Chapter 405

Having lost himself,

losing the Uchiha meant losing the backbone!!

His strength and his plans,

even his path had all been mapped out by Madara Uchiha and himself!!

……

"Tenseigan… so its power is this formidable as well…"

"In this world, aside from the Rinnegan, there exists such a powerful dojutsu!!"

Nagato murmured, seated in his wheelchair.

He admitted it,

Ōtsutsuki Aoshi's strength was absolutely greater than his own!!

Although he possessed extreme confidence in his own Rinnegan,

Nagato still knew it!!

The marvels of the Tenseigan were in no way inferior to the Rinnegan!!

Moreover, Ōtsutsuki Aoshi had already condensed a Truth-Seeking Ball,

so Ōtsutsuki Aoshi's strength completely surpassed his own as well!!

And seeing the state Nagato was in,

Konan hurriedly crouched down and tightly grasped Nagato's hand!!

She had lived together with Nagato for so many years,

so,

she could even judge what was on Nagato's mind from a single flicker of his eyes!!

Right now, Nagato had clearly already begun to waver!!

He no longer held such strong confidence in everything about his future,

which was why he had become like this!!

"Nagato… no matter what, I believe you are the sole savior of this world…"

"Only you can bring true peace to this world…"

Konan pulled Nagato's head deep into her embrace!!!

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Nagato reached out his arm and gently patted Konan on the back.

"I know… don't worry too much…"

"I have no doubts about my own path… I'm merely curious right now who will emerge victorious between Hashirama Senju and Ōtsutsuki Aoshi…"

"After all, one of them possesses the Rinnegan, while the other possesses the Tenseigan…"

Even if Nagato truly did harbor doubts within his heart,

he could not show them at this moment!!

Because he knew,

he could not retreat now!!

If he retreated,

there would be nowhere left for Konan behind him!!

The Akatsuki had only been able to reach this point step by step by relying on him!!

In the entire shinobi world,

anyone could retreat and feel lost,

but he alone absolutely could not harbor any confusion!!

Seeing that Nagato had once again regained his usual calm composure,

only then did Konan finally relax and let out a sigh of relief!!

She and Nagato shared exactly the same thoughts,

anyone in the Akatsuki could fall,

but Nagato absolutely could not fall,

absolutely could not be lost!!

His every action determined the future direction of the Akatsuki,

and the burden he carried on his shoulders was truly too heavy,

everyone's ideals rested upon Nagato,

waiting for him to realize them!!

"Their strength has long since surpassed mine."

"With existences like these, no one knows what the outcome of a battle between them will be…"

"But I believe the one who ultimately wins will still be Hashirama Senju. After all, he has never once been defeated by anyone… even the Sage of Six Paths fell to him…"

"Most importantly, Hashirama Senju possesses eyes identical to yours."

In truth, Konan did not know whose strength was greater between Ōtsutsuki Aoshi and Hashirama Senju,

but she possessed another, extremely strong conviction within her heart!!

Namely, she believed Hashirama Senju's strength would surely surpass Ōtsutsuki Aoshi's!!

As for the source of this confidence,

she herself did not know!!

179. The attention of the entire shinobi world!! A powerful enemy that has suddenly appeared in the Land of Fire!

……

"Lord Qingshi… as per your instructions, we have brought along absolutely everything we could carry."

"Is there anything else you need to instruct us on?"

A member of the Ōtsutsuki clan immediately ran up excitedly before Ōtsutsuki Qingshi,

saying eagerly.

The main branch of the Ōtsutsuki clan had long since been completely wiped out by them,

and the remaining Ōtsutsuki were all from the branch family of the Ōtsutsuki clan,

and they were all advocates of launching an offensive against the shinobi world.

And for this day,

they had been waiting for a very long time!!

"I have nothing more to instruct you on…"

"But I only hope you can clearly understand that this war only happens once — there cannot be a second…"

"So… give it your all and enjoy this war."

Ōtsutsuki Qingshi took a deep breath,

and swept his great hand forward!!

Signaling all the Ōtsutsuki to charge toward the shinobi world!!

Upon seeing his gesture,

an earth-shattering surge immediately swept through the crowd!!!

Some Ōtsutsuki wore expressions of wild excitement,

while others wore expressions of utter terror!!!

In that instant,

every kind of expression imaginable appeared!!

But without exception, every single Ōtsutsuki was desperately longing to set foot upon the shinobi world!

Just at that moment,

Hashirama Senju's expression changed drastically!!

Within his perception,

an extremely powerful presence had suddenly appeared in the Land of Fire!!