The pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orb instantly pierced through the Second Tsuchikage's body. Then Shin raised a brow slightly, a trace of amusement appearing on his face.
The Second Tsuchikage's body changed accordingly, turning into a stone statue formed from rock. A huge hole had been blasted through its chest, and it crumbled into scattered rubble.
Almost at the same instant, the Second Tsuchikage's true body appeared elsewhere. He threw a punch straight at Shin's neck, his right arm already covered in heavy rock armor. The roar of wind and thunder rose as the blow carried tremendous force.
"Earth Style, Super Weighted Rock Technique!"
Shin remained motionless. The Sage Staff in his hand gave a clear chime as another Truth-Seeking Orb appeared and shot toward the Second Tsuchikage.
The Second Tsuchikage did not retreat. In truth, he had nowhere left to retreat to. Chakra erupted violently from his entire body, completely concentrated into this punch. Less than half a meter separated them, with only a single Truth-Seeking Orb between them. As long as he landed the blow, even a god would be reduced to pulp. His all-or-nothing punch collided head-on with the Truth-Seeking Orb, and the Second Tsuchikage's expression abruptly changed. He had thought this black sphere was no remarkable ninjutsu, since it looked so unassuming. But when he attacked it directly, he realized that he had been wrong—terribly wrong.
In that instant, he felt chakra far beyond his level emanating from the Truth-Seeking Orb. It was an existence that surpassed his chakra in essence. Every known chakra nature could be clearly sensed within it. Then, the heavy rock armor began to collapse, unable to offer even the slightest resistance.
If the chakra normally used by shinobi was water, then the chakra contained within the Truth-Seeking Orb was oil, viscous to the