Chapter 24: Without Kurama Mode, Sage Mode Is My Proudest Trump Card!
The visuals continued.
Clack, clack...
The sound of traditional opera percussion rang out, and a vibrant red coat appeared on the screen...
Naruto stood with his arms crossed, his gaze determined, with orange pigmentation painted around his eyes.
In the absence of the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode...
Sage Mode was his proudest trump card!
Seeing this scene, the crowd watching the video felt their blood boil for some reason.
[Uzumaki Naruto (Adult): " I didn't expect footage of my younger days to appear again, it's actually a bit embarrassing... "]
Boruto Era.
The students attending class were instantly hyped up.
"Ahhhhh! It's Lord Seventh Hokage!"
"Lord Seventh was so handsome when he was young!!!"
"As expected of Lord Seventh!!!"
"Lord Seventh is the G.O.A.T.! From now on..."
...
[Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki: " To be honest... I still haven't figured out why they're doing this dual timeline comparison... "]
[Mizukage Terumi Mei: " It doesn't matter. The storylines of both timelines are quite exciting anyway... "]
[Onoki: " Be grateful you have something to watch... stop being choosy beggars here! "]
[Uchiha Sarada: " Lord Seventh was so handsome when he was young!! "]
[Denki Kaminarimon: " Indeed, so handsome! "]
The visuals continued.
Clack, clack...
The opera music slowly faded.
Naruto stood atop the three giant toads,
Looking down, overlooking the surroundings.
Wait, where on earth am I?
Is this even the Hidden Leaf Village?
Naruto looked around at the broken walls and ruins, his face full of confusion.
Not long after,
After a detailed explanation from Ma (Shima), Naruto finally understood the sequence of events.
Damn it... this naturally evil Pain!
Tsunade struggled to walk out of the ruins weakly,
Looking at Pain in the distance, determined to stop him.
"Unforgivable... I will absolutely not forgive you, Pain!" Tsunade clutched her shoulder, her tone weak.
"It seems you understand pain a little now. However, the person I am looking for is not you..." Pain's tone was cold.
"The one you are looking for..."
Before she could finish speaking,
One of the Asura Paths tore through the air like a sharp arrow, rushing rapidly toward Tsunade!
However,
Just in the nick of the time...
BANG!!!
Naruto fell from the sky, gripping a Rasengan tightly in his hand, smashing the Asura Path into pieces in one go!
"It's me you want, right!"
Naruto stared tightly at Pain in the distance.
Pain and Naruto's gazes met,
Their powerful auras collided and erupted at this moment...
Tsunade looked at Naruto in front of her. In a trance, she seemed to see two familiar figures overlapping on his back...
"There's no need for the Hokage of the Leaf to deal with these guys personally. Granny, you just step aside and drink some tea."
Naruto spoke slowly, his tone steady.
"Naruto..." Tsunade hesitated to speak, her eyes complex.
This child... might really surpass his predecessors!
[Uchiha Sarada: " Lord Seventh is just too cool!! "]
Inside a mansion,
Sasuke looked at his daughter's message, his face looking a bit jealous.
What the hell...
Is that dead-last really handsomer than me?
Sakura covered her mouth and laughed seeing Sasuke's jealous appearance...
...
The visuals continued.
"Uzumaki Naruto..." Pain's tone was cold.
"Let's settle this!"
Naruto's tone was angry.
The originally vast Hidden Leaf Village,
Had now become a wasteland of ruins.
Without a doubt, this Pain was the villain!
He definitely had to destroy him and achieve peace in the Ninja World!
Because he had just used the massive Almighty Push, Pain's mana bar (chakra) was low and needed time to recover.
Thus,
Nagato's thoughts spun quickly, rapidly controlling the other Paths to protect the Deva Path.
"Gamakichi... take Granny Tsunade to a safe place first!"
"Okay!"
"Granny, tell everyone in the village not to interfere. I can't fight properly while protecting everyone."
"Then take Katsuyu with you; she has intel on those guys." Tsunade took a small slug out of her clothes.
Naruto nodded.
After both sides prepared,
The Animal Path decisively summoned two giant beasts.
Seeing the summons rushing over,
Naruto also decisively used Summoning Jutsu!
Opening with a Summoning War!
The crowd watching the video frowned tightly...
Are these two trying to become the Shaman King?!
Naruto created two Shadow Clones. With hands behind his back, he quickly formed two Rasengans.
The Shadow Clones, holding the Rasengans, knocked the two summons into the air.
The three giant toads seized the opportunity to draw their swords and jumped high to slash them.
Nagato, seeing Naruto's fierce fighting style,
Frowned, and decisively ordered the Preta Path to restrain Naruto.
Naruto decisively used Frog Kumite (Frog Kata), taking out the Preta Path in front of him first.
The atmosphere instantly became serious...
The crowd watching the video couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
[Senju Butsuma: " Do young people fight this fiercely nowadays? "]
[Senju Tobirama: " Dad, get used to it... wasn't the fighting in the Boruto era even crazier before? "]
[Mizukage Terumi Mei: " I feel like the video playback order is wrong... Shouldn't they inventory Naruto first, then Boruto? "]
[Fourth Raikage A: " Indeed... switching back and forth like this feels weirdly complicated! "]
[System: " It's free content and you're still being choosy beggars... "]
The visuals continued.
On the battlefield,
Everyone's thoughts flew like lightning, massive ideologies colliding...
The three toads took care of Pain's summons,
And Naruto smashed the Preta Path fiercely into the ground.
"No time to dawdle..."
Naruto knew Sage Mode had a time limit; he had to end the battle quickly.
At this moment,
Naruto created two Shadow Clones and decisively gathered a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
Immediately after, he gripped the Rasenshuriken and threw it violently.
Nagato frowned when he saw the Rasenshuriken flying over.
He hurriedly controlled the Human Path to pull the Animal Path aside, dodging this fatal blow.
The Animal Path reacted quickly, immediately summoning a giant bird.
The giant bird screeched and rushed rapidly toward Naruto in the distance.
Seeing this, Naruto leaped high into the air, dodging the attack.
Just then,
The Rasenshuriken below began to expand rapidly, then exploded with a boom!
Pain looked at Naruto landing on the ground, his eyes cold.
It seems this kid cannot be underestimated. As expected of Jiraiya-sensei's disciple...
[Jiraiya: " Enough, stop it quickly! You two stop fighting! "]
[Uzumaki Naruto: " I cannot forgive him... this guy killed Pervy Sage! "]
[Uzumaki Nagato: " Hmph, brat, do you know what true peace is? "]
[Uzumaki Naruto (Adult): " Ah... Senior Brother, calm down, don't ruin your health with anger! "]
[Uzumaki Nagato: " ... "]
[Uzumaki Naruto: " Wait... Future Me, are you crazy? This guy killed Pervy Sage! "]
[Uzumaki Naruto (Adult): " Your Senior Brother Nagato had his own difficulties; he was forced to do it... "]
[Uchiha Obito: " Naruto... "]
Inside a cave,
Obito looked at the screen high in the sky, his eyes complex...
Naruto couldn't possibly forgive me too, right? Don't do that!
Even I can't forgive myself!
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(This book does not follow conspiracy theories. Except for Danzo, all other characters are decent people...)
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