On Chuunibyou, I, Hinata, Acknowledge You as the Strongest

'Whoosh—'

Hinata's figure streaked across the sky like a shooting star, her left palm aimed at Pain, and Spiral Light Ray shot out instantly.

Pain calmly dodged, and the Spiral Light Ray pierced the ground like a needle piercing tofu, creating a crater about ten centimeters in diameter but with an unfathomable depth.

"Is it a penetrating ninjutsu?"

Pain stretched his right hand towards the sky, aiming at Hinata, preparing to use 'Banshō Ten'in' to pull Hinata to the ground...

"Huh? This is..."

Pain's right hand suddenly shifted uncontrollably, aiming at Pain Orochimaru was standing next to him.

Orochimaru said warily, "This is Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique — the Mind Disturbance Body Technique. It can only be broken by resisting it with one's own willpower!"

As he spoke, Orochimaru had already bitten the blood from both of his thumbs. He was ready to summon Rashomon immediately should Pain use any ninjutsu on him.

Soul Space.

This is a pitch-black, boundless world.

The moment Inoichi Yamanaka invaded Pain's mental world, he immediately sensed something was wrong with Pain, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Just as they were about to continue their investigation, a pair of Rinnegan appeared out of nowhere in the boundless darkness, looking down at Inoichi Yamanaka like the eyes of a god.

Inoichi Yamanaka's mental strength was severely damaged, and he was instantly kicked out of Pain's mental world.

"Puff--"

In the distance, Inoichi Yamanaka coughed up blood, large drops of blood dripping from his nose onto the ground. He felt dizzy and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he had suffered a severe mental trauma.

"Cough cough!"

Inoichi Yamanaka covered his mouth, blood seeping from between his fingers, and knelt on the ground, his body twitching intermittently.

"I was careless!"

"I never imagined the power of the Rinnegan would be so immense..."

Inoichi Yamanaka believed he had been careful enough, using the "Mind Disturbance Body Technique" rather than the "Mind Body Switch Technique" which completely invades the opponent's mental world. Otherwise, Inoichi Yamanaka's mental strength would probably have completely collapsed under the power of the Rinnegan.

Just how strong is Inoichi Yamanaka's mental strength?

Fourth Shinobi World War in the Original Story manga, Inoichi Yamanaka overexerted his body to communicate with tens of thousands of shinobi for several seconds.

But now, under the gaze of the Rinnegan, his mental strength was instantly damaged.

"We can only rely on you guys..."

Inoichi Yamanaka showed a hint of resentment, then collapsed to the ground, losing all consciousness.

'Bang!'

The ground beneath Pain's feet suddenly shattered, Kakashi's hand flashed with lightning as he thrust his Lightning Cutter straight at Pain's heart.

Pain showed no sign of panic. He used his repulsive force to launch Kakashi more than twenty meters away from the ground before Kakashi's body was completely lifted off the ground.

'BOOM——'

Kakashi's body turned into smoke and disappeared.

Before Pain could react, three more Kakashi burst forth from the ground.

Two of the Kakashi used chains to tightly bind Pain's body, while another Kakashi appeared behind Pain and thrust his Lightning Cutter straight at Pain's back.

Orochimaru grinned sinisterly and took a half-step back almost imperceptibly, clearly having no intention of intervening.

Pain turned to look at Kakashi, his eyes devoid of any emotion, as if he were staring at a dead object, his gaze indifferent and ruthless.

'Whoosh!'

'Boom!'

A missile struck Kakashi, who was using the Lightning Cutter, and flames engulfed Kakashi instantly... When the flames subsided, Kakashi's figure also disappeared.

"If it's Shadow Clone, then the real body is here..."

Pain looked at Kakashi, who was holding onto the chains on either side of him. Before he could even make a move, electricity had already flowed through the chains and into Pain's body. The lightning struck, and a crackling sound echoed continuously.

Bathed in lightning, Pain's face remained expressionless, as if the lightning had no effect on him whatsoever.

Hinata circled in the air and then flew back, simultaneously pointing both palms at Pain below.

"Go to hell!"

Hinata roared and shot Spiral Light Ray straight toward Pain.

Orochimaru's eyes were filled with amusement. Had the power of the Rinnegan reached its limit?

'BOOM!'

From within the massive plume of smoke, the Hellhound appeared out of thin air, blocking the path between Pain and Hinata.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere as the Spiral Light Ray easily pierced the Hellhound's body, but it also deflected the Spiral Light Ray's direction, allowing Pain to escape.

'Swish! Swish!'

Two orange-haired men dressed in black robes with red clouds attacked the two Kakashi. The Shadow Clone were instantly destroyed, and Kakashi's real body exchanged a blow with them before quickly retreating.

Hinata landed on the ground and stood with Kakashi.

On the opposite side, in addition to Deva Path Pain and Orochimaru, there were five more orange-haired men dressed in black robes with red clouds, each of whom had the Rinnegan in their eyes.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Kakashi was slightly out of breath, his chest heaving violently.

After using the Lightning Cutter twice in a row and creating three more Shadow Clone, Kakashi's chakra was almost depleted.

Before this, Kakashi had exchanged a few blows with the Third Raikage, and with the added burden of the Sharingan, he was already nearing his limit.

"Six pairs of Rinnegan?"

Kakashi looked puzzled and questioned, "When did these legendary eyes become such commonplace?"

Hinata said in a deep voice, "Teacher Kakashi, look at that dog..."

Kakashi turned to look, Hinata continued, "That dog also has the Rinnegan... Obviously, the original user of the Rinnegan used some kind of ninjutsu to distribute the eye's power to others."

"Well said!"

Kakashi said solemnly, "But among those six people, which one is the real one?"

Hinata calmly said, "Their heartbeats have stopped. This must be a ninjutsu similar to Puppet Technique."

"See those black rods inserted into their bodies? Those are the mediums that control these six people..."

Hinata glanced around and speculated, "If I'm not mistaken, the Rinnegan's true form should be hiding nearby!"

Hinata and Kakashi's voices weren't quiet; Six Paths of Pain and Orochimaru both heard Hinata's analysis.

Orochimaru also turned his head and looked around, searching for the possible location of Pain's main body.

"Very keen insight; you seem to have a good eye!"

Deva Path Pain stood at the very front of the Six Paths of Pain, gazing upon Hinata and Kakashi like a god.

"It's been a long time since I've encountered a situation where six people were deployed at once... Hinata Hyuga, your existence has threatened peace, and I even thwarted Akatsuki's plans because of it..."

His tone was low and Deva Path Pain eyes remained completely expressionless.

I will personally punish you!

The arrogance of God was undisguised in Pain's calm tone.

"Are you brain-dead?!"

Hinata cursed and didn't want to pay any attention to Nagato, this chuunibyou youth.

When it comes to being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), I Hinata, would call you

Kakashi asked in a low voice, "Hinata, can we find his true form?"

Hinata shook her head slightly and said in a deep voice, "The Rinnegan's true form should be hidden outside my sensory abilities, and it also used some kind of concealment ninjutsu..."