Using this kind of technique to bully others was already decent enough, yet he wanted to use it against Hiko. It was simply his greatest mistake!!!
"Disappointed?" Seeing the drastic change in the Deva Path's expression, Hiko wanted to laugh. Did this guy not stop to think about who his opponent was? He actually wanted to copy every tactic he had.
Amid his amusement, Hiko also felt somewhat disappointed in Nagato. Nagato had not displayed any strength that truly surprised him. On the contrary, he seemed rather clumsy, leaving an unpleasant feeling in one's heart. Was the famed Six Paths of Pain really only capable of this much?
In truth, Nagato would have felt quite wronged if he knew Hiko was thinking this way. Back then, in Hiko's eyes, Nagato had been the difficult sort to deal with. But the Hiko of then and the Hiko of now could not be compared at all. Since his Rinnegan evolved, he had already surpassed Nagato by far. Judging an unchanged Nagato through the eyes of the past was unfair to begin with.
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as fairness in battle. There were only victors and losers. From Hiko's perspective alone, he could not help feeling disappointed.
It was only natural. Even if Hiko had not used his Rinnegan yet, simply possessing the Rinnegan meant he had begun countering Nagato in every aspect. Under such circumstances, Nagato's strength would naturally be greatly reduced.
If it were not for the Rinnegan, let alone Hiko, the Five Great Shinobi Villages could find quite a few people capable of crushing Nagato's balls. Such a comparison had no meaning whatsoever.
"That's right. I was being presumptuous. You are still the same you, but I am no longer who I used to be."
Hiko suddenly came