, Form 2

Chapter 158 Second Form

Looking at Pain, who had stood up again and was completely unharmed, Naruto gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

"It's time to get serious."

In an instant, the natural energy in the surrounding air seemed to be drawn in by the black hole, frantically swallowing it into his body.

Click click click —

The originally thick bones began to compress and contract.

Black magical patterns transformed into regular lines that spread across the bone armor.

The originally menacing bone spikes began to shrink, and the thick bone armor was compressed to its limit.

Ultimately, it transformed into a streamlined, body-hugging exoskeleton covering the entire body.

Although its size has shrunk compared to before, the sense of oppression has increased exponentially.

The raindrops fell from the sky, but before they could even touch Naruto's body, they were evaporated by the high temperature they emitted.

A thick white fog enveloped him.

Second Form: Immortal Transformation!

In an instant, Naruto moved.

Or rather, he vanished from the spot.

Pain's eyes narrowed. Although his Rinnegan caught the opponent's movements, his body reacted a beat too slowly.

too fast!

The nine Vajra chains transformed into nine giant black-gold pythons, which spread out in all directions.

Shinra Tensei.

Payne dared not be careless, and his repulsive force erupted instantly, forcibly snapping the chains open.

However, Naruto's expression remained unchanged; he had already realized that Pain's Shinra Tensei had a cooldown period.

The simulation calculations of the third-order gene lock were running at full speed.

5, 4

Naruto fired several finger bones at Pain, which turned into deadly bullets to block Pain's movement.

Payne scrambled to avoid a fatal blow.

3, 2 —

Naruto accelerated a second time in that instant, creating a sonic boom cloud beneath his feet as he charged forward.

1————0.5——

Just as Pain was distracted, Naruto delivered a powerful whip kick that slammed into Pain's side.

Bang!

Pain was sent flying in a sorry state, his black robe with red clouds torn apart.

If he hadn't blocked it with the black stick at the last moment, that blow would have been enough to shatter his spine.

"support!"

Nagato, hidden in the shadows, was shocked and immediately manipulated the other Pains to try to replicate the siege tactic from before, buying a few seconds of buffer time.

The Asura Path activated all its weapon mechanisms, ready to unleash its power; the Animal Path began summoning its summoning beasts once more, attempting to use them as human shields to restrict Naruto's movement.

However, the next second, Naruto disappeared from everyone's sight.

Disappeared.

It's not a Body Flicker Technique, nor does it have the pre-cast animation of a chakra burst.

It's simply that the physical speed has reached its limit.

Chains flew everywhere.

In the midst of the torrential rain, only a few fleeting afterimages could be seen.

too fast.

The Asura Path's laser is still in the works, and the missile has not yet locked onto its target.

A chain that suddenly appeared from underground bound him tightly, its barbs piercing every inch of his body to prevent him from breaking free.

Immediately afterwards, Naruto appeared behind him, the bone blade on his wrist resembling a giant sword.

next second.

Accompanied by a sound of metal being cut.

This sophisticated fighting machine had barely been revived for a few minutes when it was once again reduced to rubble.

the other side.

The summoned beast that the Animal Path had just summoned had not yet fully taken shape.

Naruto, using the remnants of the Asura Path as leverage, smashed through the summoning beast like a cannonball and arrived in front of the Animal Path.

Then, he pressed down on the beast's face with one hand and slammed it hard onto the ground.

boom!

The ground collapsed, and the head of the animal creature exploded like a watermelon.

Naruto's figure flickered, as if a bug had appeared in the world causing it to lag.

Every time he appears, he takes away one of his six avatars.

Each time it disappears, only unrecognizable fragments remain in its place.

"This speed—"

Obito, who was watching the battle from a narrow crevice in space, broke out in a cold sweat.

Even he, who possessed space-time ninjutsu, was shocked by this pure physical speed.

This extreme speed reminded him of the man known as the Golden Flash.

Several Pain members who had just been resurrected were reduced to dust in the blink of an eye.

Once again, only Pain remained on the field.

All things guide the heavens!

Pain finally caught his breath and raised his hand to aim at Naruto, who had just stopped moving.

A terrifying gravitational force erupted instantly, attempting to disrupt Naruto's rhythm, pulling him in front of it and piercing his heart with a black rod.

However, this time, Naruto was prepared.

The chains on his back were like nails, deeply embedded in the rock strata deep underground, forcefully counteracting the pull of the Universal Gravitation.

The two faced off from a distance, fighting fiercely with each move potentially fatal.

Strangely, both of them were deliberately controlling the scope of the destruction.

Payne raised his hand several times, trying to unleash "Super Shinra Tensei" to wipe out the monster in front of him.

But after glancing at Xiao Nan, he forced himself to hold back.

If this attack really lands, the Akatsuki will truly be reduced to just him and Madara Uchiha.

Naruto, too, suppressed his fighting fervor and refrained from using wide-range techniques.

"That's about it."

Naruto thought to himself.

His purpose in coming to Amegakure was never to wipe out the Akatsuki organization.

Quite the opposite.

He wanted to buy himself more time to develop.

Keeping the Akatsuki organization around would be perfect for drawing the firepower of the five great nations.

If we wantonly cause destruction and force Nagato to give up entirely, that would be a losing proposition.

Thus, on this ruin, both sides tacitly kept the battlefield within a very small area, engaging in extremely dangerous offense and defense.

Just then.

From the shadows behind, the Hell Path, which Obito had been deliberately protecting, quietly emerged.

He formed hand seals, attempting to summon Yama again and resurrect the other Pains.

Naruto's eyes turned cold.

"Trying to use the same trick again?"

"Do you really think I'm a brainless idiot?"

While dodging the black rods, Naruto spat out a bone needle.

Whoosh!

This bone needle, as thin as a cow's hair, did not trigger any chakra fluctuations.

Even the two others, apart from Pain facing him directly, did not notice this subtle attack.

But the next second.

The bone needles had already pierced through the body of the Hell Realm.

This blow was not fatal.

But then, countless black curse marks erupted from the wound, frantically eroding Hell Path's body.

This is a "magical toxin" containing a high concentration of natural energy.

This is highly poisonous to puppets that cannot control natural energy.

Hell Path froze, and his skin rapidly turned gray.

In a mere second, the Hell Path responsible for resurrection was transformed into a lifeless stone sculpture.

This completely shattered Payne's infinite resurrection tactic.

boom!

After the final collision.

Naruto's punch clashed with Pain's Shinra Tensei.

The shockwave rippled outwards, sending Pain, the Deva Path, flying back dozens of meters before he could barely stop, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.

Nagato, hidden in the shadows, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. His chakra was severely depleted, and even his fingers were trembling.

On the other side of the battlefield.

Naruto slowly straightened up.

He removed part of his overheated, red-hot skeletal armor, and billowing white smoke rose from his body.

Both sides stopped fighting at the same time, as if by unspoken agreement.

Nagato's voice came through Pain's Deva Path, carrying an unprecedented solemnity and bewilderment: "What—what exactly do you want?"

"With your power, you could easily destroy this place—what are you still hesitating about?"

"Because destruction is not my goal."

Naruto removed the Vajra Chains from his body, slowly straightened his collar, and put on his glasses.

He looked at the disheveled Payne, his expression calm, not at all like someone who had just gone through a life-or-death battle: "Now, can we calm down and talk?"