"You didn't actually think this was over, did you?" asked Nagato.
Nagato slowly extended his right hand toward Tsunade, showing no hesitation.
Without a moment's thought, Tsunade immediately spread her wings and fled, quickly distancing herself from Katsuyu Sage's head.
She was clearly wary of that strange pulling force.
Who knew whether she could still escape if the technique's power increased any further?
"Hahahaha! Even the Hokage feels fear?"
Yet contrary to her expectations, Katsuyu remained motionless, as solid as a mountain.
This caused Tsunade to blush slightly.
Brat! Daring to scare me? I'll make sure to remember this!
"Now it begins."
[Universal Pull]
No sooner had Tsunade begun to recover than Nagato suddenly raised his left hand and launched Universal Pull at her again.
A far stronger suction force suddenly appeared. Tsunade was once again pulled helplessly toward Nagato.
"Again with this move?"
"Can Tsunade break free this time?"
"This pull feels much stronger this time."
The onlookers noticed how fast Tsunade was being dragged forward—nothing like the slow pace from before.
"Damn it."
No matter how hard Tsunade struggled, this time she couldn't escape. Helplessly, she watched as the distance between herself and Nagato rapidly closed.
[Universal Pull]
Nagato's previously unused right hand now activated Universal Pull against Katsuyu Sage as well.
"Little Tsunade, what kind of jutsu is this? I can't resist it!" cried Katsuyu.
Despite its massive size granting it some resistance for a short while, that brief resistance ended just as quickly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nagato yanked his enormous body into the air.
At this point, Tsunade had no chance to respond. She couldn't even control her own body anymore.
"Let me see whose tougher."
With an evil grin, Nagato manipulated both Tsunade and Katsuyu to slam into each other midair.
"Ugh!"
Tsunade spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed to the ground like scattered beads from a broken necklace.
Katsuyu didn't suffer much damage from the collision, but crashing down from such a height was another matter entirely.
His massive frame slammed directly onto the earth, carving out a huge trench. A dense network of cracks spiderwebbed outward.
The entire ground shook with the impact. After the smoke cleared, there was no longer any sign of Katsuyu Sage.
"Did he really just lift something that big?"
"Is this even humanly possible?"
"Tsunade got hurt first?"
The effect created by Nagato's simultaneous use of Universal Pull left the watching crowd unable to believe their eyes.
It wasn't just because Tsunade was injured, but also due to witnessing the sheer spectacle of Katsuyu—a creature of such colossal size—being toyed with so effortlessly.
Put simply, Katsuyu alone could have crushed all of them with just his backside.
But the intensity of the scene was also exaggerated by the blood Tsunade spat out, making the battle look fiercer than it really was.
In truth, Nagato was holding back—Tsunade hadn't suffered any real damage.
"Ahh!!!"
With a furious roar, Tsunade leaped up without even wiping the blood from her lips, her body now radiating crimson chakra.
Within a few breaths, the figure was no longer visible, replaced instead by a giant insect with three pairs of wings.
[Complete Tailed Beast Transformation—Activated!!!]
"You're putting on a performance. Do you really need to go this far?"
Chōmei was still a bit reluctant, mentally grumbling at Tsunade.
It had assumed that just releasing its chakra would be enough to keep Tsunade busy. It hadn't expected to get dragged into this mess again.
"What are you complaining for? Just play your part."
Tsunade didn't feel like dealing with Chōmei. Once this chatterbox got started, there was no stopping her.
"Can't I say two words?"
"I was sleeping peacefully and suddenly got yanked out here to work."
Still muttering under its breath, Chōmei eventually fell silent.
It knew that if Tsunade really got angry, she'd literally storm into the seal and beat the crap out of it.
The fully transformed Seven-Tailed Beast appeared before everyone, emitting an overwhelming aura of terror.
"Fall back! Now!"
"That's a tailed beast?"
"Tsunade must've been pushed to her limits."
"Won't it go berserk?"
The onlookers scrambled to retreat again. Most of them had never even laid eyes on a tailed beast in person before.
A colossal body dozens of meters tall. Corrupt, overwhelming chakra. Both pressed down on them like a crushing weight.
Just looking at it made them swallow hard. No one could imagine how that Akatsuki ninja planned to handle this monster.
"Ugly creature."
Nagato dared not curse at Tsunade directly but found zero pressure in bashing Chōmei.
He continued to float silently in midair, his expression unreadable.
To the onlookers, he looked the very picture of an elite warrior.
After all, what he faced wasn't some stray puppy or kitten—it was a real tailed beast.
"Kid, you talk way too much."
The voice coming from Chōmei still belonged to Tsunade's, though now distorted and echoing.
"Then let me see what new tricks you've got."
Nagato made no move to strike first. He seemed to be waiting for the tailed beast to make the first move.
[Secret Jutsu: Scale Powder Concealment Technique.]
As Chōmei flew toward Nagato, it spat countless scale particles from its mouth.
A pale yellow mist spread across a large area, completely engulfing both Nagato and Chōmei itself.
"A cheap trick."
[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!]
The paralyzing effect of the powder had absolutely no impact on Nagato.
A powerful gust of wind blew forth, scattering the yellow mist entirely. Both Nagato and Chōmei returned to view.
Seizing the opening, Chōmei immediately charged forward.
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Its massive antennae lashed out violently toward Nagato.
Since it was only part of the act, Nagato didn't use Shinra Tensei.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have even been grazed by that attack. The smoke obscured his vision, but his sensory abilities remained unaffected.
Crash!
Dust erupted as Nagato slammed into the ground, climbing out of a deep crater, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"That's all you've got?"
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, Nagato sneered.
"He survived that?"
"Damn tough bastard."
"This punk's got some nerve."
The onlookers could only think that Nagato was really showing off, not knowing that Nagato had practically used up all the coolness he had saved up in his lifetime.
He had never been someone who sought the spotlight.
"I think you're asking for death."
Tsunade's voice carried a mix of fury and embarrassment. The next second, her next move sent chills down the onlookers' spines.
A massive surge of chakra began gathering at Chōmei's maw, quickly forming into a high-density energy sphere.
"Damn it, it's a Tailed Beast Ball!"
"This is getting too wild to watch."
"You guys stay. I'm out."
In an instant, the crowd erupted into chaos as people fled without even looking back, completely losing any interest in watching the spectacle.
Only about a dozen individuals remained—those who still believed in their own strength. They stopped running after retreating for the third time.
Whether driven by curiosity or ulterior motives, they had become the most devoted observers.
As Chōmei launched the Tailed Beast Ball toward Nagato, everyone's hearts tightened.
The Tailed Beast Ball, dozens of meters across, roared through the air, and the wind alone toppled countless trees.
No one could fathom the devastation such a huge Tailed Beast Ball could unleash once it exploded.
Some had already started regretting their decision to stay behind.
If that Akatsuki brat couldn't stop it, they were doomed—completely and utterly...
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