"Chibaku Tensei..."
Ryōta stared at the enormous sphere of rock blotting out the sky, his ocular power working furiously as he considered how to break free.
Take it head-on?
In his current state, even a sword strike with all his strength would only cleave through part of the rock. He would still end up trapped deep inside and completely sealed.
Run?
The surrounding space had already been locked down by Chibaku Tensei's gravitational field. Divine Crossing's range had been compressed to its absolute limit, leaving him no way out of the gravity's reach.
Ryōta looked at the Sealing Scroll against his chest. He had yet to fully draw out Black Zetsu's trump cards. Could he...
Really have to bring Lin Ze out ahead of time?
Just as Ryōta struggled to decide-
An aged yet steady voice suddenly rang out:
"Young Ryōta, stand back."
At some point, the White Snake Sage had appeared in front of Susanoo. She formed hand seals, and terrifying natural energy erupted from her entire body!
"White Snake Sage?!"
Ryōta was startled.
Hadn't the White Snake Sage just gone after Genbu? How had she returned so quickly?
As though seeing through Ryōta's confusion, the White Snake Sage spoke without looking back:
"That Genbu was no weakling, but there was still a considerable gap between us. Now... let us deal with the trouble before us first."
At her words, Ryōta looked toward a towering mountain in the distance-Genbu lay motionless on the ground. Clearly, while Nagato had been keeping him suppressed, the White Snake Sage had already "dealt with" Genbu.
Nagato and Black Zetsu also looked over, confirming it.
Black Zetsu could not help cursing inwardly-he had thought Genbu had some other plan, but it turned out he really was that useless!
Nagato, on the other hand, was