Pain Rin summoned the Yata Crow and rode it with Pain A, streaking toward the skies northwest of Amegakure.
Konan and Nagato stood side by side on the tongue of the tower's relief, watching their silhouettes vanish into the curtain of rain overhead.
"Hidden Stone is quite formidable. Will two Paths be enough?"
"The goal isn't an all-out battle. These two Paths have the greatest mobility, making them more important. If necessary, Pain Rin can summon the other Paths."
Konan turned to look at Nagato's profile. "The destination this time should be far beyond the transmission limit of the Chakra Signal, shouldn't it? Has Senju Power awakened?"
Nagato reached up and touched the back of his neck.
"Not yet... so I added a little technology and ingenuity."
Whoosh! The Yata Crow tore through the sky, reaching a point twenty kilometers away in no time. This was already very close to the limit of Nagato's current control over Pain!
On the bird's back, Pain A's Rinnegan swept over the terrain below and locked onto a mountain.
"Right there!"
Pain Rin guided the Yata Crow in a circle, drawing closer to the mountaintop.
Pain A leaped down. After looking around, he fixed his gaze on a relatively concealed rock surrounded by overgrown weeds.
Pain A crouched down and pulled away the grass, clearing an open patch amid the weeds. He pressed his palm against it, the Rinnegan in his eyes gleaming as it turned.
Click! A mechanical pillar rose from the ground as it rotated.
Pain A took a preprocessed, large-caliber Black Rod from his ninja tool pouch and inserted it into the hollow slot at the top of the mechanical pillar.
Buzz!
The mechanical pillar activated, emitting several small Black Rods from its top. Like umbrella spokes, they spread outward in