Instantly killing five Paths of Pain!

Whoosh!

Naraka Path silently appeared amid the ruins. He formed hand seals and spat out the enormous King of Hell!

Light flickered inside the King of Hell's mouth!

Preta Path, Asura Path, and Human Path, whom Ye Chuan had defeated earlier, were actually resurrected and appeared behind Deva Path Pain!

The Six Paths of Pain had gathered once again!

Six pairs of emotionless Rinnegan locked onto Ye Chuan below at the same time!

"Finally... are you all here?"

Ye Chuan tightened his grip on Wado Ichimonji, his expression growing solemn.

The World-Breaking Slash he had unleashed at full strength had drained him enormously.

Neither his chakra nor his Armament Haki was at its peak anymore.

Now he had to face all Six Paths of Pain, each with different abilities, at once...

Their combined strength and the difficulty of dealing with them...

Were undoubtedly on the same level as Hawkeye at his peak! In some respects, they were even more troublesome!

The next moment, the Six Paths of Pain's attacks descended like a raging storm!

Deva Path Pain coordinated from the center, alternating between Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in to control the pace of the battlefield, sometimes violently shoving Ye Chuan away, sometimes pulling him toward a dangerous point of attack!

Asura Path became an arsenal. Laser cannons, Homing Rockets, Steel Cable Fists... all kinds of ranged attacks poured out without restraint!

Animal Path summoned all sorts of strange, enormous creatures-the Multi-Headed Dog, Yatagarasu, Chameleon... harassing him and attacking from both the ground and the air!

For a time, Ye Chuan faced danger at every turn!

He pushed his Observation Haki to its limit, alternating between Soru, Geppo, and Kami-e. His figure flickered like a phantom amid the encirclement of the Six Paths and their summons, while Wado Ichimonji continually sliced apart incoming rockets.

But he could clearly feel himself struggling to keep up. That World-Breaking Slash had drained well over half his Haki.

I have to find a way to take out Naraka Path, the one who can resurrect them, first!

But... the other five Paths are coordinating too closely. There's no opening at all!

He even began considering whether to use the Yin Seal he had only recently formed to force out a burst of power.

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

"Lightning Blade!"

"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"

"Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!"

Several powerful ninjutsu and taijutsu attacks suddenly came from every direction!

Boom! Boom!

Caught off guard, Animal Path's summon was sent flying by Might Guy's kick! Kakashi's Lightning Blade pierced Asura Path's arm! Asuma's Fire Release forced Human Path back! Preta Path was temporarily trapped in Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu!

Konoha's reinforcements had arrived!

The four elite jonin-Kakashi, Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, and Kurenai Yuhi-had finally reached this central battlefield, leading a group of the Konoha Rookie Nine.

Other Pain bodies had held them up on the outskirts earlier. Now, they had finally broken through the encirclement and come to help.

"Ye Chuan! Are you all right?!" Kurenai Yuhi asked with concern.

"Not bad, kid!" Asuma praised him as well.

"This is youth! Never backing down, even against a powerful enemy!" Guy gave Ye Chuan a thumbs-up.

Kakashi, meanwhile, watched the regrouped Six Paths of Pain with a grave look in his eyes.

"These guys... their abilities are bizarre. Everyone, be careful!"

Tsunade also reached the battlefield. "Everyone! Follow my command! We need to tailor our approach to these guys..."

Before she could finish, she noticed Ye Chuan's somewhat pale face. He had clearly expended an enormous amount of energy earlier.

"Ye Chuan!"

Tsunade's heart tightened. She immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to reach Ye Chuan's side and pressed a palm imbued with medical chakra against his back.

"Don't get distracted! I'll help you recover!"

An extremely warm surge of chakra instantly flowed into Ye Chuan's body, rapidly nourishing his exhausted frame. His depleted stamina recovered at a visibly noticeable rate.

Meanwhile, a trace of surprise flashed through Pain's Rinnegan as he watched the many Konoha ninja who had suddenly appeared.

"Oh? You actually know something about the abilities of our Six Paths? Did that brat from earlier leak the information?"

He immediately realized that Konoha seemed to have obtained information on some of their abilities.

The battlefield instantly descended into a chaotic melee.

Kakashi faced Asura Path, using his Sharingan to copy and analyze his attack patterns.

Might Guy charged straight at Animal Path's enormous summons, engaging them in pure, hand-to-hand taijutsu combat.

Asuma and Shikamaru worked together, attempting to attack Human Path with Shadow Binding and Wind Release.

Kurenai Yuhi used genjutsu to hold Preta Path in check.

Deva Path Pain stayed where he was for the moment, having expended an enormous amount of energy unleashing Shinra Tensei earlier.

Under Tsunade's rapid treatment, Ye Chuan's depleted stamina and Haki quickly recovered to seventy or eighty percent!

"Lady Tsunade, thank you!" Ye Chuan said to her.

The next moment, his figure vanished again.

This time, he went all out! He held nothing back!

Like a black bolt of lightning, Ye Chuan ignored the chaos on the other battlefields and locked directly onto Naraka Path at the rear, the one responsible for resurrection!

"Shinra Tensei!" Deva Path Pain reacted immediately, unleashing repulsive force to try to stop him.

But Ye Chuan had anticipated it! His Observation Haki had predicted it!

He used Geppo to force a change of direction, simultaneously swinging a reverse Rankyaku kick to send a vacuum slash at Deva Path and disrupt him.

Shhk!

Before the other Paths of Pain could react, Wado Ichimonji, coated in the pitch-black glow of Haki, had already pierced Naraka Path's chest, destroying him completely and putting an end to that bizarre ability to summon the King of Hell along with him!

"What?!" Deva Path Pain's expression changed.

Naraka Path's destruction meant that the other Paths could no longer be swiftly resurrected.

"Next!"

Without pausing, Ye Chuan turned and lunged at Preta Path, who was being disrupted by Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu!

Preta Path had just broken free of the genjutsu and had yet to use Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal when an even swifter lightning slash beheaded him outright.

Human Path came next! Asuma and Shikamaru's coordination was exquisite, but Ye Chuan was faster! His blade flashed, and Human Path was cut into several pieces!

Then came Animal Path! Tied down by Guy, it had no way to evade Ye Chuan's lethal strike from above! The enormous summons were slashed apart along with their summoner!

Last was Asura Path! While Kakashi was still maneuvering against him, Ye Chuan appeared behind him like a phantom and destroyed his core with a single slash!

All of this happened in the blink of an eye!

When Ye Chuan stopped again, the five Paths of Pain that had been surrounding and attacking the Konoha ninja had all become irreparable wreckage, scattered amid the ruins.

This time, it had truly been an instant kill!

The entire battlefield seemed to fall silent for an instant at this sudden turn of events.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the black-haired boy standing with his sword in hand, traces of lightning and killing intent still lingering around him!

So... so fast! So strong!

Ye Chuan slowly raised his head and directed his icy gaze toward the powerful Rinnegan-wielding enemy in the distant air-the only one still standing.

[Current inheritance progress: 99.1%]