The instant Planetary Devastation shattered beneath the emerald-green sword energy, Deva Path Pain's figure trembled violently where it hovered in midair.
The rings in his Rinnegan contracted sharply, and for the first time, cracks appeared in that deathly still expression of his, it was the shock of divine majesty being torn apart.
"Impossible..."
A hoarse whisper sounded, and Deva Path Pain's fingertips trembled beyond his control.
Amid the rain of shattered rock, the emerald-green sword energy moved like a living thing, gnawing the Planetary Devastation he had taken such pride in into two halves.
He could clearly sense that the gravitational field at the core of Planetary Devastation had cracked like glass before that power. This destructive force, which exceeded the understanding of the Rinnegan, made him doubt his own power for the first time.
What chilled him even more was that the energy fluctuation erupting when the sword energy tore through the rock was completely different from every kind of power he had ever sensed.
It was a force carrying primal savagery, as if it had come from an abyss beyond the world and did not belong to this world at all.
It was a terrifying, mighty power he had never seen and could not understand.
The Rinnegan spun wildly, trying to analyze the essence of that power, but all it could capture was the will of destruction flowing within the sword energy.
When he saw the sealed Naruto fall from the shattered stone while that emerald-green light continued carving a deep ravine through the ruins, Deva Path Pain revealed hidden emotion in battle for the first time.
It was not anger. It was not arrogance. It was a blankness mixed with fear and the collapse of his understanding.
The divine arrogance he had maintained for so long was completely shattered by that power in this moment.
Pain kept retreating, pulling away from Harry, who was slowly walking toward him. In disbelief, he asked, "Just what are you? What ninjutsu was that just now? How could it possess power comparable to a god?"
Harry looked at Pain in confusion, as if he had not heard him clearly. "Wait, what did you just say? That kind of power counts as the power of a god?"
Pain did not understand why Harry was so surprised. He widened his eyes, making the deep Rinnegan stand out even more, and answered confidently, "Of course. These eyes of mine are the legendary eyes of the sage. With these eyes, I naturally possess the power of a god!"
"Pfft." Harry could not hold back and laughed aloud. "Sorry, I couldn't help it. The last time I saw a god this weak was Loki. I didn't expect to see another god this weak in the ninja world. Maybe I could introduce you to Loki. I'm sure the two of you would get along."
Although Pain did not know what was so funny about what he had just said, there was no doubt that Harry was mocking him.
For the first time, faced with such undisguised mockery, Pain's body trembled slightly, and his fists clenched tight.
Coincidentally, Almighty Push's cooldown ended at that moment, and the chakra of his real body had also recovered somewhat. In the next instant, he shot into the sky and flew toward Harry, roaring, "Damn you! A god cannot be insulted! Almighty Push!"
But this time, Almighty Push failed to achieve anything close to its previous effect. Faced with the white line of repulsive force tearing through the air toward him, Harry merely waved his hand lightly and easily knocked the white line back.
The powerful repulsive force that was sent flying back struck Pain, sending him spinning once again until he crashed into the cliff wall at the edge of Konoha, smashing out a huge crater.
Ignoring how shocked Pain felt, Harry continued walking toward him and said disdainfully, "It's just simple repulsion, gravity, and the use of the soul and space. This kind of power doesn't even reach the level of an innate talent. How do you dare call yourself a god?"
Harry reached out and made a gesture that Deva Path Pain was extremely familiar with.
The instant he saw that gesture, Deva Path Pain thought of one possibility, and his voice trembled. "Could it be... no, that's impossible!"
But what happened next perfectly matched the thing Deva Path Pain least wanted to see. Harry said calmly, "Universal Pull."
During that brief exchange, Harry had used Analytical runes to analyze the essence of the Rinnegan's power, allowing him to fully master many of the Rinnegan's abilities.
And because of the difference in energy level, when he used the same Rinnegan abilities, they were even more powerful than Deva Path Pain's.
Harry slightly clenched his outstretched hand. His palm immediately darkened, and powerful gravity spread rapidly outward with his palm as the center. Most of that gravitational pull fell upon Deva Path Pain, who was trying to flee in the distance.
Bound by gravity far stronger than before, Deva Path Pain had no strength to resist. His body flew uncontrollably toward Harry.
Just as he was about to enter the area within ten meters of Harry, Deva Path Pain saw Harry slowly open his palm and aim it directly at him. The sight made his pupils contract sharply. After experiencing that Universal Pull just now, he knew exactly what Harry intended to do.
So he adjusted his body, spread his arms, squeezed out every bit of chakra inside him, and poured it into his eyes.
"Super Almighty Push!"
At the same time, Harry spoke in a much more relaxed and effortless tone than Pain. "Almighty Push."
The air was once again compressed into a visible "line" by a repulsive force surging like a hundred-meter wave. But unlike before, another line came from directly ahead and clashed head-on with the Super Almighty Push Deva Path Pain had released, a force powerful enough to easily destroy Konoha.
The instant the two forces collided, the two visible powers tore at each other madly. The shock wave that erupted spread outward in a ring with the collision point as its center. Wherever it passed, the ground rose and twisted like waves, and the remains of Planetary Devastation that had not yet fully scattered were directly shaken into dust.
The aftermath of the collision surged wildly in every direction. Less than a second later, it reached the Konoha ninja watching from around the village, about to swallow them in a wave powerful enough to destroy everything.
But just as they waited in despair for death to descend, they were shocked to discover that the moment the impact touched them, it vanished completely, breaking down into strands of gentle wind and dispersing.
This phenomenon left them bewildered, and many could not help asking, "What's going on?"
Among them, the smartest, Shikamaru Nara, stared fixedly at Harry and Deva Path Pain fighting in the ruins at the center. His eyes deepened as he said, "There's no doubt about it. This is Sakura's doing, or rather, the work of whoever is controlling Sakura's body right now.
"It's unbelievable. He can not only calmly maintain a battle of this intensity against Deva Path Pain, he can also use some method we can't understand to protect us during the process.
"If I hadn't read records describing the Sage of Six Paths' general abilities, I'd almost think this guy was the Sage of Six Paths himself."
The two white lines collided with each other, and the compressed, powerful repulsive forces even twisted space-time.
But the struggle between them was not evenly matched. On the contrary, one side had been completely suppressed from the very beginning. If the other side had not needed to split his attention to protect the other ninja, he would have already won. Of course, it was almost over now anyway.
Deva Path Pain's pupils contracted violently. He stared at the scene before him in disbelief. The ultimate technique he took such pride in had actually been perfectly copied by the young ninja before him, and not only copied, but surpassed, using the same technique to suppress him in turn.
He could not accept this scene at all. In his understanding, he had been born to use his invincible divine power to create a peaceful world. How could he be defeated by an enemy here?
But reality was not some heroic legend. This world was not some purely idealistic world where shouting about bonds and friendship could make one's strength increase dramatically.
And even if this were an idealistic world or a heroic legend, Pain would still be destined to lose.
After all, he was the villain of this world.
Finally, the two white lines of repulsive force from Almighty Push decided the victor. The repulsive force released by Harry crushed the other side's force bit by bit, then charged toward Deva Path Pain without any further obstruction.
In an instant, the white line of Almighty Push's repulsive force was like a beast that had broken free of its restraints, completely blasting away Deva Path Pain's power.
His figure flew backward like a kite with its string cut and slammed heavily into the ruins in the distance.
At this moment, Deva Path Pain's black robe was torn and ragged, several black receivers in his chest had snapped, and unwillingness appeared in his Rinnegan for the first time.
But no matter how unwilling he was, he could not change anything. After all, this puppet body had completely lost the ability to move.
Deva Path Pain could only watch as Harry walked over and sealed him with a sealing jutsu.
Immediately after, Nagato Uzumaki, who controlled Deva Path Pain, completely lost his view of Konoha.
From that moment on, all Six Paths had been wiped out.
Nearby, Konan noticed that Nagato Uzumaki's condition was wrong and immediately held him, preparing to take him far away from Konoha.
A temporary victory or defeat did not matter. As long as Nagato was still alive, they would always have hope of turning things around.
Nagato Uzumaki was clearly unwilling to leave just like that. He struggled to rise and staggered toward Konoha, wanting to fight with his real body, but before he could take more than a few steps, Konan stopped him.
Konan forcibly lifted Nagato Uzumaki and fled at high speed, scolding him, "Nagato, this is not the time to act on impulse. You barely have any chakra left. If that person finds our location, we'll never have another chance to realize our dream!"
"But Yahiko's body is still in Konoha!" Nagato Uzumaki kept struggling. "We have to take Yahiko's body back!"
Nagato Uzumaki was too weak, and his struggles could not affect Konan in peak condition. Konan did not look back. Instead, she moved even faster in the direction of Amegakure while persuading him. "Our condition is too poor right now. If we go back, we'll just be sending ourselves to our deaths. After you recover, we'll take Yahiko's corpse back."
Nagato Uzumaki was convinced by Konan and stopped struggling.
But when they had only gotten a few kilometers away from Konoha, they suddenly stopped.
Because in front of them, a portal radiating brilliant golden light suddenly formed.
Just as they were wondering what that circle was, the circle suddenly sliced through the air at astonishing speed and advanced toward them.
The circle moved too quickly. Before Konan could react, it enclosed both of them and transported them back to Konoha.
In Konoha, after Harry dealt with Deva Path Pain, he glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, who was floating off to the side and sleeping soundly. He lightly snapped his fingers, and a basin of water suddenly appeared above Naruto's head, soaking his entire body.
Strangely enough, while this basin of water woke Naruto, it also healed his body. In only a few seconds, the wounds on Naruto's body had completely recovered, and the remaining water on him evaporated thoroughly and disappeared.
"Ahhh!" Naruto Uzumaki woke with a start and quickly looked around, searching for traces of Deva Path Pain.
When he saw Pain lying on the ground, unable to move, and the pink-haired girl before him, he pointed at Harry in disbelief and said in shock, "Sakura, you... you defeated Pain?"
"Mm, that's right. I defeated him. But I'm not Sakura. You can call me Harry." Sakura had once told Harry that a very small number of people in Konoha already knew about the Chat Group and his existence, including Team 7.
So he had no need to hide it on Sakura Haruno's behalf.
After learning Harry's identity, Naruto Uzumaki's eyes lit up. He came in front of Harry and bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Harry. You saved Team 7 before, and I never thought you'd save Konoha now too. We really can't repay this debt!"
A moment later, when the other Konoha ninja saw that the battle was over, they quickly rushed over.
The injuries Tsunade Senju had sustained in the earlier battle had already improved greatly. She came before Harry and also bowed deeply in thanks.
"Thank you, Harry. Konoha owes you a tremendous debt."
Through the way Naruto Uzumaki and Tsunade Senju addressed Harry, the others finally realized that Sakura really was not Sakura right now, but someone named Harry.
Shikamaru Nara asked curiously, "Can you tell us what exactly happened now? Who is this Mr. Harry?"
Tsunade Senju asked Harry for permission, and after seeing Harry nod in agreement, she told everyone the information about the Chat Group and the other worlds.
This information left everyone in a long daze. Even if the Sage of Six Paths had been resurrected and stood in front of them right now, it would not have been as absurd as this.
There were actually people in the world who could easily destroy galaxies, and beyond the ninja world, there were actually other worlds.
After the group finally calmed down again, grief once more enveloped them.
Naruto Uzumaki looked around. The once-prosperous village had become a ruin, and even more than half of the villagers had died. The ninja world's former greatest village had now completely vanished.
Guilt appeared on Naruto Uzumaki's face. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"If only I had come back earlier. If only I had been a little stronger. Then the village wouldn't have become like this."
Tsunade Senju patted Naruto Uzumaki's shoulder and comforted him.
"Naruto, you don't need to blame yourself like this. None of this was caused by you. You did nothing wrong.
"The dead cannot come back to life. What's past is past. We should cherish the future and cherish the people who are still alive..."
At that moment, a voice suddenly interrupted Tsunade. They saw Harry looking at everyone a little strangely, then asking in confusion, "Wait, who said what's past is past and the dead can't come back to life? Don't worry. I'll bring them back right now."
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