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The Pain Six Paths, three down from the original six in their fight against Haori. It seems like Haori is suppressing them, but as I said before, it doesn't really matter. It's not significant.
Because as long as the Deva Path and the Naraka Path are still around, the entire Pain power structure won't collapse.
"That's your unique Lightning Release, Chidori Flow: Third Stage? The fabled White Fang… It's true that choosing to eliminate you now was the right choice." Deva Path Yahiko said.
It's clear that Haori's intel has been leaked to a considerable extent. After all, he's been active on the battlefield for a long time as a ninja. And more importantly, there are probably people who know him very well who would provide this kind of intel to Nagato.
Haori didn't say anything in response.
Of course, he didn't say anything. Was he here to chat with these idiots?
"But, your opponent is God."
The Deva Path just spoke to himself. He didn't need Haori's answer.
Yahiko said, extending his right hand towards Haori, who was twenty meters away.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
It was the exact opposite of before, but with the same massive power. Then, Haori was drawn in by gravity. That right hand grabbed his neck without any resistance.
No way to resist? Maybe. But why would Haori resist? Any close-range contact with him wasn't a rational choice. Anyone who dared to touch him was committing suicide in the absolute sense.
Incomparable electricity, carrying absolutely destructive energy, instantly erupted from Haori's body. The Deva Path's right hand began to carbonize at a visible speed!
However, never forget that Haori is fighting six against one.
A black rod, like a javelin, came flying at high speed from behind him. Then, it instantly pierced Haori's right shoulder! Then, the lightning on his body instantly stopped.
Being injured and bleeding wouldn't interfere with Haori's calculations. But this black rod was made of a special material of unknown composition. Its instant penetration caused a complete disruption of Haori's entire body function. The formulas running in his brain became chaotic, leading to the cessation of his abilities.
Of course, at the same time, the Deva Path's right hand also released its grip.
Haori, breaking free from the restraint, didn't hesitate to pull out the black rod from his shoulder.
It was stained with his blood, but he didn't even frown.
With Pain's attack pattern, the first person to usually do probing attacks, feints, close-quarters combat, or long-range attacks is often the Asura Path. That was his mission.
The first one to be kicked away by Haori was the Asura Path.
However, now he had recovered and was attacking Haori back.
So, Haori wasn't injured for nothing. Because now, he knew which one was the Naraka Path, responsible for resurrection. When he attacked the Deva Path, the Naraka Path also took action. He repaired the Asura Path and the Hungry Ghost Path.
Among the Six Paths, the Deva Path is the core, and the Naraka Path is the key.
Because of the Naraka Path, the original three enemies had now returned to five. Except for the Human Path, which had disappeared without a trace.
One against six, Haori couldn't mark every enemy. To end this endless situation, the Naraka Path was the top priority to kill, even more so than the Deva Path.
The patterns reappeared on Haori's body. He abandoned the Deva Path and tried to attack the Naraka Path at high speed.
The Naraka Path quickly retreated. The one who stepped forward to block Haori first was still the Asura Path, who had failed once before. After all, he was Pain's close-quarters combat and output.
The Naraka Path had been one-shotted in close-quarters combat, so now he was trying to attack from a distance.
Mechanical Armor, Brute Force Rocket, Asura's Attack, Laser Cannon, Brute Force Fire Arrow!
Missile barrages, like those in modern warfare, rained down on Haori. This attack seemed to be unstoppable.
But it was useless.
After all, although they were saturated, area-of-effect attacks, they were unfortunately limited in speed. Haori in Third Stage had obtained extreme speed and maneuverability. So, he could move freely through the barrage.
He didn't even slow down.
In a flash, Haori was in front of the Asura Path again.
The other side had a variety of attack methods. But Haori's counterattack was simple and violent.
A hand chop. Just one hand chop. No Chidori Sharp Spear. No switching states to use the Iron Sand Sword.
Haori's hand chop pierced through the Asura Path's right shoulder. It's unclear what he cut through. Then, it passed through the other side's left rib without any resistance. The Hungry Ghost Path, which had just recovered, was cut in half again!
After passing the Asura Path, a bird cry came from the sky.
Was it a hawk? Or an eagle? It doesn't matter. It's just a summoning beast.
The massive summoning beast swooped down from the sky.
Haori's legs exploded with power. He dodged the beast's two sharp claws, then instantly leaped high, directly kicking the behemoth in the back.
The summoning beast was instantly thrown to the ground by the immense force, making a deafening roar.
Haori descended from the sky. He brought his right and left hands together, circling them above his head. Then, the Chidori Sharp Spear slashed down from above, a decapitating blow.
It doesn't matter whether this summoning beast with black rods is dead or alive, or what its weakness is. In any case, cutting off its head can't be wrong.
Then, in front of Haori were the Naraka Path and the Hungry Ghost Path.
However, Nagato wouldn't let him act like this.
Even Haori knew that the Naraka Path was the key to Pain. Would Nagato, the creator of these puppets, not know?
The Hungry Ghost Path spread its arms, blocking Haori's path. The Deva Path followed closely behind Haori.
He couldn't take care of both at the same time. So, Haori was suddenly attacked.
He was repelled into the air by the immense power of Shinra Tensei.
Then, he was slammed to the ground with even more unstoppable force.
Maybe his bones were broken. Maybe his internal organs were displaced. For a moment, Haori lost his ability to react.
There's a price to pay for everything. In his current state, Haori's defense wasn't even as good as his normal Chidori Flow.
Then, the Hungry Ghost Path stepped on Haori's back. The Chidori Flow patterns instantly began to dim, then fade.
Half of his chakra was absorbed in an instant.
Thinking that Haori had completely lost the ability to resist, the Hungry Ghost Path grabbed his collar and lifted him up again.
However, Haori spoke.
"Finally found it…"
Found what? Nagato didn't know. Sensing something amiss, he could only control the Deva Path to retreat instantly.
Then, all the black rods on the Hungry Ghost Path were instantly ejected like machine gun bullets.
Haori had found a way to apply magnetic force to an unknown metal like the black rods.
Without the black rods, the Hungry Ghost Path could no longer re6ceive Nagato's chakra. So, it was just a corpse.
In this extreme amount of time, Haori couldn't control the electromagnetic trajectories of all the black rods, and he didn't have time to apply defense to himself.
So, some black rods swept across his body, exploding blood blossoms on him.
Like red butterflies dancing in the air.
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