The Akatsuki's Crushing Defeat

The moment Nagato realized the Ten-Tails had broken free of his control, he knew things had gone terribly wrong!

And with the Ten-Tails trapped by the enemy's Armored Nine-Tails, things had gone from bad to worse!

As the real Impure World Madara charged toward them,

Konan, who stood beside Nagato, was the first to take flight. She transformed into a swarm of paper shuriken and sent them flying at Impure World Madara.

No matter who the enemy was, no matter how strong they were,

she wouldn't let them hurt Nagato again!

"Konan! Come back! You're no match for him!" Nagato shouted, frantic.

Konan was alive, not an Impure World Body.

Going up against Madara was practically suicide!

"You fool!"

Madara scoffed. Konan wasn't his target; he couldn't be bothered to spare an enemy of her caliber even a glance.

Still, her fearlessness was worthy of respect.

So Madara held nothing back.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction"!

A torrent of enormous fireballs, like falling meteors, erupted and engulfed hundreds of meters around them. The flames were immensely powerful and scorching hot, melting all of Konan's paper in an instant.

Clearly, their ninjutsu were in entirely different leagues.

Fortunately, Nagato pulled Konan back with Banshō Ten'in in time, then used Shinra Tensei to repel all the flames.

Otherwise, after that one attack, Konan would have become a "Seraph."

"So this is the power of the Rinnegan?"

"Very well, then. Let me show you the true difference between us!"

Madara smiled proudly and raised a hand, unleashing the Rinnegan's power as well.

[Shinra Tensei]!

Nagato hurriedly countered.

[Shinra Tensei]!

The repulsive forces of two identical Shinra Tensei collided. The immense power was enough to crush the air, as if two invisible walls had slammed into each other.

But Madara's side was clearly stronger.