Just then, a warped vortex appeared beside Nagato, and Obito stepped out of it.
Obito glanced at the new "Six Paths of Pain" before him and asked, "How did the drills go?"
Nagato replied evenly, "Fairly smoothly."
"Fairly smoothly?" Obito paused, then confirmed, "Then when can they be used in actual combat?"
After pondering for a moment, Nagato answered, "Assuming nothing goes wrong, about one to two months. After all, our opponent is Yama. We can't afford any carelessness."
In truth, judging from the results of the recent drills, the new "Six Paths of Pain" were already fit for actual combat.
Including Killer B's "Preta Path," all five Jinchuriki could successfully enter their Tailed Beast forms and don their respective Tailed Beast chakra cloaks. Their combat power far surpassed that of the previous Six Paths of Pain. They possessed genuine Jinchuriki-level strength, and with their respective Rinnegan abilities added on top, their power had increased dramatically.
However, considering that their opponent this time was Yama of the God Organization, the strongest force in the shinobi world, the standard for actual combat was naturally different. In Nagato's view, the five new bodies of the Six Paths of Pain could only truly be considered ready for battle once they had been trained to completely unleash themselves and transform into fully formed Tailed Beasts.
Obito nodded. "One to two months? Fine. That gives me more time to make arrangements."
Nagato asked, "How are things with the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"
Obito sneered. "They're holding some Chunin Exams. Both the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki are participating, but I'd say it's most likely a trap aimed at us!"
Nagato asked again, "What about the Mizukage?"
Obito answered, "He should be in Konoha too. Ever since he broke free of my genjutsu control, he's