Splitting the sea of clouds with a single sword stroke, is this something a human can do?
If these words hadn't come from Nagato's mouth, Konan would never have believed such an absurd claim.
"They've appeared in the Land of Rain so openly. I'm afraid they harbor ill intentions. Konan, notify the other organization members immediately."
Nagato's expression was grave with concern.
Even someone who calls himself a god like me cannot split the sea of clouds!
The opponent's strength may not be inferior to my own!
Facing such an existence, even he dared not be careless.
Konan nodded, sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and used secret techniques to communicate with other organization members.
Meanwhile, Victor and his companions, having arrived in the Land of Rain, were in no hurry to reach Amegakure Village.
Instead, they strolled leisurely through the small towns along the route to the hidden village.
At noon, they stopped at a ramen restaurant for a meal.
"The ramen here is truly terrible," Victor commented with obvious distaste.
Krul nodded in agreement.
Even her homemade ramen tasted better than this.
"In the Land of Rain, just be content to eat normal food," Tsunade said, eating with apparent gusto.
After all, those who had never tasted fine cuisine would naturally find it easier to accept such fare.
Shizune, seated beside her, explained helpfully, "The Land of Rain is a country with extremely scarce resources. This ramen is actually considered relatively good food here."
Victor nodded thoughtfully, then seemed to remember something and changed the subject, "By the way, I heard there's an Ichiraku Ramen shop in Konoha that's supposed to taste excellent?"
"Ichiraku Ramen, the ramen there really is the best."
"Now that you mention it, I kind of miss that flavor."
Tsunade's thoughts were suddenly transported back to the past.
When she was young, she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru had often visited there together.
Unfortunately, they could never return to those happy times of the past.
"Would you like to go there for dinner together after this trip?"
Konoha was a popular destination, and Victor had long been fascinated by it, so naturally he wouldn't miss the opportunity.
"You're treating, of course."
"Sure, no problem," Tsunade agreed readily.
Although she didn't possess much wealth, treating Victor and the others to a bowl of ramen was still well within her means.
After lunch, they continued their journey.
They took a leisurely tour along the way, enjoying the scenery.
From time to time, Victor would stop to take photos and send them to the chat group.
This didn't seem like seeking trouble at all, but more like sightseeing.
After walking and stopping repeatedly, they finally arrived at Amegakure Village in the late afternoon.
However, before they could enter, they were intercepted outside the gates by a group wearing red clouds on black cloaks.
The figure leading them was none other than the Akatsuki organization's ostensible leader, Tendo Pain.
"Outsiders, your journey ends here."
As soon as Pain spoke, his voice carried that characteristic divine authority.
Victor almost couldn't help wanting to shout "Genshin Impact, activate!"
Seeing that Victor appeared stunned, Pain assumed he was intimidated by his presence and continued immediately, "Leave the Land of Rain, or don't blame us for being ruthless."
Victor snapped back to his senses and replied, "Don't be so hostile. I'm just here to retrieve something. I'll leave once I have it."
"After all, the martial world values relationships over violence. Fighting and killing isn't beneficial to anyone."
Martial world?
What's that?
Everyone looked confused.
However, Victor's response did ease the tense atmosphere somewhat.
"What do you seek to take?" Pain continued questioning.
"The Rinnegan."
The moment Victor finished speaking, the atmosphere, which had been somewhat relaxed, instantly plummeted to freezing.
Murderous intent erupted skyward.
Simultaneously, a masked figure hiding in the shadows couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
"Attack!"
Pain wasted no more time and secretly commanded the Six Paths puppets to launch their assault.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Water Style: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"
"Hiruko: Eight Waves of Needles!"
The other Akatsuki organization members also began casting various ninjutsu, attacking Victor as if chakra cost nothing.
However, facing these ninjutsu attacks that couldn't even penetrate his defenses, Victor simply raised his hand and waved dismissively.
"Take my ultimate technique!"
A golden Buddha palm the size of a mountain descended from the heavens, crashing heavily onto the Akatsuki organization members.
BOOM, !
The earth shook violently as sand and debris flew everywhere!
The entire entrance to Amegakure Village was razed to the ground!
Only a massive palm print thousands of feet long remained imprinted in the earth!
Those Akatsuki members were obliterated by this single move!
Only Tendo Pain and several other Six Paths puppets lay with closed eyes in pitiful states across the battlefield.
It wasn't because they had managed to defend against Victor's devastating attack, but because Victor had deliberately spared them.
After all, these puppets still held some utility for him.
Gulp, !
"Isn't this too terrifying?"
Shizune widened her eyes, staring at the enormous handprint before them in complete astonishment.
Even the legendary Tailed Beasts probably couldn't cause such massive destruction with a single strike, could they?
Tsunade beside her was equally surprised, but more than that, she felt excitement.
Is this the formidable strength of a cultivator?
"Let's go. We'll continue forward."
Victor placed the Six Paths Pain lying on the ground into his system space, then led the women around him into Amegakure Village.
At the same time, atop a steel tower within Amegakure Village.
"Cough!"
Uzumaki Nagato suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, Konan looked panicked, "Nagato! How are you?"
"Cough... Konan, run away! The enemy is more terrifying than I imagined!"
Uzumaki Nagato's face contorted in pain as blood continued flowing from his mouth.
"How could this be? Did we lose?"
Konan was shocked and somewhat incredulous.
Since she hadn't been present, she didn't know what had transpired at the battle site.
She had also felt the violent tremors just moments ago.
She had originally assumed they were caused by Tendo Pain's Shinra Tensei.
"There's no time to explain, run!"
Uzumaki Nagato pushed Konan, trying to force her to flee.
Through Kagura's Mind's Eye, he could sense the enemy's presence approaching their location.
Although their pace wasn't fast, if Konan didn't escape now, there would be no opportunity left!
The person he couldn't bear to lose most was Konan.
"No! I will never abandon you and run away alone!"
Konan grasped Nagato's skeletal arm, tears streaming down her face, "Let's escape together, or die together!"
"Konan..."
"What a truly touching scene."
A familiar voice reached their ears.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Konan instinctively moved to form hand seals for an attack, but was stopped by Uzumaki Nagato.
"You want the Rinnegan? I'll give them to you. Just let her go."
Uzumaki Nagato spat out blood as he looked at Victor, his words no longer carrying their previous arrogance but containing a hint of pleading instead.
From the moment Victor had annihilated them in a single move, the once-proud god no longer existed, only a mortal named Uzumaki Nagato who cared about his companions remained.