This Danzo Is Weird!

Watching Pain, who was easily destroying everything, getting closer and closer to him, Hanzo was truly panicked.

"Why isn't it that red-haired kid?"

He stared at the approaching figure, his face a mix of confusion and fear.

"No matter what, that's the power of the Sage of Six Paths, something no ordinary person can resist..."

"It's not too late to run now..."

Hanzo was confident that his Body Flicker Technique could get him out of here before the enemy could catch him.

Just as he was about to act on this thought, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Lord Hanzo, you better not forget our agreement."

The man with the tiger-striped mask had somehow appeared beside Hanzo and spoke in a low voice.

Hanzo's face instantly turned grim.

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."

He responded with a stiff tone, then met a slowly spinning Mangekyō Sharingan.

The battle-experienced Hanzo knew something was wrong, but the genjutsu seed hidden in his mind had already been activated.

His eyes quickly took on the appearance of the Sharingan, only to disappear just as fast.

Under Obito's genjutsu, the fear in Hanzo's eyes quickly dissipated.

Replaced by an endless void.

Seeing this, Obito let out a light chuckle:

"In that case, I'll leave this to you, Demigod."

With that, Obito's figure quickly descended, disappearing into the floor below.

At that moment, a powerful repulsive force struck.

The building in front of Hanzo was shattered into dust.

In the billowing smoke, a figure with purple Rinnegan eyes slowly emerged.

As the airflow swept away the smoke, Pain's black coat fluttered in the wind.

He gazed indifferently at Hanzo and said calmly:

"Finally, we meet again, Lord Hanzo."

Facing the greeting from the Rinnegan wielder, Hanzo's expression didn't change much.

He silently pressed his hand against his arm guard.

In the next second, a massive summoning array unfolded beneath his feet.

"Since you've already fought your way here, let me show you why I'm called the [Demigod]."

As he spoke, a thick white pillar of smoke exploded.

In the dispersing smoke, a massive brown salamander was summoned.

Though it looked somewhat cute, the toad-like bumps on its body revealed its danger.

Coupled with its enormous size, it was overwhelmingly intimidating.

Especially since it crushed several buildings just by appearing.

"Let them see our strength, Salamander."

Hanzo stood atop the salamander's head, looking down with an air of a demigod.

At his signal, the salamander immediately opened its large mouth.

Purple toxic mucus stretched into thin strands as it opened its mouth, and countless purple poison gases spewed from deep within its throat.

Like some kind of natural disaster, it rampaged wildly in all directions!

"This guy, does he not care about the lives of the people at all?"

Yahiko rushed to Pain's side, his face filled with anger upon seeing Hanzo's actions.

He knew the threat of this poison gas all too well. Even ninjas couldn't withstand it, and ordinary civilians would die instantly from even a slight inhalation!

How could Yahiko, who had made it his mission to save the people, stand by and watch such actions?

So he instinctively wanted to rush forward to stop it, but was held back by Pain.

"Yahiko, leave this guy to me."

"Only by defeating him as quickly as possible can we minimize the damage he causes to Amegakure."

Pain's reasoning immediately convinced Yahiko.

He nodded heavily:

"Alright, I'll use ninjutsu to block the spread of the poison gas as much as possible."

Pain nodded, then flashed in front of the poison mist.

"Shinra Tensei!"

The powerful repulsive force appeared once again, easily sweeping away the poison mist.

Immediately after, several sharp black rods were flung from Pain's sleeves.

With a few whistling sounds, these black rods shot towards Hanzo above and the salamander below.

Seeing this, Hanzo immediately drew his sickle, easily deflecting the black rods with a few slashes.

But the salamander's massive size made it nearly impossible to dodge these attacks.

So, Hanzo wanted to use the Body Flicker Technique to help his summon block the attacks.

But how could Nagato let him have his way?

He immediately aimed his palm at Hanzo.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

He activated another ability of the Rinnegan's Deva Path.

A powerful gravitational force suddenly appeared, firmly locking onto Hanzo.

The seasoned warrior had no time to use the Body Flicker Technique to break free and was violently pulled towards Pain.

Meanwhile, the black rods successfully pierced the salamander's body.

The creature let out a pained howl, its mountain-like body causing the ground to shake with just a slight movement.

Most importantly, the black rods' chaotic chakra disrupted the salamander's poison gas breath.

This gave Yahiko hope of stopping the tragedy.

He quickly used Earth Style ninjutsu around the spreading poison gas, creating massive trenches.

When the poison mist spread over, it would flow into these trenches.

Then, by sealing them with Earth Style, he could temporarily bury the poison gas underground.

Although this might pollute the land, there was no time to worry about that now.

At the same time, Hanzo was pulled right in front of Pain by the [Banshō Ten'in].

After struggling a few times to no avail, Hanzo calmed down.

He maintained his balance, placing his hand on the hilt of his sickle.

As soon as he found the right moment, the explosive blade would take the enemy's life in an instant.

But Nagato seemed to see through his thoughts. Before Hanzo could enter attack range, another [Shinra Tensei] sent him flying!

Hanzo, flung like a cannonball, smashed into the distant buildings, reducing them to rubble.

It took him a while to get up from the ruins.

Crimson blood seeped from the breathing mask on his face, looking terrifying.

Seeing his master injured, the giant salamander ignored the abnormalities in its body and charged forward with its massive frame.

In a few seconds, the Deva Path's cooldown had reset.

He coldly warned Yahiko:

"You should leave now."

Before Yahiko could react, Konan descended from the sky, carrying him away from the center of Amegakure.

Seeing this, Pain turned his gaze back to the colossal creature before him.

Given the opponent's enormous size, Nagato silently channeled more of the Rinnegan's power.

"Shinra Tensei!"

The same technique, but with vastly different power.

As a white light emanated from Pain, an unimaginable repulsive force exploded alongside it!

In the center of Amegakure, a massive white sphere formed, looking like a half-sphere white porcelain bowl from a distance.

Except...

This bowl was far too large, almost engulfing the entire center of Amegakure.

When the shockwave subsided and the white light over Amegakure faded, what remained in the village center was an empty, massive crater.

Everything inside had vanished under the immense pressure.

The surroundings of the crater were reduced to lifeless rubble, piled up in ruins.

Including the massive salamander.

This summon, which had fought alongside Hanzo through countless battles, earning him the title of [Demigod], now lay severely injured.

Its master, Hanzo of the Salamander, crawled out of its mouth.

At the last moment, the summon had swallowed Hanzo, using its body to shield him from the damage.

Hanzo gently stroked his old companion, as if bidding it farewell.

Then he removed his gas mask.

As he breathed, deep purple poison gas wafted out.

Now, his eyes finally showed a hint of humanity.

Such as—

Nostalgia, reluctance, and...

Extreme anger!

At this moment, he broke free from the genjutsu cast by the Sharingan, returning to the [Demigod]of his youth.

In an instant, he appeared before the Deva Path.

A sickle wrapped in eerie poison gas sliced through the air like lightning.

Caught off guard, the Deva Path could only pull out a black rod from his sleeve to block.

Sparks flew as the sickle clashed with the black rod.

"So, that move of yours isn't something you can use freely."

Hanzo's eyes gleamed with murderous intent, seemingly having seen through his enemy's weakness.

Yet, what still puzzled him was why the Rinnegan, which once belonged to that red-haired kid, was now with this guy.

What was the relationship between this Pain and Nagato?