The surrounding air began to twist. First it was the leaves, which separated from the embrace of the tree trunk and converged towards the chakra ball, followed by dead branches and gravel on the ground.
A shuriken attached to Explosive Tag also had its flight path distorted, flying not far from Pain and heading towards the black ball.
As the suction force became stronger and stronger, branches and even tree trunks floated into the air together with the fine soil. Then the whole earth felt the pull, and the earth and rocks flew up in all directions, heading towards the chakra balls in the air.
At this time, Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu no longer mattered. Under the influence of such a large-scale Ninjutsu, no one could maintain the original Genjutsu. Uchiha Itachi's body once again appeared in Rinnegan's sight.
Pain smiled softly, as if he had completely won the victory. The next step was to severely repair this subordinate who dared to challenge the majesty of God, so that he could put down his messy things and contribute to Akatsuki's career.
He stretched out his hand again and opened his palm in the direction of Uchiha Itachi, and the air in his palm became distorted.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
Uchiha Itachi, who was originally running away, felt that his body seemed to be out of control, and unconsciously floated in the direction of Pain. He used Substitution Technique to disperse himself into crows, but the crows were still out of control, flapping their wings but unable to fly freely.
Pain seemed to have seen the panic hidden in the bright red Sharingan that was getting closer and closer to him, but he did not intend to kill him. He just stretched out his hand and took out his commonly used paint Black Rods.
Black Rods stabbed Uchiha Itachi, Pain mercifully avoided any fatal place, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became bigger and bigger.
But he missed it.
Black Rods passed through Uchiha Itachi's body without even touching a hair. Pain turned around in shock. The person fighting him was Uchiha Itachi, not the guy wearing a mask who called himself Uchiha Madara.
Is it possible that the two of them changed their eyes, so Uchiha Itachi can also Intangibility?
He stretched out his hand, Shinra Tensei was ready to go, but an invisible shock wave passed by, and Uchiha Itachi's figure suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Genjutsu!
The moment he and Sharingan looked at each other, he still hit Genjutsu, but where was the real Uchiha Itachi at this time?
He was at the feet of Pain, suddenly bursting out from the sudden collapse, the sharp Kunai flashing with cold light, and the time was just stuck in the gap between Pain releasing Shinra Tensei.
Black Rods and Kunai intersect, sparks flicker, and with the blessing of Rinnegan, Pain is far more powerful than Uchiha Itachi, and the weapons are stronger. Even if only Taijutsu is used to fight, Uchiha Itachi is no match for Pain.
However, the goal has been achieved. Uchiha Itachi took the initiative to put away Kunai, and was tapped heavily by Black Rods on the shoulder. Then he used the force to jump back high and got out of the attack range of Pain.
He bowed slightly and said softly, "As expected of God, thank you for your mercy."
Pain's expression was not as indifferent and calm as at first. On the contrary, there was a hint of coldness. He nodded gently to Uchiha Itachi and said, "You should really thank me for my kindness. Go heal your wounds first. There are still tasks for you later -"
Uchiha Itachi left silently, and at the same time, Konan flapped its paper wings and landed next to Pain.
"Pain? What happened just now?"
"Both missions failed. He wanted to test whether his courage was still there." Pain said lightly, but his expression became more serious.
In the battle between him and Uchiha Itachi just now, neither party used their full strength, and most of them were just tentative attacks. However, it was these tentative attacks that made Pain wary. His ability to resist Genjutsu was not strong, but Uchiha Clan was the best at Genjutsu.
What he is wary of is not Uchiha Itachi. A pair of ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan cannot cause any trouble, but the guy who calls himself Uchiha Madara cannot be underestimated. If he has a powerful Genjutsu, he must prepare a way to counter him.
"Come on, let's go back."
He whispered softly, and left the place with Konan, while the crow not far away quietly followed their footsteps.
But within a few minutes, Land of Rain once again started raining like it, and Konan of Pain disappeared into the rain curtain, returning to Amegakure, their base.
The crow made an unpleasant cry, and then turned into a jet of black feathers, blending into the deepening night and disappearing.
It was also at the same time that Uchiha Itachi met his partner again.
"Mr. Itachi! This is you!" Kisame immediately discovered the wound on Itachi's body. The rain soaked Black Cloud Robe, and dark red blood slowly seeped out from the wound.
"Ah, this is just God's wrath. It doesn't matter. It didn't hurt any vital parts." Uchiha Itachi's expression was particularly indifferent. He smiled softly and applied the wound medicine on himself.
There was a hint of apology in Kisame's expression, and he said slowly, "I had known I would hand in the mission with you, so that Pain's anger could be directed at me. My recovery ability is stronger than yours, and it doesn't matter even if I get poked in a few holes."
"No, Pain was not angry because of the failure of the mission." Uchiha Itachi shook his head slightly, then handed the bandage in his hand to Kisame and asked him to wrap it up for him.
"I just had a fight with--"
Hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Kisame placed one. He subconsciously tightened the bandage in his hand, and Uchiha Itachi groaned in pain.
"You fought with him!" Kisame almost jumped up and said loudly, "How did you--"
He suddenly stopped talking again and remembered what Masked Man said to him not long ago. After reading the information about Pain, he expressed his desire to meet Uchiha Itachi.
"The information from Orochimaru is true!" Kisame said loudly.
"It's true." A smile appeared on Uchiha Itachi's lips, and he said softly, "Orochimaru is indeed Orochimaru. His information is not wrong at all. Even how to deal with Pain is clearly written."
Kisame widened his eyes, looked directly at Itachi's face, and said, "So you--"
"You?" Uchiha Itachi asked doubtfully.
"Ah, he wants to meet you. The meeting place-" Kisame softly said what Masked Man asked him to convey to Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi lowered his head and thought about it. He wanted to deal with Pain. Why did the guy wearing the mask also want to deal with Pain? Should he agree to it?
But before that, he had to seek help from another person.