Among the Six Paths, the Human Path specialized in support, and its puppet body was nowhere near as durable as the Asura Path's. The Fourth Raikage's hand strike pierced straight through its body, his entire forearm plunging into the Human Path's torso.
The Soul Absorption Technique the Human Path had just prepared was forcibly interrupted.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."
When the Fourth Raikage pulled out his arm, shattered components from inside the Human Path scattered all over the ground.
Thus, with two attacks from the Fourth Raikage, the Asura Path and Human Path were destroyed in turn.
Darui and Shi were also freed from the encirclement of the Six Paths Puppets.
"Water Style: Water Formation Wall."
Darui gathered a massive amount of chakra in his throat and spewed out a waterfall-like torrent toward the Animal Path and the summoned giant beasts before him.
"Lightning Release: Wave of Inspiration."
Behind the Water Formation Wall, Darui unleashed Lightning Release once more. Taking advantage of water's conductivity, he electrified the wall of water before him, combining the two techniques to amplify their power.
"Bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzt..."
The massive summoned beasts and the Animal Path Puppet were all electrocuted into a state of paralysis.
At the same time, Shi, the other Raikage guard, unleashed his own technique.
"Lightning Illusion: Flash Pillar."
This technique was not particularly powerful. It caused the user's entire body to emit lightning, making enemies mistake it for an illusion meant to obstruct their vision, thereby luring them into the genjutsu.
Or it could completely block the enemy's sight, preventing them from seeing what lay ahead normally.
Under the blinding lightning, Nagato raised a hand over the eyeholes in his mask to keep his eyes from being overly irritated.
The Fourth Raikage seized this opportunity and rapidly closed in on the remaining