The Destruction of Akatsuki

"Hmm?"

Imperial Itachi froze at the exclamation, staring with slight surprise. He narrowed his eyes, examining Tendo Pain's eyes. "Indeed, Rinnegan, but… something's off. These Rinnegan must be fake. That's the Six Paths of Pain ability… but even so, Rinnegan alone is troublesome. Sasuke, fall back, inform the Empire. I'll hold them off."

With that, Imperial Itachi's Susanoo's other hand waved, sending several magatama hurtling toward Tendo Pain.

"Before a god, resistance is futile!" Tendo Pain said coldly.

Gakido Pain, aided by the other five Pains, moved through the air, positioning himself before Tendo Pain, spreading both hands.

The magatama bombs were slowly absorbed.

"Didn't expect to run into Rinnegan while settling some issues. How troublesome." Ninja World Sasuke grumbled.

Two large swords appeared in his Susanoo's arms, stabbing the ground to halt its sliding movement.

"Wood Release – Wood Dragon Technique! Feel the urge to relieve yourself!" a strange roar echoed.

A massive wooden dragon flew from behind Ninja World Sasuke's Susanoo, slamming into it hard, pushing the Susanoo toward Tendo Pain's position.

Facing the Six Paths of Pain, their bizarre abilities and pressure were immediately evident.

Deidara and Kisame instinctively praised, "Worthy of the leader, his power is terrifying."

"And that newcomer's not bad either."

But Imperial Itachi, watching Gakido Pain absorb the eight-board magatama, showed an odd expression. "Strange… why is Gakido's chakra absorption so slow? If it were Sasuke's Rinnegan, an attack this size would be absorbed instantly. Even with differences among Rinnegan users, their power should be at least upper Kage-level… this strength…"

Imperial Itachi felt puzzled.

He swung his giant sword again.

*BOOM!*

The massive sword aura tore through the air, roaring toward Tendo Pain.

This time, it finally disrupted Bansho Ten'in.

Tendo Pain raised his right hand. "Shinra Tensei!"

*BOOM!*

A terrifying repulsive force erupted, clashing with Imperial Itachi's sword aura, creating a thunderous roar in the sky.

Until… the repulsive barrier shattered, the sword aura deflected, veering elsewhere, striking the ground, and splitting a thousand-meter-long fissure!

This sight shocked Imperial Itachi, Ninja World Sasuke, and Tendo Pain.

Itachi and Sasuke hadn't expected a single sword slash to break Shinra Tensei—their opponent was far weaker than anticipated.

Tendo Pain hadn't imagined his Shinra Tensei would be shattered by a simple slash…

The other world's Itachi was far stronger than expected, possibly troublesome!

Both sides' mindsets shifted.

Ninja World Sasuke suddenly lost his urge to flee, grinning wickedly. "Your power's nothing compared to that other-world Rinnegan bastard!"

With that, his eyes locked onto Tendo Pain and the wooden dragon behind.

Black flames ignited.

But the next moment, Tendo Pain used Shinra Tensei to deflect the flames, while the wooden dragon burned to ash.

"Kind of annoying, huh?"

As Ninja World Sasuke spoke, he noticed a masked man rushing toward him. Unfazed, he continued attacking Tendo Pain.

But the masked man, under Sasuke's shocked gaze, slipped into the Susanoo, a vortex spiraling.

Ninja World Sasuke disappeared before everyone's eyes.

"What a useful ability! Now we only face one." Taro laughed.

Kisame kept controlling sharks to crash into the Susanoo, unsure what else to do.

Against a Susanoo with such immense defense, other attacks were useless.

Deidara could only lob bombs from afar to wear it down.

In the distance, Black Taro watched, sighing in relief: "Lucky we sent one Susanoo into Kamui's space. The other, though far stronger than a normal Susanoo, isn't a true Perfect Susanoo, so we can still win!"

Black Taro thought so.

But the next second, Ninja World Sasuke reappeared beside Imperial Itachi Taro.

Now, Sasuke and Taro were both baffled.

"Don't be shocked. This is my ability, Ōkuninushi, which binds me to another, ignoring distance or space to reach them. You were caught off-guard by Kamui's space transfer earlier." Taro Itachi explained.

"Got careless, didn't expect this world's ninja to have Kamui too… wait… Kakashi has Kamui, his eye came from this world's Obito, so that guy earlier, he took Obito's other eye…" Ninja World Sasuke realized.

"Seems so." Imperial Itachi nodded.

Neither doubted that Obito, confirmed dead, was alive.

"Another rat coveting Uchiha power."

Ninja World Sasuke's expression darkened: "What's your other Mangekyou ability? I think I need to know for better coordination."

"Ōkuninushi's other ability is power fusion."

As Imperial Itachi spoke, his right eye's Mangekyou spun.

Sasuke felt an immense power surge within him.

"This power! Hahaha… I feel limitless strength! Hahaha!"

Simultaneously, Imperial Itachi's half-perfect Susanoo, a hundred meters tall, grew before Akatsuki's eyes to two hundred twenty meters, then stopped!

"Not done! Perfect Susanoo – Cursed Seal Form!"

Ninja World Sasuke laughed wildly.

Black marks slowly covered the Perfect Susanoo's body!

"What a fine ability! Ōkuninushi! Hahaha… I'm now omnipotent!"

"No way… kidding, right? We have to face a monster like this next?" Deidara, in the sky, broke into a cold sweat.

Kisame swallowed hard.

"W-we're done…" Black Taro's face paled.

Tendo Pain, expression stern, said stubbornly: "Before a god, all is futile!"

"God? You dare claim that? The only true divine power is the fully Perfect Susanoo!"

Ninja World Sasuke roared, feeling he now fully controlled the Perfect Susanoo.

His right hand swung hard.

The Perfect Susanoo – Cursed Seal Form slashed horizontally.

A hundreds-meter-long giant sword aura swept through.

The wind pressure from the swing blew away most of the ground. The flood that had submerged the half-perfect Susanoo, now waist-high, was swept clean with one slash.

Deidara in the sky and Kisame in the flood were flung like ants in a storm.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Tendo Pain shouted, amplifying Shinra Tensei's power, its repulsive force eroding the earth's surface.

The sword aura and repulsive force clashed again.

This time, almost unhindered, the sword aura pierced the repulsion, obliterating Tendo Pain and four nearby Pains. Its momentum unabated, it slashed through kilometers of forest and a mountain over ten kilometers away.

A mushroom cloud rose in the distance.

Seeing the devastation, Ninja World Sasuke couldn't hold back his wild laughter: "Hahaha… incredible! This power is incredible! With this, I can do anything! I'm the god now!"

As he spoke, he eyed Deidara and Kisame, flung and just stabilizing, with a playful expression. "I'll give you one more chance. Want to live? Tell me about Itachi and Naruto."

"Too much, right? This…" Kisame's hand, gripping Samehada, trembled uncontrollably. He swore this was the strongest he'd seen in his ninja career.

It transcended a ninja's dimensional limits.

'What is this? Akatsuki has to fight a monster like this? How can we win?'

"Art… this… what kind of art is this…" Deidara stared blankly at the horrific destruction, awestruck.

"Can't fight! Retreat! Take those two! They're still useful!" Black Taro appeared beside Ninja World Obito, shouting.

Ninja World Obito's expression shifted, his body swiftly flying toward Deidara.

"No word on Itachi's whereabouts? Then die, ants!"

Ninja World Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest.

Susanoo slashed again, a hundreds-meter sword aura instantly reducing Ninja World Deidara to ash, then killing Kisame!

Two S-rank rogue ninja, capable of fighting Kages, were like ants. Powerless!

"Such power… can the plan really continue?"

Ninja World Obito stared at the massive fissure spanning over ten kilometers from two slashes, his heart trembling, doubting the plan's feasibility.

But Ninja World Sasuke gave him little time to think, another slash forcing him into Kamui's space.

Spiral White Taro screamed in terror, diving underground.

Akatsuki was annihilated under Ninja World Sasuke and Imperial Itachi's power!

"Hmph! Pathetic ants, rats coveting Uchiha power. Next time we meet, you won't be so lucky." Ninja World Sasuke said arrogantly, eyeing the ravaged land.

"Miscalculation. Had we brought Obito, that rat wouldn't have escaped. Without space abilities, we can't counter him… let's go. It's time to leave and return. Elder Setsuna must be awaiting our good news." Imperial Itachi withdrew his Mangekyou power, the terrifying Susanoo shrinking.

This left Ninja World Sasuke, who'd just tasted invincible power, feeling a bit empty. "Fine, let's go."

They turned and left.

The frozen Edo Tensei Konoha Council bodies, witnessing the Akatsuki battle from start to finish, were incredulous: "Those brothers… wield such terrifying power…"

"Who could kill them now!"

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Hell-bound bastards!"

Despair gripped their hearts.

Why were such evil people so strong?

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In a certain underground chamber, emaciated Nagato panted, slowly opening his eyes.

"What's wrong, Nagato?" Konan, guarding his side, asked instinctively.

"I lost…" Nagato said with a grim expression.

"Lost? Nagato… you're the savior with the Sage of the Six Paths' eyes. How could you lose to anyone?" Konan couldn't believe it.

"I was too arrogant… what god, what savior… laughable… before true divine power…" Nagato said despairingly.

"What happened? Nagato, tell me!" Konan grew anxious seeing him like this.

"…" Nagato took a deep breath, then recounted the events broadly.

After listening, Konan was shocked. "One sword slash broke Shinra Tensei, obliterated five Pains… even split a mountain over ten kilometers away. Ninja like Deidara and Kisame, killed with one slash."

"This… how can such power exist in this world…" Konan's voice trembled.

"If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe it either." Nagato said helplessly.

"Th-then what do we do? Konoha, plus those brothers, will surely come for us next… Akatsuki, as it is now, can't possibly hold them."

Konan's expression was somewhat desperate.

Nagato fell silent briefly.

At that moment, Ninja World Obito, Spiral White Taro, and Black Taro emerged from a distorted vortex.

Seeing them, Nagato's expression darkened. "You three are back, but the plan can't continue. Even if all past Akatsuki members gathered, we couldn't defeat that monster."

"You're right. In the living world, no one can beat such a monster. But in the world of the dead, perhaps not." Ninja World Obito said.

"What do you mean?" Nagato asked, slightly startled.

Black Taro was too, but quickly recalled something. "Obito, you plan to use Edo Tensei?"

"Exactly. In the world of the dead, there are experts from various eras. With them, we might not lose and can seize the Sanbi."

Ninja World Obito nodded.

"But… can you perform Edo Tensei?"

"I was once very interested in Orochimaru's experiments, so I shadowed him for a while. I found an Edo Tensei scroll in his base." Ninja World Obito said, producing a scroll.

Seeing it, Nagato and Black Taro's faces lit with hope.

"Worthy of you, Obito! Excellent! This gives us hope!"

"Hope… are you sure? Among the dead, is there really anyone who can match that monster?" Nagato still doubted.

"Relax. The real Uchiha Madara surely wouldn't lose to that guy!" Black Taro reassured.

"Is that so… that's best."

"Now, let's prepare well and launch the final war against Konoha! As long as we seize the Sanbi and summon the perfect Juubi, we'll win!"