Sorry to Keep You Waiting

"Boom!"

The dust cloud kicked up by the massive explosion rose even higher than the Susanoo. Such was the power of burning through one's life force.

Most of the Ninja did their best to flee the area as Ōnoki had instructed, but how could their speed possibly surpass that of a ninjutsu? Many Ninja could not even let out a scream before the end.

Directly beneath Deva Path Pain, a gigantic crater appeared, at least five kilometers across by estimation. Any Ninja within it had been crushed into pulp.

Beyond the five-kilometer radius, the power of the Super Shinra Tensei weakened. The strong might have escaped disaster, but the weak had their organs crushed in an instant.

The casualties among ordinary Ninja might have been bearable, but Deva Path Pain had been hovering not far from the Allied Shinobi Forces' command headquarters. This one attack had utterly destroyed their command system, and that was the most devastating blow of all.

"Foolish mortals, you dared challenge the majesty of a god. Under divine punishment, no one can survive."

Deva Path Pain was still putting on airs.

The sight instantly stirred Uchiha Madara's battle-hungry blood. He truly wanted to rush up and fight Nagato, as well as Uchiha Qingfeng in his Complete Body Susanoo. But the situation was still unclear, so he could only suppress the impulse in his heart.

Ōnoki had vanished in that last attack, and there was still no sign of him.

In truth, the moment Ōnoki realized something was wrong, he had warned the Allied Forces and immediately flown upward. At the instant the technique was unleashed, he had indeed flown even higher than Deva Path Pain.

His understanding had simply been a little off. He had thought this repulsive force field would burst outward in every direction,