Naruto Taught By Aizen (TL)

"Ah, so this is how it ends? Dying for Konoha, this ending isn't too bad." Kakashi's expression, however, is quite relaxed.

Though there are many regrets in his heart, dying for Konoha is an ending he can fully accept.

"Sorry." Denki from the ninja academy bows apologetically.

He didn't expect Kakashi to sacrifice himself to save him.

This boy who enjoys eating and drinking has completely lost his appetite at this moment.

He's consumed by deep guilt.

"No, Denki, you've done well," Rock Lee comforts.

"In the video, even though you're young, you could directly fight the Six Paths of Pain. That kind of courage is something we don't have," Ino echoes.

"Really? I'll work even harder!" Denki's gaze becomes resolute.

"By the way, everyone has grown. Even Sakura showed her strength in the footage."

The Leaf shinobi smile at each other, but there's a hint of heaviness in their eyes.

In the past, they had no idea about the terror of war, thinking the ninja world would always be peaceful.

But the footage showed them an unknown future.

And they saw lives slipping away.

They understand, it's time to start growing!

"Tsunade immediately notices Kakashi's death. Though angry inside, she can't leave because if she stops rescuing, the casualties in Konoha will multiply."

"Denki arrives and informs about the abilities of Pain of the Deva Path: having gravitational repulsion jutsu that can deflect all ninjutsu attacks, but it has about a 5-second interval."

"Information during ninja battles is crucial. Denki can distinguish between what's critical and what's not. He wipes his tears and quickly devises a plan."

"Currently, Konoha is facing too many difficulties. Firstly, there's Pain of the Six Paths, and secondly, the Root that's holed up underground, unwilling to come out."

Seeing this, Konoha erupts again.

"Tsunade, you damn scoundrel, you're a disgrace."

"Tsunade, you're truly despicable."

"You old dog, hurry up and die."

"Eat, sleep, beat Tsunade."

For a moment, Tsunade became the universally condemned scapegoat, and Konoha launched a second wave of resistance against her.

As the leader of the Root, watching his own people die is one thing, but he enjoys playing the traitor.

He's become insane in his quest for the Hokage position.

Selfishness has blinded him.

He claims to love Konoha, but in reality, he loves only power.

It's said that one only stirs up trouble when they can't get what they want.

This kind of person doesn't deserve to live in Konoha.

"If the Second Hokage were alive, he'd be furious beyond words."

"Tsunade, how did you let things become like this?" Now, even the Third Hokage can't find an excuse to whitewash Tsunade.

"I thought you wanted to become the Hokage just for the sake of Konoha, that fundamentally you loved Konoha and would stand up for it in times of need, but you... you..." The Third Hokage is speechless.

In his mind, scenes of the past with Tsunade keep surfacing.

The old Tsunade truly had an unwavering love for Konoha.

And sincerely wanted to protect it.

Why has he turned into this?

"Gather the men; leave Konoha immediately." Seeing this, Tsunade understands she can no longer become the Hokage.

And she can't stay in Konoha; otherwise, death awaits her.

Fortunately, Konoha doesn't have many high-level fighting forces now, or else it would be difficult to leave.

But the next destination becomes a problem.

"I can only seek refuge with Orochimaru." His eyes cold, he murmurs.

Different people have different opinions about Konoha's situation. At this moment, the footage hasn't ended yet, and the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, hasn't appeared.

In the scene, Konoha is heavily damaged.

Animal Path is summoning numerous massive creatures, wreaking havoc in Konoha.

Luckily, most villagers have evacuated, so Konoha is merely an empty shell.

Watching the village she painstakingly built get destroyed, Tsunade feels an endless anger.

Even resentment.

Even when Konoha faces such devastating blows, Tsunade doesn't see any sign of Root showing up.

This makes Tsunade completely give up on Root.

"Pain of the Six Paths is approaching one ninja after another, but none of them give him the answers he wants."

"These ninja all uphold what they call the Will of Fire, but to Pain, all this seems so foolish."

There's a scene where Ebisu is captured.

"Hey, I might have been an elite teacher, and Naruto was my student. Although I didn't like him before and thought he hindered the young Lord Konohamaru from becoming Hokage, he didn't yield to fate. With his cheerfulness and courage, he overcame countless difficulties."

"He taught these excellent qualities to my student, Lord Konohamaru, no, he even taught them to me, to everyone in Konoha."

"So, Naruto Uzumaki is the proudest student of mine, Ebisu. He's also our Konoha comrade. I have nothing more to say!"

"Ebisu is killed."

"Finally, Pain finds Tsunade's location."

"Tsunade recognizes Pain as one of the three apprentices Jiraiya took in, feeling a myriad of emotions."

Back then, Pain sought guidance from them on the battlefield, but she didn't expect that, more than a decade later, they would meet as enemies.

"Pain of the Deva Path asks about Naruto's whereabouts and reveals that almost all the tailed beasts have been captured."

"Tsunade swears she won't comply."

Seeing this, Naruto is in tears.

"Didn't expect that in this world, everyone would accept me." Naruto always thought everyone hated him, but no one is willing to reveal his whereabouts.

His unwavering spirit is in stark contrast to Tsunade.

Only with such individuals does Konoha show its warmth.

"T-Teacher Ebisu, I didn't expect you to be so cool," Konohamaru looks at Ebisu in amazement.

"Yeah, Teacher Ebisu, I'm really thankful," Naruto sincerely says.

"I didn't really do much," Ebisu feels embarrassed instead; he surely feels guilt toward Naruto.

Previously, due to ignorance, he treated Naruto somewhat harshly.

What he didn't expect was that in the future, he would hold Naruto in such high regard, even praising him even in death.

Such changes are truly incredible.

But despite the emotions, everyone knows that the Konoha depicted in the footage might truly face destruction.

"You guys delude yourselves as if you're the main characters of this world, thinking that death is far from you."

"Indulging so shallowly in peace, in reality, hatred and death never leave." Pain of the Deva Path's tone remains calm.

"Nonsense," Tsunade's words infuriate Pain of the Deva Path, who slowly ascends higher and higher.

"Feel the pain, experience the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain. Those who don't know pain will never understand peace."

"I won't forget Yahiko's pain. From now on, let the world feel pain."

"Shinra Tensei."

The screen bursts with a dazzling white light, followed by an unparalleled shockwave sweeping through Konoha, turning everything in its path to dust.

The vast expanse of Konoha seems to have been swept clean, all the buildings and houses have vanished, leaving behind only a massive crater.

It's as if the entire ninja world has been muted.

It takes a while before someone speaks, their voice trembling.

"What... what is this? Could this Pain be a god?"

"Just a single move and Konoha is gone?"

"This can't be real! It's not an illusion, right?"

Feelings of powerlessness, fear, shock, and other emotions linger in the hearts of all the ninjas in the ninja world.

Compared to the previous ethereal Shinigami Naruto, the Six Paths of Pain clearly instill more fear in them.

Because they have people similar to him in their world.

After these few days of viewing the footage, they've roughly understood what's going on.

In the footage, Naruto differs from the Naruto Uzumaki in their world, but other ninjas remain unchanged.

This also means that the Six Paths of Pain, capable of destroying Konoha, is currently lurking in some corner of the ninja world.

The Intel team that knows about the existence of the Akatsuki is on the verge of going crazy.

"Pain is real and is within the Akatsuki."

For a moment, all intelligence organizations work frantically to gather information about the Akatsuki.

No ninja village is willing to face the Six Paths of Pain.

Especially because their goal is to collect the tailed beasts.

Most of the powerful ninja villages have Jinchuriki among them.

This also implies that they will be in an antagonistic relationship with the Akatsuki.

The footage continues.

[Tsunade struggles to climb out of the ruins, despair filling her as she sees that Konoha has turned into ruins.]

"Thanks to Katsuyu's help, many people are still alive, but Konoha as it was is gone now."

In the footage, Sakura's face is filled with despair, tears streaming down her face as she shouts, "Come back, Naruto!"

In the next moment, smoke envelops the scene, the most potent summoning jutsu in history takes effect.

[Naruto Uzumaki appears.]

From being a mere country bumpkin to his current charismatic self, Naruto's transformation sets the ninja world abuzz.

Everything about the Shinigami Naruto seemed out of reach, creating a feeling of aloofness.

Although this Naruto Uzumaki falls short in many aspects compared to the Shinigami Naruto, he gives off a different kind of vibe.

The Naruto in the footage is a hero.

A lonely hero.

"Why does it feel like Sakura and Naruto are a couple?" Ino subconsciously voices her thoughts, earning nods from countless people.

"It can't be, I..." Sakura feels a strange emotion stirring in her heart.

But this Naruto's good looks don't last for more than three seconds.

He looks confused.

It's only when he sees the Hokage Rock that he suddenly realizes.

Konoha has been annihilated.

[Watching his beloved village destroyed, Naruto's heart is filled with boundless rage.]

[The Six Paths of Pain gather, gazing at Naruto.]

[Tsunade finally arrives, her eyes filled with fury.]

"It seems you understand a bit of pain now, but I don't have time for you." Deva Path Pain glances at Tsunade, then Asura Path launches an attack towards Tsunade.

"You're looking for me."

[At a critical moment, Naruto directly uses Rasengan to bury Asura Path in the ground.]

[Asura Path, shattered to pieces.]

[Tendo Path Pain and Naruto lock eyes, both emitting killing intent.]

"Tsunade, you go drink tea on the sidelines, these guys don't need our Hokage from Konoha to take action." Naruto speaks confidently.

[Tsunade gazes at Naruto; his figure begins to overlap with Jiraiya's.]

[Tsunade also understands that the next level of the battle is beyond the participation of others, and her chakra is running low. Continuing to force herself would only drag Naruto down.]

[Both sides then engage in an intense battle.]

[Naruto's Mount Myoboku toad spirits perfectly counter the Animal Path's summoning technique.]

[Combined with Kakashi's earlier probe of the Deva Path's abilities, at first, Naruto can still hold his own.]

"Sage Art: Frog Song." The two sages also act, blocking the Animal Path.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu." Naruto starts running, forming a Rasengan in his hand.

"Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan!"

The bright and enormous Rasengan destroys all the Animal Path's summons.

"Tsunade, you go drink tea on the sidelines, he's so cool. This Naruto Uzumaki is really powerful." Many girls scream.

Compared to the previous country bumpkin Naruto, the current Naruto Uzumaki is both handsome and imposing, giving people a sense of security.

"Can Naruto Uzumaki really be this cool?" Sakura is stunned for a moment, muttering to herself.

"Naruto Uzumaki is truly a genius. He thought of incorporating Sage Jutsu into the Rasengan, giving the Rasengan a qualitative boost. Moreover, he perfectly inherited the Will of Fire. I think I know what to do now." Jiraiya is filled with emotion.

Both the Rasengan and Sage techniques were taught by him to Naruto.

But he never thought of combining the two.

It's clear that Naruto's talent in battle is extremely high.

This is the Naruto that Konoha would like to see.

Not the calm and powerful Shinigami Naruto.

Jiraiya has to admit that although the current Naruto Uzumaki has displayed extremely powerful abilities, there is still a considerable gap compared to the Shinigami Naruto.

The fight in the footage continues.

The difference between the battles of Naruto Uzumaki and Shinigami Naruto is evident.

One engages in a direct and visually appealing fight, while the other strategizes and controls everything in battle.

Naruto Uzumaki's battle is more visually enjoyable, but Shinigami Naruto's battle is more satisfying to watch.

[Despite being powerful, Naruto Uzumaki is still not a match for the Six Paths of Pain.]

[Under the onslaught of the six, he is gradually pushed back.]

"Naruto Uzumaki, we're from the same school, we should understand each other. But why did you have to be the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails? But the peace Master expects will be created by me..." Perhaps feeling confident of victory, Tendo Path Pain's words increase.

"What a joke! Look around, where do you see peace?" Naruto Uzumaki is utterly furious.

"It's because you don't understand the meaning of peace that this happened. Surrender quietly. Your death will bring peace." Tendo Path Pain's words cause laughter among all the ninjas in the entire ninja world.

What do you mean we don't understand the meaning of peace? Can you really wash your hands of destroying Konoha like that?

It's a case of doing the wrong things and then preaching.

[Furious, Naruto throws the Rasen Shuriken in his hand.]

But evidently, such a ninjutsu couldn't cause any harm to Tendo Path Pain.

[Forced, Naruto Uzumaki can only resort to direct confrontation with Tendo Path Pain.]

After a fierce struggle, Naruto Uzumaki's body is pierced by a black rod.

[Naruto Uzumaki, defeated.]

[Preview for tomorrow: The girl who fell in love with Shinigami Naruto.]