This time, even the complete Susanoo began to be pushed back continuously by the repulsive force of the Super Shinra Tensei. Though it was not blown away by the Super Shinra Tensei, it was still being driven farther and farther from the Ten-Tails Life Essence.
By the time the effects of the Super Shinra Tensei had passed, the complete Susanoo had been forced back several hundred meters.
During that time, the pile of Ten-Tails Life Essence underwent a strange transformation.
"Ugh... ahhhhhhh..."
A groan-like sound came from within the Ten-Tails Life Essence, as though a living person were stirring inside it. Uneven bulges appeared across the surface of the sand-like Ten-Tails Life Essence, rising and falling as they continuously shifted into bizarre shapes.
"So this is your trump card, Nagato..." Inside the Susanoo, Shisui watched everything happening there clearly through the enhanced vision of his Mangekyō Sharingan. His earlier suspicions had all been confirmed.
Strangely enough, after a brief period of disturbance, the Ten-Tails Life Essence fell still again.
"Is that it?" The trump card Nagato had prepared did not appear as Shisui had imagined.
"No, the Ten-Tails Life Essence is shrinking."
Though the process was slow, it was still caught by the dynamic vision of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
That meant some kind of change was taking place within the Ten-Tails Life Essence. And along with that change, its volume was steadily decreasing.
"Pfft."
A human arm stretched out from the pile of Ten-Tails Life Essence, identical to the arm that had previously gouged the Rinnegan from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's forehead and stuffed it into its mouth to devour it.
Then another human arm emerged from the Ten-Tails Life Essence. As both complete arms extended outward, the sand-like Ten-Tails Life Essence continued to shrink.
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