While sustaining the Rinnegan's enormous chakra consumption, he could also control the Six Paths of Pain.
In his eyes, when it came to chakra reserves, he was unquestionably among the very best.
After all, if his chakra reserves weren't immense, he wouldn't be able to sustain the Rinnegan's consumption.
But now, his advantage in chakra reserves was being utterly crushed by Kushina Uzumaki.
Kushina Uzumaki already had enormous chakra reserves and far superior physical abilities. On top of that, she had half of the Nine-Tails inside her.
The next moment, Nagato calmly raised his right hand and snorted.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
A massive force erupted outward from Nagato, instantly sweeping away the countless golden chains rushing toward him. The clouds of smoke were blown away as well.
As the smoke cleared, Nagato searched for Kushina Uzumaki, but he couldn't find her anywhere in sight.
"Over here, idiot!"
Kushina Uzumaki dropped from above and swung her fist at Nagato.
Nagato's expression changed drastically. He reacted in an instant.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
Another powerful force erupted outward.
It struck Kushina Uzumaki head-on.
Kushina Uzumaki was sent flying.
But the moment she was hit—
Poof!
She turned into a cloud of white smoke!
"Shadow Clone?"
He'd been tricked.
Nagato realized it at once.
Where would she attack from?
Behind him, or above?
Nagato tensed, not daring to let his guard down for even a moment.
Then a strange pressure descended from the sky.
Nagato furrowed his brows.
Was she coming from above again?
He abruptly looked up, but what he saw wasn't Kushina Uzumaki.
It was a gate—a golden gate.
At first, Nagato didn't see anything wrong.
But as the golden gate drew closer, he suddenly realized that his entire body seemed to have been frozen in place. His movements had become incredibly