Boom!
The air around Ryōta abruptly collapsed inward, and an irresistible suction dragged his entire body forward!
The ground split apart, rubble flew backward, and the entire area's center of gravity seemed to tip toward Pain's palm!
Ryōta's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly. At the last moment, he activated "Divine Crossing" and teleported clear.
But the moment he reappeared, he frowned. Clearly, the barrier Nagato had just mentioned was real: his "Divine Crossing" was actually restricted to a range of around a hundred meters here.
Moreover, a crater dozens of meters across had already formed where he had just stood.
"So this is... the power of the Rinnegan?"
Ryōta's breathing quickened slightly. Intelligence was only intelligence, after all. Experiencing it firsthand was the true terror.
Pain remained expressionless, the ripples in his Rinnegan perfectly still, as though he had merely brushed away some dust.
Not far away, cold sweat seeped from Hiruko's temples.
This guy... if the leader really gets serious, forget taking his eyes-I'll probably struggle just to protect myself... I need to watch a little longer.
Deva Path Pain slowly landed. His Rinnegan swept over Ryōta, the White Snake Sage, and Tagitsuhime before finally settling on Ryōta.
"Before a true god, even the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan... amounts to no more than this."
His voice was bone-chilling, like a proclamation.
As his words fell, all Six Paths of Pain moved at once!
Deva Path Pain shot upward, aiming both hands at Ryōta. "Banshō Ten'in!"
A powerful suction surged forth, and Ryōta's body once again flew forward beyond his control.
But the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun-
"Divine Crossing!"
Hum!
Ryōta vanished instantly and appeared on a boulder a hundred meters away.
Almost simultaneously, Asura Path Pain rushed out from the side. His arm transformed, revealing missile launch