Six Paths of Pain (4)

Issui scoffed, "Damn it, you're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat. Honestly, I think you're the real fool. You keep saying you're some kind of god, but you're still just a human. If it weren't for Yahiko's death, you wouldn't be like this. You've been swayed by a dead man's beliefs, trying to abandon your former self and change the world, of course, using different methods. All the setbacks have made it impossible for you to hold onto your former beliefs. In your pain, you're trying to find a way out, trying to change the world through destruction, believing that only destruction can bring peace."

In a flash, Pain made a crucial decision: he would deepen Issui's suffering, utterly disillusion him with any semblance of justice, and leave him completely shrouded in pain and despair!

"Levitation Technique!" Pain's body gradually lifted off the ground and rose into the sky. He wanted to fly to a central point to overlook the entire Konoha Village. He wanted to make the culprit who destroyed his village taste the bitterness of destruction!

Issui watched Nagato's throwing motion, his expression changed drastically. Could he be planning to use that? If so, things would be terrible; the entire village would be wiped out, and the casualties would be devastating.

"Ice: Descending Dragon Heaven-Shattering Technique!!!"

With his Chakra energy surging, Issui calmly watched Deva Path Pain, who was slowly rising into the sky. He clasped his hands together, shouted, and conjured a huge ice dragon made of ice crystals formed from ice-attribute Chakra. The huge ice dragon shone brightly under the sunlight, and coiled its massive body toward Pain in the sky.

"Roar..." The enormous ice dragon roared, moving with incredible speed. Knowing that it could not stop Pain before he Deva Path Pain his Secret Technique, it opened its massive maw and fired cannonball-like ice beads at several times the speed of its own spiral, quickly catching up with Pain.

Deva Path Pain, currently ascending, frowned slightly upon seeing the large number of ice orbs chasing after him. He stretched out his right hand and shouted downwards, "Hmph, a mere grain of rice dares to rival the brilliance of the moon! Shinra Tensei!!"

The rising ice bead suddenly encountered strong resistance and fell downwards, losing its upward momentum and falling at a high speed.

Issui up, Yishui immediately exclaimed in his heart that this was a great opportunity. Deva Path Pain's Shinra Tensei had a cooldown time limit and could not be used infinitely. He had just used Shinra Tensei and was running out of energy. He would definitely not be able to defend against it again in a short time. This was the best time for Yishui to attack. Of course, he could not use some short-range attack methods. He could only use those ultra-long-range attack methods.

"Eye of Heaven: Flame, Blaze Release: Extreme Flame God-Annihilating Pierce!!!"

Issui raised his head and opened the third eye on his forehead, which was the second stage of the Eye of Heaven. A flame-like eye appeared from the middle of his forehead and began to spin rapidly. Thin, curved flames swirled around the eye of flame.

Issui felt as if all his strength had been channeled into the eye of the flame. A blinding light shone from the eye of the flame, and then the space around Issui seemed to freeze. A thin beam of fiery light shot out from the eye of the flame and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only an illusory light and shadow.

As Deva Path Pain ascended, he suddenly sensed an immense danger approaching. But by the time he noticed, it was too late. A fiery red beam of light, of unknown origin, pierced through his body. At first, he didn't pay much attention; it only left a small hole in his chest, which wouldn't have any significant impact. However, his previously calm face suddenly changed color. When he looked at his chest again...

Centered on the tiny needle-like holes piercing through Deva Path Pain's body, the surrounding area gradually began to collapse and vanish. In the blink of an eye, a huge hole appeared in Deva Path Pain's chest, through which the azure sky could be clearly seen! Seeing this scene, Issui sneered. This was the second Heavenly Forbidden Technique he had used; the first, Divine Might Like a Prison, had been used on Konan, and the second on him.

Deva Path Pain in terror at the gaping hole in his chest. He feared that in a moment, his body would be completely annihilated. But even so, he was determined to inflict pain on Konoha and show them his true power, proving that gods were not to be trifled with.

In a tree on a mountain outside Konoha.

Nagato, having witnessed the state of Deva Path through visual sharing, exclaimed in surprise, "What an incredible technique! It can actually pierce through Deva Path's body from such a great distance, and the destructive energy is still relentlessly eroding Deva Path body. This shouldn't be an ordinary technique; it's probably a forbidden technique. It can't be used casually, otherwise it would be too powerful. No one could withstand that kind of technique. Once is fine, but any more than that..."

Konan nodded, watching the Deva Path about to dissipate. Yahiko's corpse was about to disappear; what should they do?

Nagato understood Konan's thoughts and made a decision instantly, saying, "Yahiko's body is beyond saving. The Animal Path has already been destroyed by his strange lion-tiger, and the other Paths are also on the verge of collapse. However, before that, I want to use Yahiko to inflict a great wound on them. I suppose this is what Yahiko would want to see."

Seeing Nagato's resolute expression, Konan said worriedly, "Your body..."

Nagato said nonchalantly, "I will not perish until God's goal is achieved. Enduring any amount of pain is worthwhile; it is necessary for the people of this world to understand suffering."

Konan could only nod helplessly. Although Nagato's body was already badly damaged, his will was beyond her control, and besides, they had already come this far; it was too late to turn back.

" ((Super) Shinra Tensei!!!" A large amount of Chakra energy entered Deva Path Pain's body through the black rods. He excitedly trembled as he stretched out his right hand and shouted at the tiny Konoha below, which seemed insignificant compared to the heavens and earth.

A terrifying, invisible energy emanated from Nagato, spreading outwards. Then, a point on the ground in Konoha suddenly erupted, pushing everything within its range outwards, and the area continued to expand. Wherever the energy passed, vegetation, humans, animals, and buildings were all utterly destroyed and pushed aside.

Issui's face turned ugly. He had just used the Heavenly Forbidden Technique, and the second stage of the Eye of Heaven was temporarily unusable. Damn it, after paying such a high price, he still managed to succeed. This was a complete slap in the face for Issui. However, he was about to perish. Hmph, let's see how long he can last. His forbidden technique was no simple thing.

Deva Path Pain was focused on unleashing his energy to destroy Konoha, but the ever-expanding hole in his body was also growing larger. Gradually, half of his body disappeared, leaving only a hand, half a chest, and a head. The energy of the Issui Forbidden Technique continued to destroy his body.

Time passed in the blink of an eye. When Deva Path Pain was completely destroyed by the forbidden techniques of Issui, the destruction of Konoha also stopped. However, a full third of Konoha was destroyed in an instant, which was accompanied by the loss of many lives. Many villagers were instantly wiped out.

Issui helpless bitter smile. He had done his best. Compared to the complete destruction of Konoha, only a third of it was destroyed, which was much better. However, it was just a case of the pot calling the kettle black. No one would feel good if a third of a perfectly good village was destroyed. That kind of power was truly destructive. The Rinnegan was really powerful.

However, the situation isn't too bad. The Six Paths of Pain have been completely eliminated. The Deva Path Pain was eliminated by Issui, the Animal Path of Pain was eliminated by Leins, the Asura Path and the Evil Ghost Path were eliminated by Christina, and the Human Path and the Naraka Path were eliminated by Konoha Jonin working together. Thus, Nagato's Six Paths have been completely eliminated. All that remains is to deal with the final Outer Path Nagato.

"How did it go? Everyone saw you fighting that person. Because you were rescuing the suffering civilians, you couldn't come to help. Now the fighting in the village is almost over," Kakashi said as he approached Issui.

"I've already eliminated that person, but I couldn't stop him. The village is in such a state of destruction. How are the casualties?" Issui said with a long face.

"The casualties are considerable, but thanks to the early evacuation, only some buildings were damaged. The injured are being healed by the healing energy transmitted from Lady Tsunade's Summoning, and the village's manpower is still quite intact," Kakashi said calmly, though the power of the Rinnegan had also caused him considerable trouble.

Issui nodded and said, "That's good. The six enemies that appeared in the village have all been eliminated, but they were just undead being manipulated. The real enemy is still secretly observing our movements. I'll go find him and eliminate him. Only then will the real crisis in the village be resolved. You all clean up the battlefield. I'm going to meet that Akatsuki leader!"

"Then be careful. We'll come help you after we've cleaned up the battlefield..." Kakashi patted Issui on the shoulder and then quickly disappeared.

"Eye of Heaven: White, Insight!" After watching Kakashi leave, Issui immediately activated the first stage of the Eye of Heaven, observing the surroundings of Konoha. Suddenly, his eyes spotted two figures in a tree on a mountain. The energy levels of these two figures were extremely high, confirming that they were Nagato and Konan.

After confirming the two's location, Issui immediately rushed towards them. Before long, Issui arrived at the tree where Nagato and Konan were. This tree was set up by Konan to hide her and Nagato.

Issui stopped and said to the tree, "Can I come in? We've been fighting for so long, let's meet and talk. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I want to see what Nagato, the user of the Rinnegan, is really like. Is this 'god' really that powerful? Since you're not running away, you're just staying here waiting for me..."