Skadi, returning to infinity

"There's another one, Uchiha Madara."

The speaker was Skadi; ​​she slowly lowered her head, her voice somewhat low.

"Uchiha Madara? He's resurrected?"

Upon hearing the name, everyone froze on the spot, and Jiraiya immediately became alert.

“They’re gone.” Shaking her head, Skadi slowly walked towards Konoha Village.

"If it weren't for Madara Uchiha, I should have brought Sasuke back."

Skadi stopped when she reached Sakura Haruno, looking at the pink-haired girl's profile.

"I can't beat him, sorry."

Her voice was full of apology; this was not something she should have done.

"It's okay...it's okay..." Sakura Haruno cheered up, supporting Skadi, biting her lower lip and saying nothing more.

"I'll scout around here for a bit; you all go back first."

Jiraiya was still somewhat puzzled, so he told Skadi and the others to go back first, while he stayed behind to look for information.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama." Kakashi guessed what Jiraiya meant, so he didn't say anything and left first.

"Boom!" However, just as they were about to return, a violent tremor shook the ground, and then a mushroom cloud-like explosion rose from the direction of Konoha.

West.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed.

"Konoha Village has been attacked..."

Skadi, who had just seemed downcast, suddenly rushed out.

After seeing her actions, the others realized what was happening and rushed out after her.

Above Konoha Village, a figure hovered, raising his hand. An invisible force field enveloped him, blocking all the ninjas attacking him.

The technique was blasted away.

The Six Paths of Pain have officially arrived!

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Chapter Sixteen: One Punch Shatters the Heavenly Dao! I Will Protect the Hokage of Konoha!

"Has the exact number of people still not been determined?"

On the high platform of the Hokage's office building, Tsunade looked at the chaotic situation around her and asked Shizune with a serious expression.

"No, all we can be sure of right now is that there are at least five people."

Shizune looked very anxious. She wanted to go out and help everyone, but the situation around her was too chaotic, and she had no idea what to do.

"They... must have known about the village."

Tsunade rested her chin on her hand and began to think quietly.

Less than an hour after Jiraiya and Kakashi went out to search for the source of the massive chakra tremor, Konoha was attacked.

The timing was so perfect that it was hard for her not to suspect that this was the reason.

"Is it someone from the intelligence Jiraiya brought back?"

Tsunade suddenly remembered the information Skadi had obtained a few days ago after rescuing Jiraiya.

Amegakure, Nagato, the Akatsuki organization, and powerful ninjas...

They had expected these people to attack Konoha that day or the next, but the enemy's composure surprised them; they didn't immediately...

Launch an attack.

Instead, after confirming enough information, they chose a time when Jiraiya and Kakashi had been gone for some time and were definitely unable to return immediately.

They were waiting to launch an offensive.

This is definitely because they have people inside, or because they are able to gather information about Konoha through special methods.

After thinking it over, the only possibility is that it's related to the Akatsuki organization.

"The Akatsuki." Biting her lower lip, Tsunade had a rough idea of ​​what the enemy was, even though she didn't have concrete information yet.

"Lord Hokage, we cannot fight against them. If this continues, Konoha will be completely destroyed."

A ninja ran up to Tsunade, his face extremely pale.

"Jingyin, you lead the medical team to treat all the wounded. I'll go find them."

Konoha currently lacks a strong fighting force stationed there, so Tsunade has no choice but to take action herself.

She knew very well that she was the leader of Konoha, the backbone of everyone, and that her death would be unacceptable to the entire village.

situation.

But she had to do it, otherwise no one in Konoha would be able to stop them.

Neji and Guy left the village on other missions, Kakashi and Jiraiya had just left, and Danzo was being hunted down by Skadi...

He was the only one left in the entire village.

"I have to stand up." Tsunade is no weak woman. Even if she has her own inner conflicts, she will absolutely not stand up when it comes to protecting Konoha.

Retreating.

"No, Lady Tsunade!" Shizune blocked Tsunade's path, her face filled with anxiety.

"Mute." Tsunade pushed Shizune away, her voice filled with determination.

"Then you'll all die together."

A deep voice came from above, and a man with orange hair, wearing the robes of an Akatsuki member, flew up into the sky.

He looked at Tsunade, who was standing on the high platform of the Hokage's office building, with an indifferent gaze.

With a clang, a tall figure leaped onto the high-rise building next to Pain, revealing a strange smile, and raised his right arm towards Tsunade.

hand.

A mechanical sound rang out, the arm was pulled back, and then more than a dozen missiles were launched, all flying towards the high platform of the Hokage's office building.

"Let's go." He picked up Shizune and jumped away, and the other ninjas followed suit.

"Boom!" The top of the Hokage's office building was flattened by these missiles, and debris fell down.

Tsunade looked up at Pain, her face grim.

Shinra Tensei

Without giving her any chance to resist, Pain unleashed "Shinra Tensei," a powerful repulsive force that instantly engulfed the area within tens of meters around him.

The domain was flattened.

After he used "Shinra Tensei", five figures appeared behind him.

"Seven people?" Tsunade's eyes widened when she saw the number.

"Kill them." Pain ordered the other five Paths to kill everyone around Tsunade to prevent anyone from supporting her.

"Xiao Nan, keep an eye on the people outside, don't let them in."

As for Konan, Pain simply assigned her to guard against the ninjas who went out on missions.

"Hmm." Xiao Nan's eyes looked calm, but deep down they were very complicated.

She glanced at Tsunade, then spread her paper wings and flew to the high wall outside Konoha, gazing at the place where Jiraiya and the others had gone.

"Why destroy Konoha?" Tsunade gritted her teeth. She dared not put Shizune down, fearing that Shizune would be killed.

But this meant she couldn't fight Pain anymore, and could only watch as the houses and ninjas around her were killed.

She knew very well that she was their main target, and only by being there could she completely restrain their main force.

"Why? You have caused far too many Shinobi World Wars."

"The existence of Konoha Village is evil itself, and it must be erased from this world."

"It's not just you, it's the same for all the other ninja villages."

Pain looked at Tsunade, realizing how powerless the Hokage of Konoha was now.

These people sit in these positions, yet they never consider how to achieve peaceful development; they only cause war.

He wants to create a peaceful world without war, and these ninja villages are the biggest obstacle.

"The Second Shinobi World War..." Upon hearing this phrase, Tsunade immediately thought of the deaths of her lover and younger brother during the Second Shinobi World War.

The consequence of that war is that she still hesitates and dares not express her feelings to anyone.

If it weren't for the fact that three years ago, to save Naruto and protect the village, she overcame her hemophobia, she would probably still be struggling because of herself.

He was running away from the deaths of the two people he loved most.

She was also a victim of the Fourth Shinobi World War, so Tsunade was very aware of the consequences of her war.

"I have always been maintaining peace in the ninja world, and I have never thought of starting a war."

"Not everyone wants to gain benefits through war."

Tsunade spoke these words as if roaring; her hatred for war was no less than Pain's.

"As the Hokage of Konoha, you have no right to say such things."

"If you truly despise war, you should disband Konoha Village, disband all the ninjas, and let everyone return to a peaceful life."

"In the end, you're still a..."

At this point, Pain instantly appeared in front of Tsunade, raised his right hand, and his fist, carrying a terrifying pressure, attacked Tsunade.

"Boom!" In her haste to raise her hand to exchange blows, even with her monstrous strength, Tsunade was sent flying, crashing into a house before finally stopping.

Amidst the smoke and dust, footsteps sounded as Pain slowly approached Tsunade, whose lips were bleeding but who was still protecting the terrified Shizune.

"Beneficiaries who do not want to change."

Continuing from where he left off, Pain activated the Rinnegan's eye technique "Universal Pull," attracting the surrounding rubble of buildings.