The Shelter was opened, and the villagers inside were guided out in an orderly manner.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Uchiha Obito leaped onto the Hokage Rock, then widened their eyes. "Damn it, it's even worse than last time..."
The Six-Tails Incident last time was far less destructive to Konoha than the one we're dealing with now.
Yuhi Kurenai Yamato arrived at Uchiha Obito. Looking at the devastated village, Yamato said, "This size must belong to the Akatsuki, right?"
Yuhi Kurenai nodded, then suddenly pointed west. "Look there!"
Uchiha Obito and Yamato looked over and saw that the village wall to the west had disappeared, and the area that used to be a large, dense forest was now completely bare.
"Let's go take a look!"
With that, Uchiha Obito jumped down.
"Wait, Obito..."
Yuhi Kurenai shouted, but couldn't stop him. She exchanged a glance with Yamato and said, "Let's go too, just in case something happens to this guy."
Yamato nodded, and the two of them leaped off the Hokage Rock to chase after Uchiha Obito.
However, the three soon encountered Team Kakashi.
" Kakashi, how did it go?"
"I asked Uchiha Obito."
Yuhi Kurenai quickly asked, " Kakashi, where's Genichi?"
Kakashi looked slightly tired. "The enemy has been temporarily repelled, Genichi must have gone to attend to other matters."
Just as he finished speaking, Might Guy, Ebisu, and the others also leaped over.
"Dad!"
When Might Guy saw Might Duy, he immediately shouted excitedly.
"Kai!"
Might Duy turned to greet him, and the two embraced, tears streaming down their faces.
In an instant, everyone felt a little awkward, and the slightly sad and somber atmosphere vanished without a trace.
"Dad, were you involved in the fight just now?"
While wiping away his tears, Kai asked, "We all felt a huge commotion in the Shelter, it felt even stronger than the last Six-Tails Incident."
"Of course!"
Might Duy a proud grin, revealing his White Fang: "I was with Captain Kakashi, and we took on the strongest one... uh..."
Might Duy suddenly paused, then scratched his head and looked at Kakashi and the other two with an embarrassed expression. "By the way, what was that guy's name again?"
Yamashiro Aoba pushed up his sunglasses. " Pain, the Deva Path Pain!"
Yuhi Kurenai exclaimed in surprise, "The strongest of the Six Paths of Pain?"
Might Duy nodded repeatedly. "It's him!"
"He's indeed a very formidable opponent. Even with the four of us working together, all our attacks were ineffective against him."
"The captain's Storm Release technique almost finished off the enemy."
"I opened Seventh Gate, but I still couldn't hurt that guy. He's incredibly powerful!"
After gesticulating wildly, Might Duy's expression turned solemn and serious.
These words also attracted the attention of others, Gekko Hayate, Mitarashi Anko, and others gathered around.
Kai was shocked. "Dad couldn't even hurt the enemy after opening Seventh Gate?"
Might Duy nodded. "Yes, that's why we all need to work even harder."
Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but ask, "So who finally defeated the enemy? Deva Path Pain, I remember his ability was to deflect all attacks, including Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and ninja tools."
" Genjutsu can't be reflected, right?"
" Aoba, have you ever used Genjutsu?"
Yamashiro Aoba nodded. " Genjutsu can indeed not be reflected, but ordinary Genjutsu are useless against that guy."
After saying that, he added, "My Genjutsu is only average. If you were here, it should be able to work."
Although he learned a lot about Genjutsu from Shita Genichi, Yuhi Kurenai was the real expert in this area.
Yuhi Kurenai said, "It's a pity the Lord Hokage won't let us participate in the battle."
Uchiha Obito couldn't help but say, "Many hands make light work. If we had joined the battle, at least the village wouldn't have been destroyed so badly, right?"
Shiranui Genma, "The enemies who came this time are not ordinary. Although there are only a few of them, each one of them, even their Summoning, is at least at the Jonin."
"Having a large number of people is not always an advantage."
Anko then asked, "Senior Dai, who defeated Deva Path Pain? Was it Genichi?"
The audience around them nodded in agreement, eager to know as well.
Might Duy his head and chuckled, "No, at that time Genichi was dealing with Uchiha Madara and Pain's main bodies!"
"It was Minato Jonin and Lord Jiraiya who defeated Deva Path Pain!"
Yamashiro Aoba exclaimed, "As expected of the Yellow Flash, possessing unparalleled speed, he seized the moment when Deva Path Pain's Dōjutsu was cold and decisive, and defeated the enemy in one move!"
"One move?"
"That's amazing!"
"I wonder when I'll be able to reach the strength of Minato- senpai?"
"You should become Jonin first. Even among Jonin, Minato- senpai was one of the strongest!"
The Konoha Ninja were in an uproar.
Uchiha Obito heard the name Uchiha Madara, he remembered the old man who had once saved him.
Of course, they are enemies now.
So he hurriedly asked, "Uncle Dai, Kakashi, what about Uchiha Madara?"
"Was it taken care of by Genichi?"
Might Duy said apologetically, "Well... I'm not really sure either."
Kakashi said calmly, "The battlefield where Genichi, Uchiha Madara, and Nagato are fighting is not in the village. We'll have to wait for the village's notification regarding the specific results!"
Yuhi Kurenai asked, "Is it the battlefield west of the village?"
"Why don't we go take a look together!"
Uchiha Obito.
Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
So a group of more than a dozen people suddenly leaped westward.
As darkness fell, Konoha had already turned on all the available lights, and the area was bustling with activity as people cleared the ruins.
So, halfway there, Kakashi and Yamato were intercepted by Anbu Ninja.
The Lord Hokage has a mission!
at the same time.
Uchiha Itachi, carrying his sleeping younger brother Sasuke on his back, followed behind his mother Uchiha Mikoto, looking around and seeing many collapsed houses and sunken streets.
"It wasn't a drill after all; a powerful enemy has invaded."
"What kind of enemy could be so powerful as to inflict such enormous losses on the village?"
Uchiha Itachi thought to himself, and then he heard his mother Uchiha Mikoto, say from the front, "Itachi, your father!"
Uchiha Itachi looked in the direction of the sound and saw his father Uchiha Fugaku, leading a group of people to maintain order in front of a cluster of ruined houses.
"Your father is busy, let's go home first!"
Uchiha Mikoto said.
Uchiha Itachi nodded, then asked, "Mom, do you know who the enemy is this time?"
Uchiha Mikoto hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's Nagato from Akatsuki, and also Uchiha Madara Uchiha Tekka."
She was also Jonin Konoha, so she naturally had this kind of information.
"You know them, right, Itachi?"
"Uchiha Mikoto asked."
Uchiha Itachi nodded. "They are all missing-nin from the village and clan!"
Uchiha Mikoto sighed, "Yes."
Then she turned her head and laughed, "So Itachi, don't follow their example in the future!"
Uchiha Itachi nodded emphatically. "Yes, I won't!"
He wanted to become a ninja like Genichi, quietly protecting the village. How could he become missing-nin?
On the other side, Namikaze Minato accompanied Uzumaki Kushina and her son home, with Karura and Gaara by their side, followed by three Sunagakure.
Looking at the ruins and broken walls everywhere, Karura companions were all shocked.
Judging from the damage alone, one can tell what a massive battle had taken place.
Moreover, they heard the commotion inside the Shelter and sensed the terrifying Chakra fluctuations outside.
Karura secretly rejoiced that he had made the decision earlier; otherwise, if it were Sunagakure, they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such an attack.
Naruto and Gaara walked ahead hand in hand, looking around curiously.
Although they only met today, Naruto, with his innate social skills, quickly won over the reserved Gaara.
"Mom, what... what happened?"
Naruto turned around and asked.
Gaara also looked at his mother.
Karura looked at Uzumaki Kushina.
Uzumaki Kushina said, "There were enemies attacking the village, but they were driven away by Dad and Uncle Genichi!"
Naruto's eyes lit up. He let go of Gaara and ran back to Namikaze Minato, tugging at his dad's pants. "Dad, what kind of enemy was it? Was it strong?"
Where is Uncle Genichi?
"How about taking me with you next time you fight the bad guys?"
Uzumaki Kushina feigned intimidation. " Naruto, the enemy is extremely powerful and terrifying. Hmph, you might just pee your pants from fear!"
Naruto pouted. "I'm not afraid!"
"I am Namikaze Naruto, the son of the Yellow Flash, and the disciple of the strongest Ninja World!"
"Hmph, I'm going to become the second strongest Ninja World!"
Naruto raised his chin, looking smug.
Uzumaki Kushina raised her hand and tapped Naruto on the head. "Then you should refine your Chakra first, you idiot!"
"Look, Gaara is only a little older than you, but he can already use Chakra very well."
" Naruto, becoming a strong person isn't something you can just talk about!"
Naruto clutched his head and yelled, then made a face at his mom before dashing off to Gaara's side, shouting, "I'm not an idiot!"
"Hehehe~"
"I'm going to refine Chakra tonight!"
Uzumaki Kushina curled her lip. "Tch!"
Namikaze Minato watched his wife and son with a smile, without interfering.
In his opinion, it's not a big deal that Naruto hasn't refined his Chakra yet; he's not even four years old yet, so it's still early.
He hoped his son could be happier.
Gaara watched this scene with a touch of envy.
He has no father...
Karura then said to Uzumaki Kushina, " Gaara was actually almost four years old when he started refining his Chakra. The child is still young, there's no rush."
Uzumaki Kushina sighed helplessly, "This guy is too naughty!"
" Gaara is still the cutest!"
Karura felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he listened.
As Jinchūriki, no one in Sunagakure thought Gaara cute!
But then she was relieved that her son had made a friend as soon as he arrived in Konoha.
Although Naruto seemed noisy and mischievous, Karura thought that this was just right for his quieter son.
After Karura and her son home, Uzumaki Kushina and her family finally returned home. On the way Uzumaki Kushina asked, "How is Genichi? Is he alright?"
Namikaze Minato, holding the exhausted and dozing Naruto, chuckled softly, "Don't worry, Genichi's strength is even greater than we imagined."
Uzumaki Kushina breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, the Chakra I sensed was too powerful!"
Namikaze Minato nodded, his expression solemn, and said, "The fully resurrected Uchiha Madara is indeed astonishing, ten times stronger than the Impure World Reincarnation."
"If it weren't for Genichi, the village would probably have really fallen to him!"
Uzumaki Kushina with some worry, " Uchiha Madara has escaped. Won't that cause a lot of trouble in the future?"
Namikaze Minato nodded first, then smiled, "Don't worry, Genichi and we've got you covered!"
Uzumaki Kushina laughed as well, " Genichi is right about something: Once you defeat someone the first time, there will be a second, a third, and countless more. No one who has ever been defeated by Genichi has ever been able to defeat him again!"
The Land of Rain, the Amegakure.
At the top of a tall tower, Konan stood, gazing eastward.
Suddenly, Konan frowned and turned to look north. "That's... Jiraiya- sensei!"
Konan stared at the slightly blurry figure on the distant tower, first stunned, then her expression changed, and she had a bad feeling.
Taking a deep breath, Konan sprouted wings and flew north.
Jiraiya saw Konan approaching, he immediately turned around and jumped off the tower.
The two walked one after the other and soon left Amegakure and arrived at a cave.
" Jiraiya- sensei, what is your purpose in luring me out here?"
Konan stopped at the cave entrance and asked.
Jiraiya turned around, smiling, and said, "It's been so long. Isn't it a bit impolite of you to speak to your teacher like that?"
"However, the little one from before has grown into a beautiful woman now!"
Ignoring Konan 'Jiraiya slightly flippant tone, Konan asked, "Is it about Nagato?"
Jiraiya's smile faded, and he nodded.
Konan's heart skipped a beat, then she stepped into the cave.
Only then did she notice that Shita Genichi.
But then her gaze fell on the two corpses on the ground.
Yahiko black, and... Nagato's hair had turned white, and he was Nagato.
"I knew this day would come..."
Konan didn't cry, but her eyes were filled with sadness.
She couldn't help but recall the days the three of them spent in that wooden cabin. If only... if only they hadn't left!
Shita Genichi looked at Konan and calmly said, " Nagato died using the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, but of course, not by his own free will."
Konan was shocked. " The Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique actually costs one's life, which means..."
Shita Genichi nodded. " Nagato's Rinnegan came from Uchiha Madara, and that is indeed the case."
"After his resurrection, Uchiha Madara regained the Rinnegan and unleashed its true power, far surpassing Nagato's."
" Nagato entrusted you to me before he died, but I think your teacher might be more suitable."
Jiraiya immediately spoke up, " Konan, come with us to Konoha!"
"You know a lot of information; Uchiha Madara might not let you go!"
"Moreover, even Nagato's body, you probably couldn't save it."
Konan remained silent for a moment before saying, "I want to avenge Nagato and the others!"
"I will continue their unfinished ideals!"
Jiraiya's expression changed. "You are no match for Uchiha Madara!"
Konan looked at Shita Genichi: " Nagato told me to choose you, so I'll go with you!"
Jiraiya was taken aback, then said unhappily, "Hey, I'm your teacher, aren't I more reliable than this guy?"
Konan said calmly, " Jiraiya- sensei, your philosophy is different from ours."
"Only he can help Yahiko and Nagato achieve their ideals!"
To kill someone is to destroy their spirit!
These rebellious disciples, not one of them is of one mind with him.
Jiraiya's face twitched, then he scoffed, "Then you'd better watch out, this guy is a..."
Considering the current atmosphere, Jiraiya still didn't say his final words.
Shita Genichi didn't care at all about Jiraiya's slander. "In that case, let's go!"
"As for Amegakure, leave a clone behind and select a suitable successor as its leader. Later, we can deepen cooperation with Konoha and the Land of Fire."
"To be honest, your management skills are really worrying!"
Konan didn't refute, she just nodded, then first separated Paper Clone and left it behind, while her main body went forward and used the paper to wrap up Nagato and Yahiko's corpses.