Stepping onto the land of the Land of Rain again, Nagato felt as if a lifetime had passed.
He recalled how the Akatsuki Organization, led by Yahiko, once scurried about for the peace of this land.
But now Yahiko was dead, the Akatsuki Organization had been destroyed, and the skies of the Land of Rain were still filled with gloom.
"What are you thinking about?"
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's voice, Nagato came back to his senses and slowly said, "Nothing in particular, just feeling a bit emotional for a moment."
Uchiha Yuzuru said indifferently, "The enemy we face this time is Hanzou. Even with your current strength, you must not be careless."
Upon hearing this, Nagato said in a deep voice, "I understand."
Uchiha Yuzuru nodded and tossed a scroll into Nagato's hand: "Here is some intelligence on Hanzou. You can read it first and formulate a battle plan in advance."
After speaking, he continued walking towards the Hidden Rain Village.
Nagato followed behind, beginning to examine the contents of the scroll.
Although he grew up in the Land of Rain, he wasn't particularly familiar with Hanzou.
He only knew that Hanzou had once actively provoked the Second Ninja World War and had even defeated the current Konoha Three Ninja, earning him the title of "Demigod."
Fighting against such a strong opponent, he truly couldn't be careless.
The two of them traveled quickly, arriving at the Hidden Rain Village in less than half a day.
"Yuzuru, I'll hide here."
Nagato found a secluded spot, disguised himself, and hid inside.
Immediately after, Nagato took out the Seal scroll he had prepared earlier from his In my arms.
"Summoning Technique: Six Paths of Pain!"
Six corpses instantly appeared before Nagato.
According to the intelligence, Hanzou's most feared power was his poison.
That terrifying toxin, even a trace inhaled into the body, would instantly incapacitate someone.
However, the Six Paths of Pain happened to counter Hanzou's power.
After all, no matter how potent his poison gas was, it couldn't affect corpses.
After completing the preparations, Nagato controlled the Six Paths of Pain to Hanzou's base.
Although the bodies used to create the Six Paths of Pain were completely different from the original story, under Uchiha Yuzuru's intervention, they still wore the Akatsuki Organization's classic black robes with red clouds.
Coupled with those six Rinnegan emitting a faint purple glow, they exuded a powerful Aura.
After effortlessly eliminating all the guards outside the base, Uchiha Yuzuru and Pain finally met Hanzou.
He was completely covered, and his mouth was protected by a special gas mask.
Upon seeing Uchiha Yuzuru and Pain, Hanzou's pupils constricted.
"Uchiha Yuzuru?"
"Why are you here?"
Uchiha Yuzuru replied indifferently, "I'm merely here as a spectator to witness some events. He's the one who's looking for you."
Following the direction of Uchiha Yuzuru's finger, Hanzou was first stunned, then his face filled with disbelief.
"These unique eyes..."
"What is your relationship with Nagato of the Akatsuki Organization?"
"That's none of your concern." The Heavenly Dao Pain stepped forward, his voice cold as he spoke, "Hanzou, today is your day of reckoning."
Upon hearing the Heavenly Dao Pain's words, Hanzou, holding his scythe, charged towards the Heavenly Dao Pain.
Although he didn't know why Uchiha Yuzuru had come with these six individuals, he had to kill these six enemies before he changed his mind.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
A sharp water blade swept across, and the Preta Dao immediately stepped forward, spreading its arms: "Blocking Technique Absorption Seal!"
The water blade was directly absorbed, having no effect whatsoever.
"Possesses the ability to absorb Ninjutsu, huh..." Hanzou's expression remained unchanged as he swung his scythe towards the Preta Dao.
Just as the scythe was about to strike the Preta Dao's body, the Asura Dao rushed out.
He allowed the scythe to strike his body, extending his hands to firmly grasp Hanzou.
Immediately after, the Asura Dao's head split open, and a laser cannon directly engulfed Hanzou's body.
However, in the next second, a puddle of water dripped onto the ground.
"Water Clone..."
The Heavenly Dao Pain muttered to himself.
Suddenly, a giant salamander burst out of the ground, opening its huge mouth and directly swallowing the Asura Dao.
Immediately after, the salamander's large mouth spewed out a large amount of poisonous mist, engulfing all the other Pain.
"It's over."
Hanzou's eyes were cold.
Aside from Tsunade of Konoha and that Puppet old woman from Sunagakure, no one in this Ninja World could break his poison gas.
"Whether it's over or not, I'll be the one to decide."
A cold voice emerged from the poisonous mist, and Hanzou, standing on the salamander's head, narrowed his pupils.
The poisonous mist dissipated, and the remaining five Pain still stood in place, completely unaffected.
Recalling the scene of the Asura Dao firing a laser cannon from its head, Hanzou said in disbelief, "Are you all... Puppets?!"
The Heavenly Dao Pain said expressionlessly, "Stop struggling; your defeat is already decided."
"Ignorant brats, you are the ones who will fail." Hanzou snorted coldly, "Fire Release: Exploding Flame Array!"
The spot where the salamander had just appeared instantly exploded, and the intense flames directly engulfed the Human Dao and the Preta Dao.
Hanzou then swung his scythe and instantly appeared before the Heavenly Dao Pain: "Sword Art: Iai Slash!"
This move was extremely fast; Hanzou had once used it to instantly defeat Mifune, a samurai renowned for his swordsmanship.
"You wouldn't be delusional enough to think you can defeat me, how laughable." The Heavenly Dao Pain coldly raised his hand: "Shinra Tensei!"
A massive repulsive force instantly sent Hanzou flying, crashing through several walls before finally stopping.
"Pfft..."
Hanzou spat out a mouthful of blood, his gas mask shattered.
Looking at the Heavenly Dao Pain slowly approaching, Hanzou gritted his teeth and said, "Are you avenging your Akatsuki comrades? I had no choice but to kill them!"
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dao Pain stopped and said coldly, "What?"
"It was Danzo Shimura of Konoha who sent a letter, saying that if the Akatsuki were eliminated, the Ninja of Konoha would leave the Land of Rain."
"Everything I did was for the peace of the Land of Rain!"
"Peace?" The Heavenly Dao Pain sneered, "Back then, you didn't hesitate to start the Second Ninja World War to prove to the Ninja World that small nations are not battlefields for large nations to act recklessly."
"Although you failed, everyone respected you."
"But now, for the sake of having Ninja from other Villages withdraw, you're willing to kill your own Village comrades, and still claim it's for peace..."
"Having abandoned your beliefs, you do not deserve to live in this world."
"Feel Pain, think about Pain, accept Pain, understand Pain. Those who do not understand Pain cannot understand true peace."
"Starting with you, I will make the world feel Pain!"
After the Heavenly Dao Pain finished speaking, his eyes surged with pupil power: "Shinra Tensei!"