Just as Madara was analyzing the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain, Jiraiya suddenly came under attack inside the Pipes.
A bald man with metal studs in his face and the same Rinnegan suddenly appeared before Jiraiya.
The bald man threw a punch at Jiraiya. Fortunately, Jiraiya already knew Konan was not his only enemy and had been keeping his senses focused on his surroundings. He immediately dodged the surprise attack.
The bald man's fist struck the steel Pipes behind Jiraiya, shattering them with a single punch.
The Pain with long orange hair, the Pain who absorbs ninjutsu, and this Pain in front of me—that makes at least three. Just how many of these guys are there?!
Before Jiraiya could find his answer, a pulling force suddenly came from behind him. Having never encountered such a bizarre attack, he was caught completely off guard and dragged backward. At the same time, a black rod shot toward him even faster, piercing straight through his abdomen.
"Damn it!"
As the Black Rods pierced Jiraiya's body, his chakra instantly fell into disarray. At the same time, another man with long orange hair emerged beside the Pipes behind him.
Another black iron rod appeared in the orange-haired man's hand. Just as Jiraiya tried to dodge his attack, that strange pulling force struck again. Had Jiraiya not promptly used ninjutsu to harden his hair and force himself aside, the attack would have struck his heart.
Even so, the enemy's attack pierced Jiraiya's right arm. With the Black Rods lodged in his body, his chakra fell into complete disarray. At that moment, the bald man who had first attacked him launched a missile-like attack at him.
Having discovered that two people from Konoha had arrived, with the Fifth Hokage himself among them, Nagato dared not