Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Preta Path (饿鬼道) |
| Affiliation | Akatsuki; Pain’s Six Paths 234 235 464 |
| Occupation/Role | Nagato-controlled combat puppet; support member of the Six Paths 234 466 |
| Status | Destroyed during the future-time-space attack on Konoha; also destroyed in the main timeline’s Rain Country war 235 471 |
| First Appearance | The Six Paths are revealed in Chapter 234; Preta Path is explicitly named in Chapter 235 234 235 |
Appearance
- Ripple-patterned Rinnegan eyes, shared by the Six Paths puppets 470.
Abilities & Skills
Shared Vision and Coordinated Control
The Six Paths share vision and retain their own thoughts, while Nagato can directly control them at any time 234.
- Their coordination is judged by Uchiha Kiyoshi to be more seamless than the Ino-Shika-Cho formation 234.
- Kiyoshi estimates that the Paths individually exceed peak Kage-level by a limited margin, while their combined teamwork may produce Super Kage-level combat strength 234.
Battlefield Support
During the Rain Country war, Preta Path belongs to the supporting trio rather than the principal attacking group 466.
- Deva, Asura, and Animal Paths handle offense.
- The other three Paths collectively support the attackers through shared vision, repairs, and chakra transmission. The passage does not assign each function to a specific supporting Path 466.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Future Time-Space: Pain’s Attack on Konoha
After Kiyoshi travels into a future time-space, Pain attacks Konoha to capture Naruto. Nagato reveals all Six Paths when Tsunade and Sage Mode Jiraiya suppress the initially deployed Deva Path 211 234.
Preta Path joins Deva and Human Paths in violently interrogating Konoha’s leadership about Naruto’s whereabouts. Their search includes destroying the village. Later, Kiyoshi’s clones Hui and Zhen engage Human and Preta Paths, giving Naruto time to enter Sage Mode. Both Paths are swiftly killed after Naruto joins the fight 235.
Main Timeline: Rain Country War
The Six Paths confront the Shinobi Alliance outside Amegakure alongside Akatsuki’s forces and seven controlled Tailed Beasts. During the battle, Preta Path serves in the support group while Minato Namikaze holds off the puppets 464 466.
Minato eventually destroys every Path except Deva using his Space Cutting technique. This includes Preta Path; the puppets’ destruction weakens Nagato and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path 471.
Relationships
- Nagato — Controller of Preta Path and the other Six Paths; can direct them individually within their shared-vision network 234.
- Deva Path and Human Path — Partners in the violent search for Naruto during the future attack on Konoha 235.
- Uchiha Hui and Zhen — Opponents who engage Preta and Human Paths before Naruto enters Sage Mode 235.
- Naruto Uzumaki — Joins the battle in Sage Mode immediately before Preta and Human Paths are destroyed 235.
- Minato Namikaze — Destroys Preta Path with the other non-Deva puppets during the main timeline’s Rain Country war 471.