Shattered Heavenly Bodies, Tears of Blood of a God

The sky above them had completely darkened.

The deep black sphere, so profound it could devour even light, had just escaped Deva Path Pain's grasp when it unleashed a devastating gravitational pull. From the ruins below, several massive rocks, each weighing tens of tons, were the first to break free from Earth's gravity, slowly rising into the air. Their speed increased rapidly, and they hurtled towards the black core like iron filings attracted by a magnet.

"To be able to resist in such a desperate situation, you truly deserve praise." Deva Path Pain's battered body hovered in mid-air, his pale purple Rinnegan gazing down. "But Divine Punishment is irreversible. Planetary Devastation..."

"Go to hell with you!"

A furious shout shattered the air.

Naruto didn't even bother to gather his strength to resist gravity. He suddenly pushed off with both legs, creating a sonic boom, and his entire body transformed into a dark red lightning bolt, defying the violent suction force and rising against the current.

Ultimate skill casting time? Turn-based combat?

Compared to the perfect Uzumaki Sage Body, all of this is utter nonsense.

"Whoosh!"

Several Special Kunai imbued with the Flying Thunder God Formula were hurled by Naruto like a net around the black sphere.

Deva Path Pain's pupils constricted sharply. He saw through Naruto's intention, but the speed he possessed in the Gate of Gate of Wonder state had completely exceeded the puppet's reaction limits.

"Buzz!"

Naruto appeared out of thin air directly above the black core. The gravity here had reached an extremely terrifying level, even the dark red steam on his body was severely deformed.

But he grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"Here's a big firework for you."

Naruto rapidly Hand Seals, instantly channeling his raging Golden Yang Release Chakra into the surrounding Flying Thunder God Kunai.

"Flying Thunder God - Lightning Guide!"

A giant golden net woven from spatial power instantly unfurled, tightly enveloping the newly formed core of the Earth-Exploding Star, which hadn't yet had a chance to unleash its full power. The next second, space violently distorted.

With a muffled "pop," the black core, powerful enough to destroy most of Hidden Leaf, vanished into thin air.

At an altitude of 30,000 meters, at the edge of the troposphere.

A blinding black halo suddenly expanded and then exploded. The violent Chakra shockwave tore apart all the clouds within thousands of kilometers, leaving an absolute vacuum zone in the sky above Hidden Leaf, comparable to a meteorite crater.

Deva Path Pain suffered a severe backlash because his core was forcibly severed. He coughed up a mouthful of black blood, the gravitational field collapsed instantly, and he crashed straight down onto the broken Hokage Rock like a kite with a broken string.

"Boom!"

A deep crater was smashed into the top of the stone statue, Deva Path's left leg was strangely bent, completely losing its ability to move.

Meanwhile, on the ground below...

At the edge of the southern ruins, a huge concrete slab was suddenly lifted up.

Human Path Pain, covered in mud and expressionless, crawled out of the rubble. His left eye had been blinded by rubble, but his right eye remained fixed on the scene before him.

Two meters in front of him, a Hidden Leaf Intelligence Division ninja with a broken leg was dragging his mangled body behind cover.

Human Path flashed and firmly gripped the head of the intelligence ninja with one hand.

"The Deva Path is damaged, and the core of the barrier must be found." The Human Path mechanically uttered a few words, and strange Chakra surged from his palm. The intelligence ninja's eyes rolled back instantly, and half of his soul was forcibly extracted.

At this critical moment...

"Sizzle--!"

An extremely piercing chorus of Chidori erupted from the shadows.

A dazzling streak of dark purple lightning hurtled along the ground, instantly vaporizing the rubble in its path.

The Human Path suddenly turned its head.

What came into view was Sasuke Uchiha's Two-Tomoe Sharingan with two tomoe.

"Let him go."

Sasuke's voice was colder than the Lightning Release spear in his hand. The Heaven's Cursed Seal that originally belonged to Orochimaru on the back of his neck did not go berserk, but was tightly suppressed by a layer of pale golden Uzumaki, which forcibly purified that cold power and integrated it into the Lightning Release.

Without Human Path ado, he drew his Black Rod with his other hand, attempting to block.

But it's too slow.

"Pfft!"

The dark purple Chidori Sharp Spear pierced straight through the Human Path's chest, and the violent Lightning Release Chakra exploded within his body, shredding all the Black Rod connecting his nerves.

The intelligence ninja collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

However, at the very moment Human Path form collapsed, a very thin black rod suddenly shot out from his blind left eye and silently pierced Sasuke's left shoulder.

"Um!"

Sasuke let out a muffled groan and knelt heavily on one knee.

An extremely cold and high-dimensional Chakra surged wildly into his meridians along the Black Rod. Even more strangely, deep in the back of Sasuke's neck, the ancient power (Indra's remnant breath) that even Naruto had not completely eradicated and that lay dormant at the very bottom of his bloodline resonated strongly with this Rinnegan Chakra.

Sasuke's vision blurred instantly. A gigantic, grotesque phantom with ten tails appeared before him.

"What... what is this?" Sasuke gritted his teeth, cold sweat pouring down his body.

"Buzz--"

Just as the Chakra was about to rush into his brain, the Yang Release Seal Naruto had left on the back of his neck erupted with a dazzling golden light. The vital Yang Release Chakra, like molten lava, forcibly severed the strange resonance.

Sasuke suddenly snapped back to reality. He yanked the Black Rod from his shoulder, unleashed a burst of Lightning Release, and crushed it into dust.

"Hidden Leaf has more than one trump card." Sasuke stood up and crushed the head of the Human Path with a single stomp.

Above, the Hokage Rock.

Naruto, enveloped in lingering dark red steam, landed steadily in front of Deva Path Pain. He looked down at the nearly destroyed body, his eyes devoid of any pity.

Deva Path Pain's chest heaved violently as broken bone spurs pierced his skin, but he still tried to prop himself up with his only remaining right hand.

"You can protect someone once..." The hollow voice of the Deva Path Dao drifted in the wind, carrying an extreme obsession, "Can you protect everyone for a lifetime? As long as the pain remains, the conflict will not stop."

"Stop using your victim mentality to disgust people."

Naruto sneered and pointed downwards.

In the South District, Sasuke slays the Human Path and is directing the medical team to transfer the wounded; at the North Gate, Kakashi and Might Guy support each other, with Shikamaru behind them having already re-set up the Explosive Tag array; in the Central District, Tsunade stands on a giant Katsuyu, the light of the Strength of a Hundred Seal illuminating the entire street.

"Open your fake eyes and see clearly." Naruto stared at Deva Path. "I don't need to protect them forever. Because not a single person standing in this village is a useless coward waiting to die."

Naruto took a step forward, his Yang Release Chakra gathering at his fist.

"Your peace turns everyone into silent tombstones. My peace means that whoever dares to touch my people, I'll dig up their ancestral graves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto threw a punch, preparing to completely destroy this Heavenly Deva Path body.

Deep within the cold, towering tower of Amegakure.

Nagato's emaciated body trembled violently, and mouthfuls of blood gushed from his mouth. The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind him hummed under the strain, and dozens of Black Rod were glowing red-hot from the intense Chakra exertion.

"Defeated..." Nagato murmured softly, his once imposing Rinnegan now bloodshot.

Just then, on the metal wall behind him, Jue's half-black, half-white face silently appeared.

"It seems even the so-called 'gods' can't stand firm before the fists of mortals." Black Zetsu's sinister voice echoed in the empty tower, carrying a chilling allure. "Nagato, do you need help? That kid's power has already exceeded your control. If you don't use that trump card..."

White Zetsu chuckled and added, "Hidden Leaf's foundation is really solid; they even kicked Chibaku Tensei like a ball. Shall we retreat?"

"Shut up!"

Nagato suddenly raised his head, and his bloodshot Rinnegan erupted with an unprecedented ferocity.

He stared intently at the void ahead, as if piercing through thousands of miles, and saw Naruto Uzumaki standing on the Hokage Rock.

"God will never bow down to mortals."

Nagato bit her tongue hard, then clasped her hands tightly together in front of her chest.

"Snap--!"

His once vibrant red hair turned deathly white at a visible speed, starting from the roots. It was a sign that his life force had been depleted.

A Chakra, ten times larger than before and almost solidified, flowed along the Black Rod on his back, transforming into an unstoppable torrent that roared towards Hidden Leaf, far away in the Land of Fire.

Hidden Leaf, on the Hokage Rock.

Naruto's fist, which was about to strike Deva Path, stopped abruptly just half an inch from Pain's nose.

It wasn't that he didn't want to smash it, but an extremely terrifying repulsive force suddenly exploded from Deva Path's body without warning, forcibly pushing Naruto back three steps.

Naruto narrowed his eyes, and the energy Gate of Wonder his body surged again.

Deva Path Pain, who had been beaten almost to pieces, twitched strangely twice on the ground. Then, accompanied by a tooth-grinding sound of bones grinding together, his broken arm and shattered ribs twistedly and joined together under the forceful piecing together of some high-dimensional Chakra.

The Deva Path slowly floated up.

Two shocking lines of bloody tears flowed down his pale purple Rinnegan, sliding down his cold cheeks.

A gravitational wave, several times stronger than before, began to gather wildly above Hidden Leaf. This time, even the light began to distort.

The Deva Path remained silent, only opening its arms. From the depths of the sky, the terrifying buzzing of a second and third black core taking shape could be faintly heard.

Naruto twisted his neck, his joints cracking, and his right arm was instantly enveloped in a dazzling golden Yang Release.

"Overdrafting your life force to unleash your full potential?" Naruto stared at Deva Path, his eyes filled with extreme ferocity, not fear. "Fine, then I'll follow your internet connection and smash your main body to pieces!"