Once again, they saw the scene of Konoha being destroyed by the Deva Path Pain on the screen. Jiraiya and the others couldn't help but be shocked.
The full-power version of Shinra Tensei was just too overpowered.
As one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Konoha's size was not just that of an ordinary village.
To put it bluntly, Konoha was bigger than many cities.
It would be more accurate to call Konoha a city rather than just a village.
Yet, even with such a large scale, Konoha was completely destroyed by one Shinra Tensei from Deva Path Pain.
For the Shinobi World, which hadn't yet entered the era of god-like battles, seeing such a scene really challenged their worldview.
"This move... Nagato shouldn't be able to use it too many times, right?"
The Third Hokage puffed on his pipe, his tone filled with worry.
Nagato's mind was already a bit unstable. If Konoha and the Akatsuki came into conflict, and he used this move recklessly, the losses would be devastating.
"Don't worry. This technique shortens his lifespan. Nagato has already used it once in the Hidden Cloud Village. Konan definitely won't want him to use it again. Besides, we still have Yahiko."
The current Shinobi World was quite different from the one shown on the screen.
Nagato had no need to destroy Konoha like that.
The real issue was the unresolvable problem with the Nine-Tails. Jiraiya had recently come up with two backup plans.
Konoha didn't necessarily have to clash with the Akatsuki.
The reason there was a high probability of conflict was due to Nagato's actions in the Hidden Cloud Village.
Under pressure, Konoha was likely to send troops to support the Hidden Cloud Village.
However, while sending troops is certain, how many troops to send and the level of effort is hard to say.
Also, Jiraiya and the others were very concerned, worried that the chakra of the nine tailed beasts gathered inside the Gedo Statue would create some unknown dangerous change.
The tailed beasts themselves are already dangerous, and when the chakra of nine tailed beasts gathers in one place, it's easy to guess that this will definitely not be a good thing.
Then there's the Eye of the Moon Plan, which also left everyone feeling uneasy.
Because of this, they definitely had to fight the Akatsuki organization.
However, how to fight them was something that needed careful consideration.
[Konan noticed that the time for restoring Pain's bodies was getting longer, and just as Naruto, who had applied the sage makeup, was returning to the village,]
[The situation wasn't completely falling apart; after all, Nagato's power was still there.]
[He wasn't directly fighting, so his dilemma wasn't exposed, and he definitely wouldn't allow himself to let Yahiko's body appear less impressive.]
[After a fight, Nagato suppressed Naruto with his power and then instilled the idea of using force to suppress violence, thus controlling Naruto.]
On the screen, Pain's body, with a neutral expression, looked down at Naruto lying on the ground and asked, "If it were you, how would you face this hatred in order to achieve peace?"
Naruto: "I don't know about this kind of thing either!"
[Naruto lost because of his youth; he couldn't retort powerfully like Tsunade.]
[At this point, Nagato had already defeated Naruto both in power and in words.]
[But Nagato was slow in finishing things off, leading to the second wave of failure.]
"I can already imagine the rest of the story. Nagato dragged things out so much that it's no wonder he was 'talked to death' by Naruto."
Originally, after Nagato subdued Naruto, he should have just taken him away.
But instead, he tried some unnecessary tricks, allowing Naruto to turn the tables.
Unable to defeat him in battle, and unable to win the argument either.
For a villain like this, if he doesn't die, who will?
"By the way, does Naruto still have the talent for learning Sage Mode?"
After a slight complaint, Jiraiya refocused on Naruto.
It's important to know that Sage Mode isn't something just anyone can learn.
He and Orochimaru are two perfect examples of this.
Orochimaru, with his good talent, couldn't learn Sage Mode, while it was the one with relatively worse talent who managed to learn it.
This result made Orochimaru jealous and envious for a long time.
Who could he argue with about this?
"And looking at Naruto's eye shadow, it should be the perfect Sage Mode."
Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a bit envious when he saw this.
Although he could also use the Sage Mode of Myoboku Mountain, his skill was lacking.
When activating Sage Mode, he had to spend a lot of time gathering natural chakra. Not only that, but the duration was very short.
Because of this, he had to summon Fukasaku and Shima, the two toad sages for Sage Mode, to assist him, strengthening his combat abilities while also extending the time he could remain in Sage Mode.
But someone like Naruto, with perfect Sage Mode, was different.
Once he became proficient, Naruto could activate Sage Mode in the same way the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, did—by closing his eyes, clapping his hands, and activating it in a second.
"Can Naruto in Sage Mode really defeat Six Paths of Pain?"
The Third Hokage didn't think so. According to the image on the screen, Naruto's combat power had already surpassed Jiraiya's.
Even Jiraiya had died at the hands of Six Paths of Pain. Could Naruto really do it?
"Don't worry, old man. The screen already said that Nagato will be defeated by Naruto's words."
"You also said that Nagato would be defeated by Naruto's Talk no Jutsu. The power of words, I believe, is something Sakumo understands well. This doesn't necessarily mean Naruto can defeat Six Paths of Pain."
Sakumo, who was standing nearby, looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.
If the person speaking wasn't the Third Hokage, he would've grabbed him by the collar and slapped him a couple of times.
But since the one speaking was the Third Hokage, Sakumo could only helplessly say, "Third Hokage, can you not drag me into this?"
"Sorry, it just slipped out," the Third Hokage apologized.
What could Sakumo do when the Third Hokage said that? He could only pretend to stay calm and nodded, signaling that the matter was over.
"Old man, arguing over this is pointless. Let's just continue watching the screen."
The developments on the screen indeed went as Jiraiya had said.
After all, he was a well-known bestselling author. If he couldn't even guess this part of the plot, wouldn't that be underestimating him?
[After many trials and tribulations, Naruto finally wiped out all of Pain's forces, and Nagato was confronted by Naruto.]
[At this point, Nagato's body was already in a near-dying state. He really had left all his handsome traits to Yahiko.]
[Then, Nagato relaxed his mindset and, in a hasty move, launched a black rod to ambush Naruto.]
[As a result, he was startled for a moment by the pressure from the Nine-Tails.]
[Naruto restrained the impulse for revenge for Jiraiya and allowed Nagato to replay the events.]
[After hearing this, Naruto silently wept, exclaiming, "You three, so sweet, really sweet, all sweet, so sweet to death!"]
[He then took out Jiraiya's book, The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi.]
[When Nagato learned that the protagonist of the book was actually himself, he was shocked, almost shaking his entire body to pieces.]
[Clearly, Nagato had been lost for too long, forgetting the promise he made to Jiraiya to lift the curse on this world.]
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