"Our story ends here."
Nagato's tone was calm.
To deal with Lin Qing, he had two plans in total.
The first plan was a triple seal composed of Kotoamatsukami, Planetary Devastation, and the Totsuka Blade.
But this plan had a drawback: it required too many coordinated steps.
There could not be the slightest flaw in the coordination between the Six Paths of Pain, Zetsu, and Itachi Uchiha.
If any link went wrong, with Lin Qing's abilities, the plan would collapse in an instant.
The second plan was long-range saturated bombardment by six Tailed Beasts.
It was the simplest and most direct plan, with the greatest sacrifice but the fewest flaws.
In form, it was also the plan that best aligned with Nagato's ideals.
To put it bluntly, the battle between Nagato and Lin Qing was a clash of their ideals.
In Nagato's eyes, Lin Qing's methods for changing the world were too complicated and too delicate. Like his "first plan," every step had to fit perfectly together, leaving far too many uncertainties.
It was like an aerial palace built from crystal. At first glance, it appeared translucent and dazzling, so captivating that anyone who saw it would unconsciously be drawn in and become lost within it.
But on the scale of the entire Ninja World, across the passage of time, this crystal palace would one day collapse. Its shattered fragments would remain forever in the river of history, cutting every person in the world.
"Lin Qing, your ideal of saving the world may seem noble, but in the end, it will harm the world."
"But my plan will not."
Perhaps because they had reached the boundary between life and death, at the instant Lin Qing and Nagato met each other's eyes, their thoughts seemed to connect, allowing them to hear