After gathering information, long before the war began, Jiraiya had devised various combat strategies.
However, he found that most of his attacks were difficult to overcome, especially with the protection of the Preta Path.
The Rinnegan, which can absorb all ninjutsu, can defeat all ninjutsu-type ninjas!
Ninjutsu Professor Sarutobi Hiruzen and the heroic Jiraiya are ninjas who specialize in ninjutsu.
In other words, only Tsunade, who has physical strength and excels in close combat, is most suited to face the Preta Path.
Unfortunately, the Rinnegan projected by Nagato can share vision, and there are no blind spots in its field of vision. Tsunade had no chance of approaching the Preta Path.
If she got any closer, she would be repelled by the Deva Path.
Only one person had no chance, but cooperation among them could achieve the impossible!
Nagato had four puppets, and Jiraiya also had a teammate!
He never forgot that he was not fighting alone!
Using a sea of fire as cover and leveraging the Preta Path to absorb it, he launched a close-range attack and killed with one strike.
This was Jiraiya's tactic, and it worked!
No matter how smart Nagato was, he could not imagine that someone could bring a sea of fire and fight the Preta Path; only Tsunade, with her self-healing abilities and super strong regeneration, could do this.
After defeating the Preta Path, Tsunade rushed toward the Deva Path.
Unfortunately, the Deva Path, already on guard, immediately unleashed Almighty Push and sent Tsunade flying.
Seeing the sea of fire slowly dissipating before him and the Preta Path suddenly dead, the Deva Path could only sigh.
Although he had underestimated Jiraiya, he had suddenly underestimated him!
Was this the weight of the name Konoha Sannin?
Could Hanzo the coward defeat the Konoha Sannin who worked so well together?
It could only be said that the Konoha Sannin must have been relatively immature when they were young and far from their current state...
At this moment, Hiruzen also jumped and landed beside Jiraiya.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Deva Path was gathering its power and the Animal Path had also paused, Hiruzen easily took down the Animal Path.
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Hiruzen; the three Konoha experts faced the Deva Path together.
As for Pain, the other three paths had been eliminated, leaving only the Deva Path.
The battle lasted only a few minutes.
Konoha's side relied on their intelligence advantage and was almost completely victorious.
"Give up, you can't win anymore!"
Jiraiya stopped Tsunade, who was about to move, and tried to persuade her again.
The Deva Path in the distance shook his head, still expressionless, and said: "Jiraiya-sensei, do you really think you will win?"
"Nagato, you finally acknowledged me!"
"Sensei, this has happened. Do you think there is still room for relaxation in Konoha and Amegakure?"
"There is still room! As long as you are willing to stop, everything can be negotiated. Right, Hiruzen-sensei?"
Jiraiya looked hopefully at Hiruzen beside him.
Hiruzen paused and then said softly: "The war can be stopped, but Amegakure must provide compensation."
"The status of Konoha and the Land of Fire cannot be questioned!"
The change in the battlefield situation made Hiruzen a little more confident.
Currently, it was three against one.
Moreover, the ordinary battlefield in the distance also gave Konoha an extraordinary advantage.
In this case, if he let Amegakure go, how could Konoha still survive in the ninja world in the future?
Only the Land of Fire could not explain this!
At the very least, Amegakure must admit defeat and pay compensation to save Konoha's face.
"This..."
Jiraiya was stunned and didn't know how to persuade him.
He felt Hiruzen was right if viewed from Konoha's perspective...
The Deva Path smiled coldly upon hearing this: "Jiraiya-sensei, do you understand?"
"You big countries always think you are the protagonists of the world and have never experienced difficulties like the small countries."
"You only impose your own will and violence on the small countries!"
"It is impossible for people to truly understand each other."
"Only pain can make everyone equal!"
In response, an impatient Tsunade immediately retorted: "Stop babbling about that nonsense. Clearly, you are the one who started the war against Konoha!"
"Stop acting like a victim!"
The Deva Path Pain glared sharply at Tsunade, his killing intent rising sharply:
"Victim?!!"
"It seems you also do not understand real pain!"
"I will make you feel it!"
"Universal Pull!"
The Deva Path activated the relatively rarely used Universal Pull, directly sucking Tsunade from a distance and flying toward him.
"Nagato! Wait..."
Seeing Tsunade being attacked, Jiraiya was so anxious that he didn't care about any persuasion.
"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya pulled his hair and caught Tsunade in mid-air, pulling her back to prevent her from being sucked in. However, the suction was too strong, causing Tsunade to remain drawn toward the Deva Path.
The Deva Path produced a black rod, raised his hand, and shot it.
*Pu-chi* *Pu-chi* *Pu-chi*
Its speed was incredibly fast, and it pierced Tsunade's abdomen in an instant!
"Tsunade!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Seeing Tsunade injured, Jiraiya began to attack.
"Water Release: Water-Lightning Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Hiruzen beside him also hurriedly activated a combined ninjutsu, firing water dragon bullets charged with both water and lightning types to attack the enemy, heading straight for the Deva Path!
In the next moment, the Fire Element and Thunder Dragon were easily deflected by Almighty Push.
Taking advantage of this gap, Tsunade, who had lost the Universal Pull's attraction, was also pulled back by Jiraiya.
"Are you alright? You can't die!"
Tsunade pulled out the black rod and said loudly. Her wounds began to heal rapidly on their own.
But at this moment, in the fire fog in the distance, a figure rushed out at an incredibly fast speed, so fast that it could only be seen as a shadow with the naked eye.
*BOOM*
The Deva Path punched Hiruzen in the stomach, knocking him down!
Tsunade and Jiraiya rushed to attack the Deva Path together.
High kicks from the side, counter punches, and double attacks from left and right.
But the Deva Path caught them with both hands simultaneously!
"What!"
Tsunade was shocked; how could someone resist her physical strength?
Jiraiya was equally shocked. Although the strength of Sage Mode was slightly lower than Tsunade's physical strength, it was still formidable.
One punch was enough to destroy the Asura Path.
But now he was easily taken over by the Deva Path?
What was happening?
How could his physical skills be so strong?
In reality, the Deva Path was the core of the Six Paths of Pain.
It could be said that the combined strength of the other five paths could not match even half of the Deva Path's comprehensive combat strength.
Nagato had not released Super Almighty Push; his chakra was still very sufficient. Moreover, after a large amount of chakra and energy concentrated solely on the Deva Path, its power would only grow stronger!
Furthermore, the Deva Path's physical strength was the strongest among the six Pain!
Although he had been defeated by Naruto transformed into Bijuu, his style had suddenly changed, but he had never been defeated by Kyuubi.
The Deva Path could even physically contend with Kyuubi without being beaten to a pulp.
A man who could even pull Kyuubi's arm with his bare hands and punch Kyuubi hard!
In addition, he also withstood the unfinished Bijudama from close range and exploded, but his clothes were only damaged.
Until his final defeat, his body remained intact. With such physical strength, there were only a handful of people in the entire ninja world!
"Sensei, are you surprised? I told you, you do not understand the true power of God."
"You cannot even comprehend real pain. I will let you feel it!"
The Deva Path pushed Jiraiya away. Then he withdrew the black rod and inserted it into the left side of Tsunade's head.
Tsunade reacted quickly, blocking the black rod with her left arm, and even swung a punch again, hitting the opponent's chin.
"Almighty Push!"
Tsunade was blasted away again by the immense repulsive force and fell to the ground.
Hiruzen got up, following up with an attack, and he used Enma to transform into the Adamantine Staff and quickly extended it, pushing the Deva Path.
Do not underestimate this attack.
Hiruzen used this technique to push Kyuubi out of Konoha.
Unfortunately, this technique was easy to use on larger targets but not easy to target humanoid ninjas.
The Deva Path activated his suction, turned to the side, and easily avoided the attack. Then he chased after Tsunade in the distance.
He had seen that Jiraiya cared very much for Tsunade, one of the Konoha Sannin, and there must be affection for her.
Just like his affection for Konan at that time.
Kill Tsunade!
It might make Jiraiya truly feel the pain!
At that moment, it was time to see if Jiraiya could forgive him calmly!
"Cough..."
Tsunade got up and spat out a mouthful of blood.
She admitted she had underestimated her opponent, but she did not expect her opponent's physical abilities to be so strong.
But she was not a vase. How could one of the dignified Konoha Sannin be easily defeated by the Deva Path?
Facing the Deva Path's attack again, Tsunade used her strength, smashing the ground with one foot, rushing out at full speed, and once again engaged in close combat with the Deva Path.
Hiruzen in the distance also joined the fight while holding the Adamantine Staff.
The two surrounded the Deva Path together, while Jiraiya used ninjutsu to assist from a distance. The Deva Path was indeed extraordinarily strong.
He was able to force the three Konoha experts into a humiliating situation, and they barely managed to achieve a stalemate.
But the combined efforts of the three also doubled the pressure on the Deva Path.
Although he was strong, he was far from strong enough to easily defeat all three of them.
Especially this Tsunade.
The Deva Path had hit her hard several times with the black rod. However, the other side would soon be able to heal and regenerate, becoming more alive again.
With the continuous pressure from the three of them, the Deva Path could not charge up and release Super Almighty Push.
The Deva Path could only change his strategy. While fighting fiercely, he slowly moved the battlefield and gradually approached the position of the main body.
As long as the distance was a thousand meters, the main body could activate Catastrophic Planetary Devastation!
At that time, they would be killed!