Heavenly Punishment

"Shinra Tensei!"

On the battlefield, Deva Path Pain pressed his palms together, a formless barrier of repulsive force enveloping him.

The thunderous barrage crashed down, slamming into the position occupied by Deva Path Pain as if striking an invisible wall, only to be deflected instantly.

Faintly, amidst the blinding glare of the lightning, a circular barrier could be seen surrounding him, shielding him tightly within.

"Let's see how many seconds your Shinra Tensei can hold out!" Uchiha Akira sneered inwardly at the sight.

Nagato had only just turned to the darkness and had yet to master his Six Paths Technique, yet he had the audacity to send only three Pains.

In an environment like the Land of Rain, Uchiha Akira would dare to challenge him even if all six Pains were present!

This time, the advantage was firmly in his hands!

"Not good!"

Feeling the lightning grow increasingly dense, Nagato's heart sank. His purple Rinnegan flared, and vast ocular power surged through an invisible connection into the Deva Path Pain on the battlefield.

"Hah!"

A sharp shout erupted from Deva Path Pain.

His eyes widened, and a terrifying repulsive force exploded from his body.

In an instant, the dense, domain-like sea of lightning was forcibly pushed back, carving out a ten-meter safety zone around him.

"Interesting!" Uchiha Akira's lips curled into a smile.

Crackle...

The next moment, the lightning across the sky suddenly surged. Countless bolts poured down from the clouds like a waterfall of light descending from the heavens.

"Damn it... how can his Lightning Style control naturally occurring, violent lightning with such precision?" In a distant cave, a bead of cold sweat rolled down Nagato's forehead.

There was no time to overthink; Nagato poured more Rinnegan power into the connection. The body of the Deva Path must not be lost—this was Yahiko!

"Hah... ah..."

Inside the invisible barrier, Deva Path Pain's face twisted, his features distorting as if the very art style of his existence were breaking down.

Facing the river of lightning cascading down, the Shinra Tensei repulsive barrier shrank continuously, soon compressed to a radius of only two meters around him.

Wisps of lightning pierced the barrier, striking Deva Path Pain and leaving charred marks on his black cloak with red clouds.

Thin trails of smoke rose from Deva Path Pain's body.

"Hah!"

As Nagato's ocular power surged once more, Deva Path's Rinnegan eyes bulged, and a repulsive force far more immense than before exploded outward.

In a flash, it shattered the river of lightning falling from the sky, dispersing it into endless arcs of electricity that rampaged across the world.

Finding a moment of respite, Deva Path Pain immediately moved, exerting his maximum speed to bolt toward the edge of the Thunder Domain.

For him, he had to escape the range of the opponent's Thunder Domain, or he would surely be dragged to his death.

Seeing this, Uchiha Akira flicked his right finger, and the lightning within the clouds transformed into pillars of light connecting heaven and earth, crashing down.

For a time, Deva Path Pain was in a wretched state; even his physique, reinforced by Yin-Yang Release, could not withstand the bombardment of so much natural lightning.

On the other side, Animal Path dared not enter the Thunder Domain and could only hover at the periphery, abandoning the pursuit of Aburame Shigang and Hyuga Kaoru.

In the current situation, the safety of Deva Path Pain was paramount.

Several kilometers away on a hilltop, Uchiha Obito stared at the churning thunderclouds with his exposed crimson Sharingan, a look of gravity in his eyes.

In his vision, the sky above the battlefield where Uchiha Akira stood was filled with endless flickering light, with blinding bolts converging from all directions toward the center.

The endless lightning rioted, illuminating the world with its brilliance, accompanied by deafening roars.

The scale was so massive that even after inheriting the legacy of Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito rarely found a jutsu with such immense power in those records.

"This technique utilizes the power of nature. Even if Uchiha Madara were here, he would have no choice but to take it head-on!" A look of solemnity flashed in Uchiha Obito's eyes.

Under such favorable conditions of time and place, he himself could rely on Kamui to be indifferent, but others would be doomed.

The speed of lightning was among the fastest attacks in the natural world; under normal circumstances, it was impossible to dodge.

Even if it wasn't the speed of light, it was far beyond the reaction time of any ninja.

"The Deva Path Pain created by Nagato is finished." At this moment, the voice of Black Zetsu came from Zetsu's body. He looked at Uchiha Obito, "Obito, it's too late for you to go now. The speed of the lightning attack surpasses even your Kamui."

"It is too early to say such things." Uchiha Obito's voice was indifferent. "Don't forget, Nagato can still choose to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The statue, having already devoured the Six-Tails, surely wouldn't be destroyed by an attack of this magnitude, right?"

"Heh heh..." Black Zetsu let out a disdainful laugh. "How could an attack of this level destroy the statue? It's not even close!"

"I do not wish for the statue to suffer any damage. It is the key to becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and is vital for the Infinite Tsukuyomi!" Uchiha Obito looked at Black Zetsu.

"Rest assured." Black Zetsu said with absolute confidence, "An attack of this level would at most cause some negligible damage to the statue. As long as we continue to capture Tailed Beast and seal them inside, the statue will naturally recover as good as new."

"This Uchiha Akira's strength cannot be underestimated. Find an opportunity to kill him later!" Uchiha Obito's eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

On the battlefield, the celestial phenomena shifted once more.

Countless bolts of lightning rolled and surged, as if brewing something terrifying.

Dense arcs of light thrashed about, and bolt after bolt of lightning struck the earth in straight, heaven-piercing lines.

Deva Path Pain was in a wretched state while trapped within the Thunder Domain; his black cloak with red clouds had long since been incinerated by the lightning, leaving his muscular upper body exposed.

His orange hair had been scorched to a charred black.

Inside the Thunder Domain, countless bolts of lightning descended like the sharpest of divine blades.

He could only rely on his intuition to make predictions, as dodging after the lightning had already struck was impossible.

The speed of the lightning could reach half the speed of light; there was no way he could wait until after it was fired to evade.

This won't do. Yahiko's body cannot be destroyed here... Nagato's heart hardened as he witnessed the anomaly in the firmament, realizing that the opponent's true ultimate move was coming.

At this moment, an endless roaring sound echoed from the sky, and a thunder sword condensed from infinite lightning flickered in and out of existence amidst the flashes.

This thunder sword continuously devoured the rolling, spreading lightning; its size would expand, then rapidly shrink, only to expand again after consuming more lightning.

Through this cycle of repetition, a Thunder God Sword, radiating an aura that could annihilate all things and illuminating the heavens and earth in all directions, appeared above the firmament, its size surpassing that of a mountain.