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

"Um?"

Pain, having just finished off Elsa, was about to leave when he suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately took a step back.

A sharp blade, gleaming with a cold light, slashed past the spot where he had just been standing.

It's Elsa! Elsa, who was shot in the head, has reappeared completely unharmed!

"That's fantastic! That's absolutely fantastic!"

Elsa, wielding two knives, launched an attack on Pain at incredible speed. The deep purple daggers flew through the air in a continuous barrage, and she let out a maniacal laugh that sounded almost like that of a madman as she attacked.

"People like you are worth killing! Hehehe!"

With a flick of his left hand, Pain sent Elsa flying once again.

"It hurts! It hurts so much! I haven't felt this way in so long!"

Elsa quickly stood up again. She had hit her forehead on something, and bright red blood was flowing from it, but she seemed completely unconcerned. She even looked at Pain with an even more manic expression: "This is so exciting!!!"

"Finally, I've met an opponent who can bring me joy!!!"

"Another tax evader. You should sit at the same table as Hisoka...though you'll probably get killed."

In the time it takes to say a few words, Elsa's forehead wound has healed. If it weren't for the still-wet blood, one might even think that the injury was just an illusion. She has vampire blood, and her regenerative ability is many times stronger than that of a normal human. A mere headshot wound would not be enough to kill her.

"Your body..." Pain gazed intently at Elsa and said seriously, "Very good..."

This ability to recover is stronger than many of the glass-cannon ninjas in the early stages of Naruto.

"Oh, do you want to try?" However, Elsa clearly misunderstood something. She licked the bloodstains on the dagger, and Pain revealed an extremely seductive expression: "If you hand over that little girl so I can kill her, I can grant you any wish... I mean... anything~"

"Being with a man like you should make me tremble!!!"

"I think you've misunderstood. I'm not interested in your body..."

Pain's face remained expressionless, completely ignoring Elsa's alluring gestures. He coldly said, "I mean, your body is quite robust. Your wounds heal instantly, and you can fight indefinitely. Someone like that... if made into a human puppet, a friend of mine would probably like it very much."

This friend is naturally Sasori of the Red Sand.

Even Elsa, a person like her, froze upon hearing this.

I've met people who aren't interested in her body, but I've never seen a man say something like this so seriously before, especially something as creepy as a human puppet.

What do perverts hate most? Other perverts, of course!

"I've decided... I'd better just kill you!"

Elsa's previous seductive demeanor vanished, replaced by a deeper, colder killing intent: "Before that, let me have my fill! I'll personally dissect your body!!!"

She charged at Pain once again, this time even more frantically than before, abandoning all defense and launching only a frenzied attack.

"Your speed is quite good..."

Compared to Elsa's madness, Pain seemed much more at ease. He calmly and easily dodged her attacks in the cramped tavern. He couldn't even touch her clothes, let alone cut her open to kill her.

"But the only good thing is the speed."

Although most ninjas in the Naruto world are like glass cannons, easily killed by kunai, and cannot compare to Erza's extremely strong regenerative abilities, her offensive methods are truly powerful.

In the world of Re:Zero, Erza may believe she has reached her peak, but from Pain's perspective... Erza is only slightly stronger than a Jonin in taijutsu. Whether in killing techniques or offensive methods, she has fallen far short of fully utilizing her strengths.

To put it bluntly... it would have been better to make a human puppet for Scorpion to use.

The Naruto world is indeed not strong enough compared to other worlds, but this weakness is relative.

Erza's repeated attacks on Pain all ended in failure, and she was no longer the composed woman she had been when they first met.

Often, Pain would only flick her skin lightly, leaving new wounds on Erza's body. Although she could recover in a short time, it made Erza feel humiliated, as if she were being manipulated by him.

It's not an illusion, it's a fact.

"You have no secrets before my eyes."

Pain's calm tone, as always, brought Elsa's inner turmoil to its peak.

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

Elsa roared, her speed reaching its peak once again. Her body seemed to transform into countless afterimages scattered in all directions, each afterimage carrying a chilling killing intent, making it impossible to discern her true form.

The next moment, a blur solidified, and Elsa appeared behind Pain, her dagger flashing with a cold light, aimed straight at his back. She mobilized all her power and concentrated it at the tip of the dagger. The air crackled under the terrifying pressure. This was her all-out killing blow!

"That's enough of the boasting..."

Pain's voice remained cold and unwavering. As expected, Erza's attack was once again anticipated. This time, he merely extended a finger, precisely touching the tip of the dagger, preventing Erza's blade from advancing even an inch.

"In the face of overwhelming power, everything is meaningless."

Pain's words struck Elsa's heart like a heavy hammer, and what terrified her even more was that she found herself unable to move.

Something is tangled around my body!

From Pain's perspective, Elsa's body was covered by a sticky, yellow slime substance, which was binding her body.

Yellow temperance.

"Why do you think I've kept you here until now?"

"To ensure the integrity of your body, that's all." Pain's cold words rang in Elsa's ears. His usual emotionless tone, however, caused a long-lost sense of fear to grip Elsa's heart.

If she is a female demon who enjoys killing, then the other party is a machine devoid of any emotion.

As a gut hunter, Elsa had lived a life of constant danger for years, always prepared to be killed at any moment. She had imagined countless ways to die, but she could never accept leaving the stage in a way she couldn't understand at all.

Humanity's greatest fear stems from the unknown. At this moment, Elsa finally understood the feelings of those prey she had once cornered in dark alleys, blades pressed against their throats. That instinctive fear of death, that sense of powerlessness in the face of impending doom, overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, her teeth chattered, and cold sweat trickled down her face, dripping onto the ground and splashing up tiny specks of dust.

Pain didn't care about any of this. He spoke again, his tone as calm as still water.

"I'll accept your body!"

These were the last words Elsa heard in this world.

The next moment, Yellow Restraint completely engulfed her.

Does strong regenerative ability mean it's hard to kill?

There is no such inequality in the world...

If someone with vampire-like regenerative abilities were to block their breathing, how long could they last?

One minute? Three minutes? Or ten minutes?

You think you're so great, so aloof, so incredibly resilient? Then why don't you just stop breathing?