Chapter 136: Eight Gates: Gate of Wonder, Open!
"Lord Byakuya! Lord Byakuya!"
"You are our hero! You are the pride of Konoha!"
The Konoha Ninjas tossed Byakuya high into the air, using their passion and adoration to express their respect for this hero.
However, just then, a sudden change occurred!
"Is that so?"
Just as everyone was celebrating the victory, a cold voice suddenly rang out across the battlefield.
Immediately after, five figures flew in from various parts of Konoha Village and landed on the battlefield.
Everyone looked closely and saw that they were actually the other five members of the Six Paths of Pain!
"This... how is this possible!" everyone exclaimed.
They couldn't believe that Deva Path Pain, who had clearly been defeated by Byakuya, had appeared on the battlefield once again!
"The Naraka Path possesses the ability to resurrect; have you forgotten?" Deva Path Pain said coldly, a cruel light flashing in his eyes. "This time, you won't be so lucky."
After speaking, he raised his hand again, preparing to launch an attack.
The Konoha Ninjas were instantly plunged into panic. Was the fire of hope they had just ignited about to be extinguished like this?
"The Six Paths of Pain? Come at me all at once!" Byakuya remained calm in the face of danger, his spirit soaring. "One against six—what does I, Byakuya, have to fear!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Byakuya charged into the Six Paths of Pain like a tiger descending a mountain, ready to begin a slaughter.
"Asura Attack!" The Asura Path attacked first; his mechanical arm rapidly transformed and fired countless rockets, heading straight for Byakuya.
Kakashi, who had fought a fierce battle with the Asura Path, knew well that this Ninjutsu's power was staggering. He immediately shouted, "Lord Byakuya, be careful!"
However, Byakuya only gave a cold snort. He neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the rockets to bombard his body.
While everyone was crying out in alarm, Byakuya stood in place completely unscathed. The rockets exploded all around him, but they didn't even graze the corner of his clothes.
"This... how is this possible!" the Asura Path exclaimed.
"Summoning Jutsu: Cerberus!" At that moment, the Animal Path also launched an attack. His summoned beast, the Cerberus, appeared silently behind Byakuya and opened its massive maw to bite him.
However, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Byakuya suddenly spun around and shattered the Cerberus with a single punch.
"Super Almighty Push!!" Seeing this, Deva Path Pain was not to be outdone. He once again activated his strongest Ninjutsu, blasting it toward Byakuya.
This time, he concentrated all his strength, intending to defeat Byakuya in one fell swoop.
However, Byakuya only gave a cold snort and then leaped violently, actually jumping directly above Deva Path Pain's head.
"What!" Deva Path Pain was shocked; he never expected Byakuya's speed to be so fast.
"None of you will escape!" Byakuya's voice was cold and firm. He formed Hand Seals with both hands and then pressed down forcefully to launch an attack.
"Eight Gates: Gate of Wonder, Open!!!"
Facing the full-force strike from the Six Paths of Pain, Byakuya did not choose to defend or evade. Instead, he directly activated his Forbidden Jutsu.
He understood that there was no retreat in this battle; only by going all out could he protect Konoha and his home.
Boom!
With the Forbidden Jutsu activated, Byakuya's figure instantly turned into a meteor, streaking across the sky and crashing into the attack of the Six Paths of Pain.
The two powerful forces collided in mid-air, erupting with an earth-shattering sound that made the entire Konoha Village tremble.
However, just as everyone thought Byakuya would be swallowed by the explosion, he relied on his formidable strength and the power of the Forbidden Jutsu to forcibly tear through the Six Paths of Pain's attack and emerge.
"How is that possible!" Deva Path Pain cried out, unable to accept this reality.
His own attack was actually so fragile before Byakuya!
However, Byakuya gave him no room to breathe, charging directly in front of the Six Paths of Pain and unleashing a fierce assault.
Punches and kicks landed, Ninjutsu flew everywhere, and the entire battlefield was filled with Byakuya's images.
The Konoha Ninjas watched dumbfounded; they had never seen such powerful strength or such incredible speed.
They had originally worried that Byakuya wouldn't hold out, but now it seemed their worries were redundant.
Byakuya was fighting one against six and even held the upper hand!
"Lord Byakuya is too incredible!"
"Konoha is saved! We are saved!"
The Konoha Ninjas cheered and jumped for joy; they felt as if they could see the dawn of victory.
As for Byakuya, he grew more courageous as he fought. His attacks became increasingly fierce, and the Six Paths of Pain retreated steadily under his onslaught.
They knew that today, they might truly be unable to leave this place alive.
But even so, they would not give up their resistance, because they were members of the Akatsuki Organization, powerhouses possessing the Rinnegan!
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the Eight Gates!? It's too strong! Byakuya is already this powerful having only opened the seventh gate; if he opened the eighth..." Everyone was exceptionally excited.
"Extreme Daytime Tiger!!"
Byakuya had improved Guy's pure Taijutsu, the Daytime Tiger, into the Extreme Daytime Tiger—a hybrid of Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. Its power increased more than tenfold, directly defeating the Six Paths of Pain.
Deva Path Pain lay powerless on the ground, his face full of disbelief: "A god... actually lost..."
Byakuya slowly approached and said from a height, "Come out."
Immediately, Deva Path's eyes widened in disbelief, while the other Konoha Ninjas were somewhat confused.
Come out? Who is coming out?
"Nagato, after hiding for so long, you should show yourself!"
"What!"
Byakuya's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone shocked.
Could it be that Deva Path Pain isn't Nagato himself?
Among the six corpses controlled by Nagato, only the Deva Path was Yahiko, while Nagato had been controlling them from the shadows?
"This... how is this possible!" Deva Path Pain exclaimed, unable to accept this fact.
However, just then, a powerful force suddenly descended from the sky and landed on the battlefield.
Everyone looked closely and saw a man wearing a red coat and a black swirl-patterned headband.
"Nagato!" Byakuya said coldly.
He had known all along that Nagato was hiding in the shadows, controlling the Six Paths of Pain.
Previously, Byakuya couldn't use his sensory abilities because the special abilities of the Six Paths of Pain had blocked them.
However, the moment Nagato revealed himself, Byakuya immediately locked onto his position.
"You... how did you know?" Nagato's face was pale; he couldn't believe his plan had been seen through by Byakuya.
"Hmph, a petty trick—you thought you could hide it from me?" Byakuya snorted coldly.
Before his powerful sensory abilities, Nagato's little tricks had nowhere to hide.
Nagato stared intently at Byakuya, as if trying to see through him.
"You have killed so many people for your so-called peace; do you not feel any guilt?"
Byakuya continued, "True peace is not obtained through slaughter and war, but established through communication and understanding."
Hearing this, Nagato felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow. His body trembled as if all his strength had been drained away.
He knew Byakuya was right; his method was indeed wrong.
"I... what on earth have I done..."
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