Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Chakra lightly coating him, the rain fell away outside Otsutsuki Toneri, for he did not like the feeling of being wet with rain.

Soon, Black Zetsu brought Otsutsuki Toneri into a spacious hall, and at this moment, quite a few people were already standing inside the hall.

"Heh~ Look, it's a new guy. Finally another new guy is coming in? Awesome! Un!" A short-stature blond youth looked at Zetsu and the others walking in, immediately letting out an excited and spirited voice.

It was none other than the S-rank missing-nin of Iwagakure, Deidara!

"Calm down, Deidara. But among these three fellows, which one is our new guy?" Beside Deidara, the crouching Sasori of the Red Sands uttered with dissatisfaction in a low, hoarse voice, then looked toward the three Otsutsuki Toneri.

They had only been notified that a new member would join today, but the exact one had not been specified.

"Hope it's a reliable fellow, otherwise... Heh heh..." Kisame Hoshigaki, of tall stature at the side, laughed and said, yet matched with his terrifying visage, it appeared extremely ferocious.

"You really are enthusiastic, everyone, making Toneri feel a bit embarrassed." Walking into the hall and hearing the voices of the few, Otsutsuki Toneri curved his lips into a gentle smile and teased.

"Hah?" Hearing this, Deidara and the others all cast their gazes toward the speaking Otsutsuki Toneri, whose diminutive figure made them narrow their brows slightly.

"Hey, Zetsu, you don't mean to say that this brat is our new member, do you?" Afterwards, Deidara pointed unceremoniously at Otsutsuki Toneri and asked Zetsu loudly.

Wasn't this newcomer far too young? He looked to be only around seven or eight years old-was there really no problem?

Although Deidara himself was only twelve years old now, he certainly did not believe a child like Otsutsuki Toneri could possess any strength.

"Ara ara~ Don't get excited, Deidara-san. That's right, Toneri is our new member, and he is exceptionally strong!" White Zetsu waved his hands with a smile, speaking to Deidara in his somewhat comical voice.

He had witnessed Otsutsuki Toneri's terrifying strength with his own eyes, and thus found Deidara's current questioning somewhat amusing.

"It seems I am being looked down upon. If you question Toneri, you are welcome to come and try. But Toneri's attacks do not know their own weight; if you end up crippled or dead, will you handle it yourselves?"

The smile at the corners of Otsutsuki Toneri's mouth slowly turned ferocious, his gaze sweeping one by one over these figures quite familiar from his memories, and he tilted his head in provocation.

That's right, he was deliberately provoking them. As for the members of Akatsuki, he very much wanted to test their strength.

"Ha? Brat, do you know what you're saying? Crippled or dead? You really dare say that? Un?" Hearing this, Deidara's expression sank instantly, and he expressed his extreme dissatisfaction loudly toward Otsutsuki Toneri.

If Pain were not right beside them, he would definitely have tossed a few clay bombs over right now to let Otsutsuki Toneri have a taste!

As for the other members of Akatsuki, several of them also displayed varying degrees of displeasure.

In their view, this newcomer child was truly far too arrogant!

And Pain remained expressionless, with no ripples whatsoever within his pair of purple Rinnegan, watching Otsutsuki Toneri without a word.

"Tsk tsk~ Since you are dissatisfied, why not try? Or could it be that the people of Akatsuki are merely a bunch of fellows who only know how to run their mouths? In that case, Toneri will have to carefully consider whether or not to join Akatsuki."

The ferocious smile at the corners of Otsutsuki Toneri's mouth deepened, which, matched with his delicate and cute appearance, looked somewhat bizarre.

Yet the sarcasm and unbridled arrogance in his tone became even more intense.

So intense that Deidara, whose personality was somewhat flighty, could not bear it!

"Too arrogant! Simply too arrogant! Taste my art, you bastard! Drink!" Deidara chose to make a move without the slightest hesitation, flinging dozens of clay figures.

Dense packs of clay spiders swarmed rapidly toward Otsutsuki Toneri!

What he loathed most was others looking down on him, looking down on his art!

If a brat like this wasn't taught a proper lesson, he would probably be running wild in Akatsuki from now on!

The other members of Akatsuki did not stop him either, choosing instead to quietly watch from the sidelines.

The people in Akatsuki had all sorts of bizarre personalities, but they all shared one unified trait: an arrogance deeply rooted in their bones!

They were all elites from various villages, whether innate or cultivated through acquired experience, and they had all formed a sense of pride.

Perhaps it was not always displayed, but it existed all the same!

As for this newly arrived member, he truly acted far too arrogantly, so having Deidara teach him a lesson was for the best.

"Finally unable to hold back? But if it's merely a single one, it seems far too few." Seeing this, Otsutsuki Toneri murmured, watching the crawling clay spiders while his pristine Tenseigan flashed slightly.

A formidable repulsive force instantly erupted forward!

All the clay spiders turned to fine dust in an instant, and that repulsive force, its momentum unchecked, assaulted the members of Akatsuki!

He, Otsutsuki Toneri, fully intended to properly experience the style of these people!

(Fourth release! Asking for support!)

Chapter 86: Toneri vs. Akatsuki! Fifth release!

The formidable repulsive force tore through the air in the blink of an eye and arrived before the members of Akatsuki.

Although the Akatsuki members could not see this invisible and colorless attack, the abnormal fluctuations in the air and the dissolution of Deidara's clay spiders made them aware of something unusual.

At the same time, this extremely familiar fluctuation caused both Pain and Konan to frown simultaneously.

How did this look so similar to Shinra Tensei?

No! Not similar! It was almost completely identical!

"Shinra Tensei!"

A flash of sharp insight rippled through Pain's Rinnegan, and he extended his right hand, speaking indifferently.

As his voice fell, a violent repulsive force suddenly erupted, meeting the repulsive force washing over them from Otsutsuki Toneri.

Two invisible repulsive forces collided, neither yielding to the other. Ripples spread through the air in widening circles.

Then both repulsive forces dissipated into the air at the same time.

"Why can he use Pain's technique too? This child..." Konan furrowed her delicate brows as she watched Otsutsuki Toneri, who wore a smile.

Pain's Shinra Tensei was the ability of the Deva Path of his Rinnegan. Why could he use it too?

Besides, he clearly didn't have a Rinnegan. Or was it his special Kekkei Genkai?

What a strange fellow!

"My name is Pain, leader of the Akatsuki, and the god of the new world! Join us. The people of this world should be made to awaken by us!" Pain took a step forward, fixed his Rinnegan on Otsutsuki Toneri, and said calmly.

Although he didn't know why this fellow could use an ability exactly like Shinra Tensei, he didn't care.

Pain valued his strength, and it was clear that this child was indeed quite powerful.

"Of course I can join the Akatsuki. But I don't like teammates who are too weak. That would be a real headache for me, too. How about letting them play with me?" Otsutsuki Toneri raised an eyebrow at that and gave the haughty Pain an amused look before speaking calmly.

As expected of someone with an advanced case of chuunibyou. He called himself a god-he sure had some nerve.

Even Otsutsuki Toneri, as he was now, didn't dare call himself a god!

But Otsutsuki Toneri was eager to see how strong the Akatsuki members were. After all, in the future, these guys would die one more miserably than the next!

They could have easily won as a team, but insisted on going one by one to their deaths...

"..." Pain fell silent for a moment, then turned his head toward the other Akatsuki members.

He could tell that Otsutsuki Toneri wasn't joking, but that was only natural. Most Akatsuki members were extremely unruly.

When they'd first joined the Akatsuki, they'd all been given a thorough beating before being allowed in.

So Pain wasn't surprised by Otsutsuki Toneri's words.

It did seem necessary to let the Akatsuki members test themselves against Otsutsuki Toneri.

"Goodness, goodness~ These new recruits, honestly. Even I can't stand it anymore." Kisame Hoshigaki's fierce sharklike face broke into a cruel grin. He was actually one of the better-tempered members of the Akatsuki.

But at this moment, even he could hardly tolerate the new member's provocation.

"Hah? This brat is far too full of himself! Yeah!" Deidara also grinned viciously. With Pain's approval, he would make this brat savor his art!

"Looks like you're all full of spirit, huh? Then... Flame Bird!" Otsutsuki Toneri tilted his head slightly, then grinned and murmured.

The next instant, towering flames surged into the sky!

Chirp!

It was as if a thunderous cry rang in everyone's ears. A huge flaming bird emerged from the fire and spread its wings in flight.

As the fiery bird circled, the temperature throughout the great hall rose rapidly, and the flames burned away the roof.

A light rain fell from the sky, but before it could land on anyone, the Flame Bird vaporized it completely!

"What terrifying fire-style Ninjutsu!" Kakuzu's sinister green eyes glinted as he delivered this solemn assessment.

Because of his Earth Grudge Fear secret technique, he was one of the foremost masters of all five nature transformations, so he was fully qualified to judge.

"S-rank fire-style Ninjutsu," Uchiha Itachi said calmly, his deep crimson eyes fixed on Otsutsuki Toneri.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kisame Hoshigaki puffed out his cheeks, sending a terrifying column of water shooting toward the Flame Bird in midair.

No matter how powerful a fire-style Ninjutsu was, it was still fire-style!

"Oh? Flame Bird, crush them!" Otsutsuki Toneri tilted his head, the smile at the corner of his mouth slowly turning ferocious as he spoke calmly.

As if it had heard Otsutsuki Toneri's command, the Flame Bird let out a high cry, beat its wings, and flew to meet the enormous column of water!

"Crush us? Brat, I'm tired of hearing your arrogant words. Try this! The great art! C2: Dragon!" Deidara's frenzied voice rang out as an enormous clay dragon shot into the sky.

Deidara was perched on the dragon's back, looking down at Otsutsuki Toneri.

He didn't want to team up with Kisame Hoshigaki to deal with Otsutsuki Toneri. After all, Deidara was an extremely proud person.

But this brat was simply too arrogant.

He couldn't take it anymore!

Otsutsuki Toneri smiled at that but didn't answer Deidara. Instead, he calmly looked at Sasori of the Red Sands and the others, who remained unmoved across from him.

"... Inukai Takeru no Mikoto!"

Otsutsuki Toneri spoke calmly. The ground in front of him suddenly cracked, and a monster resembling both a dog and a snake roared as it burst out from underground.

Several snake-shaped tentacles tore through the air, opening their enormous, man-eating mouths as they lunged at Uchiha Itachi and the others watching!

Uchiha Itachi furrowed his brows almost imperceptibly and quickly dodged Inukai Takeru no Mikoto's attack.

"Damn brat! Do you really think we're easy to bully?" A cold glint flashed in Kakuzu's eyes as his hands rapidly formed Hand Seals.

Lightning surged toward the snake-shaped tentacles from all directions and instantly wiped them out!