Chapter 188: Meteor Blast

Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique.

As the only kekkei tōta in the entire shinobi world, the power of Dust Release needs no introduction.

Ōnoki finishes casting his technique and watches as the Dust Release barrier falls towards the ground, trapping three members of the Pain, including Tendō Pain, within it.

He's got them.

Seeing that the enemy is trapped by the sand gold and can't dodge, his eyes light up with joy. He didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

But at that moment, Preta Path Pain makes his move.

He's a large man, raising both arms as if to catch the Dust Release barrier falling from the sky with his bare hands.

Is he courting death?

Ōnoki sees this and can't help but smirk, convinced that the enemy is behaving foolishly.

But soon, he's not laughing anymore.

Whoosh.

As Preta Path Pain raises his arms, a spherical shield appears around him, and it collides with the falling Dust Release barrier.

However, after the shield and barrier collide, the expected massive explosion doesn't occur. Instead...

Hiss hiss hiss.

The enormous Dust Release barrier, under the pull of an unknown force, quickly changes shape and shrinks, getting absorbed by Preta Path Pain's shield.

Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal.

This is one of the abilities of the Rinnegan, which can absorb all chakra, effectively making the user immune to ninjutsu.

"How is this possible?!"

Ōnoki is taken aback. He didn't expect his proud Dust Release to be so easily broken by the enemy.

Next, it was Pain's turn to counterattack.

"Let's deal with the Kazekage first. His sand is somewhat annoying."

Tendō Pain mutters to himself, raises his right hand, and aims his palm at Rasa in the distance.

The next second.

Hum hum.

In his palm, a black, vortex-like chakra appears, like a miniature black hole, emitting a strong gravitational force.

This force acts on Rasa from a distance.

Banshō Ten'in.

Huh?

Rasa is shocked. Just as he senses something is wrong, his body involuntarily flies towards Tendō Pain.

The force is so strong that he can't even form seals or manipulate sand gold to protect himself during this process.

In a blink of an eye, Rasa has flown to Tendō Pain's side.

Thud.

A black rod extends from Tendō Pain's sleeve and pierces Rasa's body.

This black rod is not a common weapon, but one created by Nagato with the Rinnegan. Once it's nailed into an enemy's body, it can block the flow of chakra inside the enemy's body.

Compared to the Hyūga clan's Gentle Fist, the way the black rod seals is simpler and more brutal, and also more lethal.

"Damn it..."

Rasa, pierced by the black rod, feels not only intense pain but also weakness all over his body. He can't gather chakra at all.

What's worse is that Preta Path Pain makes his move again, holding Rasa from behind.

And starts to absorb his chakra.

Chakra Absorption!

Another ability of the Rinnegan, as long as there is physical contact with the enemy, it can forcibly absorb the enemy's chakra into one's body.

In just a few seconds.

Rasa's chakra is drained by Preta Path Pain, and he becomes emaciated as if mummified.

Thud.

As Preta Path Pain releases his hands, Rasa falls to the ground, motionless.

Fourth Kazekage Rasa, dead!

From the moment Rasa was caught by Tendō Pain's Banshō Ten'in to Preta Path Pain's draining of his chakra, everything happened too fast.

The others on the battlefield, even if they wanted to rescue him, were too late.

"Hiss!"

Seeing Rasa die in this way, Ōnoki inhales sharply and quickly activates his "Super-Light-Weight Rock Technique" to fly higher.

He doesn't want to follow in Rasa's footsteps.

"Has he escaped the range of my Banshō Ten'in?"

Tendō Pain looks up at Ōnoki in mid-air and mutters to himself.

Then, his feet leave the ground, floating into the air.

You're flying? Who can't do that?

"Protect Lord Tsuchikage!"

Seeing Tendō Pain trying to pursue Ōnoki, the Iwa-nin become anxious. Led by Kitsuchi, they rush over to help.

Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!

Earth Release: Earth and Stone Dragon!

Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon!

Various Earth Release techniques erupt from the ground like bamboo shoots after the rain, attacking the three members of Pain.

Whoosh whoosh.

Preta Path Pain and Jigokudō dodge the attacks of the Iwa-nin and encounter some trouble.

"Annoying bugs."

Tendō Pain frowns, temporarily letting Ōnoki go, and lands on the ground.

Shinra Tensei!

He spreads his arms, and a strong repulsive force is released from his body, repelling all enemy ninjutsu.

But.

Even though they are a bunch of "bugs", they indeed hold back Tendō Pain. Meanwhile, the situation on the battlefield undergoes a new change.

In the midst of battle, the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, tangled fiercely with the Hellhound, constraining it with its octopus tentacles.

"Eight-Tails, you idiot! This creature can't be killed, it just multiplies the more you hit it. Don't waste your time on it, go straight for the caster," Killer B's rhythmic voice echoed in Gyūki's mind.

"Shut up, dumbass B, I saw it ages ago."

Gyūki retorted. Immediately, it opened its mouth as chakra rapidly accumulated within, forming a dark Tailed Beast Bomb.

Whoosh.

As Gyūki spat out the Tailed Beast Bomb, it exploded in the sky, successfully severing the wings of the Yatagarasu.

"Squawk!"

Yatagarasu cried out as it fell to the ground. Pain of the Animal Path, who was on its back, also lost his balance and fell hastily.

Before he could stabilize himself, the Five-Tails, Kokuō, rushed in. Taking advantage of Pain's instability, Kokuō's massive horn brutally penetrated Pain's body.

The Animal Path, defeated.

With the death of the Animal Path, his summoned creatures were greatly affected, their combat power significantly reduced.

In less than a minute, they were all defeated by the Five Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.

No matter how formidable the summoned creatures were, they couldn't compare to the Tailed Beasts. This result was not surprising.

Elsewhere,

Boom.

The Human Path flew across the battlefield like a cannonball, finally crashing through a wall and being buried under the resulting rubble.

It had suffered a heavy blow from the Fourth Raikage.

The Asura Path was even worse off.

Thump, thump, thump.

After a fierce battle, the Raikage grabbed the Asura Path, hoisting it high into the air.

Then, with a roar, the Raikage forcefully tore the Asura Path apart, scattering its mechanical body parts all over.

Clang, clang.

The once formidable Asura Path had been dismantled like a toy.

In just a short while, despite the loss of Rasa, the Kazekage, the three Paths of Pain - Animal, Human, and Asura - were successively defeated.

This result greatly boosted the morale of everyone except the Sand shinobi.

In the end, Pain had overestimated himself, trying to take on the allied forces of the four great ninja villages alone.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

The Raikage, riding the momentum of victory, dashed across the battlefield like a bolt of blue lightning, charging straight at the Deva Path, determined to take back the honor he lost in their last encounter.

At this moment, the Raikage was in his "strongest armor," the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. His hair stood on end, and his body was enveloped in electricity.

Simultaneously, a massive amount of Lightning Release chakra converged on the Raikage's four fingers, emanating an incredibly intimidating aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Concentrating lightning on his fingers and then using high-speed thrusts at the enemy, this was the "strongest spear," Hell Stab: Four-Finger Assault.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage was no longer holding back any of his strength; he was going all out.

Unlike Ōnoki's Dust Release technique, the Raikage's technique was a body technique. The Preta Path couldn't completely absorb it with his Blocking Technique Absorption Seal and had to step aside.

The Deva Path faced the attack.

"It seems the lesson from last time wasn't enough to teach you a lesson," said the Deva Path, shaking his head. The reflection of the Fourth Raikage grew closer and closer in his pupils until he was right in front of him.

Almighty Push.

A massive repulsive force once again erupted from the Deva Path.

Hiss, hiss, hiss.

The Fourth Raikage and the Deva Path's forces were in a standoff. His Four-Finger Assault was less than ten centimeters away from the Deva Path's eyes, but he couldn't get any closer.

This ten centimeters felt like an unbridgeable chasm.

How is this possible...

The Raikage was unwilling to give up. He exerted all his strength, his muscles straining, veins bulging, and face flushed.

But under the Almighty Push's repulsion, he couldn't touch Pain, maintaining his thrusting posture as if frozen in place.

"Man can never defeat God."

Pain looked indifferently at the Fourth Raikage and said emotionlessly.

The next second ~Boom.

The Fourth Raikage could no longer hold on and was repelled by the Almighty Push, once again defeated by the Deva Path.

However,

Although the Raikage was defeated, the army of thousands of shinobi, led by the Five Tailed Beast Jinchūriki, charged towards Pain, one after another.

Because everyone had realized:

The self-proclaimed God, Pain, was not invincible and could be defeated.

Three of the Six Paths of Pain had been defeated, leaving only the last three, who might already be at their limit.

If everyone worked together, they could surely triumph.

"It's time to end all of this."

Tendō Pain surveyed the densely scattered Shinobi Allied Forces and the oncoming Five Great Tailed Beasts. He realized that he had to summon his true power.

The power of God.

In response, Preta Path Pain approached Tendō Pain from behind, his hands making contact with Tendō Pain's body. He transferred all the chakra he had absorbed earlier to Tendō Pain.

Next, Tendō Pain slowly raised both his hands.

Hum.

A black orb with a diameter of ten centimeters instantly ascended from between his hands, floating towards the sky.

"What is that?"

"Be careful, it must be strange."

"..."

Many people noticed the black orb. They slowed their pace, cautiously approaching.

A group of fools.

Tendō Pain watched them, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

These people had missed their last chance to escape.

"Ha!"

With a shout, his hands together, the black orb quickly ascended to a height of several tens of meters above the ground. Suddenly, it generated a tremendously powerful gravitational pull.

This gravitational force was over a hundred times broader and stronger than the Universal Pull Tendō Pain had used earlier!

With a rumbling sound.

The Allied Forces were horrified to find that the ground beneath them was breaking apart due to the gravitational pull. It turned into rocks of various sizes that began to float.

The trees and telephone poles on both sides of the street were also uprooted.

And the surrounding buildings started to crumble from the top, turning into fragments of ruins.

Rocks, trees, river water, ruins...

Everything within several hundred meters of the ground, under the gravitational force from the black orb in the sky, lifted off the ground and floated into the sky.

"This is bad, run!"

Someone in the crowd screamed in horror, but it was too late.

Thousands of Allied Shinobi, like Rasa before, lost control of their bodies and their feet left the ground.

Their limbs flailed futilely in mid-air, like the futile struggle of a drowning man.

If it could be said.

Among the Allied Shinobi Forces, some were lucky enough to escape the gravitational field. However, none of the Five Great Tailed Beasts were so fortunate.

Their targets were too large, and the gravitational force they experienced was much stronger.

In fact.

Tendō Pain's goal was to capture these five Tailed Beasts.

"Killer Bee, quickly aim at that black orb and destroy it with the Tailed Beast Bomb!"

The Eight-Tails Beast shouted at Killer Bee in his mind. He then immediately opened his mouth to gather the Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Little Eight, no!"

Killer Bee stopped the Eight-Tails, as thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces, along with many rocks and ruins, floated in the air, blocking the path of the Tailed Beast Bomb.

If the Tailed Beast Bomb was launched hastily, it would not only fail to hit the black orb, but it would also kill many of their own people.

With this hesitation.

The Eight-Tails Beast and the other four Tailed Beasts lost their chance to resist, involuntarily floating into the sky.

In the end.

The Five Great Tailed Beasts, thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces, and countless rocks, trees, and ruins, all rose into the sky and gathered around the black orb.

They formed a sphere with a diameter of over a hundred meters around it, much like a giant meteorite.

Just like that, it quietly floated above the Leaf Village.

The Tailed Beasts and ninja trapped inside no longer made any noise, their fate unknown.

This is the power of a god, known as--

Planetary Devastation!

"Are you kidding..."

Yamato, on the outskirts of the battlefield, stared dumbfounded at the sphere in mid-air, his whole body shaking.

One move had sealed the Five Great Tailed Beasts and thousands of ninja.

Such a terrifying method, Yamato had never heard of it. Not even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had such abilities back in the day.

Could it be...

Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki with the Rinnegan, truly is the reincarnation of the Sage of the Six Paths?

At this moment, Yamato almost lost his will to fight.

In the distance.

Jiraiya and the Third Hokage, among others, were escorting the Daimyō of the Land of Fire, rushing out from the shelter.

They originally thought that the Allied Shinobi Forces would form a dense encirclement in front of them. But they found they had thought too much.

Because...

At this moment, no one was paying attention to Jiraiya and the others.

Inside the Leaf Village, whether friend or foe, tens of thousands of ninja dropped their weapons, staring blankly upwards, looking at the giant sphere in the sky.

"What is that?"

Seeing Planetary Devastation, both Jiraiya and the Third Hokage were shocked. They looked at each other, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Was that thing created by Pain?

Just as the two of them were stunned.

"Stop looking, quickly take me away from here, now is the best opportunity!"

The Daimyō, waving the folding fan in his hand, screamed and hurriedly urged Jiraiya and the Third Hokage.

"Yes, Lord Daimyō."

The two of them came back to their senses, quickly took their eyes off the scene, and led the Anbu and the Twelve Guardian Ninja to escort the Daimyō to escape from the village.