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

As a few cold words were uttered from Pain's mouth, Hanzo, whose blade was about to touch his body, was struck as if he had hit an invisible wall, or rather, a hammer. He was thrown back like a cannonball, even faster than when he came.

"puff..."

Hanzo's body slammed heavily against the wall behind him, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and the wall instantly collapsed.

Compared to their powerful and diverse attack methods, most ninjas are fragile, and even this legendary ninja is no exception.

That is, Hanzo. Even though he is old, his physical fitness is still far superior to that of ordinary people. If it were anyone else, they would have been killed by just this one blow.

"Cough cough cough..."

Hanzo, clutching his wound, shakily struggled to his feet from the rubble: "Who are you? Who sent you to kill me?!"

"What a forgetful person..." Pain didn't rush to press his advantage, but slowly raised his head to look Hanzo in the eye: "You've already forgotten my face so quickly?"

Because the battle had been so intense, Hanzo hadn't had a chance to observe his opponent closely. Now, in the dim light of the basement, he could barely make out Pain's features, but even then, he couldn't remember who he was...

Hanzo was terrified of Nagato, and Nagato was the one who left the deepest impression on him. As for Yahiko, the original owner of Pain's face... he really couldn't remember...

However, compared to his previous sunny and cheerful image, Pain, transformed into a puppet of the Six Paths, does indeed have a somewhat cyberpunk look.

"It's only been a few months..." Pain said without any joy or sorrow.

The moment Hanzo heard the words "several months," his heart sank to the bottom. This reminder finally made him remember Pain's identity as the Deva Path.

"You... Yahiko!!! You're not dead?!"

Hanzo, wearing a breathing mask, looked utterly shocked: "No, you should be dead... Why is this happening...?"

He personally investigated Yahiko's death. Even Hanzo, who had experienced countless storms, was terrified when a man who was clearly dead appeared before him.

This is completely contrary to the norm.

The moment Hanzo remembered the other's identity, he finally saw Pain's eyes clearly.

"Wait... the Rinnegan?!"

Pain completely ignored Hanzo's surprise, simply standing there and saying to himself, "We once respected and admired you so much... but you colluded with Danzo... betraying us..."

"Are you a human or a ghost now?"

Hanzo had no interest in listening to any of this: "I remember these eyes belong to your companion named Nagato, right? Where is he?"

His eyes darted around, scanning the surroundings, as he suddenly tried to find Nagato's whereabouts.

Terrified, Hanzo is now most afraid of Nagato, fearing that Nagato will suddenly appear and repeat the scene of instantly killing a group of Rain Ninja.

Suddenly, he stopped, as if he had thought of something. He looked at Pain, especially when he saw the Rinnegan, a greedy glint in his eyes: "Could it be that you were resurrected because of these Rinnegan... and gained such powerful strength?"

The Rinnegan is the eye that the legendary Sage of Six Paths of the Ninja Sect possessed.

Its specific nature and power exist only in legends.

If... the Rinnegan can truly bring the dead back to life... does that mean that if Hanzo were to obtain the Rinnegan, he too could... regain his youth? Return to his peak?

Aging has always been Hanzo's greatest fear.

If I could take a gamble...

"Greedy, ignorant, and corrupt, you are no longer worthy to be the leader of Amegakure..."

Pain saw Hanzo's expression and looked at him as if he were looking at a dead man.

Today, the enemy is doomed.

"Hmph...idiot."

Beneath the mask, half-hidden eyes narrowed, a fierce glint in them: "You think you've got this in the bag?"

"Not killing me immediately was your biggest mistake!"

As he spoke, Hanzo swiftly sliced ​​his fingertip across the scythe, and in the instant crimson blood gushed out, he slammed it to the ground without hesitation.

"I'll show you why I'm called Hanzo the Salamander!"

When the palm touches the ground, special runes appear.

"Spiritual summoning!"

In the blink of an eye, a deafening roar was heard, accompanied by thick white smoke and a rumbling sound. The underground chamber collapsed, and the entire building was destroyed along with it, leaving only a giant... salamander, or rather a giant salamander, standing on the ruins.

Hanzo stood atop the head of the salamander, feeling the light rain falling from the sky, and felt a sense of peace.

No matter how powerful the enemy, they are nothing but chickens and dogs in front of his "strongest psychic duo".

"Whether you're human, ghost, or whatever else you are, you're all going to die here today!"

Hanzo became a legend in the ninja world as the leader of a small ninja village not only because of his outstanding abilities, but also because of the salamander summoning beast under his feet.

Only Hanzo who summons the Salamander is the true, complete form of a legendary ninja.

The salamander's size is not particularly outstanding among the giant summoned beasts, its speed is not very fast, its strength is not very strong, and its combat power is only average. However, the salamander has a very terrifying ability - poison.

Its toxicity is unparalleled in the ninja world; no living being can match it.

Hanzo's greatest skill was also poison.

Salamander and Hanzo are the perfect pairing.

When both are present, their combined strength is definitely greater than the sum of its parts (1+1>2).

"Sansho Fish・Ibushi!"

As Hanzo formed hand seals, the salamander suddenly spewed out thick purple smoke, which, judging from its color alone, was definitely highly poisonous. The amount of this poisonous smoke was enormous, and it quickly engulfed the figures of the man and the beast.

Creating a battlefield that is advantageous to oneself is a basic skill of a ninja.

Hanzo was particularly adept at this.

If the opponent runs away, then their strength is nothing special, and the initiative will turn around and hand it over to Hanzo. If the opponent chooses to attack, Hanzo is confident that as long as they dare to step into this poisonous smoke area, even if the opponent is a god, they will perish here.

Throughout the entire process, Pain did not make any move, but simply stared at Hanzo with his cold, emotionless eyes.

"That's it? They chose this place as the burial site?"

Long after the words were spoken, the surroundings remained silent. Hanzo did not answer Pain's question, but instead hid in the poisonous mist, watching his opponent like a venomous snake, lurking and waiting for a fatal blow.

Hiss hiss hiss...

Hanzo's poison was indeed quite effective. Pain sensed fear emanating from his stand, the summoned beast Gray Tower, indicating that the poisonous mist could actually harm or even kill it.

The other Stand summon, Temperance Yellow, is fearless, but it also has no good way to deal with the poisonous fog. It can devour any organic matter, but it has no way to devour gas.

But Pain's methods are clearly not limited to that.

Hanzo was unaware that Pain's goal was not only to kill him, but also to defeat Hanzo in his strongest state, so that Nagato could personally tear apart the legendary ninja of the ninja world and the demigod of Amegakure with the hands of his former friend.