I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 166 Pain's Six Paths Crushed

"No way? This generation of Asura reincarnation possesses such strength at such a young age; it's already a rare case in a thousand years. Could it be that—this generation of Indra reincarnation has also matured ahead of schedule?"

Black Zetsu thought to himself in disbelief.

But Black Zetsu was absolutely certain that he hadn't misperceived that incredibly intense aura of destiny that only he and the Otsutsuki clan could sense.

That wasn't something Yagyu brought to him; it was an invisible aura that could only be formed when the two brothers stood together.

Before this, when Yagyu and Uchiha Sasuke stood together, Black Zetsu didn't sense it at all.

Because Yagyu's strength far surpasses that of Uchiha Sasuke; they are not even in the same league, not even in the same dimension.

Therefore, Black Zetsu was absolutely certain that Yagyu was the reincarnation of Ashura in this generation, but he was not sure whether Sasuke Uchiha or Itachi Uchiha was the reincarnation of Indra. He even suspected that there were still members of the Uchiha clan who were wandering outside, and that person was more likely to be the reincarnation of Indra.

Because the strength of the reincarnations of Asura and Indra throughout history is not significantly different.

When one of them is left far behind, it means that the other cannot be a reincarnation.

However, given that Sasuke Uchiha killed Itachi Uchiha, and considering that Sasuke was Yagyu's classmate and the same age, it is highly likely that Black Zetsu was the reincarnation of Indra.

Therefore, Black Zetsu believed that Yagyu's strength was so great because he was a special reincarnation, a rare occurrence in a thousand years.

An even more unique existence than Hashirama Senju.

Now, the appearance of this strange yet familiar aura means that another nemesis has caught up.

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu couldn't help but recall the image of Yagyu taking away the corpses of Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi.

Could it be that Sasuke Uchiha has fused with Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan and obtained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

How long has it been? He has already fully mastered his Mangekyou Sharingan and fused his eye power with Itachi Uchiha's to form a completely new eye power.

What kind of luck is this?

Could it be that Indra's Yin power came into play?

Or is it a contingency plan left behind by Hagoromo?

Regardless of the reason, it made Black Zetsu's heart heavy.

This era is the best opportunity in a thousand years.

If we miss this opportunity, we don't know how many years it will take to revive our mother.

At this moment, two huge obstacles suddenly appeared. How could Black Zetsu not feel flustered and under increasing pressure?

So Black Zetsu used Yin-Yang Release again to communicate with White Zetsu mentally, instructing him to send a White Zetsu clone to Orochimaru's underground base, urging him to act quickly.

"Is the fighting finally starting again?"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and said with a wicked smile, "In that case, let me lend you a hand."

After saying this, Orochimaru formed hand seals, slammed his fist on the ground, and shouted, "Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

In an instant, hundreds of coffins rose from the ground in the misty rain-soaked Land of Rain.

As the coffin lid fell to the ground, corpses covered in cracks emerged from it.

Unlike the elite undead summoned by Yagyu, whose eyes were lifeless.

The spirit resurrected by Orochimaru through the Impure World Reincarnation technique initially had a blank expression, but gradually its eyes, which were the unique color of the Impure World Reincarnation, began to glow.

"This is—a world of living people!"

"Rain, something so familiar—I'm back!"

"Wasn't I dead? How did I come back to life?"

"Wait—why is my body moving by itself?"

"It's the Impure World Reincarnation technique... Could it be that Tobirama Senju is controlling us?"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—.."

Just as the undead were expressing their questions, their bodies suddenly began to move uncontrollably, turning into black afterimages and rushing out in all directions towards various battlefields in the Land of Rain.

Along the way, the spirits were shouting and yelling, but there was one corpse with a low presence and lifeless eyes, clearly having had its consciousness stripped away by Orochimaru.

The battlefield they rushed to was Konoha.

Clearly, Orochimaru couldn't stand the silence any longer and was ready to watch the battle in person.

He wanted to see whether Pain, with his Rinnegan, was more powerful, or Yagyu, with his Wood Release, was stronger.

Which of the two legendary bloodline limits is stronger?

However, the situation was somewhat unexpected by Orochimaru.

When the reanimated army arrived on the battlefield, they began to infiltrate the White Zetsu clones and fight against the Konoha ninjas.

On a battlefield that not only Konoha ninjas, but also the fearless army of White Zetsu clones and the elite Edo Tensei squads deliberately avoided, a battle of an otherworldly scale, leaving onlookers dumbfounded and questioning their own existence, was now unfolding.

This battle was a chaotic free-for-all, with only eight participants: Pain, Naruto, and Sasuke Uchiha.

Moreover, this battle was not evenly matched; rather, Pain's Six Paths, outnumbered, found themselves at a significant disadvantage.

"Immortal Technique·Super Large Jade Rasengan!"

Naruto, in his golden form, held a giant energy ball in his hand and hurled it at the Preta Path, which was capable of absorbing chakra.

The intelligence that Jiraiya risked his life to gather had already been deciphered by Konoha's intelligence department.

There are six Paths of Pain, and Naruto already knows all of their basic abilities.

Of the six Pains, the Deva Path is the strongest, but the most troublesome are the Preta Path and the Naraka Path.

The former can absorb all ninjutsu, while the latter can revive other Pains.

Once these two Pains are dealt with, the rest will be much easier to handle.

Furthermore, the Six Paths of Pain must be fully assembled to form an impenetrable fortress; if even one member is missing...

Even with one piece missing, it's no longer an invincible combination.

The Six Paths of Pain, having lost two of his own, will not only be easier to deal with, but will also be weaker.

Naruto, having entered Golden Body Form and Sage Mode, has seen his physical abilities boost to a level surpassing that of the Five Kage, reaching a level below the Eight Gates Formation.

Its speed is so fast, and with the golden chakra covering its body, it can condense into a golden chakra hand at any time, replacing the help of shadow clones, allowing Naruto to create the Giant Rasengan all by himself.

So much so that with just one leap, he instantly condensed a super-sized Rasengan. If the energy ball hadn't been blue, it would have been like a miniature sun as it plummeted towards the Hungry Ghost Realm.

As the golden figure rapidly enlarged during the drill, the Hungry Ghost Path had no time to dodge.

With confidence in his own abilities, the Preta Path subconsciously raised his hands, preparing to absorb Naruto's ninjutsu.

If he were to successfully touch Naruto, he could absorb all the golden chakra covering Naruto's entire body within seconds.

And that is indeed the case.

Before the enormous energy ball even touched the Hungry Ghost Realm, a transparent white light shield appeared in front of the Hungry Ghost Realm's hands.

Upon colliding with the light shield, the energy ball not only failed to destroy it, but also rapidly shrank, like a water-filled balloon whose water was sucked out, drying up in the blink of an eye.

"Amaterasu!"

Just as the Hungry Ghost Path was absorbing the energy ball and became frozen, Uchiha Sasuke's voice suddenly rang out.

The next second, black flames suddenly appeared in the air around the Hungry Ghost Path and Naruto.

Moreover, these flames seemed to possess their own consciousness, circling around Naruto and the Preta Path from both sides, all converging behind the Preta Path, instantly igniting it and forming a black fire figure.

Because it was a corpse, the hungry ghosts did not make any screams, but the terrifying temperature still quickly burned away their clothes and flesh.

If the flames are not extinguished in time, his body will likely be burned to a crisp very soon.

So, the Preta Path lowered one hand, continuing to absorb the chakra of the Super Giant Rasengan while also absorbing the black flames on its body.

Boom! Click!

Just then, a giant, golden, transparent arm extended from Naruto's body and slammed heavily into the Preta Path's face, even faster than Pain's Universal Pull could not pull Naruto or the Preta Path away.

Because the Hungry Ghost Path had lost its protective shield due to the removal of one of its arms, it was unable to absorb the arm formed from Sage Chakra.

And so, his face was precisely struck by the golden fist.

Instead of being sent flying backwards, a wave of air erupted from the face of the Hungry Ghost Realm being, followed by the sound of bones breaking.

Immediately, all the black iron nails embedded in his body seemed to be impacted by something, and shot out of the hungry ghost's body.

Meanwhile, the upper body of the hungry ghost was deformed at a visible speed, and soon it fell to the ground in a shape that was no longer human, and it also blasted a huge crater in the ground.

With just one punch, Naruto shattered the Preta Path.

This is Naruto's current strength.

In the original story, he had just returned after learning Sage Mode and shattered the Asura Path with a single punch.

Now, having activated both Sage Mode and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, his strength has reached the level between the Five Kage and the Gatekeeper of the Super Kage.

Once Naruto can activate Kurama Mode and merge it with Sage Mode, he will immediately transcend these two levels and reach the true Kage level.

Even so, Naruto now is no match for Pain's Six Paths of Pain, who is a clone of Pain.

Only one person who can use the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain, and who has been restored to his youth and is no longer crippled, can fight Naruto, or even restrain the current Naruto.

"Universal Guidance!"

"Shinra Tensei!"

Pain never expected that his opponent would no longer be Yagyu, but the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, and that the opponent's strength was ridiculously high.

Seeing that Naruto had defeated the Preta Path, the most effective of the three, with just one punch, besides Pain's Deva Path, the Preta Path was the most powerful.

Moreover, the speed was so fast that even he didn't have time to react.

Pain quickly used his gravity to pull the Preta Path's body and the other Six Paths of Pain towards him. Then, the gravity was converted into a repulsive force, which, like a hurricane, sent Naruto and Sasuke flying.

Snapped!

Immediately, Pain clapped his hands together, then opened them, and a black energy ball condensed between his palms.

"Planetary Devastation!"

Pain threw the black energy ball in his hand into the sky, unleashing his strongest move besides Super Shinra Tensei.

Rumble—

A terrifying gravitational force descended, causing the earth to shake violently.

With a cracking sound, pieces of stone, large and small, detached from the cracked ground and floated into the air.

Before long, the black energy ball that flashed with dazzling white light was enveloped by pieces of stone, gradually forming a huge meteorite.

Whoosh!

However, before the meteorite could take shape, a piercing sound of air being torn apart could be heard throughout the entire battlefield.

A purple beam of light shot into the sky like a shooting star, wreathed in black special effects.

It crashed hard into the meteorite.

In an instant, the meteorite shattered into countless fragments, which were then submerged like a torrential downpour.

Moreover, some of the stones were wreathed in black flames, like a rain of fire.

Seeing this, the ninjas and White Zetsu clones who had deliberately stayed away from the battlefield felt a sense of relief.

Meanwhile, the Edo Tensei army, whose consciousness had not been stripped away by Orochimaru, along with some powerful ninjas, stared in shock at the battlefield, or more precisely, at the half-bodied purple giant.

What just shattered the meteorite was a purple arrow, and the one who shot it was none other than the purple God of War.

Those who were unfamiliar with the art of ninjutsu were seeing it for the first time.

Some knowledgeable people recognized it as Susanoo, the legendary creature of the Uchiha clan.

Unexpectedly, their generation was fortunate enough to witness the divine power that meant certain death for anyone who saw it.

However, a few years ago, I had the opportunity to see some Jonin who had witnessed Yagyu use the Flower Advent of the World of Trees technique. I wondered if this was the power that allowed Madara Uchiha to rival the First Hokage.

Such a size is astonishing, and it is definitely not something that ordinary Jonin like them can deal with.

However, compared to Lord Yagyu's Wood Release, it is insignificant.

Could it be that this is not the real Susanoo?

"Is this Susanoo?"

Pain was also slightly taken aback, not expecting that his Planetary Devastation would be so easily broken by the opponent.

While Pain was momentarily stunned, Naruto closed in.

With a clear goal in mind, he punched the path of hell.

Hell Path managed to dodge in time, but the next second, his face caved in, and a terrifying shockwave caused the iron nails on his body to pop out.

This punch was none other than the Frog Kumite technique that Naruto learned at Mount Myōboku!

"Amaterasu!"

Seeing that Naruto had already dealt with the most troublesome Preta Path and Naraka Path, Sasuke Uchiha once again unleashed his astonishing eye power, transforming it into black flames that formed a huge circle, enveloping the remaining four Pain members.

The wall of fire reached a height of ten to twenty meters, completely blocking the escape route of the Six Paths of Pain.

"Sage Art: Wind Release - Rasengan!"

Without the Preta Path and Naraka Path, which could absorb ninjutsu and revive Pain, Naruto directly activated his ultimate move.

Golden chakra condensed into four giant hands, which instantly created four enormous energy balls that whistled through the air and were thrown towards the remaining Six Paths of Pain.

Looking at the incoming energy ball and the purple war god behind it, Pain lowered his raised palm, abandoning the idea of ​​releasing Shinra Tensei, and let the energy ball engulf them.