Oil met fire, and flames roared into the sky.
The Animal Path and Human Path, trapped in the Swamp of the Underworld, were instantly swallowed by the sea of fire.
The Animal Path reacted swiftly, slamming both hands against the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
White smoke burst forth.
A giant monstrous bird broke through the flames, seized the two Pains in its talons, and beat its wings, trying to escape the blaze.
"Think you can get away?"
Jiraiya sprang up the wall and into the air, chakra spinning wildly in his palm.
An enormous Rasengan rapidly took shape.
"Big Ball Rasengan!"
Boom!
The Rasengan descended from above, driving the monstrous bird and both Pains back into the inferno.
The rapidly spinning chakra churned the flames, instantly turning the entire sea of fire into a raging fire tornado.
The buildings shook.
Flames shot into the clouds, staining nearly half the sky red.
The other Pains quickly arrived.
But when the fire tornado dispersed, only two charred corpses remained on the ground.
"As expected of one of the Sannin."
Deva Path Pain gazed at the ruins, his expression utterly unmoved.
"Master Jiraiya, your strength certainly lives up to your reputation."
It was as though the two who had burned were not important fighting assets, but tools he could discard at any time.
The Naraka Path stepped forward.
An enormous King of Hell, visible only to the Rinnegan, rose from the ground and opened a mouth lined with sharp teeth.
A long purple tongue shot out, wrapped around the two charred bodies, and stuffed them into his mouth.
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
Jiraiya looked at the Deva Path with a conflicted expression.
"Nagato, I don't want to be your enemy."
"Why can't we sit down and talk this through?"
"There's nothing to discuss."
Pain's voice