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Six pairs of eyes share a common field of vision. It doesn't seem like a particularly remarkable technique. Can it really play a key role?
It can.
Being completely observed by the enemy is a very deadly state for a ninja. Under that complete visual system, every move of any enemy fighting Pain would be exposed to Nagato's eyes.
So, he can react calmly.
Just like many ninjas like to hide their hand seals, many ninja battles rely on sudden, fatal strikes. But Pain's Rinnegan vision makes that "suddenness" disappear.
Against Haori, this vision is still playing an active and effective role.
As for why Haori's first strike was effective, it wasn't because he dodged the other side's gaze, or because of "suddenness." It was simply because he was too fast. He was so fast that even if Pain saw him, he couldn't react effectively.
As Haori himself thought, this extreme state was indeed the fastest he had ever been.
This state, where he maximized his Lightning Release through the power of sealing jutsu, was something Haori had achieved through his own step-by-step experimentation over time. As Minato said, the Chidori Flow: Third Stage, with that level of Lightning Release, is definitely an unbearable limit for ordinary ninjas. But for Haori, who has a high adaptation to Lightning Release, this burden isn't that serious.
Haori doesn't know what the Eighth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates feels like. After all, it's a power obtained at the cost of death. But if you were to compare it to the Eight Inner Gates, the Chidori Flow: Third Stage is comparable to the Sixth and Seventh Gates.
Haori originally intended to use this high-speed Ninjutsu-Taijutsu to deal with space-time ninjutsu. He didn't expect his enemy to be the even stronger Pain Six Paths. But the good thing is that any powerful taijutsu often has a universal adaptability when dealing with various situations. So, it's fine to use it against Pain.
Haori doesn't know the plot of Naruto. When Pain invaded Konoha, Might Guy wasn't in the village. Otherwise, Naruto probably wouldn't have had a chance to appear.
Guy can handle a lot of things on his own.
If the opponent were a living person, Haori would have already completed two instant kills in this blink of an eye. But they're just corpses. They're not alive. As long as the black rods on their bodies remain, they have the potential to continue moving.
But it doesn't matter.
The Pain Six Paths, if you separate them one by one, they're still incredibly powerful. But they can only truly unleash the power of the Rinnegan when they work together. The Six Paths themselves are a compromise because one corpse can't handle all the power of the Rinnegan. This kind of power dispersion has its advantages and disadvantages.
But ultimately, the Pain Six Paths are just puppets.
But because they're puppets, they have parts that are stronger than humans.
Haori knows the abilities of Pain, but he can't match them one-to-one to each individual. At this moment, not only can Haori not do this, even a true Naruto fan wouldn't be able to tell the difference. So, the corpses that carry the other five powers, except for Yahiko, are different from those in ten years.
But because he knows Yahiko, Haori knows where the core of Pain's power is.
First, there's Deva Path Yahiko. This is Haori's only certainty.
Second, Haori needs to figure out which one is the Naraka Path. Otherwise, the puppets he destroys will be "revived."
But the first thing he needs to do is try the power of the Deva Path, the core of Pain's power. How strong is it? To what extent? Is there a possibility of directly destroying it?
Then, he can make further decisions about his actions.
For Haori, who is proficient in destructive sealing jutsu, although the barrier here is incredibly strong, he should be able to destroy it in less than ten seconds if he wants to.
But those ten seconds, he doesn't have any room for error.
To leave this place, he must defeat Pain. That's the only possibility.
After his two consecutive strikes, Haori didn't even look at the consequences. His right leg, which had been used for a spinning kick, immediately bent at the knee upon landing, then straightened. The power of his leg exploded to its limit.
Using the immense force to directly bounce back, Haori in this state didn't need to take a second step to reach his maximum speed. His body was almost flying parallel to the ground, charging towards the Deva Path.
On Pain's side, the remaining four, besides the two who had initially charged forward, had also changed their formation.
So, the first to be hit wasn't the Deva Path. Although Haori wasn't sure, the one coming towards him was the Human Path.
Haori's priority was to attack the Deva Path. So, when he was about to make contact with the Human Path, he changed direction in a thousandth of a second. He didn't touch the Human Path at all, but went directly around it.
This was the right choice he made unconsciously. The Human Path's attack method wasn't a direct strike. It was more about the soul or the spirit, something intangible. The former was nothing to Haori. The latter was impossible to defend against.
"Indeed, very fast. It's even the fastest ninja I've ever seen. But… no matter how fast you are, even the concept of speed, it's ultimately just a human technique. It's useless in the face of divine power."
Just as Haori's fist was about to touch the Deva Path's body, he spoke clearly, "Shinra Tensei!"
A simple linear attack wouldn't work against the Deva Path. Haori naturally understood this. So, before the immense repulsion hit him, precise anticipation made him change direction again.
With his other foot landing, he applied a vertical counterforce to himself.
So, he wasn't knocked back horizontally. Instead, he used the power of Shinra Tensei to charge directly into the sky.
Although he used height and gravity to absorb the force, the tearing sensation in his body and limbs still made Haori estimate the Deva Path's power.
It would be difficult for him to counter this power with his electromagnetic force in his normal state.
The Deva Path, it can't be easily taken down… After a brief period of suspension and weightlessness at the highest point, Haori began to fall.
While in mid-air, he launched a new attack.
Hai—Xu—You—Shen—Wei!
Haori in this state even had a faster hand seal speed. But during the process of making hand seals, he didn't have the original fluidity. It was too violent. He could even hear the sound of his bones colliding when he made hand seals.
This wasn't a mistake in his state, but a factor of emotion. Haori was experiencing an emotion he had never felt before.
The jutsu Haori used was Summoning Jutsu: Roshomon.
The horizontal Roshomon, like a steel meteorite, slammed down from the sky with immense air pressure.
If it hit, the direct force could instantly turn the three puppets below into meat paste.
But Pain couldn't be taken down by such a simple technique. The cooldown time for Shinra Tensei is only five seconds.
Five seconds. This time is just a little faster than the cooldown time for Haori's electromagnetic railgun.
Just when the Roshomon was about to hit the ground, it was repelled by immense force!
This thing, with its large size and weight, was completely useless. The Roshomon was like a manhole cover blown away by a burst high-pressure water pipe, spinning rapidly through the air!
It crashed to the ground, rolled several times, then "poof," disappeared.
But thankfully, the cooldown time for Shinra Tensei is five seconds. Now, it was used to deal with the Roshomon.
After Shinra Tensei knocked the Roshomon away, Haori's figure appeared in front of the Deva Path.
Haori had already landed on the ground during this time. At the same time, the Chidori Flow: Third Stage patterns on his body had disappeared.
Because he couldn't use two powers at the same time, he could only switch between the two states.
Haori's arms were spread out, one in front and one behind.
Twenty meters ahead was Deva Path Yahiko.
Five meters behind was the Human Path.
Blue and white electrical arcs extended on his arms. An orange-yellow beam pierced the night sky in an instant!
The Human Path behind Haori instantly exploded into a cloud of blood… And in front of him, a blood rain poured down, dyeing him a crimson red.
There was success, and there was failure. The electromagnetic railgun behind him successfully erased the Human Path, but the one in front didn't hit the Deva Path.
It wasn't because the Deva Path distorted the trajectory with Shinra Tensei. The jutsu hadn't recovered yet. Haori chose the perfect timing. But after all, they were six people fighting together.
An unknown summoning beast summoned by the Animal Path blocked the attack with its flesh and blood.
Haori didn't show joy. Haori didn't show disappointment.
From beginning to end, he had the same expressionless face.
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