Oto might not have been as strong as Madara at the Valley of the End, but she was at least a match for Sasuke with his Eternal Eye.
Across the entire Shinobi World, she was a tiny, tiny bit stronger than the current Five Kage-by a few hundred million degrees. She ranked among the world's top ten ninja, and anyone who made her attack without holding back was naturally no ordinary opponent.
She swung her samurai sword again, whipping up a hurricane that scattered the dust and revealed the deeply gouged earth.
A puzzled look entered Oto Uchiha's eyes as she looked toward the distant Six Paths of Pain. They just stood there taking hits without fighting back. Were they waiting for other Akatsuki members to arrive and surround her?
But after scanning her surroundings, she found no sign of any other enemies. Only the Six Paths of Pain were here.
And only enemies on the level of the Six Paths of Pain deserved such serious attention from her.
During the earlier battle at Takigakure, she had lost to Pain because she lacked proficiency with natural energy. But now, she had not only mastered the Leyline's power, she also had the Nine-Tails as her summoning beast.
Perhaps she could even try defeating all the Pains.
Reining in her wandering thoughts, Oto Uchiha summoned half of the Nine-Tails and said, "Kurama, that's the Akatsuki leader with the Rinnegan. Attack or run, it's up to you..."
Oto Uchiha did not waste many words on the Nine-Tails. Even back in the village, she had mostly let him roam free.
After all, the other half of the Nine-Tails was inside Naruto, and Minato and Kushina had long since taken Naruto away. He was now hundreds of meters underground.
The Nine-Tails snorted. Feeling the seals