Chapter 34: Is This All You’ve Got?
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"Seeking death!"
The Animal Path Pain's eyes turned icy cold.
The man in front of him was a tough opponent, but that didn't mean he was unbeatable.
Immediately.
The Animal Path Pain formed hand seals and slammed his hands onto the ground. A surge of chakra formed a mysterious spatial symbol on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
With a low shout, the space symbol began to ripple.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
With each spatial ripple, more figures appeared before Hashirama's eyes.
Each wore a black cloak adorned with red clouds.
Handsome faces.
Distinct features.
Various black piercings adorned their faces in stylish patterns.
They all wore Rain Village forehead protectors, each slashed across the middle.
Their nails were painted brightly.
A vibe of a top-tier boy band emanated from them.
Hashirama calmly observed the five figures, adding the Animal Path Pain who had summoned them.
The Six Paths of Pain were assembled!
They could almost be considered a top Asian boy band!
Standing in the center was the Deva Path Pain, made from Yahiko's body, looking the most impressive.
To the Deva Path's sides were the puppet-like Asura Path Pain and the long-haired Human Path Pain.
Behind the Deva Path stood the Animal Path Pain, who had performed the summoning, and the rugged Hell Path Pain.
In front of the Deva Path was the chubbiest one, the Preta Path Pain.
The Six Paths of Pain stood in formation as soon as they were summoned.
"Are there any other Akatsuki members here?"
Hashirama asked calmly, feeling a strange sensation.
He had only seen them in the anime before.
Now he was seeing them with his own eyes.
Interesting!
They could defeat Jiraiya, but they stood no chance against him!
"It seems you know quite a bit!"
The Deva Path Pain's voice was cold as he raised one hand, palm facing Hashirama.
At this moment.
Facing such an opponent.
He had no intention of holding back!
"Universal Pull!"
The Deva Path Pain's low voice resonated, and a powerful force began to pull from his palm.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
This force acted directly on Hashirama, causing him to feel an immense gravitational pull.
"Interesting."
Hashirama smirked, making no attempt to resist the force, allowing it to draw him in.
Immediately.
He began to float forward, moving towards the Deva Path Pain.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
The Animal Path Pain slammed his hands onto the ground again, channeling chakra through two different spatial arrays.
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions resounded.
A rhino.
An ox.
Two massive creatures appeared instantly.
Both summons were of similar size; one had a sharp single horn, the other had dual sharp horns, and both had Rinnegan eyes.
Crack!
Simultaneously.
The Asura Path Pain's head opened, and his wrists bent at impossible angles, revealing numerous cannons.
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!
Missiles, far advanced for the ninja era, fired towards Hashirama at high speed, with tracking capabilities.
"Almighty Push!"
Just as Hashirama was about to reach the Six Paths of Pain, the Deva Path Pain's voice echoed, and the force from his palm suddenly changed.
The terrifying gravitational pull instantly turned into an even stronger, more terrifying repulsive force!
However...
The repulsive force wasn't directed at Hashirama, but at the missiles and the two summoned beasts from the Animal Path.
In an instant.
The missiles, now propelled even faster, shot straight toward Hashirama.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions erupted as the missiles struck Hashirama, turning the area into a fiery and smoky battlefield.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Six Paths of Pain simultaneously retreated a short distance, their Rinnegan eyes fixed on the explosion zone.
No one understood better than they did the power of the attack.
The opponent had no chance to evade!
He was hit directly by a full combo!
Thud, thud, thud, thud...
The two summoned beasts charged through the flames of the explosion, entering the battlefield to mop up.
In this situation, having the summoned beasts attack was the most reliable strategy.
The beasts charged back and forth a few times but found nothing. Not even a trace of a person.
"Is that all?"
The Deva Path Pain looked slightly surprised at the burning area. The intruder he considered powerful was seemingly obliterated.
"Konan, what's going on with this person?"
The Deva Path Pain asked Konan in confusion, feeling he had severely overestimated the opponent.
It seemed like overkill.
He thought only the Deva Path Pain would be needed!
"He... he... he...he..."
Konan's eyes remained fixed on the explosion site. She couldn't believe a legendary ninja could be defeated so easily.
Pain's combo attack was indeed strong.
Ordinary ninjas wouldn't stand a chance!
But...
That man!
He wasn't an ordinary ninja!
"Never mind."
The Deva Path Pain waved dismissively. He assumed Konan had inquired about the person's name, but her hesitation suggested otherwise.
The name of a dead man was no longer important.
"Let's go back."
The Deva Path Pain said indifferently, reflecting on his earlier thoughts from atop the distant tower.
It seemed he had been overly cautious.
Overkill!
He had sent all Six Paths of Pain for such a trivial foe.
Rustle, rustle, rustle...
However...
Just as the Deva Path Pain finished speaking, fragments of paper from the explosion site began to rise.
Each piece was shredded paper.
This wasn't the same as Konan's Paper Technique!
"Hmm?"
The Deva Path Pain refocused on the reassembling paper.
What kind of technique was this?
He had never seen it before!
"Pain!"
Konan took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves and the fear in her heart.
"He... he... he is... Hashirama Senju!"
Konan's voice trembled as she uttered the name long buried by time.
Rustle, rustle, rustle...
At that moment.
The paper fragments reformed into Hashirama, surrounded by the aura of the Impure World Reincarnation, with the cracks on his skin mending, appearing unharmed.
"Is that all?"
Hashirama looked calmly at the Deva Path Pain, echoing the words back at him.
(Chapter ends)