What are the SIX PATHS of PAIN in NARUTO?

The Six Paths of Pain is an extremely powerful jutsu that allows the user of the Rinnegan, in this case Nagato, to manipulate six dead bodies as if they were their own, granting each body a unique jutsu.

Nagato could control these corpses by means of metal bars inserted into each body, which he could use to reanimate them with his chakra and gain total control over their movements, thoughts, and even their speech. However, to make this work, he needed to position himself at a high and close point from where he could send signals with his chakra and have complete control.

One distinctive feature of the Six Paths of Pain was that all the bodies had orange hair and unique jutsus, all belonging to Nagato. During a battle, if a single Pain fought alone, they were at a disadvantage, but if they fought together, they were practically indestructible since their Rinnegan provided them with a shared field of vision, giving them an unbreakable defense.

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The six paths of pain

Next, we will discuss the Six Paths of Pain, their abilities, and additionally, we will talk about the seventh path of Pain, about which little is known.

Deva Path

The Deva Path grants its bearer the ability to manipulate gravity. This ability allows them to levitate in the air, attract and repel objects with great force, and create powerful shockwaves to attack their opponents.

In addition to their gravitational manipulation abilities, the Deva Path can also use "Shinra Tensei," a technique that allows them to create a massive explosion around themselves, sending everything around them flying. They can also use "Chibaku Tensei," which allows them to create a small energy sphere that functions as a gravity mass, attracting everything towards its center.

Preta Path

The Preta Path grants its bearer the ability to create a protective barrier with which they can absorb and negate any type of ninjutsu. Additionally, it also has the ability to absorb the chakra of opponents upon physical contact, rendering them unable to perform ninjutsu or genjutsu techniques.

Animal Path

The Animal Path grants its bearer the ability to summon a wide variety of different animals to use in combat such: Cerberus, a giant beaked bird, a rhinoceros, a centipede, an ox, a chameleon, among others. The animals summoned by the Animal Path have unique abilities that can be used in combat.

Asura Path

The Asura Path grants its bearer the ability to create mechanical arms that can be used for a variety of purposes in combat. The arms have great strength and can be used to strike and grab objects with great precision and power. Additionally, the Asura Path has the advantage of using short and long-range weapons such as laser cannons, missiles, blades, among others.

Human Path

Human Path grants its user the ability to extract information from people through physical contact. The extracted information can include knowledge, skills, and memories of the person. In addition, the Human Path can also extract the soul of a human being to be stored by the King of Hell through the Naraka Path.

Naraka Path

Naraka Path grants its user the ability to summon the King of Hell, a demonic being with a great deal of power. This being can judge the souls of people and punish them for their sins by manipulating the "Divine Judgment", which is a kind of scale that determines the severity of each person's sins. It should be noted that the King of Hell can only be seen by those who are being interrogated, and for other people, it is invisible.

In addition, the Naraka Path has the ability to regenerate the bodies of the other Paths of Pain with the help of the King of Hell. This ability is used to keep the other Paths in optimal condition for battle.

Outer Path

The Outer Path is the seventh path, in this case, it belongs to Nagato. The user of this path has the ability to control life and death, as they can control the dead and, if they choose, they have the power to revive them, as seen when Nagato revived Kakashi and all the shinobi who died during the invasion of Konoha. The Outer Path also controls the other six paths of Pain.

It is important to note that as the bearer of the Rinnegan, Nagato also possessed the same Six Paths as the Sage of Six Paths.

Frequent Questions:

What are the names of the 6 paths of Pain?

The names of the 6 paths of Pain are Deva Path, Preta Path, Animal Path, Naraka Path, Asura Path, and Human Path. Additionally, there is the Outer Path, which is Nagato himself, considered the seventh Pain.

How were the 6 paths of Pain created?

The 6 paths of Pain were created by Nagato through his "reanimation" technique, which allows him to create bodies controlled by chakra rods to accomplish his goals.

What are the abilities of each of the 6 paths of Pain?

Deva Path has the ability to manipulate gravity; Asura Path can multiply its arms to increase its strength; Human Path can read the minds of opponents through physical contact; Animal Path can summon powerful creatures; Preta Path can absorb chakra; and Naraka Path can revive the dead and judge souls.

How can the 6 paths of Pain be defeated?

Each of the 6 paths of Pain has a particular weakness that can be exploited by ninjas. For example, Deva Path becomes weaker after using its gravity technique since it can use its jutsus within an interval of 5 seconds, and Asura Path quickly tires out after using its arm multiplication technique.

How many bodies of Pain were defeated in the series?

In the "Naruto" series, the bodies of Pain were defeated in the following order: Human, Animal, Preta, Asura, Naraka, and Deva.

What happened to the 6 paths of Pain after Nagato's death?

After Nagato's death, the 6 paths of Pain were deactivated and vanished into thin air since they were being controlled by Nagato's chakra.