Looking at Nagato charging out once again, Mirai Uchiha revealed a hint of a helpless smile on his face.
This guy just doesn't know when to quit.
Even though he had been defeated so many times already, he still insisted on relentlessly challenging him.
The key question is—do you even have that kind of strength?
That Jiraiya fellow truly did some serious damage.
Otherwise, with Nagato's personality, he wouldn't be so obsessed with thinking himself as the savior destined to bring peace to the ninja world.
While Mirai Uchiha was thinking, Nagato had already begun mobilizing all his strength.
He forcibly drew upon the Four-Tails Chakra.
The cells from both Senju Hashirama and the Uzumaki Clan continuously supplied him with strength.
His Rinnegan's ocular power reached its maximum capacity.
Tobi eagerly began merging his energy with Nagato's.
"Hahahahaha..."
"This is the feeling!"
Tobi shouted excitedly as he controlled Nagato's body and suddenly slammed his hand down!
[Wood Release: Thousand Hands Manipulation Force: Thrust!]
Nagato and Tobi desperately channeled their chakra. A powerful Wood Release technique erupted from underground.
In just an instant, it grew into an enormous structure blocking the sky and sun.
A gigantic statue of a Buddha appeared, hands pressed together in prayer position, with countless massive palms growing behind it.
On top of this Wooden Giant's head were five small faces resembling wrathful guardian deities.
Though its size wasn't quite as immense as Mirai Uchiha's Susanoo, it was nearly comparable.
Crossing his arms across his chest, Nagato stood atop the Wooden Giant and excitedly declared, "Mirai Uchiha, this is the power of Wood Release inherited from Hashirama Senju!"
"If Hashirama could defeat Madara Uchiha with this technique back then, today I can do exactly the same."
"History is indeed cyclical!"
Standing high atop the wooden colossus, overlooking everything from above.
Nothing could obscure his vision anymore; even the tallest buildings looked minuscule from this height.
Suddenly, a bold and heroic feeling surged within Nagato, as if he could easily destroy absolutely everything before him.
This was the scenery that truly belonged to him.
After today, all of the ninja world would fall under his control!
Meanwhile, watching from a distant location, all the Rain Village shinobi now wore elated and excited expressions on their faces.
Their village leader had actually mastered the power of Hashirama Senju, known as the "God of Ninja"! Didn't that mean the Rain Village would never need to suffer oppression from other ninja villages again?
Even Mirai Uchiha probably couldn't resist such overwhelming power, right?
Even Tobi himself couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised at this moment.
With his power fused together with Nagato's, the sheer magnitude of the resulting force surpassed even his wildest expectations.
Seeing Nagato's excitement, Mirai Uchiha couldn't help but quirk his lips.
It was only a nerfed version of the True Several Thousand Hands—was it really worth getting this excited about?
Sighing inwardly, Mirai once again gathered power within his body.
"It's useless. No matter how many times you try, the outcome won't change."
"But since you've entertained me, I'll show you what true power—the power to bring peace to the Shinobi World—looks like."
After saying this, Mirai's expression became somewhat serious.
[Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!]
RUMBLE!
The earth shook and the heavens trembled.
A more majestic and colossal statue rose from the ground.
Within just moments, it reached high into the sky, piercing through the clouds.
Its height could hardly be measured.
Compared with this divine image, the wooden giant Nagato had summoned looked no bigger than a toy.
"This… this can't be possible…"
"How is this guy able to unleash such overwhelming power?!"
Head raised in shock, Nagato stared with an expression of disbelief.
Even so, could he still not grasp victory?
The statue extended one hand and crushed the other figure summoned by Nagato and Tobi into dust.
The tremendous impact sent Nagato crashing violently down from the sky, creating a massive crater where he landed.
If it hadn't been for Tobi's protection, Nagato would have died instantly upon impact.
Even so, Nagato's internal organs were severely damaged.
Life drained rapidly from his body as he blankly gazed up at the sky.
His face no longer showed any trace of prior resentment.
He had given it everything he had—but reality proved Mirai Uchiha was simply stronger.
Maybe Konan had made the right choice after all.
He truly wasn't the savior of the Shinobi World.
If only he'd realized this sooner… maybe Yahiko wouldn't have died.
At that moment, Tobi—who had been possessing him—suddenly vacated his body.
Immediately afterward, Nagato felt intense pain shoot from his eyes before his vision plunged into complete darkness.
"I knew it!"
"Madara and Zetsu never had good intentions."
Deprived of the Rinnegan, Nagato weakened further.
Just then, he heard approaching footsteps.
Realizing it was Mirai Uchiha, Nagato gazed ahead hollow-eyed, a faint wry smile appearing on his face.
"I was wrong before—you are the true savior of the ninja world."
"Mirai Uchiha, please fulfill my final request—bury me alongside Yahiko, and carry our dream forward to bring genuine peace to the Shinobi World."
Hearing Nagato's last words, Mirai Uchiha replied calmly, "If I wanted you dead, why would I have played along with this game for so long?"
"You call that playing a game?"
Nagato's voice carried a hint of bitterness. Thinking how he hadn't taken this battle seriously at all, while he himself had fought with his life on the line trying to defeat him—it made him feel like a clown.
Sighing at this thought, Nagato spoke, "I'm sorry...for failing to satisfy you."
Mirai chuckled slightly, "Don't say it like that. You did amuse me a little."
"I promised Konan I would spare your life."
"So...from now on, you'll follow me."
This time, Nagato didn't refuse. He simply nodded in agreement.
He had already come to terms with reality.
Compared to himself, Mirai was clearly the rightful savior of the ninja world.
Without saying much else, Mirai immediately extracted the Four-Tails, Son Goku, from Nagato's body and sealed it inside herself.
Looking at Nagato, who was about to lose all signs of life, Mirai injected a bit of Yang Release energy into his body.
In the next moment, Nagato's body regained vitality, and new eyes formed in his once-empty eye sockets.
But these were not the Rinnegan—this time, they were a pair of pitch-black eyes.
Feeling the change in his body, Nagato's inner will grew even more conflicted.
Resurrecting the dead, bringing life from void...
Compared to him, Mirai seemed more like a true god.
After readjusting to his body, Nagato stood up and couldn't help but say, "Suddenly, my body feels so light..."
Mirai gave a slight snort, "Of course it feels light. Your body no longer needs to sustain those Rinnegan."
Upon hearing Mirai's words, Nagato paused.
"Sustain the Rinnegan?"
"What do you mean?"
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