The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Pain did not answer, because every word Hyuga Sawatatsu said had been proven true in his own life.

"Once the Ten-Tails is resurrected, the mastermind behind it all will no longer need you as a tool. At that time, everything you have will become someone else's wedding dress."

Bang!

As Hinata Zechen spoke, the Kazekage Puppet vanished into a cloud of white mist, and the Hamura statue began to disintegrate, leaving behind a pile of stones.

"This is the fate you cannot escape, Nagato."

The Flying Thunder God Kunai, which Kakashi had been holding, glowed slightly, and Hyuga Zechen's figure disappeared, leaving Pain standing alone in the ruins of the battlefield.

Chapter 127 Raikage's Defeat

"Are you okay?"

Upon seeing Hyuga Zechen appear on a stone bridge, both Tsunade and Kakashi couldn't help but show joy, relieved that their comrades who had covered their retreat had returned safely.

"Well, those five new Pain members only possess some of the tailed beasts' chakra; they aren't true Jinchuriki. It's safe to say that the captured Jinchuriki are very likely still alive. If the Five Kage—well, the Four Kage—can unite and join forces to attack Akatsuki, there's still a chance to reclaim the Jinchuriki."

After reporting to Tsunade in a low voice, Hyuga Zechen turned his gaze to the other end of the stone bridge, watching three figures emerge from a five-story tower.

Leading the group was an elderly man with bandages wrapped around his head, long beards on both sides of his mouth and chin, wearing green layered armor and carrying a samurai sword. His attire was quite retro, preserving the tradition of samurai to the greatest extent possible. Two samurai, one strong and one thin, stood beside him.

"Could you be the leader of the Land of Iron?"

Before the other party even got close, Hinata Sawatatsu preemptively asked the question.

"I am Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron, and I have been waiting for His Hokage for a long time."

Mifune's gaze lingered on Tsunade's face for two seconds. Judging from their expressions, it was clear that this was not their first meeting.

Therefore, Mifune couldn't help but speculate about Hyuga Sawatatsu's identity and wondered why the usually assertive Tsunade would allow a guard to overstep his bounds.

"We have just been attacked by the Akatsuki organization, and it was the Akatsuki leader who personally intervened to kill us."

The next moment, Hyuga Zechen's words immediately made Mifune's pupils shrink, and he turned his gaze back to Tsunade's face, wanting to get confirmation from her.

"It's true. Acting Kazekage Chiyo has probably already fallen victim to the Akatsuki leader. If the other princes haven't arrived yet, please be sure to send samurai to meet them."

what?

The attack on the Hokage was already a devastating blow to Mifune. Now, with the death of a Kage, even if he was only the acting Kazekage, it's like the sky has fallen for the Land of Iron, the organizer.

Almost without thinking, Mifune made a hand gesture, and the samurai next to him with a bald head tattooed with a dragon pulled out a signal flare from his pocket, detonated it, and shot out a beam of blue light that shot into the sky.

Around the meeting place, which appeared to be guarded by only a dozen or so samurai, squads of heavily armored samurai immediately marched out, making the atmosphere extremely tense.

"Lord Hokage, you have been frightened. The Land of Iron has dispatched elite warriors to meet the other princes and released a communication hawk to contact all parties."

Tsunade laughed heartily and spoke.

"It's been so many years since we last met. Mifune, you've already become the Admiral of the Land of Iron."

Seeing Tsuna's stance, Mifune visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It has indeed been a long time. The Three Ninjas and One Red are still as beautiful as ever. Please come inside and have a cup of hot tea."

Upon entering the tower's inner hall, before even finishing a cup of tea, a tremendous tremor and explosion reverberated through the tower, causing ripples to spread across the surface of the tea placed on the table.

"Open your white eye!"

The veins around Hinata Zechen's eyes bulged as he looked in the direction from which the sound came, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Nagato's next target is actually him?

At the foot of Three Wolves Mountain, a light purple beast with a bull's head and eight octopus legs was engaged in a fierce battle with its enemy. The tremors that were reaching this place originated from this beast.

Hinata Sawatatsu recognized it at a glance; it was clearly the Eight-Tailed Gyūki.

As the first Jinchuriki in Kumogakure to fully control the power of a Tailed Beast, Killer Bee still retains complete self-awareness even now that he has entered a fully transformed Tailed Beast state, giving him an overwhelming advantage over ordinary ninjas.

However, Killer Bee's opponent at this moment is Pain!

What happened?

Such a commotion, yet no samurai reported the situation, which made Mifune somewhat embarrassed.

"He is the leader of the Akatsuki organization. He is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at the foot of the mountain."

what?

Hearing Hinata Sawatatsu's words, Mifune could no longer sit still. After apologizing, he hurriedly left the hall.

"Let's go and provide support as well."

Although the Hidden Cloud Village is Konoha's biggest rival, it has been accumulating military power for many years, and its overall strength is showing signs of surpassing Konoha.

However, if the Raikage dies in battle and Killer Bee (the Eight-Tails) is captured by Pain, the Akatsuki's power will be unstoppable. With their fates intertwined, Konoha will inevitably follow suit sooner or later.

Following Mifune hurriedly out of the tower, Hyuga Zechen suddenly stopped and looked down the mountain again.

"Eight Tailed Beasts!"

With a loud shout that echoed throughout the Three Wolves Mountain, the massive eight-tailed octopus coiled up all its legs, completely enveloping its body. Then, its body, which was dozens of feet tall, spun wildly in place, creating a huge storm that completely flattened the surrounding forest and snow.

"Is this the terrifying aspect of a perfect Jinchūriki?"

Kakashi, standing beside him, revealed his crimson Sharingan, gazing at the terrifying power of the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, as if he had returned to the night when the Nine-Tails ravaged Konoha.

It could even be said that the Nine-Tails, after being controlled by the Sharingan, only relied on instinct to destroy everything, and its true combat power might not be comparable to the Eight-Tails Gyūki, which maintained its will.

After a long while, the eight-tailed demon stopped spinning, and the falling snow and dust revealed a huge pit.

Four octopus legs had firmly bound Pain, while the bull's head spat out a mouthful of thick black ink, unleashing the Eight-Tails' exclusive sealing technique.

The three ink clones, formed from ink, used a unique martial art to firmly lock Pain's hands and feet. Once the ink completely covered his body, the enemy would be completely unable to move.

"Well done, better!"

Standing atop the bull's head, the Fourth Raikage, A, shone with blue light, his entire body covered in chakra and lightning, instantly unleashing astonishing speed.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Plow Blade!"

The Raikage's white hair stood on end, and all his lightning chakra gathered in his thick right arm, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot towards Pain.

As expected, the Akatsuki organization's strength was nothing special; I and Bi were enough to take down their leader.

Perhaps it's time to start a new Shinobi World War and conquer more land for the Land of Lightning.

As his arm drew ever closer to Pain's body, and the opponent remained motionless, the Raikage began to consider his next opponent.

Just as the Raikage's arm was incredibly close to the enemy, Pain suddenly opened his eyes, his purple Rinnegan gleaming faintly.

"Shinra Tensei!"

With a low shout, an irresistible repulsive force erupted from Pain, the Deva Path, causing the Raikage's high-speed attack to halt in mid-air, before he was sent flying backward at an even faster speed.

click...

The Lightning Release Armor, touted as the strongest defense, cracked as Raikage A was sent flying backward. Clearly, due to the high-speed approach, the Lightning Release Armor had fully withstood the power of Shinra Tensei and was on the verge of breaking.

"I'll take the Raikage's hat and the Eight-Tails."

Looking at the Cloud Ninja duo lying motionless on the ground, Pain's eyes were utterly cold, and his outstretched hand locked onto Killer Bee.

Chapter 128 Teaming Up to Brutally Defeat Pain

Just then, an aged voice came from afar.

"Dust Release: Particle Style: Detachment Technique!"

A very short old man with snow-white hair, beard, and eyebrows floated in mid-air. His clasped hands slightly opened, and a cube emitting a dazzling white light suddenly took shape. It then stretched into a rectangular beam of light, enveloping Pain.

Nagato, who had been controlling the device remotely, felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the rectangular beam of light, recalling a powerful ninjutsu that Jiraiya had mentioned.

If he were enveloped by the pillar of light, Pain would probably be instantly disintegrated, and even if he used Shinra Tensei, it would be of no use.

An astonishing burst of chakra erupted from beneath his feet, forcing Pain to retreat rapidly and barely escape the attack range before the pillar of light enveloped him.

"You're getting old after all. If I were ten years younger, you definitely wouldn't have been able to escape."

The Tsuchikage Onoki, who was floating up and down in mid-air, couldn't help but sigh.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

A female voice came from another direction. The ground beneath Pain's feet cracked, and a water dragon shot out, its gaping maw biting down on Pain, who couldn't dodge in time.

"Shinra Tensei!"

The immense repulsive force erupted once more, causing the entire water dragon to collapse instantly, scattering water droplets all over the ground.

"This is the Land of Iron, not a place where you can act recklessly!"

As soon as Pain landed, a dazzling sword light swept across from behind him. It was Mifune from the Land of Iron, who unleashed his signature technique, the Iaijutsu.

Pain, whose eye technique was on cooldown, faced this legendary sword technique that was so fast that ninjas didn't even have time to form hand seals. He stretched out his arm and extended a black rod to block the sword light.

clang!

As the sword flashed, the black rod was sliced ​​in two, leaving a long sword mark on the Akatsuki's trench coat, causing the Kazekage hat hanging from Pain's waist to fall to the ground.

"Painful Heavenly Kick!"

Pain, who had just dodged the Iaijutsu, heard a sharp whooshing sound behind him. He barely turned to the side and found a large foot wrapped in chakra kicking towards him.

Unable to dodge, Pain could only cross his arms to block Tsunade's taijutsu. With a cracking sound of his arm bones breaking, his entire body flew more than ten feet away, leaving a deep, long mark on the ground.

"Kill him, avenge the Acting Wind Shadow!"

Mifune pointed his katana and took quick, shuffling steps as he charged toward the fallen Pain.

"Heavy Storm!"

The Raikage, now recovered, was once again enveloped in lightning. His thick elbow aimed at Pain, who had just stood up, and he bypassed Mifune, transforming into a streak of lightning as he charged towards the enemy once more.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Faced with the combined attack of five Kage-level powerhouses, Nagato felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time. He had no choice but to use Shinra Tensei to deflect the approaching Raikage once again.

When the smoke cleared, Pain had vanished without a trace, clearly having chosen to escape.

Now, even Nagato had to admit that these ninjas bearing the title of Kage were not to be underestimated.

If Pain's Six Paths were at full strength, Nagato would be confident that he could fight them and was certain of victory.