He really was blowing up rocks. Every time he unleashed Shinra Tensei, a massive crater appeared in the ground. Forget dirt and plants—even solid rock was churned up and completely pulverized.
Hmm~~~ Nagato would probably do great as the owner of a quarry. He could make a fortune. After all, he would not need many workers. He could mine rocks and crush them all by himself, even saving on a pulverizer. Guaranteed profit!!!!
"Pfft~~~~"
The annoying flies had finally been dealt with for Hikaru, leaving only the Deva Path. But for Nagato, things were different. This was the first time since gaining control over the Rinnegan's power that he had felt so helpless.
Everything he did was futile. He simply could not do anything to Hikaru. Hikaru stood before him like an insurmountable mountain, towering into the clouds, while Nagato was like a clown who could only hop around in place.
Before setting out, Nagato had confidently planned to capture the Nine-Tails. Even knowing that Hikaru possessed the Rinnegan, he had believed Hikaru could not be that much stronger than him. Now, all his pride had been utterly crushed by Hikaru—and that was without Hikaru even using the Rinnegan. Otherwise, Nagato would have had even less chance to struggle.
One had to know that once Susanoo reached a certain level of power, it could even contend with Kaguya Otsutsuki. Naturally, dealing with a mere Nagato was no problem, even if Hikaru was not as absurdly powerful as the Sage of Six Paths.
But Susanoo truly was powerful.
Do not assume Susanoo was weak just because Madara Uchiha, using Perfect Susanoo, had been thrashed by Hashirama Senju in Sage Mode. In truth, he had not been thrashed at all. They had been more or less evenly matched.
Madara Uchiha had not