Chapter 316

When he saw Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Jiraiya.

Nagato clearly froze; his enemies were too numerous.

Jiraiya also froze upon seeing Konan and Nagato.

Aren't these my two former disciples?

I thought they were already dead—how could they appear here?

"Konan? Nagato? Where's Minato? Where's Minato?"

Jiraiya asked aloud.

Meanwhile, Naruto stared in shock at Jiraiya—why did the pervy sage know these two?

Could they be old acquaintances?

But in response to Jiraiya's question, Konan and Nagato said nothing.

Konan immediately swung her right hand, and countless origami birds shot toward Jiraiya.

They spoke not a word—directly launched their attack.

Kakashi, seeing this, moved to assist, but at that moment a man appeared before him.

Seeing the man before him, Kakashi froze, about to speak.

The man before him murmured: "Shinra Tensei!"

A black hole appeared, and Kakashi was instantly pulled into the Shinra Tensei space by Obito.

"Obito… you're really still alive!"

Kakashi murmured in disbelief—he couldn't believe this was real.

He had once thought himself deceived, so he numbed himself, subconsciously believing Obito was dead.

Yet deep down, he still hoped his dearest friend was alive.

Now that his dearest friend stood before him, how could he not be overwhelmed?

"Shut up! I'm not Obito! You—killed Rin!"

Obito roared, eyes red.

To him, Rin was everything—yet the one he trusted most had killed Rin!

No matter the truth, Kakashi killed Rin—that was Kakashi's fault!

Kakashi failed to protect Rin.

"I'm sorry, I…"

As Kakashi tried to speak, Obito swung his kunai straight at his chest.

Kakashi instantly dodged—he didn't want to fight Obito.

But Obito was determined to defeat Kakashi, to make this former genius regret what he'd done!

"Obito, wait—you… damn it!"

Seeing Obito refuse to listen, Kakashi was forced to fight back.

Yet as they fought, Kakashi's right hand instinctively formed Raikiri.

His Sharingan spun rapidly.

Obito saw this and charged forward.

He deliberately let Kakashi pierce his own heart with Raikiri!

"Obito! You—!"

"I'm not Obito! This heart is empty! You—killed Rin!"

Obito roared again, glaring at Kakashi.

Losing one heart meant nothing—he could repair himself quickly with White Zetsu.

But Rin, once gone, could never return.

Only Infinite Tsukuyomi—only this—could create a world where Rin lived.

"Obito…"

Kakashi canceled Raikiri, still wanting to speak—but Obito launched another furious assault.

Perhaps Rin's death had shattered Obito beyond repair.

Obito, once the weakest in taijutsu and ninjutsu, now overwhelmed Kakashi.

When Kakashi and Jiraiya were both held back.

Naruto and Sasuke faced Nagato at full power.

Sasuke realized he could wait no longer—it was time to use that technique!

"Naruto, buy me some time!"

Sasuke said, then stepped back and unrolled a scroll…

It was a last resort left to him by his father, Uchiha Fugaku—combined with Ishihara's secret technique.

He could awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan instantly.

And against such a powerful foe, only the Mangekyō Sharingan might work, right?

After all, this man radiated overwhelming pressure!

"Got it!"

Naruto responded, stepping forward to face Nagato alone.

I'll hold him off!

"Naruto! Use my power—he's too strong, you can't beat him!"

As Naruto moved to charge, Kurama's voice echoed in his mind.

Clearly, the Nine-Tails sensed that the Nagato before it was no ordinary opponent.

Still, Naruto remained extremely confident.

"Hehe, just relax, Kurama. If things get bad, you can always step in!"

After spending this time together, Naruto had learned the Nine-Tails' name and had become his companion.

"If that's the case, be careful."

The Nine-Tails knew Naruto was now in treasure-hunting mode, and he didn't stop him.

After all, if anything went wrong, he himself could cover for it 1.1.

Do you understand the value of a perfect Jinchūriki?

Do you understand what it means to be the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchūriki?

If he's willing to help, Naruto's strength is definitely beyond Kage level!

Even against a Six Paths user, he could hold his own for a few rounds.

As the Nine-Tails was basking in self-praise, Naruto had already charged forward.

Naruto ran while forming hand seals—his most familiar and commonly used jutsu.

It was also one of his signature jutsu!

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Boom boom boom boom—countless Naruto clones appeared on all sides, rushing toward Nagato together.

It looked as if Naruto was about to win.