Whew!
Shin let out a long breath and instinctively covered his left eye.
A long-absent ache surged from within it. Blood trickled from the corner of his eye, and his entire body weakened immensely.
His figure slowly descended through the air, passing through the dark clouds before finally landing on the ground. The world was still scarred beyond recognition. Torrential rain battered everything, floods raged, and the scene resembled the end of days.
Shin found an area that had not yet been destroyed and sat cross-legged, restoring the chakra within his body. In the sky, the Truth-Seeking Orb that had sealed Uchiha Madara's shadow re-formed and returned behind him, joining the other seven Truth-Seeking Orbs to once again form a ring.
Shin could no longer remember how long it had been since he had consumed so much chakra. After reaching the Six Paths Level, he had thought there would never again come a day when he lacked chakra.
But clearly, he had taken that for granted.
As his chakra recovered, the soreness in his Rinnegan gradually eased. Shin took the opportunity to ponder a few matters.
Uchiha Madara's strength had somewhat exceeded his expectations. Aside from the killing move he had prepared from the very beginning—Limbo: Border Jail—he had actually broken through the barrier under Shin's pressure and stepped one foot into the Six Paths realm.
Semi-Ultimate Susanoo was powerful; Shin knew that well. Back when he had fought the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon, he had only achieved final victory by using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's chakra to break through to Semi-Ultimate Susanoo.
It could be said that the Uchiha Madara from moments ago had truly approached Shin's level. If Shin had not used his ultimate trump card, it would likely have taken him quite some