As the imposing BGM began to play, countless people in the real world broke out in goosebumps.
Although Pain's self-proclaimed godlike pose seemed rather laughable to those in the real world who had truly witnessed what gods were like, paired with that classic BGM, it undeniably elevated his aura to another level.
Then there were the strange and bizarre abilities inherent to the Six Paths of Pain. To the Ninja World of that era, Pain truly was qualified to call himself a god—though it sounded arrogant and absurd, that power was indeed terrifying.
If they were placed in an ordinary world without supernatural powers, the Six Paths of Pain could have become genuine gods in an ancient society.
In any case, as the BGM played, many people grew excited and quietly awaited what would happen next.
In the Light Screen footage, Tsunade, as the Fifth Hokage, also made her move.
As the strongest medical ninja—and the most well-endowed—Tsunade directly summoned her contracted beast, Katsuyu, released her power, and transferred all her chakra to Katsuyu.
Katsuyu then split into countless small slugs, spreading throughout Konoha and crawling onto the wounded to heal them.
This method had also appeared in previous Light Screen footage. It was what Tsunade had done when Orochimaru and she returned to Konoha together at the end of Danzo's rebellion.
Now, it was practically a classic reenactment.
With Tsunade's treatment, many gravely wounded people were pulled back from the brink, stabilizing Konoha's precarious situation for the time being.
It was under these circumstances that the Deva Path found Tsunade and confronted her.
Pain spoke coldly, demanding to know where Naruto was.
Naturally, Tsunade could not possibly tell him. Instead, she launched into a verbal tirade, declaring that Akatsuki and the Pains were a group of terrorists who had