From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

At the center of the collision, an absolute vacuum vortex was created, tearing apart and pulverizing anything unfortunate enough to be caught in it!

Such a devastating and terrifying display naturally attracted the attention of everyone present, and the fighting in their hands involuntarily stopped.

The massive explosion didn't subside until about a minute later.

As the rubble and dust slowly settled, everyone finally got a glimpse of the mysterious attacker's appearance.

It was a creature over two meters tall, with muscles bulging like a tiger or leopard, its entire body covered in dark golden scales, and a winding tail with thorns at the end that reflected a cold, eerie light.

At the same time, there are also a pair of dark gold dragon wing phantoms made of chakra and a pair of dark gold sharp horn phantoms on his back and forehead.

"who are you?"

Pain's Rinnegan stared directly into the mysterious man's golden pupils as he slowly spoke.

"Longdi Cave..."

"Yinglong!"

Chapter 289 The Perfect Yinglong Immortal Mode Reappears

"Longdi Cave..."

"Sakura Dragon?"

As he carefully considered the name of the newcomer, upon hearing that the person came from Ryuchi Cave, a rare look of caution appeared in Pain's eyes.

In particular, the newcomer displayed extraordinary strength as soon as he appeared.

Nagato was no stranger to Ryuchi Cave, after all, the saying that Ryuchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, and Mount Myōboku were the three sacred sites for summoning spirits had been passed down in the ninja world for a long time.

His master, Jiraiya, was also a contracted summoner from Mount Myōboku, one of the three great sacred sites. The other two legendary Sannin, Orochimaru and Tsunade, were contracted summoners from Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest, respectively.

The three contracted summoners are all among the best in the ninja world, so the title of the three holy lands is well-deserved.

The person in front of him claimed to be from Ryuchi Cave, and he looked like an enemy rather than a friend, so Pain didn't have much doubt about his origins.

After all, Sasuke Uchiha and Orochimaru are now on the same side, and Orochimaru is the representative of Ryuchi Cave in the ninja world.

It's not surprising that a guy from Ryuchi Cave has appeared to assist Uchiha Sasuke.

Furthermore, Pain sensed from the aura of the person before him a quality that was extremely similar to the summoning beast from Ryuchi Cave that Orochimaru had once summoned.

Strictly speaking, Nagato was not a sensory ninja in the conventional sense, but with the Uzumaki bloodline and the supreme eye Rinnegan, his sensory abilities were far stronger than those of ordinary sensory ninjas.

The newcomer's chakra fluctuations were extremely similar to those of the summoning beasts of Ryuchi Cave, even more advanced, ethereal, harmonious, and majestic!

"Longdi Cave..."

Outside the arena, Black Zetsu, who was secretly observing the situation, had a very unpleasant expression.

Another variable!

Yongji-dong themselves have taken to the field!

As the mastermind behind the scenes who has survived for thousands of years, the three mysterious holy lands that represent the local power are among the few things he is very concerned about and wary of.

After all, a thousand years ago, Mount Myōboku had colluded with the two unfilial sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, and secretly plotted to seal away their mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.

Over the past thousand years, Black Zetsu has vaguely sensed the involvement of two other holy lands in the sealing of his mother, Kaguya.

Moreover, Black Zetsu keenly noticed that this guy named Sakura Ryu was completely different from the other contracted psychics in Ryuchi Cave.

The immense Sage Chakra emanating from this guy was the strongest he had ever seen among all the contracted Summoners from Ryuchi Cave in a thousand years.

Even if we expand the scope to the entire ninja world, it is only second to Hashirama Senju and Ashura in the past.

Clearly, this guy is no ordinary person; he is a special existence in the mysterious Ryuchi Cave.

For a moment, Hei Jue's eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was planning.

"When did the people of Ryuchi Cave join forces with the Uchiha?"

Pain spoke calmly, his gaze fixed on the Sage's clone.

Facing Pain's cold gaze and sage-like demeanor, the sage clone remained unfazed and spoke to Sasuke's main body beside him.

"Young Master Sasuke, I have come to provide assistance on the orders of the White Snake Sage."

"Thank you so much, you came at the perfect time, you've done me a great favor."

"However, be careful, these guys are troublesome."

Sasuke smiled and replied.

The claim that the immortal clone originated from Ryuchi Cave was, of course, a fabrication he devised to conceal the connection between the immortal clone and his true self.

Half of the nutritional energy that nurtured the Sage's clone came from the Dragon Balls of Ryuchi Cave, and his chakra fluctuations were originally very similar to those of Ryuchi Cave.

Furthermore, the transformation technique used by the immortal clone, Fetal Transformation, is also an immortal technique from Ryuchi Cave, making them even more similar.

Even the most perceptive ninja would naturally think of going to Ryuchi Cave when they sensed a Sage clone.

Instead of associating it with Sasuke, since the two are worlds apart in terms of appearance, physique, temperament, and chakra fluctuations.

Furthermore, Sasuke had previously spoken with the White Snake Sage, and his current identity as a sage clone is that of a disciple personally accepted by the White Snake Sage years ago, and a successor of Ryuchi Cave.

It had been kept a secret all along, but now, in this era of dramatic change, the White Snake Sage revealed the existence of his sage clone and sent him out to roam the ninja world.

In this way, even if the enemy captures the summoning beast of Ryuchi Cave or a contractor who also belongs to Ryuchi Cave, they will only know that the immortal clone is the White Snake Immortal's personal disciple who has been hidden for many years, but they just keep it a secret.

The fact that he was a clone of Sasuke's Sage Mode was known to no one in the entire ninja world except for the three great snake princesses and the White Snake Sage.

"Payne, you go and deal with this guy from Ryuchi Cave first."

At this moment, Obito Uchiha, who was standing next to Pain, spoke up.

"As for Uchiha Sasuke, leave him to me!"

Obito Uchiha glanced at Yinglong's clone, then focused his gaze on Sasuke.

Although this guy named Sakura Ryu showed impressive strength as soon as he appeared, Obito Uchiha still believed that he was no match for Pain.

Although Nagato never said that Pain was no match for Sasuke Uchiha, both Obito Uchiha and Nagato knew this.

Since that's the case, why not let Pain deal with this guy who suddenly appeared, while he, in his Kamui form, can hold off Sasuke Uchiha?

After Pain has finished his battle, let's work together to take down their greatest enemy – Sasuke Uchiha!

Moreover, Obito Uchiha was still very unwilling at this moment. Although he had just suffered a small loss, he believed that he had not completely lost.

He still has some trump cards up his sleeve, and he is not incapable of defeating Uchiha Sasuke and washing away his shame!

"it is good!"

Pain pondered for a moment, then nodded.

In his view, his Six Paths of Pain was undoubtedly the strongest among his own forces, and he was the one to deal with this guy.

Concentrating all our forces to deal with Uchiha Sasuke is undoubtedly the best option.

"It seems that Ryuchi-dong made a wrong choice."

Pain said it casually.

Spirit Summoning Technique: Centipede!

Strange Arm Rocket!

No sooner had the words been spoken than the Animal Path and the Asura Path made their first move.

The remaining three Paths of Pain were not idle either. The Hell Path summoned Yama, the King of Hell, to revive the Hungry Ghost Path that had just been destroyed, while the Deva Path raised its hands, aiming at the location of the Sage's clone, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

As for the Human Path, which seems to have the weakest combat ability, it quietly stayed by the side of the Deva Path Pain, protecting the Deva Path Pain and the Hell Path Pain on one hand, and waiting for the opportunity to use its soul-extracting attack to kill on the other!

Boom!

A small explosion occurred in Shura Dao's right hand, and the huge fist flew straight towards Yinglong's clone like a cannonball.

At the same time, the ground where the immortal clone stood trembled violently, and a huge, jet-black centipede suddenly emerged from the ground, opening its foul-smelling maw to tear at the immortal clone.

However, just as the Asura Path's rocket punch reached mid-air and the Animal Path's summoned centipede had barely peeked out, the Immortal Avatar slightly raised its scaly index finger and whispered:

"Immortal Technique? Inorganic Rebirth!"

Click, click!

As soon as the immortal clone lifted his fingertip, the rocks and soil underground seemed to come alive. Each stone turned into an extremely sharp rock spear, which shot out like a bolt of lightning at an incredibly fast speed!

Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation is one of the unique Sage Arts of Ryuchi Cave. It is a reincarnation ninjutsu that can give life to inanimate objects and control them.

It may seem like just a larger, enhanced version of the Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique, but the two are completely different in terms of attack speed, spread speed, accuracy, control, and applicability.

Once the Inorganic Rebirth skill is activated, it will imbue a large area of ​​land and rocks with life. As long as the enemy is within that area, a continuous stream of earthen spears will rise from the ground to attack the enemy at an extremely fast speed.

In the original timeline, when Orochimaru used this move, Itachi Uchiha was extremely shocked. Sasuke, who had just awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and was not yet familiar with it, almost couldn't react in time, which shows how fast this move was.

Although the current immortal clone has been practicing immortal arts for less than a month and has only been learning the Inorganic Reincarnation technique for less than ten days, it is due to its extraordinary physical talent and extremely strong immortal chakra.

The Inorganic Reincarnation technique he's using now is no weaker than the Inorganic Reincarnation technique Orochi Kabuto used during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Pfft! Pfft!

Sharp earthen spears pierced through every part of the giant centipede's body in an instant, and green, foul-smelling blood gushed out. The Asura Path's rocket-shaped flying fist was also pierced by countless earthen spears and exploded in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the thousands of earthen spears continued to burst forth, tightly sealing off all directions where Pain was located, at a speed so fast that it was almost impossible for anyone to react.

But Pain possesses the Rinnegan, a Rinnegan whose insight surpasses even the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!

Almost the instant the sage clone released the sage technique, Nagato behind him realized something was wrong with the ground beneath his feet. He controlled the Six Paths of Pain to fly into the air at the same time, dodging the earthen spears that emerged from the ground.

Just as Pain took to the air, the rocks above him seemed to come alive, instantly unleashing thousands of earthen spears that attacked him.

His ninjutsu allows these rocks to come to life?

At this moment, Nagato, behind the scenes, keenly noticed through Pain's vision that not only had the rocks in his area come to life, but the technique was also spreading towards the Impure World Reincarnation area at an extremely rapid speed.

In this way, the battleground they originally intended to use to restrict Uchiha Sasuke's flight and Susanoo will soon become a shackle restricting their own side.

Upon realizing this, Pain's purple eyes narrowed, and a powerful, invisible repulsive force erupted from his body, destroying all the surrounding rocks and rudely interrupting the Inorganic Reincarnation.

"Immortal Technique? Teleportation!"

The moment Pain interrupted the Inorganic Reincarnation, the Sage Clone's form suddenly vanished without warning; almost no one saw how it disappeared.

Even Pain, who possessed the Rinnegan, paused for a moment. His Rinnegan only saw the Sage clone turn into a blur, and then he could no longer sense any trace of the Sage clone.