24 Arriving in Another World (1/2)

”How cruel! Restricting Naruto's movement with those poles. I won't let you hurt Naruto anymore!”

”Reinforcement...Hmm?”

”Huh?” Both Hinata and Pain were shocked as a space vortex suddenly appeared in their middle. They were stunned after seeing a black-short haired, pale-skinned man wearing an Akatsuki cloak stepped out from the vortex.

”Ahh!! Eh, there is no impact? Looks like [Claire] is only joking, fuuh.” After he was sent from Nasuverse, Rafi appeared in Shinobi world with a bad feeling. While he was thinking about the System's suspicious words, he felt three people gazed strangely at him.

”Another Akatsuki's member!!”, ”Byakugan!!” Naruto was feeling pressured after seeing another Akatsuki appeared. He was still had a hard battle with Akatsuki's Pain when another Akatsuki came in that critical moment. While Hinata was shocked seeing Akatsuki's member with Byakugan. She thought that her clan had a traitor, but she couldn't recognized the man, much to her confusion.

”I don't ever see you in Akatsuki before. Or, is that your true face after you remove your mask, Tobi? No, what he has is Sharingan, not Byakugan like yours. But, your space ablitiy looks like him. Then, who are you?” Pain said coldly to him.

”Oh, Hinata! and poor Naruto! We can talk a bit later, but now you need to escape from here first.

Hey, don't lump me together with that shady man. This cloak is mine, Nagato. I get it as I think it is cool right, Nagato, Konan.” Rafi greeted Hinata and Naruto with an easy-going smile while he then cheekily replied to Pain as he looked deeply to his Rinnegan.

””...”” Hinata and Naruto was speechless seeing his manner even in that situation.

”No matter how you get the cloak or who you are, but do you want to prevent me from getting the Nine-tails? If so, then I will not hesitate anymore. Seeing you wear that cloak, I might spare you slightly, impostor.” After a silence, Pain proposed his idea to him. He was shocked after Rafi said his secret to him directly. Even Jiraiya needed to battle him for a period of time to know that Pain was only a puppet, but Rafi knew it in an instant to his surprise.

”I am sorry for interrupting your fight,...”

””...”” Naruto and Hinata were tensed hearing him.

”...is what I want to say, but allowing Hinata to fight you is same with hurting her. Besides, I want to try battling another Rinnegan user, even if it is fake. Here I come, Nagato!” As soon he said it, Rafi focused his Byakugan and held Gungnir as he dashed forward to Pain. He didn't forget to give cues for both Hinata and Naruto as he moved.

He quickly thrusted Gungnir, aimed at Pain's eyes fiercely. Pain jumped backward avoided his thrust, widen their distance as he readied his black transmitter.

”Banshō Ten'in.” Pain pulled Rafi toward him as he prepared to stab him. While Rafi was pulled, he threw Gungnir as a projectile while Pain blocked it with his black transmitter, though it was shattered after blocking Gungnir. As Gungnir was blocked, Rafi arrived in front of Pain and threw a hardened fist aimed at his chest with a huge force.

Bang!

While Pain successfully blocked Rafi's punch with both hands, he was sent back quickly as the residual force was too much to bear for him. Rafi then jumped upward, catched Gungnir in midair as he aimed Gungnir to Pain from above, with intent to nail him on the ground.

”Gungnir: Declaration of the Great God!” Rafi shouted its True Name lightly as he threw it fiercely.