Chapter 185 – Those Who Have Never Suffered Will Never Understand True Peace
"Hatake Yusuke... you've grown arrogant. Even if we were once comrades, the gap between us now is like heaven and earth," Pain (Tendo) said with a cold sneer.
"You're not wrong," Yusuke replied casually, a faint smile playing on his lips. "The difference in our power is undeniable—especially in quality."
"Still the same smug bastard... Confidence like yours needs strength to back it up," Pain said, his Rinnegan locking onto Yusuke with oppressive force.
"Oh? So you're really going through with this, Nagato?" Yusuke tilted his head, his tone still unbothered. "You think you can defeat me with that half-baked Rinnegan and a borrowed corpse as your voice?"
"Die, Hatake Yusuke!" Nagato snapped, his patience finally breaking.
Pain Tendo extended his hand—and in the next second, a crushing gravitational force burst outward.
"Stop, Nagato!" Konan cried out, panic in her voice.
In her desperation, she had spoken his real name. The other Akatsuki members glanced around, startled. So this man—Yusuke—knew their leader personally?
Nagato's brow twitched as he turned slightly toward Konan.
"I am Pain. I am a god!" the Tendo Path snapped, denying his humanity.
Still, the gravitational force continued. Though he hadn't intended to kill Yusuke—out of respect for Konan—he wanted to teach him a painful lesson.
Yusuke had struck a nerve. Not just with his words, but with the one thing Nagato had buried deep—Yahiko's death.
"...Are you stretching your arm like that for exercise, or what?" Yusuke said lightly, completely unmoved by the attack.
Despite the crushing pull of Shinra Tensei, he stood still. The force that could send buildings flying didn't even ruffle his hair.
For a user of Limitless, this level of gravitational force was child's play.
"What...?" Pain frowned in disbelief.
"You're surprised? Maybe this will help you understand." Yusuke lifted his hand—and activated his own Universal Pull.
The Tendo Path was yanked straight toward him.
"Tch—Almighty Push!"
Pain quickly responded, releasing a powerful repelling force. Hidan, who had been too close, was sent flying across the courtyard.
Yusuke, however, remained exactly where he stood.
He reached out and seized Pain Tendo by the throat.
"This... this makes no sense! Even Leader's push couldn't move him!" one Akatsuki member gasped.
They all knew the power of Almighty Push. That was why they followed Pain without question.
Only three people remained calm—Kisame, Itachi, and Konan.
Kisame had once been soundly beaten by Yusuke.
Itachi, of course, respected Yusuke not just as a ninja—but as the man who once mentored him, known as the Shinobi God.
And Konan... though initially worried, now realized something deep inside her had never doubted Yusuke's strength.
"This is impossible..." Nagato muttered, his expression still unreadable.
"Oh? It's simple," Yusuke said casually. "You're too far away. The push and pull lose effectiveness at that range."
As if to prove it, the Tendo Path attempted to counter with a black chakra rod—but before the strike could land, it froze mid-motion.
"Give it up. You can't win. You're far too weak, Nagato."
Nagato's chakra surged, boiling with rage.
Yusuke gave a calm smirk. "Relax. I'm not done playing."
He gently tossed Hidan's soul back into his body, then, carrying Pain like a discarded puppet, they relocated to a more open battlefield outside.
Once there, Yusuke unceremoniously flung Pain Tendo's body onto the ground like trash.
Despite its humanoid appearance, the body was a mere corpse controlled remotely. There was no point dragging it around.
One by one, the other Akatsuki members gathered outside to watch. None of them dared intervene.
Pain Tendo got back up and performed a Summoning Jutsu. In a flash, the remaining Five Paths of Pain appeared—each with the same Rinnegan, but different appearances.
Yusuke scanned the six of them without a shred of fear.
Suddenly, the Asura Path transformed—three heads and six mechanical arms bursting forth. It fired a barrage of missiles as it charged forward.
Yusuke reacted.
A Light Blade shimmered into existence in his palm.
With one clean slash, he bisected the Asura Path. The sword vanished immediately after.
"Speed is strength," Yusuke said calmly. "Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
As if answering his own question, he disappeared from sight—reappearing beside the Naraka Path.
Nagato's senses screamed in warning.
Tendo Path jumped forward.
"Almighty Push!" he shouted.
A massive blast erupted. Yusuke flew into the sky... and then—disappeared in a shimmer of light.
"Lion Majesty: Imperial Terrain Roll."
The rain transformed—each droplet morphing into roaring lions of chakra that surged toward the Pain Paths.
For the moment, even Pain Tendo was stunned.
The Preta Path stepped forward to absorb the technique, unaware—it wasn't chakra-based rain.
It was natural water, enhanced by Yusuke's control. The absorption failed. Preta Path was torn apart by the lions.
"Almighty Push!" Tendo shouted again.
The Naraka Path tried to summon the King of Hell, but Yusuke gave him no time.
In an instant, Yusuke flashed behind him.
"Universal Pull!" Pain tried to drag him back, but this time, Yusuke didn't resist.
Pain aimed to stab him with a chakra rod—
"Ice Age."
An overwhelming wave of cold exploded from Yusuke's body. His form turned to elemental ice, slipping past the stab effortlessly.
Tendo began to freeze.
The others launched an all-out attack.
"Summoning Jutsu!" the Animal Path called forth giant beasts.
"Ice Age."
Frost spilled from Yusuke's feet, and in mere seconds, the entire battlefield became an arctic wasteland. The summons froze mid-roar.
Pain Tendo shattered free from the ice, gasping.
He quickly made hand signs—and the remaining Pain bodies collapsed.
He needed all his chakra for what was next.
"Hatake Yusuke... You, who have never suffered, could never understand true peace," Tendo declared, voice hollow.
"Peace?" Yusuke chuckled. "Since when did I care about that?"
Pain floated into the sky, arms raised.
An eerie energy began to gather at his center, spreading outward.
"Those who have never suffered... will never understand true peace—Shinra Tensei!"
"Nagato, no!!" Konan screamed.
This wasn't a normal technique.
Nagato was preparing the Large-Scale Shinra Tensei.
A suicidal blast that would annihilate everything—and drain the very life from him.
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