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Pain's Deva Path turned his back, his cold voice echoing through the battlefield."You still think you're the main characters of this world."
"You really believe death is far from you."
"So shallow, drowning yourselves in false peace."
"Those who kill will be killed in turn!"
"Hatred will always bind the two together!"
"War is nothing but death and suffering!"
Tsunade's face darkened. "What a load of crap!"
"Our great nations have suffered the same pain!"
"Stop making excuses to justify this madness!"
Pain's Rinnegan shifted toward her, that eerie gaze slicing right through her. "Pathetic."
"Feel pain. Think about pain."
The air roared at his feet as he began to rise into the sky.
"Accept pain. Understand pain!"
Tsunade shouted up at him, "Wait, Pain!"
His body floated higher, suspended in the air.
Tsunade stared, uneasy. "What's he planning now?"
"A world that doesn't know pain can never know real peace!"
Pain raised both arms, gathering chakra in a terrifying swell.
Nearby, the female Pain flew through hand seals. "Summoning Jutsu!"
With a puff of smoke, the fat Pain who had been chasing Kiba and Akamaru vanished.
One by one, the rest of the Pains—and Konan—appeared around the summoner.
Konan's expression tightened. "What's going on?"
The summoner answered, "He's going to use that."
The Aburame clan members watching from the shadows exchanged looks. "Looks like they're retreating."
"Yeah, but… something doesn't feel right."
Kiba sniffed hard, his nose twitching. "Their scent's completely gone. They're not here anymore."
An ANBU operative reported breathlessly, "Lady Tsunade! They all seem to have pulled back, but we don't know why!"
Tsunade, eyes locked on the figure floating above the village, couldn't shake her unease.
"Pain… you're planning something else, aren't you?!"
She snapped an order: "Katsuyu, protect everyone!"
Then she sprinted into the village. "Something terrible's about to happen!"
"Damn it—Naruto, where are you?!"
She bounded across rooftops, never taking her eyes off the man in the sky. "Pain! What are you trying to do?!"
Konan tried to stop him. "No! That jutsu will shorten your life!"
But before her words could reach him, the other five Paths collapsed.
"All six channels of chakra…" Her voice trembled. "Nagato, you're really going to do this?"
From above, the Deva Path spoke, calm and absolute. "I will never forget Yahiko's suffering."
"From this moment…"
"…the world will know pain."
Then, in front of everyone's horrified eyes, Pain shone like a blazing sun, a storm of power surging outward.
"Shinra Tensei!"
The force erupted like a tidal wave breaking a dam, sweeping across the Hidden Leaf with unstoppable fury.
The shockwave spread from Pain's body, erasing everything in its path. Buildings disintegrated into rubble. Dust and stone filled the air. The village was being erased.
In moments, Konoha—one of the Five Great Nations' proud strongholds—was nothing but a wasteland.
Only Katsuyu's desperate effort saved the people, shielding them as the world collapsed.
When the dust began to settle, Sakura crawled out from the slug's protective body. Her eyes widened in disbelief. Konoha… was gone. Nothing left but a massive crater.
"Wh-what is this? How… how could it end up like this?"
Tears spilled down her cheeks, dripping onto her trembling hands.
"Naruto… hurry…"
"Please… Naruto!"
Outside the Story – The Real World of the Hokage
Naruto stood frozen, his whole body trembling. "How powerful is this guy? One move… and he wiped out the entire village."
"Damn you, Pain… you destroyed the place I was born, where I grew up. I'll kill you!"
Even the Third Hokage, the professor of ninjutsu himself, could only stare in stunned silence. "So the Leaf suffered something this horrific in the future… Tsunade, you've carried so much."
His aged face fell into sorrow. "To think the village the First Hokage built… would be humiliated like this in our hands."
Elsewhere, the other Hidden Villages—Mist, Stone, Cloud—all watched the vision with dread. Pain's overwhelming power left them shaken.
Saint Seiya World
Seiya clenched his fists, watching Pain's terrifying display. "Unbelievable… a single man strong enough to challenge a whole nation, to reduce a village to nothing…"
Even he knew he couldn't do such a thing.
From her tower, Saori gazed at the screen. "War from another world…"
"So… war is just another name for pain."
Pain's words echoed in her heart.
Dragon Ball World
On Earth, Master Roshi's face was grim. "This one's just like King Piccolo back then. Completely unforgivable."
Oolong and Turtle shook, paralyzed with fear at Pain's might.
Even Earth's King muttered with a heavy look, "So other worlds have monsters too… always trying to destroy."
Digimon World
"Taichi, is this guy like some evil Digimon? He's like Devimon—only destruction!"
The kids stood frozen, overwhelmed. "He's a warrior from another world!"
Even the Vampire Digimon watching from his castle whispered in shock, "Such power…"
A thunderous crash of white smoke shook the battlefield.
Naruto had arrived—Sage Mode activated.
He wore a crimson cloak, a massive scroll on his back, orange markings around his eyes. His headband's tails and the cloak's hem whipped in the wind.
Beside him stood Fukasaku, the elder toad, with the three great toad generals of Mount Myoboku.
Boss Toad Gamabunta.Gamaken.Gamahiro.
On Gamabunta's head perched a grown-up Gamatatsu.
Pain slowly descended, landing in the center of the massive crater he had just created.
Naruto's eyes darted around. The landscape was unrecognizable. "Where the hell… is this?"
Gamabunta rumbled, "Where's the enemy?"
With a swish, Shima appeared beside Naruto.
"Why didn't you summon us to the Leaf? Where is this place?" Fukasaku asked.
"Take a good look around," Shima answered quietly.
Naruto's gaze sharpened. Through the haze of smoke and dust, he saw the Hokage Rock—still standing.
Gamabunta's voice shook. "Don't tell me this is…"
Shima turned to Naruto. "The one who did this—it's obvious, isn't it?"
"The feeling is the same as when I stood on Jiraiya's shoulder. This is Sage Mode."
From beneath a toppled boulder, ANBU pulled Tsunade free. She staggered forward, her breath ragged, her once-radiant face drained of color.
"Lady Tsunade, are you alright?!"
But she barely heard them. Her eyes widened at the ruined village, teeth clenched tight.
"Unforgivable… I will never forgive you, Pain!"
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