There Must Be a Limit

A few snowflakes fell from the sky, scattering over the wreckage below.

Taking a step back and observing for a moment, one would notice that this Dead Silence Domain was slowly expanding outward at a steady, unhurried pace.

"Truly terrifying."

Konan said with a grave expression. Her paper clone then stepped directly into the Dead Silence Domain. The moment it entered, its expression shifted—it felt as if it had plunged into the deep sea, its chakra beginning to drain uncontrollably from its body at a rapid pace.

"No..."

The paper clone immediately tried to leave, but just as one hand extended beyond the Dead Silence Domain, the chakra composing the clone was completely drained in the next instant. The clone instantly dissolved into a pile of shredded paper, falling to the ground.

"Ugh!"

On a distant hilltop, Konan let out a soft groan, furrowing her brow before staring at the Dead Silence Domain with extreme wariness.

"How is it?"

Nagato looked at Konan, knowing she had obtained results.

Konan glanced at Obito and Black Zetsu, then nodded.

"Nagato, what they said is true. That domain absorbs the chakra inside our bodies and is continuously expanding outward. Not only does it absorb chakra, but it also drains other energies from living organisms. There's likely no living thing left inside that domain."

Konan looked at Nagato, relaying what she had just detected.

Hearing this, Nagato's expression darkened instantly. So it was true. He then looked at the two before him with an indescribable gaze. If he remembered correctly, this monster was spawned by that fool Madara, wasn't it? If this idiot hadn't decided to carry out a clan massacre, this monster would never have appeared.

"No, a mere pair of Mangekyo Sharingan—how could they possess the great power to envelop and destroy the entire Ninja World? That's impossible. Even my Rinnegan can't achieve that level, let alone a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan."

"His power must have a limit. It can't be infinitely increasing."

Nagato shook his head, speaking in a tone that was either self-reassuring or self-deceiving.

"But I can't guarantee that this monster truly has no upper limit. It seems I have to act. I never thought that before conquering the world, I'd have to save it first."

Nagato looked at the blurry shadow in the sky, thinking to himself. At this point, there was no time to dwell on blaming that unreliable Uchiha Obito. After all, things had already come to this—complaining was useless.

"Nagato, you..."

Seeing Nagato like this, Uchiha Obito grew anxious. He had called Nagato here hoping to use his power to destroy and kill this monster before it could grow. If Nagato thought the monster posed no threat and refused to act, by the time it matured, everything would be too late.

If everyone was dead and the world was destroyed, how could he ever realize his ultimate plan? How could he create a world with Rin!

"Shut up, Madara. If it weren't for you and Uchiha Itachi, the situation wouldn't have come to this, and this monster wouldn't have appeared. I will act, but after this is over, you'd better give me an explanation!"

Before Uchiha Obito could speak, Nagato barked sharply. The current situation had truly enraged him. His plan had been proceeding smoothly, and then that fool Uchiha Madara had to stir up such a massive disaster. Why the hell did you have to go and annihilate the Uchiha Clan?

And weren't you supposed to be the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan? What good did destroying your own family do?

Even if you did it, fine—but you had to go and cause such a catastrophe. And after causing it, you couldn't even handle it yourself. Did you think I couldn't see that?

Wasn't it just that you couldn't solve it yourself, so you came running to me, the future Kami?

And they called you the strongest in the Ninja World? I think you're just a brainless fool!

"Fine, this one is my fault. After we kill this monster, I'll give you an explanation."

Uchiha Obito paused for a moment, then nodded. In truth, he felt some regret now too. If only he hadn't listened to Uchiha Itachi and gone along with wiping out the Uchiha Clan. But alas, there were no ifs in this world.

Nagato gazed at Uchiha Yue in the distance, beginning to contemplate how to kill this monster.

"It absorbs chakra, meaning I have to finish this quickly—kill him in an extremely short time. And since it absorbs other energies too, I can't go in person..."

Soon, Nagato had a plan. He didn't think he would lose to Uchiha Yue. If this guy truly had growth potential, then in the future he might not be a match. But now, how much time had passed since last night? No matter how strong he was, how far could he have gotten?

Soon, Deva Path Pain, Naraka Path, Asura Path, Animal Path...

All Six Paths of Pain mobilized, determined to utterly annihilate Uchiha Yue.

At this moment, high in the sky, Uchiha Yue lay quietly within the chest of his Susanoo, his eyes tightly shut, already fast asleep. Yes, that's right—Uchiha Yue was sleeping. Standing there and staring blankly was boring, so he might as well sleep. Maybe by the time he woke up, this world would already be destroyed.

Of course, besides sleeping, he was also deducing ninjutsu. As he grew stronger, his mind became sharper, and his computational ability grew increasingly powerful, trending toward evolution into a supercomputer. Many techniques, he only needed to think about them to know how to execute them.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Uchiha Yue opened his eyes, sharply lifting his head to look in a certain direction. He sensed the presence of powerful chakra entering his domain.

Several figures appeared within his domain, charging toward him with overwhelming killing intent.

"Oh! Interesting. The Six Paths of Pain—so it's Nagato? Heh, did you learn of your future fate and rush here to die? Fine, since that's the case, I'll send you on your way."

Uchiha Yue's gaze fell upon a distant hilltop, spotting Nagato and the others. Then, he raised his hand.

A massive number of chains burst from his body, sealing off this space entirely. In his Energy Ring state, he couldn't move—but being unable to move didn't mean he couldn't attack.

"Such power..."

On the distant hilltop, Nagato frowned. The chakra inside his body was rapidly draining away.

Pain...