Night of the Clan Massacre: Leading the Uchiha to Defect from Konoha!

"Nagato, the Naraka Path is gone—we should retreat!"

Inside the hollowed tree, Konan urgently urged Nagato.

After witnessing the battle just now, she now clearly understood Kaede Uchiha's strength.

The Six Paths of Pain were no match for him!

Nagato had realized this as well, yet he still said madly, "No! I can't let him leave!"

"This is the best chance to deal with him. Once he returns to Shinryu Village, we'll never have the opportunity to drive him into a corner again!"

Konan's face was full of worry. "But your condition…"

Nagato gave a light chuckle. "It's fine. Until Yahiko's dream is fulfilled, I absolutely won't die!"

Saying that, he closed his eyes once more.

Konan could only stand anxiously beside him, gathering chakra to support him.

All she could do now was ensure Nagato's safety with everything she had—

She didn't want to lose another comrade.

The battle resumed!

But this time, an unexpected development occurred.

The noise from Kaede's fight with the Six Paths of Pain, coupled with the aura he released, instantly alerted the Hidden Mist Village.

Though Terumi Mei didn't know what was happening, she immediately brought over two hundred elite shinobi to the scene.

The moment she arrived, her eyes were drawn to the attire and eyes of the Six Paths of Pain.

"What kind of kekkei genkai is that?"

She began to ponder.

These people had been fighting Kaede for so long—they must have clashed with him before.

And from their attire, they were clearly part of some organization.

"Kaede-sama." Mei opened her mouth and addressed him.

She asked, "Do you need us to help deal with them?"

Kaede tilted his head, then smiled and shook it.

"The Six Paths of Pain are no match for me."

But just because Kaede could fight them easily didn't mean their strength was inferior to Pain's true body.

If the Deva Path unleashed a 'Super Shinra Tensei,' Mei and her forces would be wiped out instantly.

Kaede looked back at the Six Paths. "Since we've drawn attention, I'll end this quickly."

With that, Susanoo evolved to its fourth stage and charged straight at them.

The Animal Path immediately summoned its beasts to block him.

However, with just a few sword strikes, Susanoo cut them all down with ease!

The Animal Path roared in anger, "It's not that simple!"

In the next instant, the bisected beasts split into two separate bodies—

Smaller in size, but doubled in number!

They roared again and charged toward Susanoo.

Kaede glanced at them with disdain. "What an annoying bunch."

He exhaled lightly toward the beasts—

Instantly, a sea of flames descended!

Before the beasts could even react, they were swallowed by fire.

Enhanced by natural energy, the flames multiplied in strength.

In moments, the summons howled in agony.

No matter how they rolled, they couldn't extinguish the fire.

Soon after, they were reduced to ashes.

Meanwhile, the Asura Path and Preta Path finally reached Susanoo.

The Preta Path struck first, extending its hands to absorb chakra.

"Get lost!"

But Susanoo, infused with the power of the Eternal Mangekyō and natural energy, could never be absorbed.

In one swing, Susanoo's sword cut the Preta Path in half!

The Asura Path fared no better—one stomp from Susanoo crushed it completely.

Now, only three remained.

"Damn it!" Nagato frowned deeply.

Even with all six paths, he couldn't match Kaede—now only three were left, two of which were support types.

Kaede would finish them in moments!

"I'll have to lure him to me!"

Nagato made his decision, controlling the Deva Path to rush straight toward Kaede.

At the same time, the Animal and Human Paths veered off and were recalled, their chakra withdrawn.

"Heh, so I finally get to meet the real one?" Kaede chuckled and pursued the Deva Path.

Along the way, he casually stomped down, destroying both the Animal and Human Paths again.

Now, only the Deva Path remained.

From the sidelines, Mei quickly ordered, "We're following too."

With the massive Susanoo leading the way, the Mist shinobi managed to keep pace.

…

After five or six li, the Deva Path stopped.

Moments later, Kaede arrived.

Scanning the area, Kaede smirked. "Looks like your real body is nearby."

"Come on, show me what else you've got."

The Deva Path snorted coldly and clasped its hands together.

"Chibaku Tensei!"

At the same time, in the great tree where Nagato hid, he extended a hand.

From it, a small black sphere floated into the sky.

But he didn't know—at that instant, Kaede sensed his true location.

"Once I finish here, I'll come for you."

Without hesitation, Kaede looked up at the barely visible orb.

"So this is the Chibaku Tensei that can seal anything? Let's see how strong yours really is."

No sooner had he spoken than the ground shook violently!

A massive gravitational pull radiated from the sphere, drawing in air, soil, and rock from all around.

Soon, the ground beneath Susanoo cracked apart, chunks of earth flying upward—

Even pieces of Susanoo's armor were being pulled away.

"Heh, looks like this stage of Susanoo can't resist it."

Kaede slowly raised his hand.

"Then let's try the complete form!"

In an instant, Susanoo transformed again—

Its body swelled, armor became unbreakable, and wings spread from its back.

In the blink of an eye, a 300-meter-tall Perfect Susanoo stood towering over the battlefield.

"This… this is Kaede Uchiha's true power?!"

From a distance, Mei's eyes widened.

Her worldview shattered completely.

Was this really the power of a human?

No village in the shinobi world could withstand such might!

The next moment, she realized something and her expression changed drastically.

"Fall back!"

If that power clashed with the massive sphere, the shockwave alone could annihilate them.

Back at the battlefield, Susanoo swung its arm, breaking free from Chibaku Tensei's pull.

Seeing this, Nagato roared in frustration.

"Damn it!"

He began burning his life force to increase Chibaku Tensei's strength.

"Get in there!"

In an instant, the expanding sphere's pull grew stronger—

One hundred meters, two hundred, three hundred…

When the sphere reached a full kilometer in size, it finally began to drag Susanoo upward.

By now, Nagato was bleeding from all seven orifices.

"Be sealed already!" he screamed.

But in the next instant—

"Slash!"

Susanoo abandoned resisting the pull and poured all its strength into its blade.

With a single swing, it cut straight through the gravitational force of Chibaku Tensei—

Shattering it completely!

(End of Chapter)

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