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Chapter 268 Six Paths of Pain, Nagato's Trap!

"call…"

I've almost forgotten about Jiraiya, my teacher.

Akihara Kagura possesses the body of a Sage, and Nagato possesses the eyes of a Sage. Both of them can claim to be the successors of the Sage of Six Paths, yet they have joined forces to overthrow the ninja world.

Undoubtedly...

These two disciples now possess the strongest power in the ninja world.

"Nagato".

Jiraiya shook his head, disagreeing with Pain's statement: "You only possess the power of the Sage of Six Paths, but you haven't understood his spirit. The Ninja Cult he founded in ancient times was an era where everyone could understand each other..."

"The era of ninjas has long since changed."

Pain shook his head and continued coldly, "Jiraiya-sensei, the ninjas of this era cannot understand each other. The only thing they can empathize with is pain. You cannot keep up with the tide of the new era, and in the end, you will be completely forgotten by the times..."

"Are you going to kill me?"

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Payne seemed somewhat regretful, and said softly, "We are ultimately not on the same path. I will kill you here to prove that we are on the right path."

As Payne's words slowly faded...

A series of figures emerged from the depths of the Akatsuki's base.

These people were all dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns. They looked very different, had different hairstyles, but all had the same hair color and the same pupils in their eyes.

Rinnegan.

Without exception, all of these people possess the Rinnegan.

"The Way of Heaven!"

"The animal realm!"

"The Way of Humanity!"

"The realm of hungry ghosts!"

"The Path of Asura!"

"The Path of Hell!"

"Pain, the Six Paths of Pain, hereby pays his respects!"

The Six Paths of Pain.

All of these people share the same name: Payne.

Others might be horrified to see this, but Jiraiya knew the truth behind Pain ten years ago. He knew that these people were puppets controlled by Nagato.

"Six puppets in total..."

Jiraiya's gaze swept back and forth over the six orange-haired figures. After looking at all six of them, his expression suddenly changed!

"Wait... no..."

"I've seen all of these people before!"

Jiraiya's heart was pounding. He looked at the six Pain figures again, and each one reminded him of when he had seen them before.

These puppets…

Everyone who had met him during his lifetime!

Apart from Yahiko, the other Pain were people he had met on his journey. After these people died, their bodies were obtained by Nagato and turned into puppets with the Rinnegan!

A meeting of destinies...

Jiraiya had a strange thought about the Great Toad Sage.

"no…"

Jiraiya's heart began to pound with inner turmoil. He thought of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy and pondered his choice: "This time, while Kagura is away from the Akatsuki, I must first eliminate Nagato. If he and Kagura truly join forces, no one in the ninja world will be their match..."

however…

We need to deal with Nagato first…

We must first deal with the problem of the Six Paths of Pain!

"Xiao Nan, you go first."

Seeing Jiraiya's fighting spirit, Pain gestured for Konan to leave first.

"I'll go take care of your original body."

Konan's body immediately transformed into pieces of origami and flew deep into the Akatsuki base. Every time Nagato used the Six Paths of Pain, she was somewhat worried about Nagato's health.

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

Pain stretched out his palm and suddenly raised it towards Jiraiya: "Now, only we're left here... Universal Pull!"

A sudden gravitational pull appeared from Pain's hand!

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed, and his body involuntarily flew towards Pain's direction. A black rod appeared in Pain's hand, ready to pierce through Jiraiya's body with a single blow!

"Rasengan!"

Jiraiya raised his hand and released a Rasengan, using the attraction of gravity to accelerate it. He was determined to take down the suddenly appearing Asura Path in one strike. Jiraiya grabbed the Asura Path's black rod with one hand and was about to press the Rasengan onto Asura Path Pain's body with the other!

"Spiritual communication!"

Animal Path Pain instantly used a summoning technique!

The Asura Path Pain, who was about to be hit by Jiraiya's Rasengan, disappeared from his original spot and appeared next to the Animal Path Pain!

however…

This also exposed Pain to Jiraiya's attacks!

The Preta Path Pain leaped up and blocked the way in front of the Deva Path Pain. He reached out and grabbed the Rasengan in Jiraiya's hand, instantly absorbing all of its chakra!

All six Paths of Pain are controlled by a single will. The one person is the one who controls the six puppets, and the six puppets have excellent teamwork in battle!

"One who can communicate with spirits..."

"One that can absorb chakra..."

Jiraiya immediately identified the abilities of the Animal Path and Preta Path Pain, and his gaze also fell on the Asura Path Pain from before: "That was a puppeteer I encountered before, probably skilled in attack..."

"No…"

"besides…"

Jiraiya's gaze also fell on the strongest, Pain, whom he had personally witnessed being utterly defeated by Akihara Kagura: "This puppet that Yahiko was made into is adept at using repulsive and gravitational attacks, and even other strange and powerful techniques..."

For example, the Chibaku Tensei that Jiraiya once witnessed...

to be honest…

Just the presence of Pain alone made Jiraiya feel somewhat uncertain.

"In that case..."

Jiraiya's gaze then fell upon the Hell Path and Human Path Pain, who had been standing quietly at the back: "Only the abilities of the two puppets remain unknown..."

Just as Jiraiya was deep in thought, the Preta Path puppet suddenly dodged, and Pain raised his hand and released a powerful repulsive force towards Jiraiya!

"Shinra Tensei!"

Jiraiya's body was sent flying backward, tumbling and crashing into a rock wall, spitting out blood!

"The power can't be that weak..."

Jiraiya had personally witnessed Pain and Akihara Kagura use the power of Shinra Tensei in their battle, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you worried that this base will be destroyed in the battle?"

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Pain from the Deva Path, along with Pain from the Asura Path and Pain from the Preta Path, leaped into the air and charged towards Jiraiya. All three Pains attacked Jiraiya simultaneously!

A black rod flashed from Pain's hand!

A sharp blade emerged from the arm of the Asura Path Pain!

Jiraiya swiftly dodged, but the rock wall behind him was instantly destroyed by Pain's Asura Path attack, sending rubble and dust flying everywhere!

Pain, the Asura Path, disregarded everything, swinging the sharp blades on his arms and relentlessly slashing at Jiraiya's body, completely unconcerned about whether Jiraiya could retaliate!

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Jiraiya raised his hand and unleashed a summoning jutsu!

An iron-armed toad appeared on the spot, stretching out its arms and directly blocking an attack from the Asura Path!

"Skip them and go straight for Nagato!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiraiya rolled around, trying to rush into the Akatsuki base. This idea was actually a bit inhumane, because Jiraiya knew that Nagato was too injured to move.

Compared to the Six Paths of Pain…

Perhaps Nagato, who cannot move, is easier to deal with!

However, Nagato may have seen through Jiraiya's thoughts. Pain, the Deva Path, swung his black rod to block Jiraiya's path, and the other Pains also blocked his other paths!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya opened his mouth and spat out a ball of flame, trying to make way for it!

The Preta Path Pain directly blocked the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, raising his palm to absorb the ninjutsu released by Jiraiya!

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Mane!"

Jiraiya's white hair grew wildly, sweeping towards Pain's body as if he wanted to control them with this move!

A broad, sharp blade emerged from the body of the Asura Path Pain. This blade, like a pair of scissors, shredded Jiraiya's long hair!

"I should have been prepared..."

To escape the Asura Path's attack, Jiraiya had no choice but to leap onto a rock wall. As he watched the six Pains gradually surround him within the base, a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

The problem is...

He is now unable to summon stronger toads to assist in combat.

This base might not be able to accommodate the size of Gamabunta and other giant toads. The most suitable toads for cooperation would undoubtedly be Fukasaku and Shima, who could also use Sage Mode in conjunction with him...

however…

Fukasaku and Shima are too powerful.

Jiraiya needs a certain amount of time to summon them.

If he could, Jiraiya would truly envy Akihara Kagura's summoning abilities at this moment. He could summon all the toads of Mount Myōboku at any time, even the Great Toad Sage...

pity…

That disciple is now an enemy.

The most troublesome thing right now is...

The environment here is also unsuitable.

Because the base inside the cave was extremely spacious, and the six Pains blocked all the roads, Jiraiya didn't have enough time to make any tactical maneuvers.

"wrong…"

"I can find a way to create an environment conducive to mediation myself!"

Jiraiya slapped his forehead, quickly raised his hands, and formed hand seals again: "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu! Sorry, Giant Toad Rock!"

The entire cave instantly turned red!

This is inside the largest toad in the Myoboku Mountains, the Giant Toad of the Rocky Abode. Its size is so large that it cannot be summoned by spirits. Jiraiya could only summon a part of the Giant Toad of the Rocky Abode's intestines.

The six Pain present were instantly torn apart by the giant toad's intestines, and they even lost sight of Jiraiya!

but…

There's no rush.

Animal Path Pain quickly clasped his hands together and formed hand seals!

The Six Paths of Pain were quickly gathered together by summoning!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiraiya quickly ran along the digestive tract of the giant toad, hoping to find a way out before Pain could break through its stomach!

Whoosh!

Asura Path Pain swung his sharp blade at the stomach wall, but it was completely useless; only a clump of mucus remained on the blade.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Pain raised his palm!

A repulsive force suddenly erupted from his body, causing his entire stomach and intestines to swell instantly, yet it remained stubbornly resilient like a balloon!

"Is the repulsive force not strong enough...?"

Pain frowned slightly, quietly waiting for the cooldown of Shinra Tensei.

The other Pain gathered together and followed Jiraiya's trail directly along the digestive tract, since there was only one path through it!

"Shinra Tensei!"

Pain's cooldown time has finally come!

A powerful repulsive force instantly erupted in the digestive tract of the giant rock toad!

Bang!

The intestinal wall of the rock frog eventually ruptured!

However, strangely enough...

These digestive organs remained in place, unlike other spirit beasts that would disappear after being severely injured. It was clear that this minor damage to the digestive organs was not a big deal.

"Um?"

Pain frowned.

In the gastrointestinal tract.

Jiraiya sprinted along the passage, relying on his memory to find Nagato's location by infiltrating the deepest part of the Akatsuki base!

"How lucky..."

Jiraiya even turned around for a glance.

Several figures of Payne followed behind; they had caught up!

Jiraiya watched as the Pain soldiers pursued him, but he didn't see the Deva Path Pain among them. He felt a little relieved and even manipulated the toad's intestines to slow down the pursuing Pain soldiers.

Deep within the Akatsuki's base.

Nagato frowned slightly and sighed softly.

This time, the battlefield he chose was not suitable. In order to prevent the Akatsuki from changing its base, Pain was unable to exert his full strength, which gave Jiraiya the opportunity to escape the encirclement of the Six Paths of Pain.

"What's wrong, Nagato?"

Konan glanced at Nagato with concern.

"fine."

"Open the door and see me out."

Nagato shook his head, looked towards the door, and said softly, "Jiraiya-sensei has broken free from the encirclement of the Six Paths of Pain and is rushing deeper into the base..."

"How is this possible..."

Xiao Nan doesn't believe their teacher has the ability to break through Payne's defenses.

"I chose the wrong battlefield, preventing Heaven from exerting its full power."

Nagato shook his head and continued, "Don't worry, the ending of this story will be exactly as planned. It's perfect that he wants to infiltrate deep into the base; there's no way he can escape now..."

Deep within the Akatsuki's base.

A colossal statue of a heretic stands inside.

Jiraiya quietly slipped out of the giant toad's stomach and stared at the demonic statue of the Outer Path. He could clearly sense the terrifying chakra aura inside.

"Phew... Let's deal with Nagato first."

Jiraiya had a vague sense of unease.

Pain and Nagato are the same person, but their personalities seem to be split. Perhaps he cannot persuade Pain, but he has a delusion that he might be able to persuade Nagato.

Do not…

wrong…

This is an illusion.

Nagato cannot be persuaded.

Regardless, Nagato is the source of chaos in the ninja world, and he must be dealt with first.

The Six Paths of Pain are currently trapped inside the stomach wall of the Giant Toad, so I must quickly find Nagato's location...

Jiraiya walked step by step into the deepest part of the Akatsuki's base.

Jiraiya saw a room with lights on, and the door was open. A gaunt man in a wheelchair was waiting for him there.

"Nagato".

Jiraiya's pace slowed, and his voice regained its composure: "Now all your puppets are trapped by me. If you are willing to abandon that nonsensical plan and release all the tailed beasts captured by Akatsuki..."

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Nagato shook his head, interrupting him: "Gods cannot be trapped. The idea that Pain was trapped inside a toad's stomach is just your own illusion..."

"There's something I forgot to tell you..."

Nagato clasped his hands together, his red hair falling over his eyes obscuring his gaze: "As the embodiment of the Rinnegan, I can use all the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain. It wasn't you who trapped my puppet, but rather you who were drawn here by me..."

"Ninja..."

"Spiritual communication!"

As Nagato opened his palm!

One by one, orange-haired figures were summoned directly in front of him!

The six Pains looked up at Jiraiya, their Rinnegan eyes appearing lifeless in their sockets, a scene that was all the more terrifying!

next moment!

The Heavenly Path and the Asura Path charged towards Jiraiya!

The other Pains followed behind them, keeping a close eye on Jiraiya's every move!

"This is bad!"

When Jiraiya saw the figures of Pain appear one after another, he felt his soul leave his body, and he involuntarily began to fly backward!

This is not an opportunity to deal with Nagato, but a trap that Nagato sets to lure him into the depths of the Akatsuki base!

chap!

Jiraiya's arm was instantly slashed open with a long wound. The Asura Path kicked Jiraiya, and the Six Paths of Pain closed in on him!

On an oil lamp deep within the Akatsuki base.

A small white snake was coiled on the lamp base, quietly watching Jiraiya being chased by the six Pains, and even twitched its little tail somewhat boredly.

"Hiss..."

First update!

at the same time…

Itachi Uchiha is still on his way to the appointment…

(End of this chapter)