I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 488 and 489: The Mighty Susanoo - The Beast's Tribulation

"None of the Six Paths of Pain are genuine, or rather, all of you are genuine, a six-in-one entity!"

The Rinnegan and the Six Paths of Pain, though only mentioned in fragments, are already clues for the Uchiha Sage Clan.

The concept of the six realms of reincarnation is familiar to anyone from the East Asian cultural sphere.

Because of their karmic retribution, sentient beings in the world have six destinations after death, namely the six realms of reincarnation.

The six realms are divided into three good realms: the realm of gods, the realm of humans, and the realm of asuras; and three evil realms: the realm of hell, the realm of hungry ghosts, and the realm of animals.

Combined with Jiraiya's last words, "The real Pain does not exist," and the performance of each Pain, the secret of the Six Paths of Pain is about to be revealed.

"Among the Six Paths of Pain, only you can fly through the sky. Even though the other Pains are separated by the rift, they have not been able to fly to join us."

Uchiha Senmon looked up at Pain and said firmly:

"They consider themselves gods, yet they must be grounded like mortals. The other Pains don't lack the desire to fly, but rather the inability to; each Pain can only use one power corresponding to one of the Six Paths!"

"Hmph, Immortal Sect, your insight is comparable to the Eternal Kaleidoscope."

Payne's expression was indifferent, which could be considered an admission.

"You possess the capacity of a so-called prophetic child, but lack the power of one. Even if you decipher the secrets of the Six Paths of Pain, what then?"

Uchiha Senmon's eyes flashed.

Pain's words were not unfounded. Even a single Deva Path could easily crush the Uchiha Sage Mode, the three Jinchuriki, and the Five Kage of the Hawk.

However, ninety percent of the power of the Six Paths of Pain is concentrated in the Deva Path, while the other Pains are positioned as support attackers, defenders, and healers (resurrectors). When the Six Paths of Pain unite, their power increases exponentially; only by separating them can the chances of victory be increased.

We must take advantage of the moment when the Six Paths of Pain have been broken up and the power of the Deva Path has not yet recovered, to cut off the wings of the Six Paths of Pain as much as possible, and then attack their heart.

The first to be targeted is Orochimaru of the Hell Path, who can revive the dead Pain!

"Sage Mode, activated!"

With a blink of an eye, black lines suddenly appeared beneath Uchiha Senmon's left and right eyelids.

At the same time, he pulled the Uchiha Homura fan out of his left eye's Kamui with one hand.

If they don't make a move, so be it; but now that they've officially entered the war, the Uchiha Sage Sect must go all out from the very beginning.

"Sage Mode, just like Jiraiya's."

Pain, the Deva Path, gave a cold, indifferent snort and extended his palm towards the Uchiha Immortal Gate.

"Do you really think you can defeat me, Pain? Challenging a god is utterly reckless!"

"Don't move, Payne!"

Sasuke shouted, and his purple Susanoo expanded to nearly a hundred meters in size, with several arrows shooting straight at Pain in mid-air.

Taking advantage of the moment when Pain was restrained by Sasuke, Senmon Uchiha clapped his hands together, and a wooden dragon burst from the ground and charged toward the Hell Path.

"boom!"

Hell Path retreated hastily, while Asura Path instantly stepped forward to cover for him.

He raised his left arm, and the strange wrist rocket shot out, blasting straight through the wooden dragon's head.

Immediately afterwards, Shura Path swung his right arm, and missiles, like plump grapes hanging from it, swarmed towards Uchiha Senmon.

"Boom boom boom!"

Intense flames and smoke filled the air, and deep craters were blasted into the ground.

Using the Uchiha fan as a shield, Uchiha Senmon constantly dodged and leaped left, right, up, and down, with several tracking missiles following closely behind him in the air.

"It can still be tracked!"

Even modern cutting-edge military technology cannot achieve this level of capability.

Feeling the whooshing sound of the wind following closely behind him, and then looking at the expressionless Asura Path, Uchiha Senmon's eyelids twitched.

Although it was the first time they had seen Akatsuki members who had been turned into the Six Paths of Pain, for some reason, the Uchiha Sage Sect was inexplicably filled with a nameless rage.

It was probably the relentless bombardment from the Asura Path that reminded him of the two-faced demon who created the explosions; both of them had similar abilities.

"The Guiding Force of All Things".

A terrifying suction force came from the direction of Payne, who had freed his hands.

Uchiha Senmon stumbled and was lifted into the air, but fortunately, tree roots immediately emerged from the soil beneath him, securing him and preventing him from being sucked away.

Just then, the other tracking warheads crashed down.

"Boom!"

Pain's ability to deal with the Uchiha Sage Gate during his confrontation with Sasuke naturally gave Sasuke an opportunity to strike.

The crimson kaleidoscope of eternity, its pupils fixed on the path to hell.

Amaterasu!

"It's useless, hungry ghost realm!"

The Preta Path used its body as a shield to block Sasuke's view, and black flames ignited on its body.

Amaterasu was immediately absorbed by the sealing technique.

"Now, Sasuke!"

As a hand slammed into the ground, the earth trembled violently, and a square earthen platform instantly rose from beneath the feet of Hell Path.

Earth Escape Technique: Earthquake Core!

Sasuke's gaze abruptly shifted from the Preta Path to the Hell Path, and Amaterasu burned the Hell Path to ashes.

"Universal Guidance!"

Payne grabbed with his right hand, amplifying gravity several times over, and a house-sized black shadow was pulled into the sky.

"It's Susanoo again..."

Pain frowned as he looked at the Uchiha Senmon, whose entire body was enveloped by the black Susanoo.

"Your opponent is me, Payne!"

The light arrow, wrapped in the Chidori Stream, shot out from the purple Susanoo's hand towards Pain like a bolt of lightning.

"call out!"

With a flick of his wrist, the Uchiha Immortal Gate was thrown like a baseball by Pain to the Preta Path.

The Susanoo's absolute defense melted away in the Preta Path's palm, and he locked Uchiha Senmon's arms from behind.

"They've destroyed the Hell Path; they've got some skill."

The Asura Path flashed to within a dozen meters of Uchiha Senmon, coldly saying:

"However, once you are captured by the Hungry Ghost Realm, you will never be able to move again."

Uchiha Senmon struggled, mobilizing his internal power in an attempt to break free from the constraints of the Preta Path, but he couldn't muster the strength, and his power was constantly draining away.

"So that's how it is. It's the hungry ghost realm that's eroding my power..."

The distinctive black markings that appeared after Sage Mode disappeared from Uchiha Senmon's face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Click."

After the crisp sound of the mechanical shaft turning, the head of the Asura Path split open, revealing the muzzle of the laser cannon, from which extremely dangerous plasma splattered.

"Your efforts have come to an end."

"It's not over yet!"

Uchiha Senmon struggled to open his eyes, gritting his teeth and roaring:

"drink!"

Just then, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The Preta Path, who was holding Uchiha Senmon hostage, suddenly revealed grayish-blue bark patterns on his face, which continued to spread, and several emerald green branches pierced through his hood and sprang out.

"The power of immortal arts is not so easy to control."

Uchiha Senmon glanced back and forced a smile.

The Preta Path, which absorbed the chakra of the Uchiha Sage Mode, was backfired by natural energy.

In just a few breaths, the hungry ghosts transformed into a lush green tree, with human faces still faintly visible on its trunk.

"Sage Mode, there's actually this kind of risk."

Shura Path lowered his head, and the laser cannon spun, unleashing a blue laser as thick as two people could hug, roaring as it shot towards Uchiha Senmon.

"Drink!"

At the critical moment, Uchiha Senmon exerted his strength to break free from the branches binding him, grabbed the Uchiha fan, and waved it forward.

Uchiha Rebound!

The laser cannon immediately turned back, completely piercing through the Asura Path and turning it into dust.

"In this way, we will have destroyed the hell realm, the hungry ghost realm, and the asura realm!"

Uchiha Senmon took a few deep breaths, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Very good!!"

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked around, his face lighting up with wild joy, and shouted to Payne in the sky:

"The Human Path and the Animal Path have also been eliminated, leaving only you among the Six Paths of Pain!"

According to the Uchiha Sage's perception, the battles on the other two battlefields had also ended.

The presence of both Pain's auras has completely vanished; it is the victory of Yuuki, Yamashita, Higashiyama-kun, Inaba, and Joanna!

Apart from Pain the Deva Path, the other six Paths of Pain are only Kage-level fighters. With three Jinchuriki and two Kage-level powerhouses besieging the Human Path and Animal Path, it can be said that victory is almost certain.

The operation plan went so smoothly.

Now that only one of the Six Paths of Pain remains, the scales of victory have tipped in favor of the Uchiha Sage.

"You actually managed to defeat five Pains? I underestimated you."

After using Shinra Tensei to deflect Sasuke's fierce attack, Pain glanced downwards and said coldly:

"But this is just a death throes, only adding to the suffering!"

Before he finished speaking, Pain abandoned Sasuke and the Uchiha Senmon and sped off inland.

run away?

Uchiha Senmon was taken aback, looking in the direction Pain had fled. He then suddenly realized what was happening and shouted at Sasuke:

"Sasuke, Pain's target is the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

"Come here, Nine-Tails! Summoning Jutsu!"

With a flick of his wrist, a colossal creature instantly appeared on the ground.

"Awooohoo!"

The nine-tailed fox, who had been stunned by Shinra Tensei, opened its eyes and bared its teeth.

"Sasuke, Pain is now targeting the other Jinchuriki, so everything is in your hands!" Senmon Uchiha said anxiously.

Although Pain only had the Deva Path left, he was not someone the Uchiha Sage could easily defeat. The only one who could rival Pain was the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"During the time you bought me time, my eye power has recovered."

Sasuke stood atop the Nine-Tailed Fox's head, his hands forming hand seals, his eyes radiating a chilling aura:

"This time I will go all out and completely annihilate Payne."

As the immense power of the Eternal Kaleidoscope poured out, it materialized into a purple suit of armor, gradually covering the entire body of the Nine-Tailed Fox from its head to its tail.

"Armored Susanoo!"

The nine-tailed fox demon, which had been on all fours, stood upright, its nine tails, which were covered in purple Susanoo armor, dancing and smashing mountain after mountain!

The next moment, the nine-tailed fox, with plate armor covering its shoulders and a mask on its head, suddenly unfurled a pair of enormous wings from its back.

Like adding wings to a fox!

The next moment, the adorned Susanoo flapped its wings, instantly stirring up a storm on the ground, soaring into the sky and chasing after Pain.

"The ultimate Susanoo and the Nine-Tailed Fox have merged into one, the strongest power!"

Gazing at the majestic Susanoo, which stretched outwards like clouds from the sky, exuding an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers and suppress an entire world, Uchiha Senmon's eyes were filled with shock.

He once teamed up with Sasuke in Kobe City to fight Orochi, using the Susanoo Wood Golem Technique, whose power was enough to overwhelm mountains and seas.

However, it is completely different from the Susanoo of the complete form and the Nine-Tailed Fox, which are two super-Kage level beings combined!

"Pain has absolutely no chance of escaping Sasuke's pursuit!"

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Meanwhile, on another battlefield.

Everywhere you look, there are broken and collapsed rock layers, and deep craters and holes blasted out by the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Pain, we took him down so easily?"

Yamashita Tetsu, having emerged from his half-tailed beast form, stared at the fragments of the Human Path's body with disbelief on his face.

"After all, we have three Jinchuriki on our side, so dealing with one of Pain's clones should be a piece of cake."

Mineko Yuuki's pretty face was turned away, a look of worry flashing in her eyes:

"Now that we've taken down Pain, let's immediately go support our seniors!"

Yamashita Tetsu immediately nodded and, without hesitation, was about to rush over with Yuki Mineko to provide reinforcements.

"Dongshan, what are you doing?"

Higashiyama, the black man flying in the sky with his six wings flapping, looked embarrassed and did not follow.

"My soul was almost ripped out just now, I could barely breathe, I'm afraid... I can't participate in the battle now..."

Yuki Mineko was stunned for a moment, and she and Yamashita Tetsu looked at each other, their eyes showing disbelief.

In the final battle that will determine the fate of the world, at such a critical moment of life and death, this black guy actually wants to run away?

"You're not planning to desert your post, are you?!"

Yuki Mineko raised her eyebrows and questioned him with a stern face.

"Don't forget who bestowed upon you the power of the Tailed Beasts! We are of paramount importance in this war!"

"Oh, no. I'm really badly injured..."

With a flick of his clear black and white eyes, Dongshan pretended to wink and make faces, but his body was slowly flying backward.

Just then, a black dot suddenly swept across the horizon.

"Universal Guidance!"

Yamashita Tetsu's expression changed drastically. He immediately slapped his hands down, and sand hands rose from the ground, grabbing him and Yuuki Mineko, barely preventing them from being pulled away.

"Oh no!"

Several sand hands reached out to grab the black Jinchūriki in the sky, but it was too late.

"Aaaaaah, no!"

Without any power to resist, Dongshan was dragged away by Wanxiangtian, leaving behind only a series of mournful howls.

After capturing the black man, Payne wanted to target the other two Jinchuriki, but the sound of the sky being shattered and exploding behind him made him realize that there was no chance left.

Holding the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Pain flew more than ten miles away in the blink of an eye, landing next to the Gedo Mazo.

"Boom!"

The next moment, a violent shockwave ripped through the broken walls and ruins, and Sasuke, riding his Susanoo armor, hovered in the sky, coldly staring at Pain.

"Pain, you're cornered. Prepare to die!"

Payne ignored him and instead glanced down at Higashiyama Kaname, who was being choked.

"Ah, I can't breathe..."

"Awoooooo!!"

The next moment, Pain threw the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to the Gedo Mazo.

"Don't be arrogant, everything is just beginning!"

(End of this chapter)