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Chapter 35: Anyone Who Touches My Woman—Dies!
Hearing Pain's Deva Path deliver that cold, merciless final verdict, Konan's tears streamed down her face. She was in utter agony.
"Madara's decision…?"
"Nagato, listen to me—this isn't what you think—"
Konan still tried to explain, but at that moment, Oborotsuki stepped forward, shielding her behind him.
"Enough!"
"No need to say any more, Konan-senpai."
"You said the child in Konan-senpai's womb is mine? That's right—you're correct!"
"I don't care if you're called Deva Path or Nagato—I don't care who you are!"
"Today, I'd like to see who dares lay a hand on my woman!"
Oborotsuki slammed the Decapitation Greatsword into the ground with a resounding thud, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
At the same time, an overwhelmingly terrifying chakra aura exploded from his body.
"Oborotsuki, you…"
Konan's body trembled slightly. She stared at him in stunned disbelief.
He just said… she was his woman?
He said the child was his?
Konan's mind buzzed. Though she knew Oborotsuki was probably just saying it to provoke their pursuers,
In this instant, the resolve he displayed completely conquered her.
This young man seemed to have grown up in a single moment—suddenly becoming a towering, dependable man who could hold up the sky.
And the terrifying chakra pressure radiating from Oborotsuki now left Konan utterly astonished.
She had never realized before just how powerful he truly was.
Judging from the intensity of chakra he was displaying right now—it was in no way inferior to Nagato's. In fact… it might even surpass him.
"Hmph! So you finally admit it?"
"Konan, you have nothing left to say, do you?"
Hidden nearby and controlling Deva Path, Nagato was practically exploding with rage.
He felt deeply betrayed.
Konan had hidden this from him—secretly involved herself with this kid, and was even carrying his child!
Today, unless this brat died, his fury could never be appeased!
"Attack!"
Seeing Konan remain silent, Deva Path gave the order.
The other five Paths of Pain immediately moved to surround Oborotsuki completely.
Deva Path looked coldly at Konan:
"Konan, it's not too late to turn back even now."
"As long as you get rid of that bastard in your belly and obediently return with me, I can pretend none of this happened!"
"If you insist on being stubborn and unrepentant—don't blame me for being merciless!"
"If you dare stand in my way, I'll eliminate you too!"
Those utterly heartless words struck Konan like lightning. Her eyes widened in shock as she froze in place.
This was Nagato's final ultimatum.
Returning with him meant not only abandoning Oborotsuki—but also aborting the child in her womb.
Abandoning her own flesh and blood!
That was something Konan could never do.
In the past few days, after realizing she was pregnant, she had secretly thought about what name to give the child once it was born.
Seeing Konan remain silent, Deva Path let out another cold snort.
His gaze shifted to Oborotsuki.
At that moment, the Asura Path was unleashing a barrage of powerful mechanical weaponry at Oborotsuki.
The Naraka Path stood ready, while the Animal Path had summoned several massive Six Paths summons—surrounding Oborotsuki's escape routes from all directions.
The man was trapped with no way out.
"To be honest—I've been wanting to fight you for a long time!"
"Let's have some real fun today!"
Facing the encirclement of the Six Paths, Oborotsuki sneered coldly. With a flash, he dodged the Asura Path's cannon barrage and closed in beside his opponent.
The Decapitation Greatsword came down in a ferocious slash toward the Asura Path's head—lightning-fast.
"Heh heh…"
The Asura Path grinned savagely and raised an arm without concern, intending to block the strike head-on.
But the next instant, the blade of Oborotsuki's greatsword erupted with blinding radiance, releasing an overwhelming, terrifying pressure.
The Asura Path's expression changed—he realized something was terribly wrong.
Too late.
BOOM—
A massive burst of sword energy exploded from the blade—not only severing the Asura Path's left arm in an instant, but sending his entire body flying backward.
With a heavy crash, the Asura Path smashed into the ground a hundred meters away—split clean in two and destroyed!
This scene stunned both Konan and Deva Path.
"Oborotsuki—watch out!!"
Konan saw the massive summoned crab preparing a sneak attack. Its enormous pincers descended from above like a falling mountain toward Oborotsuki's body.
If that blow landed, even steel and iron would be crushed flat.
But at that moment, Oborotsuki vanished in a flicker.
The next instant—
BOOM—CRASH—
The ground shook violently. Smoke and debris billowed everywhere.
Countless massive trees were snapped by the shockwave, leaving the entire battlefield in chaos.
When Oborotsuki had brought Konan here earlier, he had already placed numerous Flying Thunder God markers all around.
Right now, he ignored the Six Paths summons.
He knew their characteristics—they could split endlessly.
Aside from sealing techniques, nothing could truly kill them; attacking would only make them multiply.
The best strategy wasn't to fight the summons—but to eliminate the caster: the Animal Path!
The Animal Path was also blinded by the rolling smoke.
Even with shared vision from the other Paths, she couldn't locate Oborotsuki.
In the chaos, only Oborotsuki remained completely unaffected by the smoke.
Shinobi of Kirigakure were trained from childhood in silent killing techniques.
One fundamental skill was locating and delivering a fatal strike to the enemy while blindfolded.
The effect of the thick fog was similar to the current smoke screen.
Taking advantage of this, Oborotsuki had already moved silently behind the Animal Path.
At that moment, the Animal Path suddenly jolted—finally sensing the deadly danger.
But it was too late.
Oborotsuki struck without hesitation.
The Decapitation Greatsword released a terrifying surge of sword energy—cleaving the Animal Path's body in two.
The energy continued forward in a massive arc.
BOOM—CRASH—
In an instant, everything in a hundred-meter fan-shaped area ahead—boulders, towering trees, every obstacle—was obliterated in a single slash, leaving only a flat, scorched scar.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Taking down two Paths in succession took less than thirty seconds.
Only then did the remaining four Paths react—but Oborotsuki had already vanished once more.
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