable. I cannot use the Rinnegan to control it remotely. I need to fly onto its body to try." Nagato quickly explained. Then, using the power of the Deva Path, he actively flew towards the Ten-Tails.
Hearing this, the Akatsuki members hesitated. They did not really know if what Nagato said was true or false. Their gazes subconsciously focused on the area beneath the giant claw.
Ryun made a light leap, jumping from under the giant claw onto the back of the Ten-Tails' hand. That strange penetrating ability left everyone dumbfounded.
Seeing that it could not catch its target, the Ten-Tails immediately swatted with its other claw.
Unfortunately, its action was destined to be futile. Ryun easily penetrated through its palm again and once more stood on the back of its hand.
'Greedy beast. The moment you gain a bit of instinctual awareness, you think about turning on your master.'
The Sage Chakra within Ryun's body erupted violently. His hands quickly formed a series of hand seals.
"Sage Art. Gate of the Great God."
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
As Ryun's sage art was unleashed, massive red torii gates descended from the sky one after another, sequentially sealing the Ten-Tails' ten thick tails and its two arms.
The Ten-Tails was currently in its beast form. Therefore, even if Ryun wanted to seal its body and head, he could not do so. Its bloated body was too enormous. There simply were no torii gates large enough to seal the Ten-Tails' main body.
However, sealing its ten tails and both arms was enough to restrict its movements.
"So strong."
This thought emerged in the minds of all the Akatsuki members. Even though they had seen Ryun use this technique to seal the Four-Tails and the Gedo Statue before, seeing this sage art again still felt incredibly shocking.
Even the combined entity of the nine tailed beasts could only lie down obediently before the Illusory Sun Dragon God. This was the terror of the number one strongest in the Ninja World.
With Ryun subduing the Ten-Tails, Nagato easily flew to the top of the Ten-Tails' head. Under his conscious control, a fleshy pipe extended from the Ten-Tails' body surface and plugged directly into the back of Nagato's neck.
When this step was completed, Nagato had gained the preliminary qualification to control the Ten-Tails.
'What will you do next. Will you let your ambition, control the Ten-Tails and oppose me. Or are you willing to continue remaining subordinate.'
Ryun watched Nagato atop the Ten-Tails' head with an expressionless face. The moment this thought arose in his mind, he saw Nagato suddenly look towards him.
"I succeeded. Next, it should not have the risk of losing control."
As long as one did not want to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, a pair of Rinnegan was absolutely sufficient to control the Ten-Tails.
Hearing Nagato's reminder, a satisfied smile involuntarily appeared on Ryun's face.
Nagato, after all, had not been blinded by the power and ambition placed before him.
"Heh. Well done."
Ryun praised with a laugh. The next moment, his figure flickered and he arrived in front of Nagato.
"I can feel the Ten-Tails is still continuously evolving. This process is an internal reaction of the tailed beast. I cannot stop it." Nagato proactively stated the Ten-Tails' condition.
By saying this, it represented that Nagato had no intention of rebellion, because Ryun knew he was telling the truth.
The beast like creature beneath their feet was only in its first form.
It still had a second form, a third form, and finally the Shinju form.
"I understand. Next, you just need to prevent it from going berserk and losing control. As for the evolution, there is no need to concern yourself with it."
Ryun gave instructions with a serious expression. Nagato heard this and nodded lightly.
"My Jashin. Is this thing really transformed from the Gedo Statue. Not only is its form completely different, but it is also many times larger than the Gedo Statue." Hidan used his scythe to hack at the Ten-Tails, but found sparks flying. He could not even cut through the Ten-Tails' skin, let alone draw blood.
"Brother Nagato, is this the 'ultimate weapon' you mentioned. Can you let us see the power of this 'ultimate weapon'."
Deidara asked excitedly.
Hearing this, Nagato glanced at Ryun, and saw that the other was quietly observing the Ten-Tails' Rinne Sharingan.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, and that Ryun did not seem to oppose him controlling the Ten-Tails, Nagato also felt inclined to test the power of this 'ultimate weapon'. So the next moment, everyone saw him nod and speak.
"Then let's try."
Nagato originally thought that with the Ten-Tails' power, it could easily shatter those seemingly unremarkable red torii gates. But the result was that the Ten-Tails' massive body only trembled slightly, and then once again fell still.
Most of the Ten-Tails' power was sealed by the Gates of the Great God. Nagato simply could not forcibly use the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, unless Ryun actively removed these gates.
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