Naruto roared as he pushed his speed and strength to their absolute limits.
He swung his sword once more.
Boom!
The Asura Path's three heads and six arms resisted simultaneously, but it was all in vain. The blade cleaved straight through him from head to toe, leaving the severed remains scattered on either side.
The Asura Path was completely destroyed and rendered unusable.
Only the Naraka Path and Deva Path remained.
Naruto knew that the Naraka Path was the key to everything. As long as it was destroyed, Pain would no longer be able to revive the other Paths.
And that was precisely why—
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
This was Naruto's most powerful technique since the Great Rasengan. Its destructive and lethal power had been pushed to the absolute limit.
Nagato hesitated for a moment.
The Deva Path's power had not yet fully recovered.
If Nagato forced the Deva Path to stop Naruto, even if it managed to protect the Naraka Path, Naruto would never allow it to revive the other Paths. In that case, the Naraka Path, whose combat ability was relatively weak, would have to face Naruto alone.
Given the circumstances, there was only one better option.
Nagato instantly manipulated the Naraka Path and summoned the King of Hell.
Originally used for judgment, punishment, and resurrection, the King of Hell could now serve only as a living shield.
The colossal King of Hell furrowed its brows, its eyes blazing with fury. It suddenly opened its enormous mouth and swallowed Naruto's Pressure Damage whole.
But this was no ordinary Wind Release technique.
It was Wind Release: Pressure Damage in Sage Mode!
Even the King of Hell couldn't withstand it.
In an instant, its massive body was torn apart and completely exploded.
The Naraka Path standing behind it was also caught in the expanding force of the wind and disintegrated into dust.
Jiraiya was both shocked and relieved.
"Well done, Naruto!"
"Now the Six Paths of Pain can no longer be revived!"
Fukasaku nodded.
"Is the Deva Path the only one left?"
Shima analyzed the situation carefully.
"The Deva Path hasn't made a move this entire time. It simply watched its comrades get defeated. Obviously, it wasn't because it didn't want to act, but because it couldn't."
Jiraiya nodded.
"Indeed. It seems that Shinra Tensei, which was powerful enough to destroy the entire village, consumed so much of Nagato's chakra and strength that the Deva Path still hasn't recovered."
"We won."
Jiraiya had subdued Konan without intending to kill her, and he didn't go to help Naruto either.
He knew Naruto was capable of handling everything on his own.
The only remaining Deva Path continued to stare coldly at its seemingly invincible opponent.
"Uzumaki Naruto..."
"You really are stronger than I expected."
Naruto, however, had no interest in unnecessary conversation.
"Are you trying to buy time to recover your strength?"
"Don't bother!"
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Hurricane Punch!"
Naruto unleashed a powerful punch. Combined with his incredible speed, the attack transformed into a gigantic spiraling vortex of Wind Release that shot toward the last remaining Deva Path.
But at that critical moment—
"Shinra Tensei!"
Whoosh!
Boom!!!
Pain finally regained his power.
He attempted to repel Naruto with Shinra Tensei.
Naruto staggered but refused to retreat. With a furious roar, he continued driving his Sage Art: Wind Release: Hurricane Punch forward.
Sage Mode!
A direct confrontation with Shinra Tensei!
At first, Pain breathed a sigh of relief.
But then the pupils of his Rinnegan suddenly contracted.
"What?!"
"This... this is impossible!"
His Shinra Tensei wasn't strong enough to stop Naruto's attack!
Instead, the collision sent Pain flying through the air.
Boom!
The force of Shinra Tensei's recoil, combined with Naruto's Sage Art: Wind Release: Hurricane Punch, directly blasted Pain into the forest outside Konoha.
He crashed through tree after tree before finally coming to a stop.
Deep within the forest, Nagato's eyes suddenly widened.
"He actually resisted Shinra Tensei?!"
"Even the Deva Path was sent flying?!"
"How can the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki possess such terrifying power?!"
The moment he recovered his full strength, Nagato lost all desire to fight.
He wasn't the hunter anymore.
He was the prey.
Cold sweat began to trickle down Nagato's exhausted and pale face.
"Calm down."
"No matter how powerful something is, it must have a weakness."
"And..."
Nagato took a deep breath.
"I still have one more move."
"I have no other choice. If I want to turn this situation around, I can only rely on this technique. No matter what..."
"This technique may cost me my life!"
Nagato roared.
Blood suddenly gushed from all seven of his orifices. His facial features twisted in agony as his already weakened and battered body began burning through its remaining life force.
At the same time, deep within the forest, the Deva Path that had been sent flying brought its hands together and unleashed Nagato's final secret technique.
Nagato and the Deva Path simultaneously formed the necessary hand movements to activate the technique.
Its name was—
"Chibaku Tensei!!!"
Naruto immediately noticed a tiny but incredibly dense black sphere rising from the forest.
It floated higher and higher into the sky, eventually blocking out even the sun.
Then—
Boom!
Boom!!!
An unbelievably powerful gravitational force suddenly erupted.
The earth itself seemed to be torn apart and turned upside down.
Countless chunks of soil, rocks, trees, and entire sections of the forest were swallowed by the force and dragged toward the tiny black sphere.
Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima were all stunned.
"What kind of power is this?!"
Even Konan, who was bound and unable to fight, changed expression.
"Nagato! No!"
"If you use that technique, you'll put yourself in danger..."
Jiraiya glanced at her, trying to comprehend the consequences of this technique.
But Nagato was clearly determined to use it.
This was his final chance.
Before Jiraiya could react, the ground beneath his feet split apart and collapsed. His body was dragged upward along with the earth, pulled toward the black sphere by an irresistible force.
"This is bad, Little Jiraiya!"
"It seems to be an extreme gravitational force. It's going to pull Little Naruto and all of us into that black sphere and seal us inside!"
"Ah... I was afraid of that."
Jiraiya's brows furrowed deeply.
Konan spoke in a heavy voice.
"Jiraiya-sensei, this is Chibaku Tensei, the ultimate sealing technique."
"The Sage of Six Paths used this very technique to create the moon!"
"Not even you—or Uzumaki Naruto—should be able to resist it."
"But Nagato himself will also pay a terrible price..."
Shima's eyes widened in alarm.
"The Sage of Six Paths created the moon using this technique?!"
"Is that really true?!"
Konan didn't answer.
The group was forced into the air along with the countless fragments of earth, rocks, mud, and trees being dragged toward the black sphere.
Naruto was caught in the gravitational pull as well.
However, Sage Mode already gave him the ability to move freely through the air while allowing him to manipulate the forces of nature and wind.
Even now, he was resisting the overwhelming gravity of Chibaku Tensei.
Boom!
Naruto suddenly pulled his body backward and flew against the direction of the gravitational force.
It was as if he were engaged in a gigantic tug-of-war with Chibaku Tensei itself!
The gravitational force was undoubtedly terrifyingly powerful.
Even Jiraiya, one of the strongest shinobi in the entire world, struggled to escape from it for even a moment.
But—
In Naruto's eyes, this force was no longer completely unstoppable.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Crack!
A sound like something breaking suddenly rang out.
The gravitational force that had wrapped around Naruto like an invisible barrier was forcibly shattered by his overwhelming strength.
"What?!"
Nagato's pupils shrank violently.
He stared at the scene in disbelief.
Like a bird breaking free from its cage, Naruto instantly escaped the gravitational pull.
And without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and attacked the cage itself.
He wasn't merely fighting for his own freedom.
He intended to break Jiraiya and the others free as well.
And so—
"Sage Art: Great Rasengan!"
Naruto roared and unleashed his most powerful attack once again.
A violent whirlwind erupted from his palm, swirling like a miniature galaxy.
It frantically absorbed natural energy, perfectly combining Sage Chakra with Wind Release Chakra.
Brilliant light radiated from the technique, resembling a final black hole or a miniature galaxy—so dazzling that no one dared to look directly at it.
"Well..."
During the previous attack, Naruto had moved so suddenly that Jiraiya hadn't been able to fully understand what had happened.
But this time, everything was happening right before his eyes.
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