The great white hand pulled Tobi's soul from his body. A speck of ghostly blue soul-fire flickered in its palm before its five fingers closed around it.
The blue Susanoo, towering like a mountain, crumbled, and Tobi's lifeless body slumped to the ground.
"Gulp."
Among the high-ranking officials and dignitaries watching the livestream from a suburban shelter, countless people swallowed nervously, unable to believe the sight.
Just a minute earlier, Tobi had been insufferably arrogant, ravaging Tokyo while humanity stood helpless, poised to blast the Toad Sage Jiraiya to dust. Yet the black sun had stripped away his soul without him being able to put up the slightest resistance.
Powerful. Far too powerful. Powerful beyond imagination!
But was that deity Great King Enma or King Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva?
Whoever it was, this truly was a mighty god!
"A single hand turned everything around and subdued Susanoo. How terrifying must the black sun's full power be?"
"Lord Jiraiya said that superhumans capable of projecting themselves down from the Heavenly Realm are called Kage-level powerhouses. But this ruler of Hell clearly stands far above every Kage-level powerhouse we've seen so far!"
The staff officers and experts in the operations room were all certain they had worked out the rankings of the supernatural world's strongest combatants.
Whether Sasori of the Red Sands, Orochimaru, and the others from the Akatsuki, or Lord Jiraiya and Holy Monk Chiriku on humanity's side, they were all Kage-level powerhouses in the Heavenly Realm.
Having defeated Lord Jiraiya, Tobi undoubtedly belonged in the top tier of Kage-level powerhouses, but he did not hold an overwhelming advantage over the others.
The black sun, which had killed Tobi in a single move, was unquestionably beyond the bounds of Kage level.
Beyond Kage level!
Right, below Kage-level powerhouses were the avatars they projected