As those words fell, the vast, wide-ranging Super Shinra Tensei erupted.
Destructive repulsive force swept through all of Konoha in an instant. Houses, walls, fortifications, and street-side buildings were crushed to pieces. The ground sank dramatically, and the thriving village was leveled in the blink of an eye.
Enormous clouds of dust billowed into the sky, and the smoke lingered for a long time.
As far as the eye could see, the once-bustling village lay in ruins. The injured and dead littered the ground, casualties were devastating, and only a handful of shinobi survived. The once-mighty Konoha had suffered near-total annihilation.
The entire shinobi world fell utterly silent for several seconds, then erupted in a deafening uproar of shock!
Every shinobi, villager, and village leader watching the Sky Screen stared with trembling pupils and mouths agape, rendered speechless by the sight before them!
"My god!! Is this the Rinnegan's true power?!"
One simple Super Shinra Tensei. He raised his hand, floated into the air, and pressed down with one palm-and the whole vast expanse of Konohagakure was flattened outright!
Tall buildings, training grounds, residential districts, clan courtyards, walls and fortresses... everything turned to dust in an instant!
The thriving Konoha became an enormous sunken crater, scarred beyond recognition, with dust filling the sky and bodies strewn everywhere!
"Holy crap! That move was way too cool!!"
"He flew high into the sky, pressed down with one hand, and destroyed everything. No ninjutsu can compare to that destructive power!"
"The Rinnegan... that's nothing short of a god's world-destroying power!"
"He wiped out Konoha, one of the Five Great Hidden Villages, in a single strike! Who could possibly withstand that?!"
Countless people exclaimed wildly, utterly awed by Pain's strength.
At the same time, the questions in their minds only grew, and the discussions