The Scattered Six Paths Clones

"What is that?"

Hanzō stared wide-eyed at the giant wooden figure that had suddenly appeared, as if he had been transported back to the battlefield of the First Shinobi World War. His heart pounded uncontrollably.

"The First Hokage... no, the First Hokage died a long time ago... It's your doing again?"

He turned to look at Uchiha Genso and Zen, quite certain that the giant wooden figure was definitely related to them.

"We have our tasks, and you have your goals. As long as we achieve our own objectives, why bother with irrelevant matters?" Uchiha Genso said slowly, pointing ahead. "Our common goal now is those two guys up ahead. Taking them out is our main task."

When the wooden figure suddenly appeared, the Deva Path Clone and the Preta Path Clone were stunned for a moment, but after they reacted, they turned around and ran towards the direction where the wooden figure was.

Dealing with such a behemoth, without the two important forces of the Heavenly Dao and the Preta Path, relying solely on the other four Daos is somewhat insufficient.

The Hell Path's combat power is negligible, and the Human Path is equally ineffective against such a large creature. Only the Asura Path and Animal Path can put up a fight. Even though Nagato's true form possesses all the abilities of the Rinnegan, he cannot spare the time to fight because he is protecting Yahiko as he escapes!

At this critical moment, Nagato dared not let Yahiko stray too far from his sight. The number of enemies was uncertain, and their strength was also unknown. Separating them rashly would be too dangerous.

Therefore, gathering the Six Paths Clone together to deal with this giant wooden figure is undoubtedly the most reliable method at present.

However, it is clear that the Six Paths Clone cannot be easily brought together; at least, Uchiha Genso and Zen do not intend to let the Deva Path Clone and the Preta Path Clone leave.

"Earth Release, Yellow Spring Swamp."

Zen created a large swamp along the path of the Deva Path Clone and the Preta Path Clone. Even Preta Path clone would be trapped in this swamp and never be able to climb out.

"These guys know our capabilities very well."

"Preta Path," the voice said in a low voice.

"The Banshō Ten'in... I know... it always feels strange to talk to myself, no matter how many times I do it."

The Deva Path Clone grabbed the Preta Path with one hand and aimed the other hand at the mountain wall on the right, releasing a small amount of gravity. Instead of tearing the mountain wall down and causing it to collapse, it used the reaction force to make the two of them fly over and avoid the ever-expanding swamp beneath their feet.

"Earth Release: Rock Lodging Collapse".

Uchiha Genso stood at the foot of the mountain wall, his hands pressed against it. Under the influence of Chakra, cracks of varying sizes appeared on the once seamless mountain wall, and the entire mountain wall collapsed in an instant, with huge rocks tumbling and falling with terrifying force.

The attacks, one after another, were intended to kill the Deva Path Clone and the Preta Path Clone here.

Shinra Tensei.

As the signature technique of the Deva Path Clone, this move is arguably the most offensive technique among the many powers of the Rinnegan. It is an all-around, all-around repulsive force impact, and the strength of the repulsive force can be controlled at will. The only drawback is that it cannot be used continuously. However, putting aside this shortcoming, as long as the rhythm is well grasped, it is still an extremely powerful technique.

The collapsed rocks were completely wiped away by a single Shinra Tensei, leaving not a single speck on your head.

However, the gravitational pull of the Banshō Ten'in was destroyed, causing the two clones to begin falling again.

"Thump--!"

The Preta Path Clone fell into the mud, but managed to hold up the Deva Path Clone with its hands.

"Wind Release, Vacuum Great Ball."

The Deva Path Clone stepped on the hands of the Preta Path Clone, its cheeks suddenly contracted, rapidly drawing in air like a water pump, and then spewing out a series of air cannonballs, sweeping towards Zen and Uchiha Genso Gensō... as well as Hanzō was sneaking out from the left side of the mountain wall.

The mountainside was blasted to smithereens by air cannon fire, with debris scattered everywhere. Hanzō was trapped inside before he could even peek out.

As for Zen and Uchiha Genso, they quickly hid behind a large wooden pillar, which then withstood the bombardment of the air cannonballs.

The entanglement between Zen and Uchiha Genso made Nagato, who was not Nagato, realize that these two clones would not be so easy to retreat. He either had to abandon the two clones or eliminate these obstacles in his path.

Given the difficulty of creating the Six Paths Clone, especially since each clone is now a vital fighting force, and if they are lost, it would likely take until the end of this great battle to replenish them. After all, creating a qualified clone is not easy. Therefore, after a moment of thought, Nagato decided to maintain the status quo, even if the Deva Path and the Preta Path could not quickly end the battle and return to reinforce and block the wooden golem.

However, he was unwilling to see Hanzō and those two troublesome fellows cooperate with the wooden puppet to besiege the main body, so he preferred to stop them here.

The Six Paths Clone rely heavily on their own instincts in battle, stemming from the instincts left behind by the original bodies they created. Otherwise, having Nagato do six things at once—no, seven things at once—while also controlling the original body, would drive anyone insane.

The power of the Rinnegan can forcibly awaken the fighting instincts of the clones and integrate the abilities of different clones, giving the clones sufficiently powerful and stable combat strength.

Therefore, the strength of the raw materials used to create clones has a great impact on the final product; the stronger the raw materials, the more powerful the clones will be.

The Deva Path Clone was created using Hanzō's bodyguards, and its combat power is quite good. After all, these bodyguards are considered to be of average quality among Jonin. Combined with Deva Path's abilities, its combat power is quite remarkable.

"Earth Release: Solidifying Mud Technique"

The swamp solidified, transforming once again into solid ground. The Deva Path Clone leaped back and stood firmly on the stable ground. With a flick of its right hand, it aimed at the Preta Path Clone trapped in the swamp. The Myriad Banshō Ten'in was activated instantly, pulling the Preta Path directly out of the swamp.

Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in are two secret techniques of the Deva Path Clone. They are powerful, which means that they are extremely difficult to master. To use these two techniques, one needs to have the five basic Chakra Nature Transformation wind, fire, water, earth, and lightning, as well as the higher-level Yang Release Chakra, and be proficient in six Chakra Nature Transformation.

Nagato was also highly skilled in the five Nagato Five Great Nature Transformations, especially the four wind, water, fire, and earth elements, which were also the Ninjutsu types that Jiraiya excelled at.

"Wood Release: Flying Wood".

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet"

Zen and Genso's counterattack was swift, but clearly a step too slow; the Heavenly Path and the Preta Path were already prepared for battle once more.

"Truly troublesome... Rinnegan..."

"It's a pity there are only two clones here, so the Genjutsu is useless." Genso sighed regretfully. His Inductive Genjutsu was of no use here, which was truly frustrating. "By the way, Zen, that old Hanzō is clearly not putting in any effort. Are we just going to let him go like this?"

"Let him be. He'll pay for his laziness later... with his life."

Beneath his long hair, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his dark eyes.