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soon,

Zongxian saw a figure approaching from the darkness in the distance. The complete darkness could not block the vision of the Rinnegan, and he could clearly see the appearance of the person. It was a one-eyed man wearing an orange-red vortex mask and a strange-looking 'white coat', which made his eyes show an unusual light.

This is truly—

That's interesting!

After escaping from Shisui's sight, Sogen wondered where Obito Uchiha would appear next. Unexpectedly... he came to this depths underground. So, another question arises: Why would Obito Uchiha come to a place where there's nothing at all?

My gaze followed Obito Uchiha's figure.

This is already the lowest level of the Rain Village's drainage system. There is only an extremely primitive and simple shelter that has been abandoned for who knows how many years and is seeping into the ground. Below that, there are only thick layers of rock. He has already used his Rinnegan to look at everything around him, but he has not found anything.

"Is this the place?"

Obito Uchiha stopped in front of the abandoned shelter with its doors wide open.

Looking up at the abandoned shelter.

Directly below,

If I'm not mistaken, this should be the place.

"Yes, right here."

The white Zetsu wrapped around him as clothing replied, "However, I only know that Nagato is hiding here, but I don't know his exact location. Konan's disguise is very good, so you'll have to find out his whereabouts yourself."

They probably never expected that a hidden bird would be lurking behind them.

Obito Uchiha and White Zetsu spoke without any attempt at concealment.

The sound echoed in the empty underground space.

Zongxian didn't even need to strain his ears to hear what they were saying.

"No need for all that trouble. If they can't find Nagato and Konan, they can just come find me!"

Obito Uchiha acted immediately.

I reached out and touched it.

The kunai with the explosive tag attached to its end fell into his palm, and he threw it directly into the shelter through the open door. A second later, a loud "bang" rang out, echoing through the air, and a flash of bright light dispelled the darkness.

Although it really only lasted for a moment,

However, it was enough to give people a glimpse of the interior of the shelter. Even the Rinnegan could not perfectly reproduce the colors of objects in the darkness. It could only see the monotonous and dim outlines of objects, as well as the presence or absence of chakra. With the help of this fleeting bright light, Sogen glimpsed the scene inside the shelter.

It was no different from what he saw with his Rinnegan, except that the walls, floors and trash inside were not the same gray and white tones as before, but were still not very bright, but you could see a rich variety of colors such as gray-black, bluish-gray and blackish-yellow.

Oh, and there are now craters on the ground caused by the explosive tags.

In addition,

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary; everything appeared perfectly normal. It looked like an old, single-story shelter that had been abandoned for a long time.

but,

The more this is the case,

This further demonstrates just how ingenious and powerful this hidden method is.

After all, it was able to deceive Sogen's Rinnegan's perception.

Well,

Although the Rinnegan's perception is not superior to that of the Sharingan, the Sharingan with three tomoe is actually the limit of perception. The evolution from the Mangekyou Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and even the Rinnegan has not brought about any earth-shattering transformation in perception.

and so,

Zongxian didn't see through the disguise.

Obito Uchiha also failed to see through the disguise.

However, both of them waited patiently for the hidden target to react.

"Obito Uchiha? What do you want to do?"

sound,

It suddenly rang out.

However, no one was seen speaking; instead, a white paper butterfly flew out from the wall, and a clear, cold female voice came from the butterfly. Because the previous detonation tag had ignited the flammable trash on the ground, the dim light barely dispelled the surrounding darkness, allowing people to see the shape of the paper butterfly clearly.

"Konan, I have something to tell Nagato."

"what?"

"It's time to go all out. Uchiha Munegen is an unprecedentedly strong enemy. If we can't defeat Uchiha Munegen here, he will only become stronger in the future! Our wish will never be fulfilled."

Obito Uchiha said seriously.

only--

The other side's reaction seemed rather indifferent?

"You don't need to say such things. Nagato... knows what he's doing."

"Oh?"

Beneath the mask, Obito Uchiha paused for a moment, then regained his composure. Nagato... though foolish and easily deceived, Nagato and Konan had indeed grown up amidst war, and their combat experience was perhaps even richer than his own.

What he could be aware of

It's not surprising that Nagato could have thought of this.

But in this way,

Does my arrival seem a bit redundant?

In the boundless darkness behind Obito Uchiha, no one noticed the slight smile playing on the lips of Sogen, who blended seamlessly into the darkness—a smile of a shrewd man who had caught both the mantis and the cicada.

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Pushing the time forward by just two minutes,

In the ruins of the southwest of Amegakure Village,

"Spirit Communication - Hell King!"

The Hell Path summoned a gigantic head with a large yellow 'King' character on its jet-black forehead. This was clearly not a creature from the Ninja World, but an existence from the Underworld, summoned by the Rinnegan to appear—no, to appear as a head.

After all, only a head the size of a small house was floating on the surface of the water.

The ring where its neck met the water's surface was ablaze with purplish-red flames, like the magnificent mane of a lion.

correct,

This statue of Yama, the King of Hell, also has eyes in the form of the Rinnegan.

Under the control of the Hell Realm, the King of Hell opened his enormous mouth, which resembled a portal.

Immediately,

Hell Path threw the Asura Path, which had been beaten to the point of having only half a body left, into the pit.

"The corpse of the Human Path... it's a pity we couldn't retrieve it." The Hell Path looked at the Hell King, who had closed his mouth and was chewing, and muttered to himself with regret. The Human Path's clone had failed to assassinate Uchiha Sogen, and its corpse had fallen at the feet of Uchiha Sogen's clone, so there was no chance to retrieve it.

There is clearly no time to create new human clones right now.

For the time being, the Human Path can only be left vacant. In any case, the Human Path, which is good at close combat, is not of much use in a battle of this scale. Rather, exchanging a Human Path for information that the Uchiha Munen who is fighting him is not the real body, but just a clone, is already a worthwhile trade.

If not,

You never know when you might suffer a huge setback without even knowing why.

At this moment,

The King of Hell stopped chewing and opened his mouth again.

The Hell Path, which had been ravaged by the combined attack of Zongxian's Heavenly Path clone and the Three-Tailed Fox, emerged from the mouth of the Hell King intact. Not only were its damaged limbs repaired, but even its black trench coat embroidered with red clouds was completely undamaged.

Once they emerged from the Asura realm...

The King of Hell slowly sank into the purplish-red flames. Once the King of Hell's head had completely disappeared, the purplish-red flames, which had no heat, suddenly contracted and vanished.

Then--

The Hell Path and the Asura Path turned their gazes forward.

Fierce battle,

There is still no end in sight.

Pain and the Preta Path were at the forefront, desperately fighting against Uchiha Sogen's clones and the Three-Tails, deflecting the howling water bullets and the storm-like attacks launched by the Three-Tails' hard tail. Uchiha Sogen would also launch surprise attacks from the Three-Tails' continuous and dense offensive.

That's how the Asura Path was destroyed.

Even though they shared a field of vision, a small but powerful wind bullet, mixed in with the enormous water bullets whistling through the sky, was easily overlooked. There were just too many attacks to deal with, and that one wind bullet was easily missed.

By the time they realized it,

It was too late to dodge; Shura Dao's body was shattered by the wind blast.

Fortunately, one learns from one's mistakes.

The same tricks no longer worked on Pain and the Preta Path. As the strongest Deva Path clone, Pain was now going all out, using Shinra Tensei against Shinra Tensei, Bansho Ten'in against Bansho Ten'in, and effortlessly employing the five nature-based escape techniques.

With the help of the Hungry Ghost Path, they managed to withstand the combined attack of Sogen Tendou's clone and the Three-Tails.

Although he mostly played defensively, Pain was not without the ability to fight back. He kept trying to kill the Three-Tails. Once the Three-Tails was killed, the resurrection of the tailed beast would take some time. Before the Three-Tails resurrected, he would have a chance to wear down Uchiha Sogen.

but,

All attempts failed.

The Three-Tails is covered in armor, making its defense the strongest among the nine tailed beasts. In addition, there is also the Sogen Tendou clone who can use Susanoo, so Pain simply couldn't find an opportunity to kill the Three-Tails.

If this endless consumption continues...

Nagato wasn't sure he could outlast Uchiha Mugen; things couldn't continue like this, and he had to change his tactics.

then,

"Spiritual communication!"

On the lake outside Amegakure, the Animal Path, with its long ponytail, formed hand seals and slapped its palms onto the water, once again performing the Summoning Jutsu to summon... four clones: Pain, Asura Path, Preta Path, and Naraka Path.

Upon their first appearance,