A thousand-meter-tall Buddha statue abruptly appeared on the battlefield.
Instantly, Lin Nan, through the inexhaustible chakra flowing into his body, wrapped his Susano'o armor around the great Buddha's body, and even covered the thousand arms behind the Buddha.
This was the true Susano'o-clad giant Buddha.
The person he had brought earlier was Karin.
Compared to the release by Hashirama Senju with Karin's life force, Lin Nan this time relentlessly extracted Karin's life force and then infused it with the endless chakra plundered from the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
It could be said that Lin Nan's current True Several Thousand Hands was even stronger!
Naruto and Sasuke had the Sage Body and Sage Eyes, combined with the power of the Tailed Beasts and Rinnegan; Lin Nan, on the other hand, had Wood Style and Susano'o, clearly also the optimal combination!
With the Susano'o-clad giant Buddha, supported by the chakra from the Infinite Tsukuyomi and his own Six Paths power, he could fully contend with the combined might of Naruto and Sasuke.
As for why Lin Nan didn't clad Kamui Susano'o on the great Buddha, it was mainly because Kamui Susano'o could only materialize parts of it, making the armor almost useless.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at Lin Nan's Susano'o-clad great Buddha, their eyes met, and they immediately made a decision.
The two began to approach each other, and this was precisely what Lin Nan least wanted to see at this moment!
Immediately, Lin Nan directly manipulated the colossal Buddha to raise its thousand arms, smashing down towards Naruto and Sasuke like meteors from the heavens, covering the sky.
"Boom!"
A series of earthquake-like sounds erupted, followed by countless thunderous roars.
These thousand arms, each not only containing the power of Wood Style and Susano'o but also the power of the Six Paths.
Under such indiscriminate bombardment, Lin Nan truly didn't believe Naruto and Sasuke could escape unscathed.
As the smoke continuously billowed, the figures of Naruto and Sasuke could no longer be seen.
It was unclear how long the bombardment had lasted; the ground had been continuously trembling for quite some time, already pockmarked and devastated.
Lin Nan ceased his attack and activated his Rinnegan, wanting to see what was happening inside.
However, the swirling smoke obstructed his vision. The Rinnegan did not possess the penetration ability of white smoke; it could only detect Naruto and Sasuke's chakra once the smoke dispersed.
When the smoke finally slowly cleared, Lin Nan's brow furrowed. His Rinnegan had already detected traces of Naruto and Sasuke's chakra.
It was very strong. Although not as potent as before, it was relatively easy to recover.
As the smoke completely dissipated, the two figures had merged into one.
A colossal Nine-Tails, its golden aura somewhat dim, was clad in a tattered purple Susano'o armor.
The two had actually completed the fusion of Susano'o and Nine-Tails.
However, the two needed to continuously output chakra to resist Lin Nan's attack, which meant they hadn't joined forces to break the Infinite Tsukuyomi jutsu, much to Lin Nan's relief.
The attack of the True Several Thousand Hands had not had a significant impact on them?
Lin Nan was somewhat surprised, feeling he had underestimated the Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke.
Furthermore, Lin Nan noticed that Sasuke, who had already acquired the power of the Tailed Beasts, had clad his Susano'o onto the golden Nine-Tails. It was visually apparent that there were faint traces of lightning power on the flowing golden surface, which was the Tailed Beast power Sasuke had absorbed.
In other words, Naruto and Sasuke at this moment were equivalent to a weakened version of Susano'o-clad Ten-Tails.
This was not a good sign!
Immediately, Lin Nan intended to use True Several Thousand Hands again to suppress them. However, he noticed Karin's fiery red hair was dimming and showing signs of turning white.
Was her life force about to run out?
The True Several Thousand Hands he had unleashed this time had indeed consumed too much.
Even if Karin's life force was drained, it might not be enough for significant suppression.
Besides Karin, who else among the entire Allied Shinobi Forces possessed such powerful life force?
Tsunade couldn't be drained further; she was already close to her limit.
Who else?
Hidan?
Hidan's wasn't really life force, was it?
Wait, Hidan?
Lin Nan immediately dispatched a shadow clone to search for Hidan.
Regarding Naruto and Sasuke, Lin Nan then changed his mind.
According to Lin Nan's initial plan, subduing Naruto and Sasuke was his primary objective.
Lin Nan did not intend to kill them, because even if he revived them after killing them, Sasuke might recover his full strength, but Naruto's Sage Body would disappear.
Lin Nan still wanted Naruto to become a good village leader; he would be of great help in governing the ninja world in the future.
It was useless to just say it; even without war, the world needed someone to govern it.
Naruto was an excellent leader, even if he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and couldn't manage mountains of paperwork. Look at the Fifth Hokage; her desk was always impeccably clean.
Of course, this might also be due to Shikamaru, his future Hokage's aide, being too lazy to help him out of trouble.
Moreover, Naruto, as a heroic figure, had an immense influence on the entire ninja world in the future.
In other words, as long as Naruto didn't agree with him, even if he implemented a war-free policy in the ninja world, Naruto would absolutely be an obstacle.
They say the Uchiha clan were prone to tunnel vision, but Naruto was the one who truly liked to get fixated, and Naruto's talk-no-jutsu was formidable; most people couldn't out-argue him.
Could Lin Nan win an argument against him?
Just look at Naruto's track record; he talked Nagato to death, and he talked Obito to death.
Therefore, the only way to deal with Naruto was to subdue him by force, but could Naruto be subdued?
Clearly impossible!
Trapping Naruto until a fait accompli was achieved, and then releasing him, would not cause his strength to diminish due to death, and it would also allow him to see a brighter future. Then he could revive Naruto's father and Jiraiya.
Naruto would have to accept it, even if he didn't want to.
Even if he wasn't particularly intelligent, he wasn't that foolish either!
As for Sasuke?
Let him die if he wants to!
Lin Nan gave Naruto and Sasuke no room to breathe and immediately controlled Kamui Susano'o, which, due to its proximity, had also been covered by True Several Thousand Hands earlier.
However, since Kamui Susano'o could materialize parts of itself, it had naturally not been hit by True Several Thousand Hands.
Kamui Susano'o's weapons included not only the Kamui Shuriken but also two wing blades. By wrapping Truth-Seeking Orbs around the wing blades, it regained a black katana.
"Daikokuten!"
"Boom!"
Instantly, a vast black curtain enveloped Naruto and Sasuke.
This move was not enough to kill Naruto and Sasuke, Lin Nan knew, but it would definitely make them extremely disheveled.
And most crucially, his Kamui Susano'o could directly enter it.
Immediately, Lin Nan controlled Kamui Susano'o and flapped its wings, flying into Daikokuten, preparing to give Naruto and Sasuke a surprise.
Wasn't it Naruto and Sasuke's combined effort, with the Nine-Tails wielding a great sword?
I'll give you a forced separation!