"Kakashi!"
Jiraiya was shocked.
However, Konan was currently entangled with both the Animal Path and the Human Path, so he couldn't break away to help Kakashi. All he could do was worry.
Fortunately, in the next instant, Kakashi's body—which had been pierced by the saw-like blade—suddenly disappeared, transforming into a dazzling flash of lightning.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Not only did this immediately relieve Jiraiya, but the lightning also temporarily paralyzed the Asura Path and Preta Path that had been interfering with him.
"A Lightning Release Shadow Clone?"
Pain's Deva Path, who had not yet joined the battle and was merely observing, narrowed his eyes slightly.
At the same moment, Kakashi's real body suddenly emerged from underground.
"Raikiri!"
A kunai empowered by Lightning Release and Raikiri was thrown from a distance, shooting directly toward the temporarily paralyzed Asura Path.
But just then—
Deva Path finally made his move.
He slowly raised his right hand.
His eyes were cold and indifferent, and his voice carried no emotion.
"Shinra Tensei."
The next instant, Kakashi's horrified eyes witnessed an overwhelming scene.
Whoosh—
BOOM!!!
It was as if heaven and earth had been crushed together.
A terrifying repulsive force erupted from Deva Path and spread violently in every direction!
Kakashi's Raikiri-infused kunai and his body were instantly blown away as though they had been struck by a massive mountain.
The terrifying impact caused Kakashi to involuntarily spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"Pfft!"
He was thrown more than ten meters away before crashing into a building behind him.
His body slid to the ground, leaving him weak and barely able to move.
"Kakashi!"
Jiraiya was anxious once again.
But he was already locked in a bitter struggle himself.
Because the Six Paths of Pain shared the Rinnegan's field of vision, Jiraiya was being watched from every direction. Whether he used ninjutsu or taijutsu, his movements were constantly being countered.
Breaking free was extremely difficult.
Suddenly, Jiraiya slammed both hands onto the ground.
"Earth Release! Swamp of the Underworld!"
In an instant, the entire battlefield transformed into a vast muddy swamp.
Anyone who stepped onto it would immediately sink into the ground, making it extremely difficult to escape.
During the original battle between the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya's chakra had already been weakened by Tsunade's medicine, yet he had still been able to trap Manda with this technique.
Now that Jiraiya was at his peak, naturally, its power was even greater.
Konan and Nagato were both familiar with their former teacher's abilities.
The moment Konan saw the swamp appear, she immediately flapped her paper wings and flew into the air.
The Human Path, Animal Path, and Naraka Path were temporarily forced to withdraw as well.
Jiraiya hurriedly turned toward Kakashi.
"Are you all right, Kakashi?!"
Kakashi coughed violently and spat out another mouthful of blood.
He gritted his teeth.
"I'm fine... I'm fine..."
He took a deep breath before continuing.
"This must be the ability of the Deva Path. It seems capable of repelling everything. Whether it's ninjutsu or physical attacks, nothing can get close to him..."
"Cough! Cough!"
Jiraiya's expression became solemn.
"Dealing with the Six Paths of Pain and Konan at the same time is really difficult."
He paused.
"I have no choice. I'll have to summon those two old fellows."
"I'm going to enter Sage Mode!"
"But entering Sage Mode takes some time. Kakashi, keep an eye on me!"
Kakashi struggled to stand.
"Okay... I'll do my best."
Despite saying that, Kakashi knew very well that it would be impossible for him to face all of the Pains alone.
"I have no other choice."
His expression became serious.
"I'll have to use it."
At that moment, Kakashi made a decision.
He was going to use the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye.
Kamui!
However, Kakashi knew the consequences.
Regardless of whether the technique succeeded or failed, using Kamui at this level would consume nearly all of his remaining strength.
Once he used it, he would have almost no fighting ability left.
Therefore, he had to choose the right moment.
Fortunately, at that very moment, several figures suddenly approached at high speed.
"Jiraiya! Kakashi! Are you all right?!"
Jiraiya and Kakashi turned their heads.
The moment they saw who had arrived, both of them felt an enormous sense of relief.
The person leading the group was none other than the Fifth Hokage of Konoha—
Tsunade!
Several elite ANBU shinobi followed closely behind her.
"We're saved... We're saved..."
Kakashi breathed heavily.
Jiraiya also finally revealed a faint smile.
"Tsunade, you came at exactly the right time!"
"Protect me. I'm going into Sage Mode!"
Tsunade looked at the two battered figures.
Her expression became especially grim when she saw Kakashi.
His body was covered in injuries, blood was still dripping from his mouth, and his face was as pale as death.
That bastard Pain!
How dare he destroy Konoha like this?!
"As the Hokage of Konoha, I swear I'll make you pay for this!"
Pain looked at Tsunade coldly.
"So?"
"What does this level of destruction mean compared to the devastation your great nations once inflicted upon the Hidden Rain Village?"
Tsunade's expression hardened.
"Pain is something everyone shares!"
"If you truly understand what pain is, then you should understand that peace is even more precious!"
For the first time, anger and killing intent appeared in Pain's eyes.
"Nonsense!"
"You great nations were the ones who started the wars!"
"What right do you have to demand that I bring about peace now?!"
Pain's voice became increasingly cold.
"Apparently, you still don't understand."
"You still don't understand what true pain is!"
Pain took a deep breath.
Then—
He suddenly leaped into the sky.
Konan's expression changed when she saw this.
"Pain! What are you going to do?!"
Pain stared down at the world beneath him.
His voice was cold and emotionless.
"Let the world understand true pain."
"Starting with Konoha."
Suddenly—
A tremendous amount of chakra erupted from his body.
At the same time, the chakra of the other Paths of Pain began flowing toward Deva Path.
BOOM!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The other five Pains immediately lost their remaining strength.
One after another, they collapsed to the ground.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others stared in shock at Deva Path floating high above them.
"What is that guy trying to do?"
"I don't know..."
Tsunade's expression became extremely serious.
"I have a very bad feeling about this."
She immediately contacted Katsuyu and ordered all of her clones to protect the surrounding shinobi.
Jiraiya continued preparing to enter Sage Mode, his hands clasped together as he summoned the two Great Toad Sages.
But when he looked at Pain floating in the sky, an inexplicable sense of terror began to spread through his heart.
Cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Kakashi was drenched in sweat as well.
"This..."
His Sharingan stared intensely at Pain.
"Something's wrong..."
Then—
Pain spoke.
"Shinra Tensei."
BOOM!!!
Destruction descended upon the battlefield.
But at that exact moment—
A figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The figure shot into the sky at incredible speed, releasing an equally terrifying force to resist Pain's overwhelming repulsion.
"Senjutsu!"
"Super Big-Ball Rasengan!"
BOOM!!!
Two forces powerful enough to shake the world collided in the blink of an eye.
And the person standing against Pain's ultimate attack was—
Uzumaki Naruto!!!
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Chapter 349: Let Pain Feel Pain! I Am Unrivaled Under Heaven!
Pain had finally lost control.
It wasn't merely because of the hatred he held toward the great nations represented by the Hokage, nor was it simply because of Tsunade's words.
There was another, even more important reason.
He was facing the combined military strength of Konoha.
Yes.
Even the Six Paths of Pain could no longer completely control the situation when facing the current Konoha Village.
Especially after Jiraiya's return.
Both Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake were extremely troublesome opponents even on their own.
Now that Tsunade and several elite ANBU shinobi had also arrived, Pain could instinctively sense just how difficult the situation had become.
Therefore, in addition to his argument with Tsunade, Deva Path had seized the opportunity to unleash his ultimate technique.
Partly, he wanted to destroy Konoha.
Partly, he wanted to vent his hatred toward the great nations.
But most importantly—
He wanted to make the world understand the truth he had spent years pursuing.
Pain's eyes were cold.
"Feel pain!"
"Think about pain!"
"Accept pain!"
"Know pain!"
"Those who do not know pain can never understand true peace!"
At that moment, the other five Pains completely lost their remaining chakra and power, collapsing to the ground.
Konan was extremely worried.
"Pain! What are you trying to do?!"
"If you do this, you'll shorten your own life!"
But Pain remained completely indifferent.
He stood high above the battlefield, looking down upon all living things.
At that moment, he truly seemed like a god looking down upon the mortal world.
A god.
"After this..."
Pain slowly raised his hand.
"Let the entire world feel pain!"
Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the others didn't fully understand what Pain intended to do.
But they could all sense that something was terribly wrong.
Pain had gone too far.
Kakashi's Sharingan immediately detected the enormous change in chakra.
"Hmm?!"
"The chakra of the other five Pains..."
"It's being completely drained!"
The atmosphere suddenly became unbearably oppressive.
Pain's chakra continued gathering in the sky.
Something terrifying was about to descend upon Konoha.
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