The powerful gravitational pull from the Rinnegan acted on Dak, but it only caused him to tremble slightly.
On the contrary, Nagato's body was uncontrollably 'pulled' towards Dak.
When Dak sensed the power of Banshō Ten'in, he had already assessed it.
Strong, indeed, but it could be resisted with sheer brute force.
It was likely because these Rinnegan eyes did not belong to Nagato himself, which prevented him from unleashing their full potential.
According to the original story, when Uchiha Obito regained both of his eyes, his eye power increased by about fourfold. If the Rinnegan returned to Madara, it would likely be even stronger.
As for Dak's 'Banshō Ten'in,' it was purely due to his psychic abilities. It only looked similar.
'Explosive Shuriken!'
Konan, standing behind, didn't remain idle and attacked alongside Nagato.
Several shurikens made of paper shot toward Dak from all directions, taking sharp turns mid-flight.
If one looked closely, they could see the word '爆' (explosive) written on the shurikens, which were clearly crafted with explosive tags.
'Shinra Tensei!'
Nagato, being pulled towards Dak, was not at all shaken.
He had already clearly felt the power of Dak when controlling the Six Paths of Pain earlier.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated the other ability of the Rinnegan.
A strong repulsive force shot towards Dak, as if intending to send him flying.
Dak glanced over and quietly narrowed his eyes.
'Haoshoku Haki.'
In the next moment, dark red Haki spread out like a tangible force, sweeping the surroundings. The friction between Haki and the atmosphere produced black and red lightning that crackled in the air.
The immense pressure forced the explosive shurikens onto the ground, causing a series of explosions.
Nagato's Shinra Tensei was also completely halted when it met the force of Dak's Haoshoku Haki, unable to advance an inch.
Moreover, both Nagato and Konan, standing close to Dak, clearly felt an invisible pressure weighing down on them, making it hard for them to even breathe.
If their physical condition was at the level of an ordinary person, they would likely be crushed into a bloody pulp under such pressure.
Both Nagato and Konan were already showing signs of strain.
If this attack had been a ninjutsu made of chakra, it would have been easier to handle.
Nagato could have used the Preta Path's absorption technique to absorb it, but unfortunately for them, Dak was a strange fighter who didn't rely on chakra at all.
They couldn't even begin to understand how someone could become so powerful without chakra.
Could it be...
Is the era of ninjas coming to an end?
Nagato did not give up and began using the power of the Asura Path.
Two additional mechanical arms grew from his right arm, each reaching toward Dak from both sides.
Crunch.
Just as the mechanical arms extended less than half a meter, two air doors suddenly appeared mid-air, as if they were mouths, biting off and swallowing the mechanical arms.
Dak had become increasingly adept at using his abilities.
While suppressing Nagato and Konan with Haoshoku Haki, he simultaneously used his psychic powers to restrict Nagato's movements, while also maintaining his Busoshoku and Kenbunshoku Haki to assist in combat.
At crucial moments, he could even use the power of the Doa Doa no Mi for attack or defense.
'Treasure of Paper!'
Konan, under intense pressure, spread her arms wide.
From beneath her black cloak, an endless stream of paper weapons flew out, shooting toward Dak with full force.
This move was eerily similar to Tenten's [Manipulated Tools: Heavenly Chain Disaster], and also somewhat reminiscent of a weaker version of Gilgamesh's [Gate of Babylon].
However, this technique was of no concern to Dak.
Let alone Konan's Treasure of Paper, even Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon wouldn't faze him. In fact, he might even welcome it if Gilgamesh used that technique on him.
"You just don't learn, do you?"
Dak glanced at Konan and unceremoniously activated the power of the Doa Doa no Mi
One after another, spatial doors surrounded Dak tightly, and all the incoming weapons vanished into the door spaces, disappearing without a trace.
"Gedo Mazo!!!"
Nagato, now desperate, unleashed his ultimate move, summoning the Gedo Mazo.
This was exactly what Dak had been waiting for.
A gigantic space door suddenly appeared behind Nagato, and the Gedo Mazo, which had just emerged from the ground, was sucked straight into the door.
When Nagato turned around to check, he was dumbfounded.
The massive Gedo Mazo...
Was gone!
"Well then, now you can die in peace."
When Nagato shifted his gaze back to Dak, Dak had already somehow appeared right in front of him.
'Teleportation.'
This was an ability that completely surpassed even the Body Flicker and Flying Thunder God Technique, requiring no preparation or limitation. He could activate it whenever he wanted.
By now, Dak had one hand resting on Nagato's shoulder, using his psychic powers to render him immobile.
With the other hand, he was already reaching into Nagato's eye socket.
Squelch.
A scene that should have been censored unfolded as countless blood vessels and tendrils were torn from Nagato's eye socket.
The Rinnegan, which never truly belonged to him, was pulled from Nagato's eyes.
In the next moment, Dak used his psychic power to crush Nagato's heart.
Splurt.
Nagato spat out a mouthful of blood as his already dwindling life force quickly drained away.
Even as his consciousness faded, he could still hear Konan's wails echoing in his ears, but by then, there was nothing more he could do.
The Gedo Mazo, the Ten-Tails' shell, the seedling of the God Tree.
Even in its incomplete first or second form, it possessed unparalleled strength, comparable to the candidates for Admiral or Yonko Commanders in the world of pirates.
As for its final form...
In this form, the Ten-Tails would become the God Tree, the source of all chakra, capable of casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"This is a valuable asset. I'll take it back for Vegapunk to study."
Dak grinned.
The reason he hadn't killed Nagato immediately was that he was waiting for Nagato to summon this thing.
After all, Dak had no intention of implanting the Rinnegan himself. If Nagato hadn't summoned it, Dak would have had to go out of his way to find its original location.
Before Dak could decide what to do with the Rinnegan, he suddenly heard the sound of something approaching from behind.
He quickly teleported into the sky.
"Get lost!"
At this point, Konan was clearly on the verge of a breakdown.
Yahiko was dead, Nagato was dead, and the Akatsuki was on the brink of destruction...
How could Konan not lose her mind? How could she not despair?
Dak didn't go easy on her just because she was a woman. He used his immense psychic power to crush her into countless pieces, but those paper fragments quickly reassembled into human form.
'Dance of the Shikigami'
This technique allowed Konan to turn her body into paper, making her immune to physical attacks. Pure physical attacks couldn't harm her at all, and she could also attack, create clones, and fly.
This was nearly identical to the Logia powers of the world of pirates.
However, while there were similarities, there were also differences between the Dance of the Shikigami and Logia abilities.
The similarity lay in the fact that Konan's paper was vulnerable to oil, just as Crocodile's sand was weak to water. Once exposed to these weaknesses, they could no longer 'elementalize.'
Another commonality was that if their chakra or stamina was nearly depleted, they could no longer maintain their elementalized state.
The difference, however, was that Logia users' elementalization was more of a passive ability that needed to be deactivated voluntarily to avoid elementalizing.
Meanwhile, Konan's Dance of the Shikigami was an active ability that had to be initiated to enter her 'paper form.' Otherwise, the scene where she was stabbed by Uchiha Obito in the original story would not have occurred.
After regaining her form, Konan seemed to calm down and flew quickly in a certain direction after glancing at Nagato's corpse.
Dak glanced at her and immediately understood.
She planned to use the Paper Person of God Technique intended for 'Uchiha Madara.'
However, Dak wasn't intimidated in the slightest. After all, his Doa Doa no Mi didn't have the same weaknesses as Kamui.
Moreover, he had no intention of letting Konan reach that place.
'Door.'
Dak raised his hand.
An invisible space door opened in midair along Konan's path.
This time, Konan was prepared. She immediately scattered into countless paper fragments, dodging the air door.
'Psychic Power.'
But Dak was one step ahead. Using his immense psychic power, he gathered the countless paper fragments, controlling them as they scattered like flower petals, and shoved them into the space door.
Snap.
The space door closed, trapping Konan within the Doa Doa no Mi space, where she became nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
Dak didn't hold back. He entered the Doa Doa no Mi space and swiftly killed Konan.
Thus,
The Akatsuki was now practically wiped out.
Apart from Zetsu, who was kept as an experimental subject, and Uchiha Itachi, who was intentionally spared, the rest of the ten high-ranking members were all annihilated, leaving only a group of underlings in the Akatsuki.
"Well then, now I can peacefully enjoy the Pokémon Battle Tournament~"
Dak stretched lazily as he stood in place.
With the Akatsuki eliminated, the Shinobi World was bound to undergo some changes, right? Dak wasn't sure what kind of changes the Shinobi World would experience, but for now, the Pokémon Island Battle Tournament was the main event. Once the tournament ended, Dak would return to the Shinobi World to observe the changes.
However, Dak didn't expect this.
One month later, the course of the world would proceed exactly as Uchiha Obito had predicted, and Dak would regret his actions today of destroying the Akatsuki.
To change such a situation, he would have to undertake actions he had always avoided.
(End of Chapter)
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