"Was that a challenge to a god?"
Nagato was not surprised that Asura Path Pain had been destroyed, but Madara had deliberately defeated him with taijutsu, and Nagato sensed the contempt in his actions.
"I don't know whether you're a god, but I've certainly set foot in the Sage Realm."
Caught up in the thrill of battle, Madara began speaking without restraint. After smashing Asura Path Pain with a single punch, he used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before Preta Path Pain, throwing several more shuriken at the same time.
Seeing the shuriken coming, Deva Path Pain decisively chose to dodge rather than let Madara exploit another opening in Shinra Tensei. The other Pains adopted the same strategy, but this choice gave Madara even more room to maneuver.
Madara gently tugged the wires in his hand that were attached to the shuriken. In an instant, their trajectories changed in ways Nagato had not anticipated.
Madara activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. Even with five pairs of eyes watching his surroundings, Nagato could not stop Madara from appearing behind Preta Path in an instant.
Madara swung his samurai sword straight down. To keep Preta Path from being destroyed, Human Path immediately sacrificed his own body to shove him aside. Madara's blade cleaved Human Path in two.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
After witnessing Madara's ferocity, the remaining Pains immediately scattered, while the Three-Headed Dog summoned by Animal Path lunged at Madara, snapping wildly.
"A mere beast dares to fight me!"
Facing the lunging Three-Headed Dog, Madara's Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan. At the same time, deep blue chakra gathered around him.
Susanoo!
Once again, Madara formed a half-bodied Susanoo without armor. Even so, as the long sword in its hand swept down, the Three-Headed Dog was immediately cleaved in two.