This was getting urgent.
Ronglin used Chakra to stabilize the entire building, preventing it from collapsing from the aftershocks of the battle.
Behind Ronglin, Itachi and Kimimaro watched Kumogakure descend into chaos, both somewhat stunned. They had learned from Ronglin that Akatsuki was powerful, but they had never imagined they would be this powerful.
"Summoning Jutsu!!"
The Animal Path among the Six Paths of Pain continuously used Summoning Jutsu, summoning all manner of creatures.
"Roar!!!"
In an instant, Kumogakure practically became a gathering ground for monsters. All kinds of terrifying Summoned Beasts wreaked havoc throughout the village—chameleons, three-headed dogs, giant crows, rhinoceroses, centipedes... all manner of Summoned Beasts covered in Black Rods appeared within Kumogakure.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
Wherever the Asura Path went, explosions followed one after another, as all kinds of weapons continuously fired from its body.
In the Naruto world, firearms were rarely seen, yet the Asura Path was practically a walking arsenal.
All kinds of heavy weapons could spring from its body—missiles, rockets, cluster bombs. There was nothing it lacked except what one could not imagine.
"Bastards!!!"
Watching countless monsters rampage through the village while the Asura Path raced wildly across Kumogakure, everywhere it went, strange weapons fired and explosions rang out without end as buildings collapsed one after another.
Watching his village turn into a living hell, Ay wished he could strangle these Akatsuki members with his own hands.
"Hokage, I'll have to leave the wounded to you."
Kumogakure's medical capabilities lagged far behind Konoha's, and it had far fewer Medical Ninja as well.
From the moment Akatsuki began its attack, countless people in Kumogakure had been injured. Naturally, the number of dead was also enormous.
Anyone who encountered Akatsuki—whether a peripheral member or one of the Six Paths of Pain—would usually meet only one fate: