Multiverse Skill System

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Suddenly, an excited shout rang out from the Konoha camp.

"Long time no see, Jiraiya-sensei."

Pain's expression remained unchanged, showing no surprise at Jiraiya's appearance, a stark contrast to Jiraiya's demeanor.

"How is this possible? Why you! Konan, where are Nagato, and what happened to your eyes?"

Jiraiya couldn't believe that his apprentice was actually a member of the Akatsuki, and the way they met today was even more unbelievable to him.

Chapter 451, Two Ultimate Moves at the Start

"Isn't that Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin? Judging from what he said, that Akatsuki member over there is his student?"

"As expected, they all have impressive backgrounds! They've basically gathered all the members from the five great ninja villages."

"Interesting! According to the information, this seems to be the leader of the Akatsuki!"

Both the Allied Forces and the Akatsuki were watching the show with amusement, curious about the relationship between Jiraiya and the Akatsuki.

"What I really enjoy seeing is a scene of infighting."

Yi Shuihan, who knew the inside story, watched all of this with amusement, feeling that the live version was just so exciting.

Pain's Rinnegan was momentarily moved when he heard Jiraiya ask about Konan and Nagato. After all, he had spent several years with Jiraiya and had a decent relationship with him. He wasn't a heartless person. Nagato still had some lingering feelings for Jiraiya, but these feelings couldn't control his will.

“Teacher, didn’t you say that I am the savior of this world? What I am doing is what a savior should do. This world is full of war and sorrow. Hatred is growing and it has fallen into an unsolvable cycle. What I want is to create a new world without war.”

Pain's answer left Jiraiya speechless. He stared blankly at Pain, his lips moving, but he didn't know how to begin.

"No, I told Nagato that he was the savior, but the person in front of me is clearly Yahiko. Could it be that Yahiko stole Nagato's Rinnegan? But Yahiko isn't that kind of person!"

Jiraiya carefully recalled the scenes he had shared with Yahiko and the others, and found it hard to imagine that Yahiko would do something like stealing Nagato's eyes.

"Teacher, his body seems to be that of a puppet."

Just then, Minato Namikaze suddenly spoke up, instantly revealing Pain's secret. It must be said that his observational skills were truly astonishing.

Minato Namikaze's words struck Jiraiya like a thunderbolt, instantly connecting everything in his mind.

"A puppet? So, Nagato is the one controlling him. Is Yahiko dead? Is it because of Yahiko's death that Nagato has changed so much?"

Thinking of this, Jiraiya couldn't help but ask loudly, "How did Yahiko die?"

“Yahiko?” Even as a puppet, one could hear a hint of sadness in his voice. “He died for his dream, and now his dream is my dream. I will realize my dream and make war disappear from this world, as long as I have the power of the nine tailed beasts.”

"Make war disappear? What you're doing now is just starting a war. Stop being so stubborn. There's no way you can make war disappear this way."

Jiraiya wanted to persuade Nagato to turn back from his wrong path, but clearly his words had no effect on Nagato.

"Teacher, you are human, so you cannot let war disappear. But I have become an omnipotent god. Gods are beings that can do anything. How about it? Do you want to join my side and build a better world under my leadership?"

Pain spoke indifferently, calling himself a god, and even tried to turn Jiraiya against him.

"This brat has been completely fooled!"

Listening to Pain's childish and pretentious speech, Yi Shuihan felt genuinely sorry for Nagato. His entire life had been manipulated by Black Zetsu, and even his own thoughts were being guided. He couldn't be considered a complete person at all; he was nothing more than a puppet on a string.

What followed was another round of "affectionate" conversation, but in the end, nothing changed. Instead, Jiraiya became somewhat uneasy.

The battle began with Pain's Chibaku Tensei as a signal. When Pain threw the black sphere needed to release Chibaku Tensei above the Allied Forces, Deidara simultaneously released a large-scale explosive ninjutsu, buying time for Chibaku Tensei to be released.

As Pain's signature technique, Planetary Devastation is so powerful that anyone below the Kage level is basically powerless to resist and is sucked into the sky. As for those above the Kage level, most Kage are barely able to protect themselves and have no time to interfere with the ninjutsu.

However, there were simply too many powerful individuals here. Among the five Kage, the Third Tsuchikage flew directly into the sky, and then...

"Dust Escape: Detachment of the Primal Boundary"

A white beam of light, shining brightly even in broad daylight, pierced through the meteorite before it could fully unleash its power, just like a laser cannon. With the black sphere at its very center gone, the Chibaku Tensei ninjutsu was declared a failure.

"The old man is still as sharp as ever!"

Deidara muttered something to himself, then summoned a clay bird that flew into the air and began his bombing mission.

The other members of the Akatsuki organization also dispersed in different directions at a very fast speed, covering several kilometers in just a short time.

This is to divide the battlefield, mainly to avoid being hit by large-scale ninjutsu, such as Shinra Tensei.

The destruction of Planetary Devastation was actually within Pain's expectations. After all, he had been developing for so many years and knew a lot about the ninja world, including the Third Tsuchikage's signature technique. Moreover, even if it wasn't the Third Tsuchikage, there would definitely be other ninjutsu to stop Planetary Devastation. Although Nagato was confident in his strength, he didn't think that Planetary Devastation was invincible.

Pain flew directly to the center of the Allied Forces, then raised his hands and launched the Super Shinra Tensei without warning, without any prior preparation.

Ninjas with the ability to fly are extremely rare. The most likely person to stop Pain was the Tsuchikage, but Pain's movements were too fast, and the Tsuchikage had no time to react.

An incredibly powerful repulsive force erupted from Pain, the Deva Path, like a Category 18 typhoon, blasting the ninjas away.

A huge hemispherical crater appeared on the ground, looking terrifying.

With just one strike, nearly 100 ninjas died. Don't underestimate these 100-plus people. Keep in mind that the weakest among them were elite Chunin, and there were also many Jonin. Even a Kage-level ninja died from this attack.

"Luckily I had the foresight."

Yi Shuihan, who had not been implicated, said with some self-satisfaction.

Chapter 452, Can I Join the Cult?

With such heavy casualties on the allied side, hatred immediately arose, and Pain was immediately met with an attack from six Kage-level opponents as soon as he landed.

This already shows that they take Pain very seriously. After all, they know that he is just a puppet, so they naturally won't invest too much power in him. Besides, they also believe that Pain, who has released two Super S forbidden techniques in a row, must have been exhausted.

Among these six Kage-level beings is Jiraiya, but it's clear that Jiraiya didn't go all out; he only displayed the strength of a typical Kage-level being and didn't even use Sage Mode.

Aside from Pain, the other Akatsuki members also encountered their own opponents. One thing they had in common was that basically, anyone from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages would encounter an opponent from their own village.

For example, Deidara was personally received by the Tsuchikage, Kisame Hoshigaki's opponent was the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and Sasori's enemy was the ninja of Sunagakure...

In a small battlefield, Hidan, surrounded by three Kage-level warriors and more than ten Jonin, looked arrogant. As an immortal being, he certainly had the right to be arrogant, since he had always been the one killing others and no one had ever been able to kill him.

Hidan's ninjutsu is very monotonous, or even whether he has mastered ninjutsu is a mystery. As long as he obtains a drop of blood from an enemy, he can use a secret technique to connect himself with the enemy, harming himself and the person connected to him. Because he is immortal, the enemy often dies from severe injuries, while he remains alive and well.

Of course, Hidan's technique also has its flaws. It seems to be able to deal with only one person at a time, and apart from this technique, he doesn't have any other noteworthy strengths.

Even so, facing a fool who is completely unafraid of injury or death is indeed very troublesome. Unless one's strength is completely superior to Hidan's and one can dismember Hidan without letting Hidan hurt him, no one has yet been able to withstand Hidan's technique and survive if Hidan gets even a drop of blood.

"What's going on? He seems fearless."

A Kage-level figure said strangely, "Just now, Hidan took a knife to his abdomen, but he only suffered a shallow wound and bled a few drops."

"It's time for the ceremony."

Hidan licked the blood he had collected, then drew a circle and triangle formation on the ground, looking completely neurotic.

Is he joking?

The ninjas who were besieging Hidan thought this, but the next moment, when Hidan plunged the Bloodstained Three-Moon Scythe into his own stomach, and the Kage-level ninja suffered the same injury, everyone's gaze towards Hidan changed.

"Come on! Let's hurt each other!"

Hidan laughed wildly, while the others were hesitant to act against him due to his abilities, and for the time being, they were unable to do anything about him.

"Um, could you introduce me to a cult?"

Yi Shuihan appeared beside Hidan, startling him. The other ninjas present also looked at Yi Shuihan with suspicion and uncertainty. Yi Shuihan's sudden appearance was not to be underestimated.

Are you a follower of an evil god?

Hidan asked in a serious tone, seemingly having completely forgotten the occasion.

"Not yet?"

Yi Shuihan answered honestly. In fact, he didn't really want to join the cult. He came here simply because he was interested in Hidan's immortality.

"Then I can't let you join a cult. Cults can only be joined by followers of evil gods."

Hidan's expression was unusually serious when he said this, just like a godfather.

"Is that so? That's troublesome. Let me ask you a question: does joining a cult grant immortality?"

"Of course not. Only a devout believer like me has the chance to gain the favor of an evil god and be granted immortality. If you want immortality, you'd better become a believer first."

When the topic of evil gods came up, Hidan became animated, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism.

"Hey you over there, who are you? Are you with him? If you die, we'll leave you here. If not, get out of here now."

They wouldn't have used the word "please" if they weren't wary of Yi Shuihan's strength.

Yi Shuihan completely ignored them, waving his hand impatiently as if shooing away flies.

This action was undoubtedly a provocation. The surrounding ninjas immediately looked at Yi Shuihan with hostility and released their killing intent. They couldn't touch Hidan for the time being, but surely they could touch this guy who suddenly appeared.

"Wait, I know who he is now, it's Yi Shuihan!"

Suddenly, a Jonin pointed at Yi Shuihan and exclaimed, instantly stunning the surrounding ninjas who wanted to teach Yi Shuihan a lesson. After they came to their senses, they all looked at Yi Shuihan with awe.

Although not everyone knows Yi Shuihan, his name has long been known among the high-ranking ninjas, and his intimidation is arguably even greater than that of the Kage of the Five Great Nations.

"Why would such an important figure appear here? Is he here to help us deal with Xiao?"

A female Jonin looked at Yi Shuihan expectantly, her eyes filled with admiration. She was a Sand Ninja, whose talent was actually not enough to become a Kage. She only became where she was today because of the hot spring resort. She naturally had a good impression of Yi Shuihan.

"Uh!"

Yi Shuihan looked at the female ninja who was speaking with a speechless expression, unable to bear telling her the truth, since she was clearly one of his fans.

"You're right. Actually, I'm here to help. Leave him to me. You guys go deal with the others!"

"Finally, I haven't disappointed our female fans," Yi Shuihan said righteously.

"Wow, so handsome! He really came to help me."

In the eyes of the female ninja, Yi Shuihan was now radiating golden light.

"Everyone except the one who was affected by the spell can leave. If your shadow asks, just say that's what I said."

Everyone looked at Yi Shuihan hesitantly, and in the end, no one knew who started it, but they all left, leaving only the Kage-level ninja who had been hit by the technique.

"Aren't you the one who was killed by the boss a while ago? How come you're still alive?"

Hidan exclaimed in surprise, seemingly only now remembering who Yi Shuihan really was.

"Who knows? Maybe I died and came back to life."

Yi Shuihan said jokingly.

Chapter 453, Suicide by Biting Off One's Tongue?

Even if Hidan is stupid, he can see that Yi Shuihan's previous claim of joining the cult was just a pretext, and there is no doubt that Yi Shuihan is now his enemy.

Hidan didn't have a good attitude towards his enemies. Even though he had heard from Deidara and others how strong Yi Shuihan was, he still didn't take Yi Shuihan too seriously. His immortality had made him fearless, or rather, somewhat arrogant.

Without warning, Hidan swung his weapon again, this time aiming directly at the heart, clearly intending to kill someone first.

"what!"

A scream rang in his ears. It was clearly a man, but he managed to scream like a woman. Yi Shuihan was truly impressed.

"What are you yelling for? You can't even die without my permission."

Yuichi Yamashita's voice abruptly stopped as he stared blankly at Hidan's hand, which was being held, the scythe blade only a fingernail's distance from his heart.

"Hehe! That..."

Feeling inexplicably awkward, Yuichi Yamashita had an urge to disappear into the ground. How could a powerful Kage-level shinobi scream in such a peculiar way?

He really wanted to say, so what if someone is a Kage-level expert? Kage-level experts are still human. Can't they be afraid? Everyone is equal in the face of death!

He could only think these things in his heart; he didn't have the thick skin to say them aloud, even though there was some truth to them.

Hidan was surprised that Yi Shuihan was so fast. He was certain that Yi Shuihan hadn't been watching him the whole time, but had only reacted to stop him after he made his move. The other party was much faster than him.

Hidan tried to break free from Yi Shuihan's grasp, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch. Yi Shuihan's hand was like a pair of pliers, clamping down on his hand tightly. Hidan even suspected that if he continued to exert force, the final result might be that his hand would be torn off.

What a ridiculous joke it would be to tear off one's own hand. Even if Hidan were immortal, he wouldn't usually do that. Of course, he wouldn't be afraid to do it if necessary.

“Like I said, you can’t kill anyone without my permission. Of course, you can try. I’ve heard that biting your tongue can kill you.”

"Then try it."

After Hidan finished speaking, he pretended to bite his tongue, which scared Yamashita Yu, who was standing next to him, so much that his face turned pale. He wanted to stop him, but found that it was too late and could only stare dumbly at Hidan's actions.

"Bite! Why did you stop biting? Or are you afraid of the pain?"

Biting one's tongue to commit suicide is not a comfortable way to die. The human tongue has nerve endings, so once damaged, it will inevitably bring severe pain. Intense pain often causes the body's autonomic nervous system to react accordingly, causing painful fainting. Even so, one usually does not die, but only after excessive blood loss.

Compared to other methods, biting one's tongue to commit suicide is arguably one of the most painful ways to die, as the suffering endured before death is far greater.

The idea of ​​biting one's tongue to commit suicide and then dying immediately is simply wishful thinking and doesn't make sense scientifically. Of course, there are many things in this world that science cannot explain, so maybe it really could happen!

Hidan's expression was somewhat grim. In fact, he had indeed tried to commit suicide by biting his tongue before, but that experience made him give up on this method of death ever since. Although biting one's tongue could successfully kill the enemy, the pain one had to endure for too long was too much, and even after the ritual ended, it would still take a long time to recover.