Shinra Tensei's repulsion was not endless. Most of the time, Pain simply used it to deflect attacks.
But this time, in his clash with Dust Release, Shinra Tensei was already beginning to run out of steam!
Under the pressure of Dust Release, Shinra Tensei even briefly lost its balance, and the backlash of its repulsion sent Pain himself sliding several meters backward.
But that was all!
The instant Pain retreated, he raised his left hand, and a pitch-black metal rod appeared in his palm.
"Banshō Ten'in."
A terrifying gravitational pull instantly enveloped Ōnoki's entire body!
As gravity took hold of Ōnoki, his expression changed wildly. He felt himself losing control of his body, hurtling helplessly toward Deva Path Pain!
And the black rod in Pain's hand was aimed straight at his heart!
"Father!"
Watching from the ground, Kitsuchi did not know why Ōnoki had suddenly lost control of his body, but he knew he had to do something. Otherwise, if the mighty leader of Iwagakure was killed in his own village just like that, all of Iwagakure would become a laughingstock!
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
Kitsuchi slammed both hands into the ground. A massive stone wall dozens of meters tall rose from the earth, right between Ōnoki and Pain!
But the power of Banshō Ten'in far exceeded Kitsuchi's imagination. Ōnoki's body showed no sign of stopping. Although the Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall blocked the black rod in Pain's hand, it also sent Ōnoki crashing hard into the stone wall.
With a tremendous crash, the wall cracked and shattered under the impact of Ōnoki's gravity-drawn body, sending countless fragments flying!
"My back-"
Ōnoki grimaced as he clutched his lower back. The impact had nearly been more than his aging body could bear.
But even as waves of searing pain shot through