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Chapter 134 The Clash Between the Eye of the Immortal and the Body of the Immortal! (Thanks to the author "Old Dream Never Ends")

Kakuzu was truly powerless to do anything.

Akihara Kagura's Wood Release Technique was like a monster; no ninjutsu could break it, and even the hearts of the Earth Grudge Fears that he had painstakingly collected were crushed.

If Kakuzu's own body is killed, it means the complete death of his body. If he is alive, at least he still has the chance to use the Earth Grudge to collect his heart again and survive!

Kagura Akihara, that brat, has a rather vicious tongue. Not only did she control the wooden dolls to chase after him, she even asked him how he broke the First Hokage's Wood Release!

How was that question asked?

Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, used the Wooden Dummy Technique to fight him?

Kakuzu desperately scrambled and crawled to avoid the wooden doll's attacks, searching for an opening in their attacks, just like many years ago, hoping to survive!

"A battle on a completely different level..."

Sasori, watching Kakuzu flee in a disheveled state, sneered, "He really disgraced the Akatsuki... That guy is good for nothing but collecting funds."

Do you want to save him?

Orochimaru asked with a light laugh.

"Let's try to save them."

Sasori glanced at Pain in the distance and whispered, "If we let Kakuzu die here, it won't be easy to explain to Pain. Besides, with just the two of us, do you really think you can stop him just because that brat is afraid of snakes?"

After saying that, Sasori's Hiruko suddenly produced several chakra threads that directly wrapped around Orochimaru's body!

"You bastard!"

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed suddenly!

However, Sasori's Hiruko grabbed Orochimaru's body and flung him towards the wooden doll. The massive wooden doll immediately stopped chasing Kakuzu and was instantly distracted by the flying Orochimaru!

The wooden figure's hand grabbed Orochimaru's body!

Kagura Akihara stood atop the wooden doll, looking at Orochimaru clutched in its hand. Her brow furrowed slightly, and she softly asked, "If I were to control the wooden doll to clench its fist right now, could you survive?"

"Can."

Orochimaru nodded.

At that moment, Orochimaru seemed to read Akihara Kagura's mind. As if unaware of the impending danger, he even smiled brightly, as if conveying a signal: "Go ahead and attack, Kagura. You are my most perfect creation..."

pat!

The giant wooden figure suddenly clenched its fist!

Orochimaru's body was instantly crushed into a lump of mud by the wooden doll!

However, a long snake suddenly emerged from the mud and fell to the ground. The snake opened its mouth wide and spat out Orochimaru's body!

"..."

Akihara Kagura's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Attack together!"

As Sasori piloted a puppet flying towards them, he shouted to Orochimaru and Kakuzu, "This little guy is not someone we can handle alone!"

"You bastard..."

A flash of anger crossed Orochimaru's eyes.

Because Sasori of the Red Sand took advantage of his unpreparedness to launch a sneak attack with chakra threads, forcing him to come and save Kakuzu; otherwise, he wouldn't have been captured by Akihara Kagura's wooden doll.

Fortunately, my life is resilient enough...

Otherwise, wouldn't we be killed by Sasori of the Red Sand?

However, Sasori, the bastard who almost killed him just now, acted as if he hadn't done anything and called on him to help deal with Akihara Kagura!

but…

Orochimaru really couldn't refute him.

Because the real outcome of the battle lies with Payne.

Orochimaru, Sasori of the Red Sand, and Kakuzu relentlessly attacked the wooden doll. The first two had intricate connections with Akihara Kagura, making them prime examples of half-hearted efforts. Only Kakuzu remained, and even his Earth Grudge Fear was gone, making him barely able to provide support.

The fighting here is very intense.

Jiraiya and Pain have still not made a move.

Pain was initially quite relaxed, believing that the three members of Akatsuki could easily defeat Akihara Kagura…

result…

The three members of the Akatsuki were being overwhelmed by Akihara Kagura.

"Jiraiya-sensei, is that your new disciple?"

Payne glanced at the wooden dummy wreaking havoc in the distance and said in a deep voice, "You are always so good at teaching disciples; the students you teach are all outstanding."

"Does that include you?"

Jiraiya stared intently at Pain, his gaze fixed on the face that was identical to Yahiko's: "Pain, you're Yahiko, aren't you?"

"What on earth is going on? Hanzo the Salamander told me that Yahiko was dead, but I saw Yahiko alive, and he even had Nagato's eyes!"

"So you already knew..."

Payne seemed unmoved, speaking as if he were dead, devoid of any emotion: "Hanzo is right, that guy named Yahiko is indeed dead... The one who is alive now is just Payne, who is experiencing pain."

"..."

Jiraiya continued to stare at Pain before him, hoping to see through Pain's appearance to the truth, trying hard to discern what was different.

There is only one pair of Rinnegan...

Pain has the Rinnegan, but what about Nagato's eyes?

Even though Jiraiya had already traveled and witnessed all sorts of strange abilities in the ninja world, he still couldn't imagine the power of the Rinnegan.

however…

Regardless...

This person must be his disciple.

"Whether you are Yahiko or not..."

Jiraiya gave up thinking, opened his palm, and tried to persuade his disciple: "In short, I already know everything about your situation. It was all Shimura Danzo's fault. We cannot let other people's mistakes lead us astray..."

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Payne looked up at his former teacher and said, "Our affairs are no longer your concern. The path we're on now is not a wrong one. The true God should return to His rightful place and naturally walk the path He was meant to walk..."

"You are my disciples!"

A look of guilt and unease crossed Jiraiya's face: "The toad from Mount Myōboku told me you were dead. I always thought you were long gone. If I had known you were assassinated by Danzō Shimura back then..."

"It's alright."

Payne, completely unconcerned about his teacher's guilt, continued, "Anyway, we've grown up now. I'm grateful to Jiraiya-sensei for taking care of us, but ignorant and foolish children, after experiencing pain, will eventually have to grow into adults who can walk their own path..."

"And I..."

"It's just that after experiencing pain, a transformation occurs."

"From a mortal, he transformed into a god."

Whoosh!

A figure landed beside them!

It was none other than Kakuzu, who had been sent flying by a punch from the wooden puppet at some unknown time!

Payne ignored the horrific state of his men, quietly sharing his inner thoughts with his teacher: "Once you become a god, everything you say and think will be considered from a divine perspective..."

"Your subordinates..."

Jiraiya even glanced at Kakuzu.

"It's alright."

Payne's voice remained unchanged, but his tone had subtly become more condescending as he continued, "Master Jiraiya, you are ultimately just a mortal. Reaching this point is already quite remarkable. It is indeed difficult for you to understand the thoughts of a god..."

Don't you care about them?

Jiraiya glanced again at Sasori and Orochimaru, who were being beaten by wooden dummies in the distance: "Kagura's power is very strong; he possesses power comparable to the Rinnegan..."

"No one can stand up to those eyes."

Pain immediately stopped his ramblings about God and began to refute, "Heaven gave me these eyes so that I could end the chaos of this world. No power can contend with the power contained within these eyes, not even the First Hokage's Wood Release..."

"But…"

Jiraiya seemed to care about the Akatsuki members even more than Pain did.

The main concern is that his old friend Orochimaru is among them, and he's a little worried that his friend will be beaten to death by Akihara Kagura, because he just witnessed Akihara Kagura crush Orochimaru to death once.

This scene always felt somewhat eerie.

As the leader of Akatsuki, Pain didn't care about his subordinates; all he wanted was to catch up with his teacher and talk about his ideological transformation.

As Jiraiya, who came to solve the Akatsuki's problem, gradually lost interest in reminiscing and began to care about the Akatsuki members' lives.

It just so happened at that moment.

Sasori's Hiruko tumbled and flew over, crashing to the ground unharmed. Even though the battle was so difficult, Sasori still didn't reveal his true form!

"..."

Jiraiya suddenly became even more worried.

If only Orochimaru is left, it's as if we've returned to that day, where he has to worry about whether his disciple or his friend will survive.

"Pain!"

Sasori's Hiruko got up and spoke up, "Hurry up and take care of that little guy! Orochimaru won't last much longer!"

"..."

Payne's expression changed slightly.

He was just explaining his divine ideas to his teacher, acting like a god of the ninja world, but in the blink of an eye, his reputation was lowered by the defeat of his subordinates.

"Aren't you done talking yet?"

Kagura Akihara's voice came over. He had defeated Orochimaru, who was faking the fight, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly land next to Jiraiya.

"Hmm..."

Kagura Akihara glanced at Pain before turning to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya-sensei, perhaps we overestimated the Akatsuki's strength. Apart from Orochimaru, everyone else seems powerful, but this organization is practically playing house..."

"..."

Payne's hand slowly clenched into a fist.

Kagura Akihara seemed oblivious to Payne's actions and continued, "They look flashy, like street magicians. They seem capable of intimidating the weak, but none of them can withstand my attacks. They're a bit like con artists."

"..."

Payne felt his fist getting harder.

Akihara Kagura continued spraying venom, completely disregarding Pain's feelings: "I haven't even used Sage Mode yet. I can probably kill everyone here in a minute, including those two hiding in the cave..."

"..."

Payne immediately felt his fist getting harder and harder.

If he weren't older than Akihara Kagura and not her senior, he would have really wanted to have a big fight with her!

Since Payne believed his spirit had ascended to godhood, he had never been this angry. This little junior brother his teacher had just taken in was too sharp-tongued!

of course.

This junior brother isn't just good with words.

To be honest, he was also very strong. Before he could even talk to Jiraiya for a short while, he had already defeated Orochimaru, Kakuzu, and Sasori.

"Two people in the cave?"

Upon hearing Akihara Kagura's words, Jiraiya suddenly realized a possibility!

If Konan didn't rush out with the Akatsuki members, she must have stayed inside. Why would she stay inside?

because…

There's someone even more important in there!

"Pain..."

Jiraiya stared intently at Pain before him and asked, "Nagato and Konan, they're inside, right?"

"..."

Payne did not deny it.

The Akatsuki leader raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "If you want to know the truth, then you'd better survive by my hand first!"

"I know the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Looking at Pain before her, Akihara Kagura deliberately revealed one of her cards: "I just left the Flying Thunder God seal in the cave, so I can teleport in and kill people at any time..."

"Kagura!"

Jiraiya was also startled by his own disciple.

"If you can do that..."

Payne's eyes narrowed slightly, completely unconcerned about Akihara Kagura's threat.

Because Pain knew very well that even if Akihara Kagura could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to enter the cave, she wouldn't be able to do anything to the people inside; the most terrifying existence in the ninja world was inside…

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Akihara Kagura looked at Pain before her, but asked Jiraiya for his opinion: "Can't I really kill this guy?"

"If you could do that too..."

Payne was always confident in his own abilities.

"You two... are too extreme..."

Jiraiya rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

What gives teachers a headache in this world is undoubtedly having one disciple who is too extreme; what gives a teacher an even bigger headache is having two disciples who are both too extreme; and what gives a teacher the biggest headache is having two disciples with extreme personalities who happen to be in a state of hostility.

"interesting."

Pain stared at Akihara Kagura before him and said coldly, "Originally, I wanted to use my teacher's life to test the divine power I had awakened... Now it seems that I have a more suitable candidate. There is no one more suitable than the Wood Release who can defeat the God of Shinobi."

"What a coincidence."

Kagura Akihara gazed at the expressionless Pain and extended her palm: "Actually, I have the same thoughts..."

"I've heard that your Rinnegan is the Sage's Eye, and coincidentally, someone also said that I possess the Sage's Body. I'm very curious, which is more powerful, the Sage's Eye or the Sage's Body..."

"A celestial body?"

Payne felt a sense of destiny.

Pain initially thought it was just a brat's provocation, but he never expected it to be a challenge from a sage. No wonder he was taken in as a disciple by Jiraiya!

This little guy, like him, was Jiraiya's student. They both possessed the most terrifying abilities in the ninja world: one had the body of a Sage, and the other had the eyes of a Sage…

however…

However, their positions are different.

If I kill Jiraiya now, this boy will definitely avenge Jiraiya, which means they will have a battle sooner or later.

of course.

This boy will definitely stop all of this now.

Let's take this opportunity to find out their destiny!

Although the boy looks young, the power he has mastered is already strong enough. For the sake of fairness, he will only use the power of Pain!

"Then... let's give it a try!"

As Pain spoke, he opened his palm towards Akihara Kagura and formed a ninja hand seal according to ninja etiquette.

"Have some manners."

Akihara Kagura chuckled and raised her finger.

This guy…

Is there even a sense of ritual involved?

"..."

After the two disciples finished forming opposing hand seals, they looked at Jiraiya standing beside them. Jiraiya, at a loss, stretched out his finger and pointed back at himself.

"Am I... the referee?"

"..."

Neither Akihara Kagura nor Pain spoke.

Because they were both Jiraiya's students, even if Pain wanted to kill his teacher Jiraiya, he would still acknowledge that fact.

According to the rules taught by Jiraiya…

The instructor who guides Jonin is responsible for announcing the start of the battle and declaring the winner when two disciples are engaged in a ninja duel.

same.

The instructor, a Jonin, also bears the responsibility of stepping forward to end a dangerous battle when two disciples are locked in combat.

of course.

Neither Pain nor Akihara Kagura would take the last rule seriously; they wouldn't stop fighting when it was dangerous!

Jiraiya's expression was serious.

Jiraiya felt he couldn't stop his two disciples' will to fight, so he slowly walked between them and shouted the battle start signal in a deep voice!

"Ninja battle, begin!"

As Jiraiya's voice fell, the two figures rushed towards each other at the same time, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks!

this moment…

Payne suddenly felt as if he had traveled back in time!

Both sides used the exact same moves!

Akihara Kagura threw a punch at Pain, only to be met with Pain's own fist!

Payne raised his leg to kick Akihara Kagura in the head, but Akihara Kagura raised her leg to block it!

The two fighters' physical duel seemed to be carved from the same pattern, both using the same moves to defend against each other's attacks!

Payne grabbed Akihara Kagura's left fist, but his right fist was also grabbed by Akihara Kagura, and the two of them were directly facing each other!

"Your physical skills are really terrible..."

Payne looked at the boy before him and scoffed, "Is this all there is to the legendary Sage's Body?"

"Your physical skills aren't much better..."

Akihara Kagura responded to his sarcasm with, "The legendary Sage's Eye can't even break through the most basic physical techniques?"

"..."

Jiraiya stood to the side, somewhat silent and uneasy.

Although the two kids were using the physical techniques he had taught them, and even had the nerve to make sarcastic remarks, Jiraiya always felt that this was the calm before the storm…

Payne's eyes suddenly trembled as he coldly stared at Akihara Kagura before him: "Let's end this warm-up for the battle here, Shinra Tensei!"

next moment!

A repulsive force suddenly erupted!

This is Payne's most frequently used ability, and no one has ever been able to stop him. The entire ground and even the forest are overturned by the repulsive force, raising plumes of dust!

however…

When the smoke and dust cleared...

The ground on both sides of Akihara Kagura was deeply plowed into wide furrows, but the ground behind him remained unchanged, and the boy stood still without moving an inch.

Akihara Kagura withstood the immense repulsive force, and the repulsive force of Shinra Tensei rebounded directly, sending Pain, who was using the technique, flying away!

"Your abilities are quite good."

Kagura Akihara looked at Pain, who had been repelled by the force in the distance, and praised him without reservation: "But your physical condition isn't very good; you seem to be a bit frail and sickly..."

"..."

Payne didn't say anything, but simply stood up and dusted himself off.

This is the first time Shinra Tensei has failed...

Even Payne never imagined that this spell would ever fail.

However, considering that the enemy was a legendary immortal, it all seemed as natural as destiny.

This boy…

They will be the enemies who stop them!

The orange-haired man suddenly extended his left hand toward Akihara Kagura, while his right hand instantly condensed into a black rod of Yin-Yang Release!

"Universal Guidance!"

"..."

Akihara Kagura's body flew over involuntarily!

Just as Pain extended his Yin-Yang Release black rod and hurled it at the incoming Akihara Kagura, Akihara Kagura's figure vanished from the spot in an instant!

"Flying Thunder God Technique..."

Payne's eyes narrowed slightly as he thought of the technique.

Without even thinking, Pain knew where Akihara Kagura had gone and why she had used physical techniques against him!

His purpose in sparring with Akihara Kagura was to test the power of the Sage Body, and that little guy was actually quite cooperative; his purpose must be…

next moment!

Kagura Akihara used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport behind Pain and kicked him in the waist, sending the Akatsuki leader flying!

"I already told you I know the Flying Thunder God Technique..."

Kagura Akihara watched as Pain's body rolled on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and coldly said, "We all learned taijutsu from the same teacher, so we can't break each other's moves at all. Why would I bother playing house with you if I didn't leave the Flying Thunder God mark on you?"

Fourth update! 5800!

This is an extra chapter; I revised it many times! Sorry!

Continue with 10,000 words a day tomorrow!

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