In the dense forest outside Konoha Village, an area nearly three kilometers in diameter has been turned into a cratered ruin. The battle between Naruto and Pain has completely destroyed the trees within the area.
Naruto's strength did increase significantly after mastering Sage Mode, but there was still a considerable gap between him and Nagato in a real fight.
However, Nagato first expended a lot of energy in Konoha. Even though Konoha's strength had declined a lot in recent years, the things that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura had created still took a toll on Nagato.
And perhaps there really was an influence of luck, because Naruto took advantage of the surprise attack at the beginning to cripple the crucial Hell Path Pain.
Faced with the Six Paths of Pain's diverse attack patterns, Naruto quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. However, as an expert in improvisation, Naruto performed even more dramatically than in the original story, always managing to escape danger and eliminate the Six Paths of Pain one by one.
However, the difference in strength was still evident. Even though only Pain remained in the end, Naruto was still pierced by the black rods formed by Yin-Yang Release and fell to the ground unable to move after a battle.
But just as the panting and nearly exhausted Pain stepped forward to make his move, Kurama suddenly reconciled with Naruto, and Kurama's chakra actually coexisted with Sage Mode!
This might be because Kurama sensed a huge threat, but the influence of Ashura's chakra is undeniable.
The plot then returned to its original trajectory, with Naruto using his Sage Mode sensory abilities to suddenly appear in front of Nagato's main body and then persuading him with a round of talk.
"I see"
Watching Naruto's magnanimity in letting go of everything and his miraculous preaching, and then Nagato's trembling preparation to sacrifice his life to revive the people of Konoha, Hyuga Kaze suddenly sighed.
Under his observation, the Ashura hidden deep within Naruto had nowhere to hide.
The powerful influence Naruto unleashed during his talk-no-jutsu was due to the influence of Ashura's chakra. It was a near-heart-to-heart method, directly imprinting his beliefs into the hearts of others. This is what caused Nagato, whose will was already somewhat wavering, to sacrifice himself and release the Rinne Rebirth technique.
As the total amount of Ashura chakra within Naruto decreased with each fluctuation and release, its power did indeed permeate Naruto more and more deeply.
With each outburst of Naruto's power and each instance of his verbal sparring, he was actually strengthening his resolve and transforming his mind and body according to the remaining will within the Ashura Chakra.
Chakra is the energy that connects the mind and the body. With the influence of Ashura's chakra since childhood, it's really hard to say whether Naruto's core is Naruto or Ashura.
After all, Naruto Uzumaki suffered so much oppression and abuse since childhood, how could he possibly not have a dark side in his heart?
Menma from the Infinite Tsukuyomi is going to destroy Konoha!
"This... Lord Xueying, he actually forgave the enemy right away?"
Naruto's amazing actions clearly exceeded the expectations of normal people.
Hinata, her pretty face flushed and her body trembling slightly, was in Hyuga Kaze's arms. She was also very shocked by Naruto's actions.
The village was facing a near-annihilation crisis, and most of the ninjas had already died in battle. To forgive the enemy at the last moment after just one round of fighting is simply child's play.
Even though Hinata has been away from Konoha for several years and her life revolves around Hyuga Kaze, she still finds Naruto's choice hard to understand.
"Of course, it's just a small grudge of wiping out a village, of course it can be forgiven. This is a savior who can bring peace to the ninja world!"
"Don't even mention killing an entire village; he could even forgive someone who killed his parents with a smile."
As Hinata watched the show with his arm around her, Hyuga Kaze's lips curled into a mocking sneer.
At this moment, Nagato began to cast a spell, squeezing out his last bit of life force to summon a strangely shaped creature.
Under Nagato's control, the mysterious creature emitted countless streams of light.
This is a combination of soul and life force, capable of returning to the original body along a mysterious path, thus resurrecting a person.
What Nagato didn't expect was that his secret technique didn't revive many people.
Konoha ninja suffered heavy casualties during Nagato's invasion, with many of their bodies mutilated and decapitated.
Later, under the impact of Nagato's Super Shinra Tensei and Hyuga Kaze's palm strikes, the bodies of the remaining Konoha ninjas were almost completely shattered.
Even those Konoha people who had already died were affected, their bodies almost completely blasted into dust.
In this situation, the souls summoned by the Reincarnation Technique can only hover aimlessly in the air for a while before helplessly dissipating.
Ultimately, the total number of Streamers that actually had an effect was less than one-tenth of the actual number of deaths in Konoha.
Moreover, even those Konoha people who are resurrected are not guaranteed to survive. Many of their bodies are buried under the rubble or even underground. Even after being resurrected, they still face a desperate situation and can only die in despair.
Of course, some people in Konoha were lucky enough to be resurrected thanks to Nagato's forbidden technique, but they faced an even more tragic situation.
They were captured by skilled ninja from the Snow Village immediately after being resurrected, and then passively accepted the news that they were alive but Konoha was gone, their minds practically exploding. Some even firmly believed that they had actually been under a genjutsu and had never died!
Why did this happen?!
Seeing most of the light dissipate, Naruto was both shocked and bewildered. He turned his head to question Nagato, but Nagato had already closed his eyes.
"Wait a moment!"
Naruto couldn't help but step forward and shout at Nagato's emaciated body.
"Paper Shuriken!"
Konan was initially moved by the interaction between Naruto and Nagato, but this sudden turn of events made her hesitant to stay any longer. Fearing that Nagato might harm himself in anger if he failed to achieve his goal, Konan suddenly unleashed a series of paper shuriken to block him. The paper shuriken then formed wings, took flight, and carried Nagato away.
"Why did he just leave like that!"
Unable to catch up, Naruto stared blankly as Konan's figure disappeared into the horizon, his mind a complete blank. He stood there blankly for a long time before finally dejectedly heading towards Konoha Village.
I hope things are alright in Konoha!
"This road is blocked!"
With only a kilometer left to Konoha Village, Naruto could almost smell the gunpowder-filled air when suddenly a pretty girl jumped down from a tree and blocked his way.
"You, your eyes...you're from that Ri family, aren't you? Why are you stopping me?"
Looking at the white-eyed girl blocking his way, Naruto was very puzzled. He rubbed his head and frowned as he looked at Hinata with a puzzled expression, not remembering for a moment that Hinata's clan had long since left Konoha.
"You can't go towards Konoha!"
Hinata adopted a Gentle Fist/Eight Trigrams Palm stance, staring intently at Naruto with a serious and wary expression.
Recalling Lord Yukage's warning, Hinata blushed, her body trembled slightly, and her expression became even more serious.
"If you can't stop him for three minutes, Hinata, your little drum will be in trouble."
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