Hinata: This Is the Secret Ultimate Move I've Kept Hidden for Years

"Sasuke!?"

Hinata's heart skipped a beat. If Jiraiya hadn't reminded her, Hinata would have almost forgotten about Sasuke.

Throughout, Hinata viewed the 'Three-Tails Incident' and the 'Sasuke vs. Itachi final battle' as two separate events. Akatsuki wanted the Three-Tails -Three-Tails, as did Konoha and Kirigakure. Sasuke was merely a temporary figure and posed no threat whatsoever to the struggle for the Three-Tails.

That's why Hinata starts by considering the Three-Tails Incident when she's thinking about things. Even though Obito and Nagato were both involved, she still thought Obito wanted to use the Nine-Tails for something.

Damn it!

Hinata slapped her forehead hard.

The final battle between Sasuke and Itachi was designed to provoke Sasuke and awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. The most crucial element of this plan wasn't Itachi Uchiha's confession after his defeat that he was terminally ill, but Hinata's last-minute rescue of Itachi.

Only by saving Itachi Uchiha can Sasuke be prevented from falling into darkness.

After all, the moment the Mangekyo awakens is the darkest moment in the hearts of the Uchiha clan. Given Sasuke's extreme nature, coupled with Obito's subsequent manipulation, who knows what crazy things he might do?

However, if Hinata is held up here by Pain, she will not have the chance to rush to rescue Itachi Uchiha.

With his Natural Sensing fully extended, Sasuke and Itachi had indeed begun their decisive battle. In terms of ninja combat, this battle should only take three to five minutes at most.

Itachi Uchiha Hinata back in this battle. But if the two remain locked in a stalemate and it becomes a protracted war, Sasuke will almost certainly win.

Obito hasn't appeared yet; he's probably preparing to snatch Itachi Uchiha's body at the last minute.

"Pervy Sage, do you have a way to save people?" Hinata asked softly.

Jiraiya shook his head slightly. The distance was too great. If he made any move, Pain would probably immediately target Naruto.

Hinata does have a way to save Naruto, but she needs to rely on the power of the Tenseigan.

Relying solely on Gentle Fist... has too many limitations.

Pain was calm and composed; he could also sense the situation on the island.

Konan has held off the people of Kirigakure, Kisame has taken the Three-Tails, and the final battle between Sasuke and Itachi has begun. So far, everything is going as smoothly as Akatsuki had predicted.

If Hinata and Jiraiya can be kept here, Akatsuki's goal will be achieved in five minutes at most.

The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the rain subsided slightly. The Three-Tails had fallen into a coma, and the weather here would soon return to normal.

Hinata was having a bit of a headache, being watched by both Pain and Jiraiya at the same time, so she didn't have the chance to use her Wood Clone.

I should have secretly used the Wood Clone when I was fighting Pain earlier.

"Pervy Sage, that guy doesn't dare kill Naruto. Why don't we just take him away?" Hinata suggested in a low voice.

Jiraiya was somewhat tempted by what he heard.

Naruto did fall into enemy hands, but the enemy did not dare to threaten Naruto's life. In fact, Pain was more worried about Naruto's death than Hinata and Jiraiya.

"Wait a little longer!" Jiraiya still had reservations. "Let me think about it!"

Hinata's use of the other Tailed Beasts as a threat hit Pain's weak spot, preventing Pain from making any rash moves for the time being. However, if Hinata and Jiraiya were to intervene and rescue Naruto, no one could guarantee that Pain wouldn't retreat with him.

"Oh dear!"

Hinata urged, "Sometimes you can't think too much, just go for it!"

However, reckless actions can easily lead to death, so Hinata desperately needs Jiraiya to take the blame.

While persuading Jiraiya, Hinata was also recalling information about the Rinnegan in her mind.

Pain's Rinnegan's perception far surpasses that of the Mangekyō Sharingan. In the Original Story, when Pain attacked Konoha, he used his Rinnegan to see through the sensory barrier above Konoha.

That barrier is invisible even to many members of the Hyuga clan.

The Rinnegan is very sensitive to chakra.

Therefore, even if Hinata could secretly activate her Tenseigan to save Itachi while avoiding everyone's gaze, Pain should still be able to perceive the changes in Hinata's eyes.

This is absolutely terrible!

The only thing that gave Hinata some comfort was that Naruto did not unleash the power of the Nine-Tails.

That makes sense; Nine-Tails should be well aware of the Rinnegan's abilities. Since Naruto was controlled by the Preta Path, Nine-Tails wouldn't unleash its chakra unless One-Tail bit off its head.

Thinking about it this way, Hinata also overturned her previous judgment— Obito did not want Nagato to regain his body.

"It seems Obito's target is Sasuke!"

Sasuke is Obito's hidden power. Before obtaining the Rinnegan, Obito needed Sasuke to do many things for him.

Hinata secretly analyzed, "Obito's Kamui is incredibly fast. If he touches Itachi, he can absorb him instantly. Plus, Itachi will definitely say something to Sasuke before he dies, even if Obito doesn't know that Sasuke already knows the truth about the clan massacre..."

"But if Itachi really dies, Sasuke's revenge on Konoha will be almost inevitable!"

Jiraiya stared intently at Pain, and said calmly to Hinata, "Hinata, how confident are you?"

Hinata snapped out of her daze, considered for a moment, and then said seriously, "Eighth floor!"

"The first six people appeared suddenly. You should have seen the information about the Masked Man. If I'm not mistaken, that guy is hiding nearby right now!"

"To take Naruto away, besides using the Animal Path's summoning ability, the only other option is to rely on the Masked Man's Space-time ninjutsu..."

Hinata lowered her voice and analyzed, "As long as we don't give them time to react, everything will be fine once I launch my attack!"

Jiraiya fell silent upon hearing this, quickly analyzing the pros and cons in his mind.

Hinata's attack speed is very fast, a fact that Jiraiya does not deny.

However, even the fastest attack requires the limbs to make corresponding movements and even mobilize the chakra within the body before launching the attack.

With the Rinnegan's insightful abilities, it can see through things instantly.

Moreover, Hinata and Pain are currently a hundred meters apart, a distance that makes Hinata's plan have a very low success rate.

Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "I cannot cooperate with you!"

Hinata looked at Jiraiya with disdain. "Aren't you one of the Legendary Sannin?"

"The Legendary Sannin aren't gods!" Jiraiya rolled his eyes. "Besides, haven't you always looked down on the title of the Legendary Sannin?"

In the current situation, Jiraiya has no way to coordinate with Hinata to launch a silent attack. Even the slightest movement could trigger Pain's sense of threat, and Pain might immediately retreat with Naruto.

"There's no other way!"

Hinata has sensed that the final battle between Sasuke and Itachi has entered its final stage, and she must take action.

"That's the only way we can use it!" Hinata's face was extremely serious.

Jiraiya turned his head and asked curiously, "Which move is that?"

Hinata said with a straight face, "That's a secret technique that I've treasured for many years!"