Hiruko reacted quickly. The moment Deva Path Pain spoke, he leaped from the branch and spun around to look behind him.
Within the invisible ripples, a strange explosive tag suddenly appeared.
Compared to an ordinary explosive tag, this one was covered in additional bizarre formulas.
The moment Hiruko saw it, his expression changed. Without a word, he frantically retreated!
At the same time, under Banshō Ten'in, the strange explosive tag shot toward Deva Path Pain's palm in an instant.
As the saying went, one learned from one's mistakes. Deva Path Pain was already quite experienced at suffering losses. The instant he saw the explosive tag, he dispelled Banshō Ten'in and struck back with Shinra Tensei, repelling the tag along with dozens of nearby giant trees, roots and all.
"Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags! Uchiha Houka, you really came!"
Deva Path Pain narrowed his eyes and slowly floated off the branch into midair.
Orochimaru and Sasori also became fully alert in an instant.
"What just happened?"
Sakura stared strangely in Hiruko's direction.
"The tall guy is here." Kakashi's gaze sharpened. Perhaps today, they could wipe out Akatsuki for good!
"Did the old man come?" Naruto looked around, but he did not see Houka anywhere.
"He's here!" Sensing something, Zetsu suddenly looked up.
Directly above Deva Path Pain's head, an invisible vortex appeared once more. A hand could be seen extending from it, instantly firing a large handful of specially made kunai downward!
The moment they saw those specially made kunai, Kakashi and Orochimaru's expressions changed dramatically almost at the same time.
"Not good!" Orochimaru retreated at top speed almost instantly, avoiding the specially made kunai.
Kakashi, meanwhile, revealed an eager, excited smile. "Hey, hey, are we going this big right from the start?"
"Teacher Kakashi, what exactly is going on?!" Sakura looked