"Split up and search for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Deva Path Pain coldly issued the order.
The other five Pain nodded slightly and prepared to disperse in different directions.
But just as Animal Path Pain turned around, preparing to summon a giant summoned beast to wreak havoc...
A tall, slender figure appeared before the Animal Path without warning.
There were no spatial fluctuations, nor any ripples of Chakra.
It was as if he had always been standing there.
Uchiha Xin had his hands in his pockets.
Looking at the cold-faced Animal Path in front of him, he smiled brightly and casually waved his right hand.
"Yo, good morning."
At this moment, it is not just the Animal Path.
The Deva Path, the Asura Path, the Human Path, the Preta Path, and the Naraka Path.
The movements of the six Pain suddenly stopped at the same time, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Nagato, who was controlling everything from a distance, was clearly also taken Nagato by this sudden turn of events.
The streets of Konoha were filled with the pungent smell of blood and billowing smoke.
Faced with Uchiha Xin suddenly appearing before him, Pain's Animal Path Pain Rinnegan remained unmoved, devoid of any emotion.
Without saying a word, he instantly formed hand Hand Seals and slammed them onto the cracked ground.
" Summoning Technique!"
Bang!
With a huge cloud of white smoke bursting up, a giant crab, as big as a small mountain, suddenly appeared.
The crab's two enormous pincers, as if cast from steel, swung in the air, producing a sickening metallic scraping sound.
The Animal Path stood atop the crab's head, looking down at Uchiha Xin.
The giant crab opened its gaping maw, its abdomen bulging violently, and launched a direct attack on Uchiha Xin below.
Water Release: Utakata Waves!
Splash!
The white Utakata, like a fierce blizzard, swept towards Uchiha Xin.
These Utakata are not only highly corrosive, but can also instantly deprive enemies of their sight and mobility.
far away,
Several Konoha Anbu Ninja were struggling to hold on witnessed this scene.
She turned deathly pale with fright.
" Lord Xin! Get out of the way!"
"An attack of that scale would mean certain death if you got hit!"
Faced with this fierce attack, Uchiha Xin simply shrugged casually.
His eyes sharpened.
The Embryonic Power of the Extreme Path to circulate slightly.
That terrifying power, equivalent to permanently opening the Eight Gates Released Formation of Gate of Death, instantly gathered on his right fist.
Uchiha Xin took a slight half-step back with his left foot and suddenly exerted force from his waist.
Facing the sky full of Utakata, he threw a simple, unadorned punch.
" Evening Elephant - Speed 1!"
boom!
The air shattered instantly before this punch, like fragile glass!
A terrifying column of air, visible to the naked eye, erupted with overwhelming force.
This air cannon, formed purely from compressed physical strength, is as powerful as Might Guy opening the Eight Gates Released Formation!
The overwhelming corrosive Utakata was completely evaporated by the violent force the moment it came into contact with the column of air.
The column of air continued its relentless momentum, slamming into the giant crab, which was as big as a small mountain.
Bang!
A deafening roar.
The crab's shell, as hard as iron, shattered instantly, as if it were made of paper.
Its massive body was blasted apart in mid-air, turning into a rain of blood and bits of flesh.
The Animal Path Pain, standing atop the crab's head, didn't even have time to react.
Under this terrifying force, the crab and other animals were reduced to countless flying fragments.
The entire room fell silent.
The Konoha Anbu Ninja who had been loudly reminding him were now frozen in place like wooden statues.
Their eyes widened and their mouths gaped open.
"What... what kind of Taijutsu is this?"
"One punch... just one punch, and that monster and Pain were blown apart together?"
Just how powerful is Lord Xin?
Meanwhile, in a secluded cave far from Konoha.
The emaciated Nagato, covered in black rods, sat upright in a specially made wheelchair.
Suddenly, Nagato's pale face changed drastically, and his eyes widened sharply.
Her previously calm breathing instantly became rapid.
"How is that possible...?"
Nagato's hoarse voice echoed in the empty cave, his tone filled with undisguised shock.
Konan, who had been waiting nearby, felt a sudden tightness in her chest and quickly stepped forward.
He asked with concern, " Nagato, what happened? Has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki appeared?"
Nagato gritted his teeth, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead.
No... it's not the Nine-Tails.
Nagato took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly.
" The Animal Path... has been destroyed."
"Moreover, it was destroyed instantly!"
"What?!"
Konan's usually icy face was filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
" The Animal Path has managed to summon a giant spirit beast."
"Even if you encounter one of Konoha's top shinobi, you can't be instantly killed without even a chance to fight back!"
Nagato recalled the last scene he had just witnessed through the Animal Path's vision.
That terrifying, world-destroying column of energy still haunts him to this day.
"It's Uchiha Xin."
Nagato gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly with both hands.
"The opponent's speed and strength were simply beyond reason; I didn't even see how he made his move."
" Konan, we may have underestimated this man..."
However, Nagato had barely finished speaking.
His body trembled violently again, as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, and he coughed twice.
" Nagato! Are you alright?!" Konan was terrified.
Nagato raised his head, his Rinnegan filled with horror and disbelief.
" The Naraka Path... has also lost contact."
On another battlefield in Konoha.
The Naraka Path, originally responsible for reviving the other Pain, was now having its chest pierced by a punch from Uchiha Xin.
Bang!
Uchiha Xin slowly retracted his right fist.
The mangled body of the Naraka Path crashed heavily to the ground like a tattered sack, utterly lifeless.
The Konoha Ninja around them, who had been driven to the brink of despair by the Naraka Path and were struggling to hold on.
Seeing this, they were stunned for a few seconds, and then burst into thunderous cheers.
"They killed it! Lord Xin killed that monster!"
"That's too powerful! It's an overwhelming force!"
"With Lord Xin here, Konoha is saved!"
The ninjas were both surprised and delighted; their despair vanished instantly, and their morale soared.
Uchiha Xin remained calm as he listened to the cheers around him.
He had no intention of stopping.
Swish!
His figure vanished instantly, becoming a blur that was impossible to detect with the naked eye.
At the other end of the street, the Preta Path was spreading its arms, preparing to absorb the Ninjutsu of several Konoha Ninja.