Just as the two rejoiced in their victory, a sigh suddenly drifted down from the sky.
The sigh came without warning, seeming to sound right beside them, yet also from the distant horizon.
"It seems the two of you have reached your limits. You want me to take this seriously? Then watch closely, Nagato. It's time for your so-called Six Paths dream to end. This is the true Six Paths!"
Amid that calm voice, brilliance suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by clear, resonant sacred music. A point of light emerged in midair, then abruptly expanded, turning everything within a hundred-mile radius into daylight in an instant.
It was not some ninjutsu releasing a blinding light to illuminate the night sky, but a true reversal of time itself. Amid the astonishing shift between day and night, a point of light appeared at the core of Planetary Devastation. The next moment, everything began to collapse. The heavens resounded with something like praise, like an increasingly bright and joyful song—the voice of this world acknowledging him, the voice belonging to the true Six Paths.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Massive chunks of rock plummeted down. The planet-like "sphere" collapsed even faster than it had formed, meteors raining down and smashing into the earth with thunderous booms.
Nagato's eyes widened, disbelief flashing within them. "How is this possible? How could my Planetary Devastation be broken so easily?"
Itachi's expression was equally grave. By now, the unease in his heart had reached its peak. It seemed that he and Nagato had made a tremendous misjudgment regarding Uchiha Shin's strength. He had already sensed it when they first fought, but he had never imagined the gap between them would be this vast.
With power of this level, he could have swept through the Ninja World alone. So