Ryun's perception in battle was heightened to its peak. He was originally on guard against sudden attacks from Deva Path Pain, Konan, Deidara, and others. However, when he sensed Hidan's malicious gaze, he saw that the other had already put the blood he left behind into his mouth.
"Seeking death."
Upon realizing the other's goal, Ryun's eyes immediately turned cold.
"Stop him, create an opportunity for Hidan." Itachi Uchiha was very clever. He just glanced at Ryun and Hidan and roughly guessed what Ryun was going to do next.
However, space-time ninjutsu was an unsolvable divine skill for them. After kicking Kisame Hoshigaki away, Ryun's figure suddenly vanished.
The next moment, Ryun stood directly behind Hidan.
Hidan had already been marked with the Flying Thunder God seal back in Otogakure. Ryun could use space-time ninjutsu to appear by his side anytime, anywhere.
"Huh? My body... I can't move."
Hidan had only drawn about two-thirds of the ritual pattern at his feet, but many strange sealing formulas suddenly appeared on his body.
"How does my blood taste?"
The cold voice coming from behind made Hidan's eyes widen sharply, filled with disbelief.
"Mi... misunderstanding... Boss, I... I can explain..."
Hidan, facing death, still wanted to quibble. But in the next moment, his head was plucked off by Ryun again, and his body was tightly bound by the sealing technique.
"I was wrong, Boss, I won't dare anymore, please spare me this once..." Hidan rarely begged for mercy.
"After this battle is over, I will deal with you properly..."
Ryun glanced at the head in his hand, then threw Hidan's head aside like trash.
Having neutralized Hidan, Ryun turned his gaze back to the other Akatsuki members on the battlefield.
"Almighty Push."
Deva Path Pain attacked again. Ryun's body was immediately pulled by the attractive force.
Ryun grabbed Hidan's headless body and violently threw it towards Deva Path.
Seeing this, Hidan's eyes turned red with anger. "Bastard. Don't mess around with my body, hey."
Animal Path Pain instantly dashed and barely managed to catch Hidan's body. Deva Path's attractive force continued. Asura Path Pain transformed a steel blade and slashed fiercely at the approaching target.
Clang.
The steel blade struck fiercely against the Susanoo skeleton, emitting a sharp metallic clang. Ryun's body surface was already completely covered by the Susanoo skeleton. He was clearly planning to confront Deva Path Pain head-on.
"Universal Repulsion."
A powerful repulsive force roared as it slammed into Ryun. But at this moment, he neither dodged nor avoided it. His ocular power and chakra erupted simultaneously. His body firmly adhered to the ground, waiting for the repulsive force to end.
"Everyone, stay away from me."
Noticing that other Akatsuki members wanted to step in and assist, Deva Path Pain hurriedly shouted a warning.
Hearing this, Ryun subconsciously frowned, somewhat unclear about what Deva Path Pain was trying to pull.
"Summoning Technique."
The Loli Path Pain suddenly performed the Summoning Technique. A thick cloud of smoke instantly spread out.
'A summoning animal. A boring tactic.'
Ryun did not take this Animal Path or the soon-to-appear summoning beast seriously.
However, in the next moment, a voice suddenly came from within the thick fog.
"Super. Universal Repulsion."
Whoosh.
An extremely powerful repulsive force instantly slammed into Ryun. The Susanoo shattered in an instant. Even the energy erupting from Ryun's body was forcefully suppressed back inside. In the next moment, his entire person was uncontrollably blasted over ten thousand meters away.
Boom.
The center of Sunset Valley was plowed into a huge crater by the formidable repulsive force. The other Akatsuki members were also blasted away by this sudden, powerful repulsion.
However, thanks to Deva Path Pain's prior warning, the damage they suffered was much less than what Ryun endured.
As the smoke dispersed from the center of Sunset Valley, a emaciated red-haired young man suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
"Nagato."
Konan exclaimed in surprise. Being in the sky, she was less affected, so she could react quickly. The newcomer was indeed Nagato, the true body of the Six Paths of Pain.
"You came after all. Perhaps we should have let the others wear him down a bit more first."
Obito Uchiha spoke faintly. He had just used his intangibility to evade the Super Almighty Push and was completely unharmed.
Hearing this, Nagato shook his head, clearly not agreeing with Masked Obito's view. "There's no need to use our subordinates as expendable pawns. If we don't go all out now and continue fighting, the Akatsuki will start losing people."
At the edge of the battlefield, Orochimaru, who saw Ryun being forcefully sent flying, was utterly shocked. The terrifying power of that Rinnegan ocular technique, its crushing force, truly frightened him.
"This kid Ryun... can he still hold up."
That one Super Almighty Push shattered Orochimaru's confidence. It was a pity he was just a shadow clone. Even if he entered the battlefield now, he couldn't help Ryun.
"An attack of this power. Could the Dragon Lord have been defeated." Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sand had now recovered their breath. Looking at the emptied surroundings, their faces showed horror.
Itachi Uchiha, Deidara, and Kisame Hoshigaki had similar expressions. Hidan's head was buried under rubble and loose stones, unable to see the specific situation on the battlefield.
"He took a direct hit from an enhanced Almighty Push. That guy should be finished, right."
A voice suddenly came from Nagato's body.
Nagato was wearing the Spiral White Zetsu on his body. This was why he could free himself from the wheelchair and stand on the battlefield. This spiral-faced White Zetsu was the real Tobi.
For today's battle, the Akatsuki leadership had made many preparations in advance. As long as they could win, Nagato didn't mind exposing himself.
"It's not that simple. The battle has only just begun." Nagato looked solemnly towards a certain location.
He knew Ryun was at most injured, but he definitely wouldn't be defeated so easily.
The next moment, as if confirming his words, Ryun pushed aside the boulder pressing on him with one hand, then slowly stood up from the ground.
Ryun originally thought the Animal Path Pain could only summon some summoning beasts or corpses like the Pains. He didn't expect she could also summon his own true body.
This caused Ryun to suffer a hidden loss inadvertently.
However, fortunately, his great Sage Body had an extremely high fault tolerance. Even if he used his brain a little less while fighting, it was fine. As long as no Six Paths level combat power appeared, he could act as recklessly as he wanted.
Of course, in Ryun's view, getting injured repeatedly was also a matter of losing face. So, he planned to get serious next.
He used his thumb to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, then quickly formed hand signs with both hands.
"Summoning Technique."
Poof. Poof. Poof. Poof.
With the appearance of four puffs of smoke, four colossal beasts instantly appeared on the Sunset Valley battlefield.
"The first round is over. Next, it's time for the second round."
Ryun's cold voice spread across the entire battlefield.
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