Nagato fell silent for a moment at those words.
It was not because Kakuzu's words had intimidated him. After all, having fully mastered the Rinnegan's abilities, Nagato's confidence had swelled enormously.
Having already proclaimed himself a god, he did not believe anyone in the Shinobi World could stand against him.
So although Su Yu sounded badass in Kakuzu's account, he was definitely even more badass!
He was merely considering whether what Kakuzu had said was true, and, if it was, what Ninjutsu Su Yu had used to achieve such an effect.
Like Kakuzu, he did not actually think much of illusion techniques. In his understanding, illusion techniques were support techniques, used to confuse an opponent's perceptions and create the perfect opportunity to attack.
The only one that had left an impression on him was Tsukuyomi, because, as far as he knew, Tsukuyomi really could inflict actual mental damage!
Of course, it was a technique that hurt the user almost as much as the enemy, because while the enemy's mind suffered damage, the user's mental energy was constantly being depleted as well.
His point was that, although it was powerful, it still was not as powerful as his Rinnegan's abilities.
Yes, the Rinnegan was the most powerful! The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths were no joke!
As for whether Kakuzu's account was true, he did not suspect Kakuzu of lying to him.
Rather, he doubted whether what Kakuzu had perceived was real.
It was not that he looked down on Kakuzu; he looked down on everyone. Um, so he thought perhaps Kakuzu had failed to notice anything because his abilities were limited...
He had not even known when he had fallen under the illusion technique!
After a brief silence, Nagato's emotionless voice rang out again:
"So, if he had