"All of its power has been concentrated into that Pain—the Deva Path!"
"It looks like he's about to unleash a jutsu capable of destroying the entire world..."
Jiraiya clasped his hands together, preparing to summon the Two Great Sage Toads and enter Sage Mode. His brows furrowed deeply, and his expression became extremely grim.
"Nagato... what exactly are you trying to do?!"
Tsunade's heart was filled with a terrible premonition.
She immediately contacted Katsuyu and ordered her to split her body into countless smaller forms. They were to remain on high alert, protect the surrounding shinobi and villagers, and minimize casualties as much as possible.
Although the three of them reacted incredibly quickly and took immediate action, Pain's Deva Path was even faster.
The sky stretched endlessly above them.
Under the dazzling sunlight, Pain's figure suddenly rose into the sky. Like a god overlooking the entire world, he slowly spread his arms toward Konoha Village.
His Rinnegan eyes were filled with an indescribable mixture of compassion and ruthlessness, indifference and emptiness. Looking down upon the world and all living beings from above, he seemed to have completely discarded every human emotion.
He was the embodiment of the Deva Path.
And then—
At that moment.
"Shinra Tensei."
Pain slowly uttered those words.
Then—
A terrifying force of destruction erupted.
Buzz—!
The entire sky and earth seemed to tremble beneath Pain's power.
Tsunade and Jiraiya instinctively looked upward, but the dazzling light was so intense that they could barely keep their eyes open. It was as though Pain had merged with the scorching sun itself, releasing a force powerful enough to destroy the entire village.
"How is this possible?!"
Tsunade was completely shocked as she sensed the overwhelming destructive power descending upon Konoha.
Jiraiya was even more stunned.
He had already foreseen what was about to happen in the next instant.
Kakashi immediately intended to use the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan in his right eye.
But it was too late.
Konoha Village was like an ancient giant. It possessed an immense heritage and countless powerful shinobi, yet its response to Pain had been just a little too slow.
God's judgment had begun.
God's judgment had descended.
God's punishment had arrived.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, the various clans, the elite shinobi, and countless villagers all stared at the approaching force.
Despair filled their hearts.
Under an attack of this magnitude, even with Tsunade's protection, if ten people could survive, it would already be a miracle.
Boom!
Boom—!!
At this moment of absolute despair—
A cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared in the sky.
A young figure emerged from within it.
He appeared directly between Pain and Konoha Village.
It was—
Uzumaki Naruto!
Naruto had been summoned through reverse summoning, and the moment he arrived, he immediately sensed what Pain was doing.
Without the slightest hesitation, he shot upward.
He was already in his Sage Wind Mode.
He intended to protect Konoha Village and every life within it.
"Sage Art: Flow—Great Rasengan!"
Naruto roared as he faced Pain's Deva Path, who was positioned high above him, and unleashed his strongest attack.
The entire natural world seemed to respond to his call.
Boundless natural energy was drawn toward him and absorbed into his body. At the same time, he harnessed the wind that filled the heavens and earth, using it to amplify his power to an unimaginable degree.
Sage Art!
Wind Release!
Sage Mode!
Wind Release Chakra Mode!
At that moment, all of these powers completely merged together.
In Naruto's hand, they transformed into a gigantic spiral sphere the size of a millstone, surrounded by violent winds and tremendous natural energy.
The Great Rasengan had already possessed enough power to wipe out an entire village.
But now—
Its power had increased several times over.
With Naruto's furious roar, the Sage Wind Mode's Great Rasengan erupted and collided head-on with Pain's Shinra Tensei.
The next instant—
BOOM!
BOOM—!!
An unprecedented collision erupted in the sky.
The two ultimate techniques clashed violently.
For a moment, the entire world seemed to become empty.
No one could see anything.
No one could hear anything.
It was as though everyone's consciousness had temporarily been severed from reality.
There was only emptiness.
Nothingness.
Chaos.
"This is..."
Jiraiya stared at the scene in shock.
Although he couldn't clearly see what was happening, he could unmistakably sense Naruto's chakra.
For a moment, his heart was filled with both shock and relief.
Tsunade was equally stunned.
"Naruto?!"
Kakashi's eyes widened in disbelief.
"What kind of power is this...?"
"Is that really Naruto?!"
High above the village—
Naruto roared as the Sage Art: Flow—Great Rasengan completely erupted.
Pain's Shinra Tensei could no longer resist.
It was being overwhelmed.
Suppressed.
Broken apart.
"What?!"
Pain's Rinnegan trembled involuntarily, and his face was filled with shock.
"How is this possible—?"
Before he could finish speaking, the Great Rasengan exploded directly in front of him.
The force of Shinra Tensei was completely shattered.
The terrifying repulsive force scattered in every direction, while the power of Naruto's Great Rasengan continued forward without losing momentum.
Nothing could stop it.
"Not good—!"
For the first time, fear appeared in Pain's heart.
"Shinra Tensei—!"
He desperately attempted to use Shinra Tensei again to block the incoming attack.
But his previous attack had consumed almost all of his chakra.
He had no strength left.
And so—
BOOM!!!
RUMBLE!!!
Under Pain's desperate struggle, the Great Rasengan completely swallowed Shinra Tensei.
Then it engulfed Pain's body.
In an instant—
Pain's body was reduced to dust and nothingness.
The Great Rasengan continued to expand before finally dissipating.
Its tremendous force even tore apart the sea of clouds in the sky, scattering them in every direction until the once-thick clouds completely disappeared.
For a moment—
Heaven and earth fell silent.
Everyone in Konoha who had witnessed this scene felt as though they had just watched a true immortal descend upon the mortal world.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the figure high above.
"This... this really is..."
"Naruto?!"
His aged face trembled.
In that instant, countless memories resurfaced in his mind.
The mischievous child from years ago.
The boy who had once secretly entered his home to steal the Scroll of Sealing.
The lonely and withdrawn child who had spent most of his life isolated from others.
And now—
That same boy possessed godlike power and had just saved the entire village of Konoha.
Hiruzen's throat trembled slightly.
It felt as though an eternity had passed.
Meanwhile, Hinata had already returned to Konoha through Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
At that moment, using the power she had inherited from her master, Tsunade, Hinata combined it with her own self-developed Shikkotsu Forest Sage Art and summoned an even greater Katsuyu.
The giant slug split her body into countless smaller forms, spreading throughout the village and protecting everyone.
Hinata looked up.
High in the sky, Naruto's silhouette truly looked like that of a god.
"Naruto-kun... you really did it..."
Hinata gently adjusted her slightly disheveled hair.
A faint smile appeared on her face, but tears soon welled up in her eyes.
No one understood Naruto's journey better than Hinata.
She knew how difficult his path had been.
She knew how much hardship he had endured.
She knew how much suffering he had experienced.
And now—
He deserved everything he had accomplished.
Asuma Sarutobi, Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, Kurenai Yuhi, Sakura Haruno, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, the various clans, the ANBU, and countless other shinobi all stood frozen in place.
They were completely stunned.
Sakura Haruno stared blankly at the figure in the sky.
"...Naruto?"
"He really... saved the entire village..."
At that moment, memories of the past resurfaced in the young girl's heart.
That boy who had always admired her.
The boy who had followed her like a shadow.
The boy who had desperately wanted to talk and laugh with her, always wearing a humble, almost fawning smile.
But that had all happened a very, very long time ago.
The Uzumaki Naruto whom she had once looked down upon—
Had now become a true hero.
A savior who had protected the entire village.
And the distance between them had grown wider and wider.
"Naruto..."
At that moment, Sakura felt as though something inside her heart had shattered.
It was the separation between the past and the present.
She forced a slightly bitter smile and finally let everything go.
After all—
Losing something you had never truly valued was simply the price you had to pay.
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