"In three days, gather every force we have. I'll go to Konoha myself. Even if it takes my last breath, I'll turn that heretic and all of Konoha to ashes beneath Shinra Tensei!"
Nagato's roar, filled with blood and hatred, still seemed to echo in their ears.
Three days later, sunlight bathed Konoha, and all was peaceful.
After the recent turmoil of Orochimaru's invasion and Root's dissolution, the village was recovering its former prosperity and vitality at an astonishing speed under the leadership of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. People filled the streets, children's laughter mingling with vendors' cries, brimming with life.
No one imagined that a "divine punishment" capable of burying all of this had already descended without a sound.
Boom!!!
A deafening blast erupted on the western side of the village without warning. A residential building collapsed in the violent explosion, instantly razed to the ground. Billowing smoke and terrified screams tore through Konoha's peaceful scene like a knife.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Shrill alarms instantly rang throughout the village, and countless figures shot into the air from every corner-Konoha's ninja.
Yet when they reached the scene, what they saw was a vision of hell.
A man with orange hair and black receivers embedded in his face had transformed his arm into a hideous cannon barrel and was unleashing a furious barrage. Every missile struck a building with precision, triggering chain explosions. Countless civilians wailed in the sea of flames, with no time to escape.
Asura Path Pain!
"Quick! Evacuate the civilians! Medical team, treat the wounded!" a Konoha Jonin shouted, his hands rapidly forming hand seals as he prepared to use Water Release to extinguish the flames.
But just as he finished his hand seals, a dark figure appeared silently behind him.
"I'll take your soul."
Human Path