The Asura and Deva Paths took a chakra rod from their sleeve and wielded it to beat aside the incoming attacks.
Flashing through the hand signs, the Naraka Path summoned the king of hell in the way of the shuriken, which lodged into it's face. The king of hell responded by spitting out the Preta Path, which, although not quite fully healed, was in fighting shape.
The Animal Path summoned a curious crustacean which spat it's foam spray at the incoming flaming shuriken, handily extinguishing it and cancelling it's momentum. The Animal Path then grabbed the shuriken as it landed on the ground.
The Human Path had no defence, and was promptly gunned down. The king of hell swallowed it, spat out the shuriken and was dismissed to be summoned later.
Behind the Paths, Nagato was beginning to wonder if a pattern was forming here.