Heaven-Opening III was now under construction. Seventeen interstellar cannons that had been gathering dust in storage were hauled out and polished until they gleamed. Toneri found himself caught between a rock and a hard place.
If he did nothing, Lin Qing would arrive on a rocket in thirteen days.
If he acted, smashing the moon into them would be nothing more than setting off a giant firework for everyone in the Ninja World—just something loud to watch.
Just as Toneri was at a loss, he heard four words from Hidan:
"Absolute Darkness."
Perhaps it was the protection of his ancestors granted after awakening the Tenseigan. Having lived on the moon since childhood, looking down upon the Ninja World and watching the moon cast its shadow over it day and night, Toneri immediately thought of one possibility upon hearing those words—
Use the moon as a sunshade and block out all sunlight!
"From this moment onward, cold and despair will become humanity's final echo."
Toneri narrowed his eyes and spoke softly, his tone filled with indescribable smugness.
Of course he was smug.
Didn't Lin Qing think he was so formidable?
Hadn't he claimed he would come to the moon to find him?
And now?
Toneri thought of how he had controlled puppets to descend upon the cities, how hope had shone in people's eyes when they saw Lin Qing appear, and he sneered.
"The 'Blazing Sun' you long for will never rise again."
"Ptooey—"
A huge glob of phlegm flew at Toneri, abruptly cutting off his triumphant post-victory speech in a rather undignified manner—or rather, his gloating.
In Toneri's eyes, plunging the entire Ninja World into polar night was the trump card that would solve Lin Qing in one move. Given his personality, there was no way he would quietly carry