The forest was dark and gloomy. Although it was no longer raining, the dark clouds in the sky did not dissipate, and the inky blob remained stagnant and did not disperse.
The black robe with red clouds fluttered in the wind as Hoodlum passed through the forest. He didn't stop all the way from the Land of Rivers, and finally, he returned to the Land of Rain. The heavens were helping him, and the heavy rain that was originally heavy stopped, allowing him to maintain his speed and rush back. Finally, he was about to reach the Rain Village.
Hoodlum who was running suddenly stopped, because a huge pitcher plant drilled out from a big tree.
"Hoodlum, Nagato's main body has already started fighting. Pain was killed, and 99% of the Rain Ninjas in the village were also killed." Zetsu said with a weird smile on his face, making others unable to guess what he was thinking.
"What?" Hoodlum's voice suddenly rose. The Rain Ninjas being killed didn't count as much, after all, they were just a group of ants. For Jiraiya and the others, killing them was just a matter of time and effort.
What was truly shocking was that Pain was killed. The power of the Rinnegan, the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, actually lost, forcing Nagato to use his main body to fight … Since even Pain lost, Nagato's main body wouldn't have much chance of winning …
The Rinnegan must not be lost! That was the key to the plan.
Hoodlum was extremely irritated as he fiercely smashed his fist onto the tree trunk. "Nagato, this trash … even with the Rinnegan, he can still lose …"
He was so angry that he wanted to curse. That was the Rinnegan! He actually lost, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Hoodlum cursed and vented the anger in his chest. The news that Zetsu brought was truly unpleasant.
"Hoodlum, the elders didn't lose unjustly, the enemies that came this time aren't easy to deal with …" At this time, Zetsu helped Nagato to defend.
Very quickly, Zetsu narrated the conclusion of the battle in a few words, including how the three clones that were hidden underground were killed by Ice Sky Hundred Flowers Burial, and emphasized the role played by Tsuka Aoyama.
"If that's the case, then that brat is actually so troublesome to deal with …" Hoodlum had already finished scolding, and his heart had already calmed down. Listening to Jue's narration, Hoodlum felt a wave of apprehension in his heart. Seems like the enemy this time is really not to be trifled with.
Back then, when he heard the news of Itachi and Ghost Shark being repelled by Tsuka Aoyama, he was indeed shocked. However, it was only for a moment. Just how strong was Itachi, even he was not clear about it. Being repelled by Itachi … in his opinion, it was merely because Itachi did not want to cause any more trouble. One must know, Itachi was the best at hiding his strength!
Now it seemed that things were not as he thought. Perhaps Itachi did not use his full strength, but Tsuka Aoyama definitely had some strength. Pain's defeat was the best proof. Although he did not want to admit it, he had underestimated Tsuka Aoyama.
"Sigh … Let's save the Rinnegan first!" Hoodlum sighed and continued on his way. Anyway, Nagato had many White Zetsu guards around him. Even if he couldn't defeat him, he should be able to delay until he arrived.
… ….
Rain Hidden Village. The tower that once overlooked the entire village was now shorter. The upper half of the tower was upside down on the ground, revealing a wide platform in the ruins.
Nagato raised his head and looked at the figure in the clouds. His eyes were dignified, and the pressure in his heart was quite great. It was not that his psychological quality was poor, but the failure of Pain's Rikudō was a big blow to him.
"Birds Icicle."
Aoyama waved his long sword, and a bright sword light flashed, hundreds of ice bombs fell from the sky.
"Asura Path, Blame Misfire."
Nagato shook his body and summoned his mechanical arm. The sound of metal was heard, and rockets flew out from the mechanical armor. Dozens of rockets flew into the sky, and met the falling ice bombs, and exploded one after another.
A sea of fire ignited in mid-air, and the ice bombs crashed into the sea of fire. They were immediately swallowed by the high temperature flames, evaporated into water vapor and drifted in the air, melting into the rolling dark clouds.
"Don't think that you can defeat me just because you defeated Pain. Blame Misfire." Nagato's tone was gloomy. He shook his shoulders and summoned four mechanical arms. The sound of metal echoed in his ears. Rockets flew into the sky continuously, dragging a long flame tail in the air, leaving traces in the air for a long time.
Ten rockets, one hundred rockets, two hundred rockets … Nagato was quite ruthless, and he didn't hesitate to use his Chakra. One rocket after another flew into the sky without stopping. The four mechanical arms were burning because of the overheating. The heat was like an oven, causing sweat to roll down his forehead, and his long red hair stuck to his cheeks.
Even so, Nagato didn't stop, and he persisted. At the same time, he summoned several summon beasts to guard the four sides. After all, Jiraiya just slipped down, and if he attacked suddenly, he was afraid that he would be a little overwhelmed.
The rockets in the sky had a long flame tail behind them as they chased after Aoyama. Aside from the destructive power of these rockets being strong enough, these rockets also had a tracking effect, which was quite mysterious.
One must know that in this world, the technology tree was obviously based on individual strength, and these things didn't exist in the mainland. God knows where Nagato summoned these things from. However, there was no use thinking about these things right now, the important thing was how to deal with so many tracking rockets.
At the beginning, Aoyama didn't intend to face the rockets head-on. He had already learned a lesson from Konan, and he wasn't willing to repeat the same mistake. However, the strange rockets were indeed strange rockets, not only could they lock onto and track him, they could even surround him from all directions. This gave him quite a headache, and it seemed that other than facing the rockets head-on, there was no other way.
"It's so troublesome …" Aoyama complained, and a virtual dragon materialized and bit onto the hilt of Hyorinmaru's sword, freeing up both of his hands to form hand seals for Aoyama. "If only I could learn how to form hand seals with one hand … Wind Release, Hundred Birds Ambush."
Aoyama's robe fluttered, and he lightly flapped his wings, causing a gale to gather around him. Then, one after another, wind birds flew out and flew in all directions. Their speed was incomparably fast, and when the wind birds collided with the rockets that were flying towards him, they exploded. In a blink of an eye, Aoyama's figure was covered by endless waves of fire.
Nagato let out a breath of relief in his heart. Although he was clear that it was impossible to deal with Aoyama so easily, being able to slightly obstruct Aoyama was already worth his effort. Furthermore, there was still Jiraiya that he couldn't find, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable, and he was unable to focus all of his energy on dealing with Aoyama.
Otherwise, why would he waste so much of his Chakra and summon so many strange rockets to attack? It was just so that he wouldn't have to spend too much effort on dealing with Jiraiya that could attack him at any time.
However, this was also Jiraiya's intention. From the moment Aoyama joined the battle, he wasn't in a hurry to appear and attack Nagato. Instead, he hid himself, and this gave Nagato even more pressure. As an old fox, Jiraiya naturally knew how to fight.
Blindly relying on strength wasn't advisable. In this world, there was no absolute strength, at least in Jiraiya's perception, there was no absolute strength. Even the 1st Hokage had Uchiha Madara, this good friend of his, who was entangled with him for his entire life. He believed that true strength was the combination of strength and wisdom.
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