Border of the Land of Fields.
Even flying slowly, being in the sky without obstacles on the ground, after about an hour, Natsuki and Konan saw Tendo standing on the distant treetops.
Natsuki and Konan flew over. After landing, Natsuki placed the sand mat aside and walked toward Tendo.
"Uchiha Natsuki, it really took quite some effort to find you," Pain's voice was calm, his tone steady and full of confidence.
"That's not the attitude when asking someone for help," Natsuki replied lazily.
Over the years, due to the Rinnegan, Nagato had become increasingly arrogant and prideful, already claiming himself as a god.
Sure enough, the classic line arrived.
"Daring to be disrespectful to a god!" These words coming from Pain's mouth were both confident and arrogant.
But Natsuki never bought into that.
He casually dug his ear. "I know this is your Tendo corpse, go ahead and call out the other five."
Pain frowned, feeling as if all his secrets were exposed.
He must control Natsuki.
Konan couldn't help but ask in shock, "Just how much do you know?"
Pain waved his hand.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
One after another, figures landed, the Six Paths of Pain had assembled!
"No matter how many secrets you know, I can dig them all out."
Natsuki twisted his neck left and right. "Let me beat you back into an ordinary person first, then we can have a nice chat."
The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
From the past to the present, Pain had never been able to figure out Natsuki's background, aside from knowing that Natsuki possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, he knew nothing else.
To avoid complications from delays, Pain actually made the first move.
Suddenly, a wave of suction spread through the air.
Natsuki was instantly pulled toward Pain.
Bansho Ten'in! (Universal Pull)
The other Paths jumped aside, and the Animal Path began performing a summoning technique.
The Asura Path's arm started transforming.
The Human Path and Preta Path blocked the way.
The Naraka Path retreated to the rear to watch the battle.
As Natsuki was being pulled over by Bansho Ten'in, his expression remained unchanged, he had long anticipated fighting Pain.
He was fully prepared, in battle, you kill the healer first!
Seeing Pain's positioning, Natsuki knew at a glance that he intended for the Preta Path to absorb all his chakra.
Then the Human Path could read his memories.
While still in the air, Natsuki adjusted his posture, using his left hand to block the Human Path's hand.
His right hand, covered in the four-symbol seal markings, directly pressed against the Preta Path's hand.
The sealing technique spread from the Preta Path's hand to its entire body.
In an instant, the Preta Path's ability to absorb chakra was nullified.
Natsuki kicked the Preta Path in the chest.
Then, with his left hand blocking, he drew his Kusanagi Sword with his right.
Originally intended for Sasuke, but he found it handy himself.
Clang!
With a harsh sound, the Human Path's hands were both severed.
All of this was completed mid-flight.
Every movement was as smooth as flowing water, as if rehearsed a thousand times.
After so much training in the dream world, Natsuki was no longer a novice.
Natsuki swung his Kusanagi Sword horizontally, Nagato hadn't expected Natsuki to act so quickly, the Preta Path was already sealed.
The Human Path's hands were severed.
Natsuki was already thrusting with his sword.
Shinra Tensei! (Almighty Push)
From the reversing airflow, Natsuki instantly judged it to be Shinra Tensei and quickly summoned Susanoo.
Even with early prediction, the moment Susanoo appeared, it was struck by the repulsive force.
Natsuki, taking a heavy hit, was sent flying along with Susanoo.
While flying backward, Natsuki deactivated Susanoo, stretched his body, and quickly formed hand seals.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!
As he formed seals, the four-symbol sealing technique markings covered his Kusanagi Sword.
Multitasking!
A giant fireball spewed toward Pain, Pain jumped aside, and the fireball grazed past him.
But at the same time the fireball shot out, the Kusanagi Sword flew from within the fireball.
Covered in sealing markings, it pierced the Naraka Path's face.
Without even a grunt, the Naraka Path fell backward.
Nagato's real body instantly lost the Naraka Path's sensory link.
Pain's expression froze, this Natsuki! He knew the Naraka Path's ability!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three loud bangs, three giant summoned beasts appeared on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the Asura Path's missiles were already waiting at Natsuki's landing point.
The sky suddenly lit up.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Asura Path's missiles triggered a massive explosion.
Under the huge cloud of smoke, a skeletal Susanoo firmly protected Natsuki within.
Natsuki instantly deactivated Susanoo, threw several shuriken directly at Tendo.
Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Flames spewed from his mouth, instantly entwining the shuriken, the flaming shuriken burst like a blossoming flower, flying toward Tendo.
Tendo raised his hand.
Shinra Tensei!
A repulsive force blew all the shuriken away!
Natsuki took out a kunai, about to throw it again.
From the side, a giant multi-headed dog rushed in.
It bit toward Natsuki.
Natsuki abandoned the idea of stabbing the dog's head with the kunai, this thing seemed to be able to split apart.
His left hand lit up. Contract Seal Release!
His palm covered in sealing markings pressed against the dog's head.
Poof! The summoned beast disappeared instantly!
Wooaooo…
A bird cry echoed.
Yatagarasu (Three-Legged Crow) charged over with intense wind pressure, its sharp beak like a drill, piercing toward Natsuki.
The moment it touched Natsuki.
Susanoo!
Boom!
Susanoo formed a giant skeleton, blocking Yatagarasu's attack.
Susanoo smashed its fist down, directly knocking Yatagarasu to the ground.
Opposite him, the Animal Path began forming seals again, still summoning!
Poof! A giant centipede crawled out.
As expected of the King of Summoning.
The Asura Path fired a second wave of missiles, several missiles exploded on Susanoo's skeleton.
Natsuki inside Susanoo was unscathed and began forming seals.
The Asura Path's close-range energy cannon was already charging directly against Susanoo's skeleton.
Natsuki opened his mouth and spat!
Water Style: Severing Wave!
The jetting water blade sliced the Asura Path's arm and the nearby Animal Path's body in half.
Without even a grunt, the Animal Path fell to the ground.
The giant centipede charged over with a rumbling sound, but halfway there, Poof!, it turned into a puff of smoke.
Just as Natsuki was about to finish off the nearby Asura Path.
A wave of repulsive force struck!
Again, Shinra Tensei!
But this time, Natsuki chose to take it head-on!
Boom! A loud explosion! Susanoo instantly transformed into its flesh form.
The surging repulsive force crashed into Susanoo like slamming into a mountain.
Susanoo fiercely punched down, completely smashing the Asura Path into a pile of parts.
Natsuki deactivated Susanoo and landed on the ground.
On the battlefield remained the Human Path with severed hands, the sealed Naraka Path, and Tendo Pain.
Pain expressionlessly put his hands together, the Human Path fell. The sealed Naraka Path also fell.
When Nagato operated Pain alone, his control was stronger, his chakra was stronger, and his ninjutsu power was greater.
Even if only one Path remained, he was fully confident.
Natsuki chuckled lightly. "Ready to get serious?"
Seeing Natsuki and Nagato at sword's point, Konan couldn't help but say.
"Stop it, both of you, this battle has no meaning whatsoever."