The Pure Land.
The residents of the Pure Land were also discussing the matter of peace.
In the end, everyone realized that even with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara present…
They still couldn't come up with an answer!
And yet such a thorny problem was actually left to a child.
…
The scene continued.
[After Minato Namikaze left, Naruto reverted from his Nine-Tails Mode back to normal.]
[Uzumaki Nagato could no longer maintain the gravitational core of Chibaku Tensei, and the stone sphere began to collapse.]
[Naruto and Deva Path Pain resumed their battle.]
[Both sides had consumed enormous amounts of chakra, turning the fight into a tug-of-war.]
[In the end, Naruto withstood the force of Shinra Tensei and struck down the Deva Path with a Rasengan.]
…
The ninja world was instantly shaken.
"Naruto actually won? So the Akatsuki isn't invincible after all. Even someone as powerful as Pain can be defeated."
"Didn't two Akatsuki members get beaten by that guy named Sasuke earlier?"
"Yeah, yeah, and another one called Sasori was defeated too."
"This is great! The Akatsuki may be strong, but it seems we do have a chance to beat them."
"Don't celebrate too early. Those six Pains were corpses controlled by Uzumaki Nagato. Nagato himself still hasn't been defeated."
…
Amegakure, Akatsuki Base.
Hidan looked worried. "Leader, you're that strong… and you still got beaten?"
Kakuzu: "Don't talk nonsense. Only the bodies he controlled were defeated. The leader's real body hasn't lost."
Deidara: "This is bad, yeah. Remember what Tobi said? Anyone in Akatsuki who takes off their clothes in battle is doomed, hmm!"
Tobi: "The leader's real body seems like he's not wearing anything… and Naruto already knows where he is. Don't tell me…"
Konan looked at Nagato with worry.
Nagato remained silent. He didn't care about the outcome of his future self's battle with Naruto.
After all, that was in the future, and with the scroll's appearance, the future had already changed.
What he cared about… was Minato and Naruto's conversation.
Thinking back, it really did seem like he had been used by Tobi.
He should watch further. Didn't the future Naruto say he had something to tell him?
He'd see what his future self chose—and look for the truth of whether he'd been manipulated.
If he really had been used…
He would never forgive it.
…
Hidden Leaf Village was in an uproar.
"This is great! Naruto isn't just the son of a hero—he saved our village. He's Konoha's great hero!"
"That damn old Danzō! He actually stopped Naruto from coming back to save us just so he could become Hokage!"
"Now we know the truth. If Danzō hadn't interfered and Naruto had returned earlier, the Konoha in the future scene wouldn't have been destroyed. We wouldn't have died!"
"Naruto is a great hero! Danzō is a great villain!"
"Naruto is a great hero! Danzō is a great villain!"
…
The chant spread across all of Konoha.
Hearing the news from Root, Danzō grit his teeth in fury but could do nothing.
His evil deeds had been exposed!
And Naruto had truly saved Konoha.
"Damn it! I finally got the Rinnegan…"
"And I still can't become Hokage?"
"Should I just kill everyone who opposes me?"
He quickly rejected the idea.
Because he knew—if he really did that…
There might not be anyone left in Konoha.
…
The scene continued.
[Naruto found Uzumaki Nagato's real body.]
[The two engaged in a battle of ideals and words, but in the end, Naruto—the undefeated king of Talk-no-Jutsu—won.]
[Nagato: "Then… I will choose to believe in you."]
[Nagato pulled his hands from the machine: "Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!"]
[Naruto looked dumbfounded: "What jutsu is that?"]
[Konan: "Those who possess the Rinnegan can completely control the Six Paths of Pain… and it is said they can even transcend the cycle of life and death."]
["Nagato's ocular power governs life and death—the seventh Pain."]
[Konan's eyes filled with worry. She thought: With his current chakra… using that technique will…"]
["He is willing to go this far… all because of that child… an unbelievable child who changed Nagato."]
[The scene shifted to the flattened Konoha.]
[A gigantic King of Hell was summoned.]
[The King of Hell opened its huge mouth and spit out the souls of the dead Konoha villagers.]
[Amid Konoha's shock, everyone who had died was resurrected.]
[The scene ended.]
…
The Pure Land.
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened.
The method he had always relied on for resurrection—was gone just like that?
Nagato was supposed to be his backup for revival!
He had entrusted the Rinnegan to Nagato so that once Nagato grew strong enough…
He would use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect him.
And now?
Nagato actually used it all just to revive the people of Konoha?
Judging by his condition in the scene, he clearly would die right after using it!
Damn it!
[Senju Hashirama: "Madara! I didn't expect such a powerful jutsu—reviving so many people at once!"]
[Uchiha Madara: "Hashirama… I didn't expect it either."]
Madara felt miserable, but he couldn't say it out loud.
He comforted himself internally: that was only the future.
And he knew very well… Nagato probably wouldn't cooperate anymore.
Because—
Tobi's manipulation of Nagato had been exposed by Minato.
Unless Minato had been wrong, or Tobi was an even better con artist…
Change was inevitable.
Fortunately…
With the scroll's appearance, there was once again hope for his resurrection.
The other Pure Land residents erupted in heated discussion.
If they could find someone with the Rinnegan to use that technique…
Wouldn't they also be able to resurrect?
…
Amegakure, Akatsuki Base.
Damn it!
Uchiha Obito was speechless.
Future Nagato had actually been persuaded by Uzumaki Naruto in just a few words.
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