Naruto: What Kind of Starter Pack is 13 Years Late?

At the center of the battle, Takemi was in pursuit now. After he dealt with Animal Path, the other Pains began a tug-of-war with him.

"Are you trying to lead me away from your main body?"

During the continuous back-and-forth, he found himself getting closer and closer to Kusagakure, which suddenly made him chuckle.

However, he didn't speak out. Instead, after getting closer, he suddenly opened his mouth.

"However, isn't your direction problematic? That's Kusagakure over there."

"It seems you have some ideas. Kusagakure has indeed established good diplomatic relations with Konoha, but…"

As he spoke, Takemi's Chakra subtly shifted.

In the next instant, several streaks of raging flames, like wild dragons, fiercely surged towards the Pains and Raiga.

Sage Art: Yin Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!

Raiga immediately formed hand seals, and a massive lightning ball directly shot towards one of the fire dragons.

It was clear he was fighting with all his might, and on Pain's side, Preta Path immediately leaped out, raising his hand to fiercely absorb these fire dragons.

However, Deva Path frowned. There were quite a few fire dragons, one Preta Path might not be enough.

Boom—

In an instant, the lightning ball on the other side was breached, and it once again came towards them.

"Damn it." Deva Path snorted.

He also knew they were getting closer and closer to Kusagakure now, but he hadn't thought much of it at the time.

He only wanted to create distance from his main body, at least leaving enough reaction space.

But even if it was Kusagakure, he didn't care, because no matter what village it was, they would all be enemies in the future.

"And, the other Pain's bodies cannot be lost again…"

Deva Path raised his hand, and a powerful repulsive force suddenly erupted. He agreed with Takemi's remark, 'Concentrated power can pierce through stubborn rock.'

What he could do now was to try his best to ensure the other bodies were not destroyed.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A powerful repulsive force erupted once again. The fire dragons coming from Raiga's direction and from the flank were blocked and dispersed by him. The ones from the front would be handled by Preta Path.

"Hm?"

But slowly, he realized something was wrong, because Preta Path's body began to continuously stiffen, even starting to spread towards petrification.

"What… what's going on?!"

Nagato couldn't understand what was happening, but in the next instant, he had no time to think further.

Because Takemi had actually come right in front of them, enduring his Shinra Tensei.

"What? Shinra Tensei can't push him back?"

"Your strength doesn't seem to be that great, and my Chakra isn't that easy to absorb."

Takemi's blade moved swiftly, and Asura Path immediately blocked in front.

"Ha!"

A tremendous force erupted from Asura Path's body, and countless mechanisms on him instantly activated. The bombs and missiles were ready to launch.

However, in just a blink of an eye, Asura Path shattered, and those missiles and bombs roared in mid-air the moment Takemi's figure vanished again.

Boom—

A mushroom cloud instantly spread, its power continuously sweeping backward.

Takemi, however, appeared in an open space, his white eyes seemingly able to see through the smoke.

"You seemed to have a lot of fun just now?"

"Now, it's my turn!"

While Takemi was unleashing a barrage of attacks, Kakashi and Obito's battle was also constantly progressing.

"Kakashi!"

"Obito!"

Their figures constantly intertwined between reality and the Kamui Dimension, their battle progressing through both the real and the illusory.

"Damn it, so the offensive part of Kamui is with Kakashi."

Obito wasat a great disadvantage in this clash, even though he possessed a powerful body and Wood Release.

But Kakashi's tactical skills were far superior to his. In a taijutsu exchange, he couldn't gain any advantage.

Previously, he could rely on Kamui to evade, but now Kakashi, possessing his Sharingan, could counter him to a certain extent.

Now, he finally understood what was going on with Kakashi's Kamui.

"My Kamui is for transfer, leaning towards protection, but to send a target into the dimension, I must risk getting close."

Obito dodged while rapidly thinking.

"Kakashi can launch attacks from a distance, this is truly terrible."

While he was thinking, Kakashi suddenly threw several kunai imbued with Lightning Release, which made Obito snort coldly.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

The Great Fireball Technique was just a simple Fire Release Ninjutsu, but in his hands, its power was immense.

The massive flames engulfed the kunai, and even Kakashi had to press his hands to the ground at that instant.

Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!

An Earth Style Wall with dog heads on it rose from the ground, but the moment Obito saw those statues, his fists clenched.

"Sure enough, that bastard taught you!"

"?"

Kakashi was bewildered, but he couldn't see Obito's expression. The Earth Style Wall not only blocked the fireball but also obscured their line of sight.

However, the next instant, Obito had already passed through the Earth Style Wall, fiercely attacking him.

Just as he was about to hit Kakashi, he couldn't help but snort coldly, "As expected, your shamelessness is inherited!"

"..."

The Kakashi in front of Obito had already transformed into a thousand bolts of lightning, and at his feet, the real Kakashi emerged from the ground.

However, with the same technique, he wouldn't fall for it a second time...

At least not against Kakashi!

Kamui forcibly twisted, and he reached out and grabbed Kakashi, while at the same time, Kakashi was also activating Kamui.

In an instant, their surroundings became distorted, one wanting to enter Kamui, the other wanting to close Kamui.

This caused a combination of illusion and reality to appear around them again, and ultimately, they both left their original positions.

However, when they reappeared, they were in an open space.

"This is..."

"Here?"

Looking at the strange yet familiar environment, both fell silent. This place had left an indelible pain in their hearts.

Because this was where Rin had met her end!

"How ironic, you trash actually brought us here."

After a long silence, Obito suddenly sneered, his crimson Sharingan coldly gazing at Kakashi.

"You trash broke your promise back then, perhaps this is the best place."

"Indeed, I once broke my promise. It was my fault for not protecting Rin." Kakashi took a deep breath and spoke indifferently.

"But I did not betray her will. She protected Konoha until her death, while you betrayed her, betrayed everyone."

"This place is indeed a good place!"

As his words fell, their auras surged wildly once more.

Even someone like Kakashi, who was low on Chakra, seemed to feel no fatigue at this moment.

Just as the two were about to make their move, they suddenly saw a massive sphere rise from the ground in the distance and hover in the air.

Nagato didn't know what kind of mindset Takemi had when he said, 'You're having a lot of fun.'

But seeing Takemi once again push forward with overwhelming power, furiously attacking his only remaining Human Path and Naraka Path, he knew he had to react immediately.

"He is stronger than last time. Why did it turn out like this?"

Last time he lost, he could attribute it to only having one Deva Path clone. But now, with all six clones assembled, he was still being beaten like this, which was hard for him to accept.

"Could it be, as this guy said, 'Concentrated power can pierce through stubborn rock'?"

He had to admit, that sentence truly gave him a significant shock.

Especially seeing his power dispersed and Takemi breaking through them one by one, the abilities of the other clones couldn't provide effective support at all.

He felt even more that this statement was very correct, but how exactly was he supposed to achieve it?