(This pair of chapters is a bit padded.)
Relying on his instinct for danger, amid the terrifying storm produced by the explosion, Rōshi moved all three Chakra tails behind him in front of himself, using them to help withstand the impact.
Pfft—
Though his tails blocked most of the terrifying impact, a fair amount still struck his body directly.
In an instant, a large cloud of Bloody Mist burst from Rōshi's body.
Blasted away by that terrifying force, Rōshi smashed straight into the trunk of a tree, then crashed down to the ground, kicking up dust.
"Ah!"
Rōshi's body was already a bloody mess, and shrill screams kept tearing from his mouth. His expression had also twisted hideously from the pain wracking him.
Nagato, however, still stood where he was. Though his right hand was also mangled, with the power of the Tailed Beast, the Gelel Stone, and the effects of the Uzumaki Bloodline, it was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This kind of injury would not affect him at all. Instead, it made him feel a faint thrill.
It had been a long time since he had tried this way of fighting—not relying mainly on the Rinnegan, but combining the Rinnegan with other powers to bring out an even stronger effect.
"Is this the full extent of your strength?"
Looking at Rōshi as he screamed nonstop, Nagato's expression became incomparably arrogant.
It was as if he had returned to the time when he once called himself a god.
At the same time, Rōshi's expression twisted. He hurriedly called on the Tailed Beast Chakra inside him, covering his body once more with the Tailed Beast Cloak that had just been blasted apart, wrapping it over his wounds to stop the bleeding.
Then he looked at Nagato