The Six Paths Sword Immortal atop the Divine Tree looked down upon Leaf Village. Though the ninjas had all gone to war, a small number of defensive troops and a great many civilians still lived in the village. Beneath the night sky, Leaf Village, ablaze with lights, was stunned by the sudden colossal Divine Tree, and the guard ninjas sprang into action one after another.
But it was all futile.
The Six Paths Sword Immortal pointed forward and issued a cold command. "Clear it out."
Reanimated Pain soared into the sky, flying against the wind until he hovered directly above the center of Leaf Village.
This time, he did not recite his classic line. He simply pressed his palms together, Chakra boiling fiercely, then slammed them downward.
"Universal Pull."
"No----!!" A heart-rending roar rang out as a yellow figure charged madly into the air. It was Naruto Uzumaki.
He formed a Rasengan in his hand and desperately struck at Pain's back, trying to stop it all.
But the reanimated body feared nothing. Pain did not even spare him a glance, allowing Naruto's Rasengan to blast into him.
Boom!
Within the explosive flare, Pain was pierced clean through from front to back.
But Universal Pull had already been completed.
An utterly terrifying repulsive force erupted, instantly blasting a blank patch open at the very center of Leaf Village. Then that blank patch expanded at explosive speed, and the shockwave swept in every direction. Leaf Village, which had already suffered under Universal Pull, which had only recently been rebuilt, once again met its ultimate calamity.
Reanimated Pain, with his limitless Chakra, showed no restraint whatsoever. Every building was shattered and scattered, every scrap of terrain razed to nothing.
With a thud, Naruto fell to the ground, his pupils trembling.
He looked beneath