"The First Hokage, the Second Hokage!"
As the two mysterious figures moved and attacked, their robes slipped down, revealing their full faces, which were clearly seen by all the Konoha ninja in the arena. Their faces, strikingly similar to the Hokage Rock's, and their signature Wood Release and Water Release ninjutsu, led everyone to conclude that these two were the former Hokage.
Orochimaru's resurrected Hokage had only been wreaking havoc in Konoha for a few years when they quickly figured out how Hiruzen Sarutobi had summoned the First and Second Hokage.
Even though their actions were effective and reversed the tide of battle, the Konoha ninjas still felt a complex mix of emotions, including shock, joy, and shame.
As living people, they were powerless to protect Konoha, yet they had to disturb the deceased Hokage. This method of using the dead to fight made them extremely uncomfortable.
Even though ninjas seem to have no bottom line and killing is commonplace for them, this way of fighting is still too inhumane.
Despite the long-standing positive publicity surrounding Konoha's strong bonds, and Orochimaru's destructive actions, the people of Konoha still harbor a great deal of aversion to this type of ninjutsu.
After dodging the attack, Pain unleashed a powerful Shinra Tensei, sending Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju's Edo Tensei bodies flying.
"Heh, this kind of fighting style!"
Payne seemed to have thought of something, and with a rather eerie expression, he uttered a sarcastic remark before falling silent. The Hell Path, which had been elusive behind him, suddenly appeared, quickly summoning a Yama who swallowed and chewed the damaged Asura and Hungry Ghost Paths.
"Everything is for the protection of Konoha. This is the will of Konoha's ancestors to protect Konoha. Even if it means their own death, they will not allow the enemy to harm their families or destroy their home!"
Seeing that things were not going well, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly spoke up to boost morale, while simultaneously controlling the two teachers to launch another charge.
"That's right, protect Konoha!"
"No matter what, kill these invading bastards first!"
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, some people were energized and joined the attack. However, some people, after careful consideration, felt that something was amiss.
Shinra Tensei
Five seconds had already been bought off with Konan's paper attacks and words. Pain activated his skill, and an invisible, powerful force field once again deflected the attack from the Konoha side.
Immediately afterward, Yama spat out a mouthful of blood, and Pain from the Asura Path and Hungry Ghost Path reappeared unharmed, even their torn clothes had been repaired.
This bizarre event caused Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes to narrow sharply. How could he possibly deal with an enemy who could both fight and recover?
The next second, the Asura Path Pain and the Preta Path Pain rejoined the battle, sealing techniques to absorb and block the Konoha ninjas' ninjutsu attacks, while missiles and laser cannons bombarded and destroyed the Konoha ninjas' formation. Paper shurikens appeared and disappeared unpredictably, while the Loli Path Pain huddled in the back, continuously summoning summoning beasts as if there were no end in sight.
Even with the addition of Hashirama Senju and his group, the Konoha ninja were still completely suppressed.
"Damn it, it can even deflect Wood Release and Water Release techniques?"
He rallied the Anbu and civilian ninjas to charge forward. This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not charge but hid behind to observe coldly, waiting for an opportunity to use ninjutsu to attack. Of course, his ninjutsu was also absorbed by the enemy.
"Give up struggling. Your resistance is futile. You might as well just tell us the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
The advantage he had instilled a sense of complacency in Nagato, who decided to take drastic measures to put pressure on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Click
Just as Pain and his allies were pushing their battle lines forward, the ground in the middle of the battlefield suddenly shattered, and a streak of light flashed out from the dissipating dust, instantly approaching Pain of the Hell Path.
"roll!"
The blade was already above Hell Path's brow, but unfortunately, the figure had already been repelled by an invisible force field. Even so, the sharp blade wind had already caused a wound to split open between Hell Path's brows, almost severing him in two.
The sudden turn of events silenced the scene for a moment, with everyone's eyes focused on the figure that had launched the attack.
The man was dressed as a Konoha Jonin, and his upper body was mostly torn and damaged. However, endless dust filled the damaged areas, repairing him as quickly as stacking building blocks.
"Baiyun Yeshan!"
Someone in the arena exclaimed in surprise. Many people still recognized Hayama Shirakumo, a veteran Jonin who had been missing for several years.
Upon recognizing him, many Konoha ninja exchanged bewildered glances. This time, they truly found it hard to accept. The sacrifices of their predecessors after death and the possibility of being sacrificed themselves after death were two completely different things! If it weren't for the imminent threat of a great enemy, some of the ninjas would surely have questioned him.
Fire Release: Great Flame Technique
Taking advantage of the gap in Shinra Tensei, Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Sarutobi clan's signature technique, engulfing Pain and his companions in raging flames like a cage. Unfortunately, even the extremely hot flames were quickly absorbed by the Preta Path.
"Continue the attack, seize the 5-second interval between attacks, and never let them catch their breath!"
Seemingly oblivious to the distorted expressions on the faces of the Konoha ninja, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to issue orders while manipulating his Edo Tensei bodies to keep attacking. He was practically naked; he was determined to wipe out these Akatsuki members today.
Anyway, he's already completely gone all out. These indestructible and immortal impure bodies are perfect for wearing down the enemy. Otherwise, would he really be stupid to risk his life?
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's order, some straightforward Konoha ninja suppressed their strange feelings and continued to charge forward, while several mysterious figures rushed out from beside Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Unsurprisingly, the few Konoha ninjas who charged ahead fell to the ground between the Wood Release, Water Release, paper shuriken, missiles, and laser cannons without ever making a move, but the mysterious figures took the opportunity to get much closer.
"Magic Tree Binding Kill"
One of the mysterious figures first used illusions to distract Pain, while the others completely ignored the shuriken and missiles coming at them, and bravely took turns approaching the Animal Path and the Hungry Ghost Path.
Before their bodies were riddled with shurikens and then blown to pieces by missiles, they stubbornly stuck an explosive tag on the two Pains.
Boom!
The explosive tags exploded almost immediately upon contact, and at the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly took out a large box of explosive tags from the sealing scroll and threw it out.
Shinra Tensei
It seemed that the illusion had no effect on Pain. As soon as the interval was up, he used an invisible force field to push away several impure bodies and some approaching Konoha ninjas.
Rumble! Rumble!
Nagato thought Konoha's attack had collapsed, but to his surprise, explosive tags kept popping out of the Animal Path and Preta Path of Pain. No matter how they moved, the explosive tags kept igniting and exploding!
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