"Gamma Knife!"
With a flick of Raito's wrist, the blade in his hand became a streak of emerald light, shooting straight at Deva Path Pain like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Nagato's pupils contracted sharply, and he sucked in a breath, attempting to resist.
Shinra Tensei!
The invisible wall of repulsion spread out again, attempting to deflect the lethal strike.
But the next second, Raito appeared in midair like a phantom and seized the eerie green Ninja Blade.
"ROOM: Shambles."
A blade flashed, and Raito swept past Deva Path Pain in an instant, leaving only an afterimage that sliced through space.
The instant they crossed paths, Nagato visibly froze.
With Shinra Tensei's Absolute Defense, Raito's slash should have been utterly incapable of hurting him...
Before he could finish that thought, Nagato started in shock. An overwhelming sense of lost control washed over him-the body of Deva Path Pain under his control had slid smoothly apart into two pieces, like building blocks.
Raito calmly waved his hand.
"Takt!"
Deva Path Pain's remaining upper half flew up uncontrollably, floating straight over to Raito.
Raito stared coldly at the mangled body floating before him.
"It's over!"
The tip of his blade instantly pressed against Deva Path Pain's cold forehead.
Nagato's real body abruptly opened his eyes wide, staring into the empty space ahead in horror.
"Just now... what... jutsu was that...?"
But before he could work out how it functioned, the next second, a familiar fluctuation of chakra
At those words, Kurotsuchi's previously polite expression instantly fell, as though coated in frost.
"Lord Mizukage, isn't your appetite a little too big? Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"
Raito did not even raise his eyelids. Looking thoroughly impatient, he casually waved a hand as though shooing away a