Watching Hyuga Kagami wield a golden sword as radiant as the sun, cleaving through the Wood Dragon and hurtling toward him, Nagato's shock-filled eyes flashed with disbelief!
"How is this possible?!"
Amid his astonishment, a trace of fear quietly spread through his heart.
Even he had not realized that, after several previous defeats, his subconscious had developed a slight fear of the God Organization's leader before him, the one wearing a demon-faced mask!
At that moment, brilliant golden light poured down!
Within that blinding golden radiance, Nagato, who had been slightly dazed, immediately came to his senses. Instinctively, he tried to switch positions with his Limbo Clones to evade the attack, but the moment he activated the Rinnegan's ocular power, he discovered that all four Limbo Clones had been disrupted by the Truth-Seeking Orbs and could not respond to him properly.
"This is bad!"
Panic rose in Nagato's heart.
In midair, Hyuga Kagami, who was bringing his sword down, took in the panic on Nagato's face and felt somewhat puzzled.
From Nagato's battle against Otsutsuki Toneri just now, as well as his fight with several Kage, he had noticed that Nagato's combat skills had improved significantly compared to before. His responses to changing circumstances had also been fairly impressive, so Hyuga Kagami was puzzled as to why Nagato had become inexplicably flustered the moment they exchanged blows.
However, this was clearly not the time to dwell on such matters. With a thought, Hyuga Kagami suppressed his doubts, and the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion descending from his blade did not hesitate in the slightest.
Roar!
At that moment, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had been beside Nagato all along, let out a soul-shaking roar. At the same time, it stretched out a thick arm and shielded Nagato behind