Evil Uchiha brat, I'll marry you myself.

"Chief, please be careful. Stop when you've made your move."

Konan's eyes held a hint of worry. She knew she couldn't stop the obsessive Nagato, but she hoped he wouldn't use too much power.

Chapter 98 Have you ever witnessed my true strength?

"Xiao Nan, you should get away from here first, the commotion might get a bit loud later."

Pain's eyes held an air of dominance and indifference.

Having defeated Jiraiya, Nagato knew that Koki's strength was definitely not low.

Therefore, this battle is bound to be a tough one.

This is also to determine whether Gumu has the financial strength to attract investment from Changmen.

"Okay, then be careful."

Konan nodded seriously, then used the Dance of Shikigami to arrive at a large tree.

"Then let's begin." Pain's cold voice rang out, his expression instantly becoming incredibly sharp, as if he wanted to tear everything apart.

He stretched out his palm and let out a deep, powerful roar: "Universal Heavenly Guidance!!"

With that angry shout, a terrifying gravitational force suddenly erupted from his palm.

Countless pebbles flew up like raindrops from the ground, and the once solid earth began to tremble.

The ancient tree not far away was drawn by this powerful gravitational force, as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand, and involuntarily flew towards Pain.

"This gravity is indeed powerful."

The ancient tree, suspended in mid-air, kept its gaze fixed on Pain, the Deva Path, not far away.

At this moment, a black rod had already materialized in Pain's hand, shimmering with a mysterious light.

However, Gu Mu was not afraid of this; instead, an interesting look flashed in his eyes.

With a single, loose grip, a sharp demonic sword—Muramasa—suddenly appeared in Gu Mu's hand.

He was not suppressed by Pain's gravity; on the contrary, he cleverly used this force and launched an attack.

"Void Annihilation - Eight Consecutive Slashes!!"

Gu Mu swiftly swung the demonic blade in his hand, each strike carrying boundless killing intent and a fierce aura.

The dense blade strikes swept past like a storm, forming terrifying purple crescent-shaped slashes.

These crescent-shaped slashes swept towards Pain at an astonishing speed, carrying the power to destroy everything.

Pain, through his Rinnegan, keenly sensed the terrifying power unleashed by the purple crescent slash.

He dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately used his ability to instantly pull and tear apart the surrounding trees.

These large trees, like cannonballs, rushed towards the ancient tree's attack, attempting to block the wave of assault.

"boom!!"

With a loud bang, one huge tree after another fell from the sky, like sharp giant swords, heading straight for the ancient tree's trunk.

However, Gu Mu reacted with extraordinary speed. He suddenly swung his sword, and a sharp sword aura burst forth instantly.

This blade of energy was like a surging torrent, easily slicing the oncoming tree into countless pieces with overwhelming force.

These fragments flew everywhere and scattered on the surrounding ground.

It's worth noting that this tree is nearly 100 meters tall, and its thick trunk requires several people to encircle it.

But under the ancient wood's knife, it was as fragile as a plastic product, utterly vulnerable.

"What kind of power is this guy?"

Xiao Nan, watching the battle from a short distance away, had intense doubts in her eyes; it was the first time she had encountered such a mysterious power.

Seeing that the attack had failed, Pain stepped forward and a black rod appeared in his hand.

They intend to confront the ancient tree head-on.

However, just as the ancient tree's demonic sword was about to touch Pain's body...

"Sin Namse!!"

With a furious roar from Pain, a terrifying repulsive force began to erupt from Pain's body.

In an instant, the ancient tree's demonic blade attack was briefly halted in mid-air.

"ended."

Pain's face was grim as he spoke, his voice carrying a hint of resolve and indifference.

He looked at the ancient tree in front of him, a hint of disdain and mockery flashing in his eyes.

He brutally stabbed the black rod into Gu Mu's chest.

"Shhh!!"

Almost simultaneously, a kunai appeared above Pain's head, and then the ancient tree's body vanished instantly.

"boom!!"

Accompanied by a terrifying slash that roared through the air, the entire ground trembled violently.

The ground was shattered and endless sandstorms began to spread. Xiao Nan, watching the battle, was stunned; she couldn't believe her eyes.

Pain, the Deva Path, has already fallen into a disadvantageous position so quickly!

The smoke cleared, but unfortunately, Pain was not harmed.

Instead, the Animal Path stood in front of Pain, the Deva Path.

At this moment, the animal realm had already been destroyed by this one strike and lay on the ground.

His entire body was shattered and he lay unconscious beneath the broken knife marks.

"Is this guy alright?"

Even though Gu Mu knew that this thing was a puppet, he still kindly reminded him.

"It doesn't matter."

At Pain's signal, the other Pains carried the Animal Path back, intending to rework it.

"So, are you still going to make a move?"

"The ninjutsu you just used, that was the Flying Thunder God Technique, right? The Flying Thunder God Technique developed by the Second Hokage."

Pain, looking at the old tree's striking resemblance to the Second Hokage, suddenly understood something.

"Well, is there a problem?"

"There's no problem, but that alone isn't enough for me to sacrifice my life for you."

"It's alright, I just want you to know that my strength far surpasses yours."

Seeing that Changmen was unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, Gu Mu didn't give him a friendly look either.

Since he was so stubborn, Gu Mu decided to train Naruto to be even more monstrous, and preferably let him master the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode ahead of time.

He wanted to see if Nagato would still be so stubborn when Nagato got beaten up by Naruto.

At that point, when he's been tortured to the point of losing his sense of life, he might consider resurrecting himself.

"You're really arrogant, aren't you? You're just a relic from the old era." Pain looked at the boy in front of him coldly, his tone chilling.

"Have you ever witnessed my true strength?" Pain's eyes narrowed slightly, his words carrying an intense sense of oppression.

"Oh?" Gu Mu raised an eyebrow, his expression relaxed.

"Then I'd really like to see it for myself."

No matter how monstrous Pain is, he's at most comparable to Naruto in his Six-Tails form.

But the ancient tree is not afraid of even the nine-tailed fox.

He naturally didn't take Pain seriously.

"You'll regret this. If I told you that I didn't even use half my strength in our fight just now," Pain said, looking down at the ancient tree with a cold gaze.

"Will you still be this arrogant?"

Pain's body gradually rose into the air; he intended to teach this newcomer a lesson.

At the very least, he needs to know what it means to be outmatched and have a sense of the vastness of the world.

"Didn't I tell you? My strength far surpasses yours." Gu Mu raised his head, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a terrifying purple spiritual pressure began to emanate from his body.

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

Nagato, who was controlling Pain, was somewhat angered by Koki's rudeness.

As Nagato frantically channeled chakra, the other Pain members instantly collapsed to the ground like puppets with broken strings.

As for Pain, purple light burst forth from his Rinnegan.

"Super Shinra Tensei!!!"

Pain spread his arms, and an extremely terrifying repulsive force, like a volcanic eruption, suddenly burst forth from his body.