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"how come……"
Naruto's pupils shrank, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
He knew better than anyone the power of the Tailed Beast Ball; these nine consecutive attacks were enough to blow the core area of Amegakure into the sky!
How could it possibly be absorbed?!
As the explosive energy rapidly contracted and dissipated, the scene at the explosion's epicenter gradually became clear.
Suddenly, another figure appeared in front of Pain, the last of the Tendou!
It was a figure that was emaciated and looked like a dried corpse.
His fiery red hair was striking, but what was most unsettling was his scarred body.
As those eyes slowly opened, the purple Rinnegan within was revealed.
The red-haired entity and Pain, the Deva Path, seemed to resonate with each other, speaking at the same time.
He uttered a hoarse voice, filled with unwavering determination, a voice that seemed to have traversed countless years of pain and suffering:
"Yahiko... I will not let you die again."
Chapter 362 The True Form of Pain's Six Paths
Nagato slowly straightened up.
His body, which was originally withered and scarred, is now becoming full and plump at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A strange vitality emanated from beneath his pale skin, and even his old wounds were rapidly healing and disappearing, as if time had reversed on him.
A thick, deep black chakra, seemingly capable of devouring all light, suddenly burst forth from his body, swirling around him.
This chakra was filled with negativity, violence, and a nauseating sense of unease, forming an extreme contrast with the warm and vibrant Nine-Tails chakra within Naruto.
Nagato lowered his head slightly, his striking red hair moving without wind. When he raised his face again...
The purple ripples in those eyes seemed to spin even deeper and colder.
Naruto's golden chakra surged violently, and his powerful sixth sense compelled him to adopt an absolute defensive stance.
His deep blue eyes locked onto the other person, and he demanded sharply, "Who...who are you?!"
This guy in front of me has an even stronger aura than the five Paynes from before.
Nagato stared coldly at Naruto, his voice hoarse as he asked, "Who am I?"
He slowly raised his right hand, which was undergoing a strange transformation.
The flesh of the arm writhed and deformed like liquid metal, eventually stretching and solidifying into a cannon muzzle that shimmered with a ghostly blue light.
“A person…whose everything was taken away from them by you.”
Before he finished speaking, the cannon barrel suddenly flashed with a blinding light.
A blue energy ball containing terrifying destructive power instantly condensed, and with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, it slammed straight into Naruto's face!
Extremely fast, almost instantaneous!
Naruto reacted with lightning speed, and a golden chakra tail lashed out from behind him like a giant whip, striking the side of the energy ball with pinpoint accuracy.
The energy ball was forcibly deflected from its trajectory and crashed into an abandoned factory building, instantly triggering a violent explosion that sent flames soaring into the sky.
However, at the very instant the energy ball was deflected, Nagato moved!
In his hands, he had somehow found himself holding a dark, ominous black rod in each hand.
He gripped the black rods with both hands in reverse, his figure flashing forward like a ghost, so fast that he left an afterimage in his place, rushing straight at Naruto!
The black rod was swung, transforming into two deadly black streaks that pierced straight at Naruto's vitals.
The strange chakra contained within it caused the Nine-Tails inside Naruto to let out a low, wary growl.
Naruto dared not be careless. He crossed his arms forward, and dense golden chakra instantly condensed on his arms.
It transformed into a pair of ferocious and sharp chakra claws!
clang!clang!clang!
The black rods and chakra claws collided and clashed wildly at an astonishing speed.
A continuous clang of metal clashing erupted, and ear-piercing sparks flew constantly between the two!
The two figures crisscrossed and maneuvered at high speed within the narrow area.
Each collision generated visible shockwaves, sending mud and gravel flying from the ground.
Nagato's taijutsu is unpredictable and fierce. His skill in using the twin black rods is unparalleled, with tricky and ruthless angles, and every strike is aimed straight for vital points.
What's more troublesome is that Naruto could sense that the black rod seemed to interfere with the flow of chakra just by touching it.
Fortunately, Naruto was able to use the enhanced perception, speed, and power brought by the Perfect Kurama Mode.
And the chakra tail behind him, which is as flexible as an arm, constantly blocks, parries, and even seizes the opportunity to counterattack.
Each collision between the chakra claws and the black rods stirred up even more intense energy ripples.
"Very fast...and very strong..."
Naruto grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed; his opponent's attacks were far too fierce, completely disregarding his injuries.
Several times Naruto's attacks pierced through Nagato's body, but those muscles seemed to have a life of their own, wriggling a few times before quickly healing.
Unable to break through after a prolonged siege, Naruto's mind raced, and he immediately changed tactics!
In the instant of leaping backward after a violent collision.
He appeared to be about to be knocked back, but in reality, with a flick of his wrist, a specially made Flying Thunder God Shuriken silently shot towards Nagato's back.
Nagato's Rinnegan seemed to have caught a glimpse of the kunai's trajectory.
But Naruto, facing him head-on, pounced again, his claws tearing through the air, forcing him to parry with all his might.
Just as Nagato blocked the frontal attack—
Naruto's figure suddenly vanished from the spot!
The next moment, he appeared as if by teleportation at the location of the kunai behind Nagato.
In his right hand, a highly compressed, buzzing mini Tailed Beast Ball had already taken shape and was ruthlessly pressed towards Nagato's back!
"Mini Tailed Beast Ball!!"
However, at this critical moment——
"Shinra Tenzheng!"
A terrifying repulsive force, both incredibly familiar and far more powerful and concentrated than that of Pain's Deva Path, suddenly erupted from Nagato's center!
Naruto's pupils contracted sharply. At such close range, with such a sudden burst of power, he was caught completely off guard and hit squarely.
Like being hit head-on by a high-speed train, Naruto was violently thrown away by the overwhelming force without any fancy moves.
It crashed through two dilapidated walls in succession, carving a deep trench, and stopped its retreat.
"Cough cough..."
He stared in horror at Nagato in the distance.
Wow, that's powerful! It's even stronger than that guy's Shinra Tensei from before!
Nagato slowly turned around, his Rinnegan eyes coldly fixed on Naruto, as if enjoying his shock.
He gave Naruto no chance to catch his breath, slamming his right hand, covered in black chakra, down onto the ground.
"Psychic art!"
boom! boom! boom!
Three huge plumes of white smoke exploded in succession, and the powerful aura of the summoned beasts instantly filled the battlefield!
Chameleons are excellent at hiding.
A giant crab that can spray disruptive foam.
Cerberus, possessing immortality
The powerful summoning beast that Pain's Animal Path had once summoned was now directly summoned by Nagato's main body!
The three heads of Cerberus roared simultaneously.
It transformed into a blur and pounced on Naruto from the front, its gaping maw biting at his head and arms.
A giant crab followed closely behind, its menacing mouth open.
Suddenly, countless bubbles of varying sizes, refracting dazzling light, surged out like a tsunami.
Instantly covering a large area, these bubbles not only severely obstructed vision but also seemed to interfere with chakra perception!
The chameleon, however, went into stealth mode the moment it appeared, silently sneaking into the flank, looking for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Faced with this sudden attack, Naruto's eyes sharpened, but he showed no fear!
Just as the middle head of Cerberus was about to bite down.
Naruto shifted his body slightly to the side, his right knee enveloped in dense chakra, and he slammed upwards like a cannonball!
A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.
The jaw of the middle head of Cerberus was instantly shattered by the knee strike, letting out a painful howl.
Naruto continued moving, extending his left hand.
He grabbed Cerberus's thick tail like an iron clamp, and the huge, heavy body seemed as light as a feather in his hands!
With a low growl, a standard over-the-shoulder throw sent the howling Cerberus crashing down like a meteor hammer onto the giant crab that was frantically spewing bubbles!
Two painful screams rang out almost simultaneously as the crab's hard shell was dented.
Cerberus was also knocked dizzy and disoriented, and its bubble attack came to an abrupt halt.
Just then, a crisis came from the side!
The air rippled slightly, and a tongue as long as a whip shot out silently, aiming straight for Naruto's temple!
It's an invisible chameleon!