Sasuke's Kusanagi Sword easily pierced Konan's body, but there was no scene of blood gushing out as expected. Instead, the place where the Kusanagi Sword pierced turned from flesh and blood into paper. This move was Konan's special Ninjutsu, Dance of the Shikigami, which allows her to turn herself into paper when she has enough Chakra, making her immune to most physical damage.
Sure enough, Sasuke's attacks couldn't harm Konan at all.
"Hmm? What an amazing Ninjutsu! Did it turn into paper?"
Having failed in his first attack, Sasuke quickly distanced himself from Konan, glaring at Konan with hostility as he pondered what Ninjutsu to use to strike her.
Since this person is using paper, then attack with a raging fire.
He quickly Hand Seals, gathering Chakra towards his lungs.
" Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique."
A gigantic dragon head appeared and lunged at Konan, flames surging and waves of heat rising. This powerful Fire Style made Konan frown slightly. She hadn't expected that this young man could unleash such a powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu; he was undoubtedly a genius.
However, Konan has killed quite a few geniuses.
"Genius? Only those who can grow and develop can be considered geniuses."
Konan instantly turned into paper, her body transforming into paper butterflies that flew around to evade Sasuke's Fire Style. Even so, most of the paper butterflies were burned to ashes by the Fire Style.
When the paper butterflies gathered again, Konan appeared in front of Sasuke once more. Unlike her previous aloof demeanor, Konan was now quite disheveled. She had underestimated Sasuke's Fire Style; she hadn't expected the raging flames to be so intense that the specially treated paper she had used was instantly consumed by any sparks it touched.
Konan's expression turned serious. Just as she was still in a daze, Sasuke's Fire Style attacked her once again.
However, Konan never expected Sasuke to continue attacking. There was too little time; she didn't have a chance to unleash her Dance of the Shikigami to dodge the attack.
Fortunately, Pain had been watching the situation closely. Even at the risk of being attacked by Naruto, he managed to bring the Preta Path to Konan and forcefully absorb the Fire Style released by Sasuke.
"Are you alright, Konan?"
The Preta Path turned to look at Konan with concern.
But just as Konan was about to say something, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she shouted:
"Careful."
The attack was too fast. Before the Preta Path could even react, its head was pierced by a beam of azure light. Konan's pupils constricted, as if she had seen something terrifying. Just as she was about to lose control and scream,
The Asura Path and the Human Path arrived behind Konan. They were truly surprised that six Pain plus Konan were no match for Sasuke and Naruto.
Nagato's expression gradually darkened in the shadows. He hadn't expected these two to be so troublesome. Even with his Rinnegan, he was no match for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, his Rinnegan was the Eye of God, yet he was no match for a mere Jinchūriki.
Nagato's expression darkened further; he simply couldn't understand what these two were up to.
" Nine-Tails, what exactly do you want?"
Seeing that Naruto had already stepped on Yahiko's corpse, Nagato was completely unable to control the Deva Path beneath his feet because of Naruto. Although he didn't know how Naruto did it, Nagato was still somewhat flustered.
Compared to Nagato's tension, Naruto seemed quite relaxed.
"What are you doing? Didn't I just say we want to join your Akatsuki?"
Nagato's expression turned strange upon hearing this. He looked at the Deva Path that Naruto had trampled under his feet, as well as the Naraka Path and Preta Path that had been destroyed. His face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip from it.
He always felt that Naruto was making fun of him, didn't he know that the Akatsuki were after Jinchūriki like him?
Looking at Naruto, who was still grinning and joking, Nagato really wanted to say:
Still laughing? I'll take you in!
Unfortunately, her strength was insufficient. The Nine-Tails ' Jinchūriki in front of her was simply unreasonable. In just one exchange, he had shattered her Deva Path and Naraka Path. The Uchiha clan kid next to him was no less formidable. Not only did he beat Konan into such a sorry state, but he also attacked with such decisiveness. The Preta Path was destroyed as soon as it showed the slightest weakness.
These two are terrifyingly strong.
"Are you kidding me? Don't you know that our Akatsuki is going to collect the Tailed Beast?"
"I know."
Nagato was even more speechless. "You knew that, so why did you come?"
But Naruto's next words left Nagato even more speechless.
"I've already joined you, and you still want to collect the Tailed Beast? That's easy, you've beaten me, I'll do it for you myself."
"You..."
Konan was speechless after Naruto's words and was about to retort when the Animal Path pulled her back, shaking Konan head to signal her not to be impulsive.
Upon hearing Naruto's incredibly domineering words, Nagato initially wanted to rush over and beat Naruto to a pulp, but he was no match for him. Unless the entire Akatsuki attacked together, the organization would likely suffer heavy casualties.
Nagato is already considering whether to let Naruto join. There's no way around it; he's completely outmatched by this guy. If they let him run rampant and he manages to destroy Akatsuki's headquarters, it would be a huge embarrassment.
If all else fails, let that guy who claims to be Madara Uchiha step in and take down Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
In that short time, Nagato had already come up with a plan. If he couldn't beat them, there was always Madara Uchiha, wasn't there? Didn't he think he was invincible? Let him handle it himself.
After the battle just now, Nagato realized that he was no match for these two. If the fight continued like this, not only would he die, but Konan would also perish.
Therefore, Nagato decisively weighed the pros and cons and agreed to let Naruto and Sasuke join.
"Alright, then I approve of your joining."
Naruto was somewhat unhappy with this perfunctory attitude.
"No, you have to say, 'Welcome to the Akatsuki,'"
Nagato's forehead veins bulged. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat him, he would have said through gritted teeth:
"Welcome to our Akatsuki. It is an honor for our organization to have you both."
Naruto naturally sensed the dissatisfaction in Nagato's words. He raised an eyebrow and casually asked:
"Oh? How welcome? How honored I am?"
Nagato was practically numb with rage. He'd never seen such a shameless person before, and to make matters worse, he couldn't even beat them. It was infuriating...