Land of Rain.
Nagato's withered hands gripped the wheelchair's armrests tightly.
This sense of oppression was too terrifying.
Chiba merely stood there, yet it felt as though he had drained all the oxygen from the surroundings.
Jiraiya panted heavily, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
The Six Paths of Pain he had fought desperately against had their formation broken by Chiba's casual strike.
"This guy..."
"Just how strong is he?"
Fukasaku swallowed, his voice trembling.
Even though he had long known of Chiba's terror from the Great Toad Sage.
Seeing Chiba in person still gave him a fright.
"Kill him!"
Nagato's eyes widened as his Rinnegan erupted with a horrifying purple glow.
Preta Path Pain attacked first, his massive body charging forward like a Human Bullet Tank.
He spread his arms, intending to drain all the Chakra from Chiba's body.
Chiba had no intention of dodging.
He merely raised his right hand casually and clenched his five fingers into a fist.
Just as the Preta Path was about to touch Chiba.
A plain, straightforward punch crashed out.
There was no flashy ninjutsu, only physical strength refined to its absolute limit.
The violent gust from the punch tore through the air, producing a piercing sonic boom.
The Preta Path's fat face instantly twisted out of shape, and the crisp crack of his shattered nose echoed throughout the hall.
Chiba's punch smashed straight through the Preta Path's skull.
Even the Preta Path, capable of absorbing all ninjutsu, was as fragile as paper before an absolute physical attack.
The headless corpse crashed heavily onto the ground, splashing water everywhere.
Nagato felt sweetness rise in his throat and spat a mouthful of black blood onto his wheelchair.
The original body shared Pain's vision, and that punch felt as though it had shattered his soul