"You were the first to say you would teach me respect. You were the first to attack me. You are the one who calls yourself the Deva Path. And you are still the one who says I am arrogant."
Facing Ryun's verbal onslaught, the Deva Path Pain's face was gloomy, but he could not find any words to refute.
'Wanting to cooperate with Uchiha Ryun is not so simple. Do not underestimate that guy's ambition.' Nagato suddenly remembered this warning from Masked Madara.
Seeing it today, Nagato finally recognized a reality. That is, under normal circumstances, Uchiha Ryun would not cooperate with them. Either they had to defeat him and force him to cooperate, or they would be defeated by him and then submit to him.
To subdue the ninja world by force, one must first use force to subdue Uchiha Ryun. Reaching a consensus through talk alone was impossible. Whoever has the bigger fist must be obeyed. This truth has never changed.
"Deva Path, Pain, today let me experience your power. Let me see if you are truly worthy of being crowned with the name 'Deva Path'."
As Ryun spoke, he strode forward. Astonishing lightning glow erupted from his palm.
"Lightning Release, Dragon's Descent."
With his Chidori hand pointing towards the sky, a crack of thunder suddenly sounded overhead. A terrifying, ferocious lightning dragon abruptly emerged from the clouds. Then, with speed too fast to comprehend, it pounced towards the Deva Path Pain.
Facing this extremely fast and exceptionally powerful S-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu, the Deva Path Pain had no choice but to use that life saving ocular jutsu. "Almighty Push."
The moment the repulsive force scattered the lightning dragon, Ryun immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport in front of the Deva Path Pain.
When he had struck the Deva Path Pain's abdomen with his strange strength palm earlier, he had already planted the Flying Thunder God Technique's mark on his opponent's body. So now, using his space time ninjutsu required no other medium.
Unfortunately, the Deva Path Pain was clearly also guarding against this sudden move. After performing the Almighty Push, he was not completely devoid of ability to resist. However, during the skill's cooldown time, he could indeed only defend passively. And he unavoidably suffered Ryun's strange strength beating.
Fortunately, he was a corpse himself, with extremely high resistance to damage. Additionally, with Nagato controlling him fully, he managed to avoid being killed by Ryun within five seconds.
"Almighty..."
The instant the skill cooldown refreshed, the Deva Path Pain decisively raised his hand, assuming the stance for Almighty Push. Ryun knew his opponent's skill was ready. He wanted to finish him off within the next five seconds. So he decisively chose to avoid the sharp edge for now.
But the expected repulsive force only appeared for a brief moment before hastily disappearing. A trace of a triumphant smile appeared at the corner of the Deva Path Pain's mouth.
"Water Release, Rain Mist Technique."
As the Deva Path Pain's ninjutsu was executed, a torrential downpour immediately fell from the sky. A thick fog also rose in an instant, completely enveloping his figure.
"Hmph, you think you're clever?"
Ryun snorted disdainfully.
Although the thick fog had the effect of interfering with perception, it could not completely block Ryun's sage perception.
"Water Release, Exploding Water Wave."
Ryun formed hand seals and spewed a vast amount of water from his mouth. The figure in the thick fog was immediately swept away by the floodwater. However, in the next moment, he extended his hands to the sides. A barrier that looked very much like a repulsive force wall, made of wind release, forcefully pushed apart the oncoming water.
Because the rain and fog affected Ryun's vision and part of his perception, he mistakenly thought his opponent had used Almighty Push again.
Next, Ryun roughly estimated the duration of the 'Almighty Push'. Then he decisively closed in. But before his strange strength iron fist could strike the Deva Path Pain, he heard his opponent suddenly shout.
"Super, Almighty Push."
The moment the repulsive force was about to hit him, the thought of using the Flying Thunder God Technique flashed through Ryun's mind. Unfortunately, the nearby Flying Thunder God kunai were all within the range of this attack. Using teleportation was meaningless. He clearly had no time to perceive spatial coordinates further away.
Moreover, at this moment, he didn't even have time to activate the Susanoo. His entire body, in a posture of only attacking without defending, took the full force of the Deva Path Pain's most powerful move head on.
Boom.
The moment the vast water collided with the repulsive force wall, the scene became one sided. The wave of repulsive force, carrying an unstoppable power, flattened everything in the vicinity. The mountain closest to the battlefield was even shattered and disintegrated by this Super Almighty Push.
The scene of the mountain collapsing and the earth cracking was like the apocalypse had arrived. The intense vibrations could be clearly felt in Otogakure, dozens of miles away. Several elite jonin immediately headed towards this area on their own initiative.
A good while later, the area around the Deva Path Pain was completely empty. Within a radius of ten thousand meters, there was nothing but bare ground. Now, breathing heavily, he slowly lowered his arm. Even the purple light in his Rinnegan had noticeably dimmed.
Although he was exhausted from overexertion, a victorious smile still appeared on his face.
His Super Almighty Push had accurately hit Uchiha Ryun just now. Moreover, it was a close range hit. Without any defense, Nagato felt this strike should have been enough to kill him.
No, he felt that anyone who took this blow head on would die. Whether they were human, or even, a god.
Uchiha Ryun's strength was very, very strong. Nagato did not deny this point. But sometimes, when strength is too great, it leads to overconfidence. Nagato believed the reason he could win was because Uchiha Ryun was too overconfident.
"Even if you held the advantage throughout this fight, so what? Whoever lives to the end is the real winner."
The Deva Path Pain murmured softly.
After sensing that there were no signs of life in the vicinity, the Deva Path Pain wanted to leave. Unfortunately, the moment he turned around, a sudden change occurred.
Squelch.
A lightning clad hand accurately pierced through his entire heart.
"You."
Looking at the familiar, slightly disheveled figure in front of him, the Deva Path Pain was both shocked and angry. The disbelief and fear deep in his eyes were clearly visible.
"You think you can just leave after that? It's not that easy."
Ryun's expression was cold now, his eyes containing murderous intent. The blood at the corner of his mouth and the twisted state of his right arm proved that he was indeed quite injured. However, he had endured it all.
Facing this monster who could take a Super Almighty Push head on, Nagato knew that by himself, he could no longer have any hope of defeating him.
"I told you not to be so clever."
Ryun slowly withdrew his hand in front of him. The Deva Path Pain, his heart destroyed, knelt powerlessly on the ground.
His face was now full of unwillingness. But the outcome was decided. The Deva Path Pain had no chance to use Planetary Devastation.
Ryun placed his left hand on his right arm. The originally broken and dislocated bones were quickly snapped back into place.
As senjutsu chakra gathered at the wound inside his body, the not too serious injury disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. His right hand regained its combat strength.
Watching as all the wounds on Ryun's body healed, and hearing the crisp sound as the fingers of his right hand clenched, the Deva Path Pain coughed up a mouthful of blood. Then, with difficulty, he uttered.
"You, are indeed, a monster."
The injuries he had worked so hard to inflict with his full power were restored to their original state in an instant. Besides shock and fear, Nagato's heart now probably held only a deep sense of powerlessness.
Fast speed, strong attack, high defense, thick health bar, instant recovery, ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, sealing techniques, all incredibly strong. Nagato truly did not know how to defeat such a monster.
Would just one Planetary Devastation really have a chance?
In a hidden tree hole very far from the battlefield.
"All Six Paths are defeated."
"This is the Dragon God who suppresses the ninja world with his power alone. No wonder, no wonder the Five Great Nations fear him so much."
Nagato, breathing heavily, muttered to himself. Hearing this, Konan, who was next to him, immediately showed an expression of disbelief.
"Defeated."
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