**[Accompanied by the Great Spiralling Ring whistling down towards the island like a falling star of the apocalypse, at that moment, the air seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand.**
**Immediately after, the Great Spiralling Ring crashed into the ground, and the center of the island was instantly swallowed by endless light and heat.**
**It was a violent explosion like the end of the world. Blinding light burst out from the center, spreading out with devastating force.**
**Wherever the intense light went, the earth was easily torn apart like fragile paper. Rock fragments were tossed high into the air and then instantly pulverized into powder by the surging energy.**
**Rolling thick smoke rose into the sky accompanied by a huge mushroom cloud, blotting out the sun. The surging shockwaves were like roaring angry beasts, rushing in all directions. Trees were uprooted, and seawater was lifted high, creating walls of water that blocked the sky.**
**The power of this explosion was not inferior to the terrifying Combined Tailed Beast Ball from before. The entire island trembled violently under this powerful force, as if it would be completely wiped off the face of the world in the next moment.**
**The Tailed Beasts, Jinchūriki, Uchiha Sasuke, the Five Kage, and the 20,000 Allied Shinobi Forces guarding the Five Kage were all swept into the explosion, engulfed entirely.**
**When the aftermath of the explosion dissipated, the entire scene was a mess. Only the Jinchūriki and Sasuke were left lying in huge craters, their breath weak, lingering on with only a shred of vitality.**
**"How can this be? Is everyone..." The Seven-Tails Jinchūriki Fū looked at the devastating scene before her, with the Five Kage and the Allied Forces gone. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she almost broke down again.**
**Beside her, Sasuke was covering his eyes to alleviate the pain. Hearing this, he kindly reminded her: "Don't worry, they are all fine."**
**As soon as his voice fell, countless plumes of white smoke from the Summoning Technique rose from the huge crater. Immediately after, numerous small slugs appeared densely in the crater, and one surviving ninja after another separated from the bodies of the human-sized slugs.**
**"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sama. The explosion just now was too sudden; I couldn't save everyone," Katsuyu said to Tsunade with guilt.**
**"Cough, cough, cough. It's okay, Katsuyu. You've done very well." Tsunade was kneeling on the ground coughing violently, and upon hearing Katsuyu's words, she hurriedly comforted her.**
**"Hokage, thank you very much this time." The usually short-tempered and unsmiling Fourth Raikage actually took the initiative to express his gratitude to Tsunade.**
**"Yeah, thanks to you, Hokage. If you hadn't used the Reverse Summoning Technique in time to transfer everyone, I'm afraid this Allied Force would have disappeared without a trace, and we Five Kage would have been hard-pressed to escape," the Tsuchikage Ōnoki followed up.**
**"How many people did the Allied Force lose in the explosion?" Terumī Mei asked.**
**"I only had time to save over ten thousand people. About four thousand people were lost in the explosion..." Katsuyu answered in a small voice.**
**Hearing this, the Five Kage fell into silence.**
**"In this war, I'm afraid the Allied Force has lost thirty thousand people," Ōnoki said heavily.**
**"Now is not the time to mourn!" Just then, Sasuke walked over. looking at the Five Kage with a serious expression, he said: "Naruto must have already gone to the Sage's Secret Realm. We should go stop him immediately. If we waste any more time here, everything will be too late!"**
**"We will organize manpower immediately," Terumī Mei said seriously.**
**"No! More people won't make a difference against Naruto. Just the few of us will go. Get closer; I'll use Susanoo to take you there," Sasuke said.**
**The four Kage, excluding Gaara, hesitated not a bit upon hearing this and stood beside Sasuke.**
**The Fourth Raikage said: "Bring Killer B and the others too."**
**Sasuke shook his head and said: "Their chakra consumption is huge; they can't transform into Tailed Beasts in a short time. Bringing them won't be of any use."**
**Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage nodded and said no more.**
**Tsunade placed her hand on Sasuke's shoulder and used her medical ninjutsu to replenish some of Sasuke's chakra. Sasuke felt a bit better.**
**He activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, and immediately the Perfect Susanoo formed rapidly, encasing all four Kage within it.**
**Then, Susanoo flapped its wings, flew over the sea surface, and plunged headfirst into the sea.]**
...
**Under the Skyscreen**
Inside the Hokage's office, it was completely silent.
Minato opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't find the words.
The other three all had solemn expressions.
Although they had long anticipated that the Allied Shinobi Forces' chances of winning weren't high, they didn't expect the battle situation to be so one-sided.
Clearly, Naruto on the Skyscreen was simply toying with the Allied Forces. If he had used his full strength, the 100,000 Allied Forces probably wouldn't have lasted two rounds against him.
Even with the presence of the Five Kage and Jinchūriki, it was useless. The combat power of the two sides was not on the same level at all.
The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe. In his heart, he thought, *Fortunately, the loss of 30,000 ninjas is shared among the Five Great Ninja Villages. Otherwise, for a single ninja village, this would be no different from being massacred.*
Minato, on the other hand, felt sad for the fallen ninjas. Although he wasn't soft-hearted, such a huge number of casualties still made him feel sorrowful.
"Sasuke and the others will succeed, right? No, they definitely can succeed."
Naruto was already this terrifying now. He didn't dare to imagine what Naruto would become after obtaining the Sage's Secret Treasure.
I'm afraid the Ninja World really would be destroyed by him.
...
**Akatsuki Base**
Nagato and Konan both let out a sigh of relief simultaneously.
Just now, they thought the Tailed Beasts would cause trouble for Naruto. Nagato even planned to personally capture one or two Tailed Beasts to reduce the burden on the future Naruto.
But they didn't expect that those Tailed Beasts weren't even a match for Naruto in a single round. Just a "parting gift" knocked them all down.
Now they had full confidence in Naruto.
Even the Tailed Beasts were no longer his match; presumably, no one could stop him anymore.
His great aspiration might be realized in this child's hands!
"Konan, the production of the Deva Path of Pain is complete. It's time for us to go to Sunagakure to capture the One-Tail," Nagato said in a flat tone.
Although Naruto on the Skyscreen was close to success, Nagato didn't intend to just sit and wait for the future to arrive.
He also had full confidence in himself. Maybe if he worked hard, he could realize the great aspiration in his own hands.
At that time, Naruto wouldn't need to run around and toil.
Parents always heartache for their children, and Nagato was no exception.
"Okay, I'll go prepare right now." Konan nodded.
She didn't hesitate at all. No matter what decision Nagato made, she would support him.
Attacking Sunagakure required placing Nagato's main body near the village to facilitate his control of Pain.
Konan had to make arrangements in advance.