And then,
A wave of fear surged through Chiyo. She immediately shouted to Naruto, "Naruto! Those are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths—the Rinnegan! No one can take them on alone! We should retreat, now!"
"The Sage of Six Paths?! The Rinnegan?!" Sakura's body shuddered. She didn't know what kind of eyes they were, but anything connected to the legendary founder of the shinobi world had to be extraordinary!
At the very least, the fact that the man had just effortlessly nullified Naruto's terrifying jutsu was proof enough that his power was unfathomable!
A deep worry flickered in Sakura's eyes. She hurriedly called out, "Naruto! We have to retreat! Once we're back in Konoha, we can figure out what to do!"
"Heh..." Seeing their reaction, Deva Path's lips curled into a slight smile. He was very pleased with Chiyo and Sakura's response, and a powerful sense of smug satisfaction continued to well up inside him.
Then,
Deva Path spread his arms. The Rinnegan gleamed with a fearsome light as he declared, "Uzumaki Naruto! Submit to the might of a god!"
But what Deva Path hadn't expected was—
"How beautiful those eyes are..." Greed glimmered in Naruto's eyes. His face even revealed an unmistakable eagerness. "I really want... to have your ocular powers right now!"
"What?!" Deva Path was stunned. Then he seemed to understand.
A surge of fury instantly rose in him. He shouted, "This is the ocular power of a god! How dare a lowly mortal like you entertain such delusions!"
"Impudent!"
With that, Deva Path abruptly raised his right hand and aimed it at Naruto.
"Universal Pull!"
Whoosh! The Rinnegan's overwhelming gravitational force swept across the area around Naruto, intent on dragging him bodily in front of Deva Path.
Seeing that Naruto made no attempt to