"Smack, smack, smack~"
Yugito Nii moved with light steps, her azure figure weaving and leaping through Amegakure's tangled buildings. She was highly skilled, and the complex terrain did nothing to slow her down. Yugito Nii darted through the rain like a nimble cat, reaching the heart of the battle before long.
Collapsed buildings and an open stretch stripped bare to the dirt—although Pain had deliberately restrained some of his power, his strength had still inflicted enormous destruction upon Amegakure.
Yet what shocked Yugito Nii most was not the disaster-like scene. She spotted a very familiar figure not far away.
"Moriyue? Why is he here?"
Yugito Nii was full of questions. If she remembered correctly, shouldn't Moriyue have been pursuing Orochimaru at this time? Although Orochimaru was extremely dangerous, losing the ability to form hand seals had greatly reduced his threat. Yugito Nii still felt that the mission was too dangerous for Moriyue, but it had been the Raikage's decision, so there was nothing she could say.
Moriyue did not notice Yugito Nii at the moment. Concentration was paramount in battle. He looked at Kazeki in his arms. The problem was not serious; she was still breathing, and with some treatment afterward, she should be fine. The key was the Deva Path before him.
It was not that he could not deal with the Deva Path now, but the gains from doing so would not be particularly high. He still wanted to use the Deva Path to weaken the increasingly powerful Konoha. If he made his move then, the returns would be much greater.
"Someone's here?"
Moriyue's brows furrowed slightly. Several unmistakable Chakra fluctuations had appeared nearby. If he was right, the ones who had come should be...
"The Six Paths of Pain have finally gathered... It's time to leave..."
Though