"Roar!"
A deafening roar of pain ripped through the rain.
The Gedo Statue's massive body was violently knocked askew by that furious punch.
Like a giant tree being felled, it crashed sideways to the ground, stirring up towering waves.
Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!
In an instant, a large area of water beneath and around the Gedo Statue transformed into a viscous, deadly, colossal mud swamp, attempting to further restrict the monster's movements.
Konan also moved. She waved her hands, and countless sharp paper sheets infused with Chakra swept towards Jiraiya like a storm.
Dance of the Shikigami!
Satoshi waved a hand, creating a water wall over ten meters high.
Countless sharp paper sheets deeply pierced the water wall, emitting dense thudding sounds, and were eventually disarmed by the flowing water, sinking powerlessly.
During this time, the Gedo Statue struggled to get up, its eyes flashing with even more violent ferocity.
However, Susanoo's movements were faster. The giant's dark blue right hand clenched in the void, and a massive long spear, intertwined with water-like cursed seal patterns, instantly materialized.
Bang!
Accompanied by a spine-chilling piercing sound, the enormous Chakra spear accurately penetrated the chest of the Gedo Statue. It firmly pinned its massive body to the water surface like a specimen.
The cursed seal patterns on the spear body spread rapidly like a living thing, covering the entire torso of the Gedo Statue in the blink of an eye. They formed a giant sealing net, frantically suppressing its struggling power.
The pinned Gedo Statue let out an unwilling and furious roar.
"ROAR!!!"
Nagato, in his wheelchair, stared intently at the battle, his Rinnegan bloodshot. The pain of overdrawing his life caused his body to tremble violently.
"The power of the Gedo Statue is not just this."
The next second.
The Gedo Statue opened its large mouth and spat out a mouthful of purple Chakra towards Susanoo. Immediately after, this mass of Chakra transformed into a purple giant dragon.
This was the Gedo Statue's unique technique, capable of devouring the enemy's Chakra.
The giant dragon lunged at Susanoo's core. However, just as the purple giant dragon was about to touch the white giant, the massive Susanoo, along with Satoshi inside it, instantly vanished without a trace like a fleeting illusion.
The purple giant dragon only devoured empty air.
"What?!"
Satoshi's figure had already appeared on the other side of the battlefield, standing steadily within the crystal on Susanoo's forehead.
"Do you understand the value of Flying Thunder God: Susanoo?"
Then, he clapped his hands.
"It's my turn."
"You always want to drain my Chakra, so I might as well drain some of yours."
[Ninja World Scientist activated!]
[Second Hokage Tobirama's lifelong research on Tailed Beast sealing, control, and absorption techniques...]
[Deduction complete!]
[Conclusion: In Susanoo state, possesses Chakra absorption ability. ]
Susanoo's giant hand violently grasped in the void, and two Chakra longswords appeared. The blades were covered with dense runes.
Flying Thunder God: Susanoo: Twin Blade Slash!
Swish! Swish!
The first slash silently removed the huge arm that the Gedo Statue struggled to swing.
The second slash, with an even sharper arc, precisely severed its thick lower limbs that supported its body.
The severed giant limbs crashed into the water like collapsing rocks, sending up towering water columns.
That monster, already clumsy and slow, instantly lost all ability to move.
Only the pinned main body remained, twisting futilely, with large amounts of chaotic Chakra escaping from the wounds, being greedily absorbed by the shimmering runes on the twin blades.
"Huff... Huff…"
Nagato, who was already extremely weak, now found even breathing very difficult.
"I lost… I really lost this time."
Konan's voice carried a desperate wail. "Not yet!"
Countless paper sheets burst forth from behind her, forming massive angel wings.
She soared into the sky, and the myriad of fluttering paper sheets instantly hardened. They transformed into tens of thousands of sharp paper spears shimmering with cold light, shooting towards the white Susanoo giant like a violent storm.
However, such a dense attack, landing on Susanoo's flowing liquid armor, was like a tickle.
The paper spears pierced into the flowing water, only stirring up tiny ripples. They were completely swallowed by the Chakra, which contained immense resilience and buffering power.
Susanoo merely waved a hand casually. A giant Chakra wave formed out of thin air, sweeping over Konan in the sky with overwhelming force.
"Ugh!"
Konan grunted, and her condensed paper wings were instantly shattered.
She was violently struck down, crashing against a distant mountain wall. She could only watch as the giant slowly disappeared, gradually approaching Nagato.
"Konan!"
Nagato let out a hysterical roar. "It's not over yet!"
"Shinra Ten—"
Before Nagato could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He looked down to see that a long sword had, at some point, pierced his chest.
Satoshi said, "Jiraiya-sensei once said you were the Child of Prophecy."
Nagato struggled to look up at his junior. "I don't believe such nonsense."
Satoshi pulled out Murasame, and a trickle of rain water emerged from it.
"You want this world to know pain, but I want to protect my Konoha."
"Nagato!"
Konan's heartbreaking cry pierced through the rain.
She stumbled forward, only to be impaled by a sharp blade in mid-air. With a thud, she fell in front of Nagato.
"Konan…"
Nagato's gaze fell on her pale face one last time.
His raised right hand, the hand symbolizing divine power, fell heavily to the ground.
"Nagato!"
A cold blade rested on Konan's neck as she closed her eyes. Crimson blood slowly dripped to the ground, staining her black robe.
Jiraiya, standing nearby, let out a heavy, prolonged sigh.
This world, after all, had not become what he hoped.
Where was the so-called Child of Prophecy who would change the Ninja World?
Nagato attempted to overturn the Ninja World, Minato died young.
He fell into a long silence, raindrops sliding down his cheeks, indistinguishable from rain or tears.
After a long silence, Jiraiya finally spoke slowly, his voice hoarse, "Find a place… to let them rest."
"Mhm."
Satoshi crouched down, swiftly sweeping over Nagato's eyelids. When he lifted his hand again, the pair of Rinnegan lay quietly in his palm.
Jiraiya's gaze lingered on Satoshi's hand for a moment, his lips moving. But in the end, he said nothing.
These eyes had brought too much disaster to the Ninja World. Perhaps destroying them was the best option.
In a quiet corner of the Land of Rain, this perpetually restless land, three new graves were erected. They also buried Yahiko among them.
"It's over."
Jiraiya's voice trembled slightly. "Everything is over."
After burying them, the two returned to Akatsuki's base in the Land of Rain and plastered countless explosive tags inside.