Suddenly, a massive spatial rift appeared in the air, like the maw of a ferocious beast, emanating a powerful suction force.
The suction force, like a call from an endless abyss, instantly shattered the surrounding tranquility.
Both Yan and Nagato felt the immense suction force, and their expressions instantly turned serious.
Although they each had their own thoughts, they both tacitly focused their strength on resisting the suction force.
Yan controlled Susanoo, and the tall, black-and-white giant emitted a deep rumble, as if responding to its master's will.
Susanoo's feet dug deep into the ground, creating two huge craters as dust billowed up.
At the same time, the Mangekyou pattern in the eyes of the Fiery Ones spun wildly, and an even more powerful ocular force surged out of the body. The longswords in Susanoo shone even brighter, attempting to counteract some of the suction force with their sharp sword energy.
The sword energy, like beams of light, roared towards the direction of the suction force, tearing the air apart and producing a sharp whistling sound wherever it passed.
Nagato, however, used gravity to quickly Hand Seals.
The surrounding rubble and building debris gathered towards him under the influence of gravity.
The rubble collided in the air, making a crackling sound, and the building ruins twisted and deformed, gradually forming a barrier.
Nagato's forehead was slightly sweaty as he focused intently on maintaining the barrier, trying to mitigate the effects of the suction.
However, the suction of the spatial rift grew stronger and stronger, like an endless black hole, greedily devouring everything around it.
Under the powerful suction, the flame- Susanoo began to sway precariously, the giant's body trembling slightly, its feet carving deep furrows in the ground.
The ground was also torn apart by the immense force, leaving more ravines, like crisscrossing scars across the earth.
Dust was swept into the air, forming a hazy gray haze that permeated the surroundings.
Nagato's barrier gradually crumbled, and the originally solid rubble and debris began to loosen and fall, causing his body to involuntarily move closer to the crack.
However, just when the two of them were feeling somewhat powerless, Yan suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some patterns in the cracks.
His eyes sharpened instantly as he stared intently at the situation within the crack.
He saw what appeared to be chaotic images inside the crack, like a scene of time disorder.
For example, a flower in full bloom withers instantly, then revives just as quickly, repeating this cycle repeatedly.
A bird's flight path became erratic, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, as if time itself had lost its direction.
There are even some scenes from the past, such as the Battle of the Valley of the End Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End, and the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha.
In a daze, Yan saw some unknown scenes: the entire Ninja World was engulfed in war, and the sky was dyed in various colors, but all of them vanished in an instant.
Yan didn't know whether those images came from the future.
Before he could think or react, the images vanished.
The time Uzumaki also disappeared, and the suction of the spatial rift gradually weakened until it vanished completely, as if it had never existed.
Yan and Nagato took the opportunity to stabilize themselves, and the surrounding space gradually returned to stability.
The violently trembling earth gradually calmed down, but the cityscape had undergone a dramatic change.
Most of the originally dilapidated buildings have disappeared; the crumbling walls and roofs have been reduced to dust by the suction force.
Instead, there were some Taiseki that emitted a mysterious light.
These towering Stone Pillars are covered with ancient runes that shimmer with a mysterious light, reflecting off the surrounding light.
A huge circular pattern appeared on the ground, covered with ancient runes, similar to but more complex than the runes seen on the walls before.
On either side of the design stand two figures, a man and a woman, one in black and one in white.
The man was dressed in a black robe, his posture upright like a pine tree, yet he exuded a chilling and sinister aura.
His face was shrouded in darkness, with only a pair of blood-red eyes vaguely visible. Black mist seemed to swirl around his body, and faint, sinister whispers could be heard.
The woman was dressed in a pure white robe, with a graceful figure and an extraordinary temperament.
Her face was as white as snow, her eyebrows and eyes were exquisite, and she radiated a soft white light. Her eyes revealed a sense of tranquility and compassion.
Yomi slightly raised his head, his red eyes fixed on Yan and Nagato, and let out a low, cold laugh.
" Akatsuki Organization, and the Fifth Hokage of Konoha Uchiha Yan, how dare you come here? You're practically courting death!"
Miroku sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
" The Yomi... or the Moryo, why bother? They were merely drawn here by fate."
Yomi snorted, not responding to the Shrine Maiden's words, but instead turning her gaze back to Yan and Nagato, her eyes filled with hostility and killing intent.
Seeing this, En and Nagato, who had released their Susanoo, frowned slightly, exchanged a glance, and both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.
Yan had some guesses about the identities of these two people.
One is Yomi, the leader of the Yomi Sect, or a completely new Yomi who has released and merged with the Moryo.
The other is Miroku, the long-lost Shrine Maiden of the Land of Demons.
But strangely, these two's auras were far too strong; they didn't seem much weaker than Nagato's in my perception.
However, just as the four were facing off, a commotion suddenly broke out behind them.
Yan Wei took a few steps back and glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye.
Several figures suddenly emerged from the Stone Pillars and rushed towards them.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the missing Raikage A, Darui, Nii Yugito, and others, plus Kisame Hoshigaki.
That shark face is so distinctive that you don't even need to look for it to recognize it.
Behind them, figures emerged one after another, their numbers very small, and each of them was injured.
Upon seeing the group of people confronting each other in the center of the arena, they all stopped and looked at them with suspicion.
"What's going on!" Raikage A and the other two walked up behind Yan and asked with furrowed brows.
Yan shook his head, said nothing more, and asked instead.
"What's going on here? Where's what you got?"
"You mean the Crystal Ball? It got stolen!"
As he spoke, Raikage A's gaze swept across the arena, and upon seeing Yomi, his eyes narrowed. He pointed and shouted.
"That's him!"
Meanwhile, Kisame Hoshigaki walked up to Nagato and was whispering something to him.
At this moment, Chiyo and Kitsuchi, who only had a few people left, seemed to have realized what was happening. They quickly came up with their men, their faces full of ferocity, and said in unison to Yomi and Miroku.
"Damn it! How dare you, a mere Land of Demons, kill so many people from my Sunagakure ( Iwagakure )? You're asking for death!"
After saying that, he rushed towards Yomi and Miroku.