socalfunplaces Chapter 140 Pain, the Deva Path, Makes His Debut!
Chapter 140 Pain, the Deva Path, Makes His Debut!
Chapter 140 Pain, the Deva Path, Makes His Debut!
"Retreat?" Ye Cang's voice came from the air, tinged with resentment, "We've fought to this point—"
She was very eager to prove whether her abilities met the standards.
Before the words were even finished, the three tails moved.
Its tail swept across with incredible speed, its enormous tail acting like a moving city wall, compressing the air into a tangible substance.
Izumi, Orochimaru, and Kabuto simultaneously dodged in different directions, but the Three-Tails' attack range was too large.
The edge of the tail swept across the bean, and the bean was hit as if by a truck, flying dozens of meters before crashing into the rocks, spitting out blood.
Yekura soared into the sky, dodging the first wave of attacks, but the Three-Tails' second tail followed closely behind, lashing out from below.
Yekura had no time to dodge and had no choice but to use her Scorching Release: Light Sphere to meet the attack head-on.
boom-!
The explosion of the Scorch Release collided with the impact of the tail, sending Yekura flying backward. The flames of the Scorch Release flickered in her palm, and the skin on her arm was shattered, bleeding profusely.
Izumi strode through the water towards the side of the Three-Tails, its bone blade extending from its wrist bone and piercing the gaps in the Three-Tails' shell.
The bone blade pierced through, but only penetrated less than a foot before it could go no further.
The three-tailed beast's shell is harder than steel, and even the bone blades of the Corpse Bone Pulse cannot penetrate it.
The three-tailed beast, in pain, suddenly turned around and stomped its giant foot towards Izumi River.
Izumikawa quickly retreated, barely avoiding the kick, but the shockwave from the giant foot's descent threw him overboard, causing him to tumble for over ten meters on the sea before regaining his balance.
"That's really tough!" Izumi exclaimed, his Sharingan in his left eye spinning wildly as he tried to find the Three-Tails' weakness.
The Byakugan was also operating at full power, allowing it to see through the flow of chakra within the Three-Tails' body.
There is still a gap between a tailed beast controlled by someone and a tailed beast fighting on its own, especially for the Three-Tails, which is not good at fighting.
Controlling the Jinchūriki actually made it more troublesome.
Yagura's consciousness was hidden inside the giant beast's body, but it was separated from him by a thick layer of tailed beast chakra and shell, so no attack could reach him.
Orochimaru also realized this. His grass sword could cut through most substances, but against the Three-Tails' thick tailed beast cloak and carapace, it could only penetrate a little and could not be said to damage the main body.
"Izumikawa-kun, is there any way?" Orochimaru's voice came from afar, carrying a rare hint of urgency.
Izumikawa remained silent for a moment, his gaze slowly sweeping over the massive body of the Three-Tails.
"Yes, but I need you to create opportunities for me."
"explain."
"I need you to coordinate with Pakura's Scorch Release and bombard the Three-Tails with alternating hot and cold air to damage its outer shell."
Orochimaru's vertical pupils lit up slightly, and he instantly understood the reason.
The repeated impacts of extreme heat and cold can generate intense thermal stress within the material, leading to crack propagation and structural collapse.
This is the most effective way to deal with hard shells, whether they are steel, rock, or the shell of a tailed beast.
Yecang nodded, and the light of the Blazing Release pulsed even more intensely in her palm.
Her Scorch Release inherently possesses both high temperature and burning properties; if combined with Orochimaru's Water Release, the destructive power of alternating hot and cold will be amplified many times over.
"Interesting!" Orochimaru licked his lips. "I agree to this plan."
He turned to look at Kabuto not far behind him. Kabuto was clutching his ribs where the Three-Tails' tail had struck him, and there was still blood at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still clear.
"Kabuto, observe the battle from a distance and keep us informed of the Three-Tails' condition and attack movements."
"Understood." Dou replied, his figure leaping back dozens of meters and landing on the top of a towering reef.
He formed a hand seal, encompassing the entire battlefield within his perception range.
"The Three-Tails' chakra is concentrating on its back; it may be about to launch a large-scale attack!" Kabuto's voice came from afar, clearly ringing in everyone's ears.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Three-Tailed Isobu let out a deafening roar.
Its three giant tails plunged into the sea at the same time, and then suddenly rose up, creating three walls of water that rose out of thin air, each tens of meters high, sweeping outwards like a tsunami.
At the same time, a concentrated Tailed Beast Ball condensed in its mouth, the jet-black sphere radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.
"Scatter!" Izumi shouted, and bone pillars sprang up from beneath his feet, propelling him high into the air.
Orochimaru flashed and landed on another rock.
With a flap of her chakra wings, Yekura soared into the sky, while the Blazing Release sphere spun and gathered power in her palm.
No one dared to directly withstand the Tailed Beast Ball.
The Tailed Beast Ball is unleashed!
The pitch-black sphere pierced the night sky and crashed into the distant mountains.
Boom—!
The rocks on the entire mountain were blasted away, and debris and dust shot into the sky, causing the earth to tremble.
The shockwave from the explosion swept across the sea, pushing the waves even higher.
"That was close—" Dou clung tightly to the edge of the reef to avoid being thrown away by the shockwave.
Orochimaru snorted coldly, his hands rapidly forming hand seals as he manipulated the surrounding seawater.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The seawater burst open, and a huge water dragon rose from the sea, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at the side of the three-tailed creature.
The water dragon crashed into the carapace, exploding into a spray of water that soaked the left side of the three tails.
"Scorching Release: Overheating and Killing!"
Several scorching fireballs covered the Three-Tails Isobu, followed by a series of explosions.
Under the alternating impacts of hot and cold, fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the three-tailed beast's carapace.
The cracks were initially only as thin as a hair, but under the repeated bombardment of water and fire, they gradually widened and deepened.
"It works!" A glint flashed in Yecang's eyes as the Blazing Release sphere fell from the sky and struck the crack on the Three-Tails' back.
The scorching heat of the scorching release far exceeded that of ordinary fire release. The moment the light sphere touched the crack, the surface of the shell turned red-hot, and the edges of the crack began to melt and curl.
Immediately afterward, Orochimaru fired his second Water Dragon Bullet, the icy seawater pouring onto the scalding shell, producing a violent cracking sound—a sign that the thermal stress had reached its limit.
Click—
A piece of shell cracked off from the back of the Three-Tails, causing it to wince in pain and let out an angry roar.
Three tails flailing wildly, trying to drive away those annoying "bugs".
But Izumi River had already rushed to its side.
"Corpse Bone Pulse - Bone Spear!"
His right arm ossified, extending several meters in length and transforming into a white bone spear.
The bone spear aimed at the cracked opening and plunged in.
The bone collided with the shell, producing a harsh friction sound.
With a burst of superhuman strength, Izumikawa pushed the bone spear inch by inch deeper into the body until it touched the Three-Tails.
The three-tailed beast, in pain, roared again and lashed out with one of its tails.
Izumikawa withdrew his bone spear, leaped backward, and passed the attack to the other two.
Orochimaru and Pakura took over the battle, and the alternating bombardment continued.
Water Dragon Bullet, Scorching Release: Light Ball – water and fire attacks rained down on the Three-Tails like a storm.
The alternating impact of cold and heat caused the three-tailed fox's shell to crack piece by piece.
The Three-Tails finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Its body began to tilt, the cracks on its shell increased, its three tails became weaker and weaker, and its attack speed decreased significantly.
"The final blow!" Izumi shouted, clasping his hands together, palms facing each other.
Bone grew from his palm and coalesced into a huge white bone spear.
The tip of the bone spear is incredibly sharp, and the spearhead is covered with fine bone patterns, each of which has been precisely enhanced with chakra.
"Corpse Bone Pulse - Exploding Bone Giant Spear!"
Izumi rose up on the waves, gripping the bone spear with both hands and pouring all his strength into it.
His body spun in the air, using the momentum to throw the bone spear.
The bone spear ripped through the sky like a white lightning bolt, precisely striking the largest crack on the three-tailed carapace.
boom-!
The bone spear pierced through the carapace and penetrated nearly two meters into the three-tailed creature's body.
The violent explosion caused the three-tailed fox to let out a mournful cry as its massive body collapsed and crashed into the sea, creating a giant wave tens of meters high.
The seawater surged, and mist filled the air.
The three-tailed creature roared again, its spiky shell now shattered, clearly severely injured, yet still full of life.
Izumikawa didn't speak. He stood on the sea, his gaze not on the Three-Tails, but turned to look somewhere else.
Some audience members seemed to be getting impatient and wanted to go on stage.
At that very moment—
A deep voice came from the thick fog.
-
That's enough.
Everyone froze for a moment.
Two figures slowly emerged from the thick fog.
Pain walked at the very front, his orange hair standing out starkly in the mist. His Rinnegan eyes were devoid of any emotion, like a god looking down upon ants.
His pace was slow, yet it carried an invisible sense of pressure, making the air feel heavier.
Obito followed beside him, the patterns on his swirling mask swirling in the darkness, his single Sharingan gleaming with a cold light, and a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth faintly visible beneath the mask.
The Three-Tails' roar abruptly stopped.
Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Pakura also stopped and retreated to Izumi's side, watching the two uninvited guests warily.
When Yagura saw that there were more outsiders, he didn't care who they were. As long as they weren't Kirigakure ninjas, they were enemies, so he attacked them directly.
Pain raised his right hand, his palm aimed at the massive three-tailed body.
"Shinra Tensei"
An invisible force erupted, blasting the entire three-tailed creature, along with the surrounding seawater, away.
The three-tailed creature's massive body tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily onto the distant sea, creating towering waves.
One strike, just one strike.
Even a perfect Jinchuriki's complete Tailed Beast transformation is like paper in front of Pain.
Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply, his grip on his sword tightened slightly, and cold sweat beaded on Kabuto's forehead.
Ye Cang's face was pale, and the light of the scorching escape flickered in her palm. She had never seen such terrifying power before.
Only Izumi River remains calm.
He wiped the blood from his face, turned around, and faced the Rinnegan and the Sharingan.
"Finally here," he said, his tone as casual as if he were greeting an old friend.
Obito chuckled softly, his gaze falling on Izumi's left eye, on the Sharingan that had once belonged to him.
"I've long heard of Taketori Izumi River!"