Hidden in the shadows, Nagato's face instantly became extremely grim.
"Nagato, what's wrong?"
Seeing Nagato's troubled expression, Konan, who was beside him, couldn't help but ask.
In response,
Nagato shook his head, "It's nothing, don't worry."
"That Senju Hashirama is a bit powerful, but everything is still under my control."
He had his pride and didn't want Konan to worry.
Immediately after,
He once again exerted all his strength to mobilize his stamina, beginning to synthesize Chakra within his body.
But it was useless!
The Human Path, entangled, still couldn't break free.
Even the Chakra he transmitted through the black rods was absorbed by the Wood Release tree branches in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it!"
"How can this Senju Hashirama be so troublesome!"
Nagato gritted his teeth, his eyes beginning to bloodshot.
Upon seeing this, Konan's face grew troubled, "Nagato, I'll help you!"
"No need!" Nagato said, his face full of certainty, "Leave it to me!"
"Senju Hashirama is indeed powerful, but I'm about to use my full power too!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
As Nagato made up his mind, the Deva Path Pain, struggling within the forest of trees, directly grabbed the Animal Path beside him and threw it towards Nagato's hiding place.
After a dozen seconds.
With the Animal Path's Summoning Jutsu, all the other puppets except the Deva Path Pain were instantly summoned away!
The next second.
Nagato disconnected the control of the other puppets. Konan quietly came to the various puppets, collected them with a Storage Scroll, and then returned to Nagato's side.
Unfettered, Nagato began to fully control the Deva Path Pain.
'Planetary Devastation!'
As the Deva Path Pain clasped his hands together, a black orb gradually ascended, and the surrounding earth began to crack continuously, being slowly drawn towards the black orb in the sky.
As for the vast forest of trees, it was naturally also drawn towards the sky.
Senju Hashirama's face showed a hint of surprise.
"How impressive!"
"As expected of the legendary Rinnegan, to be able to cast such a terrifying Sealing Jutsu."
"Watch this, Wood Dragon!"
Although his face showed some surprise, it immediately turned serious.
Clasping his hands, a Wood Dragon soared into the sky.
Countless new trees were spurred forth, then gradually twisted to form a massive Wood Dragon. Senju Hashirama, drawn into the sky by Planetary Devastation, stood effortlessly on the Wood Dragon's head, then controlled the Wood Dragon to soar directly into the sky.
The massive Wood Dragon directly coiled around the giant sphere in the sky, then controlled it, intending to tear this Planetary Devastation apart.
Boom!
With Senju Hashirama's Chakra output, the Planetary Devastation in the sky erupted with a roar, and the complete sphere was directly churned into countless fragments.
Deva Path Pain gasped, utterly disbelieving!
He had never imagined that this Planetary Devastation technique could be broken by such brute force.
"Ah, condense!"
Deva Path Pain's face was distorted.
He began to forcefully squeeze his body's cells to form new Chakra, controlling the stability of the Planetary Devastation.
As Deva Path Pain went berserk, the Planetary Devastation, which had been pulverized into countless fragments, slowly reformed and its gravitational pull became even stronger. With the earth cracking again, countless chunks of land slowly rose into the sky, completely burying the Wood Dragon.
"This is interesting!"
"It's been a while since I've stretched my muscles..."
"Young man, pay attention."
"I'm going all out!"
At this moment, Senju Hashirama was being pulled by the Planetary Devastation onto the surface of this large spherical object in the sky.
However, his face still wore a gentle smile, and he loudly greeted the Deva Path Pain.
Deva Path Pain: "..."
He was utterly bewildered.
Looking at Senju Hashirama in the sky with his gentle smile, his mind was naturally blank.
What the heck?
The previous Senju Hashirama hadn't even used his full power yet?
But before he could fully process this, he saw Senju Hashirama's eyes turn serious.
'Sage Art!'
Senju Hashirama clasped his hands together.
Distinct black eyeshadow appeared on his face, and his aura instantly surged significantly.
'Wood Release: Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!'
Boom.
A Wood Release Great Buddha, like a mountain, suddenly appeared. Even the gravity of Planetary Devastation could not restrain it, and this Wood Release Great Buddha naturally slammed onto the ground with a roar.
Deva Path Pain gasped, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.
At this moment,
He truly understood the meaning of the so-called God of Shinobi.
But before Deva Path Pain could fully comprehend, he saw Senju Hashirama take action.
'Summit Enlightenment!'
Almost instantly,
The Wood Release Great Buddha's thousand hands slammed towards the Planetary Devastation in the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Shock of this scene was beyond words. In fact, just half of the Wood Release fists were enough to directly smash the 'Planetary Devastation' in the sky, sending countless fragments of earth crashing to the ground.
Of course.
This doesn't mean 'Planetary Devastation' isn't powerful; after all, the Six Paths Sage and his brother, working together, even created the moon with this technique.
The Planetary Devastation being shattered before him merely meant Nagato wasn't strong enough!
More precisely, Nagato didn't have enough Chakra.
Deva Path Pain's face was blank.
Looking at Senju Hashirama atop the Wood Release Great Buddha, he was at a loss for words.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
On a distant mountain peak, Uchiha Jin and others stood. Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake, among others, could not hide their shock, watching the clash before them in disbelief. At this moment, they could no longer even comprehend this scene.
What the heck?
Are these still Ninja?
If you told them this was a battle of gods, they would surely believe it!
They had originally thought they were top-tier experts; whether it was Sakumo Hatake's swordsmanship or Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God, mastering one of them was almost enough to stand at the pinnacle of Ninja.
But at this moment, they deeply understood what true strength was!
The gap between them and Nagato, and Senju Hashirama, was even greater than the gap between humans and dogs.
Leading them, Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Jin could still maintain at least some composure.
"Hmm, not bad!"
"It seems my prediction was correct. Although Nagato's Rinnegan is strong, it is ultimately Madara's eyes, and Nagato cannot unleash its true power, only able to use the Rinnegan's regular abilities."
"Nagato is essentially unable to use techniques like Tengai Shinsei and Limbo: Border Jail."
"In this situation, the gap with Senju Hashirama is too great!"
"However, Nagato still has one ultimate move he hasn't used; I wonder if he will use it today!"
Uchiha Jin spoke indifferently.
At this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Deva Path Pain.