Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 381 Bane: Let me show you my Celestial Technique - Earth Explosion Star Technique!

The earthen and rocky ruins on the ground began to rise, one by one embedding themselves into the small black sphere, forming spherical rock blocks.

It started slowly, but then the speed increased, and it seemed that as the spherical rock grew larger, the attraction of the Earth Explosion Star technique also increased.

The already crumbling ruins beneath Bane's feet began to disintegrate, and Jiraiya, who had been nailed to the wall, was now 'free', as the wall behind him also disintegrated and rose into the sky.

Freed from the restraints, Jiraiya's body began to be pulled along. He grabbed a section of the still-intact ruins and couldn't help but say, "Spirit Lord, it's clear this technique is getting stronger. If we continue to delay..."

Before he could finish speaking, dark elemental power spread out from beneath Bane's feet, rapidly enveloping the crumbling building. This dark power also seemed to exert a pull, effectively neutralizing the attraction of the planet Earth Explosion.

The dragging sensation emanating from Jiraiya vanished instantly, and the Planetary Devastation Technique had no effect whatsoever on the area tainted by Bane's dark power.

"What is this?" Jiraiya looked at the situation with some surprise.

"Let's wait and see," Bane said with interest. "Let's see where his limits are."

As the rocky sphere in the sky grew larger, its surging attraction became stronger, creating a positive cycle. In just about two minutes, the entire Rain Village was completely disintegrated, and even the ground was constantly loosening, turning into layers of soil and stones that flew into the sky and gathered on the sphere.

From this moment on, Amegakure was completely destroyed in a physical sense.

Finally, when the sphere had grown to a diameter of about twenty or thirty kilometers, becoming incredibly large and floating in the air like a meteorite, the surging gravity gradually dissipated.

At this moment, looking around, this area is completely a "vast plain", with only the half-building where Bane is located standing on this plain, which has a unique and lonely beauty.

"Is it over?" Bane asked softly, noticing that the surroundings were gradually calming down.

Meanwhile, inside the secret chamber, Nagato's expression grew even more ferocious. He roared in impotent rage, "How is this possible? Why? The Planetary Devastation has absolutely no effect!"

Obito Uchiha's expression beneath the mask was also somewhat grave, as if something was wrong and things were completely out of control? It seemed that Nagato really was no match for that person?

Impossible! This is Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan power!

"Looks like it really is over," Bane grinned. "Not bad, at least I've never played a shot like this before."

Jiraiya was momentarily confused, seemingly not quite understanding the meaning behind Bane's words.

Then, in the next instant, he saw Bane leap up from the spot and rush directly towards the giant planet Chibaku Tenshin in the sky.

Conqueror's Haki emanated from Bane's hands, quickly drawing up several streaks of black lightning. At the same time, the Haki shattered the space, creating numerous cracks that resembled trails, leaving beautiful yet melancholic "exhaust" trails in the air along Bane's current flight path.

Just as Bane was less than a hundred meters away from the sphere, he clenched his fist tightly, and Conqueror's Haki gathered on his fist. His powerful aura exploded instantly, sweeping across the entire arena once again. Then, a dense dark power, so intense that it seemed to draw one's gaze in, emerged from his fist.

"Starburst Fist!!!"

A punch was thrown from a distance of a hundred meters, and the powerful force instantly pierced through the huge Earth-Exploding Star. Suddenly, the sky darkened, as if it were shrouded in endless darkness, and everyone's vision went black. Then, a blazing red light, like a star exploding, burst open in the air.

The floating planet began to disintegrate. When it arrived, it was just clods of earth and rocks, but now, without any pause, it disintegrated into fine powder at an explosive speed. Then, it was engulfed by fierce energy, turning into terrifying shockwaves that spread outwards in the air. The remaining energy did not stop, but went straight into the sky, crushing the thick dark clouds and creating a huge hole that was no more than several kilometers wide.

As the dark clouds burst apart, the perpetual rain that had shrouded Amegakure village also completely dissipated.

Gentle yet powerful sunlight fell through the huge hole in the clouds, mingling with the dust in the air to create a dazzling beam of light that shone on the barren plain where the former Amegakure village was located.

Jiraiya stared in disbelief at the scene. The shock of that punch was unparalleled, as if he had personally witnessed the Spirit Lord smash a mountain with a single punch.

In no time, Bane landed gracefully beside Jiraiya, saying with lingering satisfaction, "Not enough. Ultimately, it's still too small."

He was holding back just now; otherwise, given the power of his punches, one punch would have been enough to wipe an island nation like the Land of Water off the map.

Not to mention a mere Earth Explosion Star.

Having witnessed the Shinra Tensei, the Chibaku Tensei was nothing special.

Bane had lost interest in the Rinnegan, or rather, in the power of the Rinnegan that Nagato currently possessed.

"It's time to end this boring show," Bane muttered, his Observation Haki suddenly exploding, instantly sweeping across his sensory range before his gaze turned to the distance.

It was bare there, no different from the rest of the place, but there was indeed a secret chamber underground, where Nagato, who was radiating surging chakra, was located.

His gaze paused for a moment, and the next second, Bane had already vanished from the spot, so much so that Jiraiya didn't even notice.

Almost in the blink of an eye, they had arrived above the secret chamber.

Without noticing anything, and unable to detect Bane's speed at all, Obito Uchiha, sitting behind Nagato, suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

It was as if he was about to die any second; it was an instinctive reminder.

Driven by this instinct, Obito Uchiha didn't hesitate, even disregarding Nagato, and directly activated Kamui's Intangibility, disappearing from this space.

Immediately afterwards, a ferocious punch erupted from above the secret chamber, shattering the top layer of the ground, which was at least ten meters thick, and penetrating the entire chamber.

The immobile Nagato was thrown from his wheelchair by the aftershock of the force, and before he even hit the ground, he was buried by the collapsed ruins.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the abyss created by Yahiko's corpse, Deidara, Sasori, and Konan are hiding.

After Nagato unleashed Planetary Devastation, the entire Amegakure was enveloped within it, leaving nowhere to hide. Instead, the deep space created by Bane's underwater slam became an excellent hiding place.

"What kind of monster was that? It could shatter something this big with a single punch, and not a single fragment was left behind, it was completely reduced to dust. It was a hundred times more terrifying than my explosion!" Deidara said in a terrified tone.

"Spirit Lord." Konan said, suppressing her grief, "When I was investigating Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, I obtained relevant information. He is called the Spirit Lord by Konoha. His origins are unknown and he is very mysterious. I had considered the threat he posed before, but I never expected this."

Before Xiao Nan could finish speaking, a tremor suddenly came from the ground, and before the tremor had subsided, continuous vibrations began to occur.

"Summoning Jutsu: Gedo Statue!!!"

Nagato, buried in the ruins, roared.

He summoned the enormous demonic statue of the Outer Path directly, which smashed the ground, creating a dust storm and shockwave. Its expression was ferocious, like a monster, and it let out a silent roar.

In the next instant, Bane's figure shot out from the dust, his feet moving in quick succession with the Moon Step, stopping in mid-air. With an excited look on his face, he said, "I was just thinking about what I needed to store the tailed beast's chakra as an energy container. This is great! Dr. Genus would probably like it as a gift."

The enormous body of the Outer Path Golem emerged from the smoke and dust. Right in the center of its head, the tiny lower half of Nagato merged completely with the Outer Path Golem, revealing its emaciated upper body, which looked up angrily at Bane in the sky.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"What's wrong? Is it the resentment and anger of a false god?" Bane looked at Nagato and sneered.

"Aaaaaaah!!!" Nagato roared madly, and then his chakra exploded again. This time it was as if he was trying to drain his body dry. His already dry red hair withered rapidly and turned white as his massive chakra was poured in. His whole body aged rapidly.

All of this brought about the power of the Gedo Mazo, which, as if it had been injected with long-lost vitality, became more active and excited.

Originally intending to end the fight with a single punch, Bane suddenly seemed to remember something as he prepared to strike. A smile appeared on his face as he said, "I'll return the favor with one punch. Consider it a reward for burning your life force to give me such a delightful performance, you brat with the Rinnegan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane clapped his hands together in the air, bringing them together in front of his chest. Immediately, a boundless surge of Sage Chakra erupted within him, like a vast ocean.

This Sage Art Chakra connected with Bane's dark power, and the two forces flickered and coalesced behind Bane like phantoms, highlighting his figure suspended in the air, making him appear as if a god or demon had descended to earth.

"Celestial Art: Earth Explosion Star!!!"

An almost inexhaustible amount of Sage Chakra and an equally immeasurable amount of Dark Power rapidly condensed behind Bane, materializing from nothingness. In the blink of an eye, a small black sphere, identical to the starting stance of the previous Planetary Devastation, rose from behind Bane.

However, the small black ball released by Nagato using his Rinnegan was only the size of an egg, while the small black ball that Bane condensed at this moment—no, the small black ball—was the size of a basketball.

Furthermore, it lacked the gentleness of Nagato's version of Chibaku Tensei. Bane's Chibaku Tensei was far more violent. As soon as it appeared, its frenzied attraction radiated in all directions, attracting everything that could be attracted. The ground, which had already been scraped, cracked and broke apart again, continuously converging towards the sky.

Because of its size, the enormous demonic golem seemed to be specially favored by the gravity. A look of panic appeared on its ferocious face as it frantically tried to grab the ground with its limbs to steady itself.

But it was no use. Bane's Sage Art: Planetary Devastation was ruthless and unreasonable. It forcefully pulled the Gedo Mazo, which was several times larger than a Tailed Beast, from the ground into the air. No matter how much it struggled with Nagato, it could not escape. Along with a large amount of earth and rocks, it collapsed and was imprisoned on Planetary Devastation.

"Damn it. How is this possible? Why? Rinnegan." Nagato burned his own life force, constantly unleashing chakra in the hope that the Gedo Mazo could rise up, but it was useless. He was quickly buried and sealed in the Chibaku Tensei.

In just a few moments, only a few breaths, the vast plain that Nagato had slashed all over was transformed into a deep valley, with the ground sinking at least a hundred meters.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Sage Art: Planetary Devastation continued to expand. As its size increased, so did its attraction. Now, it no longer needed Bane to provide any Sage Chakra; it was growing on its own.

"No way? Could it really evolve into a planet!?" Bane exclaimed in astonishment as he watched this scene.

It was a sudden inspiration of his that just now. After observing the Chibaku Tensei technique performed by the Rinnegan up close and from all angles, it really gave him some inspiration. Then, he used the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, combined with Sage Chakra, to perform the technique in the form of Chibaku Tensei.

It's fair to say that he acted on impulse, just to give it a try, but it seems he actually succeeded, and even exceeded expectations.

The original plan was to store the Planetary Devastation in the Dark Space after sealing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and then take it out for use when needed in the future.

However, looking at the planet Earth Explosion Star that was constantly absorbing all matter in the sky, as if it wanted to spread this deep valley to the whole world, Bane pondered for a moment, then his dark power erupted, and he began to pull the planet Earth Explosion Star higher and higher into the sky.

In the dense forest, about three to five days' journey from Amegakure, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki stood on a tree trunk, both staring in disbelief at the rising planet Chibaku Tensei on the distant horizon, as if a planet were breaking free from the pull of gravity and flying freely into the universe.

"What is that?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked, his face filled with shock.

"It could be Pain's Planetary Devastation Technique," even the usually calm Itachi Uchiha said with a tone of surprise and doubt.

He had heard that the Rinnegan was incredibly powerful, but now he felt it was more than just unreasonable. Was this something a human could do?

Payne calling himself a god doesn't seem so incomprehensible.

(End of this chapter)