The six of them attacked together—or more accurately, five corpses and one person.
The Asura Path of Pain's hands transformed, firing ten small missiles with white smoke trails. This time, the missiles even had a tracking function.
Kageyama Kogetsu raised his right hand and waved. A dense barrage of Lightning Release senbon and kunai shot out, detonating the missiles in mid-air.
Ten balls of fire shot into the sky, and thick smoke billowed up. A hole was torn in the curtain of rain. The rainwater either evaporated or couldn't fall.
The charging Paths of Pain split into two, bypassing the explosion from within. Obito Uchiha attacked from the rear, a three-pronged assault.
Kageyama Kogetsu's expression was calm. He allowed the six of them to attack, effortlessly countering their moves.
Neither Obito's Kamui absorption, nor the Preta Path's chakra absorption, nor the other Paths of Pain's black rods had any effect. He was like a butterfly flitting through a field of flowers, not a single petal touching him!
After a brief exchange between the seven dark red streaks of light, Kageyama Kogetsu grew bored. He quickened his movements, and with a punch, a kick, and an elbow, he sent three of the Paths of Pain flying.
The three Paths of Pain flew into the distance and landed heavily on the ground, completely destroyed.
If the Deva Path of Pain hadn't pulled in time, one of the destroyed Paths would have been the Naraka Path.
Nagato had the Naraka Path of Pain revive the three destroyed Paths, then worked with Obito to tie down Kageyama Kogetsu.
After the Naraka Path of Pain summoned the King of Hell's mouth to repair the three Paths, the two of them retreated together.
The Asura Path of Pain attacked first again, but its firepower was much stronger than before.
Its arms, mouth, and back were all transforming. It fired ten small missiles from its hands, two medium missiles from its arms, one large missile from its back, and a brilliant white laser cannon from its mouth.
The thirteen missiles of various types flew in a dispersed pattern, their white trails of varying sizes. The laser beam, fired last, arrived at the same time. The intensity of this attack was something few in this world could withstand head-on.
The chakra absorption ability was useless against the missiles, as they were weapons summoned from another world by the ability. Their destructive power came from gunpowder.
The laser cannon, however, could be countered by the chakra absorption ability. Although it was also a summoned weapon from another world, its energy source was chakra, making it essentially a chakra beam.
Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Kageyama Kogetsu's entire body was instantly enveloped in a green-white chakra flame, giving him a noble and ethereal appearance. As he tilted his body to the side, he waved his right hand.
A large number of green-white prayer beads poured out like a torrential storm, detonating the incoming missiles of various types in mid-air. Balls of fire of varying sizes rose into the air, the explosions deafening, and the shockwaves raged...
The laser beam grazed the side of Kageyama Kogetsu's head, flew into the dense, tall forest, pierced through who knows how many trees, and then exploded with a boom. Everything within the range of the white light was obliterated.
At the same time, a wide-ranging, horizontal, spiraling fire tornado swept in from the side at high speed. The air where it passed was visibly distorted.
With a thought from Kageyama Kogetsu, an invisible but tangible repulsive force spread out...
The fire tornado crashed into the repulsive wall with a violent explosion, but it ultimately couldn't break through the repulsive layer. Under the force of the rebound, it dissipated into countless sparks.
The next moment, several massive summoned beasts, no smaller than the adult toads of Mount Myoboku, came rushing from the ground. Dust and smoke billowed behind them, the ground trembled, and the momentum was terrifying, like a stampede of ten thousand horses.
Kageyama Kogetsu smiled coolly. Several spear-like, pitch-black rods materialized out of thin air. He grabbed them with his right hand and threw them. They moved at extreme speed, like streaks of light.
Squish, squish...
The several black rods pierced into the bodies of the several summoned beasts. The beasts didn't disappear into white smoke, but instead fell to the ground, kicking up an even larger cloud of dust. The ground trembled even more violently.
"This..." The hidden Nagato was shaken, extremely surprised.
"Your Yin-Yang Release is not very good. It's not difficult to interfere with your chakra transmission," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a grin.
The next moment, a pair of hands suddenly emerged from the ground, grabbing at Kageyama Kogetsu's feet.
The instant Obito Uchiha's hands made contact, a dense current of electricity erupted from Kageyama Kogetsu's feet. Obito Uchiha's pupils contracted, and he quickly changed his move, his hands passing through the feet.
"Underground is indeed a weak point for the repulsive force, to some extent."
"But to launch a sneak attack under the Tenseigan, which has a stronger base ability than the Byakugan, aren't you underestimating me a little?"
"It's impolite not to return a favor. You can have a taste of my move too."
Kageyama Kogetsu's face was disdainful. Without any apparent movement, his body was already in the air, with several black Truth-Seeking Orbs spinning in his palm...
He spun the orbs in his hands. As they spun, a layer of green chakra covered their surface, forming a green ring of light. A huge tornado shot out from the ring of light...
Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!
Shinra Tensei!
The Deva Path of Pain leaped to the forefront, fully activating the repulsive force granted by the Rinnegan. A seemingly tangible layer of repulsive force swept forward.
Boom!
The two powerful moves collided. An explosion like a clap of thunder roared. Powerful shockwaves spread out from the point of impact, and a large area of the ground shattered, as fragile as tofu.
The giant trees around the clearing were snapped one by one by the shockwaves, then uprooted by the fierce hurricane. The rainwater was pushed aside, and the world was filled with flying sand and stones...
Wood Release: Hell Disturbance!
Obito Uchiha formed hand seals and pressed them to the ground. A bare, thorny tree, under the effect of Kamui, rapidly spiraled towards the sky, like a high-speed drill.
"A petty trick."
A layer of seemingly tangible lightning boots covered Kageyama Kogetsu's right foot. He lifted his leg and then stomped down, directly on the tip of the drill-like tree.
There was no sound of collision. With one stomp, the entire ferocious-looking tree instantly crumbled into dust, with no resistance whatsoever.
"No way! This Kageyama Kogetsu's physical strength is too monstrous!"
"To be able to exert force in mid-air and shatter a space-time and Wood Release ninjutsu with one stomp?" The real White Zetsu, watching from afar, stared with wide eyes in disbelief.
"It's probably the power the Tenseigan gave him. Although I know of the Tenseigan's existence, I don't know its specific abilities."
"It's really strange. Kageyama Kogetsu doesn't have Hamura Ōtsutsuki's bloodline. How could he awaken the Tenseigan?"
"This person must have had an incredible fortuitous encounter, most likely related to Hamura Ōtsutsuki!"
"Damn it! That unfilial son, dead for a thousand years, is still obstructing Mother's revival..."
Black Zetsu didn't say the last sentence out loud, but in his mind. He was a little rattled.
"Hey, Black Zetsu, do you think they can win?"
"It seems the enemy hasn't even gotten completely serious yet. His strength is somewhat unfathomable."
"What if they lose?" White Zetsu said with a strange smile, looking somewhat heartless.
Well... it wasn't just that he looked heartless; he really was. He just looked human, but he was a different species.
Black Zetsu's face fell. He said irritably, "I don't know. With Nagato and Obito's strength, it won't be easy for them to lose. Nagato will definitely fight with all his might in this battle."
"But one should always consider defeat before victory. To be on the safe side, you should immediately send White Zetsu to find Nagato's location."
"The Rinnegan must not fall into Kageyama Kogetsu's hands, nor can it all be given to Obito. At most, he can only have one."
White Zetsu said seriously, "I understand."
Black and White Zetsu were shocked. Obito Uchiha and Nagato were even more shocked.
If that kind of power hit them, would they still be alive?
One was somewhat grateful that he had Kamui, and the other was somewhat grateful that he was using a specially modified corpse...
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