Ceasefire?

Blue Chakra surged and circulated along the dried-up meridians, and the vast energy was meticulously distributed to every muscle fiber.

Every cell seemed to be cheering and jumping for joy.

Like a parched rice paddy finally receiving Harusame, like a car that has been struggling to move finally being filled with gas and floored, the long-awaited Monstrous Strength Technique has finally been fully activated!

Rotate your shoulders and twist your hips.

Although her hands were unable to fight, it did not prevent Sakura Haruno from using kicks.

She twisted her waist, her arched spine like a longbow brimming with power; her right leg stood straight, and power rose from her heel, the glow of Chakra shimmering slightly along her muscles; her left leg kicked high, all the power in her body instantly converging into it, and a terrifying force lashed out along that whip-like long leg!

"Call out!"

With the astonishing enhancement of his Nintaijutsu, the speed of his whip kick far exceeded the speed of sound. At this speed, the air became viscous like a solid, producing a crisp sonic boom that broke the sound barrier!

Pain, who had remained calm and composed throughout, finally changed his expression drastically!

Having regained control of her chakra, Sakura Haruno Chakra's aura suddenly changed dramatically in his eyes: if the girl before was a struggling but powerless female leopard, then at this moment, she was a ferocious deep-sea beast that looked down upon the ocean!

Retreat!

Every nerve in Pain's brain was screaming in terror, alerting him to the danger before him!

Before the man could even think, the sense of crisis forged in the crucible of life and death compelled him to retreat rapidly!

But Pain had charged too hard and was too determined to kill Sakura Haruno, and now he was too late to back down!

"Drink!"

With a low shout, Sakura Haruno roared with an unwavering determination, the sound like thunder, as if she wanted to pour all her previous frustration, anger, and uncompromising killing intent into this kick, intending to smash Pain to pieces with a whip kick!

Whip kick!

The simplest, most direct, and also the most ferocious Taijutsu: the whip kick!

Snap!

The hard black rod crumbled at the slightest touch, as brittle as a French fry, its fragments scattered in the air by the belated gust of wind from the foot.

Pain's expression changed, and his body twisted to the extreme, yet he was still inevitably struck head-on. The violent force came from the girl's foot, the whip kick piercing through the air, tearing apart the Deva Path's arm with devastating force. The sound of bones breaking mixed with the howling wind of the foot, sending chills down one's spine.

Deva Path's pupils constricted sharply, leaving him no choice but to reveal the last trump card he had been holding onto:

Shinra Tensei!

Two equally ferocious and unparalleled forces collided violently in mid-air!

Boom--!!!

With a deafening roar, countless splashes of water erupted from the battleground on the sea, followed by two figures being sent flying backwards!

*Splash! Sakura Haruno and Pain stumbled a few steps and landed on the water's surface, facing each other.

The dense fog that had been laid out earlier had long since dissipated over the sea after the disturbance caused by the battle. Therefore, even though they were hundreds of meters apart, the two fighters could clearly see each other.

"Hmph." Pain looked at Sakura Haruno and suddenly let out a cold laugh.

You look terrible!

Sakura Haruno's figure did indeed look somewhat disheveled: both arms were covered in blood and hung limply at her sides, lacking her usual spirit, and she had clearly lost her fighting ability for the time being. As the price for confronting Shinra Tensei head-on, her entire left leg was also covered in wounds, and her trousers were full of holes, with torn strips of cloth fluttering in the wind.

He was completely devoid of the arrogance he displayed when he teased Konan.

Sakura Haruno raised her eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife, and gave him a cold glance.

"You're no better off than me, we're even!"

Four of the Six Paths of Pain were sunk by her, and the Deva Path had both arms broken and half of his body shattered into a pulp. He was only barely holding on to speak to her now!

A complete lose-lose situation!

Therefore, the two tacitly stopped fighting.

A ceasefire will be declared until... one side recovers its fighting strength.

The seawater churned, and amidst the crashing sound, a gigantic head emerged from the water beside Pain. Pain Sakura Haruno turned their heads simultaneously, only to see the tall, slender figure of the Human Path crawling out of the King of King of Hell's gaping maw, giving Sakura Haruno a cold smile.

The first one...

Sakura Haruno narrowed her eyes slightly.

The intelligence report mentioned the Naraka Path, which could revive Pain, and it had indeed been hiding in the far distance until now, when it finally dared to show itself.

This is troublesome!

Sure enough, after only a brief pause, King of Hell opened his mouth again, and the Animal Path Earth Flow out and silently stood behind the Deva Path Realm.

The second one...

The speed at which Six Paths of Pain was beyond imagination!

Meanwhile, Sakura Haruno was still gathering Yang Release Chakra to heal her right hand—both of her hands were temporarily unable to Hand Seals, preventing her from using complex and powerful Medical Ninjutsu, thus her recovery speed was far slower than Pain's!

In a short while, the third and fourth Six Paths of Pain that Sakura Haruno had killed had already been resurrected. Only Pain Deva Path had not yet received treatment, while Sakura Haruno's right hand had only just recovered to the point where she could barely Hand Seals.

The two, whose combat strengths are roughly equal, have diverged in terms of recovery ability!

"Although it's somewhat of an unfair victory..." Pain Deva Path sneered, "It seems your Medical Ninjutsu hasn't surpassed Tsunade's!"

Compared to Tsunade, Sakura Haruno's Yin Seal focuses more on combat, while the former's Strength of a Hundred Technique is renowned for its seamless self-healing during battle. As a disciple, Sakura is indeed far less focused on Medical Ninjutsu than on combat skills. There are gains and losses; it's impossible for a young girl to excel in everything. She is not a second Tsunade; although she surpassed Tsunade, she also made some sacrifices.

Sakura Haruno could only remain silent in the face of Deva Path's words.

The Deva Path Dao gazed at the girl's expression, then slowly stepped backward into the mouth of the King of Hell, letting out a sigh of relief.

You finally lost.

He had to admit that Sakura Haruno was the first enemy in his life to push him to this level. Her balanced strength in both close and long-range combat wasn't the most surprising thing; it was the girl's extraordinary control over Chakra that astonished him most. In actual combat, the Preta Path could swallow a Wind Release: Rasengan in one gulp, and countless powerful individuals had perished from it. Yet, such a powerful suction force couldn't instantly drain Sakura Haruno's Chakra! The black rods, supposedly passed down from the Sage of Six Paths and capable of disrupting Chakra flow, were completely ineffective against her; they were less useful than fire pokers!

Sakura Haruno, at only 16 years old, still has a lot of room to grow.

If she were to fully grow up... Pain had to admit that Sakura Haruno could very well surpass him, surpass "God," and become the strongest!

"Therefore, we must seize this opportunity to kill you with all our might!"

King of Hell opened his mouth for the last time, Pain Deva Path completely refreshed, his face grim and his eyes lowered.

If a clash between Six Paths of Pain Sakura Haruno at her peak is a perilous battle of two tigers, then Six Paths of Pain against a weakened Sakura Haruno should be a sure-fire, crushing victory, right?

Pain raised his head confidently and looked at Sakura Haruno.

The girl calmly looked back at her.

Her clothes were intact, her breathing was steady, and there were no marks on her body. She showed no signs of having fought at all, and was none other than a completely refreshed Sakura Haruno!

The sea breeze blew coldly.

The girl crossed her arms, her long hair flowing in the wind. She stood proudly on the sea, her emerald pupils now transformed into eerie four-cornered windmills, slowly spinning as she coldly gazed at Pain.

"Round two, hmm?"

The sea breeze blew quietly by.