Shinra Tensei vs. Rage Hair Heaven

Below, in the arena, the earth groaned under the terrifying gravitational pull from mid-air.

Deep, bottomless cracks exploded wildly across the ground, and swathes of rocks and soil, along with the already riddled arena, all tumbled back towards the sphere emitting a cold, black light high in the sky.

Even the ground beneath his feet was violently lifted up by the almost irresistible gravitational force, engulfing him amidst countless fragments of rock and mud, and rising into the air...

"Chibaku Tensei?"

He steadied himself in mid-air, gazing at the all-consuming, pitch-black sphere hovering there, and clasped his hands together in front of his chest:

"You've even resorted to this tactic... It seems you're truly prepared to go all out to settle things with me, Nagato."

He slowly unfolded his hands, which were clasped together in front of his chest, and exhaled a breath of hot, turbid air mixed with Senjutsu Chakra:

"Then I can't let you down either."

The moment the words fell, the gentle aura surrounding Kou, which belonged to the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave, suddenly underwent a violent 180-degree reversal!

An even more violent and terrifying aura emanated from his body!

Blue steam surged violently from every pore, making the long, shimmering white hair of Koto stand on end, and forming a visible, ever-boiling Chakra Cloak around him.

"Eight Inner Gates, Seventh Gate - Gate of Wonder - Open!!"

With a sudden roar, a massive burst of Chakra erupted from him, sweeping outwards in all directions!

The rubble and debris that were originally being held aloft by the Chibaku Tensei suddenly shattered and turned into dust under the impact of this shockwave.

In mid-air, Pain felt the almost unreasonable and terrifying power emanating from the body below, and his mind went numb.

"... Again?"

Pain looked down at Kou, whose aura had surged to another level under the blue steam. The solemnity and apprehension in his Rinnegan were so intense they were almost overflowing.

"Knock, how many cards do you still have up your sleeve?!"

He took one last deep look at Kou, suppressing the anxiety and exhaustion in his heart, and mobilized all the Chakra within his body...

No matter how many cards you have up your sleeve, you will surely lose in this final blow!

I will definitely be the winner!!

In mid-air, the blue steam around Kou continued to churn endlessly.

He suddenly raised both hands, palms facing each other, aiming them at the pitch-black sphere at the core of the Chibaku Tensei.

Between the two claps, a mass of white air, compressed to its limit, was frantically condensing, flowing, and poised to be released!

"Secret Technique: White Dragon!"

He shouted in a low voice, and a giant white dragon, formed from highly compressed pure air pressure, burst forth from his palm!

The blinding White Dragon snaked and leaped through the air, carrying a terrifying penetrating force, and hurtled straight toward the pitch-black sphere that was still devouring everything at a speed beyond the limits of vision.

In an instant, the White Dragon accurately hit the black ball in the center!

A violent white light erupted from the point of impact, turning the entire sky a dazzling, ghastly white.

The terrifying, seemingly endless suction force of the Chibaku Tensei came to an abrupt halt under this penetrating attack.

The next moment, the world seemed to Shizune.

Immediately following, a violent explosion, powerful enough to shake the entire Hidden Konoha, resounded through the air.

The shockwave from the explosion created countless spiderweb-like cracks in the barrier's walls.

"Lightning Release: Swift Thunder."

Before the shockwave from the explosion could even reach him, Kou's figure transformed into a rapidly disappearing arc of electricity, vanishing from the spot in an instant.

The next instant, he landed steadily on the ground below, which was still shaking violently.

However, just as he gained his footing, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky like divine punishment from a god!

Kou instantly realized something, raised his head, and stared directly at the sky, which had been scorched brown by the aftershocks of the explosion, with his Mangekyō Sharingan, which was still shimmering with a pale golden arc.

Pain miraculously survived the explosion.

His Black Cloak with Red Clouds was 70% damaged by the high temperature and impact, and his exposed body was covered with charred burn marks.

But he remained suspended high in the air, his expression neither pained nor angry, simply looking calmly down at the crowd below.

Feel the pain, know the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain...

Pain slowly opened his arms, like a god who was about to deliver a judgment on the world.

His voice echoed slowly through the ruins of the arena, carrying a solemnity and compassion that shook even the soul.

"From this moment on, let the world... feel pain!!"

Shinra... Tensei.

"Boom--!!!"

Centered on Pain, everything within the barrier—broken walls, rocks, soil, air, even the barely perceptible dust—was completely wiped out by this terrifying repulsive force!

... like the first roar at the beginning of creation.

Pain looked down at everything below, his Rinnegan already dim, but a slight smile played on his lips.

At this moment, he was a god!

Amidst this devastating spectacle, facing the terrifying repulsive force capable of reducing everything to nothingness, he took a deep breath.

He felt the earth tremble beneath his feet, and the immense power surging within him due to the Senjutsu and the Gate of Wonder Shock, yet he felt no pressure whatsoever.

This feeling, which he used to be so familiar with, had somehow become unfamiliar as his strength continued to rise.

"So you finally resorted to this move, Great Shinra Tensei?"

He whispered as he tapped, spreading his hands to absorb the Natural Energy between heaven and earth:

"This must be your last resort."

The Super Shinra Tensei unleashed by Nagato at the cost of his life force indeed possessed a terrifying destructive power that even he had to be wary of.

Looking at the Ninja World today, the power of this attack is definitely among the top.

"But I'm not without output at this level."

"Broaden your horizons, the secret techniques passed down through generations of the Tsuchigumo Clan..."

He gathered all the Natural Energy within his body into his back and slowly closed his eyes:

"Wrath the heavens!"

A dazzling beam of light, like the sun, shot into the sky from the center of the arena and collided violently with the repulsive wave of Shinra Tensei!

At that moment, the sky lost its color, and the earth lost its shape.

Everything still existing within the barrier seemed to have been reduced to ashes under the absolute crushing force of these two powers...