Chapter 61: Facing the Six Paths of Pain Again — Instant Sage Mode Kill!
Using Flying Thunder God repeatedly, Oborotsuki quickly traveled from the Land of Water back into the Land of Rain.
Right now, he stood atop one of the high towers in Amegakure.
The village was still the same as always—endless rain pouring down.
But this was no ordinary rain.
Oborotsuki knew this place like the back of his hand. Looking at the familiar village, the corners of his mouth slowly curved upward.
With his powerful chakra sensing, he instantly grasped the entire situation inside Amegakure.
"The other members' signatures are all here… only Orochimaru is missing…"
"I should've marked him too back then."
Just as Oborotsuki was about to leap down from the tower for a closer investigation—to see where Orochimaru was currently on his mission—
Several figures suddenly descended from the sky, surrounding him from front, back, left, and right.
The ones who arrived were none other than the Six Paths of Pain.
However, except for Deva Path, the other five bodies had already been replaced with new corpses.
After all, the previous Paths had been destroyed by Oborotsuki.
Once a corpse was broken, it could no longer be used.
Oborotsuki wasn't surprised at all that the Six Paths had detected him and arrived so quickly.
He had done this on purpose.
The rain falling over Amegakure was entirely controlled by Pain's Deva Path.
This technique was called the Rain Tiger at Will Technique.
The raindrops contained Deva Path's powerful chakra. Any unfamiliar target—or any specific marked target—that entered the area covered by this rain would be instantly detected by Deva Path, allowing for immediate location tracking, interception, and annihilation.
"You still dare to return?"
Deva Path saw that it was Oborotsuki who had appeared. Expressionless, he descended from the air and finally hovered directly opposite him, questioning coldly.
"Why wouldn't I?"
Oborotsuki smiled.
"Where is Konan?"
Deva Path didn't attack immediately. Instead, he continued asking in a completely emotionless tone, staring at Oborotsuki.
"No need to tell you that."
"I didn't come back this time to fight you. I'm looking for Orochimaru—where is he?"
Oborotsuki casually spread his hands.
He held no deep grudge against Deva Path—or rather, against Nagato behind him—and had no intention of starting a fight right away.
Even if they really did fight, he was confident he could leave unscathed.
The opponent had already been completely helpless against him before, let alone now that his strength had risen to a whole new level.
"Orochimaru has already defected."
"Like you, he is now a traitor marked for death by the organization."
Deva Path answered coldly.
"Come on, don't be so serious. I just left the organization to live the life I want—is that really worth mobilizing the whole group?"
"Since Orochimaru isn't here, I'll be going now. Bye~"
Oborotsuki waved at Deva Path and turned to leave.
But the moment he turned, he felt a terrifying attractive force pulling from behind.
"Trying to leave?"
"Universal Pull!"
Having learned from their previous battle, Deva Path had become wiser this time.
He immediately unleashed a major technique right from the start.
The horrifying gravitational pull acted like a massive vortex, forcibly dragging Oborotsuki's body backward—he couldn't use any ninjutsu and could only retreat uncontrollably at high speed.
And just as Oborotsuki was being rapidly pulled toward Deva Path, the Naraka Path appeared beside Deva Path, grinning savagely as he spread both hands wide.
This motion was clearly intended to absorb Oborotsuki's chakra.
After all, one of the Naraka Path's abilities was chakra absorption.
"No need for this!"
Oborotsuki's gaze darkened, instantly turning cold.
At the same time, the immense, ocean-like Sage Chakra inside his body surged and covered his entire form, exploding outward in an instant.
BOOM—
A chakra eruption almost equal in power to Deva Path's Almighty Push created a shockwave that instantly broke Oborotsuki free from the gravitational restraint.
Meanwhile, the Naraka Path—who had already been poised to absorb Oborotsuki's chakra—underwent a bizarre transformation. His body rapidly turned into something grotesque and shapeless.
During this change, his body also began to petrify, eventually becoming an ugly, unrecognizable fossil-like stone object that fell heavily to the ground.
"So this is the effect of my Sage Chakra on ordinary people?"
Oborotsuki frowned at the sight and shrugged helplessly.
The essence of Sage Mode was the omnipresent natural energy.
But ordinary people, without special training, couldn't directly handle this natural energy.
For example, the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku—if used improperly—would cause the user to lose control and turn into a stone frog.
The other two holy lands likely had similar side effects.
Dragon Cave Sage Mode might turn people into snakes.
Shikkotsu Forest might turn them into slugs, etc.
But Oborotsuki's Sage Chakra didn't belong to any of the three holy lands—it was a higher, stronger power that surpassed them all.
That's why, when the Naraka Path absorbed his Sage Chakra, he ended up like a fossil weathered by millions of years of natural forces.
Seeing Oborotsuki not only break free from Universal Pull but instantly kill Naraka Path,
A deep shock flashed through Deva Path's Rinnegan.
Because just now, he had sensed a unique chakra from Oborotsuki.
It wasn't ordinary chakra! It was a higher-grade power!
"Almighty Push!"
Despite the shock, Deva Path's hands didn't hesitate.
He immediately launched another attack—this time using repulsive force.
"I've already completely seen through your techniques, Nagato. Let's end this."
"I don't have time to waste with you."
Oborotsuki laughed heartily.
Then he activated Flying Thunder God and vanished right before Deva Path's repulsive force could reach him.
"…"
High inside the tallest tower, inside the room, Uzumaki Nagato's expression turned grim. Deep fury was etched between his brows.
"You actually… told that kid even our secret, Konan?"
"Unforgivable…"
Nagato clenched his fists tightly.
His already gaunt face became exceptionally twisted and ferocious in this moment.
To be betrayed so thoroughly by the companion he had trusted since childhood—even having his greatest secret exposed to the enemy—
Such betrayal was something Nagato could not accept.
"Next time I see you, I'll finish you with that technique, Hōzuki Oborotsuki!"
Nagato slowly closed his eyes, fists still clenched.
If not for "Uchiha Madara" personally ordering him not to act against Oborotsuki yet—to avoid drawing the attention of Kirigakure or the other ninja villages—
At this moment, Nagato would have led the Six Paths of Pain straight to Kirigakure and used Super Almighty Push to raze the place to the ground, making Konan—who betrayed both him and Yahiko—pay the price!
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