Boom!
An irresistible force of repulsion suddenly erupted!
The water cannon, accelerated by the gravitational pull, bore the brunt of the attack. Under the terrifying repulsion, it was instantly shattered, dissolving into a diffuse mist.
Immediately following, Yahiko, who was being pulled forward by the gravitational force, was struck as if by an invisible sledgehammer under the sudden clash of dual forces, and was sent flying backward.
He forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, dragging his feet along the ground to create deep furrows that bled off most of the impact, landing steadily in the distance.
"Hey!"
Kakashi repelled the Jigokudō (Naraka Path) Pain. Taking advantage of the brief lull, he urgently shouted to Yahiko: "Use whatever ace up your sleeve you have! Don't hold anything back!"
He could clearly see that the Tendō (Deva Path) Pain's abilities were too bizarre. It would be extremely difficult to counter with taijutsu and conventional ninjutsu. A more powerful means was needed to break the stalemate!
However, Yahiko's mouth twitched, revealing a look of helplessness and even slight annoyance.
"You think I don't want to use it?"
Yahiko quickly shouted back, keeping a wary eye on the Tendō Pain: "I can't contact this world's Mount Myōboku at all, so I can't use the Summoning Technique to call for help!"
"Besides, that's Nagato! That's the Rinnegan!"
"The little bit of Chakra you divided for me is barely enough to keep him busy! Do you expect me to somehow form a Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan and smash him to death?"
"Also, I don't know how, but that's not Nagato! That's my body! Nagato's real body must be somewhere else!"
Hearing this, Kakashi's face instantly became extremely grim.
The mirror image summoned by 'Envy' relied on the Chakra provided by the caster for its energy source.
He himself had rushed over after successive fierce battles in the Land of Demons without any rest and had even used the Lightning Clone. His internal Chakra reserves were already critically low!
In other words, this seemingly powerful "Sage" mirror image was actually an extremely low-end trial version with terrible stamina!
And this guy in front of them wasn't even the main body, but some kind of puppet-like thing?
"It seems your 'hope' is not very reliable."
The Tendō Pain's icy voice rang out again. This time, he raised his hand toward Kakashi below.
Feeling the repulsive force, Kakashi's face changed. The Chakra used for adhesion under his feet couldn't resist the force at all. He didn't even have time to form a hand sign before he was violently ripped from the ground and shot rapidly toward the Tendō Pain.
However, in this moment of crisis, the Tendō Pain's Rinnegan glanced downwards.
The ground he stood on had inexplicably become a muddy mess, like a bottomless swamp, swallowing his feet and causing him to sink rapidly.
Sage Art: Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!
But this was far from enough. Almost at the very same time...
More Konoha ninja, pouring in from all directions, finally arrived.
Swish! Swish!
Countless poisoned kunai, shuriken wrapped with explosive tags, and various ninja tools rained down upon the Tendō Pain. He was being encircled and attacked from all directions.
The Tendō Pain's eyes were completely emotionless.
Almighty Push! (Shinra Tensei)
Crack! Rumble!!
The viscous mud beneath his feet was squeezed and splattered by the repulsive force. The ninja tools flying in from all sides struck an insurmountable wall, making a dense series of sharp sounds!
"Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan!"
Just then, Yahiko's pupils narrowed in the distance, and a deep shout boomed in the air.
A figure descended from the sky. He had wild white hair, distinctive red markings around his eyes, a slightly enlarged and grotesque nose, and sharp teeth revealed in a grin!
It was Jiraiya, having activated Sage Mode.
In his right hand, an immense Rasengan, condensed with Sage Art Chakra, slammed down directly onto the Tendō Pain, who was trapped in the swamp!
This move was timed precisely for the five-second interval after the Tendō Pain used the "Almighty Push."
Clearly, Yahiko had somehow informed Jiraiya of this crucial intel. Everything he had said to Kakashi earlier was a distraction for this very moment.
However, the Tendō Pain's gaze was cold. He slowly spread his arms, and Yahiko's eyes widened in alarm...
"Almighty Push!" (Shinra Tensei)
Boom!!
An absolutely violent, large-scale repulsive force erupted without reservation, instantly sweeping across the entire area centered on him!
Jiraiya, diving down from high altitude, bore the brunt of the attack. He felt a brutal, irresistible force slamming head-on into the Super Great Ball Rasengan in his hand.
Buzz!!
The Super Great Ball Rasengan, condensed with Sage Art Chakra, severely twisted and shook before this absolute repulsion. The next second, it completely disintegrated and exploded!
"How could..."
Jiraiya's face changed. He forcibly twisted his body, using the force of the repulsion to fly backward and bleed off the terrifying momentum.
"Puh!" Kakashi, who was caught directly between the gravitational and repulsive forces, felt as though his body was being torn apart by two immense forces. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
His body was also thrown out like a kite with a broken string by the sudden eruption of the Almighty Push, slamming into the ruins in the distance.
Rumble!!!
The terrifying repulsion continued for a full few seconds, plowing the entire street and ruins again. Smoke shot into the sky, and debris scattered like bullets!
When everything slowly subsided, the Tendō Pain stood in the center of the field, a zone of absolute vacuum forming around him, with all debris and smoke being repelled!
"The interval for using 'Almighty Push' is gone?"
Yahiko frowned in the distance, his voice grave: "Is Nagato different in the two worlds?"
He didn't know that the current Nagato was not the normal Nagato he remembered, nor was he the crippled man who could barely walk, whose body had been almost completely drained.
After snatching the 'Uzumaki Zetsu' from Obito as an external power source, the power of the "Almighty Push" had grown stronger, and even the so-called 5-second cooldown was drastically reduced.
If Nagato were willing to put all the focus and Chakra he'd allocated to the other five Pains into the Tendō Pain, he could use the "Catastrophic Planetary Devastation" to destroy Konoha without the heavy toll it usually took.
Furthermore, unlike the original timeline, there would be no Naruto to persuade him to sacrifice himself to revive everyone.
No matter what, Yahiko wasn't the Yahiko of this world, and Nagato couldn't possibly be persuaded by him.
Although the other Pains had been dispatched to other villages to capture Tailed Beasts and couldn't be recalled, the current Tendō Pain alone was enough to walk through Konoha unchallenged.
Thus, looking at the slightly disheveled Jiraiya and the stunned Konoha ninja around him, the Tendō Pain raised his hand once more.
"Nagato..."
Jiraiya's face grew incredibly solemn. Suppressing the internal surge of blood, he swiftly formed hand signs, preparing to use the Summoning Technique.
However, in this tense moment, the Tendō Pain's movement suddenly stalled.
As if sensing something, his Rinnegan, which had been coldly fixed on Jiraiya, turned in another direction, looking toward the distant Hokage Rock!
"Is it there?" he muttered to himself.
Though his voice was extremely faint, Jiraiya, who had been staring intently at him, clearly caught the direction of his gaze and his quiet muttering.
As the person who personally ordered Naruto to be moved to the shelter, Jiraiya instantly realized Nagato's true target for this attack.
"Wait!" Jiraiya's voice was a mix of shock and fury. "Your target is..."
However, he never got a chance to finish his sentence.
A much stronger surge of power came from high above in the distance, causing everyone to violently turn their heads.
Above the distant clouds, a dazzling, brilliant golden light was accumulating. A trembling hum could be heard in the air.
Branching golden electrical snakes frantically spread and pulsed through the clouds. In the constantly flashing, blinding golden light, the gaps in the clouds were forcibly ripped open.
The people of Konoha clearly saw a colossal, grotesque black shadow hidden above the thick cloud layer!
—The Air Fortress, which Shin'nō had named "Ancor Vantian"!
Annihilation from the Sky
At this moment, inside the Air Fortress, which had been concealed within the thick clouds above Konoha.
The main control room was dimly lit. Only the dense, bizarre runes on the walls glowed with an ominous light.
Shin'nō stood in the center of the main control room. This was originally the position of the Zero-Tails, but he had taken its place, having sealed the Zero-Tails within his own body.
Relying on the sealing techniques collected by the Akatsuki, he had now become the Zero-Tails Jinchūriki.
A jet-black rod pierced through Shin'nō's left ear, and strands of Chakra fluctuations were continuously transmitting instructions to him from below through the rod.
"Hmph, what a complete waste." A cruel smile spread across Shin'nō's lips. "It seems I have to do this myself after all."
With that, he slowly spread his arms as if to embrace the whole world.
"Hah!!" A low roar erupted from deep in his throat.
The next moment, a thick, deep purplish-black Chakra surged madly from his body!
The countless bizarre runes on the walls suddenly burst into a blinding light, frantically drawing the dark Chakra pouring out of Shin'nō.
The entire fortress began to emit a low metallic groan and a hum of energy overload. The colossal main cannon muzzle beneath the fortress aimed at Konoha, which was burning in the fires of war in the distance.
Hum! Hum!!
A sharp hiss of converging energy sounded. The energy, compressed to its limit, screamed.
Every person in Konoha—ninja and civilian alike—who was struggling, fighting, or rescuing, felt an icy chill shoot up their spines and looked up at the distant sky.
Then, they saw a terrifying sight that would be etched into their memories forever!
Zzzzz!!
An immensely thick column of brilliant white energy shot violently from the Air Fortress's gigantic muzzle, cutting across the distance toward Konoha!
The beam carried a deafening, terrifying sonic boom and roar. The savage shockwaves it created on both sides harshly ripped apart and cleared the clouds along its path!
It drew a straight trajectory across the sky and struck the majestic and colossal Hokage Rock, which was carved with the faces of the past Hokage!
BOOM!!
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