Closer and closer the Six Paths of Pein were to reaching the object of their contempt, the village of Konoha. Within a forest populated by giant plants and deadly creatures, the appearance of a certain individual made the group stop in their tracks. It was the Yellow Flash himself, the 4th Hokage. Such a situation was a great opportunity for Pein. Before laying waste to the village, burying one of their greatest fighters on his own will make the job that much simpler. Minato would be the first to launch an offensive, causing the very earth beneath Pein to heat up. As this happens, Animal merely claps his hands together which spawns a long centipede of great size beneath them.
"You are correct. In Amegakure I am their god, their savior. Here, you will know me as the executioner."
The centipede's durable body helps it resist being harmed by the fire technique as it moves deeper into the forest, to coil around a giant tree long range from Minato.
Upon the centipede's retreat, the Paths (anchored to the summon with chakra) enter a circular formation facing outward so they will have the largest field of vision. Also, Asura fires four homing missiles from his arm into the air that fly with purpose, targeting Minato.
Once the missiles are launched, Deva points a hand at Minato. He uses his gravitational ability to pull Minato in a upward arc toward the missiles that would explode on him in midair.
