Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Listening to the two discussing their fate in a tone as if they were treating small animals, the middle-aged man's initial apprehension was dispelled by his anger. Few who become Jinchūriki have good tempers, or those who were originally good-tempered become hot-tempered under the constant influence of the Tailed Beasts.

Beings like Bunpuku (Gaara's predecessor, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki) are extremely rare.

"How dare you ignore me? I'll make you pay the price."

The middle-aged man quickly formed hand seals, took a deep breath, and then exhaled.

"Secret Technique: The Concealment of Scales and Powder!"

Countless shimmering scales erupted from his mouth.

These sprayed scales have the effects of paralysis, poisoning, tracking, and obstructing vision. Even a tiny bit of it can cause an ordinary person to become paralyzed and lose the ability to fight. It is a rather disgusting move.

This is the signature skill of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although the Seven-Tails has seven tails, ranking third in the number of tails among the nine tailed beasts, it is not a type that is good at fighting, and its combat strength is among the lowest of all the tailed beasts.

Except for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, the strength of other tailed beasts is not directly related to the number of their tails.

Shukaku, with only one tail, is exceptionally fierce.

"A futile struggle."

Pain spoke softly, seemingly disdainful of making a move, and didn't even make a single action in the face of the overwhelming scales.

Kakuzu originally intended to use Wind Release, but out of trust in Pain, he did nothing.

Seeing the two men's overconfidence, a hint of joy flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

Only the family knows what's going on.

The man was well aware of the power of the scales he had released; even the most powerful ninja would suffer greatly if he underestimated them.

In the middle-aged man's eyes, the two were like fish on a chopping board, at his mercy...

However... just as the man was waiting for the two to fall, the rain-like scales that had been so highly anticipated vanished into thin air less than half a meter above their heads.

It vanished without a trace, as if swallowed up by something unseen, not even a single grain landing on the two of them.

From Pain's perspective, a huge yellow cloth covered his and Kakuzu's heads, completely blocking out the scales and powder.

Stand summoning beast – Yellow Temperance.

Destructive power: D, Speed: C, Range: E, Durability: A, Precision: E, Potential for growth: D.

Like Bleach 13, its stats are weak on paper, but like Bleach 13, it possesses extremely powerful abilities.

Yellow Temperance is a substitute similar to yellow glue. It has no fixed shape and can transform into anything. It will devour and assimilate any organic matter it comes into contact with. When heated, it will expand and explode, becoming larger. When cooled, it will turn into spikes and stick even tighter.

For opponents who rely solely on physical attacks, this ability is absolutely disgusting.

He was once considered one of the strongest candidates for a Stand.

However, its weaknesses are also obvious. The user is an ordinary human, and this Stand is extremely vulnerable to spatial Stands. Daigo's Bombardment Space and Vanilla's Subspace Miasma can instantly obliterate it. Additionally, Kira Yoshikage's Killer Queen, with its ability to turn into a bomb upon contact, can also defeat it.

In the ninja world, there are ninjas capable of defeating the Yellow Temperance, but unfortunately, there are none in Takigakure. Even more unfortunately, the scales sprayed by the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki happen to fall into the category of organic matter.

Without exception, all the scales sprayed out by the middle-aged man were absorbed by the yellow restraint.

Another characteristic of yellow moderation is replication; it can replicate anything it absorbs...

The next moment, Yellow Temperance perfectly replicated the 'Secret Technique: Scale Powder Concealment Technique', and countless scale powders drifted towards the middle-aged man's location.

Because of the unique nature of Stands, which are invisible to anyone except the Stand user, it appeared to outsiders, even the middle-aged man, that Pain had deflected the scales back.

The middle-aged man did not flinch or dodge, letting the scales surround him.

The scale powder, which could easily render someone unable to fight, seemed to have lost its effectiveness, and the middle-aged man showed no unusual color.

As the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, he possesses extremely strong resistance to poison, especially since it is poison he created himself, so these scales are ineffective against him.

However, the scales sprayed out by the yellow restraint were not just scales, but also part of its body. Unsurprisingly, those 'scales' adhered to various parts of the man's body.

Just as the middle-aged man was about to launch a further attack, he suddenly heard the voice of the Seven-Tailed Fox inside his body.

"Lan, you are no match for him. Get out of here quickly, get away from this man, the sooner the better, the farther the better."

The Seven-Tails prefers quiet and rarely communicates with its Jinchuriki. Even when the Jinchuriki borrows the power of the Tailed Beast from her, she rarely speaks. This time, however, she spoke up, her voice filled with urgency and fear, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

This was the first time that Arashi, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and this middle-aged man had encountered such a situation.

I have never been so panicked, not even when facing the most powerful enemy in the past.

"Just who...who is this person?!"

From the Seven-Tails' perspective, the scene was entirely different. As a tailed beast, its senses were far more acute than its jinchūriki's. It sensed something unseen yet extremely dangerous clinging to its jinchūriki's body...

These things were constantly devouring chakra, not only the Jinchuriki's chakra, but also his chakra as the Seven-Tails.

Although the rate of absorption is still slow, the rate of increase is extremely fast, and this must be addressed as soon as possible.

Moreover, the man (referring to Pain) sensed even more of this danger around him (the Seven-Tails).

Without the slightest hesitation, out of instinctive trust in the Seven-Tailed Fox, a pair of enormous insect wings immediately spread from her waist, and she flew rapidly into the sky.

As one of the very few ninjas in the entire ninja world who can fly, Lan believed that as long as he escaped into the air, he would be safe.

pity...

Pain simply extended one hand, expressionless, and said towards Lan's location, "No one can escape the grasp of a god. Return!"

Lan, who was already more than ten meters off the ground and heading into the air, suddenly stopped. An indescribable suction force rose behind him. This suction force was unusually strong, leaving him completely powerless to resist. No matter how he flapped his wings, he could only stay for a moment before flying back at an even faster speed than before.

Two black rods appeared in Pain's palm.

Just as Arashi was about to collide with Pain, an even stronger repulsive force emanated from Pain's body. The next second, Arashi was sent flying like a baseball hit by a bat, crashing into countless trees.

Immediately afterward, Pain gave his opponent no chance whatsoever, and with an extremely perfect movement, he swung out the two black rods, which instantly pierced through Lan's palms and pinned him firmly to the ground.