"Just as expected of the Rinnegan. But—"
Sparkle drew her twin blades. Then she charged at Nagato.
Thud!
Facing Sparkle's sneak attack via the Flying Thunder God Technique, Nagato remained unhurried and engaged her directly.
"Useless! Konoha's fate has already been decided by me. Everything you do is nothing more than a struggle. Come, feel pain!"
Nagato had now gathered the power of all Six Paths into himself.
After blocking Sparkle's twin blades, the two entered a contest of strength.
"—That's not for you to decide."
The Rinnegan in Sparkle's eyes shimmered with dazzling light.
A phantom image of Acalanatha appeared behind her. Then, her "stand-in" helped Sparkle complete the hand seals.
"What?!"
Nagato's eyes widened.
Nagato tried to stop her. Another pair of arms immediately emerged from behind him and struck toward Acalanatha behind Sparkle.
Nagato could use the Asura Path's power on himself as well.
But Acalanatha had more than just two arms.
While blocking Nagato's attack, Acalanatha had already completed the hand seals. It then raised a hand and swept it out.
Nine green spheres of light shot forth at once, but they were not aimed at Nagato. Instead, they flew toward the enormous rock sphere.
The instant they touched the rock sphere, the light spheres suddenly changed shape, becoming nine massive chains that tightly bound the entire sphere.
Immediately afterward, the green glow in Sparkle's Tenseigan surged.
"Jade Wheel Rebirth Explosion!"
The nine chains tightened at once. Emerald Chakra light spread along them, forcibly stopping the rock sphere's continued expansion. That terrifying gravitational force abruptly froze at that moment, as though an invisible hand had seized it by the throat.
Bang!
The chains crushed the rocks and then locked onto the black core at the center.
"My Chakra is being absorbed?!" Nagato frowned deeply.
Normally, only