26 The Strongest!

Satoru gazed at Konan in his arms.

Her beautiful eyes were tightly closed, as if she were sleeping. Her usually vibrant face looked very pale at the moment.

Satoru felt the softness of her body in his hands. Her warmth spread through his skin, yet there was a slight painful vulnerability.

Anger burned in his eyes, and his voice was low and powerful: "Is this what you want, Nagato?"

His question echoed in the air, like a sharp knife, aiming directly at Nagato's soul.

Nagato stood not far away, gazing at Konan with a complicated look. He felt regret in his heart.

He looked at her, who had fainted because of his power, with a flash of pain in his eyes.

"I..." He spoke, his voice hoarse.

He wanted to say something, but it seemed he couldn't find the right words.

The struggle and contradiction in his heart were clearly visible at this moment.

Satoru's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he stared at Nagato.

At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, breaking the tense atmosphere.

He took a deep breath, his eyes shining with determination.

Nagato also found his voice in this gentle breeze. He looked at him, with complex emotions appearing in his eyes.

"Because you are so stubborn..." Satoru hugged Konan gently and said softly, "Then I will completely crush your arrogant consciousness."

"God is not you."

"Even if it's the Rinnegan..."

As he spoke, Satoru raised his right hand, gently placing it on Konan's eyelids, then pulled it down.

The eyelids slowly came off, revealing a pair of deep blue eyes. Against the backdrop of moonlight, these eyes were like the brightest stars in the night sky.

"Under the gaze of Rikugan, any power will lose its brilliance."

Night fell, and Satoru's deep blue eyes shone with astonishing light under the moonlight.

He held the sleeping Konan gently with one hand, while the other hand gathered power, ready to use his technique.

"Expansion Domain."

Before anyone could react, a dazzling burst of white light appeared.

This light spread forward like an endless torrent, quickly covering the entire space within the mysterious darkness.

At the same time, large eyes resembling black holes appeared behind Nagato.

"Unlimited Void."

Satoru stood calmly in the space surrounded by darkness, his figure towering and majestic under the darkness.

"Who am I..."

At this moment, a large amount of information flooded in, far beyond Nagato's cognitive range.

He clearly saw Satoru standing not far away, but his body seemed to be bound by invisible forces, unable to move at all. This information flowed into his mind like a torrent, whether it was important or trivial, everything was forced into his consciousness.

His soul and mind were immediately affected by the abundance of this information. His brain overloaded, and his body stood stiff in place.

"I..."

Nagato's voice trembled as it came out of his lips, and fear surged in his heart.

The Rinnegan, which he was so proud of, couldn't play any role in this dark space.

At this moment, Satoru's figure appeared quietly behind Nagato.

His low voice pierced Nagato's eardrums to the depths of his soul: "The Rinnegan is nothing more than that."

Those words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Nagato's heart hard.

Satoru continued, "Nagato, don't rely too much on your eyes. In the pursuit of power, there is never an end."

His words revealed a unique understanding of power: "The strongest is not recognized by oneself. It needs to be recognized by everyone to truly be called the strongest."

As Satoru finished speaking, he punched Nagato's back.

This heavy blow made Nagato cough up blood. It was the first time he had been injured in battle. The injury was also the first time he deeply felt his insignificance and powerlessness.

At this moment, he finally realized how foolish and naive his previous thoughts were.

He thought he could control everything with the Rinnegan, but he didn't expect that his eyes would be useless in front of Satoru.

At the same time, he also felt the unexpected power of the other party, a power that surpassed ordinary humans.

*BAM*

A loud sound came, and the Unlimited Void shattered.

Nagato's figure crashed to the ground like a shot cannonball, creating a large crater.

In the midst of the flying dust, he lay in the pit in a daze, staring at the night sky with empty eyes.

The rain wet his cheeks and beat against him, but it seemed unable to dispel the confusion in his heart.

After the dust gradually cleared, the villagers around gathered.

They saw Nagato lying motionless in the large pit, and the members of Akatsuki wore worried expressions.

"Nagato-sama, what's wrong with you?" asked an older trembling villager.

Others also gathered and started talking.

"Are you injured in the fight with Satoru?"

"How could the leader lose?"

"It seems like the injury is serious. Let's find medical ninja as soon as possible!"

"Leader, you must hang on!"

The people outside only saw a large black ball suddenly condense in the sky. Then, after a few seconds of silence, Nagato flew out of the black ball. His figure formed a beautiful arc in the air, like a falling star splitting the night sky.

Although the villagers didn't know the specific details of the battle, judging from Nagato's current condition, they could guess a little.

Nagato's face was pale and his clothes were torn. It was clear that he had just experienced a tense battle. However, what was even harder to believe was that Nagato, who was once so strong, seemed to be easily defeated now.

The villagers looked up and saw Satoru standing in the sky. Every raindrop slowly stopped a few centimeters around him, as if there was an invisible barrier around him, isolating the rain from the outside.

Satoru looked down at the people below calmly, and uttered surprising words softly.

"Throughout heaven and Earth... I alone am the honored one."