Underground tunnel area.
The intense explosions shattered the silence!
These were missiles from the Asura Path Pain that just exploded!
The radar scanning tool on Asura Path Pain's face gradually retracted as he softly spoke, "The Chakra reaction disappeared in an instant. It seems he's hidden in an unknown space, probably inside the belly of a toad."
"What's going on?"
Uehara Naraku flew down, frowned, and asked, "Can't we track down Lord Jiraiya?"
"No."
Asura Path Pain shook his head, speaking in a muffled voice, "He was injured by the missile before hiding. It's absolutely impossible for him to escape. He must have hidden inside the toad's stomach.
I need to find the toad that has hidden Jiraiya's figure. Its size is too small and it likely doesn't show any Chakra reaction."
Uehara Naraku: "..."
Asura Path Pain is indeed quite fierce.
Uehara Naraku couldn't help but twitch in the corner of his eye.
If things continue like this, there's no need for the Six Paths Pain to exert themselves; just Asura Path Pain's long-range pursuit is not something Jiraiya can easily escape from!
Can someone tell him why, with just a concept, Nagato was able to transform the Asura Path into a cruise missile thing?
This is one of the essential weapons of modern warfare, with high speed and precise targeting, used to target Jiraiya, a standard traditional ninja, it's simply unbeatable.
"How to find it?"
Uehara Naraku was a bit curious.
It's not easy to find a small toad in such a large place, especially since this toad would hide in some very secret corners.
"The simplest method."
In the next moment, Asura Path Pain's body swiftly transformed into numerous small flying devices, flying densely into the tunnel entrance: "Spraying fire in this tunnel should quickly force out the hidden toad."
Uehara Naraku: "..."
To even think of such a method.
Moreover, the drones on Asura Path Pain are already made and fully equipped, it's simply entirely mechanized!
The other Pains quickly jumped up, entering the tunnel with those drones, blocking the entire tunnel to prevent Jiraiya from escaping.
Originally, the core combat power was supposed to be the Deva Path Pain, but now it seems Nagato wants to show Uehara Naraku the results of their efforts these past few years.
So Asura Path Pain made a strong debut.
It must be said, Asura Path is indeed a bit terrifying.
If facing strange ninjas like Orochimaru or Uchiha Obito, maybe Asura Path Pain's combat power wouldn't be particularly effective, after all, he's just a very ordinary war weapon, facing all those peculiar Jutsu in the Ninja World, it's tough to limit.
However, Jiraiya is an extremely standard ninja, having received the most orthodox and regular Ninjutsu education, he almost has no weaknesses nor particularly standout Jutsu. Almost anyone can learn every Ninjutsu he has at first glance.
This is quite awkward.
Asura Path Pain perfectly restrains.
Uehara Naraku shook his head a bit speechlessly, his fingers quietly standing upright in his sleeve, estimating that if this continues, Jiraiya will soon be taken down.
Unexpectedly, Jiraiya didn't even have the opportunity to activate Sage Mode.
To be honest, Uehara Naraku has to shoulder a bit of the blame, if it wasn't for chatting with Jiraiya instead of fighting directly, Jiraiya might have quickly realized the situation, and the Six Paths Pain wouldn't have all been able to arrive and surround Jiraiya directly.
Now that the Six Paths Pain are together, unless Jiraiya summons Fukasaku Sage and Shima Sage to use Sage Mode, summoning any other Summoning Beast won't help.
Perhaps it's for this understanding, so Jiraiya didn't summon Gama-Bunta or those large Summoning Beasts because they would be easy targets for Pain.
Just as Jiraiya was hiding inside the toad's belly, strategizing on a way to delay time and activate Sage Mode, he suddenly felt the ground-bounding toad shaking violently, its body convulsing constantly!
Is the toad being attacked?
Those Pains won't even let a small toad go!
No, those Pains sinking their minds to find such a harmless small toad is really forcing him into a corner!
Helplessly, Jiraiya could only hurriedly tear off his clothing to bandage his wounds, swallow a Soldier Pill, and leap out from the toad's mouth.
Just as he emerged from the toad's mouth, Jiraiya saw small flying devices spraying fire everywhere in the tunnel. Evidently, it was these things that forced the small toad out.
Upon seeing Jiraiya, the flying devices quickly converged and reformed into the Asura Path's appearance, and the Pains surrounding both sides of the tunnel entrance rushed over rapidly!
Asura Path Pain stared at the close-in Jiraiya, his arm swiftly turned into two flame throwers, the barrels adjusting to aim ferociously at his body!
"Target locked."
"What the hell is this thing again!"
Jiraiya hastily ducked to avoid the flames spewing from the barrel, a Rasengan suddenly appeared in his hand, tearing open a hole in the tunnel, and he rolled away into another passage!
Asura Path Pain followed closely and rushed after!
Just as Asura Path Pain had entered the hole, he suddenly saw Jiraiya at the other side of the tunnel!
Originally, Nagato manipulating Asura Path thought Jiraiya was trying to escape, unexpectedly, his real intention was to seize the opportunity to kill Asura Path Pain!
This teacher has too much courage!
No, on the contrary, this is the demeanor of a ninja!
In the most dangerous moments, he won't forget the possibility of a counterattack!
"Rasengan!"
With a serious expression, seeing Asura Path Pain following, Jiraiya condensed a Rasengan in his hand and pressed it hard against Asura Path Pain's body!
Crack, crack…
The components inside Asura Path Pain's body, struck by Rasengan, sparkled with electrical light, yet Asura Path seemed completely unconcerned, the Rinnegan in its eye sockets stared fixedly at Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya-sensei…"
Asura Path Pain fixated on Jiraiya, speaking in a muffled voice, "You've made an unwise choice, because this Pain is too dangerous, so when being manufactured, the core protection is the most meticulous."
Asura Path Pain's chest and belly slowly opened, dropping shattered components to the ground, after a moment, his body was restored as before.
This is the result of Nagato's years of modifications on Asura Path Pain. As long as the self-destruct core of Asura Path Pain is intact, detaching damaged parts allows it to continue fighting.
Even if eventually Asura Path is left with only a core, it can still explode.
"..."
Sweat trickled on Jiraiya's forehead, he never imagined puppets could be made to such precision, not even the Hidden Sand Village, known for puppets, possesses this technology, right?
From behind Asura Path Pain slowly emerged a tail, which gradually transformed into a light machine gun, aiming at Jiraiya's body.
"This move again?"
Jiraiya's expression altered, he lowered his stance and rammed against Asura Path Pain!
Upon collision with Asura Path, Jiraiya felt as if he had hit an iron pillar!
How on earth is this puppet made!
Jiraiya dared not hesitate in his heart, using another Rasengan, shattered the machine gun on Asura Path Pain's tail, then ducked down to start sprinting in the tunnel!
Because Jiraiya knows…
Even delaying with Asura Path Pain for one more second, the other Pains will soon catch up!
Now, having broken the weapon threatening him from Asura Path, Jiraiya quickly continued his path of escape, though this path appears interminably long and tough!
As expected.
The Six Paths of Pain soon regrouped.
Deva Path Pain, taking the lead, furrowed his brow and softly asked, "Where does this tunnel lead?"