"Boom—"
Before the words had even faded, a thick laser beam shot in from another direction, aimed straight at the Wood Dragon's head in the sky.
It was Asura Path Pain.
He had actually abandoned his struggle with Kimimaro for the moment and turned his cannon toward Chenshu Senju's real body.
At the same time, Animal Path Pain, who had been fighting Sasuke, formed hand seals once more.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
This time, an even larger Yatagarasu appeared on the battlefield. It let out a piercing screech, beat its wings, and charged fiercely toward the Wood Dragon's massive body.
Human Path and Naraka Path also broke away from their respective opponents at the same time, turning into two afterimages as they shot up from the ground.
At this moment, the Six Paths of Pain had actually given up slaughtering the other Hidden Leaf Village ninja and chosen to focus all their firepower on Chenshu Senju alone!
Deva Path Pain's intentions were obvious.
Capture the king first to capture the bandits!
As long as they dealt with this most troublesome Senju descendant, the remaining Hidden Leaf Village ninja would be lambs awaiting slaughter.
Seeing this, every Hidden Leaf Village ninja below felt their hearts leap into their throats.
Yet Chenshu Senju, standing at the center of the siege, still wore that same carefree expression.
He could not even be bothered to move.
"Wood Release: Multiple Wood Clone Jutsu!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three Wood Clones identical to Chenshu Senju appeared atop the Wood Dragon's head in an instant.
One Wood Clone faced Asura Path's laser, clapping his hands together as a heavy wooden shield rose from the ground.
"Wood Release: Wooden Shield Technique!"
The laser struck the shield, blasting wood splinters into the air, yet failed to damage it in the slightest.
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