Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 359 When are you going to wait!
Jiraiya couldn't understand it at all.

Why did Asuma suddenly suffer the damage that should have been inflicted on Nagato?

Only then did Nagato casually raise his left hand and gently brush it towards Jiraiya, who was standing close by, and Asuma, who was lying heavily injured on the ground.

Shinra Tianzheng.

boom!boom!
An irresistible repulsive force suddenly erupted, like a dust being blown away, sending the astonished Jiraiya and the kneeling Asuma flying and crashing into the distant rock wall.

"Asuma!!"

In the distance, Kurenai Yuhi, who was locked in a fierce battle with a puppet, happened to catch a glimpse of this terrifying scene. Her face instantly drained of color, and she let out a heart-wrenching scream!

She desperately tried to rush over, but was held back by several puppets and could only watch helplessly as Asma fell into a pool of blood.

Stupid!
A clear, resonant sound rang out, and Nagato's katana was drawn from its sheath.

In the firelight, the slender blade gleamed with a cold light, its tip pointing diagonally at the ground, and an eerie purple chakra coiled and covered the entire blade like flames.

"Can't understand it, right?"

Nagato raised his Rinnegan, looked at Jiraiya who was struggling to his feet in the distance, filled with shock and anger, and said calmly, "Even I didn't expect this."

"This sword, which was once given to me by 'Shadow' and which I had overlooked, actually contains such great power."

As he spoke, he slightly turned his wrist, and the blade was placed horizontally in front of him, with purple light flowing across its body.

“Its name is ‘Reincarnation Karma’,” Nagato said calmly, looking at the blade. “It can measure the value of a target.”

“An arm, a deeply etched memory, a unique bloodline limit, or even a portion of one’s lifespan can all be quantified.”

"And its ability is to force exchange and impose a price."

“I can designate a target and force it to pay a ‘cost’ in exchange for some immediate ‘result’.”

“Just now, I could easily block or dodge your attack.”

He raised his gaze slightly, looking at Jiraiya in the distance: "But I didn't. Taking that blow from you head-on was the 'price' I willingly paid."

"And the 'result' I got in return..." He glanced at Asuma, who was lying weakly in a pool of blood, and said coldly, "is to make Sarutobi Asuma suffer the same damage."

He had a White Zetsu cloak to protect him from harm, but Asuma was just flesh and blood.

Upon hearing this, a chill instantly ran down Jiraiya's spine.

This bizarre ability...

and many more!

A deeper doubt suddenly crept into his mind.

why?
Why did Nagato tell me such detailed information about this sword?

This is tantamount to revealing your hand to your opponent, unless...

"It seems you've already noticed."

A faint smile appeared on Nagato's face. He slowly raised the blade in his hand, which was shimmering with purple light, and locked the tip of the blade on Jiraiya. He spoke in a low voice.

"I offered to reveal all the information about this sword to you in exchange for the 'Sloth' in your possession. From this moment on, it has no effect on me!"

hum!
Chakra was extracted, and an invisible wave instantly spread out from Nagato as the center!

Jiraiya's stone sword "Sloth" suddenly froze in his hand, and the gray light that had been flowing on its broad blade dimmed abruptly, as if it had been bound by heavy shackles.

"This..." Jiraiya's expression changed slightly.

He could sense that his "laziness," though still usable, was indeed being suppressed.

Is it really possible to do something like that?!
"Is it not enough that the 'price' paid was enough to suppress it to this extent, and for only one hour?"

Nagato sensed the feedback from the "Reincarnation Karma," frowned slightly, but didn't dwell on it too much. As long as the troublesome time slowdown could be limited, an hour would be enough.

boom!
A shockwave erupted from the ground beneath his feet, and his figure vanished abruptly.

The next moment, he appeared in front of Jiraiya, his katana drawing a chilling purple arc as he slashed down.

Jiraiya let out a low shout, his arm muscles bulging, and his heavy broadsword, carrying a dull gust of wind pressure, charged forward to meet the attack.

Clang!
The katana and the stone sword clashed violently, and blinding sparks exploded in the darkness!
On the other side, Yagura Karatachi's petite body unleashed astonishing power, using her hook to deflect Hanzo's chain scythe and create distance.

"Whoosh!" Hanzo pulled off his mask and spewed out a thick, almost tangible purple poisonous mist.

At the same time, Yagura extended his hook and pulled, instantly creating a smooth, mirror-like water wall in front of him, reflecting Hanzo's phantom image.

Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!

Hanzo's image burst out of the water mirror, spewing out an equal amount of poisonous mist. The two streams of poisonous mist collided and dissipated with a roar!

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Yagura's sharp gaze swept rapidly across the entire room.

"Roar!"

The Two-Tails, now fully transformed into a tailed beast, roared deafeningly, its claws tearing through the air as it frantically clashed with "Wu," summoned by Wuwei.

The blue tailed beast chakra and feathers collided and splashed continuously, causing the underground palace to tremble with each collision, but the Two-Tails was clearly at a disadvantage, like a leopard cat facing a swooping eagle!

Squeak!

Kakashi's entire body was covered in purple lightning, and the purple lightning gathered on his wakizashi hissed sharply.

Hiruko, who had previously been arrogant and mocking Kakashi for losing his Sharingan, now had a gloomy expression.

His steel-bound arms were covered in slash marks, and there was a deep, charred wound on his chest that revealed the bone and was constantly writhing in an attempt to heal.

Purple lightning?
What the hell is this?

It actually managed to break through my defenses!

Purple Lightning is a new type of Lightning Release ninjutsu that Kakashi developed after losing his Sharingan.

It can be activated without hand seals and no longer relies on the Sharingan. It combines form and nature transformation, has strong destructive power, and can unleash large-scale area attacks.

Its power is equivalent to that of the Lightning Blade, although it is slightly slower, but it is more precise to control and consumes less chakra.

With Kakashi's abilities, he could easily hold up the Purple Lightning and use it continuously for an hour.

Therefore, whenever Hiruko tried to form hand seals to use his bloodline limit, Kakashi's short sword would follow him like a shadow, giving him no chance to form hand seals and forcing him into a sorry state.

"Kakashi!" Hiruko roared angrily.

On the other side, Kisame wielded Samehada, each slash carrying the force to tear everything apart.

However, Samehada clearly loathed Shennong's Zero-Tails chakra, hissing in dissatisfaction and beginning to slack off, putting it at a disadvantage in the battle against Shennong.

Bang!Bang!
On the other side, however, Huang Tu wielded his giant axe with wide, sweeping strokes, each chop causing Kakuzu's rock-covered arm to crumble into fragments, leaving Kakuzu, who was now only in his physical form, clearly at a disadvantage.

In the center of the melee, Konan's paper scraps flew like a blizzard, and Sasori's puppets moved like ghosts, clashing with Tsuchida, Kurenai Yuhi, and a group of Chunin!
Explosions, screams, and the clanging of metal filled the air as people fell one after another, their blood staining the ground before being absorbed by the giant gate.

The situation is clear: the forces of the five great ninja villages have begun to be suppressed by the Akatsuki organization.

"Luosha!"

Seeing this, Yagura Karatachi finally lost his temper, and his angry voice echoed throughout the underground palace: "How long are you planning to stand there? Hurry up and do it!"

This angry shout instantly drew everyone's attention to "Rasa," who had been watching coldly from afar. Only then did they realize that "Rasa" and the group of Sand Village ninjas had not made a move.

(End of this chapter)