Summoning (Part Two)

The black windmill pattern spun in his eyes, his dojutsu power focusing on the three-headed hound as a line of bloody tears welled from Itachi's eye socket.

Then, a mass of black flames appeared out of thin air on the charging hound.

It let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground in agony.

High in the sky, Nagato rode atop a monstrous bird, watching everything unfold.

"Is that the legendary 'Amaterasu Fire' that never goes out? It's somewhat interesting!" he exclaimed.

When the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan first awakened, it granted its host two special abilities.

Itachi's left eye housed the supreme Genjutsu "Tsukuyomi," while his right eye concealed the black flames of "Amaterasu," which could incinerate everything.

Because Amaterasu's black flames were nearly impossible to extinguish, they continued burning without end, incinerating all tangible things. Thus, they were also known as the strongest flames.

The three-headed hound summoned by Animal Path also possessed an Immortal Body and the ability to split.

Every time it died and revived, it gained another head and grew increasingly powerful. It could even separate its heads directly, turning them into multiple individuals.

It could be said to be the strongest Summoned Beast under his command.

However, when facing Itachi's Amaterasu flames, the three-headed hound found it difficult to display its abilities.

More precisely, very few people could gain an advantage before the Amaterasu flames.

"Unfortunately, you ran into me!" Nagato remained expressionless as he looked at the orange half-bodied giant below.

That was because the Six Paths of Pain, following behind the Summoned Beast, had arrived.

Preta Path stopped beside the three-headed hound's agonized form and fearlessly plunged both hands into the black flames.

Then, like a whale sucking in water, he absorbed all the black flames covering the three-headed hound into