"Get out of the way!"
That was right.
Basil Hawkins's first reaction was not to play a card for defense, but to warn them to dodge.
Though he had no idea how powerful the escaping light truly was, it clearly exceeded all expectations.
It was simply not something they could withstand in their current state.
With someone possessing Vice Admiral-level combat power charging at full speed from less than half a city away, dodging would not be easy.
As for the dormitory guards—
All that could be said was that the Yin-Yang Bureau—no, the entire World Government—was not extravagant enough to assign someone with at least Vice Admiral-level combat power to be a full-time gatekeeper.
Of course, except for the lofty Lord Imu.
Thus, they could only watch helplessly as the emerald-green escaping light—
Effortlessly shattered Nagato Uzumaki's full-power Shinra Tensei.
Then, in an instant, it merged into the red-haired boy's body, causing green light to bloom across his entire form.
"Nagato!!"
Basil Hawkins and Kiriya cried out in alarm. Nagato himself was equally shocked.
He truly had not expected the escaping light's target to be him.
But soon, his consciousness was dragged into the depths of his mind, into a spiritual space.
Mountains and water stretched as far as the eye could see.
As well as a strange giant tree that appeared to be formed from many different trees tangled together, coexisting in symbiosis.
"Young man, what is your name?"
Suddenly, Nagato Uzumaki heard a voice asking from between heaven and earth.
"Who?!"
"Who's speaking? And where is this?"
His eyes had already turned into the purple Rinnegan.
The next moment, the boy fixed his gaze on that sole unusual tree.
Because only it contained an incomparably vast amount of energy.
"My name is Liuhe. I was once a