"Eh, what's going on? Why is it so noisy outside?!" At this moment, in Konoha's hospital ward, Naruto was looking out the window at the situation outside. Jiraiya was lying on the bed beside him, excitedly reading a magazine, and the illustration of a semi-naked woman in the magazine kept making Jiraiya drool.
Because it was different from the original story, Jiraiya hadn't died, and Naruto stayed behind to take care of him instead of heading to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode.
"Such trouble... the scene is too far away, I can't see clearly..." Naruto squinted and looked into the distance, annoyed.
"Eh, I've finished the magazine. Hey, Naruto, hurry up and turn into a blonde beauty so I can have some fun. Now I'm lying here all alone, so lonely..." Jiraiya put down the magazine and sighed.
"Please, lustful sage, can you be serious? I don't have time to mess around with you right now..." Naruto said, leaving the windowsill and walking toward the door of the ward.
"Hey, where are you going?" Jiraiya asked.
"Seems like something's happening in the village. I need to go check," Naruto replied.
"Do you really need to go out? Here, take this!" Jiraiya then handed Naruto a pair of binoculars hidden under his pillow.
"Why are you still carrying this?" Naruto took the binoculars from Jiraiya and pouted.
"This is for collecting material on nurse girls," Jiraiya said seriously.
Naruto rolled his eyes at that and then picked up the binoculars to look into the distance.
Using the binoculars, he finally saw clearly—far away, a massive rhino was recklessly destroying the village!
"Something's wrong! Enemy invasion in Konoha!" Naruto shouted in alarm.
"What?!" Jiraiya reacted quickly, hurriedly getting up from the bed. He was still recovering and could only limp over to the window, taking the binoculars and looking outside.
"That kind of summoning beast… It's Pain, damn it?!" Jiraiya suddenly realized and cursed fiercely. "Damn it, I need to find Tsunade."
"But right now, you're seriously injured, Jiraiya. I'll carry you to the Hokage Tower," Naruto quickly said. "First, I'll take you to the Hokage Tower, then I'll drive that guy called Pain out!"
"Oh, right!" Hearing Naruto, Jiraiya suddenly remembered: "Pain's target is you. You must go hide in Mount Myōboku immediately!"
"No! The enemy is right in front of us. How can I run away, you lustful sage!" Naruto retorted.
"Lord Jiraiya, Naruto!" At this moment, a crisp voice sounded. Both Jiraiya and Naruto turned to look and saw Wan'er.
"Lady Tsunade told you to go to the Hokage Tower. She said she needs to find a hiding place for Naruto first!" Wan'er said.
"No need for that. I want to fight Pain!" Naruto still insisted stubbornly.
"You can't do that!" Jiraiya also put away his playful expression and said to Naruto. "Your strength is still too weak now. You're no match for Pain. It's better to hide first!"
"But I'm also a member of Konoha. I can't just retreat like this!" Naruto still argued.
"Forget it, forget it..." Jiraiya, impatient, waved his remaining right hand. "Anyway, let's go to the Hokage Tower first!"
With that, the three of them headed toward the Hokage Tower.
Meanwhile, Kaoru also arrived at a disaster site in Konoha.
"Run!" The villagers fled in all directions, while Kaoru calmly walked forward.
In a deep pit, a Pain was desperately strangling a Konoha ninja's neck, while another ninja was taking the opportunity to perform hand seals.
"Fire Style: Firebird Technique!"
He spat out several firebirds, but Pain immediately extended his hand to block, swallowing the flames instantly.
"Got it. This Pain is the Asura Path, capable of absorbing all ninjutsu. Then I'll start with him," Kaoru thought silently.
The other ninja, after having his Fire Style absorbed, was caught off guard as the Asura Path Pain appeared before him, grabbing his neck and asking, "Where is Naruto Uzumaki?"
"I don't know..." the ninja replied weakly.
"So you're looking for Naruto Uzumaki, huh? You can ask me—I know," a teasing voice sounded. Kaoru's figure appeared not far from the Asura Path.
"You are... Uchiha Kaoru, that little bug who dared to intrude into the divine domain..." Pain sighed, casually tossing aside the Konoha ninja.
"Little bug..." Kaoru smiled helplessly. Pain is really a proud guy.
"Very well, since you know, that makes things easier. Now tell me where Naruto is!" The Asura Path stared at Kaoru. "Although I will definitely punish you, I could also choose to make your death easier."
"A mere Asura Path Pain, talking so big here..." Kaoru composed himself and coldly said, "If you're immune to ninjutsu, then I'll use taijutsu!"
Kaoru's eyes, the Mangekyō Sharingan, spun rapidly. Then he flicked his hand, and a broad, mottled broken sword appeared in his grasp.
The sword was covered in green runes, looking ancient and mysterious.
"That's..." Seeing the broken sword, the Asura Path Pain instinctively sensed a dangerous aura.
"Time to finish you off—activate my ultimate move!" Kaoru snorted coldly. His whole body suddenly radiated green light. In the next moment, the broken sword was instantly reforged, and murderous aura burst from it.
This is the ultimate move of the Exile Blade: "Exile's Edge!"
Kaoru raised the rune-inscribed sword and lunged toward the Asura Path Pain!
"So fast!" The Asura Path just reacted and retreated sharply, but Kaoru's speed was far faster. In the next second, Kaoru was already in front of the Asura Path.
"First, take care of one—Fūjin Slash!" Kaoru swung his rune sword, unleashing a powerful sword aura that engulfed the Asura Path Pain!
The Asura Path instinctively raised his hands, trying to absorb the sword aura, but in the next moment, the sword energy struck him, slicing his body into several segments!
"How could it be...?" After saying this, the Asura Path's head was severed from his body and fell to the ground.
"This is just pure sword aura, not chakra," Kaoru sighed lightly, then shook his head. "Quite easy—boring..."
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