Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Zongxian had certainly considered this issue.

Furthermore, he had conducted corresponding experiments, and the final results proved that the user could also be harmed by their own eye technique. Therefore, when faced with the rebounding eye power, Sogen opened his Susanoo. The rib-shaped Susanoo blocked the eye power's rays, turned grayish-white, and petrified at a speed visible to the naked eye.

but,

Before his Susanoo could turn into stone and fall down...

Zongxian then removed it.

This is the convenience of Susanoo. Whether it is petrified, melted, or shattered into pieces, as long as there is enough ocular power to support it, it can return to a brand new state in a matter of seconds.

One round of matches,

A silent end.

It wasn't until Susanoo appeared that Kabuto Yakushi, who was observing from the sidelines, noticed the change. Jiraiya and Chihaya Uchiha couldn't see the invisible confrontation, but one was experienced and the other had keen intuition, and they sensed the danger.

Just as this round of competition came to a close,

Uchiha Chihaya drew her sword and slashed at Pain. The powerful slash rushed towards Pain, but the Preta Path stood in front of Pain and stretched out his hands, using his seemingly ordinary fleshy palms to meet the fierce slash.

Then--

The wave was absorbed.

It couldn't cut Pain in two; to be precise, it didn't even scratch the skin on the Preta Path's hand.

at the same time,

Payne's counterattack followed immediately.

Standing at the rear, the Beast Path used a summoning technique, summoning a multi-headed dog with fleshy wings that pounced towards Zongxian and the others. Even if they were bitten, being hit by that massive body would surely result in broken bones.

"Get back there."

The jade-green Susanoo stood on the ground.

This is the second form of Susanoo. Not only does it have flesh and blood, but it is also wrapped in a layer of chakra. Furthermore, it is holding a long naginata in its hand, even though Uchiha Chihaya's usual weapon is the katana-shaped Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi: Vacuum Blade.

However, the weapon her Susanoo uses is a long naginata.

Fortunately, this was not a difficult task for Uchiha Chihaya.

All members of the Uchiha clan who have awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan are top-notch taijutsu masters. This is because the two-tomoe Sharingan can copy the enemy's taijutsu techniques. Except for forbidden techniques like the Eight Gates, which cannot be copied with the Sharingan, mastering all eighteen martial arts is not difficult for an Uchiha who has awakened the Sharingan.

Naginata technique,

Chihaya Uchiha is also very good at it.

The emerald-green Susanoo swung its naginata, and with a single stroke, chopped off all the heads of the multi-headed dog with fleshy wings.

only--

This is not the end.

The battle... has just begun.

The severed dog head was still howling wildly, and new bodies were proliferating and sprouting from the wound. The headless body also bulged out fleshy lumps at the broken neck, giving birth to seven or eight new dog heads.

The multi-headed dogs howled, white saliva splattering from their mouths.

It relentlessly pounced on the emerald-colored Susanoo.

"This is?"

Uchiha Chihaya was somewhat surprised.

It can't be killed?

Despite her surprise, Chihaya Uchiha remained unfazed by the onrushing hounds. Her emerald-green Susanoo transformed at will, leaping directly from its second state to its fourth. Not only did it don a sturdy Tengu armor, but it also completed its lower body and legs, while its size increased to a certain extent.

then,

Susanoo wielded the beautiful naginata, which appeared to be forged from jade, and engaged in a fierce battle with the vicious hounds that would continuously split and regenerate when attacked, and whose size was constantly growing.

It was merely the aftermath of the battle.

It destroyed a large number of buildings and houses in the vicinity.

The view of the street that was originally sandwiched in the middle suddenly became very open.

Jiraiya and Kabuto had already begun retreating to avoid being caught in the aftermath of the battle. The naginata's blade, while slicing through the vicious dogs, still possessed enough power to easily cleave through buildings. Getting too close and getting caught in the blast would surely result in certain death.

Honestly, such a terrifying battle... is beyond the comprehension of ordinary humans.

Leaving aside the pharmacist Kabuto, whose experience was limited,

Even Jiraiya, who had experienced two Shinobi World Wars, had never seen such a scene before. When he, Orochimaru, and Tsunade teamed up to challenge Hanzo of the Salamander, they had leveled the vegetation and buildings within a radius of several miles. However, that was the result of their long and fierce battle.

And now,

The fierce battle had only been going on for less than a minute.

[Chapter 376 The Intense Battle of Attack and Defense]

The dark clouds covering the sky were moving violently, with clouds from all directions converging towards a single target, causing the cloud layer to expand and grow larger.

below,

In that fine, dense curtain of rain,

The emerald-green Susanoo wielded its naginata, its imposing presence resembling a war god descended from heaven, engaged in a fierce battle with demons wreaking havoc on the world... As a great writer, Jiraiya couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

"Gods?"

Jiraiya gave a wry smile.

Just now,

His disciples claimed that they had evolved from humans into gods.

This was a situation he could never have imagined in his wildest dreams. Even as a top-tier writer in the ninja world, he once again experienced what it meant for reality to be even more absurd! Logic, rationality, and logical self-consistency were required.

however,

But reality doesn't require that.

"What...what happened, Nagato?"

Jiraiya sighed deeply.

His question could not be answered for the time being. As Zongxian said, at this moment, language was so weak and powerless, and only force could be the only channel for communication.

His gaze fell.

Looking at Uchiha Sogen, who hadn't retreated with him and Yakushi Kabuto, the Sixth Hokage stood motionless. The aftershocks of the battle between the emerald-colored Susanoo and the ferocious dogs and birds of prey couldn't harm a single hair on the Sixth Hokage's head, who also wielded Susanoo.

······

"It's raining again!"

Zongxian looked up at the sky, glistening raindrops being whipped up by the wind and pelting against the outer shell of Susanoo. "If we were in a village, this kind of weather would be perfect for a small gathering with friends at home, or if you like a lively atmosphere, you could go to a tavern... What do you think? Nagato, or should I call you Pain?"

He turned his gaze from the sky to Payne.

This time, he didn't try to use his eye technique to launch an attack; he simply looked over at it normally.

At the time he was speaking,

Uchiha Chihaya was engaged in a fierce battle with the beasts summoned by the Animal Path: vicious dogs that kept splitting and multiplying, vicious dogs that soared through the sky and dropped bird eggs like bombs, and a giant bull with horns that could pierce through Susanoo's armor... These summoned beasts alone could probably wipe out a small country.

Even Uchiha Chihaya,

For a time, they were also tied up and unable to win quickly.

but,

It was precisely because of the fierce battle between Uchiha Chihaya and the Animal Path that the surrounding environment was greatly affected. Although it did not harm Sogen, Pain, or the other clones, it successfully hindered the second round of battle between Sogen and Pain.

Until now—

The battlefield between Uchiha Chihaya and the Animal Path is moving towards the outskirts of Amegakure.

The space inside the village was emptied.

Therefore,

Zongxian then asked a question that wasn't very appealing.

I hate rain.

Payne's answer was extremely straightforward.

then,

The war reignited.

Shinra Tensei

With his open palm aimed at Zongxian, a powerful repulsive force blasted out like a cannonball, slamming heavily onto Susanoo. This Susanoo, which was only in its first stage, had seven or eight ribs shattered, and Zongxian and Susanoo were both sent flying backward.

"Do you hate rain? That's true. Even the most beautiful things would get boring after a few decades, right?" Zong Xian muttered to himself leisurely while flying in the air, showing no sign of tension whatsoever.

because,

There's nothing to be nervous about.

Before going to war, you need to calculate the success rate of the plan and consider all sorts of variables that may occur in the plan... It is bound to be worrying. But once you actually start to take action, there is no need to be nervous at all. It has already begun, so there is no use in thinking too much. All you can do is adapt to the situation.

【All Things Guided by Heaven】

Before Zongxian could fly out of range, an equally elusive gravitational force fell on the nearly shattered Susanoo, pulling the deep crimson Susanoo back towards Pain. At the same time, the previously crushed Asura Path stood intact beside Pain.

Just as Zongxian was speaking,

The Human Path and the Hungry Ghost Path collected the remains of the Asura Path's flesh and blood and brought them to the Hell Path. The Hell Path then restored the destroyed Asura Path to its original state. That's right, it was restored, not resurrected. All the Six Paths' clones, including Pain, were originally just corpses and did not possess life.

Therefore,

It can only be described as a repair.

The repaired Asura Path, as the main attacker, naturally stood at the front.

The Asura Path's bald head once again opened like a man-eating flower, revealing a visible aggregate of high-density chakra, with a chakra laser cannon poised to fire.

For this,