"This is truly extraordinary."
"Your hair..."
"They're from the Uzumaki clan, right?"
"The Land of Whirlpools...how interesting."
"They even have the legendary Rinnegan."
The Third Raikage slowly rose to his feet.
[Looking at the approaching Nagato vortex.]
His expression was solemn.
"I am indeed a member of the Uzumaki clan."
"Nagato Uzumaki."
"The Shadow of Amegakure."
"As for the Rinnegan... it's not mine, it belongs to Madara Uchiha."
[Uchiha Madara?!]
The Third Raikage's body trembled.
[Seeing that Nagato's expression didn't seem to be feigning.]
He was silent for a moment.
[Suddenly laughed.]
"That's interesting."
"I never imagined that so many powerful figures would emerge in later generations."
"What a pity, I'm currently an Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation)."
"Otherwise, I'd really like to have a proper match with you guys."
"However, all I can do now is make things worse."
[call out--]
On the other side.
The Second Tsuchikage failed to find the right opportunity.
Standing in mid-air.
Raise your hand.
[They've set their sights on Minato Namikaze.]
"Watch out, Minato."
"This move cannot be taken head-on!"
["Dust Release!"]
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
["Dust Release: Particle Style!"]
[call out--]
[The Cylindrical Dust Release: Particle Style Technique shot towards Minato Namikaze in an instant.]
[Whoosh—]
At this moment, Minato Namikaze had completed the hand seals.
A slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.
"Let's take a look."
"Such a tactic."
"Can I accept this?"
[Flying Thunder God - Transfer Seal!]
[Buzz—]
A dense array of Flying Thunder God Technique seals appeared before Minato Namikaze.
Space is distorted.
[The Second Tsuchikage's Dust Release: Particle Style.]
[The instant upon touching that space.]
[Vanished into thin air.]
[at the same time. ]
The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, immediately sensed something was wrong.
[They directly abandoned the strategy of continuously outputting Dust Escape.]
[Disappears instantly.]
[call out--]
[At the very moment the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, disappeared.]
[His original location.]
[Dust Escape has occurred.]
[And it emitted cylindrical dust blasts.]
[It's a 'space wall' exactly the same as the Flying Thunder God Transfer Seal in front of Minato Namikaze.]
["sharp!"]
"They actually managed to do that using the Flying Thunder God Technique."
[Dustless and shrouded in mist.]
The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, once again blended into his surroundings.
"Sensitize me first, Minato."
"Otherwise, you won't have that much time to use Flying Thunder God next time you use Dust Release."
On the other side.
The giant clam let out a strange cry.
[It, which had blended seamlessly into its surroundings, has now revealed its true form.]
[Originally appearing as a mirage, Hozuki Gengetsu.]
[It has simply disappeared.]
[at the same time. ]
The chameleon's tongue, which had been locking onto the giant clam, revealed its true form.
"That's quite something."
"Are all young people these days this capable?"
The giant clam opened its mouth, and Hozuki Gengetsu emerged from within.
[opposite. ]
The five Paths of Pain, including the Animal Path, stared at him.
["Yes."]
"Young people these days are very capable."
"Geniuses emerge in large numbers, whether in major or minor ninja villages. In the future, there will only be more and more geniuses."
"If we older generation ninjas don't work hard, we'll really be surpassed."
[Upon hearing this.]
Hozuki Gengetsu laughed heartily.
"If you're calling yourself one of the older generation, then we've been dead for a really long time."
"The legendary eyes?"
"I can't believe there's such amazing puppetry!"
"I think the puppets of Sunagakure have completely lost to you."
[Gengetsu Hozuki, a veteran with extensive experience, saw through Pain's true nature.]
[Nagato's appearance is not surprising.]
[on the contrary. ]
It would be strange if no one could see it.
[Hozuki Gengetsu, or nothing at all.]
Both of them had personally witnessed the existence of that former God of Ninjas.
"Mine is Lightning Release."
"Very fast."
"Normal attacks cannot break through my Lightning Release defense!"
"A brat from the Uzumaki clan."
"Be careful, it would be best to get help from a ninja skilled in Earth Release!"
"That kind of attack, if it only had that kind of power, wouldn't have much effect on me!"
The Third Raikage spoke hastily.
[Whoosh—]
[The instant the words fell.]
The Third Raikage has disappeared.
It's not that it disappeared.
The speed was too fast for the naked eye to see clearly.
In the blink of an eye.
[He then appeared beside Nagato Uzumaki, cloaked in Lightning Release chakra.]
[A punch is thrown.]
[at the same time. ]
[Tendo Yahiko glanced back.]
Nagato raised his hand.
Shinra Tensei!
[Buzz—]
The repulsive force reappears.
The Third Raikage's speeding figure came to an abrupt halt.
The Third Raikage's eyes widened.
[This whiz from the Uzumaki clan has such incredible combat talent!]
[This time, the repulsive force.]
Just right.
He wasn't sent flying.
[It didn't allow his rapidly moving body to advance even a single step.]
[After realizing this.]
The Third Raikage instinctively tried to create distance.
But at this moment...
Pain (Tendo) appeared beside Nagato.
Raise your hand.
"The Heavenly Guidance of All Things."
[call out--]
A powerful gravitational pull has appeared.
The Third Raikage was instantly pulled in front of Pain.
Pain raised his hand.
A black iron rod appeared in his hand.
[He thrust towards the Third Raikage.]
[at the same time. ]
[Nagato vanished from his spot.]
[He teleports behind the Third Raikage.]
Raise your hand.
[Pressing down on his back.]
[The Hungry Ghost Realm!]
[Absorb Chakra!]
[bite--]
[The black iron rod pierced through the Third Raikage's Lightning Release chakra cloak by several inches.]
[Direct fracture.]
However, Nagato Uzumaki's Preta Path possesses the ability to absorb chakra.
[However, Nagato's hand caused a large area of the Lightning Release chakra cloak on the Third Raikage's back to instantly disappear.]
[Whoosh—]
The Third Raikage vanished from the spot.
[Very fast.]
[Speed comparable to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.]
[Integrated offense and defense.]
"Is this the legendary power of the Eye?"
"Indeed, this is no ordinary person!"
A fighting spirit surged in the Third Raikage's eyes.
On the other side.
[Hozuki Gengetsu simply spread his hands out.]
"Hurry up and get that young Kazekage brat to seal me away."
"Being manipulated by a spellcaster is absolutely unpleasant!"
"Also, you little girl over there, it's best you don't come near this area. Take those ninjas and get away from here."
"Don't look down on me!" Temari unfolded her large iron fan.
"The Sealing Team, get ready!"
"Wait for the mustachioed boy to make a mistake, then seal him away immediately!"
A mustache?!
[Hozuki Gengetsu's face was full of black lines.]
"Don't you dare call me 'Little Mustache,' you brat!!!"
"Otherwise, whether it's Edo Tensei or whatever, I will kill you!!!"
However.
[A moment later.]
[Looking at Temari, who was enveloped in a red chakra cloak.]
Hozuki Gengetsu paused for a moment.
"A Jinchūriki?"
"No...it doesn't seem like it..."
[Then she sighed and looked helplessly at Temari.]
"Forget it, I can't bring myself to do it."
"Please, take me home."
[The words fell.]
The giant clam opens its mouth.
[A large amount of dense fog was ejected.]
[boom--]
[Temari and a fan.]
The magical vapor formation of the giant clam was instantly blown away.
In the blink of an eye.
[The Rinnegan summoning beasts, along with the Five Paths of Pain and the Sand Village troops led by Temari, surrounded Hozuki Gen.]
Just then.
The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, changed his strategy.
[We've arrived in the skies above this area.]
[His form is revealed.]
["Dust Release: Particle Style!"]
[Whoosh—]
A familiar trident-shaped kunai appeared behind him.
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
A flash of golden light.
[Flying Thunder God 2nd Stage·Rasengan! ]