That Punch Left Itachi Unscathed!

The next instant, the entire crimson giant collapsed with a thunderous crash!

Its vast Chakra scattered into crimson fragments across the sky, as though an invisible hand had crushed it utterly.

But Deva Path Pain's fist had not escaped unscathed either.

The crack of shattering bones rang from his fist. All five fingers twisted out of shape, and fractures spread along his arm from wrist to elbow. Then a final surge of recoil tore into his body, and his right arm burst apart on the spot, spraying blood and bone fragments everywhere.

Shinra Tensei: Heaven-Shattering Form inflicted devastating damage on the enemy at a heavy cost to its user!

Deva Path Pain's punch had smashed straight through the Fourth-Stage Susanoo and the Yata Mirror, but the recoil had also pulverized his entire arm.

"Captain Itachi!"

Cries of alarm instantly rose from the Uchiha Shrine's ranks.

"His Susanoo was shattered!"

"Even the Yata Mirror couldn't stop it!"

"Could Captain Itachi be..."

Disbelief covered the Shrine disciples' faces.

To them, the Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo had always symbolized the Uchiha's greatest power. Moreover, Itachi possessed two divine weapons, the Totsuka Blade and the Yata Mirror, and had just personally severed Planetary Devastation's Attractive Force core.

Yet now, Deva Path Pain had destroyed all of that with a single punch!

The Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure ninja watching from afar were equally shaken.

"He shattered a Fourth-Stage Susanoo with one punch?"

"That's Itachi Uchiha we're talking about!"

"Even the divine Yata Mirror couldn't block it. The Rinnegan's power is far too terrifying!"

Konan looked at Deva Path Pain's ruined arm, her expression still tense.

"Nagato, Deva Path's arm was destroyed too."

"Asura Path will repair him."

Nagato's voice was calm.

"As long as we can kill Itachi Uchiha, damage to a single Pain is