Time rewound to when Ai escaped and Senju Tobirama came online.
Deva Path Pain, who had already arrived at the barrier, unleashed a Shinra Tensei.
He found the sealing barrier completely unmoved.
Nagato, in a distant cave, frowned slightly, then knew what to do.
Deva Path Pain made no move. A male Pain with a ponytail and hair hanging down on the right side, similar to Deidara's hairstyle, appeared beside Deva Path Pain.
Animal Path, Reverse Summoning!
The Animal Path, upon arriving, clapped his hands, and the figure of the honest-looking Preta Path Pain appeared.
As all Six Paths of Pain were Nagato's puppets, no verbal or eye contact was needed.
Preta Path approached the sealing barrier and activated his ability, rapidly absorbing Chakra.
A moment later, Preta Path removed his hands from the ice.
Then, he came to Deva Path Pain's side, one on each side, grabbed Deva Path Pain, and forcefully threw him into the air.
Using the combined strength of the two, and then his own abilities, Deva Path Pain quickly reached the highest point of the sealing barrier.
After hovering in place,
Shinra Tensei!
The sealing barrier, now devoid of Chakra, shattered into pieces under the Shinra Tensei.
Completely disregarding who was below, Deva Path Pain slowly descended.
As his figure descended, the backlight effect disappeared.
Everyone below clearly saw the newcomer.
Pain?
Orochimaru looked at the familiar figure, glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi in the distance, and understood the reason.
He had encountered a colleague!
Senju Tobirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Itachi showed considerable seriousness towards this individual who made such a stylish entrance.
Especially after seeing his eyes.
Rinnegan!
The legendary eyes possessed by the Six Paths Sage.
Pain, in the sky, was actually startled when he saw the giant wood golem.
However, the shock appeared in Nagato's eyes; Deva Path Pain remained expressionless, his gaze not changing in the slightest.
His eyes moved, taking in the entire situation.
Especially the human-shaped flesh; the Rinnegan's vision was beyond doubt, and he even noticed the color of the nail polish.
Looking at Orochimaru standing on top of the wood golem, everything became clear.
That must be Hidan. Kakuzu wouldn't have this much blood.
After stopping at a position slightly higher than Orochimaru, Pain, full of chuunibyou aura, directly spoke.
"Orochimaru, you who betrayed the organization and killed its members, yet you still don't flee upon seeing me!"
Fixing his gaze on the wood golem beneath Orochimaru's feet, Pain continued.
"Did that big toy beneath your feet give you confidence?"
Are they clashing?
After Senju Tobirama and Hiruzen Sarutobi exchanged glances, their eyes conveyed the same message.
Let's go down and assess the situation first!
Flashing again, Senju Tobirama and Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared beside Itachi.
Senju Tobirama and Hiruzen Sarutobi remained expressionless, looking up at the scene in the sky with great solemnity.
However, it was clear that their expressions held a slight unease.
They had already spoken, put on a show in front of Itachi, shouted slogans loudly, but their actions merely involved showing their faces.
It felt awkward no matter how they thought about it!
Fortunately, the two protagonists in the center of the scene eased the somewhat awkward atmosphere among the three.
"Isn't this Leader Pain? Are you interested in making a deal..."
Orochimaru, who could get along with Yuuki, always considered combat a last resort. When encountering someone, he would naturally try to negotiate first.
As Orochimaru saw it, Pain was most likely here for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Itachi's performance today was outstanding; compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakuzu, and Hidan, giving him the MVP wouldn't be an exaggeration.
But Pain didn't know any of this!
If they could reach an agreement and split the spoils, one for each, that would be ideal, especially since the sealing barrier was now broken.
It would be extremely easy for the other party to escape.
Unfortunately, behind Deva Path Pain was Nagato, who possessed a "childlike heart." Even after being severely beaten by the Ninja World multiple times, he still "never forgot his original intention."
The seemingly mature, steady, and aloof boss-like Deva Path.
In reality, he used to be just an unofficial, active social organization's second-in-command, the type who didn't manage things but only fought.
Later, when the leader was gone, he, as the second-in-command, was promoted and officially became the Second Hokage of the active social organization.
The socially anxious Second Hokage, after personally causing the organization to lose its vitality, stopped managing things.
In Deva Path's worldview, the world was about fighting and killing. If you touch my subordinate, I'll take your life.
Orochimaru's request for negotiation was interrupted before he could even finish.
"Receive God's judgment!"
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