Chapter 51: Art is an Explosion
"Leader of the Rain Village, are you determined to destroy the shinobi world's peace?"
The Third's eyes blazed with fury as he futilely shouted.
Not that he didn't want to go up and club Pain to death—but Pain remained suspended high in the air without descending. He couldn't reach him!
This was also something people found incomprehensible in the original manga.
Clearly possessing air superiority, able to wildly bomb the ground from a safe position, yet deliberately descending to ground for close combat—if this wasn't brain damage, then it was excessive arrogance or confidence.
Now with Yasushi's participation, of course he wouldn't let Pain foolishly descend to be beaten up by crowds.
Because of his previous "infallible strategy" regarding intelligence and his "merit in rescuing" Nagato, his suggestions were easily adopted by Nagato.
Now Pain hovered high above the Hokage Building where all Konoha Village ninja and ordinary civilians could see clearly.
Under special amplification jutsu's effects, his voice could also spread throughout the entire ninja village.
"Peace?"
"Konoha's so-called peace is merely false prosperity built upon countless small nations' corpses."
"The Five Great Nations enjoy so-called peace, yet repeatedly instigate various disputes and slaughter within small nations!"
"You speak of peace yet commit acts of plunder."
"You constantly speak of mutual understanding, of love and justice, but everyone not following the Five Great Nations' order is viewed by you as a threat to be eliminated."
"Your actions ultimately only make us realize—humanity is foolish creatures who can never mutually understand."
"Those who haven't personally experienced pain won't know what peace is!"
"Many ninja of Konoha!"
"From today forward..."
"Feel pain!"
"Experience pain!"
"Accept pain!"
"Understand pain!"
Accompanying Pain's declaration, the sky began profusely sprinkling down snow-white paper sheets, like goose-feather snow, falling in succession. Upon landing on the ground, they exploded one after another.
This was Konan's secret technique—Dance of the Shikigami!
Konan flew higher than Pain, always hidden behind clouds. Only at this moment did she reveal herself.
With the blazing sun at her back, she seemed to wear a halo, like an angel dispensing punishment, broadcasting flames and strife to the mortal world.
This secret technique was extremely powerful, especially when bullying the weak—first-rate!
Unfortunately, Deidara was currently too young and hadn't been recruited. Otherwise, with his addition, Akatsuki's air force could gain another fierce general.
Art is an explosion—only fools engage in ground combat with enemies!
The ground's many ninja couldn't fly into the sky. They could only leap onto rooftops, using various jutsu to block this falling explosive tag rain.
"Fire Style: Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Relying on strength in numbers, a group displayed their abilities. They truly managed to detonate most explosive tags mid-air. The remaining few that fell were also blocked by various jutsu, not causing too much damage.
However, Konan alone attracted so many ninja. This restraining merit ranked first.
In several other directions, Akatsuki's various teams had also begun showing their might. Throughout Konoha Village, flashing blades and shadows were everywhere. Explosions and battle cries rose and fell, continuous and unending.
The Third listened with burning anxiety. Seeing the enemy above consistently not descending, he hurriedly summoned Nara Shikasumi.
"We can't continue like this. We need to find a way to bring him down, or this battle can't be fought."
Nara Shikasumi also felt troubled.
"Third Hokage-sama, the village indeed has some ninja who can ride summoning beast birds or use secret techniques to fly up. But according to intelligence, this Rain Village leader is very powerful. To capture him requires many ninja working closely together."
"Relying only on a small number of ninja who haven't coordinated before—I fear they cannot defeat him. Moreover, he has a secret technique user at an even higher position sprinkling explosive tags."
"Alternatively, summon some large-scale summoning beasts as stepping stones—that might serve some purpose."
"Or call more Akimichi clan ninja to transform into giant form, also reaching his altitude."
"Large summoning beasts?" After listening, the Third's gaze instinctively shifted toward his friend Danzo.
He knew very clearly—aside from Tsunade Senju's Slug Sage and Jiraiya's giant toads, Danzo's Baku had the largest body type.
Seeing the Third cast him a help-seeking gaze, Danzo felt proud. Just as he was about to boast a few words, he suddenly heard massive explosions erupting from Root's direction. Then a sky-reaching energy giant appeared in his field of vision.
"Damn it!"
"It's the evil Uchiha!"
Danzo's expression changed. Without further words, his hands formed seals and slapped the ground, summoning Baku.
"Baku, follow the Hokage's instructions."
"Hiruzen, Baku's attack is strong but defense weak. Use him well. Root has a situation—I need to go oversee it!"
After giving instructions, Danzo hurriedly departed.
The Third frowned but said nothing. He simply leaped onto Baku's body with a wave:
"Everyone get on. We're going to knock down that guy flying in the sky!"
"Baku, please!"
"That Danzo guy keeps finding me work!" Baku grumbled discontentedly before opening its massive mouth and inhaling toward Pain.
Massive wind power suddenly generated, surging toward Baku's gaping maw.
This wind power was enormous, practically like Universal Pull. Even Pain in the sky somewhat lost control of his form, forced to be pulled toward Baku.
However, besides Pain, those profusely falling explosive tags were also drawn, spiraling toward Baku's mouth.
The Third and others hurriedly acted, protecting Baku.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
"Wind Style: Wind Dust Technique!"
"Wind Style: Tornado Hurricane!"
These people uniformly used Wind Style jutsu this time. Borrowing Baku's wind power enhancement, they detonated explosive tags in advance, avoiding Baku's premature demise.
After eliminating the explosive tag threat, these people began launching attacks toward Pain.
But Pain remained unhurried. Only when jutsu approached did he extend his hand.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Massive repulsive force suddenly burst outward from his body. The all-directional, no-dead-angle protective force field immediately reflected all jutsu attacks back.
Combined with the suction power from Baku's mouth, these repelled Wind Style jutsu instead blew entirely toward Konoha Village's side.
However, Baku stopped its inhaling motion and forcefully exhaled.
The earlier Wind Style suction's strength matched the current Wind Style attack's ferocity.
Two massive hurricanes collided head-on, exploding with a boom.
Intense wind blades raged everywhere, immediately cutting the entire Hokage Building into fragments. Within several meters' radius, it was practically like scraping three feet of earth.
Under the fierce wind's sweep, smoke quickly dissipated completely, dust cleared entirely. On the bare earth, a sneaky, furtive figure was revealed.
Upon seeing this person, Pain's expression immediately turned cold with displeasure:
"Obito, your mission isn't here, right!"
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