Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

The latter is the same.

Both of their physical attributes are among the top five in the ninja world at this moment!

"what!"

Nagato's side kick grazed past Uchiha Shisui's chest, then he used the power of his waist and abdomen to perform a large spin, and swept his other leg down in mid-air.

Uchiha Shisui placed his hands in front of his chest, blocking the standard Konoha-style kick. With a muffled groan, he used his palm as a blade to slash at Nagato's calf.

His palm strike was like a knife, drawing out a spray of blood.

The taijutsu they were displaying at this moment was very pure and extremely similar, both belonging to the standard Konoha-ryu taijutsu.

The former was inherited from Jiraiya, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, while the latter was the culmination of Konoha's fluid techniques and Uchiha's human body techniques, making them absolute elites.

The physical clash between the two was like a collision of monsters. With the same level of insight and even the same mirrored moves, they fought to a standstill.

Another clash of steel fists, the enormous recoil force sending both men staggering backward. Their eyes met in mid-air as they simultaneously raised their palms.

"The fifty-fourth chapter of Breaking the Way: Wasted Flame!"

"Wood Release: Exploding Wood Spear!"

A huge wooden spike instantly grew from Nagato's left hand, while Shisui's palm also spewed out a disc-shaped flame, burning the wooden spike away. At the same time, a vast amount of spiritual power condensed in his hand, bursting out a violent gale!

"Hado #58: Kennyan!"

The strong wind carried away the remnants of the flames, the wind fueled the fire, and the fire borrowed the power of the wind!

Nagato snorted coldly, flicked his hand, and activated Shinra Tensei. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand, and a dense barrage of Wood Release thorns shot towards Shisui like a rain of pear blossom needles.

Shisui steadied himself, and his equally powerful repulsive force erupted, blocking the oncoming Wood Release: Thorn Rain. At the same time, the Rinnegan in his eye sockets twisted instantly, and a huge skeletal arm suddenly appeared behind him, slamming towards Nagato's head!

boom!

Nagato's eyes were transplanted from Madara Uchiha, so he could only use the power of the Rinnegan and not the power of its degenerated form, the Sharingan.

Therefore, the moment Susanoo's arm appeared, Nagato's attack method, which was almost a mirror image of Shisui's, finally showed a significant change.

The immense repulsive force of Shinra Tensei blasted Uchiha Shisui's body away, and the bones of Susanoo were also shattered. However, Shisui's vast eye power instantly caused the dark green Susanoo phantom to suddenly expand, and the armor on its body transformed into an extremely heavy Tengu armor. A spiraling spear also appeared in its hand, exuding a powerful aura!

Susanoo's third stage!

"Susanohu·ninety-nine!"

Susanoo's power was amplified in that instant. Its breastplate opened, and countless green spiritual energy arrows, like a storm, bombarded Nagato.

Faced with this attack, Nagato remained unperturbed, moving swiftly to activate the Preta Path's sealing technique, Absorption Barrier, absorbing all of the power.

"It can even absorb spiritual energy?"

Mizuki Yoru, standing to one side, was somewhat surprised. After sensing the faint yet peculiar aura emanating from Nagato, she immediately understood.

Hiruko was unable to absorb spiritual energy using his Dark Release technique because the intensity of spiritual energy was above that of ordinary chakra, thus preventing him from absorbing it.

Similarly, this is also why Nagato's Preta Path in the original work could not absorb the Rasenshuriken.

However, the strength of a technique ultimately originates from the body itself. Nagato's own strength far surpasses that of his Six Paths puppets. Coupled with Nagato's current power and the dense natural power constantly brewing within his body, it is not surprising that he could use the sealing technique of the Rinnegan to absorb and devour spiritual power.

After the spiritual energy arrows released by Susanoo, which was formed from spiritual energy, were absorbed by Nagato, they did not linger in Nagato's body for long. He was well aware of the consequences of randomly fusing different types of energy, and immediately after absorbing the energy, he raised his palm and activated the power of the Asura Path.

The missile, trailing a trail of flame, was launched and split into countless thumb-sized miniature missiles the instant it approached Uchiha Shisui, with bright flashes and loud explosions rising and falling.

"Feel the true power of the Uchiha, Nagato!"

Thick smoke filled the air, but the principle of "no harm from smoke" remains true.

The deep green Susanoo stirred up dust and became even larger under Shisui's eye power. Several tomoe energies condensed at the tip of the spiral spear in its palm and were fiercely flung towards Nagato!

Magatama of Yasaka!

Almost the instant the Yasaka Magatama burst through the smoke, Nagato's hands slammed down on the space, and countless trees burst forth like a giant python attacking relentlessly!

"Wood Release: The Tree Realm is coming!"

Rumble!

In an instant, the earth trembled violently, and thick trees rose from the ground, growing wildly amidst the tremors, colliding fiercely with the magatama spirit in the sky.

An even greater explosion followed, yet both sides remained unharmed.

The rain continued to fall, and under the gray sky, Shisui, who had activated the fourth stage of Susanoo, did not say much, but simply released the power of the Eternal Eye in his eye sockets.

Countless chakra flames clung to the half-body Susanoo, growing wildly and slowly lifting Shisui's figure up to a height of over a hundred meters in the air.

In the blink of an eye, the complete Susanoo spread its wings and stood on the earth like a majestic mountain. The deep green demon god held a spiral spear, and was incomparably powerful!

Nagato remained expressionless, his hands clasped together, releasing chakra continuously. The trees beneath him surged wildly, dragging his body up to the same height as Shisui, who was inside the Complete Body Susanoo energy crystal.

The Art of Wooden Dummy!

"What an incredible showdown!"

Minazuki Yoru's expression was filled with emotion. The two of them tacitly refrained from using the power of the Rinnegan, instead employing their most proficient techniques.

This feeling is just like watching the final battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju at the Valley of the End!

boom!

The collision between the complete Susanoo and the wooden golem was earth-shattering, with terrifying sonic booms and battle noises that were on a completely different level from the previous battles!

The immense, overwhelming impact, at the moment the fists of the two monsters who seemed to have stepped out of mythology clashed, transformed into a raging hurricane, completely shattering the gray sky of the entire Weeping Kingdom and revealing a clear, azure sky.

Neither of them had the mind to appreciate the once-in-a-century scenery of the Land of Rain. The two beings, who were like demons to ordinary ninjas, clashed fiercely!

The battle amazed Mizuki Yoru, who was standing to the side, but after a moment she sighed and shook her head.

"Without the shouts of 'Madala!' and 'Hassi Lama!', it's not quite the same... Indeed, a replica is still just a replica; you have to see the original to get the feeling."

Ye's gaze swept over the fully formed Susanoo and the wooden golem, and he could clearly sense that neither of them had reached their limit in terms of power.

Chapter 253 Shisui's Bankai! Bearing the name of Akatsuki, I will never lose!

The collision between the fully formed Susanoo and the wooden golem was earth-shattering. If Mizuki Yoru hadn't covered Amegakure with a barrier early on, this sorrowful, weeping kingdom would probably have crumbled and perished in their battle.

The battle between the two was no less intense than that between Minazuki and Nagato at Sand Gold Fortress. In fact, due to the terrain, the battle between Nagato and Shisui looked even more fierce, as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking. The howling wind and shockwaves generated by the battle spread for dozens of miles!

After exchanging over a hundred blows, the deep green, fully-formed Susanoo soared into the air, unleashing countless Yasaka Magatama from the sky to bombard the wooden doll.

Then Shisui's eye power surged wildly, and the spiral spear in his hand burst forth with extremely dazzling light, sweeping fiercely towards the wooden doll below that had just blocked the bombardment of the Yasaka Magatama!

"Susanoo: Crescent Slash!"

The spiral spear was incredibly powerful. With this strike, the wooden man was forced back several steps. At the same time, the power in Shisui's eyes intensified once more, and the spiral spear that had been sweeping across the ground transformed into a thrust, stabbing fiercely towards the wooden man's chest.

Susanoo: Spiral Break!

The wooden doll, which had been blown away by the terrifying power of Susanoo, was now completely locked onto by the spiraling spear. The spear pierced through like a dragon, carrying a vast wind and clouds, as if it would pierce through the wooden doll's body!

"Wood Release: Wood Man and Wood Dragon - Ranking Technique!"

Both the long gate, which was standing on top of the wooden figure, and the wooden figure simultaneously stretched out their arms.

The wooden figure's two arms sprouted lush trees, forming two enormous wooden dragons to meet the spiraling spear that was swirling around it.

Although the wooden dragon was easily destroyed by the spiral spear, a wooden shield shaped like a fanged ghost face appeared on the wooden man, blocking this unstoppable attack!

In an instant, the aftershocks of energy stirred up a gale, and wood chips flew through the rain and mist. The two once again engaged in a fierce battle of offense and defense, resulting in a stalemate!

"If you had this power back then, Yahiko wouldn't have died."

With Susanoo spreading its wings, Uchiha Shisui looked down at the red-haired youth sitting on the wooden figure below and slowly said, "No, he will still die. Naïve people will eventually run into obstacles. Even without Hanzo, you will eventually encounter greater setbacks and hardships. With this level of power, the outcome will not change."

"Shut up!"

Nagato's face twisted slightly. He knew perfectly well the purpose behind Shisui's words, and that the purpose had been achieved.

A fire of rage burned within him, and Nagato's aura surged to its true peak: "Since you want to witness my true power, then feel it!"

"Fairy magic!"

Nagato suddenly clasped his hands together, unleashing an indescribable surge of chakra. His face also revealed eye shadow and a mask symbolizing Sage Mode, and the ground beneath his feet began to tremble strangely.

In the blink of an eye, the earth cracked open, and countless plants burst forth.

Uchiha Shisui controlled the complete Susanoo and swung the spiral spear, destroying some of the trees. However, with the infusion of Nagato's Sage Mode chakra, countless plants could not be judged according to common sense, or even according to the usual Wood Release.

In just one breath, these plants grew to incredible heights, swirling and intertwining in the air, forming a vast dome that descended upon the land.

Shisui shifted his eyes slightly to the left and right, choosing not to retreat. With the burst of spiritual power, the spiral spear of Susanoo once again emitted light, blasting towards the sky-covering sea of ​​trees.

His offensive was incredibly powerful, but the strength of those trees far exceeded his expectations. The moment they were destroyed, more, larger, and tougher trees filled the gap.

In the distance, Nagato activated his Sage Chakra once more, causing the dense trees to continue growing, thickening and denser, as if trying to trap Shisui in the center. At the same time, countless branches of the trees began to bloom, and pale yellow pollen fell from the flowers, spreading and dispersing.

The world of flowering trees!

"Sage Mode, is this all you've got?"

Within the crystal of Susanoo, sensing Nagato's raging aura, Shisui no longer concealed his spiritual power.

While channeling his spiritual power to use Susanoo to shield himself from pollen, his hand also landed on the Zanpakuto at his waist.

"Since that's the case, then let me show you my full power, Nagato!"

"Swastika!"

boom!

Unparalleled pressure erupted from the Susanoo crystal.

Nagato's attack was abruptly halted by the burst of spiritual power, and the ground beneath his Susanoo cracked and crumbled under the immense power of the heavens.

This aura was unstoppable and unrestrained; the surging pillar of spiritual energy shot straight into the sky, tearing apart the clouds in an instant, as if it were about to shatter the heavens.

Even though this battlefield was countless miles away from the core battlefield, everyone, all the ninjas, raised their heads at that moment, staring incredulously at the location where Shisui was.

"Has it been released?"

Orochimaru squinted, a hint of surprise in his golden vertical pupils.

He knew Shisui's strength very well. Among the captains of the Shinigami, Shisui's strength was undoubtedly the best by a wide margin. In fact, Orochimaru thought that everyone under Miroku's command, including Miroku, was probably inferior to Shisui.

It was originally thought that the battle between Shisui and Nagato would end soon, since Shisui possessed all the powers that Nagato had, including both Wood Release and the Rinnegan.

Moreover, Shisui possessed both the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan and the power of the Shinigami, but no one expected that the two could fight to this extent, even forcing Shisui to activate his Bankai!

Nagato's strength... is that great?

"Shisui..."

Sensing this familiar aura, Fugaku Uchiha's expression became complex.

Although he was already under the command of Minazuki Yoru, he had also had contact with many Shinigami captains.

But ever since their meeting during the Third Shinobi World War, he had never seen Shisui again, nor had he ever spoken to him.

I never imagined that Shisui would grow to this level.

"Shisui? Uchiha Shisui? Wasn't that guy already dead?"

Fugaku's voice startled both the Fourth Raikage and Rasa, and their gazes turned toward the source of the massive burst of spiritual energy.

Despite being separated by countless distances, they even felt an urge to kneel down under this aura.

This is the difference in the level of power!

The two figures exchanged a glance, their eyes both revealing burning ambition.

Although Uchiha Shisui had a considerable reputation in the ninja world, and was even said to be as formidable as the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze, in their minds, Shisui was ultimately just a junior.

Yet this junior, after obtaining the spiritual power of Minazuki Yoru, actually possessed such strength...

Spiritual power truly is the generous path to the pinnacle!

"Swastika!"

Accompanied by a vast spiritual power that seemed to engulf the heavens and earth, the voice of still water sounded like the whisper of a god.

"A clear mirror, still water; a bright moon and gentle breeze!"

The ripples from the water droplets falling into the lake spread out from the tip of Shisui's Zanpakuto, merging into his body and into his Complete Susanoo.

For a moment, the area surrounding Susanoo seemed to be frozen in time, turning into black and white.

The world lost its color, a scene imbued with the profound sense of change and transformation.