Due to a moment of carelessness, Naruto clutched his aching abdomen while looking at the huge Summoned Beasts that had been summoned around him as he took a few steps back.
"Summoning Jutsu: Split Dogs, Yatagarasu, Chameleon, Rhino!"
Without exception, all the summoned creatures had eyes in the shape of the Rinnegan. The huge hound, snarling, lunged at him. Naruto endured the pain and aimed the Tailed Beast Chakra formed by his tails at the face of the Split Dog, blasting it hard.
After letting out a loud cry, the Split Dog didn't vanish in a puff of white smoke. Instead, it split into multiple individuals.
"What a shame! You can't take out my spiritual beasts with ninjutsu!"
As Pain was speaking, there was a loud bird cry. Huge wings descended from the sky. Naruto tried to dodge, but the pain in his abdomen made his legs give way. Just as the attack was about to hit, two huge tails formed a hard shield, keeping the big bird at bay.
Naruto was still kneeling on the ground, gasping for air, when he heard the rumbling on the floor. A huge rhino charged at him from the side.
"Bang!"
This time, Naruto didn't hold back. He launched a Tailed Beast Ball at the rhino, which was instantly sent flying dozens of meters away and vanished in a puff of white smoke before hitting the ground.
While Naruto was distracted, Pain of the Deva Path seized the opportunity. He formed hand seals with both hands, his face contorted as he shouted.
"Planetary Devastation"
A black sphere condensed beside Naruto, generating a powerful gravitational pull that made his body involuntarily lean towards it. As a result, the building stones nearby were strongly pulled towards the sphere, gradually forming a huge ball that ascended into the air.
Naruto struggled as he was sealed inside. With a long howl, nine huge tails burst out of the ground from nine directions. The powerful Tailed Beast Chakra instantly destroyed the ball formed by the Planetary Devastation with irresistible force.
"Impossible! This is the legendary Sealing Technique of the Sage of Six Paths. How could it not trap a mere Nine - Tailed Fox!"
Nagato, hiding in the distance, spat out a mouthful of blood. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he gasped for air so hard that he could hardly straighten his back. Naruto's strength exceeded his expectations.
"Nagato, stop. Even if we can't capture the Nine - Tailed Fox this time, we can think of other ways later."
Konan was worried about Nagato's health and tried to persuade him. Moves of such great power would shorten one's lifespan. Nagato's cheeks were sunken, his ribs were protruding, and his legs had been injured years ago and never fully recovered. Yahiko was already gone. She couldn't lose Nagato too.
"No! I'll increase the output. A mere Jinchūriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox is just a Perfect Jinchūriki. I'll definitely capture him and fulfill Yahiko's grand wish!"
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Sasuke brought the injured Jiraiya to Tsunade.
"It's you. What happened?"
Tsunade was confused when she saw Sasuke suddenly appear and asked.
Sasuke plopped Jiraiya down in front of Tsunade.
"Naruto told me to bring Jiraiya here. You figure it out!"
"Jiraiya!"
Tsunade was shocked and immediately rushed forward. Looking at Jiraiya's weak breathing, she immediately used Medical Ninjutsu without delay, covering Jiraiya's wounds with a gentle green Chakra glow.
"Hey! Jiraiya, you have to hold on. It's just a minor injury and you'll be fine soon!"
Tsunade bit her lower lip tightly, and her body trembled. This scene inevitably made her think of her younger brother and former lover. They were both on the verge of death, but she couldn't save them...
Sasuke turned around and was about to leave when Jiraiya's weak call stopped him in his tracks.
"Wait... wait a minute..."
"What else?"
"Pain... I know Pain's identity. He is... he is Nagato, my former student."
"So, what do you want Naruto to do? Spare his life?"
Sasuke looked at Jiraiya with a somewhat cold expression. Outside, the battle was still raging. Although the damage to Konoha this time was relatively minor and had been effectively controlled, there were still some casualties. Letting Naruto blatantly spare Pain would simply be embarrassing Naruto!
For a long time, Naruto had been called the incarnation of the Nine - Tailed Fox in the village. If he showed mercy to his rival, his days in Konoha would probably be even more difficult.
"No... I believe he became like this because he went through something... So I hope Naruto can have a talk with him... Cough... Naruto has the power to pull Nagato, who has fallen into darkness, back onto the right path of light."
Listening to Jiraiya's words, Sasuke thought he was right, but it all depended on Naruto's own choice. He didn't intend to intervene, nor did he intend to let Jiraiya intervene.
"If Naruto makes that choice himself, I won't stop him..."
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Deva Path of Pain and Naruto engaged in a fierce hand - to - hand fight. With the boost of the Nine - Tailed Fox Mode, Pain was defeated thoroughly as if he were a helpless infant. His body fell heavily to the ground.
Naruto looked at the black rod in front of him. The black - cloaked man had also used this kind of rod to attack him. What on earth was this thing?
The moment he reached out and grabbed the rod, a flood of information rushed in. It was more like a Chakra receiver than just information.
He closed his eyes gently and carefully sensed. Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide and looked in a certain direction. That's the place, he thought, and then he set off right away to meet up with Sasuke who was coming over.
"Sasuke, I've found it. The Mastermind behind the scenes is in that direction!"
"Yeah, Jiraiya said the mastermind might very well be Nagato, his former student."
"What? If he's the Perverted Hermit's former student, why didn't he show any mercy to the Perverted Hermit at all? In his condition, if we had come a little later, the Perverted Hermit might really have died!"
Thinking of this, there was a bit more resentment in Naruto's eyes. The Perverted Hermit was definitely a great teacher. How could he have taught such heartless guys?
Sasuke glanced in Naruto's direction. This kid had a rather determined look on his face, but given his nature, it would only last for three seconds. When he really saw Nagato later, it was normal for him to not be able to harden his heart.
"Here we are! That's the place!"
Sasuke took a closer look. A very strange gigantic tree stood on the vast plain. There was only some green grass growing around it, and nothing else.
This place was really abnormal. As he slowly approached, he found that the tree was actually wrapped in layers of paper and was not a real tree.
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