"Clang!" The massive blade shattered on impact, its flying fragment spinning as it buried itself deep in a wall twenty meters away.
Pain's left Rinnegan opened.
—Asura Thunderstorm!
"Crackle, crackle...!!" A hemispherical field of lightning erupted, covering a ten-meter radius around Pain A. The golden lightning wrapped around his feet instantly dispersed...!!
The figure that had used the mist for cover and swung an unknown greatsword at him was forced back, unable to get close again!
"Click, click...!" A rugged mechanical hand emerged from Pain A's right shoulder. Lightning Release chakra flowed into it, its palm facing the direction the blade fragment had flown.
—Asura Magnetized Hand!
"Bzzzt~!" The Lightning Release chakra fed into it was actually converted into an equivalent form of Magnet Release, creating a magnetic pull!!
"Clack, clatter...!!" After trembling violently several times, the broken blade embedded deep in the wall flew backward into the magnetized hand.
Pain A lowered his gaze.
"So it really is... the Kubikiribōchō."
"Then it isn't hard to guess that the golden lightning released beneath my feet just now... was Kiba."
"A Human Puppet of one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, wielding the ninja blade from his lifetime and using the Hiding in Mist Technique to launch a Silent Killing Technique? Interesting."
"Beep, beep, beep." The infrared detection mechanism in Pain A's left Rinnegan had already identified the two people lurking restlessly within the thick fog!
"Heh. Blowing you apart instantly with Thunderbolt Missiles would be fine too, but I want to see what you look like after becoming puppets!"
"Click!!" Pain A opened his mouth, and a beam of plasma gathered within. This beam could clear impurities from the air and was exceptionally effective at dispersing techniques that blocked vision, such as fog, haze, and sandstorms!
"Whoosh~ whoosh~