The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Jiraiya recognized Yahiko.

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, surprised that Jiraiya knew her.

Jiraiya's expression turned serious. "Back then, I had three disciples in the Land of Rain over three years, and Yahiko was one of them."

Payne remained indifferent and ignored Jiraiya.

Shinra Tensei

Pain shattered Konoha's barrier with an overwhelming attack.

Where is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Jiraiya was filled with confusion as he saw his former disciple in this state, and he also noticed Yahiko's eyes.

"Yahiko, your eyes...aren't those Nagato's? What happened?"

Before arriving, Nagato had already prepared himself mentally and ignored Jiraiya's actions.

Where is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Pain turned his gaze to Tsunade, his tone indifferent.

Tsunade naturally couldn't reveal Naruto's whereabouts.

Pain's goal this time was to find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but after arriving here, he discovered that Naruto was not there. Now he can only find out Naruto's whereabouts by asking these people.

Shinra Tensei

Pain flashed in front of Tsunade, and an extremely strong repulsive force struck. Tsunade felt herself being repelled by a huge force and sent flying backward.

"Damn it! That's too arrogant."

Tsunade was taken aback when the other party attacked directly. He was even more arrogant than Uchiha Yun. At least Uchiha Yun would have made up an excuse, but this guy didn't even bother with one. He attacked after asking a couple of questions and getting no answer.

Jiraiya realized that the person in front of him might not be the Yahiko he knew. He decided to deal with everything later and stop Yahiko's actions for now.

Naruto is learning Sage Mode and needs the help of two great sages. Jiraiya can't summon them, so he has to enter Sage Mode on his own.

Tsunade and Pain were locked in combat for a while when Jiraiya, having completed Sage Mode, joined the fray.

The battlefield gradually expanded, and the streets and houses of Konoha were destroyed.

"Damn it, Jiraiya."

Jiraiya understood Tsunade's meaning, and the two joined forces to force Pain to change the battlefield and arrive at the location of Konoha's training ground.

At the start of the battle, Uchiha Kiyoshi spread his chakra and used his spiritual perception to observe the battle between the two sides.

In the original story, Jiraiya, with the help of two great sages, was almost evenly matched with the Six Paths. If he had known more about the Six Paths, he might not have lost in the end.

Even without the assistance of the two great sages, Jiraiya's strength is not weak either. If compared on his own, he should be no weaker than Pain.

With Tsunade joining the fray, the two of them immediately put Pain at a disadvantage.

The strength of Nagato and Uchiha Kiyoshi has always been uncertain, especially the Six Paths; it's difficult to judge without actually seeing him.

Now that we've seen it, we can only say it's stronger than the peak of the Kage level, but only to a limited extent. There's no significant difference, so it can't be considered beyond the Kage level.

If the six paths were to work together, they might be able to possess combat power beyond the Kage level.

After all, the cooperation of the Six Paths is not the cooperation between Uchiha Kiyoshi and his clones. They share a vision, but at the same time, they have their own thoughts like clones. Nagato can also control them at any time. Their cooperation is even more tacit than the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. The cooperation of the six can even achieve the effect of ten people.

Payne could not withstand the attacks of the two, and the other five members of the Six Paths appeared.

Before Naruto even returned, the Six Paths were already forced out.

Jiraiya's involvement was crucial in this.

"All Things Guided by Heaven"

Shinra Tensei

The six paths worked together to fight Tsunade and Jiraiya, using a combination of attraction and repulsion to make it extremely difficult for them to defend themselves.

Gravity and repulsion are incredibly powerful attack methods. Uchiha Kiyoshi had considered training and mastering these powers, but he had never found a way to do so.

Jiraiya did not die, and Pain's premature attack on Konoha caused a significant deviation in the plot.

Even with the combined efforts of the Six Paths, they could only suppress the two of them.

Nagato couldn't wait any longer. At this rate, when would it end? He had to deal with the two quickly and then inquire about the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. There were so many people in Konoha; not everyone could be a tough nut to crack.

"Planetary Explosion"

Pain used Planetary Devastation to seal Jiraiya.

Because he was unaware of the weakness of Chibaku Tensei, Jiraiya failed to seize the opportunity to destroy the core in the early stages, and was instead sealed away by more and more rocks.

Jiraiya might be able to break the seal, but it would definitely take a considerable amount of time.

Three of the Six Paths split off to stay behind and deal with Tsunade, while the other three went to the center of Konoha to inquire about the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Chapter 231 Melee

Pain, along with the Deva Path, Human Path, and Preta Path, interrogated the Konoha leadership about the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, using violent methods in the process.

They would kill without warning, and even sabotage Konoha. Even watching from the shadows, Uchiha Kiyoshi found it somewhat gruesome.

Among Konoha's fighting force, besides Tsunade and Jiraiya, only Kakashi is capable of fighting against the Six Paths clones.

Kakashi was only able to hold off Pain, the Deva Path.

Moreover, Kakashi's Sharingan was also at a disadvantage at this time, and the Rinnegan was barely able to perform at its full potential.

Even Kamui was repeatedly activated, but Pain managed to dodge it.

"Super Shinra Tensei"

Pain's Deva Path unleashed an incredibly powerful repulsive force, severely injuring Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei!"

Naruto makes his appearance.

Seeing Konoha reduced to ruins, Naruto felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

"hateful!"

Naruto was furious that most of his former home had been destroyed.

Tailed Beast Transformation Activated.

Six tails appeared behind it.

Naruto immediately entered Tailed Beast Mode and activated all six tails.

After his training at Mount Myōboku, Naruto managed to complete his Sage Mode training in time. Perhaps this is just the natural progression of the story; Naruto was supposed to complete his Sage Mode training when Pain attacked Konoha.

However, Naruto was filled with anger at this moment and went straight into Tailed Beast Mode instead of using Sage Mode.

Of course, through training in Sage Mode, Naruto also grew and greatly improved his adaptation to Tailed Beast Mode, remaining conscious even with six tails.

Naruto used both his hands and feet to engage in a fierce battle with Pain.

Uchiha Kiyoshi watched their battle, debating whether he should go out and join in.

The current battle has deviated from the original story.

Just as Uchiha Kiyoshi was struggling with his decision, someone's appearance disrupted his rhythm.

Obito.

Obito actually made a move.

"Damn it, shouldn't this guy have shown up later when he was trying to steal the Rinnegan?"

With Obito joining the fray, the Akatsuki organization clearly gained the upper hand.

"Make your move!"

Uchiha Kiyoshi finally decided to take action.

He appeared on the battlefield with two clones, Hikaru and Shin. Uchiha Kiyoshi appeared on Tsunade's side, while Hikaru and Shin's clones appeared on Naruto's side. The Sharingan was activated.

Uchiha Kiyoshi first targeted the Hell Path.

"Molten Release: Qi Element Slash"

The sudden appearance of Uchiha Kiyoshi caught everyone off guard. Although they knew Uchiha Kiyoshi might appear and took precautions in advance, Uchiha Kiyoshi's appearance was still somewhat abrupt.

At this moment, Nagato was the most surprised, because Uchiha Kiyoshi's first target wasn't the strongest Deva Path, nor any of his clones, but the Hell Path. It was very clear: he appeared directly near the opponent and immediately unleashed a killing move. His arrogance also played a part; while others were wary of Uchiha Kiyoshi, he was actually the least vigilant.

Tsunade knew that Uchiha Kiyoshi had comprehensive intelligence, and when she saw him attack the Hell Path right away, she understood what was going on.

With superhuman strength, he struck the ground, sending rocks flying and blocking the retreat route of the Hell Path.

"Good job!"

Uchiha Kiyoshi gave Tsunade a thumbs up for her cooperation.

He threw out the fiery red disc in his hand, splitting the hell realm in two.

Uchiha Kiyoshi did not stop.

This is a puppet; who knows how many hits it will take to kill it?

The fire lotus bloomed and remained before the Hell Path, allowing the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave.

"Boom!"

The Hell Realm vanished completely in the explosion of the Buddha's Wrathful Lotus.

The Six Paths Puppet was finally broken at this point.

Although she didn't know what benefit Uchiha Kiyoshi would gain from killing the Hell Path, Tsunade clearly sensed that the enemy's fighting had become more ferocious, and she was more eager to attack.

Uchiha Kiyoshi killed the Hell Path, but didn't stop. He then ordered the Asura Path and Animal Path puppets to attack, but Obito arrived.

Obito's ability to avoid direct confrontation and merely entangle the enemy was truly disgusting. Uchiha Kiyoshi experienced this firsthand.

Without becoming ethereal, it's a complete transfer. It instantly disappears from the real world and then reappears in another place.

At this moment, Obito also realized Uchiha Kiyoshi's purpose.

This must be stopped. The Rinnegan is the key to the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, and we can't let this guy take it away.