Tatsumaki gritted her teeth, a brilliant emerald light flared around her. She began to attempt more precise control, condensing her Psychic Power (Psionics) into an invisible giant drill, trying to pierce through Naruto's defenses.
Naruto was indeed somewhat annoyed by Tatsumaki's unreasonable antics.
He had originally only intended to defend, but now, he decided to teach this proud girl a small lesson, to let her know that there were always people stronger than her.
Oh, no, actually Tatsumaki was older than Naruto.
Despite her loli-like appearance, Tatsumaki was actually 28 years old.
Tatsumaki also had a 23-year-old younger sister, Fubuki.
Naruto's eyes narrowed, and he was about to mobilize stronger Psychic Power (Psionics) to give Tatsumaki a "Psychic Power (Psionics) Rebound," letting her taste her own attack.
However, just at this critical moment, a stream of memories instantly flooded into Naruto's consciousness.
Those were memories fed back from his Shadow Clone in the Naruto World after it autonomously dispelled the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
"Jiraiya went to the Hidden Rain Village alone to investigate the Akatsuki Organization?!"
Naruto's expression suddenly changed dramatically!
According to the original plot, Jiraiya's trip there was a one-way ticket.
Due to a lack of intelligence on the Six Paths of Pain, Jiraiya, even with all his techniques, still failed to eliminate the Akatsuki Organization's ostensible leader, ultimately sinking into the sea, with not even his body found.
All his anger and thoughts of teaching Tatsumaki a lesson instantly vanished, swept away by this sudden emergency intelligence!
Naruto's Psychic Power (Psionics) around him instantly retracted, the solidified space returned to normal, and the suspended ruins crashed back to the ground. Tatsumaki, who was exerting her full strength, suddenly felt the pressure disappear and almost lost control of her Psychic Power (Psionics). She looked at Naruto in shock: "Hey! What are you—"
But Naruto didn't even glance at her again. His eyes were sharp as blades, and he looked up at the sky, his tone more serious and cold than ever before:
"No time to play with you, kid. I have more important things to deal with."
After speaking, before Tatsumaki could react, the space around him twisted, and he instantly vanished from the spot, leaving only rippling spatial waves and a bewildered, annoyed, and somewhat confused Tatsumaki.
"Bastard! How dare he call me a kid! And he ran off?!" Tatsumaki stomped her foot in anger, but recalling Naruto's final gaze, a chill ran through her heart. "His expression just now—what on earth happened?"
The Hidden Rain Village was shrouded in perpetual, incessant heavy rain.
In the dark, damp alleyways, Jiraiya was covered in blood, his Chakra almost depleted.
One of his arms had been blown off by a missile from the Asura Path, and his body was covered in bone-deep wounds. Most critically, several black rods were embedded in his back, severely disrupting his Chakra flow.
Facing the Six Paths of Pain, who all possessed the same Rinnegan, had diverse abilities, and coordinated seamlessly, the legendary Sannin had fallen into a desperate situation.
"Cough—" Jiraiya coughed up a mouthful of blood, looking at Pain, who was closing in. A hint of regret flashed in his eyes, but more so, a sense of relief at having completed his mission. "The intelligence—it's been sent back. The rest is up to the next generation..."
Tendo Pain expressionlessly raised his hand, his palm aimed at Jiraiya: "Your mission is over, Sensei Jiraiya.
Feel the Pain."
Just at this critical moment— "Shinra Tensei!"
A cold voice, not from Pain, exploded like thunder in the heavy rain!
"Boom!!!"
A terrifying "repulsion force," far vaster and more violent than when Tendo Pain unleashed it, descended with overwhelming power, precisely striking all of the Pains except Jiraiya!
The heavy rain was instantly scattered by it.
"What?!"
Tendo Pain's pupils constricted, and he had no time to react. Along with the other five Paths, he was violently flung away by this irresistible force!
As if struck by an invisible giant hammer, they successively smashed through more than a dozen of the Hidden Rain Village's unique, towering steel buildings, plowing deep furrows through the dense steel frames and pipes, finally burying themselves in a pile of rubble.
A golden figure, like sunlight tearing through the rain curtain, instantly appeared beside the dying Jiraiya.
"Pervy Sage!"
Naruto looked at Jiraiya's tragic state, especially his severed arm and the black rods in his back, and his eyes instantly blazed with towering fury. But he forcefully suppressed it, his hands quickly covered in a soft golden Chakra light, rapidly treating Jiraiya's injuries.
"Nar—Naruto?" Jiraiya's blurred vision cleared enough to recognize the newcomer, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You—hurry and go! They are very dangerous!"
"Don't speak, heal first!" Naruto's tone was unquestionable. Pure Yang Release Chakra mixed with Medical Ninjutsu rapidly flowed into Jiraiya's body, stabilizing his near-fatal injuries, while he carefully pulled out the black rods that interfered with Chakra.
Although he couldn't immediately regrow the severed arm, at least his life was saved.
However, with Orochimaru and Tamayo developing medicines, limb regeneration was a simple matter.
After gently placing the severely injured Jiraiya in a relatively safe corner and setting up an Absolute Cube defensive barrier, Naruto slowly stood up. He looked at the ruins where Pain had been flung, the warmth in his eyes completely replaced by cold killing intent.
"It was you—who injured the Pervy Sage like this?" His voice was not loud, but it seemed to carry a chill, as if making the surrounding raindrops condense into ice crystals.
"Boom!"
The ruins exploded, and the Six Paths of Pain reappeared. Although somewhat disheveled, they did not seem to have suffered fatal injuries.
Tendo Pain's Rinnegan stared intently at Naruto, filled with shock and solemnity: "Uzumaki Naruto—your power—
Why do you also possess Shinra Tensei?"
"But it's fine. Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, it saves me the trouble of going to Konoha Village to capture you personally—"
"Enough talk!"
Naruto didn't bother to explain, his figure instantly vanishing!
Shadow Instant Kill Array.
With a single teleportation, Naruto appeared directly behind the Animal Path, moving with extreme speed.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Cutter Sharp Spear!"
A harsh crackle of lightning, drowning out the chaotic rain, Naruto's palm glowed with dazzling, piercing blue light. Under the flashing lightning, it wasn't simply covering his palm, but rather the Lightning Cutter was highly compressed and condensed into a sharp long spear, striking directly at the Animal Path.
A sound like a bird's long throat.
The dazzling lightning tore through the rain curtain, piercing through the Animal Path's back and chest.
The Animal Path had no time to summon a summoning beast to defend before being instantly killed by Naruto's Lightning Cutter Sharp Spear.
Even the other five Paths of the Six Paths of Pain couldn't defend in time.
"Killed one first."
Naruto's hand pulled out from the Animal Path's back, he muttered coldly to himself.
"Wh—wh—"
Before the Six Paths of Pain could react in shock, Naruto's figure instantly vanished into the rain curtain.
It wasn't teleportation, but rather due to his extreme speed. The rain curtain exploded, and Naruto appeared in front of the Naraka Path.