The thunderous roar caused by "Rotation" echoed through the valley for a long while. The dust it kicked up was driven back by air currents blocked by the surrounding cliffs, billowing ever higher until it nearly blanketed the entire forest and showed no sign of stopping!
On top of that, the sun had only just risen and the light was still dim, plunging everything around them into gloom.
Slowly descending from the sky, Nagato's usually indifferent face showed a rare hint of solemnity amid the dust.
The fact that his opponent could unleash a Shinra Tensei of that magnitude had greatly exceeded his expectations. Its power was nearly comparable to the Shinra Tensei he had used to destroy Konoha.
That was precisely why he had not wasted chakra on Wind Release techniques to disperse the dust.
He knew full well that the entire valley—even the whole forest—was shrouded in dust. It was not something one or two Wind Release techniques could easily clear away, nor was there any need to.
After sensing his surroundings slightly, Nagato walked in one direction.
Under the impact of Hyuga Kagami's Rotation just now, everyone on the field had been blown apart. Some had even been hurled several miles away, but no matter how far Naruto was, the aura of the Tailed Beast within him could not escape Nagato's notice.
In the distance.
A disheveled Kakashi crawled out of a mound of earth. Before he even had time to catch his breath, he hurriedly checked on Naruto beside him. Only after confirming that Naruto was merely unconscious and unharmed did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But soon, he began to worry again.
The chakra remaining in his body was nowhere near enough to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Naruto back