Thunder Domain

"Too slow!"

Uchiha Akira's voice rang out with a hint of disdain. Then, amidst the invisible gravitational pull, his figure erupted like a bolt of lightning and vanished from his original spot.

Unlike Shinra Tensei, the Rinnegan ability Banshō Ten'in requires a process of continuous output intensification.

In the original story, when Nagato attacked Konoha and faced Kakashi, this was clearly demonstrated.

When he used this ability to pull Kakashi toward him, Kakashi was initially able to resist it.

However, as the gravitational force increased, Kakashi eventually could no longer maintain his footing and was pulled straight in.

Yet, Uchiha Akira had long been aware of this. From the very beginning, he unleashed his full power, struggling with all his might to break free from the gravitational range of Banshō Ten'in.

Seeing Uchiha Akira disappear without a trace, Deva Path Pain's expression turned grim.

The opponent's speed was incredibly fast, and his combat experience was extremely rich. His own Six Paths Technique was not yet mastered to perfection, and he had been caught off guard by the opponent.

The current situation was becoming rather awkward.

On a mountain peak several miles away, Uchiha Obito and Zetsu, who resembled a Venus flytrap, stood atop the summit, gazing toward the direction of the battlefield.

"Zetsu, how is the situation over there?" Uchiha Obito asked in a deep voice.

With the Byakugan present, Uchiha Obito could not get too close himself.

However, this was no difficult task for him, because with Zetsu, even the Byakugan could not detect a White Zetsu using the Mayfly Technique.

This was beyond doubt; White Zetsu had long been lurking within Konoha, and the Byakugan had never been able to detect them.

"Nagato seems to have fallen into a disadvantage," Zetsu said with a hint of a smile.

"A disadvantage?" Uchiha Obito stared at Zetsu and said, "Is Uchiha Akira's strength really that great?"

Zetsu shrugged and said, "That Uchiha's speed is too fast. Nagato's mastery of the Six Paths Technique is not yet refined, and his combat experience is too lacking. If this continues, he will eventually be taken down by Uchiha Akira."

"Lord Madara, do you want to go over and help Nagato?" Black Zetsu's hoarse voice emanated from Zetsu's body.

"No rush. If possible, let Nagato suffer a bit first." Uchiha Obito shook his head and chuckled, "Besides, Nagato's Deva Path is not that weak; it won't be so easy for Uchiha Akira to finish off the Deva Path."

"I will intervene at the critical moment to prevent Nagato from harboring his own little schemes," Uchiha Obito said sternly.

On another part of the battlefield, Yamanaka Shigeyoshi, Hyuga Kaoru, and Aburame Shigang were scurrying about under the assault of three large *Summoning Beast*s, appearing barely able to hold on.

Among the three, Hyuga Kaoru of the Hyuga Clan was in the best condition. Her strength lay entirely in taijutsu, and she appeared to move with ease while facing the siege of the three *Summoning Beast*s.

Yamanaka Shigeyoshi was in the worst shape. His taijutsu was average, and under the heavy barrage of attacks, he appeared stretched thin, with several gashes already opened on his body.

Aburame Shigang was doing slightly better, but the situation was still not optimistic. The flight speed of that Yatagarasu was too fast, and his insects could not keep up.

Furthermore, because of the Hellhound incident, the Animal Path had developed deep precautions against his insects and would not let them get anywhere near his *Summoning Beast*s.

"Boom..."

The giant Crab brandished its massive pincers, charging back and forth through the ruins of the battlefield. Wherever it passed, rubble flew, and the giant pincers slammed down fiercely toward Yamanaka Shigeyoshi and Hyuga Kaoru, who were maneuvering nearby!

"Damn it... it's too late..."

Watching the massive shadow covering him, alarm bells rang in Yamanaka Shigeyoshi's heart.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

Just then, a cold voice rang out.

With a boom, an invisible air cannon tore through the air, striking the descending pincer and knocking its trajectory off course.

Boom~

The giant pincer crashed into the earth, causing the ground to tremble violently.

The Naraka Path standing atop the giant Crab was thus exposed to Yamanaka Shigeyoshi.

"Good chance!" Amidst the smoke, Yamanaka Shigeyoshi's eyes lit up, and his hands quickly completed the hand seals:

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!"

In an instant, his consciousness invaded the mind of the Animal Path standing on the Crab.

"Got him!" Yamanaka Shigeyoshi rejoiced inwardly.

The next moment, his entire body froze. Before he could even react, he felt his vision blur, and he appeared in a strange place.

It was a world composed of black and purple lines, with a pair of giant Rinnegan eyes in the sky coldly overlooking the earth.

"Ah... what is this..."

Then, Yamanaka Shigeyoshi felt a cold, vast will erupt from the Rinnegan. This will was overbearing, icy, and extremely resilient.

In an instant, the consciousness that Yamanaka Shigeyoshi had separated using the Mind Transfer Jutsu was crushed into nothingness on the spot.

Outside, Yamanaka Shigeyoshi let out a miserable scream, and then his entire body collapsed powerlessly to the ground.

"This... what happened?" Hyuga Kaoru's gaze sharpened at the sight.

At that moment, the two giant pincers were raised high and slammed down fiercely toward the spot where Yamanaka Shigeyoshi lay!

Just as she was about to go and rescue him, her expression flickered, and she leaped away toward the distance in a few quick bounds.

Boom~

The massive Yatagarasu plunged like a sharp sword directly into the spot where Hyuga Kaoru had been standing moments before.

As the earth trembled, a cloud of dust and smoke billowed into the sky.

Through her Byakugan, Hyuga Kaoru could clearly see that Yamanaka Shigeyoshi had been reduced to a pulp, dead beyond any hope of recovery.

This is bad... Hyuga Kaoru's heart sank.

Suddenly, her expression shifted as she looked toward the battlefield between Uchiha Akira and Deva Path Pain.

The weather there had undergone a drastic change; within the pitch-black clouds, streaks of lightning flickered.

A massive vortex had formed, with bolts of lightning converging toward the center of the battlefield like rivers.

High above in the boundless clouds, it felt as if some terrifying beast were lurking.

The sound of continuous rumbling made Hyuga Kaoru tremble.

"The weather is changing!" Hyuga Kaoru shouted, then bolted toward the distance at full speed.

She no longer cared about the Summoning Beast that might be pursuing her.

Not far away, upon hearing Hyuga Kaoru's warning, Aburame Shigang also hurriedly fled into the distance.

Uchiha Akira appeared on a high, protruding hilltop, wisps of electricity coiling around his body as he looked down at the cold-faced Deva Path Pain.

It's about time. I'll use the power of the heavens to see if I can eliminate Deva Path Pain!

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Liu raised his right hand.

"Thunder Domain!"

"Zzz..." Accompanied by the noisy crackle of electricity, a blue radiance extended from his right hand and vanished into the rolling black clouds.

BOOM!

The next moment, endless lightning converged like flowing water, and bolts of electricity descended from the sky, slamming violently down toward Deva Path Pain on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the entire world within Pain's field of vision transformed into a Thunder Domain.

With endless thunder raging, this terrifying spectacle caused the pupils of Nagato, the true body located several kilometers away, to constrict sharply as a sense of foreboding emerged from the depths of his heart.

This is bad... Nagato's heart sank; the opponent was actually capable of borrowing the power of heaven and earth's lightning.

He dared not imagine how much destructive power Uchiha Akira could unleash by exploiting the terrain of the Land of Rain!