Testing Pain

It doesn't make sense. Pain couldn't understand why Madara would do this.

He had always suspected that Madara had an ulterior motive, but their goals should have aligned for now.

Madara had no reason to betray him and leak information.

"Where did you hear about Pain?"

Pain looked up, and asked indifferently, with no emotion in his voice.

Swish!

Several figures emerged from the underground base.

The other five Pains, all with the same orange hair, each had the Rinnegan in their eyes.

The Six Paths of Pain were here!

Orochimaru felt his spirit shake, and his breathing grew heavy.

One, two, three… six pairs!

A full six pairs of Rinnegan!

Their auras were overwhelming, and among them, the first main Pain had the most intense presence.

How did he do that?

Was it the power of the Rinnegan?

But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.

Orochimaru recalled how he had been easily defeated before and quickly warned Yuta, "Yuta-kun, Pain can perform a ninjutsu that's suspected to be repulsion, and it's extremely powerful. It should not be underestimated."

Although Yuta had deprived Orochimaru of his freedom, the fact that he was still alive meant he had a chance.

If Yuta lost to Pain today, it would be over.

Pain would definitely kill him as he was a traitor.

"I don't know how strong your Rinnegan's pupil power is, so let me test it."

Yuta used his Sharingan, and his golden Susanoo shifted to its second form.

In terms of power and nature, the Rinnegan was definitely superior to his Sharingan.

But when it came to pupil power things were different.

Alhough Pain had the Rinnegan, his pupil strength might not match Yuta's Sharingan.

"Looks like you're not going to answer." Pain remarked indifferently.

"Well, forget it. Anyway, I'll just read your memory directly."

The moment Pain finished speaking, the immense power of the Rinnegan and a huge chakra burst forth.

He shouted, "Submit under the power of God!"

"Shinra Tensei!"

Hum!

An invisible force erupted and swept everything in its path.

Dirt, rocks, and water were picked up, forming a chaotic storm as a fierce force collided with the golden Susanoo.

Boom!

The golden Susanoo was pushed back, and it carved a deep ravine in the ground.

The Susanoo continued to slide back, and the ravine stretched for dozens of meters before the repulsion stopped.

At this moment!

Everything between Pain and Susanoo was destroyed by the force of the repulsion.

"The strength is impressive, but it's not enough."

Yuta, standing in the Susanoo, was completely unaffected by the repulsion.

Orochimaru, who had been beside him just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.

He was sent flying to an unknown location.

Pain's gaze locked onto Yuta, and his eyes widened in shock.

This guy...

After taking a full force Shinra Tensei, he was completely unharmed?

Is this due to the Susanoo?

So that's it.

Whoosh!

A golden arrow shot toward Pain.

Preta Path Pain rushed forward, raising its hands to form a spherical barrier.

Blocking Technique Absorption Seal!

This was the ability of Preta Path.

It could form a barrier to defend, absorb the chakra of enemy ninjutsu, and nullify the attack.

The golden Susanoo arrow slowly melted away upon impact with the barrier.

Preta Path was about to relax when the Asura Path suddenly shouted, "There's an attack from behind!"

The golden Yasaka Magatamas gleamed with light, drawing an arc in the air as it headed straight for them.

Asura Path quickly raised his wrist, revealing a mechanical structure beneath his skin.

More than a dozen small missiles were fired.

A massive number of missiles collided with Yasaka Magatama one after another.

The air was filled with dense explosions and smoke.

Whoosh!

The golden Yasaka Magatama broke through the smoke and continued to charge toward Pain.

(T/N: Pain = Deva Path)

"What?"

Pain's expression changed.

The Asura Path's explosive barrage couldn't stop this ninjutsu?

What kind of ninjutsu is this?

The power is so immense!

The Preta Path reused its protective shield, though it was visibly struggling to maintain it.

But in the end, Yasaka Magatama was absorbed and neutralized.

Pain let out a breath of relief.

The Asura Path's attack had weakened the power of the that attack significantly.

If not for that, the Preta Path might not have been able to block it.

"Not bad, your defensive ability seems pretty solid." Yuta spoke in a neutral tone.

That Yasaka Magatama had three Magatamas, and it was as powerful as a small Tailed Beast Bomb.

Even a Kage-level ninja specializing in defense might struggle to block it head-on and would likely have to dodge.

Yet Pain, under the weakening effect of Asura Path and the absorption by Preta Path, had withstood the attack.

"You bastard!"

A fiery anger surged in Pain's chest.

How could this guy speak so casually?

It was like he was just examining a student's abilities, judging their attack and defense.

It infuriated him!

"I think there's some truth in your philosophy, so I plan to recruit you as my subordinate. But of course, to do that, I need to test your strength first."

Yuta didn't care about Pain's growing frustration and continued calmly, "The Shinra Tensei you used earlier had good power. It's enough to handle regular giant Summoning beasts. But it's probably not the limit of your strength."

"As for defense, it can block small Tailed Beast Bomb-level attacks, but anything stronger might be too much."

In his previous life, Pain was known as the Super Kage Goalkeeper (Almost Super Kage)

But he had still already outclassed most Kage-level powerhouses!

When Pain faced Kage-level ninjas, he didn't even need to use his full power.

Just a normal Shinra Tensei could obliterate most people in seconds.

When Naruto fought Pain, Pain was nearly unbeatable, with his Super Shinra Tensei.

Later, even after recovering, Sage Mode Naruto was no match for him.

Gamabunta, Gamahiro, and Gamaken, the three giant Summoning beasts were sent flying several kilometers from Konoha by a single Shinra Tensei.

Naruto, even at the peak of Kage-level, couldn't resist Pain's power.

In the end, Naruto, without Sage Mode, used a horde of Shadow Clones to withstand the final Shinra Tensei.

"Show me your true power, or you might not survive my next attack."

The pupil power in Yuta's eyes intensified as his Susanoo expanded, reaching its third form.

"Before, it was Susanoo in the second form. Now, this is the third form."

"Come on, let me see your strength!"