At those words, the Deva Path suddenly stopped moving. The air around them instantly turned cold, and immense killing intent filled the room. It felt as though even the slightest movement would provoke a frenzied backlash from their surroundings!
Just as the silence became absolute, the Deva Path suddenly raised his hand. An enormous repulsive force slammed toward Uzumaki Reikawa!
"I am Pain! The leader of the Akatsuki! I am God!"
This time, however, Uzumaki Reikawa did not simply stand there and take the hit. Several chains suddenly appeared in front of him, while the rest anchored themselves into the ground, holding firm against the attack!
The Deva Path's expression turned icy at the sight. He had been quite good at keeping up appearances earlier. Ever since the Six Paths of Pain appeared before Uzumaki Reikawa, he had anticipated this situation, but those last words had struck a nerve!
Would it be better to just kill this guy after all?
"God? A god shouldn't be a corpse." Uzumaki Reikawa withdrew his chains and kept treading on dangerous ground. Yet his tone was calm, without a trace of mockery, as though he were simply stating a fact.
Pain's expression turned utterly cold. Then, as though he had made some decision, he stopped looking at Uzumaki Reikawa. Turning his back on him, he said, "Heh—you wanted to meet Nagato, didn't you? If you've got the guts, follow me."
Watching Pain walk into the darkness behind him, Uzumaki Reikawa's eyes shifted, as though he were considering something.
From outside, their retreating figures gradually disappeared, as though some monster lurking in the darkness had swallowed them both!
Once they passed through the initial darkness in the corridor, their surroundings gradually grew brighter. Uzumaki Reikawa looked around.
Brighter was only a relative term, really. Their