"Planetary Devastation!!!!"
Sure enough, Nagato had not chosen Super Almighty Push, but Planetary Devastation. Super Almighty Push had an enormous attack range, but something on that level was useless against Hikaru. Planetary Devastation was far more direct, even if Nagato's version was a weakened one.
It felt somewhat like choosing between an area-of-effect skill and a single-target skill in an online game.
Using a technique like Super Almighty Push in a one-on-one fight against Hikaru was indeed not worth the cost. It would only waste a massive amount of Chakra.
Thus, Nagato chose Planetary Devastation.
Moreover, Nagato seemed to have gone mad at that moment. He recklessly mobilized the maximum amount of Chakra he could use, clearly intending to fight Hikaru to the death.
"No!!! Nagato, don't!! Your lifespan will keep shrinking!!!"
Watching Nagato launch Planetary Devastation without regard for anything, even recklessly boosting its power, Konan panicked. Tears slid from the corners of her eyes. She had already lost Yahiko, and she did not want to lose Nagato, her other close companion, as well.
She did not want Nagato to die. Yahiko's death had dealt Konan an endless blow and left her deeply trapped in self-blame. If Nagato died too, Konan did not know how she could keep living.
However, Nagato would not listen to Konan. At that moment, he had only one thought: kill Hikaru. As for Black Zetsu, he could not be relied on at all. From beginning to end, he had remained silent, as though none of this had anything to do with him.
Whether Nagato lived or died was unimportant to Black Zetsu. What mattered was that he acted when Nagato was about to die. Of course, Nagato did not necessarily have to be on the verge of death; it would be enough if he