"Why does this person have such abilities...?"
Several enormous and powerful Summoning Beasts rampaged through the battlefield, leaving Asuma and the others struggling to cope. Only then did Outer Path Nagato, the true body behind the Six Paths of Pain, focus all his attention on Toneri.
Just as he turned his head, Asura Path, whose combat strength was second only to Deva Path Pain among the Six Paths puppets, had already been completely stripped of every weapon and mechanism. Its entire puppet body had been dismantled and scattered across the ground.
That alone would not have been enough to shock Nagato. But through Pain's eyes, he personally witnessed strands of Chakra Thread glowing green shoot from Toneri's hands. The puppet components that had been falling were linked together again. Though they lacked the black rods used for control, the newly formed Asura Path seemed no weaker than before.
Boom, boom, boom~~~
Under Toneri's control, the new Asura Path attacked the remaining five Pains. Two of the others, which had only just been created, were nearly destroyed again. Even Naraka Path would have been blown apart if Deva Path had not reacted in time and used Shinra Tensei.
"Summoning Technique!"
Animal Path suddenly used the Summoning Technique, and Naraka Path vanished in a cloud of white smoke. Among the Six Paths of Pain, Naraka Path was extremely special. As long as it existed, even if the other five puppets were destroyed, they could still be restored. If it was crippled, however, then unless Outer Path Nagato personally intervened, those puppets would be completely useless.
Toneri directed Asura Path toward Deva Path Pain. "Your true body also used a space-time ninjutsu to teleport somewhere nearby, didn't it?"
"Banshō Ten'in!"
Deva Path did not answer. He simply raised a hand and used Banshō