Chapter 549: Naruto’s Extra: Pure Power, Sage Mode plus Sun Breathing Chakra Mode!

Naruto appeared above the large pit, standing on Gamabunta of Mount Myōboku.

Because Deva Path Pain had just used Almighty Push to destroy Konoha, a large amount of rising dust and mist surrounded Konoha.

Furthermore, being in the middle of a large pit, Naruto, who had just been Summoning Technique from Mount Myōboku, didn’t immediately realize that this was Konoha.

When some of the dust and mist dissipated, revealing the Hokage Rock on the cliff face, and combined with sensing those familiar Chakra, Naruto finally knew this was Konoha—a destroyed Konoha.

Naruto was speechless, but his eyes gradually filled with fury.

Noticing Naruto’s appearance in Konoha, Nagato, who was preparing to leave, controlled Deva Path Pain to land near Naruto.

At the same time, after the Naraka Path repaired the damaged Pain, he threw the Animal Path Pain back into Konoha.

The Animal Path formed a hand seal in the air and used Summoning Technique, and five Pains landed beside Deva Path Pain, the Six Paths of Pain reassembled.

“Six of them,” Fukasaku said with a serious expression.

He had fought against the Pains and knew how powerful they were when working together.

“Unforgivable, to have destroyed Konoha to this extent,” Tsunade, emerging from the rubble, gritted her teeth and walked towards Pain.

The hatred in her heart and her sense of responsibility as the Fifth Hokage made Tsunade forget that she had no Chakra left for battle, yet she still wanted to attack Pain.

Although Nagato’s target was Naruto, Tsunade’s previous words had truly angered Nagato, so Nagato didn’t mind sending Tsunade to her death as an extra.

Under Nagato’s control, the Asura Path Pain attacked Tsunade as she approached.

Whoosh!

Bang!!

Naruto unleashed Senjutsu Chakra and focused his Yang Release Breathing to the extreme, Body Flicker Technique above the Asura Path Pain, and shattered the Asura Path Pain with a Rasengan.

“Granny, you should rest; leave this to me. A mere Akatsuki Organization doesn’t require the Hokage and other Konoha Ninja to act,” Naruto said, his back to Tsunade.

Of course, this was a polite way of putting it for Tsunade’s sake; in reality, Naruto’s perception told him that Tsunade’s Chakra was already nearly depleted.

“Gamamaru, take Granny to a safe place.”

Naruto thought for a moment, worried about Tsunade, and decided to have Gamamaru protect her.

Anyway, with Gamamaru’s strength, he couldn’t influence the battle.

Tsunade, on the other hand, pulled out a Katsuyu and had Katsuyu relay all the information she had gathered to Naruto.

Finally, Naruto couldn’t help but ask, “Is Kakashi-sensei out on a mission?”

Under the enhancement of Sage Mode, all of Konoha was within Naruto’s sensory range.

He sensed many Chakra, including Sakura, Shikamaru, and Hinata, most of whom were in a very bad state.

Tsunade lowered her eyes, remaining silent and not answering Naruto’s question.

Sometimes, silence is also an answer.

“I see, I understand,” Naruto lowered his head slightly.

At first, Naruto had already guessed the outcome, but he didn’t dare to think about it, nor did he want to.

Naruto looked at the Pains with a cold expression; never before had he felt such killing intent towards anyone since he was little.

He killed Ero-Sennin, then destroyed Konoha, and killed Kakashi-sensei.

Nagato was no longer just touching Naruto’s bottom line; he was stomping on the gas pedal in front of Naruto’s bottom line.

“Summoning Technique!”

The Animal Path slammed the ground, Summoning Technique a giant rhinoceros that charged towards Naruto.

However, Naruto did not dodge, calmly waiting in place, while gathering Chakra in his right hand and concentrating his breathing power.

The moment the giant rhinoceros approached, Naruto swung his hand blade.

The size difference between the two made Naruto look like he was trying to stop a chariot with his arm.

But in the next instant, no one would harbor such a thought.

“Leaf Hand Blade!”

Bang!!

Naruto’s palm struck the rhinoceros with immense force.

The rhinoceros flew backward like a cannonball, dissipating into white smoke in mid-air because it couldn’t withstand Naruto’s power.

Naruto had studied with Muzuki for a month; Yang Release Breathing was Naruto’s greatest learning outcome, but not the only one.

Chakra control ability, various Taijutsu techniques, Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Yang Release Chakra Nature Transformation…

The teaching skills combined with Muzuki’s profound knowledge, plus Naruto’s unique Shadow Clone cultivation method, all these superimposed to create a wonderful chemical reaction, allowing Naruto to gain unimaginable achievements in one month.

Although it might sound a bit unfair to Jiraiya and Kakashi, Naruto had to admit that in terms of teaching ability, Muzuki could easily defeat all his teachers.

“With this strength, if Deva Path Pain’s abilities haven’t recovered, he’s no match,” Nagato judged, silently controlling Deva Path Pain to retreat behind the other Pains.

Deva Path Pain was the strongest Pain, far surpassing the others.

Naruto’s displayed strength not only surprised Nagato but also shocked the Konoha Ninja who were observing the battlefield.

“Naruto is actually this strong!” Sakura’s eyes widened, not expecting Naruto to defeat a Pain with one strike and then instantly kill an imposing Nin-Beast with a single hand blade.

Hyuga Hinata, observing the battle with her Byakugan, felt a slight relief as she saw Naruto’s ferocity.

“Naruto-kun, you can do it!”

Hyuga Hinata cheered for Naruto in her heart, then searched for a good position to provide timely support to Naruto.

Boom! Boom!

The Animal Path quickly used Summoning Technique again to summon three Nin-Beasts.

This time, the Gamabunta of Mount Myōboku took action.

Naruto was not fighting alone; besides Fukasaku and Shima, the two Fukasaku, powerful Gamabunta like Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamaken also came to Konoha.

The five great Gamabunta acted together, easily subduing the Animal Path’s Nin-Beast.

“The Pain at the very front can absorb all Ninjutsu, and the Pain protected second to last can use Ninjutsu that repels everything, but there’s a five-second interval after each use… Also, all the Pains’ visions are linked.”

Katsuyu told Naruto all the information she knew in one breath.

“In that case, I must first deal with the Pain that can revive the other Pains,” Naruto determined his primary target.

Although the Pain that could repel everything sounded strong, if the Naraka Path wasn’t dealt with, the Pains Naruto defeated might just be revived by the Naraka Path to continue fighting.

Bang!

Naruto first threw a specially made smoke bomb, then formed a hand seal for Shadow Clone Technique.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A final volley of Shuriken shot towards the Pains.

However, for the Pains who could share vision, dodging Naruto’s straightforward Shuriken was simple.

The next moment, three Narutos holding Rasengan charged out of the smoke towards the Pains.

The Preta Path stood in front with a disdainful expression and activated his absorption shield.

Naruto’s Rasengan had no effect whatsoever when it hit the Preta Path.

Immediately after, the other Pains took the opportunity to attack Naruto.

But something unexpected happened to Nagato: all three Narutos dissipated into white mist; all three were Shadow Clone!

“The real attack is here! Sage Art: Rasengan!”

A Kunai next to the Naraka Path suddenly transformed into Naruto, who slammed a Rasengan condensed with Senjutsu Chakra onto the Naraka Path’s body.

Bang!

The Naraka Path’s eyes widened, and he fell to the ground powerlessly.

Naruto stood beside the Naraka Path’s corpse, coldly looking at the remaining four Pains.

“Uzumaki Naruto, you’ve become much stronger after becoming a Sage like Jiraiya-sensei,” Deva Path Pain said with emotion.

At the same time, Nagato in the distance desperately used Chakra to adjust his state, to ensure that Deva Path Pain recovered his abilities sooner.

“How about we retreat? You’ve already consumed too much Chakra,” Konan, beside Nagato, couldn’t help but say.

Nagato not only controlled the Six Paths of Pain to fight against many Konoha Ninja but also unleashed an Almighty Push to destroy the entire Konoha; Nagato’s current state was actually very poor.

“No, if we leave this time, it will be difficult to find Uzumaki Naruto next time,” Nagato refused Konan’s suggestion.

Now that the Akatsuki Organization had gathered the One to Eight-Tailed, only the last Nine-Tailed was missing to achieve Nagato’s ideal; how could he retreat at this step?

“For peace, even if it’s temporary peace, sacrificing some lifespan is worth it.”

Nagato poured all his energy into the remaining four Pains, controlling them to launch an attack on Naruto.

The Preta Path and Human Path simultaneously burst forth with Chakra and charged towards Naruto.

“Jiraiya-sensei?” Naruto’s brows furrowed, unsure what trick the Akatsuki Organization leader was playing.

“I was just about to deal with you, and you’re delivering yourself to my doorstep.”

As he was in battle, Naruto didn’t overthink it and immediately threw himself back into the fight. He ignored the Human Path, preparing to deal with the Preta Path first.

Although the Human Path had the terrifying ability to extract souls, Naruto, in Sage Mode and augmented by Yang Release Breathing, was confident he wouldn’t be approached by the Human Path.

Deva Path Pain and Animal Path Pain, while not charging forward together, used their shared vision to provide support.

Immediately, as the Preta Path approached Naruto, he activated his absorption shield.

Nagato’s strategy was this: the Preta Path would nullify Naruto’s Ninjutsu, then the Human Path would instantly kill him.

However, Naruto had been cultivating in Rouran for a month, and then in Mount Myōboku for a week; his abilities in all aspects were far beyond what the Akatsuki Organization’s data indicated.

“Frog Kata!”

Naruto gathered natural energy around his body, concentrated his Yang Release Breathing to its limit, and then powerfully swung his palm towards the approaching Preta Path.

Something unexpected happened to the Pains.

Even though the Preta Path was about to grab Naruto, Naruto’s palm hadn’t even touched the Preta Path.

Bang!!

The Preta Path flew backward rapidly.

Whoosh!

“Leaf Hand Blade!”

Naruto immediately flashed to his left, dodging the Human Path’s grasping hand, and at the same time, unleashed a transparent energy blast towards the flying Preta Path for a follow-up attack.

The energy blast from the Leaf Hand Blade was similar to Morning Tiger; it contained no Chakra, so the Preta Path couldn’t absorb it.

“Naruto has really grown so much,” Tsunade felt both relieved and frustrated as she watched Naruto effortlessly eliminate three Pains.

They, as elders, not only couldn’t shield Naruto from harm but also needed Naruto to protect them.

“Shadow Clone Technique!”

After creating some distance from the Human Path, Naruto immediately created a Shadow Clone.

However, this time, Naruto’s Shadow Clone was not for combat but to assist him in using Rasenshuriken.

Buzz, buzz!

When the rapidly spinning Chakra Shuriken appeared in Naruto’s hand, its immense Chakra drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield.

“Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!”

Naruto chose not to target the closer Human Path but instead threw it towards the distant Deva Path Pain.

Although he didn’t know why Deva Path Pain wasn’t using repulsion and attraction to interfere, based on current information, Deva Path Pain’s abilities were very troublesome and needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.

As Deva Path Pain’s recovery was imminent, Nagato unhesitatingly controlled Human Path Pain to charge towards the Sage Art: Rasenshuriken, using his body to block its advance.

Rumble!!

A dazzling white explosion enveloped the Human Path, tearing apart the Human Path and the ground around him.

“Phew, only two left,” Naruto panted slightly, observing the situation on the field.

Because Gamabunta didn’t know the characteristics of the splitting dog, he accidentally let the splitting dog split, and the Animal Path was also summoning new Nin-Beasts, so the Gamabunta of Mount Myōboku were basically dealing with the Animal Path’s Nin-Beasts.

“Summoning Technique!”

The Animal Path Summoning Technique a giant bird that attacked Naruto.

At this moment, Naruto’s Senjutsu Chakra was nearly depleted from the recent battle, so to be safe, Naruto burst forth with Chakra and Body Flicker Technique to dodge.

Other observing Konoha Ninja might not have noticed anything, but Nagato, who was paying close attention to Naruto, noticed that Naruto’s movements had slowed down.

“Is his Senjutsu Chakra almost depleted? Although this is destined to be a foregone conclusion, it looks like it’s going to become even easier.”

Deva Path Pain felt the power gradually returning to his body and slowly advanced towards Naruto; under Nagato’s life-draining efforts, his power recovered even faster.

With the Deva Path Pain’s power, Naruto, without Sage Mode, would definitely be unable to contend with him.

“Although there’s still a little left, now isn’t the time to be stingy.”

Naruto immediately took out the large scroll from his back, preparing to use the Summoning Technique to summon the Shadow Clone that was currently absorbing natural energy on Mount Myōboku.

He only needed to exit Sage Mode and then voluntarily dispel the Shadow Clone, allowing the natural energy within the Shadow Clone to return to his body, and he could once again gain a fully restored Sage Mode.

Naruto had two such Shadow Clones, and judging by the current battle, they would be sufficient to handle the upcoming fight.

“Bansho Tenin!”

The moment his power was fully restored, the Deva Path Pain made his move.

However, his target was not Naruto, but Fukasaku, who was nearby gathering Senjutsu Chakra to prepare for the Frog Song Genjutsu.

The Frog Song Genjutsu was an extremely terrifying Sage Art Genjutsu, so even with the combined efforts of Fukasaku and Shima, it required some time to gather power.

Fukasaku saw Naruto so fiercely defeat four of the Pain Paths, so he thought of accumulating power with Shima to send the remaining two Pain Paths away in one go, but he didn’t expect Pain to actually target him, a frog on the sidelines.

Fukasaku’s body flew at extreme speed, and he was about to collide with the Deva Path Pain, who held a black rod.

“Honey!” Shima was extremely anxious, but she had no means to stop it from happening.

“Boss!” Gamabunta, who was entangled with the splitting dog, was consumed by rage, wishing he could immediately charge in front of the Deva Path Pain and draw his sword to cut him in two.

Whoosh!

At this moment, Naruto gave up on summoning the Shadow Clone, using all of his remaining Senjutsu Chakra to perform the Body Flicker Technique, pushing the multiple bursts of Shave to the extreme, and also pushing the power of Yang Release Breathing to its limit.

“Stay away from my Grandpa Sage!”

Naruto appeared almost instantly in front of the Deva Path Pain and threw a punch.

“Shinra Tensei!”

The Deva Path Pain could only give up on killing Fukasaku and instead used Shinra Tensei, repelling both Naruto and Fukasaku.

Bang, bang!!

Naruto and Fukasaku were both sent flying backward and fell to the ground.

As his Senjutsu Chakra was exhausted, Naruto automatically exited Sage Mode, returning to his normal state.

Fukasaku ignored his injuries and frantically gave Shima a knowing look, signaling her to use the summoning scroll to summon Naruto’s Shadow Clone.

Currently, Naruto was the strongest fighting force on the field; if Naruto couldn’t enter Sage Mode, they wouldn’t be able to defeat Pain.

Since Naruto’s Shadow Clone refill method was thought up by Shima while she was looking for ingredients, she was not aware of it.

Even so, Shima understood some of her old partner’s intentions and quickly took action.

As the Animal Path and the Deva Path Pain pursued Naruto and Fukasaku, Shima quietly moved towards the summoning scroll.

But just as Shima was about to unroll the summoning scroll, a giant lizard suddenly appeared behind Shima, swinging its massive tail and sending Shima flying.

“Damn it, it’s that invisible lizard.” Shima’s face was filled with annoyance.

After successfully preventing Shima from using the summoning scroll, the lizard carried the scroll and placed it not far from the Deva Path Pain, then rejoined the battle with the frogs.

After exiting Sage Mode, Naruto quickly adjusted his Yang Release Breathing, using it to guide natural energy to strengthen his body; although not as good as Sage Mode, it was enough to withstand the Deva Path Pain’s taijutsu attacks.

But the critical issue was that Naruto also had an injured Fukasaku beside him.

Naruto in non-Sage Mode, along with Fukasaku, facing the Deva Path Pain assisted by the Animal Path, quickly showed weaknesses.

“Bansho Tenin!”

A powerful gravitational force erupted; Naruto used his last bit of strength to throw Fukasaku away, and his body uncontrollably flew rapidly towards the Deva Path Pain.

Pfft!

The Animal Path, holding a black rod, moved swiftly, avoiding vital points and thrusting the black rod into Naruto’s body as he was pulled in.

Naruto’s Chakra instantly turned into a tangled ball of string, unable to effectively condense Chakra to strengthen his body.

Bang!

The Deva Path Pain grabbed Naruto’s neck and slammed him hard onto the ground, then reversed his hand and thrust a black rod through Naruto’s palm into the ground, increasing the interference with Naruto’s Chakra while pinning him to the ground.

“In this way, you should be able to calm down a bit, right?” the Deva Path Pain said calmly.

“Damn it!”

Naruto, unable to gather Chakra and with his arms immobilized, still didn’t give up, instead kicking towards Pain with his legs.

Pfft!

Two black rods pierced into Naruto’s thighs.

For Nagato, as long as Naruto didn’t die, it didn’t matter if he was crippled.

After all, what he essentially needed was the Nine-Tailed within Naruto, not Naruto himself.

“Bastard, let go of that kid!”

The frogs of Mount Myōboku disregarded the splitting dog’s bites and rushed towards the Deva Path Pain.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Bang, bang, bang!!

Gamabunta and the other frogs, due to their large size, were directly propelled out of Konoha by the impact of Shinra Tensei; some crashed at the foot of mountains, others flew backward into lakes, all severely injured.

“This is bad; I’ve become Little Naruto’s weakness.” Fukasaku’s forehead dripped with cold sweat.

Naruto had truly done his best in this battle; instead, they, the Sages, were holding him back.

“Why did you call Jiraiya-sensei? What exactly do you want to do?!” After being completely immobilized, Naruto looked at the Deva Path Pain and asked.

Even if he died, Naruto didn’t want to die clueless.

“It’s simple, because I also learned Ninjutsu from Jiraiya-sensei. By time, I am even your senior disciple,” Nagato replied calmly.

“As for what I want to do, in short, it is to create peace and achieve justice.”

“To make Jiraiya-sensei’s unfinished work a reality.”

Naruto stared intently at the Deva Path Pain, feeling as if the other party was talking nonsense. Killing Ero-Sennin, destroying Konoha, killing Kakashi-sensei—could this still be called creating peace and achieving justice?

Naruto’s reaction was within Nagato’s expectations, after all, this Ninja world was always like this; hatred could never be eliminated, and people could never understand each other.

“Then, what do you want to do, Uzumaki Naruto?” Nagato asked, controlling the Deva Path Pain to speak.

“Defeat you, defeat the Akatsuki Organization, and bring true peace to the world!” Naruto replied without hesitation.

The Deva Path Pain laughed, as if hearing something particularly amusing.

Originally, what he should have done was immediately take Naruto away, then extract the Nine-Tailed and insert it into the Gedo Statue.

But because of their shared master, because of Naruto’s ridiculous justice, and because he was now in complete control, the Deva Path Pain decided to refute Naruto before taking him away.

Nagato spoke of Konoha’s wars, and of the war that turned countless children of Amegakure into orphans.

Naruto remained silent; born in an era of peace, he never imagined that the Village he sought to protect had such a past.

“Actually, the justice you want to impose on me is the same as the justice I imposed on Konoha. We are both merely people driven by hatred.”

“The Ninja world is fundamentally dominated by hatred; people can never truly understand each other.”

Naruto felt that Nagato was wrong, but he didn’t know how to refute Nagato.

Jiraiya said that a world where people understood each other existed, but Jiraiya himself said he didn’t know how to make such a world a reality.

When Nagato spoke of using Tailed Beasts to create ultimate weapons to destroy nations and instill terror to achieve peace, Naruto couldn’t help but retort.

Although he didn’t know how to make people understand each other, he absolutely would not acknowledge the peace Nagato spoke of—a peace created through death, injury, and fear.

Ultimately, neither side could convince the other.

During the time Naruto and Nagato were arguing, Shima and Fukasaku tried to attack the Deva Path Pain, but were entangled by the Animal Path and his Nin-Beasts.

And Hinata, though weaker in strength, possessed the Byakugan, which allowed her to stealthily approach the Deva Path Pain.

Hinata did not immediately attack the Deva Path Pain, but instead picked up the summoning scroll near the Deva Path Pain and threw it forcefully towards the two Sages.

She didn’t know what it was for, but based on her previous observations, it should be an item that could help Naruto.

Immediately after, to prevent the Deva Path Pain from using Ninjutsu to interfere with the summoning scroll, Hinata instantly gathered Chakra and charged towards the Deva Path Pain.

“Hinata, what are you doing here? Get out of here, you’re no match for him!” Naruto said, his face filled with anxiety.

Forget Hinata, even if Sasuke came, he couldn’t defeat the Deva Path Pain alone.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Nagato ignored the scroll and released Shinra Tensei against Hinata; now that Naruto’s Chakra was sealed by the black rods, the scroll’s usefulness was irrelevant.

Bang!!

Hinata, who was charging towards the Deva Path Pain, was violently thrown to the ground by the powerful repulsive force, creating a crater, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

“Damn it, why did you come to such a dangerous place!”

Naruto desperately tried to mobilize his body’s strength to break free from the black rods, but failed.

“It seems you two have a very good relationship. Perhaps experiencing the death of someone you care about right before your eyes will give you a deeper understanding of my words.”

Nagato noticed their expressions and controlled the Deva Path Pain to walk towards Hinata, holding a black rod.

He became this way because he had twice witnessed the death of his loved ones before his own eyes.

The first time his parents were killed by Konoha Ninja, and the second time Yahiko, though not blood-related, had become family through their long time together.

So Nagato felt that killing Hinata in front of Naruto would allow Naruto to understand more.

In this final moment of her life, Hinata did not cry, but instead smiled, “Because I, well, I like Naruto.”

“Before, I only knew how to cry and would easily give up when faced with problems. It was your smile, Naruto, that changed me…”

Hinata had never seen such a strong person. Though they were children of the same age, and Naruto’s life was so difficult, his face was always full of smiles, and he would extend a helping hand to the weak like her.

“It’s a pity, I still couldn’t take a walk with Naruto in the end.” This was Hinata’s only regret.

To her, Naruto was the dazzling sun in the sky. Although she had wanted to get close to Naruto countless times, in the end, her personality always caused her to retreat, burned by that fiery light.

“I love you the most, Naruto.”

Gazing at the black rod thrusting towards her, Hinata closed her eyes, uttering her final confession, and farewell.

“Pain!”

At this moment, Naruto deeply felt what true Pain was.

It wasn’t because his palms, thighs, and other body parts were pierced, but because of the heartache from Kakashi’s death, Konoha’s destruction, Gamabunta and the other frogs’ severe injuries, and the severe injuries of many Konoha Ninja.

Now the girl who confessed to him was also about to die tragically. At this moment, the Pain in Naruto’s heart reached an unprecedented peak, and his breathing also surpassed its limit, overcoming the wall that Naruto had not surpassed during his training on Mount Myōboku.

The Nine-Tailed wanted to transmit Chakra to tempt Naruto into a rampage, but then realized that Naruto was very clear-headed and quickly stopped the Chakra transmission, lest Naruto take advantage.

“Hmm?”

Nagato, who was about to kill Hyuga Hinata, suddenly heard a sound of air breaking and immediately controlled the Deva Path Pain to flash and retreat.

Whoosh!

A black rod, streaked with blood, shot past the spot where he had just stood. Naruto, whose Chakra had been sealed by the black rods, had actually stood up, and his aura had become incredibly powerful.

“I knew it, the secret technique Muzuki-nii taught me must be very strong.” Naruto pulled out the black rods from his body one by one.

His pierced body recovered almost instantly, as if he had never been injured.

At this moment, Naruto had entered the Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode, able to freely control the Chakra within his body to transform into Yang Release Chakra and unleash various Yang Release Ninjutsu effects.

“Little Naruto, quickly dispel the Shadow Clone!”

At this moment, Fukasaku also broke through the Animal Path and the Nin-Beast’s obstruction, retrieved the summoning scroll, and summoned one of Naruto’s Shadow Clones.

Naruto formed hand signs, releasing his Shadow Clone, and a large amount of natural energy surged into his body, which was then converted into Senjutsu Chakra.

In the blink of an eye, Naruto re-entered Sage Mode.

“As expected, as long as I don’t use Breathing Technique to absorb natural energy, the Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode can stack with Sage Mode!” Feeling the terrifying power within his body, Naruto silently thanked Muzuki in his heart.

Next, it was time for a change in offense and defense.

Since Hinata was still on the battlefield, to prevent her from getting injured again, Naruto first sent out a Shadow Clone to take Hinata away from the battlefield.

Nagato ignored Naruto’s Shadow Clone and launched an attack on Naruto’s main body.

The aura emanating from Naruto now made Nagato feel uneasy; he had to defeat Naruto as quickly as possible.

“Bansho Tenin!”

Deva Path Pain raised his hand, preparing to pull Naruto towards him and attack with a black rod, just like before.

However, this time, Naruto was different.

Naruto was indeed pulled towards Deva Path Pain.

But as Naruto was pulled close to Deva Path Pain, his body rapidly expanded, instantly growing ten times in size, and the rapidly approaching giant body directly knocked Nagato flying.

“Multi-Size Technique? When did Naruto learn that?” Sakura was puzzled.

Naruto went to Mount Myōboku for training, not to the Akimichi clan, so how did he learn a secret technique similar to Akimichi Choji’s?

“Shinra Tensei!”

Deva Path Pain was just a puppet and had no sense of Pain. Deva Path Pain quickly got up, intending to use Shinra Tensei to attack the enlarged Naruto.

In fact, Shinra Tensei itself caused no direct damage; the damage it caused came from the repulsive force knocking the target back and the collision damage with various objects. Therefore, the larger the target, the higher the damage caused by Shinra Tensei.

But Naruto had personally witnessed the fate of Gamabunta and the two other great Gamabunta, so how could he not know the outcome? He instantly shrunk his body again, only being pushed back a certain distance by the repulsive force, without sustaining any injury.

Although the Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode was excellent for healing, recovering from injuries still required Chakra. Naruto wouldn’t stubbornly endure an attack if he could avoid getting hurt.

“Sage Art: Wind Release Dust Cloud!”

Realizing that Naruto was closer to the Preta Path after being repelled, Shima-sensei suddenly leaped up and created a sandstorm to obscure their vision.

For Naruto in Sage Mode, vision was irrelevant; he possessed incredibly strong sensory abilities.

With their vision obscured, Nagato also didn’t know the situation on the battlefield and could only control the Preta Path to gather the Nin-Beasts around him.

But a few Nin-Beasts simply couldn’t stop Naruto, who was in Sage Mode stacked with Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode.

Except for the Split Dog, Naruto didn’t even need Ninjutsu; he was practically taking down giant Nin-Beasts with one punch each.

As for the Split Dog, with Fukasaku and Shima interfering, Naruto didn’t need to worry about it.

Bang!

When the skill’s cooldown ended, Deva Path Pain forcibly used Shinra Tensei to disperse the sandstorm, by which time the Preta Path had already been defeated by Naruto.

“Only you are left.” Naruto clenched his fist and looked at Deva Path Pain.

Deva Path Pain took a deep look at Naruto, then turned and ran towards the direction of the main body.

Naruto himself was already difficult to deal with, and coupled with Konoha being the main base, there might still be Konoha Ninja capable of fighting. If he stayed here any longer, his mission might truly fail.

Being closer to the main body, Deva Path Pain could not only receive stronger Chakra but also release Chibaku Tensei to seal Naruto.

“Don’t even think about running!” Naruto pursued without hesitation.

He had killed the people he cared about and destroyed the Village he cherished; how could he let his enemy go?

“Bansho Tenin!”

“Shinra Tensei!”

Deva Path Pain used his abilities to attract debris and shattered iron from the ruins, launching indiscriminate attacks.

To prevent the injured Konoha Ninja from suffering further setbacks, Naruto could only stop to help block the attacks, which meant that although he was faster than Deva Path Pain, he couldn’t immediately catch up.

“Little Naruto, take this!”

The panting Fukasaku threw a Summoning scroll to Naruto.

He was already injured and couldn’t engage in high-intensity combat anymore, so to avoid becoming a burden to Naruto, he didn’t follow.

Naruto learned his lesson this time, creating a Shadow Clone specifically to carry the Summoning scroll.

When the distance was sufficient, Nagato, without any hesitation and despite Konan’s pleas, directly over-drafted his life force to use the Rinnegan and unleash a Rinnegan forbidden jutsu on Naruto.

“Chibaku Tensei!”

A small black ball was thrown into the sky by Nagato’s main body.

At that moment, Deva Path Pain clasped his hands together, cooperating with the main body to cast Chibaku Tensei.

Boom boom boom!

The small black ball thrown by Nagato’s main body erupted with immense gravitational pull. Large trees were uprooted and drifted towards the black ball, and the ground cracked, with soil and rocks floating towards the black ball.

Under the pull of the powerful gravity, Naruto also stumbled and continuously drifted towards the black ball.

“What is that thing?” Looking at the Chibaku Tensei black ball, Naruto instinctively felt a threat.

Just as Naruto was contemplating a countermeasure, for some unknown reason, he suddenly entered his consciousness space and saw that familiar golden figure.

“Big Brother Muzuki!” Naruto greeted Muzuki happily.

Although he didn’t know why he could see Muzuki, it was undoubtedly a very joyful thing.

“I’m sorry, Naruto, for leaving Chakra on you without your consent.” Muzuki said with an apologetic expression.

Muzuki was worried that his intervention might cause undesirable changes in Naruto’s world, so he sealed his Chakra inside Naruto before Naruto left.

As long as Naruto’s Yang Release could activate the Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode, Muzuki’s Chakra would awaken.

If Naruto had problems, Muzuki would use his advantage of having seen the script to find a way to help him solve them. If there were no problems, then everyone would be happy.

“Oh, it was Chakra. I thought Big Brother Muzuki you had come to our world.” Naruto scratched his head.

“I don’t have that much ability.” Muzuki smiled and shook his head, then looked towards a certain spot.

“Facing your own son, you shouldn’t need to hide anymore, right?”

When Muzuki’s Chakra was triggered, Muzuki also conveniently activated Minato Namikaze’s Chakra.

“You are?”

Minato Namikaze’s body appeared, looking curiously at this man who resembled him quite a bit and was called “Big Brother” by his son.

“We don’t need to discuss this topic. This is a rare parent-child time.”

Looking at the bewildered Minato, Muzuki played the role of a riddle-teller for once.

“Big Brother Minato, oh no, Dad!” Naruto was so excited to see his father again that he was momentarily incoherent.

Naruto’s words almost caused Minato’s brain to crash. Why would his good son call him Big Brother? Even if the Third Hokage hadn’t told him the truth, there was no reason to call him brother.

Fortunately, the familial bond in their bloodline took effect, and the scene quickly became heartwarming.

“Naruto, use your most powerful Rasengan and aim it at the black ball that’s emitting the gravitational pull. This Ninjutsu will then be dispelled.” Seeing that they had talked enough, Muzuki stated the solution to their current predicament.

As long as the black ball was shattered, the gravitational pull would disappear, and Chibaku Tensei would naturally be broken.

Of course, it sounded simple, but in reality, most Ninja couldn’t do it, because the Chibaku Tensei black ball wasn’t made of mud; it wasn’t that easy to break.

Although he wanted to talk more with his father and Big Brother Muzuki, Naruto didn’t forget that he was in a battle.

“Sage Art: Yang Release: Rasenshuriken!”

This time, Naruto not only incorporated the power of Sage Art but also infused the Yang Release Chakra from Yang Release Breathing.

He was worried that a normal Sage Art: Rasenshuriken wouldn’t be powerful enough.

In a normal state, Naruto wouldn’t recklessly try this during a battle, but he now had the dual enhancements of Sage Mode and Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode.

He not only possessed incredibly strong defense and recovery abilities, but his own Yang Release Nature Transformation and control abilities were greatly enhanced, so he wasn’t afraid of being affected by a mistake.

The addition of the Yang Release tinted the originally colorless Sage Art: Rasenshuriken with a faint orange hue.

Following Muzuki’s instructions, Naruto threw his strongest Rasengan at the central black ball of Chibaku Tensei.

Rumble!!!

A tremendous explosion erupted, and an incredibly dazzling white light enveloped the area where Naruto and Deva Path Pain were, so much so that even Sakura and Hinata, still in Konoha, could see and hear it.

Hinata and Sakura showed worried expressions.

Sakura, using Mystical Palm Technique to heal Hinata, also looked anxiously into the distance.

“How is that possible? He even destroyed that jutsu.”

Nagato’s Rinnegan trembled violently, revealing an expression of disbelief. That was the Chibaku Tensei he had used by over-drafting his life force.

Nagato thought of something and immediately controlled Deva Path Pain to use Shinra Tensei.

Bang!

Naruto, who was charging forward, was repelled.

But at this point, Deva Path Pain’s power was no longer what it used to be, and it didn’t push Naruto back too far.

This time, Naruto unleashed his Senjutsu Chakra, pouring all the power of the Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode into his legs, achieving a new peak in short-distance movement speed.

It didn’t even take five seconds; in just three seconds, he appeared at Deva Path Pain’s side.

Pain extended a black rod from his palm, thrusting it towards Naruto.

Snap!

Naruto’s palm broke the black rod and struck Deva Path Pain forcefully.

The immense force directly severed the connection between Deva Path Pain and Nagato.

To prevent Nagato from controlling Deva Path Pain again, Naruto quickly pulled out the black rods from Deva Path Pain’s body.

According to Konoha’s intelligence, these black rods were signal receivers.

Recalling his conversation with Nagato, Naruto proactively pierced a black rod into his own palm, using his Sage Mode sensory abilities to pinpoint the location of Nagato’s main body.

After calmly thinking it over, Naruto realized that what Nagato had told him earlier was not a lie; Nagato was truly seeking peace.

In fact, during the battle, Nagato had many opportunities to kill Naruto, but Nagato didn’t make a move.

“Big Brother Muzuki, Dad, what do you think I should do?” Naruto felt a bit lost.

If he were to go and kill Nagato now, it would mean Naruto was acknowledging Nagato’s words: that people cannot understand each other, and hatred is eternal.

But to let Nagato go, Naruto was also very unwilling. This was the enemy who had killed his two masters, and now had even destroyed Konoha, killing who knows how many Konoha Ninja.

Naruto had never felt such murderous intent towards anyone before.

“Go do what you want to do.” Muzuki replied.

With events having progressed this far, Muzuki felt that Naruto no longer needed his guidance.

“Believe in yourself.” Minato Namikaze also said.

Naruto’s eyes became resolute, and he walked determinedly towards the location of Nagato’s main body.

…

Aside from Nagato, Naruto, and Konan, no one knew what kind of conversation they had that time.

However, for Konoha, the outcome was very good: all the Ninja who died in this battle were resurrected, leaving only economic losses.

“Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique!”

Yamato quickly formed hand signs, and a row of houses rapidly appeared, eliciting cheers and praise from the surrounding Ninja.

He was outside when Pain invaded, so he couldn’t help Naruto.

Naruto looked at the thriving scene, and his mood also relaxed considerably.

But just then, information arrived that made it difficult for Naruto to remain calm.

“Danzo Shimura has become the Sixth Hokage and has ordered Sasuke’s execution!”

— Naruto Gaiden: Nagato’s Attack on Konoha Arc (End)