Chapter 149: The Power That Once Made the Ninja World Tremble
Among the Six Paths of Pain, in Yuto's view, the truly troublesome one was the Naraka Path, which possessed the ability to revive the dead.
After all, killing an opponent with great effort only for them to revive moments later was indescribably disgusting.
Yuto suddenly understood a little of how Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama must have felt when facing him back then.
"Who are you?"
Tendō Pain looked at the young man before him and spoke in a calm voice.
Far away, hidden within a dense forest, Nagato—who was controlling the Six Paths of Pain—rarely showed a shocked expression.
In such a short time, 4 of the Six Paths of Pain had already been defeated.
In all the battles Nagato had experienced, this had never happened before.
Even when facing the man once hailed as the "Hanzo of the Salamander," he had never displayed such shock, despite wielding the Rinnegan.
From the beginning of the fight until now, the young man before him had barely used any ninjutsu, relying entirely on pure taijutsu.
Controlling only Tendō and the Animal Path now, Nagato's eyes carried an unprecedented level of caution.
This young man was extremely powerful—far stronger than any member of Akatsuki.
This strength did not come from strange techniques, but from a pure and overwhelming power.
So young, yet possessing such strength—by all logic, he should not be unknown in the ninja world.
"You dare to attack Kirigakure without even investigating basic intelligence. It seems you're quite confident in your own strength," Yuto said with a faint smile as he looked at Tendō Pain.
"Your strength is indeed impressive, but the power of a god is not something mere mortals can comprehend," Tendō Pain replied calmly.
"God? With just a pair of Rinnegan, you dare call yourself a god? Who gave you that courage? It seems the current ninja world truly has no understanding of what real power is."
A cold smile appeared on Yuto's face.
Nagato's expression changed. From Yuto's words, it seemed the other party not only recognized the Rinnegan, but the phrase "the current ninja world" gave him an extremely ominous premonition.
"Even I do not dare call myself a god. Since that's the case, let you—who claims to be one—experience the power that once made the entire ninja world tremble."
Yuto spoke calmly.
The moment his words fell, even across a considerable distance, Nagato—controlling Tendō Pain—could clearly sense an extremely dangerous aura.
Boom!
The air suddenly let out a dull explosion, as if something within it had been instantly drained away.
Yuto stood still, yet his clothes fluttered violently as though battered by a raging storm.
The Black Emperor's ability was fully unleashed!
Dull explosions echoed continuously through the air around him as all kinds of energy permeating the atmosphere surged into his body.
A pillar of wind like an energy storm spread outward from Yuto as the center.
The once clear sky gradually darkened along with his transformation.
In the next instant, not a single sound remained between heaven and earth.
It was as though the world had suddenly fallen into absolute silence.
The sound of the wind, the roar of the energy storm—every sound was devoured by Yuto.
Nagato, controlling Tendō and the Animal Path from afar, felt his expression change drastically.
Compared to controlling all 6 Paths simultaneously, controlling only 2 required far less chakra.
Yet at this moment, Nagato suddenly felt his chakra consumption skyrocket.
"He's devouring the chakra signal used to control the Six Paths of Pain!" Nagato exclaimed in shock.
"What's wrong, Nagato?"
Konan, who was guarding him, immediately asked upon seeing his reaction.
Nagato had no time to respond. He urgently directed Tendō Pain and the Animal Path to launch an attack.
Whoosh!
A long tongue shot out from a concealed direction and wrapped around Yuto.
A massive chameleon emerged from invisibility, the tongue binding Yuto belonging to it.
The enormous chameleon retracted its tongue violently, attempting to swallow Yuto whole.
However, no matter how hard it pulled, Yuto did not move even half a step.
Instead, an intense pain traveled up its tongue, forcing it to release him and attempt to withdraw.
But in the next moment, Yuto had already grabbed hold of its tongue.
With a slight twist of his wrist, he flung the gigantic chameleon into the air and hurled it fiercely toward Tendō Pain and the Animal Path.
The two quickly leapt aside, while the chameleon smashed into the ground and dissipated into a cloud of white smoke.
Bang!
Another burst of white smoke appeared, and a rhinoceros as large as a small mountain charged straight toward Yuto the moment it manifested.
Expressionless, Yuto lightly stepped on the ground and shot forward, punching directly at the rhino's horn.
The horn shattered instantly under his fist, and the mountain-sized rhinoceros was blasted into the air, dispersing into white smoke as well.
Watching through Tendō Pain's vision, Nagato's eyelids twitched.
If Tendō or the Animal Path took that punch directly, they would likely be reduced to a pile of flesh without any ability to resist.
After effortlessly eliminating the 2 summoned beasts, Yuto's figure flashed and he rushed straight toward Tendō Pain.
Seeing this, Nagato's pupils contracted as he urgently made Tendō retreat at full speed.
From the earlier exchange, Nagato already understood that neither Shinra Tensei nor Banshō Ten'in would have much effect on this man.
As for close combat, he would likely die the moment he was touched.
There was only one option left!
Yuto's speed was too fast. Even though Tendō retreated rapidly, Yuto appeared before him in an instant.
Before Yuto even attacked, the oppressive energy pressure radiating from his body caused wounds of various sizes to appear across Tendō Pain.
Now!
Seeing Yuto directly in front of him, Tendō Pain suddenly erupted with an enormous amount of chakra.
True—Chibaku Tensei!!
A terrifying gravitational force burst forth in an instant, pulling everything in the surrounding area toward the center at extreme speed.
To prevent Yuto from escaping, Tendō Pain placed himself within the core range of Chibaku Tensei.
In a matter of moments, a massive sphere resembling a meteor formed in midair.
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