"The Leaf Village Ghost, who single-handedly changed the entire course of the Third Shinobi World War." Pain's voice remained hollow, but a glimmer of light flashed through his eyes.
"You are strong, but before a god, everything is futile. Tell me where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is. Do not stand in the way of god."
Tianyi did not answer as he looked at the somewhat overly dramatic Pain before him. His gaze swept across the positions of the Six Paths of Pain—the Deva Path, Human Path, Asura Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, and Naraka Path.
Six bodies, six abilities, six pairs of Rinnegan. They shared vision and worked in perfect coordination.
Any opening would be covered by the others. Any flaw would be caught by the others.
The corners of Tianyi's lips curled upward, and excitement flashed in his eyes. "Perfect. I also want to see whether my Sage Mode can slay a god!"
The Asura Path's arms split open, its skin peeling back to either side like mechanical armor and revealing densely packed artillery mechanisms within. Countless missiles shot from its arms, trailing white flames as they rained down upon Tianyi.
The Animal Path formed hand seals with both hands and slammed them onto the ground. "Summoning Technique!" Bang—! A massive cloud of smoke erupted, and a giant rhinoceros covered in spikes charged out of it.
It was the size of a small mountain. Its four hooves shattered the ground, each step sending tremors through the earth.
The rhinoceros let out a low roar, lowered its head, aimed its thick horn at Tianyi, and charged wildly at him.
The Deva Path raised its right hand and spread its five fingers.
"Banshō Ten'in."
An invisible gravitational force gripped Tianyi around the waist like a giant hand and violently pulled him forward.