Uchiha Hiko vs. the Six Paths of Pain!

"You and I were destined to fight."

Nagato suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke calmly.

Hiko looked curiously at the Deva Path and smiled. "Oh? Why? I don't think there's any connection between us. If you think I caused your family's deaths, then I think you've got the wrong person."

"Hmph!!!" Nagato, who was usually so cold and indifferent, simply could not remain calm when facing Hiko. The Deva Path's expression changed.

"Your existence makes me feel like some defective product. Do you really think there shouldn't be a battle between us?"

A defective product?!

Hiko froze for a moment. He had not expected Nagato to describe himself that way. A defective product? Come to think of it, Nagato really was a defective product, but shouldn't that description have come from someone else? Why was Nagato putting that label on himself?

What an interesting little fellow. Smiling, Hiko crooked a finger at Nagato. "If that's the case, then I'll grant your wish. You'll learn what a defective product really is. Even if you obtain something that isn't yours, it won't mean much."

Beside Nagato, Black Zetsu's eyelid twitched.

Hiko was looking to stir up trouble!!!

Nagato and Konan did not quite understand what that meant, but how could Black Zetsu not? Hiko was mocking Nagato. The Rinnegan was not his; it belonged to someone else. Yet Nagato was still in the dark, even placing himself in the position of a defective product.

"Roar!!!"

Before the Six Paths of Pain could make a move, the Nine-Tails roared angrily. From the look of it, it wanted to fight the Six Paths of Pain itself.

"Nine-Tails, come back. This battle isn't yours." Although the Nine-Tails could throw Nagato into chaos, Hiko had no intention of letting it fight. The Nine-Tails could