"It looks like there's still infighting among the great nations."
Konan pointed this out to Deva Path Pain in front of her.
She wanted to see what he had in mind.
"What a coward."
Deidara curled his lip as he looked at Ōnoki in the distance. "Though if it's that old man, I suppose it makes sense."
Deva Path Pain remained expressionless.
He simply raised his hand slowly.
An eerie purple glow flared in his Rinnegan.
He did not look at the five-nation alliance.
Instead, he calmly watched Yemu Hyuga at the head of Konoha's forces.
Those eyes.
Could they really share the same origin, as the Fourth Raikage said?
"Since they won't attack, we'll launch a counterattack."
Deva Path Pain spoke.
His voice was quiet, yet it seemed to pierce the curtain of rain.
Every ninja on his side in the surrounding area heard him.
Rain Tiger at Will Technique!!
Indeed, Deva Path Pain was using the Rain Tiger at Will Technique to spread his beliefs.
He was about to deliver his sermon!
"Pain is the only salvation."
His low voice rang out.
Deva Path Pain slowly floated into the air. "Only pain can make people cherish peace."
"Let the world feel pain!!!"
[Almighty Push!!!]
It was as though heaven and earth had flipped in an instant.
A repulsive force that all but defied the laws of physics erupted from Deva Path Pain in the sky.
It seemed poised to shatter all the surrounding terrain.
This was not Super Shinra Tensei!
Deva Path Pain was merely clearing out the Kirigakure assassins sneaking toward them.
Crack, crack, crack-boom!!
The ground collapsed and the rocks shattered. The Kirigakure ninja who had approached under cover of the mist were sent flying by the shock wave.
The supposed defensive line built by the