Chapter 79: The Lethal Poison of the Salamander
Hanzō of the Salamander indeed only wanted to escape.
Facing the strangeness of the Deva Path Pain and the combination of Nagato and Konan, this Ninja Demigod knew in his heart his chances of winning were pitifully low.
Rather than using the Salamander to launch a counterattack, it was better to avoid injury himself, thereby preserving more stamina and chakra to escape.
Taking advantage of the chaos created by Shinra Tensei, Hanzō of the Salamander's figure abruptly vanished from the spot. He used Substitution Jutsu and Body Flicker Technique alternately, fleeing towards the distance!
But with every step Hanzō of the Salamander fled, the horror in his heart grew.
Because every inch of ground he stepped on was transformed from stack upon stack of exploding tags! Just how large was this area of exploding tags!
"Banshō Ten'in (Universal Pull)!"
Following the Deva Path Pain's soft shout, Hanzō suddenly found his body uncontrollably flying backward towards the Deva Path Pain!
Hanzō of the Salamander quickly formed hand seals, spewing a huge wave of water from his mouth, "Water Release: Water Trumpet!"
He wanted to use the force of the water wave to repel Pain, or at least find a way to break free from this inexplicable gravitational pull.
However, a chubby, orange-haired man appeared between them, a white glow emanating from his body. He simply extended his palm and absorbed all the chakra from the Water Trumpet wave.
It was precisely the Preta Path Pain.
"Ninjutsu attacks are ineffective?"
Hanzō of the Salamander pulled the kusarigama from his back, using the force of Banshō Ten'in to fly towards the sky!
The Deva Path Pain ignored Hanzō's kusarigama, looking at him expressionlessly, "Hanzō, I will never forget Yahiko's pain..."
"...A resurrected corpse... how does it have a pair of Rinnegan too?"
A trace of fear flashed in Hanzō of the Salamander's eyes. Uncertainly, he gripped the kusarigama in his hand and slashed towards the Deva Path Pain before him!
"He is indeed already dead."
The Deva Path Pain ducked low, using the momentum to dodge Hanzō's kusarigama, his palm landing on Hanzō's chest, "Standing before you now... is the true God of this world!"
Crack!
A black rod emerged from Pain's palm!
This Yin-Yang Release black rod fiercely pierced through Hanzō's body!
Taking advantage of the moment Hanzō of the Salamander's chakra froze, the Deva Path Pain flew up and kicked Hanzō in the head, knocking him to the ground!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Four black rods shot out continuously!
Hanzō of the Salamander was completely pinned to the ground!
The Yin-Yang Release black rods not only restricted his chakra but also his movements. Now he was utterly unable to move, completely at their mercy.
The Deva Path Pain walked before him, stepping on Hanzō of the Salamander's head, "I thought I would enjoy a cathartic revenge, but unexpectedly, only boundless disappointment remains. You really are weak, Hanzō..."
Hanzō of the Salamander looked up at the Deva Path Pain insulting him, violently spitting out a mouthful of blood—unclear if from injury or anger.
"Just kill him directly!"
Konan looked somewhat displeasedly at Hanzō of the Salamander, raising her palm, "Humiliating such a person has no meaning!"
Nagato was silent for a moment, then turned his head towards Uehara Naraka beside him, "Go, Uehara. Kill this waste who has lost his conviction. He is no longer worthy of Pain taking action."
Uehara Naraka: "..."
What do you mean by that?
Not worthy of Pain acting, so you make me act?
Insulting two people with one sentence every time. Truly worthy of you, Nagato!
Let alone Uehara Naraka, even Konan felt Nagato's words were a bit excessive.
Uehara actually somewhat understood their feelings. This feeling was like painstakingly plotting for a long time to assassinate a big BOSS, only for them to throw one shuriken...
And then the BOSS died.
Long ago, after Hanzō of the Salamander was misled by Shimura Danzō, tried to consolidate his power by attempting to murder the Akatsuki organization, and ended up nearly getting counter-killed, his heart had already died.
Or rather, from then on, Hanzō only thought about surviving.
Who could be blamed for this?
Could only blame Shimura Danzō.
In this ninja world, anyone associated with Shimura Danzō, or brainwashed by Shimura Danzō, few ever met a good end.
Hanzō of the Salamander, Nonō Yakushi, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi...
Of course, there were also people who specialized in countering Shimura Danzō.
That was Konoha's Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Relying on the Will of Fire, he forcefully re-brainwashed those who were almost led astray by Danzō.
This couldn't help but make one praise Kakashi Hatake.
This white-haired Konoha Jonin endured through his dark youth, endured Danzō's brainwashing, endured the Will of Fire's brainwashing... until Kakashi ran into a certain yellow-haired kid's Talk-no-Jutsu, finally unable to endure further.
Uehara Naraka reeled in his wildly wandering thoughts, walked step by step towards Hanzō of the Salamander, casually accepting the black rod handed to him by the Deva Path Pain.
Hanzō of the Salamander's gas mask fell off. He glared hatefully at the approaching Uehara Naraka, "Kid, you think you can kill me?"
Honestly, Nagato and Konan terrified him.
But Uehara Naraka, who had been deceiving him all along, seemed detestable!
This kid deceived Salamander Shinda, deceived their Amegakure's feelings, and moreover directly led him to his death!
Ever since Hanzō of the Salamander decided that day to accept the meeting with Shimura Danzō, even receiving news that Danzō might make concessions, he felt a little happy inside, thinking he could again use Konoha's power to resolve his own threat.
Who could have imagined this was actually a complete scam from start to finish!
Those bastards from Akatsuki even guided him to this place for execution!
"Farewell, Your Excellency Hanzō."
Uehara Naraka gripped the Yin-Yang Release black rod, stabbed down towards Hanzō of the Salamander on the ground, and shouted softly, "If you have any resentment, go find Shimura Danzō!"
Hearing Uehara's words, Hanzō of the Salamander's mind even felt a bit slow.
But at the critical moment of life and death, Hanzō finally reacted!
"You die first! Kid!"
Hanzō of the Salamander violently spewed a mouthful of poison gas from his mouth! This was the poison gas from the Salamander poison sac within his body, a lethal poison even he himself couldn't withstand!
It's just that Hanzō secretly kept a tiny bottle of antidote hidden in the gap between his teeth; biting it open could temporarily neutralize the poison for him.
This was his true killing move.
Taking advantage of Uehara Naraka being close at hand, taking advantage of Nagato and Konan being far away on the cliff, taking advantage of the Deva Path Pain standing nearby unable to react in time, the Salamander's lethal poison instantly spread out!
As long as this group was hindered by the lethal poison, he would have a chance to escape!
As long as he could survive, anything was possible in the future!
"Uehara!"
"Naraka!"
Nagato and Konan's expressions changed drastically.
In their line of sight, the proud yet naive young ninja who had always been by their side completely ignored the assault of the Salamander's lethal poison, gripped the Yin-Yang Release black rod in his hand, and fiercely plunged it into Hanzō's back!
Side Quest: Fall of a Demigod (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Starcall.
Starcall: Consume 10% of current Life Energy and Chakra Energy to replenish an ally's Life Energy and Chakra Energy by the corresponding percentage. Cooldown 6 seconds.
Side Quest: Collect one type of new super poison (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Planting Mushrooms (Noxious Trap).
Planting Mushrooms: Use chakra to generate an invisible poisonous mushroom that can be placed in a target area, providing small-area vision within the target zone; when a target steps on the mushroom, it explodes and poisons them. The size of each mushroom is related to the chakra value. Minimum cost 100 Chakra.
Uehara Naraka stood amidst the Salamander's lethal poison, glanced at the two skills rewarded by the system, feeling he had profited from participating in Hanzō of the Salamander's assassination this time. In the future, he could also act as a medical ninja...
Just need to think of a way to explain it.
Better find some time to learn some medical ninjutsu.
The Salamander's lethal poison, Uehara truly didn't mind it.
He possessed the Cleanse skill; as long as he left the poisonous area, he could use Cleanse to remove it.
As for how to explain to Nagato and Konan?
This place had so many Ame ninja corpses; couldn't they find a single antidote for the Salamander's lethal poison on their bodies?
Uehara Naraka calculated accurately.
Everything should go according to his expectations.
This time, he still miscalculated one thing.
Konan, disregarding her own safety, hastily flew into the Salamander's poison mist, grabbed Uehara's arm, and pulled him out!
"Konan, you didn't need to rush..."
Asura Path Pain pushed Nagato's wheelchair, appearing beside them nervously, "I could have let the Six Paths of Pain enter the poison mist to rescue Uehara."
"It's fine, find the antidote first."
Konan tightly hugged Uehara Naraka and urged in a low voice, "Nagato, hurry up... I said, protect Naraka well!"
"..."
Uehara could only hide in her embrace.
Feeling a little happy inside, yet also a little worried.
(End of Chapter)
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