The six reanimated bodies that made up the Six Paths of Pain stood on the spot, the atmosphere solemn. They were all made from corpses. Each one, it could be said, was once a famous and powerful ninja in the history of the ninja world. Now, they had been found by Nagato and were being controlled by the Rinnegan's puppet secret art.
Black chakra rods were inserted into various parts of their faces and bodies. Through the guidance of these rods, Nagato could input his vast and heavy chakra, and thus, control the Six Paths with greater ease, allowing them to display their original strength.
Watching Nagato ignore her advice, his eyes filled with confidence, stubbornly insisting on his own ideas, a trace of loneliness flashed across Konan's face. That brat... can he really be dealt with so easily?
The elegance of Kusuo's two sword swings was still replaying in her mind even now, having deeply shocked her. He's as strong as a monster. Too dangerous.
For Nagato to be so obstinate... for some reason, Konan had a bad feeling in her heart.
'No, I can't let things continue like this. I have to think of a way.'
Having witnessed Kusuo's strength, Konan naturally did not have complete confidence in Nagato. All sorts of thoughts rapidly echoed in her mind.
And so, Konan consciously walked to the front of the six Pains. Under her long purple hair, her faint eyeshadow held a sense of determination. "In the next operation, I will follow them. I will leave a paper clone here."
"Nagato, Yahiko is already gone. His will is entrusted to you. I hope you won't act recklessly."
With a rustle, countless pieces of paper automatically flew up as her voice fell, gradually forming a new body on the side, transforming into Konan's appearance. Then, wings made of white paper grew from the real Konan's back. She leaped down from the opening and flew into the distance. Behind her followed the six Pains made from corpses. Their destination was the two intruders who were walking towards them step by step.
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"Kusuo, we're about to go deep into the enemy's lair. It's hard to guarantee what kind of complicated situation we'll encounter. I suggest we first send out a shadow clone to scout for information." The wooden geta sandals on Jiraiya's feet made a clattering sound, which was especially piercing in this all-metal environment.
Kusuo still held his sword indifferently, walking forward slowly and firmly. He was noncommittal about Jiraiya's words. This was indeed Nagato's lair, but as for any ambushes or other powerhouses, they absolutely wouldn't exist.
Nagato proclaimed himself a god, regarding himself as the savior of the entire ninja world. His heart would naturally have the proud mentality of a powerhouse. Just like Madara Uchiha, people like them, once they had mastered strength, absolutely looked down on other ninja.
"Don't worry. I've already sensed that there are no other people here. Everything ahead is normal. There are no other Akatsuki members hiding in ambush here."
After faintly replying to Jiraiya, Kusuo leaped up again, wanting to jump onto the high tower in front of them.
Suddenly, a bald head with a savage grin appeared there. He stretched out his hands, which actually transformed into the shape of a machine gun, firing four thumb-sized missiles.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The missiles flew along a strange trajectory, shooting towards Kusuo from different directions. This sudden change immediately startled Jiraiya. He focused his eyes and immediately recognized the bald head as one of the Pains who had ambushed him before.
"Kusuo! Be careful of this guy! His whole body is made of machinery! He can fire all sorts of missiles and hidden weapons!" Jiraiya shouted from below, hurriedly telling him all the information he knew.
But faced with this missile attack that arrived almost instantaneously, Kusuo's face didn't even show any change.
Indifferent. He swung the sword in his right hand, creating an afterimage.
SWISH!
A brilliant sword aura slashed out. It instantly cut through all four missiles at the same time. The missiles, which were still flying in the air according to their trajectory, immediately exploded. A bright yellow explosive flame formed several splendid fireworks in the sky, a rolling heat wave sweeping out.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
When the sound of the explosions quieted down, several more figures jumped out and stood in a line in front of Kusuo. A total of six people. Uniform clothing, all Akatsuki robes, with different builds and ages.
A full six people. The Six Paths of Pain stood before them, looking down on Kusuo and Jiraiya.
This scene... immediately made Jiraiya's heart tremble violently. My intelligence was wrong! There are two more of them! That hedgehog-headed one, and the one with the chubby-bun face... he had never seen them before.
"What's going on?"
"How can there be so many Pains, and all of them have the same Rinnegan? Where's Nagato? And that guy Yahiko, and Konan, what on earth happened between them?" All sorts of guesses swirled in Jiraiya's mind. The Sage's eyes, which had originally been in Nagato's eye sockets, were now on Yahiko's body. And all six Pains had one each. This kind of unbelievable thing made Jiraiya's heart sink. What kind of bizarre technique is this?
He turned his head back to look at Kusuo, who was strangely calm. This point made Jiraiya very confused. Could it be... that this brat doesn't know the terror of the Rinnegan? Or is he so confident in his own strength that he doesn't even have a nervous expression when facing six Pains who possess the Rinnegan?
"We are Pain. We are the gods who will save this world." Yahiko stood in the middle of the six and spoke first.
This opening line made Kusuo, who had been very calm and expressionless, his eyelids twitch. He never thought that no matter how he changed the plot, Nagato's love for showing off would still exist. He was still the same boy from before, without a single bit of change. He hadn't even opened his mouth to ask his name, and he had already hurriedly exposed his own background. And he was the god who would save this world. So chuunibyou...
Kusuo himself couldn't help but want to cover his face, to block this moment of cringe-filled shame.
However, he looked up. Konan's face, formed from countless pieces of white paper, showed no change. It was as if she was not moved at all by the words of the Yahiko controlled by Nagato. This was truly... birds of a feather flock together.
Most importantly, weren't Konan and Nagato almost thirty years old? Was it really okay for a middle-aged person to be so chuunibyou?
So, Kusuo swung his right hand. A simple sword swing.
One slash. Wreathed in the blazing flames of the sun. The ultimate fire-attribute transformation carried a scorching high temperature, melting all the metal it touched along the way.
SIZZLE—
The sword light flashed. Its speed reached the extreme. In the blink of an eye, it was about to slash onto the Deva Path Yahiko, who had just given his chuunibyou self-introduction.
But the Six Paths of Pain didn't move an inch, not showing any intention of dodging. In fact, there was even a confident smile on their lips. Not just them, but Konan in the sky above was the same, a relaxed expression on her face.
Jiraiya shouted anxiously from behind, "Kusuo! Try to use your swordsmanship to fight them up close! One of them seems to be able to absorb ninjutsu!"
That's right. Konan heard Jiraiya's anxious voice, and her heart was filled with smugness. Nagato's methods were profound and unpredictable. The Preta Path he had created was an existence that could absorb all ninjutsu.
Therefore, all of this red-clothed boy's sword aura would be ineffective against them. And once he lost his most proficient sword aura slashes, he could only rely on his swordsmanship to fight them in close combat. And in close combat, the Asura Path's strength was formidable, second to none. Besides, they had the Six Paths of Pain. Six people. And they could use ninjutsu while their opponent couldn't.
So, this battle... if there were no accidents, their side was destined to win.
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