Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 235 The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

A massive Rasengan surged violently at the location where Tobi stood, radiating a chilling pressure.

After a brief moment of silence, the energy of the Rasengan finally reached its critical point and exploded with a deafening roar.

The violent energy, centered on the Rasengan, swept outwards, creating a devastating storm.

At the epicenter of the explosion, the storm raged like a runaway beast, and the violent energy formed visible vortexes. Afei's figure was swept into the raging storm like a fallen leaf and was instantly submerged.

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As the blinding light gradually dissipated, the dust and energy fluctuations in the air slowly subsided, and the scene on the battlefield became clear again.

Momoshiki stood quietly in place, gazing indifferently in the direction of Tobi, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Oh? Your vitality is quite tenacious, but it seems you're already at your last gasp."

At this moment, Afei was kneeling on the ground, his body barely able to support his own weight. His hands were braced against the ground, his knuckles white from the effort, and his fingertips were deeply embedded in the soil.

His crimson robe, once adorned with clouds, was now tattered and torn. Several large tears were visible in the fabric, the edges blackened and stained with blood, giving him a disheveled appearance.

Blood continued to seep from his wounds, dripping slowly down his arms and legs. His breathing became heavy, each gasp feeling like tearing apart his shattered lungs.

At the moment the Rasengan exploded, the Uchiha Fire Formation eventually collapsed, but it absorbed most of the shockwave and energy for him. Even so, the aftershocks of the explosion still severely injured him, and he had very little chakra left in his body.

Afei had considered using his Kamui Intangibility ability to transfer his body and thus avoid Momoshiki's attack.

However, when he noticed that the space-time portal next to Momoshiki remained open, Afei dared not take the risk.

If he rashly uses Kamui to become intangible, Momoshiki might use the portal to retaliate, or even directly transfer the attack into his intangible space, making himself a sitting duck.

"Damn it, where did this guy come from..." A-Fei cursed inwardly, his brows furrowed and veins bulging on his forehead from anger.

This guy who calls himself a member of the Otsutsuki clan puts pressure on Tobi with both his bizarre space-time portal and his Rasengan, which contains terrifying power.

A sudden chill ran through Afei, countless thoughts flashing through his mind. Boruto was able to suppress this monster who claimed to be from the Otsutsuki clan and retain him within his body, so his strength...

Could it be true, as Black Zetsu said, that Boruto is a backup plan carefully cultivated by Madara Uchiha because he didn't trust him?

Ah Fei gritted his teeth and forced himself to remain calm. Although his heart was already churning with turmoil, he knew that this was not the time to dwell on the origins of the enemy.

Momoshiki looked down at Tobi, who was kneeling on the ground, and a slightly arrogant smile appeared on his lips: "Inferior creatures like you are incapable of reaching the level of our Otsutsuki clan."

In his eyes, apart from Boruto, everyone else, including Tobi, other ninjas, and even the entire ninja world, are just inferior beings who cannot be compared to the noble bloodline and power of the Otsutsuki clan.

The Otsutsuki clan is a being that transcends all living beings, possessing god-like power and bloodline.

Immediately afterwards, Momoshiki raised his palm again, and a bright blue light bloomed in his palm, forming a Rasengan.

The amplification effect of the High Emperor's Spirit Lord was fully displayed on this Rasengan, and the energy it contained had reached a terrifying level.

Afei barely managed to lift his eyes and look at Momoshiki, who was preparing to launch another attack in the distance. His eyes revealed a hint of dejection that was hard to conceal.

He knew in his heart that, given his current condition, it was almost impossible for him to withstand this attack alone.

At this critical moment, Afei forcibly suppressed his weakness and pain, bit his lower lip, and then his eyes suddenly opened, his originally dim pupils turning scarlet again, as he activated the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared, the surrounding scenery began to distort, tearing open a crack with his eye power, from which a scroll slowly fell out.

Afei reached out and steadily caught the scroll that had fallen from the distorted space. Without a moment's hesitation, Afei immediately unfurled the scroll.

Afei's gaze wandered over the unfolded scroll, where densely packed spells and runes came into view.

These spells and runes intertwine to form a complex pattern.

As his gaze gradually moved downwards, it finally landed on the very center of the scroll, where two striking characters stood out on the paper.

"Heretical teachings"

Ah Fei put his finger to his lips and bit his fingertip without hesitation. Blood seeped out instantly, staining his fingertip red. The stinging pain brought him back to his senses.

He put his five fingers together, smeared the blood from his fingertips evenly on his fingers, and then placed his palm on the spell on the scroll.

The moment his palm touched the scroll, A-Fei uttered a low shout. His blood resonated with the spells and runes on the scroll, instantly bursting forth with dazzling light, which rapidly spread along the patterns of the spells.

"Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

Afei knew very well that the Gedo Mazo was not something that could be summoned easily; it was a power that could only be summoned by the Rinnegan, and he was far from being able to do such a thing on his own.

He wasn't entirely without options. Madara Uchiha had left his chakra on this scroll as a medium, and it was with the help of this power that Tobi was able to summon the Gedo Mazo.

"Let me borrow Madara's power for a moment," Tobi murmured to himself.

As Tobi poured more chakra into the scroll, the light on the scroll grew even brighter. Responding to his call, Madara's power surged within the scroll, gradually merging with Tobi's chakra.

Instantly, a thick cloud of smoke filled the air, and as the smoke grew thicker, the space behind Afei began to distort.

Amidst the mist, a gigantic body gradually emerged, its form enormous, resembling a small mountain.

Its outline was blurred in the mist, but the invisible sense of oppression sent chills down one's spine.

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