"Does it matter to them whether they live or die?"
Deva Path Pain's voice was icy.
"Sensei, this era doesn't allow the weak to survive."
"You great nations don't allow the weak to survive."
"You brought war, and the weak could only die in the flames you unleashed. That's why we can only deter you with even greater power, so you won't dare trample on the lives of the weak!"
"Nagato!" Jiraiya shouted. "Stop clinging to this delusion!"
"Looks like this fellow has completely lost his mind."
Sage Shima's voice was shrill.
"Is he the Child of Prophecy you found back then, little Jiraiya?" Sage Morisaku asked, staring at Deva Path Pain ahead.
"Yeah..."
"Nagato. Nagato Uzumaki. It was precisely because of his Rinnegan that I thought he was the Child of Prophecy. I never imagined..."
He still found it hard to accept that his Child of Prophecy had become the leader of an evil organization.
"Little Jiraiya, he's beyond saving now. Do it."
Sage Shima spoke shrilly again, urging Jiraiya to stop holding back.
Without intel, little Jiraiya would probably have struggled to win, but now he had information on all six Pains.
Deva Path Pain: repulsion and attraction.
Asura Path: a mobile arsenal.
Human Path: attacks on the mind and soul.
Animal Path: summoning.
Preta Path: absorbing chakra.
Naraka Path: reviving the Six Paths of Pain.
The six also shared their vision. Jiraiya suspected it was something similar to the Puppet Technique, but he didn't know where the real body was hiding.
The six seemed powerful, but with the right strategy, they weren't unbeatable.
At first, Jiraiya had wanted to use the Toad Mouth Binding Technique to capture Deva Path Pain directly. Even if he had to sacrifice something, he wanted to eliminate the most troublesome one first.