Naruto, overwhelmed by curiosity and concern, his eyes fixed on the mysterious phenomenon unfolding before them, couldn't help but ask.
"What is that?"
Small Katsuyu chimed in, offering an explanation.
"You must know, Carnes-san had unleashed a powerful jutsu even stronger than your one before, but it failed to end all these different Paths of Pain..."
"It appears that Pain over there is the head, so we must defeat him for this battle to end."
Naruto's brows furrowed as he instantly connected the dots, his voice trembling with realization, as he recalled the wisdom of his mentor.
"Grandpa Toad Sage said..."
"A guy who can bring people back from the dead?"
Katsuyu nodded gravely.
"I fear that Pain over there possesses the ability to bring the dead person back to life.
So, when they form a formation to attack, he tends to withdraw to the rear lines."
The most troublesome one is Pain on the left; he can even repel all jutsus and projectiles, even pulling objects towards him!"
"But we haven't witnessed him using these abilities yet!"
"There must be a reason for that."
"Perhaps, he might be unable to use his powers, due to the injuries he sustained from fighting Carnes-san earlier."
"Ah, I see," Naruto murmured, his expression softening somewhat.
"It seems I really owe Carnes-san a great debt. This will make dealing with Pain a lot easier."
Though Naruto had never witnessed the Almighty Push and Universal Pull in action, the descriptions provided by those around him alone were enough to make him realize the immense power these jutsu possessed.
Deva Path's inability to use these abilities right now due to his injuries was undoubtedly a significant advantage for Naruto.
"Carnes-san had no other choice but to stop because of his relationship with Pain."
"Otherwise, Pain would have been dead a long time ago."
"I hope you understand his actions," Katsuyu spoke.
"I do," Naruto replied.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, Carnes remained unperturbed, leisurely observing the events unfolding from his rocking chair.
Little did both Naruto and Katsuyu realize that they were inadvertently reigniting his connection with Nagato once more.
Fortunately, their conversation was held at a distance, the distance between them providing a shroud of secrecy.
Had Carnes overheard their conversation, he might have vanished on the spot, and made a final move to rectify this situation.
But the action continued in the battlefield as Naruto faced off against the remaining three Pains, his
His mind was resolute and thoughts razor-sharp.
"In any case, we have to eliminate that guy at the back," he declared.
As he spoke, Naruto created Shadow Clones on either side, each palm holding a Rasengan.
"Let's use it along with smoke bombs!" Naruto ordered.
"Okay!" his clones responded in unison.
With Naruto's signal, a dense red cloud of smoke erupted, concealing Naruto and his Shadow Clones within moments.
Moments later, without warning, Wind Style Rasen Shuriken burst out from the smoke, flying low across the ground.
Preta Path believed he had anticipated and uncovered Naruto's every move and plan.
So, he raised his hands, rapidly forming a shield imprinted with sealing jutsu.
Confident in its deflection ability he acted with an air of indifference and his expression remained stoic.
"It's useless!" he declared confidently.
Yet, in that very moment, as his shield met the Rasen Shuriken, Preta Path sensed something was amiss.
But before he could react, the Rasen Shuriken before him abruptly dissolved into a puff of white smoke, revealing Naruto's figure.
"What you absorbed was nothing but a Transformation jutsu," Naruto taunted as he charged straight at Preta Path.
The true Rasen Shuriken appeared from the red smoke and hurtled towards the unsuspecting Deva Path.
"You can't escape this one!"
Naruto declared with determination, determined to succeed this time.
Clearly, Naruto's strategy had proven highly effective and had worked like a charm.
It restricted Preta Path's movements and prevented him from absorbing the Rasen Shuriken's power to aid Deva Path. But what no one could foresaw coming was...
As the Rasen Shuriken descended upon Deva Path, a sudden burst of invisible repulsive force erupted, sending the spinning attack hurtling away.
Everyone watched in awe as Naruto's powerful technique was deflected. The tension in the air was palpable.
"I can finally use my powers!" Deva Path murmured, his confidence evident.
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