The Hand of the Heavens: Even the Rinnegan Could Not Break Free

Ren stood at the other end of the deep crater, with only a little muddy water on the hem of his clothes.

"You can't hold out any longer."

"I'm not done yet!"

Nagato threw both hands up.

"Uchiha Ren, don't think you've already won!"

Boom!

Chakra erupted violently between heaven and earth.

The rain around the crater was blasted into the sky. Loose stones, broken steel pipes, and the remains of buildings all rose into the air.

The Rinnegan in Nagato's eyes spun rapidly.

A terrifying power, far greater than anything he had unleashed before, burst from his body.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

Invisible repulsive force bore down on Ren like a natural disaster.

The next instant, Nagato curled his fingers.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

Before the repulsive force had faded, attractive force erupted from another direction.

The two opposing forces tore furiously against each other.

The ground around Ren split apart in an instant. Muddy water, boulders, and metal wreckage were ripped to pieces, while the space around him shuddered under the collision.

The Uchiha Shrine members watching from afar retreated.

Kasumi Uchiha tightened her grip on her sword, her expression grave.

"Has Nagato lost his mind?"

"An attack like that will drain all his chakra!"

A sensory ninja's veins bulged across his forehead.

"He doesn't care what happens to him anymore."

"His chakra flow is extremely unstable. If he keeps forcing it like this, his body will give out first!"

Konan stood at the edge of the battlefield, her hands clenched tight.

She could see that Nagato had been driven into a corner.

Nagato had never been one to admit defeat easily.

At times like this, he was all the more willing to wring every last bit of strength from his body, whatever the cost.

"Nagato!"

Konan shouted, "Stop!"

Nagato did