Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

"Waaaaah~ Waaaah~"

The sound was like a low, rumbling thunder rolling in from afar, the rumbling vibrations spreading through the air, as if the entire sky was trembling slightly under this invisible force. Huge, deep echoes reverberated wave after wave, reverberating throughout the heavens and earth.

The sound is like a whale!

No, that's a whale, a whale flying in the sky!

Amidst the churning clouds, a colossal white whale, its body obscuring the sky, hovered tens of thousands of meters above the ground. A massive, prominent curved horn adorned its forehead, and a halo of luminous pink, rune-like light emanated from its back. Its enormous body nearly blotted out half the sky, and the thunderous, muffled sound had slowly spilled from its gigantic mouth.

"Hehehe hahaha..."

Looking at the giant white whale in the sky, Merry's expression instantly turned manic. Pointing at Pain, she laughed wildly, "Even Elsa died at your hands. Those naughty little animals are no match for you, so... I've brought you the biggest one."

"The White Whale, one of the three legendary demonic beasts!"

"You're finished! Hahahaha!!!"

Mary's eyes were filled with a deep-seated hatred, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: "Die in despair and fear! Let your existence be completely erased along with you!"

The White Whale, one of the three most terrifying and powerful monsters in the RE:Zero world, is a catastrophic monster capable of destroying a nation. Legend has it that those devoured by the White Whale not only have their existence erased, but all other people's memories of the victim are also wiped away, as if that person had never existed in the world—cruel and eerie.

However, the scene of Pain's terrified expression that Meryl had anticipated did not occur. His expression remained unchanged, still extremely cold. Only by listening closely could one detect a subtle hint of joy mixed in with his usual icy tone.

"My original purpose in coming to this world was to find a summoning beast for Konan."

In terms of both size and strength, the white whale would be a top-tier summoning beast even in the Naruto world.

Pain slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the white whale in the sky, his Rinnegan gleaming strangely in the dim light: "This thing seems very suitable."

As soon as he finished speaking, the air pressure around him suddenly became low, and pale blue chakra surged like a tide.

Although he knew that there were many powerful figures in the world of RE0, including some that even the gods in the later Naruto world would find troublesome, he had not yet encountered one who could make Pain take him even slightly seriously.

Besides this white whale monster...

At this moment, Pain only had eyes for one of the three great demonic beasts. He put aside everything else, including Merry. He suddenly exerted force with his chakra and used the sudden burst of chakra as propulsion to leap onto the white whale.

Unlike the smooth, delicate skin of a real whale, the beluga whale, despite its name, only resembles a whale; it is not an aquatic mammal. Its skin is covered with a layer of fine white hair, which is said to be able to disperse magical power and reduce the intensity of attacks.

Although beluga whales are extremely large, their senses are incredibly sharp.

Almost the instant Pain jumped onto it, its orange-yellow eyes, which were taller than a person, immediately turned towards it.

"I don't know if you can understand me."

Pain looked into the other's enormous pupils and said, "In short... I will subdue you."

There was no reply. In fact, after hearing Pain's words, the white whale turned its pupils elsewhere. The next moment, thick mist spewed out from the countless exhaust vents on the white whale's body. The scalding hot steam, like boiling water, instantly engulfed Pain.

It is clear that beluga whales can understand human language, but the size of humans is far too small for a magical beast of this level.

Pain's words were as ridiculous as an ant telling a human, "I will subdue you."

The white whale possesses two types of mist: a mental pollution mist that inflicts mental torment and suffering, and its most famous and feared mist that can erase the existence of its opponent.

The mist that was just released on Pain was the former, except that it also had a slightly burning effect.

"It seems you're unwilling..."

As the fog slowly dissipated, Pain stood unharmed in the same spot, his tone as calm as ever: "Besides, this little bit of pain is nothing..."

The effects of the mental pollution fog had no impact on Pain.

Pain slowly raised his right hand, palm facing the massive head of the white whale, his icy voice echoing in the air: "Because... my pain is greater than yours!"

Shinra Tensei!

In an instant, an invisible yet immense power erupted, as if a giant hand formed from pure chakra had slammed down on the white whale's head.

The beluga whale's massive, mountain-like body jolted violently, as if struck by a high-speed, ten-thousand-ton ship, its entire body shaking wildly in the air. It let out a mournful, deafening cry that rippled through the surrounding air.

It should be noted that the skin of the beluga whale is as hard as a rock. Ordinary physical attacks and magical bombardments can only leave a few shallow marks on it at most. With this strong defense and its huge size, it has gained the upper hand in countless battles and made its opponents suffer.

Even with such a powerful defense, it could not completely withstand Pain's Shinra Tensei. Although it only suffered minor injuries, the excruciating pain that penetrated to the bone made this aerial overlord feel fear for the first time.

"Very strong defense..."

Pain, hovering in mid-air, gazed at the towering white whale before him, which stood like a mountain, and uttered a sigh of praise devoid of any emotion.

He did not show any displeasure at the fact that the Shinra Tensei attack had not caused much substantial damage. After all, Shinra Tensei was designed to deal less damage to larger enemies, and this move was originally intended to deal with opponents of similar size. To deal with such a behemoth as the one in front of him, he needed to use another move.

"Then let me see just how tough your skin really is!"

The black rod slid out from his sleeve in an instant, and Pain, without the slightest hesitation, rushed out like a ghost, using the rod as a sword to stab the white whale's body, which was as hard as iron. However, such an injury was like a mosquito bite to a human; it only caused a slight tremor in the skin and flesh, and didn't even make the whale move its body.

But Payne did not give up. He pressed down on the black rod, used his feet to gain leverage on the smooth skin of the beluga whale, and ran at high speed as if gliding on ice.

Where the black rod slashed, the beluga whale's proud, tough skin was easily torn apart like fragile paper. Almost instantly, several huge wounds, each tens of meters long, appeared grotesquely on the beluga whale's body.