Back then, Nagato's real body had been inside Uchiha Obito's other dimension.
Since his real body hadn't appeared, he'd naturally had nothing to fear. Even in defeat, Nagato himself hadn't suffered any injuries; he'd only lost Yahiko's corpse.
But this time was different.
Not only had the Six Paths of Pain been defeated, but his real body had also been discovered.
And just as Konan was thinking this—
Beneath the clouds of smoke, a golden tail swept across the battlefield, instantly dispersing all of it.
It was Kushina, using the Nine-Tails' power.
She had taken the full brunt of the Explosive Tags Konan had just used in her sneak attack, while also protecting Uchiha Shisui and Fugaku.
She knew that their Susanoo could easily withstand an attack like that.
Even so, Kushina had taken the blow for them.
Because she could tell that using Susanoo had taken a huge toll on them!
Earlier, when they had fought Pain and Kisame, the two of them had suffered almost no actual injuries thanks to Susanoo's defense.
But they weren't in great shape now.
It wasn't that they were running out of chakra. They looked to be in terrible pain, and blood was even streaming from Uchiha Shisui's eyes.
Kushina knew the side effects were probably from using the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular techniques—and they were severe.
"Fugaku, Shisui, I'll take the lead from here~!"
"Try not to use the Mangekyō if you can help it!"
Hearing this, Fugaku and Shisui didn't insist on pushing themselves. They both nodded.
Neither of them was in good shape.
The Mangekyō hadn't taken much out of them, but it hurt! Their eyes hurt like hell, as if they'd gone blind.
"Sorry for the trouble, Kushina!"
Fugaku supported Shisui as he murmured.
The next moment, Kushina looked up