Extra: Grand Finale 3

Land of Lightning

Near the Kumogakure, several people dressed in black robes embroidered with red clouds gathered together. Among them were six people with orange hair and a blue-haired woman. At their feet were the corpses of several ninjas wearing Kumogakure Village uniforms.

"We'll split into two routes here: a feint attack and an exploration route. Let me confirm first."

At the head of the group was a handsome man with Orange-haired Man, whose voice was cold and emotionless.

"A feint attack is Asura Path, the Animal Path, or the Preta Path."

"Exploration is the way of Heaven, the Human Path, Naraka Path. Konan, you are assigned to the side of exploration."

The man with Orange-haired Man appeared to be the leader, issuing tasks to the people beside him.

"I see."

Konan responded softly to Deva Path Pain's words, while the others remained silent.

Pain looked at the Kumogakure not far ahead, his eyes rippling slightly, and said coldly:

"A spherical barrier has been erected above and below the Kumogakure."

Upon hearing this, Konan said softly:

"Is this the mechanism that allows for immediate detection of unauthorized intruders?"

Pain did not answer Konan's question, and continued in his cold tone:

"According to the battle plan, drop the Animal Path into the sky above Kumogakure to mislead the enemy about our numbers, confuse them, and wait for the Animal Path's Summoning Technique."

Of the seven people, only Deva Path Pain and Konan were speaking; the rest remained silent, like puppets.

"From this day forward, let the world feel pain."

Deva Path Pain concluded with his final words, which sounded like an order to act. The Asura Path grabbed the Animal Path by the waist and forcefully hurled it into the sky above Kumogakure.

Kumogakure

The guards on duty in the Barrier Team opened their eyes and shouted:

"Intruder! The target is a single person who has fallen from point C at the South Gate!"

Jonin hearing this, the Jonin on duty in the Barrier Team immediately got up and headed to the target location to investigate.

Animal Path Pain descended from the sky and landed on the rooftop of a house in Kumogakure. Without delay, he immediately formed Animal Path Hand Seals.

"Summoning Technique!"

Bang!

Five figures appeared beside the Animal Path.

Land of Lightning

Kumogakure

"Double Lariat" X2

Puff!

The head of a long-haired man with orange hair, dressed in a black robe embroidered with red clouds, flew off.

Boom!

The giant three-headed centipede moved nimbly, smashing and destroying buildings in the Kumogakure.

"Hey, big brother! The Summoning Technique hasn't been dispelled. He's not the one who cast it! Woohoo!"

Killer B his hands, his voice light and trembling.

Boom!

Killer B barely finished speaking when he was sent flying by an elbow strike from a figure shrouded in blue Chakra. The Raikage A, roared angrily:

"Damn it, don't rap at a time like this!"

The Fourth Raikage A, looked grave. He and Killer B had teamed up to kill three orange-haired men. He had personally witnessed one of these men perform Summoning Technique. However, even after they killed him, the Summoning Beast that were wreaking havoc on the village were not dispelled and continued to rampage through the village.

Two Kumogakure pulled Killer B out of the wall. Killer B shook his head and said seriously:

"Yay, I got it, puppet, you idiot big brother."

"Hmm, looks like they're puppets. I wonder which of these six is the real one!"

Ribbon Raikage A also noticed something amiss. Through these Summoning Beasts, he realized that these were puppets, but he didn't know if any of them were their true forms.

Boom!

Suddenly, a powerful shockwave descended from the sky, knocking everyone present to the ground.

"Oh no!"

The Kumogakure was pressed to the ground, bursting into a bloody mist; he was actually flattened by the pressure.

Only Killer B and Raikage A, lying on the ground, were still struggling to hold on.

A man with Orange-haired Man floated down from the sky.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

Deva Path Pain, spotted Killer B as his target, aimed his right hand at the prone Killer B, and remotely pulled Killer B towards him.

Call out!

Suddenly, octopus tentacles sprouted from Killer B's back, rapidly growing larger and stabbing towards Deva Path Pain.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

The Heavenly Dao remained expressionless. The original gravitational force turned into a repulsive force. The octopus tentacles and Killer B were hit by the shockwave of Shinra Tensei, flying dozens of meters backward and destroying countless buildings.

The Fourth Raikage A, finally recovered and stood up. Chakra surged around him, condensing into a blue Chakra Cloak, Chakra Cloak crackled with electricity.

Call out!

Boom!

The Fourth Raikage's lightning-fast attack was deflected by the repulsive force. Unlike Killer B, who was crushed by the force and powerless to resist, the Fourth Raikage was sent flying back several meters, yet he remained standing, roaring angrily:

"Who are you?!"

Pain turned around, looked at the Fourth Raikage A behind him, and spoke with a calm, expressionless face:

"I am Pain, I am God..."

"Damn it! Why did you do this?!"

Upon hearing Pain call himself a god, the Fourth Raikage A, felt his intelligence had been insulted, but he didn't react. The Fourth Raikage was waiting for the village's Jonin to gather and provide support; he alone wasn't confident he could defeat Pain, or even win.

Pain's Rinnegan seemed to ripple slightly as he looked up at the Raikage and said coldly:

"Why do this? Ha, you are a great nation in the Shinobi World, the protagonists of this world, you should stay away from killing."

Your peace is built upon our suffering.

This world is either about killing or being killed; these two things are intertwined, and war is ever-present, accompanied by death, wounds, and pain.

"Your country is weak, plagued by internal strife and bloodshed. What does that have to do with my Land of Lightning!? Which country are you from!?"

The Fourth Raikage A, was somewhat speechless at Pain's words; he was now certain that the invaders were ninjas from a small country.

At the same time, several figures from the vicinity arrived in the arena and stood behind Raikage A.

"Is the Chakra gathering beneath your feet meant to resist my technique?"

Ah, before absolute power, any resistance is futile.

This... has been repeatedly proven by your great power: wars between great powers are always accompanied by the deaths and suffering of countless innocent people in small countries, and the helplessness of those small countries."

Pain remained indifferent, showing no concern for the enemy's reinforcements, and his figure began to slowly float upwards.

"Great powers suffer the same pain! This is something no one wants! Stop making excuses! Stop your heinous acts!"

The Fourth Raikage A, loudly refuted this.

As Pain ascended into the air, upon hearing the Raikage's words, a hint of anger flickered across his usually impassive face, and he coldly replied:

"Ha! Your suffering? We can only see you enjoying peace, and... this peace is built on the bones of us small nations!"

Today, let us experience our pain!

Looking Raikage Pain, who had already risen quite high in the air, and still able to hear his voice, A felt a sense of helplessness and cursed angrily:

"Madman!"

Ai's voice was loud, but this taunt did not provoke Pain to make a move. Pain continued to slowly ascend, getting higher and higher.

Feel the pain, contemplate the pain, accept the pain, understand the suffering!

Those who do not know pain cannot understand true peace!

Pain rose higher and higher, but Raikage A could still hear Pain's words.

The commotion in Kumogakure subsided at this time, and the figures of the troublemakers suddenly disappeared, as if they had been summoned away.

Outside the Kumogakure, Konan stood with the other five Paths of Pain. Konan asked in confusion:

"What happened?"

The Animal Path's expression was indifferent as he spoke softly:

"We need to use that one."

"Ha?"

Upon hearing this, Konan understood what Pain intended to use and was somewhat surprised, as this was not part of the plan. After her initial surprise, Konan realized what was going on and retorted:

"No! That spell will shorten your..."

Before Konan could finish speaking, all five Pain Paths collapsed face down as if they had lost all their strength. The five Pain lost consciousness, and all their power was drained by the Deva Path Pain.

"Should we do it no matter what, Nagato...?"

Konan turned around and looked in the direction of Kumogakure, muttering to herself.

More and more ninjas gathered around A, the Fourth Raikage A of Kumogakure. Upon hearing their reports, Raikage A learned of Pain's retreat. Despite the seemingly deceptive intimidation posed by Deva Path Pain in the air, A still felt uneasy.

Are these guys retreating?

As A watched Pain soar higher and higher, a hint of doubt flashed through her mind, but Pain's words made her feel that things might not be so simple.

In the sky

Pain raised his hands high, his Rinnegan coldly gazing at the Kumogakure below.

"I will never forget Yahiko's pain..."

The Chakra emanating from Deva Path Pain) gave off a sense of calm before a volcanic eruption, making one uneasy.

"From this moment forward, let the world feel pain."

Pain's face was icy cold as he abruptly slammed his raised hands down.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A shockwave descended from the sky, tearing up the central area of Kumogakure and exposing the earth. Centered on the Kumogakure's perimeter, the shockwave spread outwards, annihilating the entire Kumogakure...