Nagato gritted his teeth and kicked off the ground, launching himself into the air. Dark green Senjutsu Chakra gathered around him, forming a layer of sharp wind blades as he charged straight at Yongye.
He raised his right hand and spread his fingers. The Eye Power of his Rinnegan gathered in his palm! If that Adamantine Staff swung at him, he could absorb it with his Rinnegan's ability!
He had already calculated the distance, angle, and timing.
He was certain Uchiha Yongye would swing the enormous Adamantine Staff to intercept him. All he had to do was activate his absorption the instant the staff touched his palm!
Then he could close in and finish the fight with his Sage Body taijutsu and techniques from Ryūchi Cave.
But the Adamantine Staff never came.
Yongye stood atop the giant ape's head. He raised both hands slightly before his chest, his fingers flashing through a remarkably simple gesture.
The next instant, light erupted behind him.
Over a thousand sword-shadows materialized from the void, packed into two long streams of blades. Each sword was formed from Chakra, its edge gleaming coldly in the sunlight, golden patterns flowing across its surface.
Myriad Swords Return to the Origin Sword Art!
The first stream swept in from the side, as fast as a silver line drawn taut, sealing off every escape route to Nagato's left.
The second poured down from above, points first, like a downpour of a hundred sharpened blades.
Nagato's pupils contracted sharply.
His right hand was still outstretched, the Eye Power of his Rinnegan still gathered in his palm. But facing him were a thousand real swords of Refined Iron, not a staff made from Chakra or Wood Release!
He yanked his right hand back, brought both hands together before his chest, and unleashed