Paper flitted into the sky as Konan flew north toward the mainland without pausing. She knew all too well how terrifying an enemy capable of creating Black Rods was. That mysterious monk who called himself "Jigen" was definitely a Kage Level powerhouse!
Only after Konan's figure had vanished completely into the distance did the explosions at the base finally subside.
The smoke gradually cleared from the sunken crater, revealing Jigen. He stared in the direction Konan had fled, his eyes full of irritation!
Clearly, before attacking, he hadn't expected Nagato and Konan's hideout to contain so many Explosive Tags. It was as if the entire hideout had been designed to deal with powerful enemies who came calling.
One had to remember that in the original timeline, even using only this body of Jigen's, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had been strong enough to suppress Naruto and Sasuke, the two strongest in the Shinobi World, after they had exhausted their Yang Power and Yin Power following the Fourth Shinobi World War.
So Konan's escape was a major mistake on his part.
Slumped nearby, Nagato had been gravely wounded and rendered incapable of resisting. Seeing that Konan had escaped safely, he spat blood from his mouth and chuckled. "Whatever you want from me, it's useless! I have nothing left to lose!"
Jigen drew his gaze back from the distance and looked down at Nagato. "No. I'll find something of value in you!"
With that, he lifted the gravely wounded Nagato and opened a space-time portal with Space-Time Ninjutsu. Then he stepped through.
In the blink of an eye, Jigen had brought Nagato to a dim underground laboratory.
Nagato looked shocked. "Space-Time Ninjutsu?! Who are you? Why can you use Black Rods?"
Jigen casually threw Nagato to the ground. "I gave you a chance to cooperate,