Six Paths Clones vs. the Fourth Raikage

On the edge of a cliff.

The Deva Path Clone's toes were pressed tightly against the edge of the cliff. Created using the Third Mizukage, the Deva Path Clone seemed to have inherited some of its original characteristics. Its eyes were narrowed into slits, and it lowered its head expressionlessly, looking down at the steep mountain wall.

Did you dodge it?

"They're inside the mountain."

The Animal Path stomped his foot and pointed to the mountain below.

"No matter where they are, just kill them. Since these bastard Cloud Ninja refuse to make a deal with us, let's just kill them. Anyway, there's nothing good in the Cloud Ninja."

The clones' faces revealed a cruel killing intent.

While Senju Zen did betray Konoha, some of the concepts and understandings formed through his subtle upbringing were not so easily erased. He had no good feelings towards the Cloud Ninja, not because of rational understanding, but more because of his emotional beliefs.

This time, the Cloud Ninja refused to hand over the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

To ensure the continuation of their plan, they had no choice but to use violence to seize the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Leave it to me."

Animal Path stretched its shoulders, its red ponytail swinging behind its head; it was none other than the former Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi.

While capturing the Tailed Beast, Senju Zen did not miss the opportunity to recreate the clone, since the clones he had collected before were not all top-tier.

"Lava Release, Volcanic Hell"

The Animal Path Hand Seals and released Ninjutsu.

The remaining clones dodged immediately. The rocky area where the Animal Path stood glowed red, and the snow on the rock hissed and turned into a hazy steam that boiled and floated up in the blink of an eye. The snowflakes falling from the air were evaporated by the scorching temperature before they even got close to the rock.

The rocks gleamed red and softened at a visible rate. With a gurgling sound, a magma bubble suddenly burst open, releasing black smoke. The massive rock formation transformed into a magma lake.

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, a huge rumbling sound came from the foot of the mountain, and the clones standing on it all felt a slight tremor.

"You damned scum!!"

Azure lightning bolt shot into the sky, and Ai's furious roar shook the heavens and earth.

Caught off guard, five Cloud Ninja were swallowed by the molten lava that suddenly fell from the rock layer. Their bones were completely melted away, and the remaining eight were all injured.

hope's arms were covered in blisters, even though she hadn't directly come into contact with the lava; she had only accidentally touched a rock that had been heated to a high temperature.

That is to say, Ai was completely unharmed.

His physical strength was not as good as his father's, but it was still ridiculously strong compared to most people in the Shinobi World.

"Roshi? Hanzō? The Third Mizukage?"

When Ai finally saw the group of people standing on the cliff, he was astonished and his eyes widened. These people, who were all supposed to be dead, had actually reappeared. Was it for the same reason that he killed his father? To use the corpses and remains of these powerful figures.

"Damn it! Senju Zen, Uchiha Genso!" Ai wished he could devour Senju Zen and Uchiha Genso alive.

"Lariat"

Lightning flashed in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, Ai appeared beside the Animal Path. His bent right arm precisely looped around the Animal Path's neck, and the sharp lightning on his powerful biceps shone like a gleaming, polished guillotine. As the lightning flashed past the Animal Path, a human head flew high into the air.

Ai twisted the Animal Path's head off.

"The Banshō Ten'in"

Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao intervened, pulling the Animal Path's body and head away, far from the lava lake.

The Animal Path, having had its head twisted off, lost its protection against the magma. If it were allowed to fall into the magma, it would be Rinnegan, and even the Rinnegan could not save it. After all, even if the Hell Path wanted to repair the damaged bodies of the other five realms, it would still need broken bodies to use.

The Six Paths Clone Visual Sharing and have the same thoughts; they clearly saw the moment the Animal Path was destroyed.

"Ninjutsu, Senbon."

The Preta Path rushed forward, its round body surprisingly agile, its orange-red hair standing on end, and it shot towards Ai with a whoosh.

With a series of clanging sounds, all the hair that had turned into Senbon were flung away by Ai's chest.

The Preta Path remained calm in response. All the Raikage in the lineage had the same trait: they were notoriously thick-skinned and tough, making them very difficult to fight.

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet"

A large amount of water condensed out of thin air, compressed, and then mixed together to form spiral water bullets. With a sharp whooshing sound, Six Paths Water Fang Bullet slammed into Ai.

"A futile effort."

Ai straightened his chest, his entire body enveloped in azure lightning like a robe. With a crack, he vanished from his spot and disappeared from the sight of the Preta Path. The Water Fang Bullet missed its target, and a whole piece of rock was torn to shreds by the high-speed rotating compressed water bullet.

The Preta Path stood still, its gaze fixed on Ai, but the Six Paths Clone were visually connected. The Preta Path 'saw' clearly that Ai had appeared behind it, his palm blade raised high and slashing down towards the back of its head.

Shinra Tensei.

An invisible and traceless repulsive force erupted, sending Ai flying.

The Preta Path turned around and chased after Ai, who had flown away, without pausing.

With its five fingers spread, the Preta Path stretched out its arm and reached out to grab Ai.

"Hmph! You want to touch me? No way!"

Ai's entire body crackled with lightning, as slippery as a mudfish coated in oil, as he dodged the outstretched hand from the Preta Path.

He had been pondering how Senju Zen had defeated his father in such a short time. Given the strength of the Third Raikage's body, defeating him was almost impossible, let alone killing him. After thinking about it for several months, he only had some vague speculations.

Fortunately, he had seen the Third Raikage, who had been transformed into the Asura Path, halfway up the mountain.

There were no obvious injuries to the throat, spine, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, carotid artery, and subclavian vein. Therefore, one hypothesis can be confirmed: the enemy did not break through the Third Raikage's defenses, but probably used a very special method to bypass his physical body and kill the Third Hokage from another location.

For example, directly damaging internal organs or attacking the soul.

With these suspicions in mind, Ai wasn't going to let these guys get close to him easily.

However, his attack methods are also limited, since his best fighting style is Nintaijutsu, which is also his strongest technique.

You can't escape.

After the Preta Path missed their target, they remained calm and composed as they watched the lightning slither away.

Ai frowned deeply, his heart heavy. These monstrous enemies were far too powerful.

"Swish swish."

Suddenly, rockets flew up from the cliff, accurately chasing after Ai, relentlessly pursuing him no matter how he dodged left or right.

"Earth Release: Earth Swimming Fish"

Ai quickly dodged underground, and all the rockets crashed into the rocks, the deafening explosions shaking the mountains. (To be continued)