If Shinji had been there, he wouldn't have been surprised by this scene.
Everyone feared Otsutsuki Toneri's Truth-Seeking Orbs because of their unique properties. Those without Six Paths Power or Senjutsu couldn't even touch them.
Of the people on the battlefield, only Neji and Kimimaro, fused together in midair, could barely withstand the Truth-Seeking Orbs. The others—Karin, the unnamed shinobi, and even Sasuke with his Cursed Seal activated—had no confidence they could counter them.
But that didn't mean the Truth-Seeking Orbs were more powerful than the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. On the contrary, the Tenseigan technique's power actually surpassed that of the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs' strength lay mainly in how easily they overwhelmed weaker opponents.
Against an opponent of equal strength, however, things were different. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto had kicked a Truth-Seeking Orb away, while Sasuke, who possessed the Yin Power bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths, had easily pierced one with a sword thrown by his Susanoo.
The Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was different. Its destructive power was directly tied to its user's Dojutsu, and had practically no limit. If its user was strong enough, they could cleave even the entire world in two!
The only reason the unnamed shinobi had blocked Otsutsuki Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was that Karin had restrained at least half of his power.
Inside the Susanoo, the unnamed shinobi had blocked the golden sword. Without hesitation, they immediately drove their Susanoo to twist aside, sacrificing half its shoulder to pull free the long blade that had been blocking the golden sword. Then they slashed at Otsutsuki Toneri in the distance.
Boom!
The red blade came crashing down, slamming hard into Otsutsuki Toneri.
But to everyone's astonishment, Otsutsuki Toneri, in Tenseigan Chakra Mode, simply raised a hand