Slash! Chen Fan cut Pain's body in two. Bang! A wooden log appeared where Pain had been, split down the middle by Chen Fan's blade.
It was the basic Substitution Jutsu used in ninja battles. Chen Fan had not encountered it in a long time, but it had unexpectedly worked very well against him.
Chen Fan looked up and saw Pain already hovering above him.
Pain rapidly formed hand seals and said, "Almighty Push!"
Buzz!! Boom!! A powerful repulsive force instantly filled an area several hundred meters wide around Pain.
Boom boom!! The ground was crushed downward by that force, forming a circular crater. The rumble of the earth sounded as if it were crying out in agony.
All the trees within that range were shattered by the force. One could imagine what would happen to anyone caught inside—perhaps their bodies would be instantly ground into fragments by the repulsion.
The ground beneath Chen Fan's feet instantly caved in. "...!" The sound of his power activating rang out again as Chen Fan changed the direction of the repulsive force acting on him, transferring it all into the ground beneath his feet.
Boom!! The ground beneath Chen Fan was struck by the powerful impact, instantly opening a hole. Chen Fan's entire body drilled underground.
Pain heard the sound of Chen Fan activating his power and sensed that something was wrong. That sound seemed to have appeared several times before. This guy probably was not dead yet.
Just as Pain thought that, boom! A hole suddenly burst open in the ground, and a figure shot out of it like a bullet toward him. Pain swiftly dodged, and Chen Fan and Pain passed each other.
Rip! Chen Fan's Kusanagi Sword tore a gash in Pain's clothes, but it did not injure him.
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