The Akatsuki invasion lasted for some time, and the once bustling streets and buildings of Konoha Village were now reduced to ruins by the giant summoning beasts. Almost no intact buildings could be seen. Among the ruins lay piles of Konoha ninja corpses, as well as some summoning beast carcasses that had been chopped to pieces and scattered all over the ground.
While Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were preparing their respective trump cards, the Six Paths of Pain moved through the area as if it were empty. Even though Konoha had an absolute advantage in numbers, the difference in strength made the Akatsuki's attack very smooth.
At this moment, Nagato and Konan both felt that if they had the cooperation of other members of the organization, they could even wipe out the entire Hidden Leaf Village in one fell swoop, but that was not their goal.
Over the years, Konoha Village has suffered heavy casualties and lost a lot of fighting power. Major clans have left Konoha, Asuma Sarutobi has died, Kakashi Hatake is in the hospital, and Might Guy is away on a mission. At this moment, they can't even find an elite Jonin to lead the way in stopping the invaders. They can only rely on the Anbu and some fearless civilians to protect Konoha.
"Kill! Defend Konoha!"
"Block them! We can't let the enemy advance any further!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Note the five-second interval!"
"Stop that woman and stop her from using her psychic abilities!"
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Ultimately, their sheer numbers meant that the Konoha ninja's relentless attacks not only slowed the enemy's advance but also allowed them to roughly gauge Pain's abilities. Not far behind these Konoha ninja were Konoha villagers, many of whom were their own family members, who were far from retreating towards the emergency shelter.
"A futile attack!"
The Hungry Ghost Path Pain snorted coldly. He stretched out his hands, and the attacks that seemed to cover the entire sky condensed and compressed in front of his hands as if they had encountered a black hole, and were then completely absorbed and disappeared.
"We're only here to find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. As long as you tell us the truth or hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki directly, we don't necessarily have to kill each other!"
Konan fired paper shuriken to block the Konoha ninja's attacks, but did not launch any further offensives. Her expression was cool as she spoke, but her words still contained a hint of persuasion; in fact, she was trying her best to avoid bloodshed during this attack.
"Bah, what nonsense are you spouting? You've already killed so many people!"
"Yes, my family died in the previous explosion. Don't try to fool us. You're all going to die!"
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The Konoha ninjas in the arena did not appreciate Konan's good intentions; in fact, they were furious at the moment.
Since its founding, Konoha has always been the strongest village in the ninja world, and its villagers have long since developed a certain degree of arrogance. However, over the years, Konoha ninjas have witnessed one upheaval after another, from the night of the Uchiha clan massacre to the Konoha Collapse Plan, from Hiruzen Sarutobi's increasingly corrupt rule to today's Akatsuki invasion. From pride to humility, Konoha ninjas have suppressed too many emotions in their hearts.
At this moment, these negative emotions transformed into a raging fire of anger burning in the hearts of the Konoha ninjas. This fire then mixed with their desire to protect the village and their families, driving them to continuously use ninjutsu to launch attacks.
Shinra Tensei
Pain quickly stepped forward and deflected all the incoming ninjutsu and hidden weapons, then looked down at the group of Konoha ninjas with a superior, godlike gaze.
"Hatred and pain—these are the emotions that fill your hearts right now. These are the feelings I have experienced. It was these feelings that led me to embark on the path of seeking peace."
Therefore, please stop hindering the process of world peace and hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
The Konoha ninjas opposite him continued to curse, but Nagato remained calm. He was oblivious to normal sacrifices in his pursuit of lasting peace in the ninja world, and he paid no heed to their curses.
This was already a well-intentioned warning. Since they couldn't find anyone who knew the information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they should just kill them until the other party showed up on their own!
"Keep dreaming! You've caused so much pain to Konoha, I will never let you get away with this."
Just as Pain was launching his verbal attack, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally appeared, surrounded by a group of mysterious people. These people were all completely shrouded in mist, revealing only pairs of lifeless, deathly eyes, making them look extremely eerie.
Nagato paid no attention to the people Hiruzen Sarutobi brought. He simply asked indifferently, "You've finally arrived after all this time. Have you decided to reveal the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the Konoha ninja camp and quickly scanned the area. Seeing the buildings reduced to ruins and the many dead and severely wounded ninjas around, his aged heart couldn't help but tremble. No matter what, he still had feelings for Konoha. At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but think of Tsunade. If only Tsunade were here now; with her medical ninjutsu, she could surely reduce many casualties.
"The logistics troops should lead the seriously wounded to retreat. Leave the fighting here to me!"
With his trump card at hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi's confidence began to return.
"It seems you have chosen the wrong path."
Payne's tone seemed somewhat regretful, but he showed absolutely no mercy when he attacked.
The Asura Path of Pain launched another attack, his bombs seemingly endless, relentlessly bombarding Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions.
"Escape. Earth flow wall"
The Konoha ninjas worked together to use Earth Release techniques to intercept the Asura Path's bombs, but this also put them at a disadvantage, constantly on the defensive. While these bombs were somewhat ineffective against top-tier fighters, they were now practically unleashing a devastating attack on Konoha, forcing the village to rely on chakra and lives to wear them down.
"That's incredibly arrogant!"
Pain and his men not only continued their attack, but were even closing in on the Konoha ninja positions. Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing the approaching Akatsuki members, could no longer contain himself; he was determined to stop the enemy from doing what they were doing.
"superior!"
With a hand seal, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a command, and two mysterious figures suddenly sprang out from in front of him and charged towards Pain and his companions.
"Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World"
"Water Escape: Water Severing Wave"
The mysterious figure moved swiftly, and they suddenly used ninjutsu halfway through their run, forming only two hand seals at most, leaving Pain unable to react for a moment.
Suddenly, a forest sprang up from the ground, the trees coiling around Pain and his companions like giant pythons. The Deva Path and Animal Path managed to leap away in time, but the Asura Path and Hungry Ghost Path were caught off guard and trapped by the trees.
Then a stream of cool water shot out at lightning speed, streaking across the sky like lightning.
The next moment, the Asura Realm and the Hungry Ghost Realm were directly cut into two parts!
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