Outside the outskirts of Konoha, atop a small hill.
"They're more capable than expected, and Uchiha's hiding deeper than I thought. Even the Mizukage and Kazekage have joined the fight, not to mention those traitors. Should we... go down and help?"
Konan glanced at the talkative Black Zetsu with a calm expression. "We must have faith in God."
Black Zetsu fell silent and turned his gaze toward the distant battlefield.
As expected, none of them were normal.
But Pain... Pain should already be invincible, right? Though, in this state, things are a bit troublesome.
...
Boom!
The massive body of the Great Toad Boss was sent flying by an invisible force, crashing into Konoha and toppling countless buildings. It skidded across the ground, leaving a deep trench spanning several dozen meters before finally coming to a halt.
"...You two, is this really the kind of battle I should be involved in?" Gamabunta gritted his teeth through the pain, using his sword to support himself as he stood up. He turned to the two Toad Sages perched on Jiraiya's shoulders and complained.
"Enough whining..."
"Focus, or you'll die before you know it."
"Sorry, Bunta. The enemy is too troublesome. I need your help." Jiraiya's face was solemn as he looked up at Pain.
"The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths... truly a problem." Fukasaku, also staring at Pain, looked grim.
"Little Jiraiya, watch your Sage Mode. If you keep it up too long, it will cause permanent damage to your body," Shima warned.
...
Water Style: Water Shark Bullet!
Wind-Fire Style: Divine Whirlwind Blaze!
Lava Style: Corrosive Bone Pain!
Magnet Style: Sand Drizzle!
Pain extended his hand, absorbing every jutsu thrown at him—even the Iron Sand, which lost its chakra and fell harmlessly to the ground.
The relentless attacks made him frown slightly.
Especially Kakuzu's signature move—the combination of all five elements—was particularly eye-catching.
"..."
Pain's Rinnegan locked onto its next target. With a mere hand movement—
Kakuzu, who had just unleashed his attack, was suddenly yanked from the ground at an alarming speed, flying toward Pain in the sky.
Feeling himself losing control and rising rapidly, the battle-hardened Kakuzu immediately split his body into multiple Earth Grudge Fear clones.
He used Earth Style to increase his weight, then detonated his Fire Clone mid-air.
The powerful explosion altered his trajectory.
Just as he broke free from the gravitational pull, he glanced up and saw Pain extending both hands toward him.
His heart dropped.
A moment later, he felt an overwhelming force pressing down on him.
...
Konoha—beneath Pain's outstretched hand.
A massive shockwave erupted outward, obliterating every structure in its path. Within moments, a newly churned wasteland, over a hundred meters wide, stretched before them.
At the same time as Pain unleashed his technique—
A long tongue shot up from beneath Konoha.
Pain tilted his body to evade, only to be met with a stone sword attached to a long iron chain coming from the opposite direction.
A feint.
But against the Rinnegan, tricks like these were pointless.
Pain dodged the initial strike, yet the moment the stone sword brushed past him, it curved back midair as if alive, the chain wrapping tightly around him.
Looking down at the chain now coiled around his waist, Pain coldly glanced toward the one responsible—Jiraiya.
"A futile trick... This ends now."
"Hmm?"
The chain did not break under his repelling force. Instead, an immense pulling force surged through it, dragging him downward.
For a moment, even Pain struggled to maintain his position.
A combination of oil, wind, and fire surged along the chain, igniting into an inferno that hurtled toward Pain like a massive fireball.
...
Shinra Tensei!
The flames, infused with Sage Chakra, exploded outward.
Yet the chain remained unscathed.
Now!
The chain around Pain's body began to grow.
The stone sword, seemingly alive, twisted like a venomous snake and struck at him.
Shhk!
A direct hit.
Fukasaku and Shima's faces lit up with joy.
"This weapon was nurtured for generations by the great Toad Sages' will—it exists between physical and spiritual form. It worked!"
"Once pierced, even a Tailed Beast would have its consciousness sealed instantly!"
Pain's body fell through the air—
But then he stopped mid-fall.
Suspended in the sky.
A ghostly figure of the King of Hell manifested behind him.
Its massive jaws chewed methodically. With every bite, cracks spread across the stone sword and chain.
Crunch. Crack. Crack.
Finally, they shattered into specks of light.
"This..."
"Ah... How are we supposed to explain this to the Great Toad Sage now?"
Jiraiya watched Pain slowly descend, eyes wary.
"No time for regrets. Prepare for the next round."
...
Pain observed as Yagura, Mei Terumi, and the others closed in, forming a perimeter around him.
His gaze swept across them.
"You still fail to understand the gap between yourselves and God. You have two choices: submit or suffer."
"It seems you've chosen the latter..."
Raising both hands—
"Jiraiya, get back—!"
Super Shinra Tensei!
A blinding white light erupted.
A devastating shockwave expanded outward, annihilating everything in its wake.
For a moment, not just matter, but even sound, color, and light itself seemed to vanish.
...
No one knew how long had passed.
Mei Terumi crawled out of the rubble, battered and bruised. The noble presence of the Mizukage was nowhere to be seen.
She turned her gaze toward Konoha.
Her body trembled.
Konoha was gone.
Physically erased from existence.
A massive crater, as if struck by a meteor, lay in its place. The surrounding terrain was slowly collapsing into it like a whirlpool.
"Damn it... Old men really can't be relied on." Mei bitterly tossed aside a shattered ring from her finger.
A slug crawled onto her shoulder, emitting a faint green light.
"What do you need me to do now?" Mei let out a self-deprecating laugh.
Pain's power had left a deep sense of helplessness in her heart.
In her mind, a voice echoed—
"No need, Mizukage-sama. Thank you for your assistance.
We will attempt once more to seal him using the Uchiha Clan's unique ocular jutsu.
If that fails, Hokage-sama will use the Reaper Death Seal.
For now, we ask that you and the Kazekage help rescue any survivors trapped beneath the ruins."
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