Lin Nan took a deep breath, his chest heaving.
The Ten-Tails was simply too large; the factors controlled by Inorganic Reincarnation were insufficient to have a significant impact.
However, this should be enough for now.
As the Ten-Tails was still charging its attack, it suddenly let out a cry of pain, momentarily startling Obito. He also felt the temperature around him increase.
Looking down, Obito's pupils contracted instantly.
Cracks had appeared in the ground, and tendrils of red were emerging from them.
"Lava?"
Obito commanded the Ten-Tails to leap, resembling a giant toad that blotted out the sky.
"Have you always been after my lava? But what can this small amount of lava do?" Obito narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Lin Nan, who was flailing about as if performing a shamanic dance.
Lin Nan was primarily delighted. Being able to bring out the magma from beneath the earth was already a victory for him.
After all, magma was located in the mantle layer, some two thousand kilometers below the surface.
Lin Nan had essentially manipulated a section of the earth to extend downwards. Fortunately, the magma here wasn't that deep, though it was still over a thousand kilometers underground.
As long as it surfaced, everything else would fall into place.
Immediately, Lin Nan clapped his hands together, infusing more Inorganic Reincarnation chakra into the lava.
Was lava inorganic?
Strictly speaking, lava was a combination of various substances, but its main component was high-temperature liquefied rock. Rock, naturally, was inorganic.
This meant Lin Nan could control it entirely.
"Young Master Lin, is using lava against the Ten-Tails not a bit of a stretch?" Kakashi stepped forward, looking at the lava flowing like a small stream from a fountain, and asked with confusion.
Lin Nan shot Kakashi a glare. "What do you know? Just watch!"
*Crack!*
As Lin Nan slammed his hands onto the ground, the lava-spewing surface suddenly bulged, instantly forming a small mountain.
*Boom!*
From atop the mountain, a surge of heat erupted, spewing out a massive plume of lava accompanied by thick volcanic ash. It was as if a volcano had just formed, creating a scene of immense grandeur.
"He created a volcano?" Obito's expression turned extremely strange, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
*Crack!*
Obito's eyes narrowed. He seemed to see something crawling out of the crater. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a hand.
Then came another hand, followed by a head seemingly made of lava, emerging from the crater as if from thin air.
"What the hell is that..."
Obito stared, dumbfounded. He looked at Lin Nan not far away. Was this another of his creations?
As a colossal lava giant, exuding an aura of molten brilliance, completely emerged from the crater, the spectacle stunned everyone present.
"Mr. Lin is amazing!" Naruto couldn't help but give Lin Nan a thumbs-up.
Kakashi also nodded, though he still harbored some worry. "Although this technique is extremely flashy, its size is too small. It's unlikely to inflict any substantial damage on the Ten-Tails!"
Lin Nan glanced at Kakashi and immediately retorted, "If you can do better, you do it!"
Kakashi coughed dryly and said no more.
But he was indeed speaking the truth. This lava giant was only a hundred meters tall, just a bit taller than the Eight-Tails, and nowhere near the size of the Ten-Tails.
This was not Lin Nan's full capability. After all, the lava giant was different from the concrete giant from before.
The concrete giant required a massive amount of mental energy to control because it was a composite and not a complete entity, later needing to contain Madara Uchiha's Susano'o.
However, the lava giant was purely made from lava, requiring only a small amount of Lin Nan's energy, along with the senjutsu chakra from Inorganic Reincarnation.
It is worth noting that in this timeline, the lava giant appeared before the concrete giant.
"I can keep the Ten-Tails busy for a while. You guys should continue with your original plan: capture Obito, or if absolutely necessary, kill him..."
Lin Nan glanced at Kakashi intentionally or unintentionally with this last sentence.
As a capable ninja, Kakashi, despite his inner turmoil, prioritized the bigger picture at this moment. He immediately nodded in agreement.
"Excellent, let's do this!"
With that, Lin Nan commanded the lava giant to charge directly at the Ten-Tails.
The lava giant, seemingly oozing molten matter, should not have been fast. But with the boost from Lin Nan's massive chakra, its speed increased significantly.
"A mere trick, daring to show off before a master?"
Obito sneered at the sight and controlled the Ten-Tails to sweep its tail.
The tail resembled a giant doughy appendage.
*Bang!*
The moment the lava giant was struck, smoke rose from its tail, and the lava giant was instantly torn to shreds.
But it wasn't that simple.
Lin Nan smiled slightly. With a slight movement of his hands, the lava giant, previously shattered, was instantly restored to its original form.
This was the terrifying aspect of this technique. Even the Ten-Tails, with its thousand-degree heat, should be able to inflict damage, right?
One had to admit, the Ten-Tails was exceptionally tough. Even with contact from this thousand-degree lava, it should have been scalded, even if it was just a glancing blow.
Yet, looking at its tail, aside from some slightly blackened marks, there were no signs of injury.
This creature, even if its tail were to be severed, probably wouldn't sustain any significant damage.
Lin Nan deeply mourned the fate of his own physical abilities.
A true Hell Stab, or his main body unleashing its full power, might have been able to breach its defenses, but it was unnecessary.
What was the point of breaching its defense?
The Ten-Tails was so enormous that a tiny wound would be no more than a tickle.
Unless it was Guy in his Eight Gates form, a single powerful strike might be able to decapitate it.
But for now, it was unnecessary.
No one knew if this creature could regenerate its head even if it were to be severed.
Lin Nan suddenly remembered that in the games he played before crossing over, Eight Gates Guy was about to be released.
It was a shame he couldn't see it.
He could only witness this spectacle firsthand...
Meanwhile, after its initial attack failed, the Ten-Tails did not hesitate. The next moment, it began charging a Tailed Beast Ball.
Was it planning to use the Tailed Beast Ball to directly scatter the lava giant?
Lin Nan's brow twitched at the sight.
*Boom!*
The next instant, the Ten-Tails unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball with an immense area of effect. Under Lin Nan's control, the lava giant had nowhere to dodge and instantly turned to dust.
"Hahaha!" Obito let out another wild laugh. "Little Lin, you had your chance, but you wasted it!"
Lin Nan, however, smiled gently. "Oh, really?"
Obito's smile froze. From the overflowing lava in the crater, countless lava giants were rising.
The scene was incredibly spectacular.