"I'm supposed to be immune to Ninjustu!"

"But why wasn't it immune to your Light technique?"

"Could it be… what you just used wasn't ninjutsu, but senjutsu?"

Nagato rushed toward Zenkichi, shouting coldly.

"There's more than just ninjutsu and senjutsu in this world. Things go far deeper than you think."

Zenkichi smirked as he raised his sword.

"Hado No. 63: Raikoho (Thunder Roar)!"

A golden bolt of thunder roared from his palm, striking the Six Paths Nagato head-on. The power behind it wasn't derived from chakra—it came from death itself. And that, Nagato couldn't defend against. He was blasted back.

"Your ability is strange," Nagato growled, stabilizing himself mid-air. "But you're still far from beating me!"

"I've gained more than just power. I've become nearly immortal!"

He laughed, pride surging in his voice—completely unaware of how close he was to defeat.

Zenkichi narrowed his eyes.

"Your weakness is obvious."

He vanished, his body turning into particles of light, and reappeared behind Nagato. The Rinnegan wielder barely managed to react, shielding himself with Truth-Seeking Orbs.

But Zenkichi wasn't done. The light scattered again, repositioning to a blind spot.

Nagato, unshaken, instantly activated Shinra Tensei.

This one, released by a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, was far more terrifying than anything Pain had used before. The Konoha ninjas around them were swept away in seconds. Only legendary shinobi like Jiraiya and Tsunade managed to stay on their feet.

The once-great Konoha Village crumbled under the assault, reduced to a broken ruin.

"Is this really the power of a human being?" Tsunade muttered.

Jiraiya's face was grim. Both were high-level shinobi, but they looked like helpless children in the face of such overwhelming force.

"They're not ordinary," muttered one of the Toad Sages beside them. "That Rinnegan wielder is the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and Zenkichi... he's not even from this world."

"They're on a different level. Don't let this shake your spirit."

Above them, the battle reached its climax.

Nagato's body began to swell—the Ten-Tails was resisting. Zenkichi's Zanpakuto had cut deeper than the flesh. It wounded Nagato's very soul, loosening his grip on the monstrous beast within.

Kyoka Suigetsu shimmered into Zenkichi's hand. Without hesitation, he slashed.

"I'll help you end this."

Another clean strike—the soul of Uzumaki Nagato was destroyed.

A roar echoed across the ruins. Nagato's body was consumed, swallowed by the raging Ten-Tails. The colossal beast materialized over Konoha's remains, casting a dark shadow across the broken landscape.

[Ding! Achievement Unlocked: Defeat Six Paths Nagato!

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Power surged through Zenkichi's body, nearly intoxicating him.

"Nagato..." Jiraiya whispered, watching the beast rise.

"Ten tails... it really has ten tails..." Tsunade muttered. "Its chakra dwarfs even the Nine-Tails. But how do we seal that thing?"

Zenkichi, glowing with light, stepped forward casually.

"That's easy. Just beat it down."

With a single burst of speed, he rocketed into the air and kicked the Ten-Tails head-on.

Boom!

The beast was sent flying, smashing through mountains, reducing forests to dust. Zenkichi raised a hand—dozens of Yasakani no Magatama rained from above, exploding across the battlefield.

Bit by bit, the Ten-Tails weakened. Only when its vessel was wounded could it return to Nagato's body.

"This power is absurd..." muttered a shadow in the distance.

Uchiha Obito, watching with narrowed eyes, clenched his fists.

"He said he unified another world. I believe him now."

He turned, voice low.

"If I get my hands on the other Rinnegan… no one will stop me from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Elsewhere, Uzumaki Naruto returned from Mount Myoboku, eyes wide in disbelief.

"That guy... Is this even real?"

Everything he learned about senjutsu felt meaningless in the face of Zenkichi's overwhelming strength.

Sasuke, having just awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, stood frozen outside Konoha.

This wasn't the world he knew. The golden figure battling the Ten-Tails shattered his very perception of strength.

He had returned to avenge Gaara, his beloved—killed by the Akatsuki. But now?

Naruto felt empty. Everything he trained for suddenly seemed worthless.

"Zenkichi-kun... your strength is terrifying."

Orochimaru stood at the village outskirts, licking his lips with a smile.

"But I came prepared."

"Even if you rival the Ten-Tails, I still have a chance to take the Rinnegan and the beast."

"I don't care about Infinite Tsukuyomi... but immortality? That's worth fighting for."

"With the Ten-Tails' chakra, I can extend my life indefinitely. That gives me enough time to unlock true eternal life."

His gaze turned sharp.

Then, the Ten-Tails' body suddenly shrank. Nagato's corpse fell to the ground.

Orochimaru's eyes lit up.

"Now's my chance."

He immediately performed hand seals. Wooden coffins erupted from the ground—Edo Tensei had begun.

One by one, legendary figures from history stepped into the battlefield once more.

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