"…"
Everyone fell silent.
The thought of wondering if people existed who could open the Eight Gates relying on talent, then trying it and succeeding... This kind of 'is this even human?' behavior made these powerhouses question their own lives, giving them a feeling of being utterly inferior.
"Sigh…"
Ryuji took a deep breath and sighed, "I didn't expect you could actually do sothing like this."
Yes, regarding Aka being able to open the Eight Gates through her own talent, Ryuji had also had conjectures.
After all, the Eight Gates were also part of the human body's potential and could be forcibly opened. It stood to reason that Aka, who could freely adjust her human talents, could do it too.
However,
Having never seen what opening the Eight Gates looked like, she couldn't experint. Although she could also simulate through data, without deeply studying the related knowledge, Aka still couldn't understand.
And now, she had verified Ryuji's conjecture.
It was precisely because she opened the Eight Gates that she could exceed Madara's expectations and deal with the First Hokage and Duy, who had opened the Eight Gates, so quickly.
After all, opening the Eight Gates released the body's latent potential. And different people had different potentials, so the increase in strength after release naturally wouldn't be the sa either.
Duy's strength after opening the Eight Gates was inferior to Guy's because his potential was less than Guy's.
And Guy was inferior to Aka... no, he was far inferior.
Aka, who could freely adjust her talents, possessing all positive human talents... Although she hadn't reached that point yet, the potential she possessed surpassed everyone up to this point, without exception.
And this resulted in the terrifying increase in strength after opening the Eight Gates.
Although Aka had tried her best to restrain her power, rely standing there gave people a suffocating feeling that she could destroy the world with just a casual move.
Now, she was invincible in the world.
At least among the people currently present, not a single one was her match, not even Madara who had awakened the Rinnegan.
"All of this is the ability Master granted !" Aka didn't dare take credit, attributing all credit to her master.
But Ryuji shook his head.
Though what Aka said wasn't entirely wrong, as without Ryuji creating her, she couldn't have achieved this…
But to be honest, Ryuji himself hadn't expected Aka to reach this degree either.
Because humans had limits.
Even if Aka could freely adjust her talents and possess all positive human talents, she couldn't surpass human limits.
But the limit in the Naruto World wasn't humans, but the Otsutsuki Clan from the stars of the universe.
They raised the upper limit of the Shinobi World.
Without being related to the Sage of Six Paths' family, there was basically no chance to climb the peak.
But now, Aka had done it.
Ryuji thought a bit deeper. The reason Aka could achieve this was actually still related to the Otsutsuki Clan.
Because she possessed many talents from Otsutsuki descendants... the First Hokage's life force, Naruto's life force, Madara's spiritual power... These mixed-blood descendants of Otsutsuki and humans raised the upper limit of human talent.
And Aka, who possessed the sa talent upper limits, when unleashing her full potential, far surpassed these Otsutsuki descendants.
After all, they couldn't unleash their full potential.
"This is good too; then I won't need to use that trump card!" Ryuji said, turning to look at Madara... or rather, the Black Zetsu beside him. "Catch that guy!"
"Understood!"
Aka nodded, then vanished from her spot.
After a mont, the 'boom' of air turbulence rushed into their ears.
This was proof that speed exceeded sound.
But surpassing sound speed wasn't anything remarkable. Even if Aka's speed exceeded sound by who knows how much, it was still within that realm. In this Shinobi World, even light-speed techniques existed in no small number.
Therefore, Madara could react.
"No way I'll let you act recklessly!"
He stepped in front of Black Zetsu, arms spread wide. His Mangekyo Sharingan spun frantically to capture the enemy's figure, then he reached out to grab her.
Bam!
A dull collision sounded. Madara's upper body instantly turned to paper scraps flying apart. And Black Zetsu behind him was caught by the neck by Aka.
Madara had indeed predicted Aka's attack trajectory and had indeed grabbed her.
But Aka simply ignored him, crashing through him with her imnse speed and power, then catching Black Zetsu behind him.
If her master's order was to kill Black Zetsu rather than capture him, Aka would have been even faster and stronger.
At the very least, Madara's entire body would have turned to paper scraps, and everything within a hundred ters behind him would have turned to dust in the shockwave she raised.
"Go to Master's side!"
Aka, holding Black Zetsu by the neck, threw him at Ryuji's feet.
During that, Black Zetsu tried to resist with Wood Release, but because he was thrown too fast, by the ti he regained his senses, he had already landed at Ryuji's feet.
Thwack!
Ryuji stepped on his face, stomping his entire head into the hard rock ground.
"You, in order to release Kaguya, have been stirring up trouble behind the scenes, causing countless human tragedies. It's ti to end everything."
"Who are you? Who exactly are you!?"
Black Zetsu, grabbing Ryuji's leg and struggling with difficulty, roared madly upon hearing this.
But because his entire face was pressed into the ground, the sounds were sowhat unclear.
Ryuji understood anyway.
He chuckled. "I am who I am. I'm Senki Ryuji. Didn't you investigate thoroughly?"
"Impossible. You absolutely cannot be soone from this new generation. People of this era cannot know so many ancient secrets. Are you the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?"
"The Sage of Six Paths' reincarnation!?"
Ryuji was stunned, then burst into loud laughter. It took him a while to calm down.
"That's a really imaginative idea! But unfortunately, I'm not."
"Then you..."
"But you reminded . The Sage of Six Paths also knew about enemies that could attack from outer space at any ti. He probably didn't make no preparations at all!"
"I'll have to ask properly when I et him later."
Ryuji began talking to himself.
On the other side, the battle between Aka and Madara was a one-sided beating.
Genjutsu ineffective, Taijutsu… his body couldn't keep up, the Complete Body Susano'o was kicked apart, even teors were shattered by fists.
Aka didn't use any Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, or Taijutsu; rely relying on the strength and speed after opening the Eight Gates, she beat Madara until he had no chance to fight back.
If not for wanting to test her body's performance after opening the Eight Gates, Aka could have ended the battle long ago.
Despair, despair, despair...
Aka's imnse power filled everyone in the Allied Shinobi Forces with despair.
This overwhelming strength that beat Madara senseless was like the First Hokage and Madara against the rest of the Shinobi World in the Warring States Period… there was simply no chance of victory.
If she wanted, she could alone eliminate all discordant voices.
"It's over."
"There's no hope."
"Let it end like this."
The already defeated Allied Shinobi Forces had even their conviction shattered, completely giving up resistance.
Even Black Zetsu felt despair.
This ti, there really was no chance left.
But only Nagato hadn't given up.
"Ti's up!"
His eyes shone with intensity as he ford hand seals.
The Outer Path Statue, which had been standing still after absorbing the Tailed Beasts, suddenly threw its head back and roared. A soul-shaking howl as if from hell made everyone stop and look over.
The roar ceased.
The Outer Path Statue's body expanded, twisted, and changed, quickly transforming into a monster with ten tails, as large as a small hill.
The monster opened its mouth and roared. The sound waves caused earaches and made the island tremble incessantly.
— The Ten-Tails.
The legendary harbinger of doom said to bring disaster to the world.
"What is that?"
"So terrifying. Just looking at this monster gives the chills!"
"This Chakra is too frightening!"
"What will beco of the Shinobi World?"
The Shinobi World was shocked.
And Black Zetsu was ecstatic.
'Nagato, Nagato, to think you've already created the Ten-Tails.'
'In that case, there's still a chance.'
'Although that Aka is strong, with the Ten-Tails' power, we can fight.'
He imdiately shouted loudly, "Nagato, quickly beco the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"Too noisy!"
Aka gave up on Madara, who was being beaten into questioning his life's choices, and turned to charge at the Ten-Tails.
"That was my plan from the start."
Nagato stared at the charging Aka, his unbroken hand seals changing. The Ten-Tails' massive body was sucked into the soles of his feet.
This sudden change made Aka halt her steps.
The absorption process was fast, almost instantaneous.
Nagato underwent a significant transformation.
His skin turned white, a horn grew on his forehead. His original black robe with red clouds was replaced by a white trench coat with a tallic texture. There was a row of black tomoe patterns on each collar, and nine black spheres floated behind him.
"This is the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Nagato looked at himself in bewildernt, then clenched his fists. Surging power flowed within him, as if a casual strike could destroy a mountain.
Then, he really swung.
A black staff appeared in his hand, and he swung it through the air.
That tal city wall, which could withstand Tailed Beast Bombs with only slight dents, and which had only tilted under the aftershocks of Aka and the First Hokage's intense battle… a section of it was blown open in an explosion, creating a hole about ten ters in diater.
A large hole through which one could see inside the chanical City from the outside.
"This guy!"
Aka's body heaved with anger. She walked towards him step by step.
Nagato also noticed this hostile figure and turned to face her.
Tap, tap, tap, tap...
One step, two steps, three steps...
Aka walked faster and faster, faster and faster, until she went from walking to fast walking to running, her entire figure turning into a streak of light as she charged at Nagato.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The black spheres behind him, the Truth-Seeking Balls, shot towards Aka one after another.
Aka didn't slow down, only slightly swayed her body, dodging all attacks.
Then, her fist ferociously struck.
Nagato raised his staff to block, only to find space itself seed to distort. The staff bent infinitely inward.
Boom!
Unmatched power erupted, raising 'limitless' dust. The air continuously echoed with the sound of force collisions, like popping beans amplified a hundredfold, making eardrums ache painfully.
On the other side of the dust, Nagato's shattered body flew out.
After a mont, the dust cleared.
Nagato, with only his upper body left, lay in a deep crater, vomiting blood incessantly, his face filled with disbelief and questioning his life's choices.
He had thought that after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he would beco a second Sage of Six Paths, his strength unmatched in the world, invincible.
But reality gave him a slap.
Aka wasn't unhard either. Her entire right arm that threw the punch had vanished, fresh blood dripping from the irregular severed end.
But...
As fleshy buds wriggled, a baby-smooth arm grew back.
She moved her right arm, feeling it was fine, then slowly walked towards Nagato.
This arm wasn't destroyed by Nagato's power; it collapsed from being unable to withstand her own imnse strength.
"You should still be able to get up, right?"
Aka's face was expressionless as she walked, saying, "That Uchiha Madara couldn't test the limits of my power. You try."
'Try?'
Nagato, whose body had already completely recovered, ca back to his senses.
He looked up at the approaching Aka, fear actually rising in his heart.
But it was imdiately suppressed by his conviction that he must achieve peace.
Although he couldn't understand why such a powerful being existed in the world, no matter what, he had to realize his dream.
Nagato's gaze turned resolute as he stood up from the crater, walking step by step towards Aka.
One step, two steps...
The two didn't seem in a hurry, slowly approaching each other, finally reaching combat range.
The battle erupted.
The island shook constantly, the chanical City also trembled incessantly. Various tal frawork supports let out groans.
Nagato already knew there was an absolute gap in power between him and his opponent, using Ninjutsu to engage in combat.
And Ninjutsu… Aka wasn't afraid of that either.
Various powerful Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai were released from her hands one after another, each capable of easily killing Kage-level fighters.
Nagato wasn't bad either.
Although he didn't know Senjutsu and didn't have so many Kekkei Genkai, he mastered Yin-Yang Release.
Various unheard of secret techniques were unleashed, their power even stronger than Aka's.
But even so, he was suppressed to barely resisting.
Because his Taijutsu was far inferior to Aka's.
Even if he wanted to fight at a distance with Ninjutsu, Aka wouldn't let him have his way. While countering with Ninjutsu, she also constantly closed in, looking for opportunities.
And Nagato could only attack while running, so it was natural for the battle to fall into a disadvantage.
"To think the one to finally beco the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki would be Nagato." Ryuji couldn't help but reflect, yet he wasn't worried at all.
Although Nagato beca the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, without Hashirama's cells, his strength was slightly inferior to Obito's.
At this level of strength, it was impossible to win against Aka, who was stronger than Eight Gates Guy.
"Ryuji, what exactly is your goal?"
At this mont, Black Zetsu suddenly asked.
Ryuji looked down, raised his right leg, then imdiately stomped down again.
Boom!
Black Zetsu's head was buried even deeper.
But he didn't give up, still asking, "Why do you know so much?"
"Why was a freak like you born in this world?"
"What exactly are you aiming for?"
"With this level of strength, you could have long ago unified the Shinobi World, done anything you wanted. Why are you hiding in Sunagakure?"
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