Before Satoshi could even catch his breath, Asura Path's grotesque figure lunged forward again.
Joints in his back clicked, instantly launching saw-toothed, chillingly sharp blades. With an ear-splitting shriek, they shot straight for Satoshi's vitals.
Satoshi's eyes narrowed, and the sword in his hand arced a sharp light, precisely parrying the deadly blades. At the same time, his left hand moved, and Murasame was already in his grip.
Without hesitation, he used the recoil from the block to spin and lunge forward. Massive Chakra instantly condensed on the blade, thrusting fiercely towards Asura Path's head.
Pfft!
The Chakra blade was unstoppable, piercing through Asura Path's tough head without any resistance. Mechanical fragments and unknown liquids splattered.
"Sage Art: Goemon!" Jiraiya's voice followed closely.
Oil, wind, and fire combined perfectly. A scorching torrent of flames roared, engulfing Asura Path's broken body.
The terrifying oil temperature of several thousand degrees instantly incinerated Asura Path.
Deva Path felt things were going awry.
The strength of this kid brought by Jiraiya far exceeded expectations. His fighting style was terrifyingly precise, as if he had insight into every Pain's weakness.
He couldn't let him defeat them one by one anymore.
A black rod appeared in his hand, he intended to insert it into Satoshi's body.
He swayed, instantly closing in on Satoshi. A jet-black iron rod, emanating an ominous aura, appeared out of nowhere in his hand, thrusting at Satoshi's torso. If he was hit, his Chakra would be disrupted.
"Before these eyes, all your resistance is futile."
However, Satoshi's response was a complex pattern that suddenly lit up in his eyes.
[Omoikane: Based on all currently acquired information, perform massive possibility deductions in an extremely short time to provide the optimal solution for the target's next action.]
A massive stream of information surged, deduced, and calculated in Satoshi's mind.
Deva Path's movements, the flow of Chakra, the trajectory of the iron rod, and even the subtle air disturbance behind him...
He seemed to predict Deva Path's every move, kicking the side of the iron rod with precise accuracy, knocking it away.
At the same time, using the centrifugal force of his spin, the short sword transformed into a chilling moonlight, slashing fiercely towards Deva Path's neck.
Shinra Tensei!
A powerful, invisible force field exploded from Pain, forcefully pushing him backward, narrowly avoiding the fatal blade. But this retreat exposed Human Path behind him.
Human Path lunged out, his withered hands reaching for Satoshi's head, attempting to devour Satoshi's soul.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
A fire dragon rushed towards Human Path, delaying him for a moment.
At this moment, the sword flashed again, like two intersecting bolts of lightning. Human Path's outstretched hands were severed at the wrist.
Before he could react, Satoshi's left palm had already condensed a rapidly spinning blue Chakra sphere.
Rasengan!
Without any hesitation, the Rasengan was slammed onto Human Path's defenseless head.
Boom!
Human Path's head burst open like a watermelon, and his headless body collapsed limply.
Satoshi's gaze swept across the battlefield, instantly locking onto Asura Path in the distance, who was about to form hand signs to summon a new giant beast.
Satoshi's body shot out, Senjutsu Chakra rapidly compressing in his hand. A long spiral water spear instantly formed which he threw with all his might.
The water spear tore through the air, emitting a sharp shriek.
Sage Art: Super Vibrating Bullet!
Pfft!
The spear pierced through Asura Path's head, pinning him to the rock wall behind with immense kinetic energy.
The water spear dissipated, and Asura Path's body also slumped down.
At this point, among the Six Paths of Pain, only Deva Path remained.
In the depths of a distant, dark and damp cave.
Through Pain's vision, Nagato, who had already retreated far, realized that things were becoming difficult to control.
This new student of Jiraiya...
His abilities in all aspects were absolutely first-class.
What was even more terrifying was that he seemed to have seen through the objective of every Pain's action long ago.
When did he learn the secret of Six Paths of Pain?
"I must eliminate him."
Deva Path looked up.
Chibaku Tensei!
He suddenly pushed his hands upwards. Massive Chakra transformed into a destructive shockwave, instantly blasting a huge hole in the base's sturdy dome.
Immediately after, a deep black stone sphere slowly rose from his palm. Then, with an aura of destruction, it was suddenly pushed towards Satoshi.
A terrifying gravitational force, far exceeding Bansho Ten'in, instantly descended.
The ground groaned under the immense pressure. Huge rocks and broken metal surged frantically towards that small black sphere.
Satoshi's body suddenly sank, his feet leaving the ground, irresistibly pulled by the powerful gravity.
He rapidly flew towards the core of the huge rock sphere in the air, which was constantly expanding and devouring everything.
"Is it over?"
Deva Path floated in mid-air, his Rinnegan staring indifferently as Satoshi's tiny figure was completely swallowed by countless giant rocks.
A huge stone sphere, suspended in mid-air, gradually formed, emanating a despairing stillness.
"Is it over?"
However, just as Pain thought the dust had settled—
Crack!
On the surface of the huge stone sphere, a crack suddenly appeared. Followed by a second, a third, the cracks rapidly spread.
Rumble!
The stone sphere exploded with a roar, and rubble poured down like a torrential rain.
A white figure, enveloped in violent Senjutsu Chakra, burst out from within. He landed steadily on a piece of rubble, his gaze piercing through the smoke and dust, locking onto Deva Path floating in the air.
"No matter who it is, as long as they threaten Konoha, I will never let them go."
"Now..."
Satoshi slightly bent his knees, Chakra boiling on his twin swords. "please die."
His figure transformed into a blue and white lightning bolt, diving down from high altitude.
Murasame in his right hand and a short sword in his left crossed in front of him, the sword tips pointing directly at Deva Path below.
Shinra Tensei!
Deva Path's pupils constricted sharply. Feeling a fatal threat, he unhesitatingly unleashed his accumulated repulsive force at full power.
The powerful, invisible force field instantly expanded, the immense recoil forcing Deva Path back to the ground.
Greeting him was a berserk Satoshi.
Deva Path was about to raise his hand when...
Sage Art: Frog Call!
He fell into a brief genjutsu.
The twin swords broke through the last obstruction, piercing fiercely through Deva Path's chest.
Sage Art: Rasengan!
Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon!
A violent explosion engulfed Deva Path, and the powerful shockwave sent the surrounding rubble flying again.
When the light dissipated, Deva Path's shattered remains were like a broken puppet.
With the huge penetrating wound and the marks of the Rasengan's tearing, he crashed heavily to the ground, lifeless.
Fukasaku took a deep breath. "Jiraiya, your student is a bit too strong, isn't he?"
He still remembered the sensation Jiraiya caused at Mount Myōboku when he took Satoshi as his student. Not only did he instantly activate Sage Mode, but he later summoned the Great Toad Sage twice. And the second time he went, it wasn't for a fight, but to make him a navigator.
Today... he once again demonstrated his extraordinary combat power.
"Indeed..."
Jiraiya was proud of his student from the bottom of his heart.
However, thinking that they had killed his own students, he felt a bit sad.
Jiraiya dragged his heavy steps and walked to the remains of Deva Path, which belonged to Yahiko, pierced by the twin swords.
He knelt down, his fingers brushing the cold face. He understood that this was just a controlled shell.
The real Nagato and Konan were still hidden in the shadows.
"Jiraiya-sensei." Satoshi's voice sounded behind him as he slowly pulled out Murasame from Pain's chest.
"Let's go meet my senpais."
(End of Chapter)
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