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"The lecherous immortal... I'm here."
Chapter 360 Naruto VS Pain (Part 1)
Pain's Rinnegan, which remained indifferent and seemed to see through everything.
His slightly constricted pupils and the momentary stagnation of chakra around him clearly indicated his inner shock.
Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... Naruto Uzumaki!
Why is he here? !
In the plan, capturing the Nine-Tails should be the final step, the ultimate goal that he would personally go to Konoha Village to carry out after everything was prepared.
He never imagined that this most important prey would be him when he was dealing with his teacher.
In this way, they deliberately intruded into his hunting grounds!
Just as Payne paused slightly in shock.
Naruto had already turned around and, without hesitation, placed his warm hand, covered in golden chakra, on Jiraiya's bloodied back.
A vast and vibrant chakra, glowing with a faint orange-red light.
Like the gentlest warm current, it was carefully poured into Jiraiya's almost completely shattered body.
Naruto didn't know any medical ninjutsu; he only knew that the Nine-Tails' chakra had a very strong life force.
In this gentle yet extremely effective way, Jiraina's last glimmer of hope, which was about to completely dissipate, was forcibly kept alive.
With the influx of chakra, the shattered internal organs were temporarily stabilized, the broken blood vessels were slightly repaired, and the lost body temperature began to slowly rise.
"This is... Uncle Kurama's chakra..."
Naruto explained in a low voice, a hint of sadness in his eyes: "We can temporarily stabilize the Pervert Sage's life, but we must perform the real surgery immediately!"
"Naruto!"
When Fukasaku saw Naruto, he was both surprised and delighted, and immediately jumped to Jiraiya's side to check on his condition.
Sure enough, the fatal injury was forcibly stopped from worsening: "How did you suddenly get here?!"
At that moment, Shima Sage jumped out from the shadows behind Naruto, his tone urgent yet tinged with relief: "I brought him here!"
"When I went back earlier, I was worried about you guys, and I happened to run into little Naruto who was also very worried!"
"The situation was urgent, so I used the spatial coordinates I left behind last time to reverse summon and teleport Naruto and me here!"
Fukasaku looked at his wife, a hint of lingering fear and gratitude flashing in his eyes: "Old woman... thank you so much!"
Otherwise, Jiraiya would probably already be...
Naruto slowly stood up, and golden chakra unconsciously emanated from his body.
His voice was steady and resolute: "Grandpa Fukasaku, Grandma Shima, please take the perverted sage back to Mount Myōboku for treatment immediately! Leave the rest of things to me!"
As Fukasaku looked at Naruto's resolute figure, he felt a calm and powerful aura emanating from him that was completely different from before.
He nodded emphatically: "Alright! Naruto, I'm leaving this place in your care! Be very careful!"
Shima added worriedly, "Naruto! Don't be reckless! If anything goes wrong, find a way to escape immediately!"
After saying that, the two toad immortals did not hesitate any longer and immediately began to form the hand seals for the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique.
As the smoke cleared, they and the critically injured Jiraiya vanished from the dangerous battlefield and were transported back to the relatively safe Mount Myōboku.
Pain didn't seem to care that Jiraiya was sent away.
His goal, which was initially to clean house, has instantly shifted to the more important matter at hand—the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
Pain's Rinnegan focused on Naruto once more, his voice remaining calm.
But there was an undisguised greed and determination in his eyes: "Nine-Tails... I didn't expect you to come to me of your own accord. It saves me a lot of trouble."
However, Naruto did not respond to his words immediately.
He turned his head slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress something.
In the instant he turned his head, Pain clearly saw Naruto's eyes, which were originally as blue as the sky.
Because of extreme anger and the surging Nine-Tails chakra within him, his eyes instantly turned into scarlet vertical pupils like those of a wild beast!
The violence and killing intent contained within it even made the surrounding air freeze for a moment!
Surprisingly, this terrifying aura was fleeting.
Naruto took a deep breath, as if using his powerful willpower to forcefully suppress the almost out-of-control anger back into his heart.
The scarlet vertical pupils quickly faded, returning to a clear, azure blue.
But deep within that blue expanse, a cold flame, like that of millennia-old ice, still burned.
He finally turned around slowly, facing Payne directly, his voice calm, yet carrying an unprecedented heaviness and oppressive force:
"The person who attacked Sunagakure, captured Gaara, and extracted Shukaku from his body... was your subordinate, wasn't he?"
This is not a question, but a cold statement.
Pain did not deny: "For the sake of great peace, necessary sacrifices are unavoidable."
Naruto let out a very soft, cold laugh, devoid of any warmth: "Gaara's grudge... Jiraiya-sensei's grudge..."
With each word he spoke, his powerful aura rose steadily, almost tangible, causing even the pebbles beneath his feet to tremble slightly!
"New and old grudges... today, right here, let's settle them all!"
Sensing the resolute killing intent and immense power emanating from Naruto, Pain completely suppressed his last trace of surprise and superfluous emotions.
Capturing the Nine-Tailed Fox was the core of the plan!
"That's fine."
Pain responded coldly, "Although the order is slightly different from what was initially agreed upon with 'that guy'... as long as I can catch you, the result is the same."
He slowly raised his hand and issued a concise and cold command to the four other Paynes standing guard behind him:
The moment the words fell, the four Pains—the Deva Path, the Hell Path, the Human Path, and the Hungry Ghost Path—acted like killing machines on command.
In an instant, they transformed into four black afterimages, coming from different directions, carrying chilling killing intent and the eerie abilities unique to the Rinnegan.
He lunged at Naruto, who was all alone!
The Hell Path rushed straight ahead, attempting to get close and capture;
The path of humanity, though circuitous and deceptive, ultimately aims directly at the soul;
The Hungry Ghost Path opened its palms, preparing to absorb the seemingly enormous chakra;
The animal path then surged forward from behind, attempting to block their retreat!
Faced with this coordinated attack from all sides, Naruto stood still, showing no intention of dodging whatsoever!
Just as the attack was about to strike—
"Wind Release: Spiral Shuriken!"
With a low shout, a rapidly spinning Rasengan, emitting a terrifying buzzing sound, instantly materialized in Naruto's hand!
But its target wasn't any of the Paynes who charged at it, but rather—
He slammed him hard against the ground beneath his feet!
boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
A devastating storm erupted from Naruto's center, suddenly spreading outwards!
The power composed of countless ultra-fine wind blades raged wildly, instantly engulfing all four Pain members who rushed forward, forcibly repelling their first wave of attacks!
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Naruto's azure eyes, burning with fighting spirit, shone like a lighthouse.
The battle instantly intensified!
Chapter 361 Naruto VS Pain (Part 2)
The destructive storm unleashed by the Rasenshuriken temporarily repelled the attack of the four Pains. Before the dust had even settled, Naruto had already switched from defense to offense!
He transformed into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the air, his target aimed directly at the Human Path of Pain on his flank!
His punches and kicks poured out like a storm, so fast that they were just afterimages!
However, something unsettling happened.
No matter how fierce Naruto's attacks were, or how tricky the angles were.
They even use shadow clones to launch surprise attacks from different directions.
Human Path Pain always manages to easily evade attacks in a way that is almost predictable and leaves only a hair's breadth off!
His movements were fluid and uncanny, as if he didn't need to think at all, completely ignoring the laws of physics and blind spots in his vision!
He possesses a 360-degree God's-eye view and can predict Naruto's every move!
"Tsk!" Naruto was secretly shocked; he had never encountered such a bizarre fighting style before.
Just then, the Hungry Ghost Path Pain silently pounced on him from behind, opening his arms in an attempt to hug him!
Naruto instinctively tried to dodge in a flash, but just as he exerted his strength—
An irresistible, powerful attraction suddenly acted upon him!
It was as if an invisible hand had grabbed him and forcibly dragged him back towards the embrace of the Preta Path of Pain!
"All things are attracted by heaven!"
Pain's cold voice came from not far away. He simply raised one hand and controlled Naruto's actions!
Caught off guard, Naruto was grabbed by the Preta Path Pain!
The moment I was embraced, an extremely strange feeling came over me!
Naruto clearly felt the surging chakra within him, like a flood bursting through a dam.
Uncontrollably, it surged wildly towards the body of the Hungry Ghost Path Pain!
A considerable amount was lost in just one or two seconds!
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