Super: Shinra Tensei, Rain Village Annihilated!

"You can never defeat all of the Six Paths of Pain, for we are destiny, and we are eternal."

Pain Deva Path watched as the Naraka Path resurrected the Asura Path, whom Naruto was about to finish off.

In his eyes, this battle was no different from any that had come before.

"Bansho Ten'in!"

Taking advantage of the moment Naruto had seized the Human Path and the Preta Path.

He attempted to pull him over with one hand to execute an absolute strangulation.

"Do you understand what you are doing?"

Naruto's body remained motionless.

Though he appeared to be alone.

In reality, nine tails had expanded to dozens of meters in length, coiling across the surface of the water.

"Kurama is truly strong."

Pain Deva Path had not expected Naruto to be able to utilize the Nine-Tails' chakra to such a degree.

It was so strong that his Shinra Tensei could not budge him, and his Bansho Ten'in could not draw him in.

"As long as you possess absolute strength, you can disregard all other powers."

Naruto was under siege by the Six Paths of Pain.

Yet, he was in a position of absolute advantage.

Today, he intended to break the backs of everyone in the Akatsuki.

If these powerful combatants, bloodline secret techniques, and Kekkei Genkai could not be used for his own purposes, then he could erase them without hesitation!

A Nine-Tails Naruto in a state of loss of control could render Chibaku Tensei useless.

How much more so for Naruto, who had now become a perfect Jinchuriki!

"Your strength is truly unexpected."

"The legendary Sannin certainly did not hold anything back from you."

Pain Deva Path raised his hand and took the initiative to use a summoning technique.

"Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

The gaunt Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared; though it looked like nothing but skin and bones, it was actually the shell of the Ten-Tails lacking chakra.

"Disgusting."

Kurama felt nauseated at the sight of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; if he were to have his chakra stolen by this thing, he would lose his sense of self.

No Tailed Beast was willing to merge and transform into the Ten-Tails form.

"Kurama, are there things you dislike as well?"

Naruto patted the fox's head.

"Damn it! Who told you to do that! It is only natural for me, as a Tailed Beast, to loathe the vast majority of things!"

Kurama turned to look at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

"Be careful, this thing can destroy all things in an instant, and can even indiscriminately steal anyone's chakra!"

Kurama continued to warn Naruto.

Pain Deva Path had already seized the opportunity to attack.

"Chakra Dragon!"

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path struck, attempting to steal all of Naruto's chakra in that very instant!

"A mere empty shell, what right do you have to clamor before me!"

Naruto slammed the Human Path into the ground with a single punch.

He stepped on the Preta Path, driving him into a deep crater.

Facing the thick, purple Chakra Dragon rushing toward him, a Nine-Tails form rapidly condensed around his body!

"Do you think the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path cannot steal Tailed Beast chakra?"

Pain Deva Path sneered; he was desperate to steal Kurama's chakra immediately to restore himself.

"I cannot understand such nonsense about whether you can or cannot do something."

Naruto had already appeared behind Pain Deva Path.

Only the fully Tailed-Beast-transformed Kurama remained to confront the purple Chakra Dragon that was attempting to steal his chakra.

"Have you ever heard of the Yellow Flash of Konoha? Pain!"

"Perhaps I should call you Brother Yahiko!"

In his hands, Naruto held the Blood-Cruel Rasengan and the Sage Art: Rasenshuriken, respectively.

He launched an attack with the two techniques that possessed his greatest individual destructive power simultaneously.

They each used Nine-Tails Chakra and Sage Technique chakra as their primary means of attack.

"Nani!"

Upon hearing the name Yahiko, the Deva Path's gaze visibly faltered.

Two Rasengans simultaneously struck his left and right shoulders.

"Move!"

The Six Paths of Pain charged at Naruto in unison.

Each of them threw a black rod designed to restrict the flow of chakra.

"Too slow!"

Naruto sneered at all the Pains and laughed:

"Your intelligence is truly pathetic; you actually don't know that the biggest difference between me and other Jinchuriki is that I remain unrestrained even after a full Tailed Beast transformation."

"What's even worse is that you overestimated your own strength, mistakenly believing you could suppress me!"

"Although you have six pairs of eyes sharing a vision with no blind spots, you are still too slow when faced with an absolute speed advantage!"

Naruto threw an unknown number of Flying Raijin Kunai from his hands.

In an instant, he flashed beside each of the Pains.

"Great Ball Rasengan!"

"Sage Art: Great Ball Rasengan!"

"Planetary Rasengan!"

"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"

"Thunderstorm Rasengan!"

It was all Rasengans—simple and effective methods of attack.

Like a golden flash, he appeared before each of the Six Paths of Pain, crushing them one by one.

Until he stood before the Deva Path once again.

The Six Paths of Pain behind him had been reduced to a pile of scrap metal.

The injured Deva Path had also collapsed to the ground after enduring the powerful combo.

He could only stare up at Naruto, who looked down at him.

"How should I kill you, Senior Brother?"

Naruto's state remained undiminished.

The Chakra Dragon had long since vanished after the Deva Path was thwarted.

Unless Nagato appeared, it would be impossible to launch a new offensive.

"How do you know of our existence?"

The words spoken by the Deva Path were, in reality, the questions of Nagato and Konan.

"Nagato, Yahiko, Konan."

"Is this your Akatsuki? The Akatsuki that is supposed to bring dawn to the Ninja World?"

Naruto punched the Deva Path's head, shattering it.

"Come out, Senior Brother! Senior Sister!"

The Six Paths of Pain lay motionless on the ground.

The iron door opened.

Naruto, who had surpassed his master, saw with his own eyes the emaciated Nagato and Konan, who fluttered her white paper wings.

"Did Master Jiraiya tell you the story about us?"

"Strange, even if he were here, he would definitely be at a loss."

Konan stood ready to trigger an earth-shattering explosion at any moment.

"At this point, we have no choice but to kill you to make you feel pain."

Nagato formed hand seals.

"Don't use that technique! The Rain Village we built with our own hands will be destroyed in an instant!"

Konan was shocked; if they did this, wouldn't all their long-term schemes be destroyed?

"If we cannot defeat the Nine-Tails, our plan will fail sooner or later, and if we let our Junior Brother leave, our secrets will cease to exist."

"Therefore, from the moment the Six Paths of Pain were defeated, we had to be prepared to perish together!"

"Even if it means sacrificing the Rain Village, it is a necessary path toward the future of Akatsuki and the end of all pain!"

"Super: Shinra Tensei!"

Nagato was willing to destroy the Rain Village just to completely eradicate Naruto.

BOOM!

An absolutely terrifying repulsive force erupted.

With Nagato at its core.

The Rain Village was struck by an irresistible power, shattering every building and pinning everyone to the ground.

They were sent flying toward the very edge of the village!

This single blow was enough to destroy any Ninja Village!

Steel-reinforced high-rises crumbled; the Rain Village's unique steel structures, factories, and poison gas supplies all detonated at once.

Wood, concrete, and steel became indistinguishable.

In the wake of such absolute destruction.

The Rain Village was reduced to ruins amidst the torrential downpour!

At the center of the massive crater.

Nagato appeared in Konan's arms, looking even more haggard and frail.

With no buildings left to provide shelter.

The rain poured down onto them.

Deidara, Sasori, and Orochimaru had just begun their battle against Kakuzu, Hidan, and Zetsu.

Outside the village.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived at the village entrance.

"Itachi-san, it seems our final sanctuary no longer exists."

Kisame Hoshigaki licked his lips with extreme delight after clearly seeing the figures atop the ruins and sensing the familiar chakra fluctuations.

"I really want to cross blades with this youngest Hokage!"

At the pinnacle of the Rain.

Naruto stood clad in the Hokage's robe.

He looked down at the unwilling Nagato.

"Senior brother, it seems your pain is beneath mine!"