Heavenly Path, Human Path, and Preta Path were effortlessly defeated by Neji Hyuga. It could be said that it took less than no effort. Three of the Six Paths of Pain died outright, leaving only the Naraka Path, Asura Path, and Animal Path.
The Asura Path had three heads and six arms, its entire body made of steel machinery. The Animal Path summoned a massive swarm of Dividing Dogs, Hell Hounds, Hell Crabs, Yatagarasu, chameleons, bulls, Rhinos, pandas, Centipedes, and more, surging toward Neji Hyuga.
Neji Hyuga swept his gaze over the huge wave of summoned beasts. With a light stamp of his foot, the ground instantly turned metallic steel and rapidly spread outward, covering more than half of Amegakure. Over half the village's ground became steel and metal.
The cold scent of steel permeated the air.
"Iron Thorns!"
Neji Hyuga's Byakugan narrowed slightly. Sharp metal spikes erupted from the steel-colored ground, forming a dense forest that crisscrossed and impaled every summoned beast.
Metal spikes sprouted further spikes. The Animal Path and Asura Path continuously leaped and dodged, but after only two or three evasions, the metal spikes pursuing them like shadows, growing ever faster, caught up and pierced through their bodies. Their corpses hung from the metal spikes.
The Heavenly Path, Human Path, Preta Path, Asura Path, and Animal Path of the Six Paths of Pain were dead.
Suddenly.
The Naraka Path, the only remaining one of the Six Paths of Pain, appeared behind Neji Hyuga.
The Naraka Path possessed the abilities of summoning the King of Hell, King of Hell Judgment, and King of Hell Rebirth. Among the Six Paths of Pain, it was responsible for intelligence gathering and support.
The King of Hell summoned by the Naraka Path could use the King of Hell to "judge" whether