"Despair...?"
Nagato raised his head incredulously, staring at the shadow slowly descending from the sky. At this moment, he seemed to understand what the figure before him intended.
Meteorite!
A massive meteorite was falling from the sky, completely enveloping him and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
Feeling the unparalleled pressure, Nagato began to doubt.
"Is this guy a god?"
God—a title he had always given himself.
But at this moment, he realized he wasn't truly a god. The real god was the one flying in the sky!
"What is this thing?"
"What kind of battle is this?"
"How could this happen?"
In Konohagakure, the recently victorious shinobi had gathered at the village entrance or stood atop the towering walls of the village.
The previous battle had already exceeded their understanding, perhaps only those who experienced the Nine-Tails incident could guess something.
But this was absurdly beyond that, yet compared to now, what did all that matter?
Watching the descending meteorite, all the Konohagakure shinobi were panicked!
"Damn it, what is this now?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and others had also arrived at the walls, their faces pale as they looked at the colossal meteorite in the distance.
Sweat dripped from their foreheads, sliding down their cheeks.
If this thing fell on their village, things would be incredibly, incredibly bad!
"What the hell is going on?"
Hiruzen steadied himself and immediately asked, as Kakashi ran over.
"It's that person."
He pointed to the distant figure floating in the air, before speaking in a low voice after a moment.
"After Guy and I finished the battle, we came over. Unsurprisingly, that meteorite was summoned by him, and the Akatsuki is probably his target too."
"Akatsuki?"
Hiruzen was momentarily stunned, then nodded involuntarily.
No wonder the Akatsuki members were missing; they had been intercepted by someone?
But...
"Who is this guy?"
"I know who he is."
Tsunade's face was equally grim. Her gaze was fixed on the distant meteorite, but she spoke softly.
"Jiraiya received a message from the toads, saying... Ōtsutsuki Minamoto is here."
Ōtsutsuki Minamoto?
Upon hearing this name, Hiruzen's expression changed dramatically.
Not only had he heard the accounts from the Land of Earth, but through Jiraiya, he knew that even the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku was deeply intimidated by this name!
He had paid special attention to the owner of this name, but hadn't received much information subsequently, nor had he seen the person.
Who would have thought he'd meet him like this today...
"Already strong enough to freely control meteorites? Is this really a human?"
Hiruzen murmured, feeling his head throb even more!
"Ōtsutsuki Minamoto? Who is this?"
Ōnoki naturally heard this and couldn't help but ask, while Gengetsu's gaze also turned his way.
"This person..."
Hiruzen showed a helpless and complex expression, sighed, and shook his head.
"I can't say for sure, because the information I have is too limited. But now it seems..."
"This person has reached a level we never imagined!"
After Hiruzen finished speaking, everyone fell into silence, except for Kitagawa Minamoto, who found it somewhat amusing.
After all, that was him!
"No wonder... the Great Toad Sage is so worried..."
Meanwhile, on the ground closer to the battlefield, Jiraiya looked at the meteorite in the sky with horror.
At this moment, he seemed to understand something, which made him even more terrified.
When did such a person emerge in the ninja world, and why does this world have such a being?
Is this really a human?
"And... Nagato, is he the target?"
Jiraiya also knew who the combatants were, although he didn't quite understand the situation at the moment.
But in a flash, he suddenly recalled Nagato's Rinnegan!
Could it be because of this?
"A god?"
As everyone was filled with fear, Nagato suddenly clenched his fists, his Rinnegan shining with determination.
He raised his head abruptly, staring at the meteorite falling from the sky, and let out an angry roar!
"So what if you're a so-called god?"
Amidst his roar, he forcibly controlled the Demonic Statue to stand up, then raised its arms high, seemingly ready to catch the meteorite.
"Even if you're a god, you can't do as you please."
He murmured softly, recalling an ancient story from his memory.
The Sage of Six Paths had defeated the 'Rabbit Goddess' and sealed the Ten-Tails, thus saving the world.
He was the inheritor of the Rinnegan, and now another so-called 'god' had appeared.
Doesn't this mean he must retrace the Sage of Six Paths' path, defeat the so-called god, and save the world?
"I will succeed. I will become the new Sage of Six Paths and bring peace to this despairing world..."
Murmuring, he watched the descending meteorite, and in the next moment, unleashed all his Chakra.
"And the despair I've experienced, how could you possibly understand?"
"Shinra Tensei!"
A powerful repulsive force erupted instantly, even causing the meteorite to pause momentarily.
But in the next moment, his Shinra Tensei was overwhelmed by the meteorite, though it did slow and weaken its impact.
Even weakened, when the meteorite finally struck the Demonic Statue, the beast instinctively let out a heart-wrenching roar!
Roar—
Amidst its wails, the earth trembled wildly, cracks like deep valleys spreading madly in all directions.
The terrifying force swept outward instantly, even though a considerable distance had been kept, causing Konohagakure's barrier to twist frantically!
Countless web-like cracks spread across the barrier in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it, everyone prepare for defense!"
Seeing this, Hiruzen immediately shouted loudly, but before he could finish, the barrier before him shattered like glass with a 'crack'!
"Ninja Art: Flying Thunder God Barrier."
At that moment, Kitagawa Minamoto's Divine Tree clone suddenly moved. With a single hand seal, an invisible 'wall' appeared before them.
The 'wall' was covered in mysterious seals, and the violent forces crashing into it were instantly redirected!
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Everyone stared in shock at the distance, where the far-off mountain emitted violent rumblings and even more intense tremors erupted.
In the next moment, they all saw the mountain collapse, dust billowing everywhere!
"Minamoto, are you okay?"
Kakashi asked anxiously, but Minamoto shook his head.
"I can manage, but let the barrier squad quickly repair the barrier."
Minamoto's Divine Tree clone remained for a reason—to prevent the aftermath from affecting the village.
After all, his true body was about to 'deliver a heavy blow'!
Just as he finished speaking, another fierce shockwave hit, and the Demonic Statue let out another roar.
Roar—
With that roar, the massive meteorite was actually held up by the Demonic Statue!
The ground had already sunk considerably, and Nagato was constantly coughing blood, his White Zetsu cloak withering.
His face turned pale, but he raised his head with a hint of a smile, looking at Minamoto.
As if saying he had managed to hold on!
"Is this the madness of Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan?"
Seeing this, Minamoto couldn't help but find it amusing.
He didn't speak, but slowly raised his Sword of Totsuka.
"Though I'd like to say, 'What about the next one?' But..."
Buzz—
A whirlwind-like aura appeared on the Sword of Totsuka, and he smiled at Nagato, speaking softly.
"Farewell, inferior creatures. Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
In the next moment, he swung the Sword of Totsuka, and a massive storm instantly swept over Nagato!
"Damn it!"
Nagato felt a sense of unease, immediately controlling the already shaky Demonic Statue to close its mouth.
The enormous storm stirred violently, the ground collapsing continuously, and the meteorite held by the Demonic Statue was directly crushed.
Countless fragments were disintegrated into countless specks before they could even scatter.
The Demonic Statue let out even more wretched wails, its skin cracking like a withered tree.
Its nine eyes couldn't open, its body kneeling on the ground, cracks spreading across it!
"What is this?"
From afar, the people of Konohagakure watched in shock.
Both Gengetsu and Ōnoki held their breath.
They had never seen such a situation!
Even Hiruzen, who had witnessed the battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End, was sweating profusely.
Though he hadn't understood their battle back then, it was at least slightly more comprehensible than this.
Boom—
Finally, under the continuous sweep of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, the Demonic Statue couldn't hold on any longer.
Managing to endure until now was Nagato's desperate effort, despite the Demonic Statue's incredible vitality and recovery capabilities.
Ultimately, it was just an empty shell, its recovery entirely reliant on Nagato's support, but Nagato couldn't sustain it...
With a thunderous crash, the Demonic Statue's head was blown open!
In an instant, the storm of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion swept in, and almost simultaneously, Minamoto saw a torrent of blood splattering wildly.
The Demonic Statue let out a mournful cry, its body slowly sinking into the ground.
At that moment, Minamoto suddenly raised an eyebrow.
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