After Soji dealt with all the Summoning Beasts, he looked back at Nagato and found that the other man had remained completely unmoved!
This greatly surprised Soji.
Not only had Nagato remained unmoved while Soji dealt with the Summoning Beasts, he had not even shown any intention of making a move!
This made Soji vaguely feel that something was wrong.
But for the moment, he could not put his finger on it.
In short, Soji felt that Nagato was especially strange today!
At first, Soji had thought that Nagato had grown stronger after recovering his health, which was why he felt something was off about him.
But now, it seemed that was not the case.
Soji was certain that Nagato had some kind of scheme.
Otherwise, he would not have been so arrogant as to believe he could challenge him.
It was just that Soji had no idea what this scheme was for the time being.
That was also why Soji had remained so cautious throughout the battle.
Because Soji had always been guarding against Nagato's scheme.
Otherwise, even though Nagato's strength was vastly different from before, it would have been impossible for him to fight Soji for so long without suffering much injury.
There was only one reason for this: Soji had been holding back.
Especially now, as Nagato watched him destroy every Summoning Beast he had summoned, the unease in Soji's heart only grew stronger.
If only my original body could return. With its strength, there'd be no need to worry about any schemes or tricks. It could just crush everything head-on.
Thinking of this, Soji felt somewhat helpless.
Although Mizuki Ember's strength in this identity was likewise invincible in the Ninja World, his invincibility was not without limits.
For example, if he were hit by the Reaper