"This is..." Konan's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the scene before him. Aside from the Animal Path and the Human Path, the other Pains were in worse shape than each other.
The Preta Path was especially bad, with too many bloody holes in its body and black flames burning on its back. Still, it could move a little.
With great effort, he summoned the ferocious-faced King of Hell's head, and then the Animal Path and Konan threw themselves into its mouth. After the King of Hell finished chewing, they walked out of it one by one.
"What happened?" Konan asked with some worry. He had never seen Pain beaten like this. Especially Tendo Pain, who didn't fear even Kage-level ninja, yet his back had completely collapsed just now.
"It's nothing. I was careless. I didn't expect Konoha to have so many tricks, or Jiraiya-sensei to have thoroughly investigated our information."
Tendo Pain said calmly. The Fourth Hokage was practically his natural enemy. Shinra Tensei and Bansho Tenin were useless against him. He probably wouldn't even be able to block his Flying Thunder God with Chibaku Tensei.
Fortunately, he had summoned it early, and the Preta Path wasn't completely destroyed. Otherwise, he would have been truly defeated this time.
None of the seven were unharmed. The best outcome was Konan getting away unscathed. Even the Animal Path had some wounds.
"It seems we have to use that move," Tendo Pain said grimly.
"No, your body can't take it. The consumption is too great, you might die," Konan said.
"Our mission is only to capture the Nine-Tails. The rest is up to Madara and Black Zetsu. As long as we can achieve our dream..."
Tendo Pain slowly ascended into the sky, using repulsion. He no longer had time to delay. Since Uzumaki Naruto wouldn't come out to meet him, he would force him out, leaving him nowhere to hide.
At the same time, when all of Konoha saw Pain retreat, they let out deafening cheers. Even Tsunade couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, preparing to go ask Neji about the situation.
But then, in their eyes, a black dot suddenly flew into the air, slowly merging with the sun. Its form was as dark as the abyss, making it impossible to look at directly.
"Pain, what exactly are you trying to do?" Tsunade tightly gripped the railing of the rooftop with her bare hands, her bad feeling growing stronger.
At the same time, Neji looked at Tendo Pain, who had flown halfway up the sky. A strange glow emanated from his pure white eyes, and a sense of excitement filled his heart.
He turned to look behind him, a curve forming on his lips, and said calmly, "Now, it's time for you to make your move."
Hiss...
After hearing Neji's words, Kakashi, who had finally understood what was happening and stood up, shivered all over, almost kneeling down again.
He silently looked at the people beside him: the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage, the Third Raikage, the Second Mizukage, the Second Tsuchikage...
Each of them was a major figure who could shake the ninja world. So many of them gathered together... Hiss, he was trembling. He supposed it was best to just shout "great" for now.
...
Outside, Tendo Pain leaned against the sun and slowly spread his arms, giving everyone in Konoha an overwhelming sense of pressure. No one knew what he was going to do, they just stared blankly.
Only Tsunade's mind flashed like lightning. As if realizing something, she quickly ordered her slug to relay a message: evacuate from tall buildings.
"You and I have the same dream, we both wish to achieve peace. We are no different. Therefore, the pain of losing what is truly important is the same for everyone. You and I can both empathize with such pain."
Tendo Pain's words reached everyone's ears clearly, carrying a strange power and impact.
"Feel pain!"
"Accept pain!"
"Think about pain!"
"Understand pain!"
"From now on, let the world feel pain!"
"Super Shinra Tensei!"
Tendo Pain slightly waved his arms, and all the power of the Pains was concentrated into one person. An incomparably powerful repulsive force spread outwards invisibly from him as the center.
A buzzing sound of airwaves could be heard. White light suddenly appeared on Tendo Pain's body. The white light was incredibly intense, as if it were destroying the world, overpowering all other colors.
Rumble! Rumble!
A strange tremor rippled through the air, and a terrifying shockwave crushed everything. Some of Konoha's tall buildings instantly collapsed, disintegrating into dust, inch by inch.
"Byakugan: Aura of Pressure!"
Just then, another terrifying and majestic aura emanated from a mansion, clashing head-on with Tendo Pain. The moment the two forces met, Tendo Pain was instantly forced back, his face showing horror.
"How is this possible?! Someone can resist Super Shinra Tensei!!!" Tendo Pain's expression contorted into a grimace, and he roared. He drew even more power from the other five Pains to resist the other pressure.
"Is it you? Hyuga Neji?!"
As Tendo Pain's pressure intensified, the white radiance emanating from him grew even more blazing, as if trying to suppress everything.
"Who are these people from the Akatsuki organization? How do they possess such terrifying power!!"
Inside the mansion, someone exclaimed, breaking out in a cold sweat. Man for man, they might not fear Tendo Pain, but if the opponent did this in their own village, they couldn't even imagine the consequences.
"Hmph! Impressive, isn't it?" Neji stood beside them and sneered, "That's not even his real body. These are just puppets. The true master of the Rinnegan, in this era, could probably sweep away the five great villages alone."
As Neji spoke, Uchiha Madara's power, which couldn't be defeated by sheer numbers, came to mind.
But for now, he had to take these guys down.
Boom!
An incredibly powerful white Chakra cloak enveloped Neji. In an instant, his already terrifying, ultimate aura expanded, scattering Tendo Pain's repulsive force and suppressing him.
"How is this possible?!" Tendo Pain was furious, but his body involuntarily fell. With the impact of this aura, if he had fallen freely, he would have turned into a bloody mess, beyond even what the Preta Path could have saved.
"Stop it!" he roared, frantically using repulsion to resist. At the same time, Neji withdrew his aura, which greatly lessened the pressure on him.
But even so, his landing caused a huge impact, creating a massive crater. The bones in his entire right leg were practically ground into dust.
He bore a weight unsuited to his physique.
In the end, it was Nagato who once again transferred power to the Animal Path and the Preta Path, saving Tendo.
However, at this moment, Konan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She sensed danger and immediately crouched down to avoid it.
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