Zhengye pulled a scroll from his clothes and slapped it straight onto Yatagarasu as the bird swooped down at him:
Sealing Scroll: Forbidden Seal Technique. Seals one A-rank ninjutsu or large summoned beast. Single use.
With a hum, black seal markings flashed in midair, clinging to Yatagarasu's entire body like chains.
With a bang, Yatagarasu vanished from the battlefield. Across from him, the Animal Path's expression changed. He swiftly formed hand seals and slapped the ground, but summoned nothing.
Yatagarasu had been Zhengye's target from the start!
As long as that creature was gone, control of the skies would remain firmly in Pakura's hands.
As long as Pakura was safe, whether they fought or stayed was entirely up to him.
Holding her umbrella, Pakura watched Yatagarasu get sealed away. Her eyes lit up, and her gaze toward Zhengye brimmed with admiration.
He's so thoughtful. He even considered that?
The only remaining threat to Pakura was the Asura Path's missiles.
But with Pain maintaining such heavy rain, even missiles would be affected.
Besides, after all her years fighting abroad, it would be embarrassing if Pakura couldn't even evade their trajectories.
Of course, Pain didn't attack Pakura as she hovered in the air. He merely narrowed the Rain Tiger at Will Technique's range to the area around her head.
He only needed to prevent Pakura from using Scorch Release to launch airborne assaults on Amegakure.
Pain focused all his attention on Zhengye.
They were fighting at Amegakure's entrance.
If they couldn't defeat Uchiha Zhengye head-on, they could forget about the Akatsuki's reputation.
Even Amegakure's survival would be in question.
Centipede burrowed out, signaling the start of the battle.
Hell Crab opened its mouth, sending a torrent of white foam surging toward Zhengye.
It was Water Release: Foam Wave!
Chameleon had