Tsunade was probably still troubled by her hemophobia now.

Of course, Takemi felt that it was less hemophobia and more a psychological issue.

She had twice witnessed her most beloved people fall in pools of blood, and that bloody scene had become her nightmare.

Upon seeing blood, it would immediately trigger memories of that past moment, causing her to collapse, and her full strength would be unable to be displayed.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me?"

However, as he was pondering, Pain suddenly let out a low growl, and the slightly sharp black rod instantly thrust towards him again.

"And you know I'm distracted?" Takemi raised an eyebrow slightly.

The next instant, his aura abruptly changed, red eye shadow appeared, and his eyes instantly turned white.

"This is… that special state?"

Pain immediately thought of the information he had seen before, and he also recalled what Jiraiya had said when teaching them.

"It seems you've learned Jiraiya-sensei's Sage Mode, but unfortunately, it's all useless, because…"

Watching Takemi quickly flash, then the white fang short sword suddenly thrust towards him, the power within his body abruptly erupted.

"Before these eyes, you have no chance of winning!"

In an instant, Takemi felt a powerful repulsive force filling the surroundings.

"Shinra Tensei?"

Takemi understood in his heart. The next moment, his figure instantly retreated fiercely with the repulsive force of Shinra Tensei.

At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals, and the Chakra within him surged exceptionally at this moment.

Sage Art: Great Fireball Technique!

Almost the moment Shinra Tensei ceased, his Fire Release was already complete. A massive fireball fiercely shot towards Pain.

Pain snorted coldly at the sight. Even though he wasn't afraid of being hit by Fire Release, he still quickly leaped backward. He didn't want Yahiko's body to be easily struck.

And at this moment, countless kunai instantly shot out from the flames.

"Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Seeing this, Pain immediately understood what was happening. After all, Akatsuki members had encountered Takemi so many times. It was extremely difficult for them not to be knowledgeable about him.

Since he dared to come, he naturally came fully prepared.

Looking at the dense array of kunai, he immediately leaped backward, ready for Takemi to appear.

On the other side, the Fourth Raikage, who was temporarily free from trouble, looked at Shizune.

"Hey, what exactly is going on?"

"What exactly are you Konoha people up to?"

"I don't know." Shizune shook her head in confusion. She truly knew nothing.

"However, Fourth Raikage-sama, if they are indeed here to kill you, we will protect you."

"..."

The Fourth Raikage's right fist hardened slightly.

Came to kill me? It's more likely you hired them!

He couldn't really say that, because if he were in such a tricky situation, he would probably resort to some underhanded tactics too.

Sizzle... Sizzle... Sizzle—

However, at this moment, before he could speak, he suddenly heard a piercing electrical sound.

Boom—

Accompanying that electrical sound, there was a roaring explosion.

He turned his head and instantly gnashed his teeth.

Because he saw that what Takemi used was...

"My technique?!"

The Fourth Raikage's greatest pride was his unparalleled speed and strength when using his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

With such explosive power, he didn't think many in the Ninja World could stop him. Even in terms of speed, he always believed no one could catch up to him.

Minato might have been one, but he had been dead for over ten years. He had thought that no one could match his speed anymore.

But now, a previously unknown yet terrifyingly powerful brat suddenly appeared!

Not only had this brat learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, but even...

"He also learned my Ninjutsu?"

He saw Takemi's figure flash not far away, his body enveloped in dazzling lightning, suddenly appearing beside the orange-haired man.

Immediately after, Takemi used the standard 'Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop' attack stance.

Even if he used a short sword instead of a hand blade, there was no way he could mistake that stance.

"This damned brat..."

As he was filled with anger and shock, Takemi's short sword had already swung down.

Boom—

With a loud bang, he sliced a deep crack into the ground.

Takemi raised an eyebrow, because a wall of piled rubble had appeared in front of him at some point.

It was this wall that separated him from Pain, and also gave Pain a chance to launch an attack.

"Bansho Ten'in?"

Takemi immediately understood what was happening. Pain had pulled out a pile of rocks from underground to protect himself.

"It seems he's made quite a few preparations."

Seeing Pain charging over, Takemi instantly met him.

Clang—

Clang—

Clang—

In an instant, their figures continuously flickered through the forest.

The collision of the short sword and the black rods produced constant piercing sounds.

As their Chakra burst more fiercely, the crisp metallic clangs turned into roars.

In the dense forest, trees were constantly destroyed by the aftermath of their clashes.

The ground also continuously collapsed under their impact, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards.

Under the enhancement of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Sage Mode, Takemi was incredibly fast.

The boost from the dual modes was unimaginable. He felt for the first time that his speed could reach such a level.

"Moreover, I don't need to worry about my eyes not keeping up with my speed."

When Kakashi used Chidori without his Sharingan, he almost killed himself because his eyes couldn't keep up with his own speed.

Takemi's eyes had no such problem, he saw things exceptionally clearly.

"However, Pain's taijutsu and durability are unexpectedly high level..." Takemi continuously launched attacks, muttering to himself.

Fortunately, he knew that this was, after all, taught by Jiraiya, and Pain's body should have been modified.

From what he had seen in the anime, no matter how much Deva Path Pain was beaten by a rampaging Naruto, nothing went wrong.

As for why he finally became immobilized after taking a Rasengan, there were likely two reasons.

One possibility was that Nagato was running low on Chakra, having fought for so long.

Another was that the Rasengan disrupted the Chakra within Pain's body, causing Nagato to momentarily lose control, and Naruto quickly pulled out the black rods.

"It seems Naruto himself said that as long as those black rods are pulled out, Pain can't move..."

But no matter what, Takemi was confident in dealing with Deva Path.

After all—

"I know your intel!"

Buzz—

Chakra suddenly erupted, and as Takemi instantly threw several kunai, he flashed to Pain's side.

The short sword in his hand instantly swung out, its Purple Electricity-infused blade slashing towards Pain's neck.

"Bansho Ten'in!"

Pain had been on guard. Almost the moment Takemi moved, he squatted down and pressed his hand firmly on the ground.

Immediately, several giant rocks were pulled out by him to block the surroundings. However, he suddenly looked up, because he saw a kunai already flying over his head.

The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared, and at that instant, he also erupted with surging Chakra.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Invisible repulsive force instantly burst forth, sending Takemi's just-emerging figure flying away.

But the purple figure in the air performed a nimble turn and landed steadily on a broken tree.