Chapter 505: Trump Card

Chapter 505: Chapter 505: Trump Card

That stray beam of silver moonlight suddenly made Kagami realize that he seemed to still have one trump card left!

"It’s been so long already. Those Otsutsuki descendants on the Moon should’ve lowered their guard by now, right?"

As that thought crossed Kagami’s mind, the smile at the corners of his lips grew increasingly pronounced.

It had already been four or five years since the last time his Tenseigan resonated with the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon.

At first, the Otsutsuki descendants on the Moon would periodically use the Giant Tenseigan to search the shinobi world, investigating the reason behind its sudden resonance.

After noticing this, Kagami decisively severed the connection between his own Tenseigan and the Giant Tenseigan. At the same time, he remained constantly vigilant, evading the Giant Tenseigan’s repeated searches of the shinobi world.

But as time passed, the frequency with which the Giant Tenseigan searched the shinobi world gradually decreased.

Until, over the past year or two, perhaps because the Otsutsuki descendants had finally given up their search, or perhaps because something had happened on the Moon, the Giant Tenseigan’s searches of the shinobi world had stopped altogether.

Not even once had it searched again.

Of course, Kagami understood that the moment he attempted to borrow the Giant Tenseigan’s power, he would inevitably alert the Otsutsuki descendants on the Moon once more.

But right now, this was the only method he had to break out of his current predicament.

As for the Otsutsuki descendants on the Moon, Kagami remembered that there shouldn’t be many of them left anyway.

In the original timeline, roughly seven or eight years from now—when Otsutsuki Toneri attempted to destroy the shinobi world—the only Otsutsuki descendant confirmed to still be alive on the Moon seemed to be Toneri himself.

In other words, exactly how many Otsutsuki descendants were still alive on the Moon right now was actually a question well worth considering.

In that instant, Kagami gathered up all the thoughts that had been racing through his mind.

Beneath his demon mask, a magnificent radiance blossomed within his sapphire-blue Tenseigan.

And then—

A faint, intangible connection began to form...

"Just a little more... Give me a little more time..."

The distance across space could not be crossed instantaneously. If Kagami wanted to resonate with the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon once again, he still needed some time to establish the connection.

Nagato’s gaze quickly swept across everyone opposite him. It paused briefly on Jiraiya before finally settling on Kagami once more.

"Are you hesitating? It seems you’re not as powerful as I imagined!"

Obito and Zetsu also wore intrigued expressions.

Clearly, Kagami’s hesitation had caused the two of them to grow suspicious.

A trace of worry flashed across the Third Hokage’s wrinkled face. Jiraiya and Tsunade silently exchanged glances, sharing their suspicions and concerns through subtle looks.

Up in the sky—

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, frowned and muttered, "Even the leader of Kamigami isn’t confident he can defeat the Rinnegan?"

Behind Kagami, Shisui and Itachi had clenched their fists so tightly that their palms were already drenched in sweat.

They understood Kagami better than anyone.

If Kagami had been confident of victory, there was absolutely no way he would hesitate like this and simply stand by while the Gedo Statue extracted the Tailed Beasts from Yagura and Killer B.

"Even Senpai isn’t confident he can win?"

At that thought, Shisui made up his mind about something and glanced sideways at Itachi.

Itachi immediately understood the meaning behind Shisui’s gaze.

There was no doubt about it.

Shisui had already decided that once the battle began, he would risk his life to create an opportunity for Kagami to seize victory.

Itachi also silently made up his mind.

As a Konoha shinobi, if he were to die on the very night the village was destroyed, then it could be considered a fitting death. He would have nothing to regret!

At that moment, both Shisui and Itachi fixed their gazes on Kagami’s back.

They firmly believed that their leader would definitely help the village survive tonight’s catastrophe.

Just as the atmosphere grew so heavy it was almost suffocating, Kagami suddenly called out to the Third Hokage nearby, as well as Terumi Mei, Chiyo, and the other shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

"Hey, ten million for saving a Kage and five million for saving a jonin. That price isn’t unreasonable, is it?"

The Third Hokage froze for a moment before realizing what Kagami was talking about.

Everyone else exchanged bewildered glances.

None of them had expected the leader of Kamigami to openly start talking business in the middle of such a deadly confrontation—and a business involving a price per head, no less.

Before anyone else could react, the experienced Third Hokage immediately agreed.

"Please save as many people as you can. Konoha will cover all the expenses!"

As soon as the Third Hokage said this, the shinobi from the other Great Shinobi Villages immediately cast grateful looks his way.

At the same time, the confidence they had only just lost in Kamigami instantly returned.

Now, every shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages present, including the Third Hokage, felt that the leader of Kamigami’s earlier hesitation had most likely been because he was busy calculating the details of the deal.

Shisui and Itachi looked thoroughly embarrassed.

They had only just resolved themselves to sacrifice their lives for the greater good, yet their leader had turned around and started negotiating business.

Hearing Kagami’s words, Nagato grew somewhat irritated.

"Yama, you’re far too arrogant! Hmph, you won’t save a single person today!"

Kagami stepped forward and replied indifferently,

"I don’t know where this inexplicable confidence of yours comes from. But since you’re so eager to taste defeat... then I’ll grant you one!"

With that, Kagami lightly snapped his fingers.

In an instant—

Aside from Yagura and Killer B, the two Jinchuriki restrained by the Gedo Statue, every shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages lying around the cliff with their lives hanging in the balance was seized by a strange force.

And in the blink of an eye, all of them were violently pulled toward Kagami!

"Bansho Ten’in!? How could this be...?"

Konan, Obito, and Zetsu were all startled.

Bansho Ten’in was no ordinary ninjutsu. It was a dojutsu exclusive to the Rinnegan. None of them had expected Kamigami’s Yama to be capable of using a dojutsu of this level as well.

"Could it be... Does he have the Rinnegan too?"

For a moment, the exact same thought flashed through all three of their minds.

Nagato’s gaze sharpened, but his expression did not change much.

During their previous clash, he had already discovered that Yama could also use his Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten’in, so the sight before him did not surprise him too much.

On the side of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, everyone watched as Yama merely snapped his fingers and every wounded shinobi on the battlefield flew toward him on their own.

While hurriedly receiving and settling the wounded, they were secretly astonished.

To them, an ability like this was simply incredible. Even the highly experienced and knowledgeable Third Hokage and Third Tsuchikage couldn’t identify what kind of technique it was.

At that moment, Nagato, who had been secretly gathering his ocular power all this time, no longer hesitated.

He aimed his outstretched right hand directly at Kagami and coldly declared,

"Shinra Tensei!"