Bab 78: Nine-Tails
The land ravaged by the battle was a mess, with craters everywhere and a faint smell of burning. Many of the drainage pipes from the buildings had been destroyed, the broken ends jagged as if forcibly severed. Water trickled from the pipes, filling the craters on the ground, soon forming pools.
"Teacher, it seems everything is coming to an end," said Nagato, standing on a rock and looking down at the prostrate Jiraiya. Around him stood the other five Pains, their bodies covered in wounds, indicating that the battle had not been easy.
"Not yet," Jiraiya gritted his teeth, struggling to stand. His body was in tatters, covered in wounds, and blood flowed profusely, staining his clothes red and creating a crimson pool at his feet.
Naruto, Kakashi, and the others lay on the ground, each pierced by four or five black rods, pinning them firmly to the ground, unable to move.
"Damn it," Naruto growled through gritted teeth, his eyes red with rage as he struggled to break free from the black rods. But these rods, products of Yin-Yang Release, contained the Outer Path's power of the Rinnegan, sealing acupoints and disrupting the chakra flow within the body, making it extremely difficult to break free.
"Teacher, you're too stubborn," Nagato said softly, his eyes fixed on the fallen Jiraiya. "You no longer belong in this world."
As soon as Nagato finished speaking, Asura Path stepped forward, extending his arm. The outer shell opened, revealing a small missile inside. With a "whoosh," the missile was launched, spewing flames as it flew towards Jiraiya.
Jiraiya, severely injured, blood dripping from his mouth, eyes bloodshot, and his expression dazed, was barely holding on. In an instant, the missile reached Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya-sensei!" Naruto's eyes widened in horror, unable to stop himself from shouting. Kakashi and Yamato, beside him, closed their eyes instinctively.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
A series of explosions followed, flames shooting into the sky, thick smoke billowing, and a shockwave mixed with black smoke erupted outward.
As the smoke cleared, a striking figure appeared before everyone. It was a beautiful silver-haired girl, her hair cascading like a waterfall, her flawless skin as delicate as porcelain, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her clear eyes sparkling. Below them was a delicate nose and full, rosy lips.
Her sudden appearance stunned everyone.
"Kaguya, what are you doing?" Nagato turned to the girl, his voice heavy. "Are you trying to save them?"
Pinned to the ground, Naruto and the others looked at the girl in surprise. Hearing Nagato's words, a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.
"No, I'm not," Kaguya blinked her moist eyes and smiled lightly as she walked over. "I'm not here to save them."
"If you're not here to save them, why are you stopping me?" Nagato's eyes bore into Kaguya.
"I think you've misunderstood," Kaguya said, standing beside Jiraiya, her eyes narrowing into charming crescents. "I'm here to kill them."
With those words, Kaguya's kunai flashed, stabbing into Jiraiya's left chest. Jiraiya's body shuddered, blood gushing from his mouth and splattering onto Kaguya's shoulder, forming a shocking crimson stain. His body slowly slid to the ground.
Everyone stared in astonishment at the smiling Kaguya, unable to believe her ruthlessness and decisiveness.
"Jiraiya-sensei!" Naruto was stunned, his pupils contracting, his eyes unfocused, unable to believe what he had just witnessed.
Suddenly, a massive amount of red chakra erupted from Naruto, bubbling like boiling water. The boiling chakra enveloped Naruto, forming a huge red sphere around him.
The black rods embedded in Naruto instantly turned to ash. He slowly rose from the ground, his body twisting and transforming, red chakra raging around him, turning his entire form crimson. The chakra continuously erupted from within him, radiating an intimidating aura.
"Is this the power of the Nine-Tails?" Nagato murmured from a distance.
Naruto's body gradually transformed into the shape of the Nine-Tails, with four tails extending behind him, swaying in the air. At this point, it might be more accurate to call him the Nine-Tails.
Naruto clenched his fists and slammed them into the ground. With a deafening roar, the ground shattered, sending massive rocks flying into the air. Amidst a ferocious roar, the red chakra from Naruto's body formed a giant fist that smashed into one of the boulders, sending it hurtling towards Kaguya.
Kaguya's eyes narrowed, and she raised her hand, releasing a burst of repulsive force from her palm.
In that split second, Kaguya felt an overwhelming sense of danger. This power was immense, even surpassing that of the Raikage she had once fought.
Rocks, like cannonballs, repeatedly bombarded her gravitational barrier, the immense force knocking her backward.
Meanwhile, the red chakra around Naruto transformed into two giant arms, grabbing the rocks on the ground and hurling them at Kaguya with tremendous force.
Kaguya, suspended in mid-air with nowhere to leverage, was struck by the rocks and sent crashing to the ground like a kite with a broken string. Fortunately, she used her repulsive force to shield herself upon landing, preventing any serious injury.
Climbing to her feet, Kaguya's eyes sharpened. The Nine-Tails' chakra was indeed formidable, far exceeding her expectations. It was practically a concentrated mass of chakra.
At that moment, Naruto's body twisted violently, and the chakra around him began to form white bones, resembling the skeletal structure of the Nine-Tails. These bones, along with the Nine-Tails cloak, covered his body, and a fifth tail appeared behind him.
Suddenly, Naruto let out a roar and charged at Kaguya. The red chakra extended into multiple whips, which lashed towards Kaguya with a fierce wind.
Kaguya's figure flickered as she continuously shifted left and right, dodging Naruto's attacks. The chakra whips frequently grazed past her.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Seeing that he couldn't hit her, the Nine-Tails-formed Naruto suddenly halted. He opened his mouth wide, gathering chakra wildly to form a red sphere, which then exploded.
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
Kaguya's eyes narrowed, and she extended her hand, gathering chakra in her palm, which burst forth, forming countless shadowy fists that met the crimson beam head-on.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
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