So far, the fights in Akatsuki had been intense. The match between Kisame and Orochimaru ended in a draw, as did the fight between Juzo and Hiruko. However, Funan had completely played Deidara, leaving a lasting impression on everyone.
Orochimaru was particularly disturbed. The idea of having someone skilled in genjutsu in the group did not please him, especially someone as skilled as Funan.
At that moment, Sasori stepped forward, visibly impatient. "Come on, someone fight me! I don't have all day."
With a flash, Konan appeared. Her paper wings spread majestically as she positioned herself in front of Sasori.
"Konan, Konan, my dear Konan! Don't go, don't go!" Funan shouted, pretending to cry as he extended a hand towards her.
Everyone looked at Funan in silence.
"Enough!" Pain interrupted him, his voice filled with coldness. His eyes locked on Funan, clearly annoyed.
"Why are you so fierce? Can't you see that I'm sad? Are you looking for trouble? Believe it or not, I'll kill you!" Funan stared back defiantly, his eyes displaying the Mangekyo.
Silence fell over the room. Everyone watched the tension between Funan and Pain.
"Do we need to leave the battlefield to you?" Konan asked coldly, her eyes flashing with irritation.
"There's no need!" Pain suppressed his anger. Funan became more and more unpleasant to him.
Funan stared at Pain and said coldly. "I find you irritating too."
Pain gritted his teeth, fighting the urge to lunge at Funan.
At that moment, Sasori attacked, launching a shower of poisonous needles. Konan dodged and counterattacked with precision.
The battle between Sasori and Konan was intense, with both showing their true abilities. Sasori used his Third Kazekage puppet, while Konan used her paper ninjutsu with impressive skill. In the end, both stopped, having shown enough of their skills.
The fights within Akatsuki were not to determine a clear winner, but to measure each other's abilities and establish mutual respect. In addition, to achieve a certain degree of cooperation between them.
Of course, an accident happened.
Only two people were left without fighting. Pain and Obito.
Pain, who was filled with anger, gritted his teeth and looked at Obito.
Obito's scalp was numb.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Pain shouted in fury, then summoned four of his Six Paths, before surrounding Obito and hitting him hard.
Fortunately, Kamui was effective enough to save Obito.
It can be said that the level of this battle between Obito and Pain was at the highest level, leaving everyone with grave expressions.
"Everyone, we have a certain understanding of each other, which facilitates our future cooperation." Pain said calmly. "Next, let's act according to the plan."
He assigned specific tasks to everyone.
Of course, they were still far from Akatsuki's main mission.
When Funan's turn came...
"Miss Konan, let's go on a date!" Funan smiled and took out a bunch of flowers and handed them to Konan.
Konan frowned. However, as a woman, this was her first time receiving flowers, and her expression showed a hint of surprise. The flowers were quite pretty…
Konan felt a little lost. Fortunately, a penetrating gaze brought her back to her senses.
Pain stared at Konan with a serious look. From his expression, one could tell what he wanted to say.
Konan, you can't mess around.
Konan coughed dryly, looked at Funan, and said: "Uchiha Funan, everyone has their own missions. If you need anything, use the ring to communicate."
After that, Konan left first.
Funan looked at Pain unhappily and said: "What are you looking at? I'm warning you, treat my wife well or I'll beat you up."
"What do you mean your wife?" Pain said coldly. "Uchiha Funan, I'm warning you, stay away from Konan or..."
"Enough!" Funan spread his hands and said: "It seems you won't realize your place until we fight."
"Ha!" The self-proclaimed god was furious. "Follow me!"
The other Akatsuki members, watching the two leave, clicked their tongues.
They really wanted to follow them. However, they knew that the two people were very unhappy at the moment.
If they went there rashly, they would definitely be beaten up.
...
Pain and Funan were very fast. In a short time, the two came to a forest.
A gentle breeze lifted a leaf, blocking Pain's view for an instant.
It was only a brief moment, and then...
Funan was already close to Pain.
[Bang! Bang! Bang!]
Three figures fell from the sky.
Funan recognized the figures, they were the same figures who fought against Obito.
Asura Path, Animal Path, Deva Path y Petra Path.
"Summoning Rinnegan!"
Animal Path slammed his hands on the ground.
[Bang! Bang!]
A Giant Multi-Headed Dog and a Giant Snake-Tailed Chameleon appeared.
"Roar!"
The giant dog roared and charged towards Funan.
[Swoosh!]
Funan dodged the attack, before instantly appearing above the giant dog.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Like a meteor, it fell, not only covering the giant dog, but also the giant chameleon.
The blood-colored flames quickly burned them, causing both animals to scream in pain.
At the same time Asura Path approached Funan, and separated his hand, revealing a group of missiles
Funan did his best to dodge the attack, but instantly Pain and Petra Path appeared in front of him.
Petra Path stretched out his hand to grab Funan. But he reacted instantly, and before Petra Path could react, Funan smashed his head with a punch.
Funan smiled at Pain and said: "There are three, no, five more left."
"Huh?" Pain frowned instantly. Few knew this. How did Funan know?
Obito, who was secretly watching the battle through White Zetsu, was also surprised.
Funan knew too much.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Three clones appeared and two of them ran towards the Asura Path and the Petra Path, and the last one ran towards Pain.
Pain coldly watched the Funan clone heading towards him and extended his hand.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
[Swoosh!]
The clone flew uncontrollably towards Pain.
"Shinra Tensei!"
[Boom!]
An immense force was unleashed, directly impacting the clone's body.
But the next moment Pain's expression suddenly changed.
In front of him, a blood-red skeleton began to emerge from Funan's body. Even the powerful force of Shinra Tensei could not destroy it. It had withstood the attack.
Susanoo...
"You're not a clone? You're the original?"
"To confront you, how could I use a clone?" Funan laughed out loud. And the Susanoo's huge arm suddenly struck him hard.
[Boom!]
The whole ground sank.
A large pit with a diameter of dozens of meters appeared, and the ground within a hundred meters around was densely packed with cracks.
[Swoosh!]
A figure shot out of the crater, landing several meters away, staring at Funan coldly.
It was Pain. He was now in a sorry state, his clothes torn.
Funan looked at Pain in surprise. "I didn't beat you to death?"
Pain's expression remained cold, not saying a word. The next moment several figures landed beside him. Six in total.
"Haha, interesting!" Funan grinned, and the Mangekyo in his eyes turned. A powerful pupil energy emanated from his body.
The giant skeleton began to change. Its size grew, flesh covered the bones, and armor appeared. Finally, it took on the appearance of a Tengu.
The Susanoo reached a height of over seventy meters. Like a deity, it looked down coldly at Pain from above.
"Damn..." Obito in the dark was dumbfounded.
Pain's expression was icy. He extended his hand and a small black sphere appeared in his palm.
"Become a satellite!"
Funan sneered. "satellite? You will be torn to pieces before that happens."
The blood-colored magatama appeared in the palm of Susanoo.
They both looked at each other, filled with coldness and bloodlust.
"Stop!"
Just as the two were about to clash, a female scream rang out, and then countless paper cranes flew towards them.
[Boom!]
The paper cranes were filled with explosive tags. Of course, they weren't enough to break the Susanoo's armor. On the other side, the Six Paths of Pain joined forces and easily destroyed all the paper cranes.
The Paper Ninjutsu didn't have much of an effect, but it did manage to break the tense atmosphere between the two.
Konan appeared between the two, looking cautiously at Funan. Nagato surely wouldn't attack her.
She said coldly: "Enough already! Do you really need to kill each other to be satisfied?"
"Beautiful Miss Konan, this has nothing to do with me." Funan said aggrievedly. "This is all that guy's fault, always looking for trouble with me."
Pain gritted his teeth.
"Okay, Funan! Stop!" Konan looked at Funan seriously and said: "We're not your enemies, are we?"
"Of course!" Funan said with a smile. "Miss Konan will never be my enemy. Although, if she ever was, it would be on a different kind of battlefield."
Seeing Funan's mischievous look, Konan understood the meaning behind his words. Her face flushed red, and she glared at him.
Only Pain looked puzzled. Another battlefield?
The first battle between the two ended just like that. No one was victorious. Both sides just made tentative attacks.
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