Fourth Shinobi World War, main battlefield.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Before everyone's horrified eyes, several mountains were cleaved in half by a single slash. The unsupported upper portions slowly slid toward the ground, releasing deep, thunderous roars.
The violent shockwave, carrying shattered rocks with it, instantly sent Konan, Nagato, Shima, and the others standing near the Susanoo flying.
Bang! Konan crossed her arms to protect her vital points. After tumbling through the air several times, she slammed heavily into the ground.
"Nagato!"
She sprang to her feet and looked worriedly at Nagato beside her. Once she confirmed that he was unharmed, Konan immediately turned to face the Susanoo's glowing eyes, cold sweat beading densely across her forehead.
This Susanoo was unlike any she had seen before.
"His Chakra has become more stable!!" Konan said gravely.
"This guy's strength has increased by this much?" Sage Shima gripped the ground tightly with all four limbs and narrowed her eyes. "He's practically no different from Uchiha Madara back then."
Then, Sage Shima secretly glanced at Nagato Uzumaki. When she saw that his expression was equally grim, she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
A shinobi of this level was probably someone only Hashirama Senju of old could stop.
And clearly, although the leader of Akatsuki possessed the Rinnegan, he was no Hashirama Senju.
Konan had thought of this as well and asked quietly.
"Can you absorb his Chakra?"
Nagato nodded, then shook his head again without answering.
Thud! As the dull sound reached everyone's ears—
The sky abruptly darkened.
"This is..."
Konan's pupils contracted as she instinctively looked upward.
A foot radiating pale cyan light descended from the sky, with rocks and clumps of dirt stuck to its sole, stomping directly toward where the two of them stood.
Whoosh! The two