If the villagers of the Hidden Rain were to recall the scene of this day in the future, this would be the first thing that came to their minds. This shocking picture, one that would be unforgettable for a lifetime.
SWISH—
A sword aura as vast as a silver crescent moon infected the entire firmament under the moonlight. Even the great sun gave way to the elegance of this one slash. The sky was a silvery brilliance, scattering with specks of starlight.
Vaguely, there was also a boy in a blood-red robe, like a beautiful meteor, who slashed across the sky, drawing a brilliant galaxy.
The Deva Path's eyes were wide and round, his face still holding an expression of disbelief that would last a lifetime, as he fell powerlessly.
Plop.
The insignificant sound of a high-altitude object falling to the ground. Then came the body of the Deva Path Pain. The broken red threads of his Akatsuki robe, his body as if filled with lead, crashed down with a boom.
The sky gradually gathered its light. The moonlight faded, revealing the brilliant sun. Only then did the sharp-eyed people finally discover that the red figure standing in the sky was a young man.
POW!
A sonic boom, plus the sound of a brazen landing. Kusuo landed like a cannonball. In that instant, a world-shaking tremor. A deep crater had already formed at his feet, with dense spiderweb-like cracks spreading out in all directions.
Kusuo's body was emitting a scorching high temperature, letting out wisps of hot air. The white steam, upon meeting the cold air above, cooled and condensed, making the sky moist.
Drip, drip, drip!
In a short while, a light, drizzling rain began to fall from the sky. This time, Kusuo did not use his sword aura to block the raindrops, letting them fall on his body. Not far in front of him was the Deva Path Pain, whose head had been separated from his body. Yahiko's body was originally a corpse; this could only be considered his second death.
With his Mark just opened, Kusuo's physical condition was already infinitely close to the power of the Six Paths. Just his body alone. That kind of ultimate power that could ascend to the heavens in one step even made him feel that he could shatter the heavens with one punch, and crack the earth with one slash. Nagato's Super Almighty Push, infused with a massive amount of chakra, was nothing more than that under his one slash. It was torn apart with devastating force.
But the current Kusuo was immersed in a unique state of mind. That was the heart of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's older brother, Kokushibo.
Moon Breathing. He had used it before, but never had it touched him so deeply as it had today. It must be that the heart that pursued the pinnacle of the way of the sword had sensed this slash of his, and they had resonated with each other.
"A pitiable yet hateful character," Kusuo responded faintly after exiting the state of his Mark. He was responding to that state of mind of Kokushibo from just now.
Moon Breathing had a total of sixteen forms. It was the one with the most forms among all the breathing methods. All of it was merely the result of Kokushibo being unable to withstand the heavy power of Sun Breathing and settling for the next best thing. To be able to develop Moon Breathing to this extent in order to catch up to his younger brother was truly not easy.
"The current Mark, although it can greatly enhance my physical condition, in the end, it has not been strengthened by the system. So after one slash, I automatically exited the state." He knew his own physical condition best. Sensing the changes in the blood and airflow in his body, Kusuo vaguely guessed that to increase the duration and effect of the Mark, he had to unlock 90% of the template.
Right now, the entire land had been smashed to pieces. Those dense steel buildings had all been turned into a field of ruins, broken copper and scrap iron scattered on the ground, some even deeply buried beneath it. Dust, ash, and smoke intertwined, slowly filling the air. He could vaguely hear the tide of the sea.
...
The coast.
Jiraiya was running for his life. At this moment, the sea was coming back in. The surging waves kicked up splashes dozens of meters high, crashing over layer by layer. Jiraiya, who had just been forced back by the Super Almighty Push, saw this and retreated desperately again. His heart was covered by an incomparably strong shock.
The tide! An incredibly violent tide! What did this mean? Just the fluctuations from the battle could trigger a tsunami?
It was more than that. The only thing that could control the change of the sea tide was the moon. Only the moon's gravity could do this. The moonlit slash from just now, which had seized the brilliance of the sun, could actually temporarily replace the moon and trigger the tide at the seaside.
This kind of horrifying event had just happened right in front of Jiraiya.
Flipping up and down, leaping, fleeing like mad, Jiraiya was guessing and wailing in his heart. One side could freely control the physical laws of nature, gravity and repulsion. The other side, that brat Kusuo, could actually replace the moon with his sword and induce a tidal wave.
Is this a realm that humans can even reach? This kind of power... can it really be controlled by humans?
To simply say Kage-level or beyond Kage-level could no longer describe a battle of this level. It wasn't that the grandeur of the battle scene and the destructive power were so astonishing, but that purely from the level of power, it had already transcended the concept of a ninja.
Only a god! Only a god could reach such a state.
That child Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, the sage's eyes that only the legendary Sage of Six Paths could possess. It was not surprising that he could touch this realm. But what about Kusuo?
"Kusuo, you brat, just how strong have you become? This is truly the new waves pushing the old. I can't even see your back anymore now." With a sigh, a gratified smile appeared on Jiraiya's face. To be surpassed by a disciple he was so optimistic about... as a teacher, Jiraiya's heart was filled with only pride.
Now, he was more and more certain that Kusuo was the Child of Prophecy that the Great Toad Sage had spoken of. He... must be the one who could bring great change to the ninja world in the future.
"Achoo!"
What the hell? Kusuo couldn't help but sneeze. His body was so good; in the future, whether Hinata, Hanabi, and Shion could withstand it was a question. How could he catch a cold? Someone must be thinking about him.
Unaware that Jiraiya had already firmly believed him to be the Child of Prophecy, he was preparing to rush towards a high tower in the distance without stopping. During the battle just now, a world-shaking amount of chakra had been transmitted to the Deva Path Pain from there. He had originally planned to wait here, to stand by and wait for the hare. But then he thought again. People change. Who could guarantee that the current Nagato and Konan would still care about Yahiko's corpse? What if they ran away?
Therefore, to rush in while Nagato was in a weakened state after just using the Super Almighty Push twice was the proper course of action. What they were competing on now was who was faster.
Pushing off with his foot, Kusuo had already shot out dozens of meters.
The Rinnegan. Kusuo was determined to get it.
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