"Sage Art: Candle Dragon Burning the World!"
A hundred-meter-long, crimson, legless dragon with a human face and serpent body seemed to descend upon the world. Majestic in appearance, it roamed freely above the lake, radiating fierce might.
Wherever the Candle Dragon passed, blazing trails that seemed capable of burning the heavens were left behind, falling like fire-scorched clouds. In an instant, a sea of flames surged into the sky. From above, scorching crimson fire rained down from the heavens, and its immense range left the other Akatsuki Organization members feeling powerless.
As the one directly facing this Fire Release Sage Art, Nagato felt the blood throughout his body begin to race and his temperature soar, as though some instinctive human fear of the unknown forces of nature had been awakened.
Even so, Nagato did not lose his composure. With a sudden idea, he controlled Zack to leap forward and plunge fiercely into the lake, diving deeper and deeper toward the bottom.
Naturally, that scene did not escape Senya's eyes, and an imperceptible smile tugged at his lips.
Raging flames continuously crashed against the lake's surface, while white steam erupted without end. The entire lake sank by several meters, as if the Candle Dragon would not rest until it had boiled away every drop of water.
Finally, after several dozen seconds, the flames dissipated. The surrounding red glow vanished, replaced by boundless steam rising into the air. Before long, a torrential downpour began to fall from the sky.
Rain struck Senya's body and also fell upon the Akatsuki Organization members who had already retreated a thousand meters away.
Kakuzu looked up at the dark, oppressive clouds overhead, his eyes trembling as though an earthquake had struck.
"With Fire Release on this scale, I'd believe you if you said it could wipe