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Chapter 58: Success Turns to Failure
This time Pain deliberately output a massive amount of chakra. The already enormous repulsive force multiplied several times over.
Even massive bodies like Akimichi Torifu and Baku couldn't withstand this level of repulsion. Like two marbles, they were sent flying far away, plowing two enormous furrows in the ground.
Akimichi Torifu, still airborne, shrank his body back down, reducing the damage significantly.
But Baku's body was too large—completely unable to shrink—and just rolled all the way.
Any buildings they touched shattered to pieces. All personnel along the way, whether shinobi or civilians, were crushed to bits, blood painting the ground.
Finally, accompanied by a deafening roar, Baku's body heavily crashed into the Hokage Rock.
Rock cracked, debris falling like rain. After the dust cleared, only a huge depression remained on the Hokage Rock. Baku's entire body was embedded in it—the Third's face completely unrecognizable.
Baku was cunning. It struggled to rise, shook its head, looked left and right. Seeing war fires densely spread throughout Konoha Village with devastation everywhere, it decisively canceled the summoning and fled.
Pain slowly descended from the sky again, hovering in mid-air. Looking at the nearly mad crowd below, he said coldly:
"Konoha's many shinobi!"
"Have you felt the pain?"
"Years ago, my parents were killed by Konoha shinobi right before my eyes, just like this!"
"Now you should understand the pain of losing family!"
"Do you understand the preciousness of peace?"
Looking at corpses covering the ground, the Third trembled with rage, eyes splitting as he roared furiously:
"Don't make inexplicable excuses for your revenge!"
"What right do you, who started this war, have to speak of peace?"
"Konoha will never submit to any evil!"
"If you dare wage war on Konoha, then prepare to bear Konoha's wrath!"
"All Earth Release shinobi prepare—construct earth and stone stairs to send me up for battle!"
"Other shinobi intercept explosive tags—don't let that shinobi interfere with us!"
"Yes!" A group of shinobi answered in unison, simultaneously forming seals with uniform movements, launching combined Earth Release jutsu.
Immediately, massive stones rose from the ground. As if alive, they automatically stacked into stairs, lifting the Third upward toward the sky, charging at Pain.
"Indeed, humans are foolish creatures who can never understand each other!"
"Hoping people will be considerate of each other through mutual understanding is truly too naive!"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Pain's Rinnegan. He sighed dejectedly before raising his hand again.
"Almighty Push!"
Massive repulsive force immediately descended from above like an invisible giant palm, heavily pressing down on the Third, directly slamming him to the ground.
The Third forcefully propped his body up with the Adamantine Staff, but still couldn't resist this enormous power. His legs were deeply embedded in the earth and stone stairs.
But his eyes burned with indomitable fighting spirit as he shouted again:
"Now!"
"Pull him down!"
Before his words finished, many Nara clan shinobi simultaneously formed seals, animating the shadow beneath the enormous earth stairs. Like a reversed waterfall, it surged toward Pain.
This wide black shadow split and decomposed into hundreds or thousands of shadow whips in mid-air—densely packed, weaving into a vast net around Pain. Then it suddenly contracted inward, ensnaring Pain and pulling downward.
Konan in the sky hastily released another explosive tag white dragon to rescue, but it was blocked and detonated by numerous wind and fire jutsu at the outer perimeter, exploding into blooming fireworks in the air.
However, the massive shockwave and blinding white light from the explosions severely weakened the shadow whips' effectiveness.
Pain's figure fell to the ground. With forceful struggle, he tore all the shadow whips apart. But four ANBU shinobi suddenly leaped from beneath the stairs, positioning themselves on all sides and simultaneously slapping their hands on the ground.
"Violet Flame Formation!"
Four purple flame barriers immediately rose from the ground, intersecting and merging in mid-air to form a massive four-sided prison, encircling both Pain and the Third inside.
"Die!" The Third's spirit lifted. He immediately swung the Adamantine Staff, smashing toward Pain's head.
"Hehe..." Pain laughed coldly, shaking both hands. Two black rods fell into his hands. "You don't think I can only use ocular jutsu abilities, do you?"
With a loud "clang," the Adamantine Staff and black rods heavily collided, shooting out blinding sparks.
"Extend!" The Third shouted sharply. The Adamantine Staff suddenly lengthened, fast as lightning, stabbing toward Pain.
However, Pain had witnessed this once before and naturally wouldn't be caught. He merely tilted his head slightly, letting the Adamantine Staff pass by.
But unexpectedly, the Third suddenly released his grip. His hands rapidly formed seals so fast they produced afterimages.
He opened his mouth—a fireball formed in his throat, then a whirlwind immediately followed, quickly fusing with the fireball to form an enormous flame. It sprayed from his mouth, burning over with overwhelming force.
"Combination Jutsu: Wind Fire Fortress Wall!"
Simultaneously, the released Adamantine Staff suddenly transformed back into Enma form. Twisting mid-air, he heavily punched toward Pain's back.
But the eyes of the Six Paths were interconnected—sudden attacks were useless.
Pain lightly sidestepped, avoiding Enma's assault. At the same time, his right hand grabbed, seizing Enma's wrist. Forcefully swinging forward, he used Enma as a shield, hurling him toward the flames.
This series of counterattacks flowed like water, movements elegant as dance.
"Damn it!" Enma cursed, hastily transforming back into staff form.
But this time the staff fell into Pain's hands.
Relying on his puppet body, Pain faced the raging flames not by retreating but advancing—charging headlong into the wind-fire attack.
In one step he broke through the fire field, staff swinging down at the Third's head.
The Third could only leap backward. Naturally, the wind-fire combination jutsu broke without attack.
Seeing the five-second interval about to pass, the Third knew if he couldn't kill the enemy this time, bringing the enemy down from the sky next time wouldn't be so easy.
A fierce gleam flashed in his eyes. Steeling his resolve, his hands formed the Four Symbols Seal hand signs, planning to perish together with Pain.
But before he could act, he heard someone below shout loudly:
"Third Hokage-sama, don't use Four Symbols Seal! That Pain before you is a human puppet!"
This warning rang like thunder, immediately startling the Third. His hands slowed—the opportunity was lost.
Pain raised his hand.
"Almighty Push!"
Massive repulsive force exploded again like invisible torrents, completely destroying the entire Violet Flame Formation along with blasting everyone away.
Pain floated into mid-air again, looking down to see who'd ruined his decoy plan. He was immediately very displeased.
"Itachi, you've finally made the wrong choice after all!"
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