The crowd surged forward, and Akahoshi was caught off guard and beaten to a pulp.
"Hmph!"
"This farce has gone on long enough."
"From this day on, there will be no more Star Ninja in this world..."
Deva Path Pain watched coldly, a nameless anger rising in his heart.
These self-righteous weaklings never examined their own failings. Every time, they took their anger out on someone else as though it were their right.
That was why the Shinobi World held so many tragedies.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Deva Path Pain struck again, sending another dozen or so Star Ninja flying with severe injuries.
Only then did the survivors remember that several formidable enemies were still watching them.
"We surrender."
"If we submit to Dawn, you'll spare us, right?"
One of the few uninjured Star Ninja asked Pain.
"I already gave you a chance."
"You chose the wrong answer. Your only fate is destruction."
Pain's voice was cold.
At his words, the Star Ninja sank into utter despair.
It's all Akahoshi's fault. If it weren't for him, the Konoha Ninja...
Wait.
That's right.
The Ninja from Konoha hasn't left yet!
Thinking of Naruto Uzumaki, the Star Ninja felt as though they had found a lifeline in their despair.
"Go get that Konoha Ninja! He should still be in the village."
"And Lady Natsuhi. Bring her too."
"Didn't they say they'd help us? Why haven't they shown up?"
As the Star Ninja shouted in panic, Deva Path Pain slowly raised his arm.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
Under the tremendous pull of gravity, countless massive chunks of stone rose into the air.
It seemed that, at any moment,
the stones would come crashing down into the crowd.
"You've got to be kidding..."
The Star Ninja's faces turned deathly pale.
Judging by the number and size of the