"Oh!"
The two Toad Sages had already reached The limit as well.
However, Just then, Pain suddenly stopped.
The Six Paths of Pain all turned to look toward Konoha.
And during the next moment, a ring of ice spread out from within the city, instantly turning the sea of flames into ice sculptures.
"—After all, he is your teacher, Nagato. This can hardly be called respecting one's teacher."
Sparkle smiled.
"You..."
Pain looked at the blindfolded girl.
Jiraiya had somehow already left his original position, Of Brasilia behind Sparkle.
"Flying Thunder God?" Pain saw through Sparkle's technique.
"Besides that, there's also Genjutsu... no, it's visual misdirection created through Chakra and visual displacement."
Though she had exposed others' secrets many times, having someone see through her own trump card was rare.
But Sparkle did not care.
Rather, the fact that someone had only now seen through her technique head-on meant she had dragged this out for a Long time.
—You really can't do without a Funny Man.
"You can't turn the village into this."
The Deva Path did not waste words, directly taking out a black rod.
"Pfft—!"
The rod shot forward, piercing through Sparkle's head.
"Boring."
Having killed her so easily, even Pain found it laughable.
"My, my—so this is what you use to stab people with." Just then, Sparkle's voice rang out again.
The rod that should have been embedded in her head was now in Sparkle's hand.
Her voice carried a light, airy quality as Sparkle tilted her head. "It really hurts, you know~"
"What is going on...?"
He had clearly killed her.
Genjutsu?
No—even if the Deva Path had fallen under Genjutsu, the other Paths should still have been there.
"Sparkle, about Pain... you know, right?"
Jiraiya was still panting beside her. He had already had the