The members of the Akatsuki present had already suffered a crushing defeat. Nagato and Konan, who had become Uchiha Yuzhen's subordinates, weren't particularly shocked by it.
Hiruko, who had become a believer, simply felt it was only natural.
Kakuzu, who had been beaten flat, obediently lay on the ground and played dead.
His clones...
Aside from the Earth Style clone he'd sent away earlier, three had just been destroyed by Uchiha Yuzhen's punches.
Although he didn't know why his opponent hadn't destroyed all of his hearts, he'd learned one thing firsthand.
The new God of Shinobi was many times stronger than Hashirama Senju. Once Kakuzu understood that, he gave up on resisting.
But unlike these few, who didn't care and were content to play dead, Black Zetsu, Uchiha Dairen, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had hopes and ambitions—and were feeling rather disheartened.
"This is bad. Is the gap between us really that vast? What a pain!"
Black Zetsu's heart grew heavier. His wariness of Uchiha Yuzhen had already begun to turn into fear.
"He's a monster among monsters. Ever since I met him, Kamui has never made me feel safe again!"
Looking at Uchiha Yuzhen standing before Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Uchiha Dairen sighed helplessly to himself.
His Kamui had let him roam the Ninja World without a care—except when it came to Uchiha Yuzhen!
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki struggled to roll onto his back and looked up at Uchiha Yuzhen, who was staring down at him with an air of absolute arrogance.
For the first time, he felt disheartened.
And for the first time...
He admitted that even if he recovered his full strength, he still wouldn't be a match for Yuzhen.
The Dojutsu unleashed by that right eye could actually cut through the alternate dimension known as Kamui.
He'd never expected that!
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