You agree, right, Konoha's tactical mastermind, Kakashi?
At this moment, an unusual cloud of smoke appeared around Pain, attempting to obstruct Pain vision.
Pain wandered aimlessly through the smoke.
Suddenly, a tremor came from underground.
Kakashi then burst from the ground, a Kunai at Pain's Rinnegan.
Just as they were about to make contact, Pain unleashed Shinra Tensei again, sending Kakashi flying.
Kakashi didn't do anything else; he simply landed with a fancy landing.
"Your movements are very good, and your techniques are quite diverse."
"If we don't kill someone like you soon, the consequences will be very troublesome."
As Pain walked towards Kakashi, he spoke.
[Yahiko: Well, I didn't expect Nagato to become so refreshingly pretentious after I left.]
[Rasa: Yeah, watching this guy act all high and mighty always makes me want to go up and give him a piece of my mind. Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to.]
Nagato sent Kakashi flying with a single blow, then walked over to him and praised him. What do you mean by that? Isn't this just pure mockery?
[Nagato: No, don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant.]
Nagato immediately explained that he understood that the image of himself in the picture genuinely admired Kakashi.
The instant Pain pulled out the Black Receivers, Kakashi immediately revealed his Sharingan again.
"Now's the time!"
"Double Human Bullet Tank!" Two rolling meatballs suddenly sprang out from either side of Pain.
They squeezed Pain in the middle with all their might, as if trying to flatten Pain.
"Too slow." Pain spread his arms and flicked the two large mounds of flesh away again.
Unexpectedly, this was exactly what Kakashi had planned. When Chōza and his son were thrown back, each of them was holding a long chain.
Only then did Pain realize that he had been entangled in chains.
This flick sent them flying, and the chains in their hands tightened more and more, eventually binding them instead.
If Kakashi were to deliver the final Lightning Blade, they would theoretically achieve a perfect victory.
However, things didn't go so easily. Pain, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly appeared and took the fatal blow for Deva Path.
What's most despairing is that, at the very end, the Asura Path activated the laser cannon in its head.
Their target was Kakashi and his group.
A dazzling white light then appeared, and all that could be seen was a huge figure blocking Choji's path.
With a loud "boom," there wasn't a single intact spot in sight.
The surrounding area was filled with ruins and huge craters from the explosions.
And there's Kakashi lying on the ground.
Kakashi and the others were still too slow and failed to capitalize on the opening when Pain unleashed his attack.
The father and son Chōza, were also lying on the ground, their Chakra almost depleted.
"I know you're not Shadow Clone. I'm going to kill you without a doubt. It's over."
Pain used gravity to keep shaking an iron nail beneath his feet.
Just in case, I won't approach you easily.
Pain was extremely cautious this time, as Kakashi had just put immense pressure on him.
After receiving the iron nail, Pain carefully aimed it at Kakashi's head.
"Hmph, I'll wash that bag of rice!"
"Pong!"
The nails shot out at an almost invisible speed. Just in case, Pain used all his strength to finish off Kakashi.
Then Kakashi seemed to be struck by a tremendous force, his head fell straight backward, and then he remained motionless.
(Kakashi: You didn't expect that, did you? I was just pretending.)
Perhaps it was due to overconfidence in himself, or perhaps it was due to underestimating Kakashi's strength.
Deva Path Pain did not go forward to check if Kakashi was truly dead.
After observing for a moment and finding no further movement, he turned and left.
After Choji, who was the least injured, was the first to wake up. The first thing he saw was his father and Kakashi's bodies.
The strong Shinobi could no longer hold back his tears.
"Dad, to protect me..."
Tears streamed down Choji's face, but just then Kakashi interrupted Choji thoughts.
"If you want to cry, wait until then. Choji, if you can still move, hurry up and report Pain's abilities to Lady Tsunade."
"A solution must be formulated immediately."
Kakashi said with great difficulty.
[Obito: Oh, that scared me to death! I thought Kakashi was going to...]
Although I was very nervous, a voice inside me told me that Kakashi was not dead. It was an intuition; Kakashi could not possibly have died under these circumstances.
Kakashi is indeed quite capable; I wonder how he managed to dodge it just now.
[Kakashi: Don't worry, how could my future self possibly die here?]
At this Choji, Choji also stared at Kakashi-sensei in disbelief.
"Wait until we worry about that. Let's hurry and run!"
Kakashi seemed to sense something and kept urging Choji.
"But, I, I..." Choji looked at his father and then at Kakashi-sensei.
The meaning is clear: how could he abandon them and run away alone?
[Inoichi Yamanaka: Chōza, I never imagined you'd have such a kind child in the future.]
[Shikaku Nara: Indeed, this kid has inherited the Akimichi Clan's ancestral personality.]
[Akimichi Chōza: You flatter me. Your future offspring are quite impressive too.]
The group didn't care about their own lives at all; instead, they were happy and proud to see such outstanding descendants.
"Don't let Chōza die in vain." Kakashi was about to say something, but no one was paying attention to what was happening nearby.
The fallen Asura Path rose again.
"What a troublesome bunch."
In his final moments, countless tentacle-like things coalesced behind the Asura Path, which then transformed into a missile.
His final target was Choji, the only one still able to move.
Choji looked at the Asura Path in horror, then glanced at his father.
"Dad, thank you for everything. Just you wait and see!"
At the last moment, the missile was launched directly, heading towards Choji.
"Run, Choji!" Kakashi could only shout with all his might.
Choji stood up and ran away without looking back.
However, the missile had already locked onto Choji.
"I'm afraid my current Chakra isn't enough to deal with his entire body, and if I use it again, all my Chakra and stamina will be completely exhausted."
"My life is..."
Seeing Choji trying to dodge but unable to shake him off, Kakashi made up his mind.
Entrusting this information to the survivors is the best choice I can make right now in order to save Konoha.
Just as the missile was about to catch up, Kakashi unleashed his final Kamui.
The missile began to exhibit spatial distortion and eventually disappeared.
At this moment, the Asura Path finally understood how Kakashi had dodged his attack.
However, this version of Pain no longer had the chance to act.