The powerful shockwave shook the Land of Rain. Even the Land of Fire, hundreds of miles away, felt the sudden tremor, as if an earthquake had struck.
Minato, Kakashi, and the others braced themselves and endured the violent shaking. Once it passed, Hong asked in shock, "Senior Minato, what... what was that?"
"..."
Minato's expression was grave.
He had no idea where the light that had descended from the sky came from. But judging by the destruction it had wrought, this wasn't a light of salvation. It was a destructive attack.
Someone had launched a pillar of light from beyond the sky to attack the Ninja World!
Perhaps their target was Madara Uchiha.
An attack like that was beyond the understanding of any Ninja. It was the power of a Deity.
"Could it be Heavenly Punishment?"
That was all Minato could guess. At the same time, his worldview began to crumble.
The Rinnegan existed. Then perhaps the Sage of Six Paths existed too. Maybe the true Deities were up in the heavens, watching over the Ninja World.
Whenever they saw a great evildoer, they would unleash Divine Punishment!
But wasn't this Divine Punishment far too cruel? The shockwave alone had probably leveled more than a dozen nearby towns, causing countless casualties!
Was this really a Deity as benevolent as the Sage of Six Paths?
Perhaps... the nature of Deities was simply cold and ruthless!
Minato wanted to go to the center of the explosion and see whether Madara Uchiha was dead.
But the next second, he collapsed unconscious.
"Teacher Minato?"
"Senior Minato!"
Kakashi caught Minato, baffled that he'd collapsed just like Kakashi had.
They were fleeing for their lives. This wasn't the time to fall asleep!
Minato had already been in terrible shape. Madara's Susanoo had hit him, and he