Dismantling the Six Paths, Defying the Gods
Golden rays shot straight into the sky, almost tearing a hole in the night.
Deva Path Pain's pale purple Rinnegan remained completely still. He looked at the approaching Naruto and slowly raised his right hand, palm down.
Shinra Tensei.
Without any Hand Seals, an extremely violent repulsive force, like an invisible steel dome, crashed down. The torrential rain was instantly dissipated by this force, forming a huge hemispherical vacuum.
"Smash it for me!"
Naruto showed no fear. The berserk blood energy in his Gate of Limit state, mixed with the Supreme Yang Chakra, all converged in his right fist. Without even changing his move, he met the invisible repulsive force wall head-on and slammed it down with a "Adamantine Breaker".
Boom!
Extremely savage forces clashed violently in mid-air. A piercing sound exploded, tearing a large rain cloud in two. The chaotic airflow transformed into wind blades, slicing wildly in all directions.
Using the force of the recoil, Naruto twisted his body forcefully in mid-air and slammed into the First Hokage Rock's head with a heavy stomp. The boulder beneath his feet could not withstand this Monster Strength and cracked open with large, spiderweb-like fissures.
The Deva Path Dao, using the repulsive force as a counterforce, continued to rise, almost disappearing into the thick dark clouds. With his arms outstretched, the Chakra fluctuations that had been exerting pressure outward suddenly and strangely subsided, like an abyss frantically sucking in floodwaters.
Naruto did not immediately give chase. He narrowed his eyes, Mind's Eye of the Kagura instantly spread out, his immense spiritual power sweeping across the entire Hidden Leaf like a radar.
"Something's not right." Naruto spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "This guy's Chakra flow has changed; he's drawing power from the other five directions. He's preparing a devastating attack that could wipe out the entire village."
Mind's Eye of the Kagura provided extremely clear feedback. On the battlefield below, the Asura Path, who had just been Sasuke's sword, was being dragged along by an extremely burly, long-haired man. Behind that man, a ferocious phantom of King of Hell appeared, opening its massive maw and swallowing the Asura Path's remains whole.
Accompanied by a tooth-grinding chewing sound, in just a few seconds, the unharmed Asura Path emerged from King of Hell's mouth, his right arm once again glowing with the red light of a laser cannon.
In the distant ruins, the Animal Path, which had been thrown into the air, was biting its finger and quickly forming the hand seals for Summoning Technique; the Human Path was approaching the refuge; and the Preta Path stood like a moving shield, blocking the only way to the Hokage Rock.
Naruto sneered, his gaze sweeping down to the trident Kunai stuck in the mud below.
Hinata had previously used her Pure Byakugan to see through the secret of the Six Paths of Pain sharing vision and Chakra through their Black Rod. The six of them were essentially a tactical hall with its own internal network.
"Trying to build up your ultimate move? I'll cut off your internet and dismantle your servers first!"
Naruto clapped his hands together, and a wisp of golden Yang Release Chakra traversed space, precisely activating the Flying Thunder God Kunai. A piercing high-frequency buzzing sound instantly exploded in front of the shelter, this was the pre-arranged highest-level tactical assembly signal.
Immediately afterwards, Naruto's arrogant and domineering voice, through the Chakra sensing network that Karin had already set up, directly entered the minds of all of Hidden Leaf's elite combatants.
"All personnel, listen up! I'll handle that blind charlatan in the sky. Those five down there, each take one and beat them to a pulp! We absolutely cannot allow them to provide even the slightest bit of Chakra support to that thing in the sky!"
At the shelter's entrance, Kakashi yanked off his Forehead Protector, his crimson Sharingan spinning rapidly. He shook off the mud from his Kunai, his voice chillingly calm. "Understood. Leave that little girl with the psychic abilities to me."
Before he could finish speaking, the sharp cry of Chidori tore through the rain. Kakashi transformed into a streak of blue lightning, heading straight for the Animal Path in the distance.
"The flames of youth are meant to be used to kick these pieces of junk to pieces!" A green blur swept in from the other end of the street. Might Guy flashed his signature white teeth, and together with Rock Lee, father and son took to the air.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
The Asura Path, which had just been resurrected from the jaws of King of Hell, was kicked hard in the chest by two feet filled with Monster Strength before it could even fire its laser. It smashed through three load-bearing walls and was stuck in the gaps of the ruins, sparks flying everywhere.
Shikamaru scratched his pineapple-shaped head in frustration, his hands quickly forming the Tiger Hand Seal: "This is so annoying. That long-haired guy is moving towards the civilians. Ino, stick close to me, don't let him touch your head, the intelligence says he can extract souls. Choji, prepare to cover!"
Ino gritted her teeth and Hand Seals: "The Mind Body Switch Technique is ready; I can cut off his movements at any time."
On the defensive line of the Uzumaki New Residence, Karin adjusted her glasses, glanced at the Preta Path, "The intelligence says that big guy can absorb all Ninjutsu. Haku, are you confident?"
Bai Hand Seals, and the surrounding rain instantly and inexplicably froze, transforming into countless extremely sharp ice shards. His face, more delicate than a woman's, radiated an icy chill. "It's alright. My Extreme Cold Ice Release is mixed with my master's Yang Release Chakra. If he dares to inhale it, I dare to blast the ice spikes open inside his internal organs."
The battlefield was instantly fragmented. The Six Paths' originally flawless teamwork was shattered on the spot by the Hidden Leaf's entire forceful and malicious attack.
Above the Hokage Rock, Naruto was preparing to launch himself into the air when a soft, rustling sound of paper suddenly rang out beside him.
A shower of white paper gathered in the air, and Konan, with wings sprouting from Konan back, hovered in mid-air. She didn't look at Naruto, but instead fixed her gaze on the Naraka Path below, which controlled the phantom of King of Hell.
Her voice was extremely calm, yet it carried a resolute determination suppressed for many years. "The Naraka Path is the core hub of the entire Pain system; it's responsible for resurrection and repair. Leave it to me."
Naruto turned his head to look at her. This woman had actually taken the initiative to run out of the absolutely safe barrier and confront her former boss.
"Don't be reckless." Naruto grabbed her wrist. The scorching Pure Yang Chakra in his palm flowed into her meridians, instantly evaporating the cold rain from high above. "Your Paper Release can't withstand the strange abilities of the Rinnegan. If you can't handle it, call me. My people can't die at someone else's hands."
Konan's body trembled, but she quickly shook her wrist and broke free from Naruto's grasp.
The paper wings on her back flapped suddenly, completely shutting out the rain. "This time, I don't want to hide behind anyone anymore. I want to see for myself whether Nagato's peace is a hoax."
Having said that, she transformed into a white streak of light and rushed straight towards the Naraka Path.
"Tsk, really tough." Naruto rubbed his wrist, but a smile of admiration appeared on his lips.
At this moment, in the shadows of the distant forest.
On the trunk of a thick, ancient tree, half a pale face and half a pitch-black face slowly emerged. Zetsu, hidden in the darkness, looked at the completely divided battlefield of Hidden Leaf, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his black mouth.
"Naruto Uzumaki... he's quite the variable. He saw through the Six Paths' weakness so quickly. Nagato's Rinnegan is going to suffer a great loss this time. Obito, why is he so slow?"
Meanwhile, 700 meters underground in Hidden Leaf, at the Root.
The deafening sounds of battle outside faded into a dull hum upon reaching this place. Danzo upright on the enormous stone chair, unwrapping the bandage that had been wrapped around his right hand, revealing a pale arm covered in Hashirama Cells.
In the hidden compartment in front of him lay a scroll that had just been unearthed from beneath the abandoned Naka Shrine of the Uchiha Clan.
"Fight! The more brutal the better." Danzo's remaining left eye was fixed on the scroll, a sinister fanaticism surging within it. "Tsunade, you weak woman, Hidden Leaf will only be destroyed in your hands. Once Pain has killed all those troublesome fellows, I will bring this thing back to the world and become Hidden Leaf's only savior."
Let's shift our focus back to the sky above the Hokage Rock.
The Chakra burning brought about by the Gate of Limit had reached a critical point. Naruto's body was steaming with pale green sweat vapor, and the veins on his muscular arms bulged like swimming dragons.
He looked up, his gaze fixed intently on Deva Path Pain in the sky.
The oppressive force of the Rinnegan reached its peak at this moment. The raindrops above Hidden Leaf completely defied the laws of gravity, ceasing to fall and instead beginning to flow slowly backwards towards the direction of the Deva Path Dao.
Deep within the clouds, the cold, hollow voice of Deva Path pierced through the wind and rain, like Divine Punishment announcing the end.
"Overtake..."
"Screw you!"
Naruto slammed his right foot down heavily on the head of the First Hokage Rock. With a deafening roar, half of Hashirama Senju's stone sculpture head collapsed.
Using this terrifying recoil force, Naruto forward like a heavy cannonball, tearing through the reversed rain curtain and streaking straight into the sky with an extremely violent golden trail!