A powerful repulsive force instantly blasted away the *Great Fire Annihilation* technique that had surrounded Konan.
Even Jiraiya, protected below by *Susanoo*, was flung hundreds of meters away.
"Damn! So this is the power of the Akatsuki's leader? That's insane!"
The moment the Six Paths of Pain appeared, Jiraiya knew — without Kazama's help, he'd be dead for sure.
Just *Shinra Tensei* alone was enough to completely crush him.
Yet in the face of that same technique, Kazama stood perfectly still—unharmed.
He didn't budge an inch.
Not only that, but he successfully absorbed the power of Shinra Tensei.
Ding! Shinra Tensei absorbed successfully. Congratulations, host—new ability unlocked: Super Shinra Tensei!
"So this is the jutsu that once obliterated the Hidden Leaf...?"
Kazama's eyes lit up as the *Super Shinra Tensei* registered.
He was itching to test it out immediately.
His plan was simple: absorb the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain one by one while overwhelming them—
—forcing the real Nagato to reveal himself.
Because only by absorbing the Rinnegan directly from Nagato's true body could he gain access to its full ocular power.
"You actually withstood my Shinra Tensei?"
Nagato, the one controlling Pain, was visibly shaken as Kazama stood there completely unscathed.
Even Jiraiya was stunned, mouth agape.
He'd just experienced firsthand how terrifying that technique was—
If *Susanoo* hadn't protected him, he'd be crippled at best, dead at worst.
But Kazama? He brushed it off like a gust of wind.
In that moment, Jiraiya—one of the Legendary Three Nin—felt like a complete joke.
"Kazama!"
Just as Jiraiya was processing everything, he suddenly heard Kazama call out.
"Say no more! I know exactly what you're about to do—I'm out!"
Without waiting for a reply, Jiraiya bolted from the battlefield in a flash.
"If I use *Super* Shinra Tensei here, I'll flatten the entire Hidden Rain Village...
Better stick to the regular one. No need to hurt innocent people."
With that thought, Kazama looked up at Konan and the floating Paths of Pain and gave a cold smirk.
Then he said the words that shocked both Konan and Nagato:
"Shinra Tensei!"
BOOM!
Caught completely off guard, both Konan and the Pains were sent flying in all directions.
The self-proclaimed "god" was looking more like a joke now.
"Shinra Tensei! Shinra Tensei! Shinra Tensei!"
Before they could react, Kazama unleashed *three more* in quick succession.
If the first one had left Nagato and Konan stunned—
—the next three left them in utter disbelief.
Even Nagato himself needed cooldown time between uses.
Yet Kazama had spammed it like it was a basic technique.
"No wonder they call him a monster genius... Sanada Kazama really is on a whole different level."
As the leader of Akatsuki, Nagato knew full well who Kazama was.
He also knew how many times Kazama had already disrupted the Akatsuki's plans.
But even so, he hadn't expected this.
Even with the full power of the Six Paths of Pain and the Rinnegan, he was being utterly outclassed.
In just a few exchanges, the *Hell Path* and *Human Path* had both been annihilated by Kazama's relentless Shinra Tensei barrage.
"So you can absorb ninjutsu and use it for yourself...
Fine. But let's see if you can handle something beyond ninjutsu—
Asura Path, fire the cannon!!"
With a furious shout, Nagato directed the *Asura Path* to attack.
"Flame Missile Barrage!"
The Asura Path's arms split open, revealing a series of missile launchers that fired directly at Kazama.
"So this is the technique that nearly killed Jiraiya? Too bad it's useless against me."
Ding! Flame Missile Barrage absorbed successfully. Congratulations, host—new ability unlocked: Five-Finger Missile Cannon!
Without hesitation, Kazama detached his wrist from his forearm, and from the exposed arm socket, pulled out a string of missiles.
He unleashed a wild, explosive counterattack straight at the Asura Path, bombarding it with overwhelming firepower.