At this moment, Lin Nan finally understood why Kai's Death Gate could shatter the Six Paths Madara, while Might Dai's Death Gate only had three ninja swordsmen escape.
Ultimately, it all came down to chakra.
Although Kai specialized in taijutsu, everything was fundamentally rooted in the same principle. Taijutsu was classified under "ninjutsu" as a broad category, which was then further divided into ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, senjutsu, and kinjutsu.
Everything relied on chakra accumulation.
As an elite jonin, Kai's chakra was cultivated to an astonishing degree. It could be said that from the beginning of the anime to the later stages, he never lacked chakra.
While taijutsu might not require as much chakra as ninjutsu, this did not impede Kai's cultivation of his own chakra.
Therefore, after opening the Death Gate, he could unleash the astonishing chakra that even Madara praised: "In terms of taijutsu, I have met no one superior. I, Uchiha Madara, declare you the strongest!"
Did Hidan have a lot of chakra?
Not much. For Hidan, it could only be said that he possessed it, but he was not skilled in its use.
Even in taijutsu, Hidan only relied on his immortality to brawl, trading blows for blows.
It could even be said that Hidan exchanged everything about himself, including his intelligence, for his immortality.
However, if Hidan didn't have chakra, it didn't mean Lin Nan didn't.
With his manipulation, the Infinite Tsukuyomi directly transferred the chakra of the Allied Shinobi Forces into Hidan's body.
"Ah!"
A roar, filled with unconcealable pain.
Lin Nan had reached his limit, both mentally and physically.
Might Guy, what kind of monster was this?
The chakra erupting from him was utterly incomparable to Kai in the Death Gate, yet even so, Lin Nan was already on the verge of collapse.
This just showed how extraordinary Kai was.
Meanwhile, Lin Nan's true body was also experiencing damage whose speed of repair was slightly slower than the speed of destruction, with his muscles visibly trembling and rupturing.
Not only Lin Nan's true body but Hidan's body was the same. However, Hidan's cursed jutsu's blood energy allowed his injuries to remain in a bizarre "null" state, having no effect on his bodily functions.
In other words, Hidan would only need to stitch up his wounds afterward to return to normal.
This was the most direct difference in physical strength.
As chakra flowed in, the blood-colored steam, resembling red flames, that emanated from Hidan himself expanded by a whole circle.
Lin Nan gritted his teeth inwardly. What was the point of opening the Death Gate with Edo Tensei? He would instantly explode into ash before reaching this stage.
He couldn't hold on any longer!
He needed to vent the chakra, otherwise, even Hidan's body would instantly shatter.
Thus, with a flash of blood-red light, Lin Nan manipulated Hidan and launched an attack.
"Boom!"
As if his backside were on fire, Lin Nan's speed was extreme. The pain constantly drove him forward, as if the blood in his body was a burden, and only by running faster could the source of this pain be expelled.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Nan had already arrived before Naruto and Sasuke.
"Where does it hurt (Naruto)!"
"Sasuke (Sasuke)!"
Naruto and Sasuke were already on high alert. Seeing this, they let out a fierce roar. Their seamless cooperation allowed the Nine-Tails Kurama’s cloak to unleash a drawing-sword slash towards "Hidan," who was Lin Nan.
From here on, it would all be Lin Nan, as Hidan was merely a tool. His consciousness was now within the puppet.
And at this moment, the puppet was already riddled with holes and even showed signs of charring.
"Bang!"
Over here, Lin Nan's figure, like a blood-red flash, easily dodged the blade of the Nine-Tails Kurama’s cloak. The next moment, he charged directly towards the Nine-Tails' head.
Naruto and Sasuke were inside at this time.
"Naruto!"
Sasuke roared again.
Naruto immediately understood and instantly fired a Tailed Beast Bomb towards Lin Nan.
Meanwhile, Lin Nan simply used a Shunshin to dodge the Tailed Beast Bomb and then moved even faster towards Naruto and Sasuke.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto grunted.
Sasuke nodded slightly, and a flash of lightning appeared in his palm.
Simultaneously, Naruto's Magnet Release Rasengan appeared.
"No, the speed is too fast, my Sharingan can't keep up!" Sasuke's expression changed drastically.
At this moment, while dodging left and right, Lin Nan had already reached the chin of the Nine-Tails Kurama’s cloak.
"Bang!"
With a punch, carrying the immense chakra of the Death Gate, he directly knocked the Nine-Tails Kurama’s cloak to the ground with an uppercut.
"Bang!"
The Nine-Tails fell, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Tsk!"
Lin Nan was extremely dissatisfied with the effect. It couldn't even break through their defenses?
It seemed he was still quite far from the Death Gate Kai.
Then, what if he added the Hell Stab?
"Screech!"
"Hidan's" body began to crackle with arcing electricity. His white hair stood on end like red spikes, and his entire body was suffused with blood-red light!
The Lightning Style Armor Mode also placed a certain burden on the body, but compared to the Death Gate, it was a trivial matter.
"Piu—"
Transforming into a blood-red lightning bolt, Lin Nan plunged into the dust cloud and pointed directly at the fox's head covered by the Tengu mask.
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
Two figures were sent flying out of the dust cloud, crashing hundreds of meters away before stabilizing their forms.
If not Naruto and Sasuke, who else could it be?
It turned out that under Lin Nan's Death Gate combined with the Hell Stab, he had directly pierced through the Susanoo mask and the Nine-Tails' head, continuing towards Naruto and Sasuke with residual force.
However, neither Naruto nor Sasuke were pushovers. They intended to confront Lin Nan head-on.
The Chidori, formed by Yin release, and the Rasenshuriken, formed by Yang release, officially engaged in a beam struggle with Lin Nan.
But they had clearly underestimated Lin Nan's burst of power.
Even though Naruto and Sasuke were sent flying so far, they were not injured, and not a single drop of blood trickled from their lips.
On Lin Nan's side, however, it was a different story.
Hidan's body was fine, but Lin Nan's true body was vomiting large amounts of blood. His muscles were constantly rejoicing, and he looked like a bloodied mess.
However, the Creation Rebirth Justu, brought about by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, was constantly repairing Lin Nan's body, although it couldn't keep up with the pace of destruction.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Nan felt that the longer he persisted in the Death Gate state, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
It seemed he had no choice but to use his ultimate move.
"Gather!"
"Bang!"
Countless amounts of chakra began to converge towards his heart, and then, with a sudden surge from the heart, the remaining chakra was unleashed in a final burst.
The surging blood-colored steam, formed by blood and chakra, began to condense into the shape of a dragon's head.
Concurrently, Lin Nan's true body's heart caved in terrifyingly.