RNP Page 344
Page 344
Nagato's figure appeared like a ghost at the edge of the pit, and he leaped high into the air.
A newly formed black rod in his hand gleamed with a deadly eerie light.
Taking advantage of the brief moment when Naruto's chakra was disrupted by the shock, he stabbed down like a viper emerging from its hole!
The jet-black rod pierced Naruto's abdomen with precision and cruelty!
"Ahem——!"
Intense pain, a mixture of internal organ tearing and severe disruption of chakra.
Naruto suddenly arched his back, and a mouthful of blood gushed out uncontrollably, splashing onto the cold mud.
The black rod seemed to have a life of its own; as soon as it entered Naruto's body, it began to frantically interfere with and disrupt the flow of chakra throughout his body.
Unlike the interference from physical contact, this kind of destruction, which comes directly from the core, is devastating!
The golden chakra surrounding Naruto flickered violently and erratically, like a faulty light bulb.
Then it quickly became dim and thin... and finally, it completely disappeared.
The link to Nine Lama has been forcibly removed!
"Uh... what... what is this...?"
Naruto gripped the black rod piercing his abdomen tightly with both hands, trying to pull it out, but the interference from the rod prevented him from gathering enough power.
Nagato looked at him coldly, raised his right foot, and then stomped heavily on Naruto's chest.
With a slight exertion, he easily suppressed all his struggles, forcing him to release his hand that was trying to remove the black rod.
"Nine-Tailed Fox, captured."
Nagato's voice was devoid of any emotion, as if he were stating a given fact.
However, just as his foot stepped on Naruto's chest, and their chakra formed a deeper connection through the black rods—
Naruto's eyes widened suddenly!
Fragmented and painful memories that were not his own flooded into his mind like a burst dam!
A flood of memory fragments poured in.
The rain was incessant and the rain was icy cold.
The helplessness and fear of losing parents.
Two figures struggling in the flames of war—the optimistic and cheerful orange-haired boy Yahiko, and the quiet and gentle blue-haired girl Konan.
They became each other's only support.
Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, appears; the initial wariness turns into dependence.
By the campfire, Jiraiya, though saying it was troublesome, still shared his food with them.
He went berserk while protecting Xiaonan, killing the people who bullied them and frightening himself and his companions.
Jiraiya's shocked expression and his eventual determination to stay and teach them ninjutsu for three years.
The three years of training were tough, but full of hope.
The reluctance to part and the anticipation for the future.
The formation of "Xiao" has brought together more and more like-minded people who yearn for peace.
Everyone was dressed in ordinary clothes, working hard for Yahiko's dream of "achieving peace through dialogue and understanding".
Hanzo and Shimura Danzo's "peace talk" trap! Countless explosive tags surround the ninja. Comrades fall one by one.
Yahiko... Yahiko deliberately crashed into the kunai in his hand in order to save Konan!
Warm blood, Yahiko's last words: "Protect... Minami... and... our dreams..."
Endless pain and despair consumed everything. The world lost its color.
It turns out that understanding and dialogue only lead to betrayal and death.
A chilling realization and a profound understanding: Since this world cannot feel kindness, let it feel equal suffering! Only through pain can one truly understand the preciousness of peace!
The excruciating pain in his abdomen forcibly pulled Naruto back to reality from the suffocating flood of memories.
He coughed violently, and blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.
What are those? Nagato's...memories? Their past...was like this? Yahiko...that Pain?
The sheer volume of information and the profound pain and despair it contained nearly overwhelmed Naruto.
For the first time, he understood so intuitively and empathetically the root of Nagato's obsession and hatred.
"No...no!"
Naruto jerked his head, trying to dispel the suffocating feeling of despair: "This is not the time to think about these things! Focus! Focus!"
The mark of Flying Thunder God... I can still sense it!
Just as Nagato was trying to further strengthen the seal.
Naruto's figure suddenly vanished from the spot, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.
The next second, Naruto appeared next to a Flying Thunder God kunai stuck in a broken wall a hundred meters away.
As soon as he appeared, he staggered and almost fell to his knees.
Blood gushed from the penetrating wound in his abdomen, and the excruciating pain nearly made him faint.
He gritted his teeth, reached out and grasped the end of the black rod still inside his body, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Ughhh—!" With a suppressed growl, he suddenly pulled the black rod out completely!
A jet of blood spurted out.
But at the same time, the strange power that had been severely interfering with chakra also quickly subsided.
Although the injuries were extremely severe, the flow of chakra finally began to slowly recover, and the wounds were visibly healing.
However, the intense pain still made Naruto's vision go black for a moment, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.
He gasped for breath, looking at Nagato in the distance with a mixture of fear and confusion.
"What...just happened?"
Such an attack, which is completely invisible and imperceptible yet incredibly powerful, is simply unheard of!
If it weren't for the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would have been finished in that instant!
Nagato coldly raised his head and looked at Naruto, who had escaped again despite his disheveled state. For the first time, a clear hint of annoyance flashed in his Rinnegan eyes.
"Flying Thunder God Technique? That's... a troublesome technique."
He slowly raised his hand, and more black chakra began to gather in his palm, once again enveloping the entire area with an ominous sense of oppression.
Naruto endured the excruciating pain and weakness, forcing himself to calm down, his brain working frantically at an unprecedented speed.
An unseen attack... We must find out what it is!
Otherwise, next time, you might really not be able to avoid it!
Within him, the Nine-Tails roared in a low, wary voice: "Kid, be careful... that black chakra isn't the power of the Rinnegan at all!"
The battle entered an even more bizarre and dangerous phase.
Chapter 364 Clash of Ideas
The cold rain began to fall again, washing away the blood and mud from the battlefield.
Yet it could not wash away the intense chakra and chilling aura that permeated the air.
Naruto landed on the ground, and the bleeding from his abdominal wound had barely stopped thanks to the continued effect of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
But the pain and weakness from blood loss persisted.
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to ignore his physical discomfort, his azure eyes fixed on Nagato, who was shrouded in ominous black mist in the distance.
"Calm down...you must calm down..."
Naruto thought to himself, "This guy's current state is too strange. His recovery ability is amazing, and..."
His mind raced, processing the intelligence he had gathered from the brief but perilous exchange.
He seems to be able to use all of Pain's Six Paths abilities, and in enhanced versions at that.
That unseen attack...
And that bizarre ability that almost had my soul extracted just now...
The range and cooldown of Shinra Tensei also seem to be shorter than when Pain used it...
The Nagato before them was like a boss with an infinite mana bar and a damage bonus.
Naruto rubbed his still slightly numb shoulders, but his eyes gradually became sharp and determined.
"However, it's not that we can't beat them."
He endured these past few days of hellish training, getting beaten up by Madara the whole way.
Countless failures, countless struggles to get back up.
In comparison, Nagato, though powerful and unpredictable, at least...
Attacks can be traced, and abilities can be discerned.
The reason we were suppressed before was entirely due to insufficient intelligence, which caught us off guard.
Once you've calmed down and cleared your mind...
Naruto leaped down and landed lightly on the broken wall, standing opposite Nagato.
The rain dampened his blond hair, but it made his eyes even clearer.
"Your idea was wrong from the start!" Naruto said loudly, his voice piercing through the rain and reaching Nagato's ears clearly.
The black chakra surrounding Nagato paused slightly, and his Rinnegan gazed coldly through the rain: "What did you say?"
"I say, the attempt to use suffering to intimidate the world in exchange for peace is fundamentally wrong!"
Naruto met his gaze without fear, his words firm and resolute.