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“I’ll leave you to it then,” she says.
I watch her as her body dematerializes into tiny pieces of paper; most are black and red, the color of her cloak, while others turn purple and yellow, the colors of her hair and eyes respectively. The papers are carried by the wind and after a moment she is gone.
I imagine she will stick close by, to make sure that nothing goes wrong. She worries about me too much, but she doesn’t need to. Especially not tonight. I am going to kill Hanzo of The Salamander and all of his men, and I’m going to do with my own power.
Without saying a word, I will all Six Paths of Pain forward into the jungle, towards the castle. We move swiftly and quietly through the foliage; some Paths stick to the ground, while other leap from tree to tree. I make sure to keep all Paths close together, to ensure our best chance of survival. The enemy will be tough, but they don’t stand a chance against me when I have all Six Paths working together in unison.
The cohesion of all Six Paths was makes it easier by my ability to link our sight together by using the Rinnegan; what one pair of eyes sees, all see. I used this ability during the conversation with Konan and my Deva Path, Yahiko. I scouted different areas of the castle using my other Paths – Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka. As Preta Path, I discovered a practically unmanned area of the castle in the Northwest corner, and I made the decision that we use it to gain entrance to the castle.
As we close in on the location I decide it’s best to create a distraction to allow us further cover. While I fully intend on killing all of The Salamander’s men, I want to make sure that I go about it intelligently, and don’t over extend myself more than necessary.
I will my Animal Path to break from the group and head towards the Southern border, all the while gathering Chakra within its body. Once we make it to our location, and the Animal Path makes it to its own, I release the chakra gathered in him in the form of a Summoning Jutsu.
Animal Path places his hand on the ground, and a massive three-headed wolf explodes from the ground. It immediately launches itself into the wall surrounding the castle, shaking the entire foundation as it begins its assault.
Almost immediately dozens of Shinobi from within the Castle begin a counterattack. The Summoned Wolf is amongst my strongest, but I know that it won’t last long against that many Shinobi.
A slew of fireballs and electric blasts pummel the beast, but it survives the onslaught. If it becomes too overwhelmed it will simply disappear in a plume of smoke back to its own realm. For the time being, however, it will fight for my cause.
I use the commotion to make my way into the castle with the five remaining Paths. I decide to leave the Animal Path outside for the time being. If the Summoned Beast expires too soon, then I will summon another creature in its stead. I have to be careful not to use to much of my chakra, though. I may be of the Uzumaki Clan, but Summoning Beasts on top of using all Six Paths will quickly take its toll if I’m not careful.
Two Shinobi’s stand guard. Two Shinobi’s stoodguard.
A Shuriken in each of their necks leaves them laid out on the floor, their warm blood seeping into the cold, wet ground.
I will my Human Path to stay behind for a moment to use his ability on the two individuals. He places his hands on each of their heads and dives into their memories. I want to see if they know where The Salamander is located. I can save a lot of time by going directly to him and using that jutsu to wipe the rest of these pests out of existence.
While the Human Path works on the two dying men, the remaining Paths encounter a large group of Shinobi. They outnumber us 6 to 1. Not a problem. Not for me.
I push Asura Path to the front of the group and have him remove his cloak from his body, as not to needlessly damage it. The enemy watches as he transforms his body into a living mechanical weapon mid-sprint. Spinning blades and launchers erupt from beneath his skin as he rushes towards them.
One Shinobi manages to launch a Fire-Ball, but it has little effect on my Asura Path. He takes it in stride and then proceeds to slice the female Shinobi in half. My Asura Path is bathed in her blood, which only makes him appear all the more monstrous.
In the back of the group my Deva Path notices an individual charging up his chakra. He’s about to hit Asura with some sort of jutsu. He thinks that he is. Without a word, I send my Preta Path sprinting towards the Asura Path.
The Shinobi in the back of the group unleashes his chakra in the form of a massive Tornado. I’m sure that if it hits Asura Path it’ll result in the destruction of his body, but I know that it won’t get the chance. Within a second Preta Path is there, and I use his ability to erect a viscous orb of pink chakra in front of him. The tornado strikes the orb hard, sending wind flying in all directions and knocking other Shinobi off their feet.
But, just as quickly as it struck, it begins to disappear. The men watch as the orb vibrates wildly and consumes the jutsu.. chakra and all.
I feel a sudden boost of energy that reverberates through each of my Six Paths. The timing couldn’t be better, as my three headed wolf, still located outside the castle, has reached its limit. I take the opportunity to put the newfound chakra to good use and Summon another beast with my Animal Path. This time a massive Ox comes bursting from the forest. The Shinobi who would have made their way here are now forced to deal with yet another beast.
At that same moment, Asura Path jumps over Preta Path and begins to annihilate more of the Shinobi with his never ending arsenal of weapons. I will both my Naraka and Preta paths to join in on the carnage. I allow my Deva Path sit this battle out, as I know that I will need him later, for my final attack. I simultaneously control each path and unleash their various power on my enemies.
Just as Naraka Path rips the soul from the final Shinobi, I receive the knowledge of where The Salamander is located from my Human Paths’ reconnaissance. The Salamander’squarters are on the Southernmost part of the Castle, close to Animal Path and the Summoned Ox.
I rush Human Path towards the rest of the Paths, making sure that he grabs Asura Path’s cloak on the way.
As the paths approach the location where I know The Salamander is hiding I see that the area outside of his quarters is surrounded by an armada of Shinobi. More pests I’ll need to get rid of in order to finally get to him.
My second Summoned beast falls just as it takes out the last of the Shinobi in that area and I will Animal Path to join the rest of the group. As soon as he arrives we will begin our onslaught.
I take a look at the group of approximately ninety or so men and women who stand before my paths. They’re all so young; almost as young as I was when I first chose to begin my Shinobi training. I wonder if I could have been one of them, could have been chosen by someone like The Salamander instead of Jiraya-Sensei. How different would my life have been had things turned out that way, instead?
One of the boys in the croud reminds me of a young Yahiko. His spiky hair almost identical to that of my Deva Paths, except it was red instead of orange. He seems almost excited. He’s ready to prove himself in battle against another Shinobi. Ready to risk it all to prove to his leader that he can be a strong ninja.
BeforeThe Salamander killed Yahiko, before his actions destroyed my real body, before everything went wrong.. I might’ve felt sorry for what I was about to do. I might have felt empathy towards the lives I was about to take. I might have let that boy live. But now, I couldn’t care less. They made their choice. They’ve chosen to stand with that monster.
But more importantly, they’ve chosen to stand in my way.
Now, they will know Pain.
Animal Path joins the other and I will the group to rush towards the group of Shinobi.
I make sure they kill the young boy first.
TO BE CONTINUED IN PART III
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