Death God Descends

This guy... is he selling his soul to the Death God?

Long Ye could barely contain his shock at the sight.

He did not know whether the man was making one desperate gamble at the risk of his life, or whether he truly believed he could control the Death God's power.

Either way, Long Ye could not let him continue.

If the man failed, that was one thing. But if he succeeded, he would gain power over life and death.

Long Ye could not imagine what such power would be like.

But to stop the man now, he first had to get past Nagato.

The Mangekyō Sharingan opened in his eyes.

Every moment counted. He had no time for a drawn-out fight with Nagato, so he summoned Susanoo at once.

Susanoo thrust the Totsuka Blade in its right hand toward Nagato.

In the distance, Orochimaru was battling the Kazekage Puppet. When he saw the divine weapon Susanoo held, his face twisted in shock.

"Could that be..."

"The Totsuka Blade!!!"

The Totsuka Blade was a type of Kusanagi Sword. Orochimaru had learned of its existence from ancient Konoha texts and spent his life searching for it.

Never had he imagined that the legendary weapon lay hidden within that clan's Kekkei Genkai.

"How does he have two kinds of Sharingan?!"

Every Akatsuki member who saw it was stunned.

The last time their groups had fought, the Susanoo Long Ye summoned had looked nothing like this. Even its color was entirely different.

Nagato seemed to sense how dangerous the blade was. Rather than block it, he hurriedly retreated.

But the weapon held a power beyond his imagination.

The blade extended without limit, as swift as lightning.

Nagato thought he had dodged it. Then he saw the Totsuka Blade stretch after him, its point