Obito leaped off the remaining tree stump and landed right beside Deva Path Pain.
His right eye spun rapidly.
Looking at Deva Path Pain, who had been driven back dozens of meters, Obito spoke with urgency and confusion.
"Why aren't you using Planetary Devastation?"
"Just unleash it, and you can seal away this entire cliff along with those Susanoo!"
Deva Path Pain stood among the rubble, his expression completely unchanged.
But the flow of chakra inside Pain faltered.
"Are you giving orders to a god?"
Deva Path Pain turned his head, his Rinnegan fixed coldly on Obito.
Inside the cave, Nagato sat in his mechanical chair, still coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
Nagato transmitted his will through the Black Rods, speaking through Deva Path Pain.
"Using Shinra Tensei and the Summoning Technique in succession consumed too much chakra."
"That man with the senju physique has unfathomable chakra reserves."
"On top of that, the Uchiha Clan has brought out five Susanoo."
Pain analyzed the situation coldly.
"Planetary Devastation can indeed create an enormous seal."
"But the Core Gravity Orb needs time to form and rise into the air."
"A combined strike from two long chakra blades would be enough to shatter the core before it fully forms."
"Forcing the technique would achieve nothing except draining my life essence."
Nagato was thinking clearly.
Beside him, Konan anxiously kept wiping the dark blood from the corners of his mouth.
His real body's condition was already dire.
If he exhausted his chakra here, the Akatsuki's plan to collect the tailed beasts would fall apart completely.
Obito clenched his fists hard.
He turned to look toward the Uchiha position nearby.
The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, lay firmly bound to the ground by Chikage's Wood Release branches.
Yagura's eyes were shut tight. Wood Release suppressed the