Chapter 285: Chapter 285: The Shock of 600 Billion Explosive Tags

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: The Shock of 600 Billion Explosive Tags



With a "strike first" mentality, Konan made the first move. Her body turned into countless paper fragments, shooting toward Tobi.

A familiar move that had proven effective many times before.

Tobi activated Kamui, allowing the paper fragments to pass through his body harmlessly.

Clearly, these attacks had no effect on him.

From the way the battle was progressing, it was evident that while Konan had Kage-level strength, she was completely being overpowered by Tobi.

Watching the illusionary battle unfold, Konan was astonished. She wasn't surprised that she was being overwhelmed, but why was she still standing there, waiting for Tobi's attack, knowing she couldn't win? That wasn't like her.

Just as Konan was puzzling over her illusionary self's actions, the fight in the illusion paused. After a few more words were exchanged, Konan in the illusion made a hand gesture, and the sea beneath them split apart!

It turned out that what they had believed to be the sea during their battle wasn't actually

water.

What appeared to be an endless ocean was, in reality, a cleverly disguised trap created using Shikigami no Mai (Dance of the Shikigami), an A-rank ninjutsu that allowed Konan to turn paper into any object she desired. This technique could mimic not only solid ground but also flowing water.

The technique was so intricate that even the Sharingan couldn't detect it.

Konan had disguised countless explosive tags as an ocean. Tobi hadn't realized this until the "sea" split open beneath him, and without the ability to fly, he began to fall.

"Explosive tags? All of this is made of explosive tags?" Now falling into the abyss, Tobi finally realized the true nature of the trap, his voice filled with concern.

"I've set this trap specifically to kill you," Konan said from above, looking down at Tobi as he fell. "I know your ability has a limit of five minutes."

"But I've prepared 600 billion explosive tags for you, capable of continuously exploding for ten minutes!"

"You're going to die!"

As her words echoed, the 600 billion explosive tags began to detonate.

Boom!

The explosion was relentless, an overwhelming cascade of detonations, continuing for a full ten minutes.

600 billion explosive tags in total. Even over ten minutes, that meant that millions were exploding every second.

Ten minutes equates to 600 seconds.

That meant every second, 1 billion explosive tags were detonating at once!

The destructive force was akin to the continuous detonation of nuclear weapons over ten minutes.

The earth-shattering power, with 1 billion explosive tags exploding every second, was truly world-shattering.

"One billion explosive tags every second!" Akira calculated the cost of this insane onslaught and couldn't help but gasp.

"Even at half price, each explosive tag costs 1,000 ryo."

"That means every second of this massive explosion is costing 1 trillion ryo!"

Akira marveled at the sheer cost of this 600 billion explosive tag assault, utterly stunned. Compared to Konan's wealth, Akira's own earnings were like comparing an ant to a

skyscraper. Even he, who had seen plenty, was blown away by the spectacle.

Naturally, seeing it for the first time herself, Konan was left speechless by the scale of her own trap.

On the other hand, seeing her final wish come true-her red paper fragment finding its way to her name-stirred bittersweet feelings of peace and regret.

"Why?" Konan asked after a long pause, looking at Akira with confusion. "Tobi's intangibility limit is five minutes. How did he survive a ten-minute explosion?"

"Izanagi. It's a forbidden Uchiha technique that sacrifices a Sharingan to turn any unfavorable outcome into an illusion, even death itself," Akira explained.

"I see..." Konan muttered, finally understanding.

That's why, despite the continuous ten-minute explosion, Tobi had survived.

Now, more than ever, Konan felt regret.

If she had just extended the explosion time to fifteen or even twenty minutes, Tobi would

have been dead for sure.

Thinking about it, Konan couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of regret.

Just by slightly altering the duration of the explosion, she could have completely changed the

outcome.

And yet, she had died at Tobi's hands.

"I can't believe it. In the timeline where the Uchiha clan was wiped out, both Nagato and I

died like this."

"In a way, Nagato and I ended up on the same side as Konoha in the end, didn't we?"

"No wonder you knew I could make so many explosive tags."

Konan sighed deeply, reflecting on everything she had seen.

As one of the founders of the Akatsuki, she had never imagined that this would be her final

fate.

At the same time, she now understood why Akira kept pestering her for more explosive tags-

he must have known about her future.

In comparison, her massive stockpile of 600 billion explosive tags paled in comparison to what Akira had managed to accumulate over time.

"Well, that's the story of your original fate. While it's not the real future you'll face, it's still meaningful, right? One million explosive tags for this info-fair trade, wouldn't you say?"

Akira said with a smile.

"Fine." Konan nodded slightly, no longer showing any sign of resisting the deal.

While Akira had initially forced her to see Nagato's fate without asking, when it came to her

own fate, she had been the one to ask.

In no time, Konan successfully produced one million explosive tags and handed them over to

Akira.

POWER STONE!!!

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