Menma Vs Pain

"Is this your Rinnegan's ability, boss?"

Menma unfazedly looked at Pain.

"Repulsion and gravity… Not bad."

Pain looked at Menma calmly.

"You're good at Strange strength. Did you learn it from Tsunade?" He asked.

Menm smirked and said, "I once met Princess Tsunade so I stole it from her."

This response seemed to answer the lingering doubts in some people's minds.

However, the truth was different. Menma's strange strength came from an ability he had gained from Sakura's talent entry.

Sakura had inherited strange strength from Tsunade and Ryosuke, disguised as Menma had indeed met Tsunade before.

So, he wasn't exactly lying. It was just a matter of perspective.

Pain remained unfazed and coldly said, "If this is all you have, it won't be enough."

His true power had yet to be unleashed.

Even with only a single Pain present, his strength was more than enough to crush most Kage-level opponents.

Menma chuckled and said, "I was worried about wrecking this place by accident."

He said as his Sharingan began spinning, "But now I see that won't be a problem."

In an instant, his three-tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan with an eerie five-sickle pattern.

"Here it comes!"

The members of the Akatsuki tensed up.

They had been wondering about what kind of Mangekyō pupil technique Menma possessed.

They were well aware of Itachi's pupil techniques.

Tsukuyomi: A nearly unavoidable genjutsu unless one could avoid eye contact. In the Akatsuki, only Pain had a chance to resist it.

Amaterasu: Black flames that burn at temperatures exceeding 5,000–6,000 degrees Celsius. Deadly, but limited by slow activation speed and poor accuracy. Without Flame Control, it isn't as effective.

So… what about Menma?

Even Deidara, who despised Menma's attitude was curious.

But in the next moment—

"Susanoo!"

Instead of activating the Mangekyō's pupil technique, Menma immediately used the Susanoo, the ultimate power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Akatsuki members were stunned.

When Itachi fought earlier, he hadn't relied on Tsukuyomi or Amaterasu.

Why?

Because against another Mangekyō Sharingan user, genjutsu is less effective.

And Amaterasu?

It was too slow to land a hit on someone like Menma, who was incredibly fast.

That's why Itachi had skipped using his Mangekyō's pupil techniques and gone straight to the Susanoo.

Now, Menma was doing the same.

A black skeletal figure rose from the ground.

Flames of dark energy burned around it, forming the eerie shape of a Susanoo.

Itachi's eyes widened in disbelief.

"This… This is…!"

The Susanoo before him was in the second form, with only the upper skeletal torso being fully formed.

It resembled Itachi's own Susanoo, but there were two key differences.

The first was color. Unlike Itachi's red, this Susanoo was pitch black, exuding a far more ominous aura.

The second was size. Menma's Susanoo was colossal.

Itachi's second-form Susanoo stood at around 10 meters.

But Menma's?

It was 60 to 70 meters tall!

The size difference was absurd. If the two stood side by side, it would be like a child standing before an adult.

"What the hell? Why is his Susanoo so big?"

Itachi frowned, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.

Is Susanoo's size determined by individual users?

He had always thought Shisui's Susanoo was similar in size to his own.

But this…

This was completely different!

"Itachi-san, this rookie's Susanoo… seems much larger than yours." Kisame said, his tone doubtful.

Itachi nodded and said, "It's much bigger, but size alone doesn't determine strength."

Kisame scratched his head, and he wasn't convinced.

From sheer visual impact alone, Menma's giant Susanoo looked far more intimidating than Itachi's.

"Whoa! That thing is HUGE!"

"Isn't that Susanoo a bit too big?!"

"Crazy… It's almost touching the ceiling!"

"No wonder he said he was afraid of destroying the base. He wasn't joking!"

The Akatsuki members were shocked.

Most of them had never seen any Susanoo before except Itachi's, so their reaction was natural.

Even Pain was momentarily surprised.

"This is… Susanoo?"

The sheer scale of it was overwhelming. But size didn't always equate to power.

"Let's test it."

Pain flew forward and launched a Shinra Tensei at the black Susanoo.

Boom!

The repulsive force struck.

But the Susanoo barely shuddered. It didn't even take a single step back.

"???"

Pain's expression darkened.

The Akatsuki members were also dumbfounded.

They were well aware of Shinra Tensei's domineering force.

Shinra Tensei is an almighty push that can crush entire battlefields but it only made this Susanoo wobble slightly?

"What kind of defense is this?"

Even Zetsu'z eyes gleamed with curiosity.

Inside the black Susanoo, Menma folded his arms and calmly asked, "Is this really your full strength?"

Pain frowned.

He attacked once again and this time, he used his full power.

"Shinra Tensei!!"

A much stronger repulsive wave slammed into Menma's Susanoo.

This time, it actually moved back a little but only slightly.

"Holy crap!"

Deidara gulped.

"No way! Pain won't lose to this newbie, right?"

Pain's eyes narrowed. This wasn't working.

The black Susanoo was like an unbreakable fortress and it was too tough to crack.

Even though the Susanoo was mainly a defensive ability, it wasn't just about defense.

Its attack power was just as terrifying.

"There's no other choice." Pain made a decision.

A moment later—

More figures appeared beside him. They were the other Paths of Pain.

Konan's expression turned serious.

"Pain is finally getting serious." She murmured.

Since Yahiko's death, Nagato had never needed to use all Six Paths of Pain at once until now.

This Uchiha is too strong.

Even the Shinra Tensei couldn't break through his Susanoo's defenses.

Pain turned to Menma and said, "The space here is too small. Let's continue this fight outside."

Menma smirked and said, "That's fine by me."

With that, he dispersed his Susanoo and vanished, heading outside.

"Let's go watch."

"It's rare for the leader get this serious. Maybe we'll finally see his true strength."

"Hard to say. How do you know this is even his full power?"

"This rookie is insane!"

"Isn't it obvious?"

The members of the Akatsuki wasted no time. Their figures flashed as they exited the base and rushed toward the forest outside.

As soon as they arrived, they were met with an astonishing sight.

A towering, jet-black Susanoo that was hundreds of meters tall effortlessly swatted away a massive summoned beast.

More enormous summons surrounded it, lunging in relentless waves.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed through the battlefield as a missile struck the Susanoo's back, erupting into a violent blast.

That was the power of the Asura Path.

Every inch of its mechanical body was a weapon. Unlike traditional ninja tools, these resembled modern artillery like missiles, rockets, and other advanced firepowers.

A relentless barrage of projectiles pounded against the black Susanoo.

At the same time, numerous summoned creatures latched onto it, clawing and biting furiously.

"Oh my God! Isn't this too terrifying?!"

Deidara's jaw nearly dropped, and his eyes widened with shock.

Boom!

A large shadow flung through the air, crashing violently into the ground just a few meters away.

"That's brutal."

Kakuzu muttered as he glanced at the mangled remains of the massive summoned beast.

Then, without thinking, he turned toward Hidan.

"Oi, Kakuzu! What the hell are you looking at me for?!"

Hidan snapped, his expression darkening.

The gruesome sight had clearly unsettled him, bringing up some unpleasant memories.

Meanwhile, Kisame observed the unfolding chaos and smirked.

"Itachi-san, your clan is truly something else."

Itachi, having wiped the blood around his eyes, remained silent.

Though his vision was still somewhat blurred, he could make out the sheer scale of destruction unfolding before him.

"What the hell is up with this Susanoo?"

He couldn't comprehend it.

This was just the second form of Susanoo. It should be nothing more than a skeletal frame without flesh or muscle.

But its sheer power far exceeded anything he had ever seen.

Missiles, summons, explosions…

If those had struck his Susanoo, it's defense would have been shattered instantly.

But when they hit this monstrous black Susanoo, they barely left a scratch.

The difference was too vast.