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

Chapter 169 A Mythical Showdown: Nagato's Defeat, the New Era's God of Shinobi

"——..

A deafening roar erupted from the mouth of the hundred-meter-long wooden dragon.

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The wooden dragon opened its blood-red maw, and a dazzling white light condensed within it.

The white light quickly formed a huge ball of light, and then shot out a huge white beam of light towards the incoming rockets, tracking missiles and lasers. Its size and color far surpassed those of Lightning Release: Kirin.

Rumble—.—

A massive white beam of light engulfed all the missiles and lasers, triggering a series of explosions.

The Asura Path's firepower output couldn't even pause the white beam for 0.01 seconds.

After destroying the barrage and laser attacks of the Asura Path, the huge white beam of light did not shoot down towards the mushroom swarm below. Instead, as the wooden dragon turned its head, it slashed towards the floating Pain.

At this moment, only Pain (the Deva Path) was floating high in the sky, while the rest of the Pains were riding large white birds and hovering low below. This was the perfect opportunity.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Pain never expected that the Wood Release bloodline limit could also be used to employ the Five Elements Release techniques, and such a powerful Lightning Release without hand seals at that.

Lightning was extremely fast, the white beam of light was enormous, and Pain, who was only using gravity to levitate and not actually flying, was unable to dodge it.

Thus, Pain's hand, which had just released gravity and hadn't yet lowered, unleashed another astonishing repulsive storm.

Repulsive force is an invisible gale. Unless one possesses the defensive power to resist the repulsive force storm, any person or object will be mercilessly blown away and destroyed.

Unlike Wind Release, which has a restraining attribute, Repulsion is an unsolvable ability that is governed by rules, and cannot be broken by the Five Elements Escape Techniques.

Therefore, when the repulsive storm collided with the huge white beam of light, the white beam of light, which was used by the Wood Dragon to unleash Lightning Release: Kirin, was like hitting a transparent barrier, unable to advance even an inch further.

However, the chakra contained in the white beam was astonishing, as vast as the sea. Unlike the forest and buildings, it was not ruthlessly destroyed and scattered by the repulsive storm. Instead, with the wood dragon continuing to supply chakra, it subtly broke through a little further.

Seeing this, Nagato, who was controlling Pain, also sent more chakra to Pain to increase the output of the repulsive storm.

The white beam of light, which had just advanced a little, was instantly forced back and even pushed back a distance.

And so, the beam of light, gradually tinged with blue from the white background, constantly battled the invisible barrier in the air, one advancing as the other retreated—

If the invisible repulsive storm had color, it would be just like the energy wave collision scene in the Naruto world.

Swish swish·——

While Yagyu was locked in combat with Pain, the remaining Six Paths of Pain did not stand idly by, but instead seized the opportunity to attack Yagyu.

They were trying to give Pain an advantage.

Asura Path's body once again became mechanized, and countless missiles of different shapes and sizes burst forth. His head also transformed into a giant cannon, unleashing a laser that, while not as powerful as Yagyu's Sage Art: Lightning Release - Kirin, was still an S-rank ultimate technique, and shot towards Yagyu once more.

The other Pain members, whose combat strength was not strong and whose types were different, also quickly formed hand seals and spat out the five elements of ninjutsu, such as wind, fire, water, and lightning, either attacking Yagyu individually or combining them in the air to form a complex ninjutsu, roaring towards Yagyu.

Looking down at the physical and magical attacks, along with the various special effects, Yagyu couldn't help but exclaim, "Nice fireworks, but it's not nighttime now, so there's no need to make a big fuss."

After saying that, Yagyu channeled a large amount of chakra into the wooden dragon beneath his feet.

Just like the final battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the original manga, where a wooden Arhat emerged from a towering tree, a huge branch extended from the belly of a hundred-meter-long wooden dragon. It rapidly expanded like an inflating balloon, transforming into a massive wooden hand that blotted out the sky and could easily grab a tailed beast, before slamming down downwards.

The moment it struck, the air around the wooden hand sparked with dazzling flames, like the aura of a meteorite, enveloping the wooden hand, or like the hand of Buddha subduing demons, as it fell towards the Six Paths of Pain below.

The various physical and magical attacks of the Six Paths of Pain were like flies hitting a human palm in front of this giant hand, instantly shattered by the wooden hand wrapped in flames.

Without the slightest hesitation, Pain immediately rode the large white bird to escape the attack range of the wooden hand.

However, they were still too slow.

Suddenly, four red, transparent barriers rose up from the ground in the four directions of the mushroom grove, blocking the path of the Six Paths of Pain.

This is not over yet!

As soon as the red, transparent barrier rose, the tiny gaps in the mushroom swarm scattered on the ground suddenly closed up, forming a raised area of ​​earth, as if trying to protect the Konoha ninjas and White Zetsu clones below from the palm strike falling from the sky.

But the next second, the expressions of all six Paths of Pain, including Pain the Deva, changed.

Suddenly, a branch resembling a towering tree extended from the fused mushroom-shaped land, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive wooden hand that was no less powerful than the one slamming down from above, pushing towards the sky.

From a third-party perspective, the heavens and earth have a pair of enormous, unmaterialized hands, like those of a giant or the Buddha, preparing to join them together in prayer.

Between the two large hands were five flies scurrying about in confusion.

No, to be precise, there are six!

Just then, Yagyu, who was controlling the wooden dragon to unleash white beams of light in his struggle against Pain, suddenly pulled out a kunai engraved with the character "Yagyu" and threw it into the air. At the same time, he crouched down, grabbed the bracelet that had suddenly appeared on the wooden dragon, and then, along with the hundred-meter-long wooden dragon and the giant wooden hand that had descended from the sky, vanished into thin air.

But the next second, the man and dragon that had vanished into thin air, along with the Buddha's giant hand, reappeared dozens of meters above Pain.

During the fog, Pain also became a target of the wooden hand.

Pain had no time to be shocked. He quickly descended to the side of the Six Paths of Pain, who had stopped scattering and fled, and instead quickly regrouped together, riding on a large white bird.

Immediately, the Hungry Ghost Path opened its arms, and a transparent white light shield enveloped the Six Paths of Pain.

With a whoosh, the large white bird beneath their feet turned into smoke and disappeared, and then the Six Paths of Pain floated into the air.

The floating Pain slowly closed his eyes. The chakra within the Six Paths of Pain around him rapidly dissipated, or more precisely, it was gathered remotely into Pain's body through a special technique and tool.

As the massive wooden hand descended, its earth-like form drawing ever closer until only a few dozen meters remained between them, Pain finally opened his Rinnegan and roared, "Shinra Tensei!"

A dazzling white light burst forth between the two enormous wooden hands, like a white sun.

The next second, two giant hands touched the white sun, trying to press it between their hands and crush it.

"Is this the power of God?"

No one on the battlefield below was fortunate enough to witness this epic scene.

The only exception is Orochimaru, who can replace the vision of any Edo Tensei army.

Outside the barrier, on the ground covered in mushrooms, a figure covered in cracks had somehow crawled up and was watching the scene with shock and fervor.

From Orochimaru's perspective, the image of those Buddha's hands grasping the white sun was like a scene from a myth coming to life in the real world.

The tricolor image composed of the giant flaming hand, the white sun, and the green, life-giving wooden hand shattered Orochimaru's worldview, reshaped his understanding of the world, and further solidified his original thoughts and speculations.

"Let me see whether the most powerful of the three legendary dojutsu is stronger, or the bloodline limit of the legendary god of ninjas! Pain, and—" Orochimaru said excitedly.

The results were quickly presented to Orochimaru.

Is that all?

Yagyu, who had already activated his red-eyed X-ray vision and was staring at Pain, said indifferently, "If this is all you've got, then perish!"

After saying that, Liu Sheng squatted down again and slapped the wooden dragon on the head.

The vast, ocean-like Sage Chakra poured into the Wood Dragon's body like a dam releasing floodwaters.

If it were only used to enhance the wooden dragon, its size would definitely reach an astonishing length of hundreds or even thousands of meters, and its toughness would also reach an incredible level, making it difficult to destroy even with free bombardment from S-rank ultimate techniques.

However, Yagyu did not do that. Instead, he channeled his Sage Chakra through the wooden dragon to the top of the giant wooden hand, causing the air around it to become more distorted and generating more flames through friction.

In an instant, the giant wooden hand, which had been blocked by the repulsive barrier and unable to move forward, began to slowly descend again.

Nagato, who witnessed this scene through the shared vision of the other Pains, couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and then he also increased his chakra output without hesitation.

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Red liquid slid down from his nasal cavity and dripped onto the container holding his lower body. A few strands of white appeared on Nagato's once vibrant red hair.

Yes, Nagato mobilized more chakra than his body could handle this time.

Although absorbing the power of the Gedo Mazo restored Nagato's body to its prime for his age, his spiritual and physical energy had clearly not yet fused into the proper chakra.

Therefore, the chakra that Nagato uses now is all drawn from the Gedo Mazo.

As a container, it also has its limits.

A half-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is ultimately just a fake; being able to mobilize the Gedo Mazo's chakra is already quite remarkable.

In particular, Nagato was not a true possessor of the Rinnegan.

While he was indulging in the power brought by this unlimited chakra, he was unaware that this power also had its dangers.

If Tsunade were here and possessed the ability to see through cells, she would discover that Nagato's lifespan was already very short.

His youth was restored through cell division.

The number of times a human cell can divide is limited.

Nagato's current peak is only achieved by mortgaging his future lifespan.

Outwardly powerful, but inwardly as fragile as paper.

Even if he wins, he won't live much longer unless he becomes a true Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, completely transforming his life level from human to another realm.

Clearly, Nagato was unaware of these things, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.

Right now, all he wants is to defeat and kill Yagyu.

So he unleashed the maximum amount of chakra he could muster, converting it all into repulsive force, attempting to blast away the overwhelming wooden hands and barrier, and even break through the wooden ground below, engulfing the Konoha ninja on the battlefield, and forcing Konoha to retreat with a single move.

In an instant, the white sun between the two wooden hands shone even brighter and grew larger.

Kamira—

The large wooden hand below emitted a cracking sound as it could no longer withstand the pressure, and cracks began to appear.

But soon, these cracks healed on their own.

As if reading Nagato's thoughts, Yagyu chuckled and said, "If it were eight tailed beasts, perhaps I would be wary."

"But you've only absorbed four and a half tailed beasts; you're still far from sufficient."

After he finished speaking, a branch suddenly extended from the mushroom-shaped ground below, quickly transforming into the shape of Liusheng.

As soon as the wooden clone appeared, it immediately crouched down like Yagyu and patted the ground with both hands.

In an instant, water began to seep from the surface of the large, green wooden hand.

As if possessing its own consciousness, the water flow did not fall but instead quickly enveloped the wooden hand, forming a gigantic hand of the sea god.

From Orochimaru's perspective, it appears as two large hands, one red and one blue, one fire and one water, supporting a white sun and rapidly pushing it up and down, attempting to bring it together.

"Drink up—"

Pain, who thought that Super Shinra Tensei would easily destroy the wooden hand, suddenly felt the pressure increase dramatically.

His face no longer held any indifference or arrogance; instead, he menacingly withdrew the remaining chakra from Pain, transforming it all into a repulsive storm.

It even let out a low growl.

However, the burst of white light still could not stop the Buddha from bringing his hands together.

Under the overwhelming pressure of the chakra output, the two wooden hands, one red and one blue, finally merged together.

The sun, shimmering with dazzling white light, vanished completely the moment the gap closed entirely.

The six corpses were blasted to pieces by the combined power of heaven and earth, and quickly burned to ashes, which were washed away by the water.

Exhausted and panting heavily in the underground base, with blood oozing from his nostrils and mouth, Nagato had no time to summon Yahiko's body back.

In addition, the other six Paths of Pain have already been resurrected once, and all the materials they had left have been used up.

Nagato has completely lost Pain this time.

This also signifies that in this mythical duel, Nagato, the god of Amegakure, has utterly lost.

He became one of the stepping stones for Yagyu, the god of ninjas in the new era.