Mirai had put tremendous force into that strike; the kunai sank into his opponent's chest all the way to the hilt. But at the same time, Mirai leaped backward, evading Kakuzu's lightning attack.
The mist slowly dispersed, and everyone froze at the sight of Deva Path Pain with a kunai embedded in his chest. Had he been killed?
Baitong Hyuga's eyes widened, as though he simply could not believe it. That arrogant-looking guy from before had actually been killed so casually by Mirai Uchiha?
Well, while he could not pull off an attack of that caliber, it had looked incredibly simple no matter how he saw it. And yet the opponent had died just like that? Of course, he did not know what was truly terrifying about Deva Path Pain.
Mirai took a deep breath. He understood where Deva Path Pain's true strength lay: the six were one, all controlled by Nagato. The six shared their vision through Nagato. Now that Deva Path Pain had appeared alone, it did not mean there were no other Pains nearby. Under normal circumstances, all Six Paths of Pain should have been here, with the others concealed somewhere in the surroundings, observing the entire battlefield. In other words, Deva Path Pain could not be assassinated through an ordinary sneak attack.
Of course, ordinary rules were ordinary rules. The steam Mirai had created just now was precisely Deva Path Pain's bane.
No matter what, they were puppet corpses. While their vision could all be conveyed to Nagato, and Nagato might be able to process the hearing and smell of all six at once, that did not apply to other senses—especially the sixth sense and touch. If his opponent had been an ordinary Kage-level fighter, they might have detected Mirai's attack. But Deva Path Pain's vision