Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 306 You have no obligation to face an enemy you can't win against.

Just as Sasuke and Karin were on their way, the battle on the battlefield in the Land of Rain had gradually intensified.

Two figures streaked across the sky like streaks of light, each clash accompanied by a thunderous explosion.

"However, he has only just recovered and is already able to do this much."

"I should praise you; you truly deserve to be someone with the vortex bloodline."

The Hokage hovered high in the air, his gaze indifferent, watching Nagato rush towards him like a cannonball.

Then came dozens of clashes in the blink of an eye, and with each physical contact, Nagato could clearly feel the body's groans.

If this continues...

He will lose!
Just as the Hokage said, he has only been recovering for three days and he has already achieved this level of skill, which is enough to make him stand out among the heroes of the ninja world.

but……

When did a commoner ninja become the pinnacle in the hearts of all ninjas?
You should know that what Nagato possessed... was the Rinnegan!

Once again, Nagato was forcibly protected by Earth Release, and after withstanding a punch from the Hokage with the help of Shinra Tensei, he quickly landed on the ground.

If he loses...

Then Xiao Nan cannot be resurrected either.

The opponent's target is the Rinnegan.

Thinking about this, Nagato didn't know if this move would work, but he had to do everything he could to defeat his opponent!
Suddenly, a third arm extended from Nagato's shoulder, and with a mechanical sound, the arm transformed into a laser cannon aimed at the fire shadow in the sky!
Shura Road!
A beam of white laser light shot out from the laser cannon!

At the same time, Nagato clasped his hands together, and his chakra began to gather.

Clearly, the Asura Path's laser cannon was merely a way to buy time for the next spell.

As he watched the white laser beam hurtling toward him, his chakra exploded and burned, and the pink flames accompanying his palm directly blocked the beam that emitted terrifying heat!

then……

Crush it!

A violent explosion rang out in the Hokage's hands, but this seemingly incomparably powerful explosion could only sway the Hokage's pink ponytail.

Normally, the bursts of chakra would cause the cloth headband to burst, so at some point, the Hokage developed the habit of using metal ornaments to tie his hair.

Nagato wasn't too surprised that the Asura Path laser was crushed with one hand.

Or rather, it would be normal for a Hokage to be able to crush a laser with power comparable to an A-rank technique with one hand.

There is no other reason.

Simply because the opponent was the Fifth Hokage.

However, due to the Asura Path's abilities, his technique was already prepared.

A black sphere had now formed between his hands.

The sphere was a deep, terrifying black.

It seemed as if even light couldn't illuminate that sphere.

This is the move that Nagato pinned his hopes on!
"Earth Explosion Sky Star!"

The black ball quickly rose into the air and flew towards the Hokage!

The legendary technique used by the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, to seal away his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki!
Once unleashed, even a sixth-level expert would be unable to break free!

But... that was the Sage of Six Paths.

The black sphere floated in front of the Hokage, and at that moment...

A miracle has occurred!

The earth trembled, the air wailed, and the sky wept.

Dust, boulders, trees, and even mountain peaks defied gravity and flew into the sky!

"Everyone!"

"retreat!"

The wooden figure immediately sensed the danger of this technique, and the traveler frantically screamed and tried to escape from inside her body.

"Want to leave?!"

Nagato's expression hardened, and he suddenly aimed a single palm at Yugito from over a thousand meters away!
He not only wants to suppress the Hokage at this moment, but also wants to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki!
"what!"

With a furious roar from Nagato, countless stones and earth rushed toward Yugito!
At the same time, Muren sensed a force attracting him, and his body was uncontrollably flying towards the ever-growing planet in the sky!

"damn it!"

Yugito's eyes hardened as she tried to activate her tailed beast transformation to escape, but Matataru frantically stopped her from doing something reckless.

The larger the size, the greater the force.

Just then, a meteor burning with pink flames fell from the sky and instantly shattered the boulder that was trying to capture Yugito!

Nagato's heart tightened upon seeing this; it was a kunai.

Moreover, it was shot out from the sky.

And it is accompanied by such distinctive chakra flames.

He looked up and saw that the Hokage had been engulfed by the Planetary Devastation, and he could only vaguely make out a pair of emerald eyes coldly staring at him.

As a piece of earth and stone was buried, Nagato wondered if it was just his imagination.

At that moment, that emerald-like pupil seemed to turn gold.

No, now is not the best time to capture the Two-Tails.

We must deal with the Hokage first!
Thinking of this, Nagato formed hand seals once again, and the chakra within his body surged wildly like a raging river!
"Wood Release: The Tree Realm is coming!"

This was the only Wood Release technique he had learned in the past three days. Although he didn't know why Obito Uchiha had the First Hokage's technique, it was irrelevant at the moment.

Nagato's chakra surged into the earth, and at that moment, the earth was given life by Nagato!
Countless giant trees, as thick as houses, grew from the earth as if time had accelerated!

Growth!

Growth!

It spread towards the giant sphere in the sky!

Hundreds of meters in the air, it was reached in no time. Countless trees poured into the celestial stars in the sky, growing, sprouting, and maturing!
After an unknown amount of time, all of this finally came to a stop.

Nagato gazed at the enormous behemoth in the sky, released his hand seals, and gasped for breath.

This is Nagato's strongest sealing technique, and also his most powerful jutsu. The chakra consumed in it is incomparable to that of the Almighty Push.

At this moment, a colossal object appeared before everyone!
The enormous celestial body is enveloped by a towering structure made of trees, connecting the sky to the earth, forming a lush and verdant giant building that appears to have been created by nature!
"Is this... the power of the Rinnegan?"

The loess soil that had managed to escape in the distance trembled as it gazed at the masterpiece that seemed like a miracle.

Not only Huang Tu, but even Obito Uchiha's attention was drawn to the tall tower.

Sakura stared blankly at the thing in the sky, then with a bang, she turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared before Obito Uchiha's eyes.

"Now……"

He glanced at Yukito, who was leading his team to retreat to the edge of the battlefield in the distance.

Nagato did not choose to capture the opponent again.

The Earth Explosion Star has already formed, so it can no longer be used to capture the opponent.

What he needs to do now is to revive Xiao Nan.

The longer one has been dead, the more difficult it is to be resurrected.

After a person dies, their soul goes to the Pure Land.

Nagato must pull Konan back from the brink of death before her soul reaches the Pure Land.

Although he had just used Chibaku Tensei, reviving someone was still not difficult for Nagato, who was currently in good health.

With her hands forming a hand seal, Konan's body reappeared before Nagato's eyes.

Looking at the woman in front of him who seemed to be asleep, Nagato's expression softened slightly.

"Wait for me, Xiao Nan."

Then, disregarding the emptiness in his body, Nagato clasped his hands together once more.

The Rinnegan in his eyes was operating at its maximum at this moment!
"Heretic: The natural art of reincarnation!"

A terrifying statue of Yama appears along with the use of Nagato's techniques.

Then, in Nagato's eyes, a green soul swiftly flew out of the mouth of the Yama statue and landed on Konan's corpse!

At the same time, Konan's body was also recovering rapidly. Her heart, which had been almost stabbed into a pulp, was quickly reorganized, restored, and started beating again under the power of the Rinnegan!
Nagato then quickly dispelled the Samsara Rebirth Technique.

Each person resurrected will cause some degree of damage to their body.

Only Xiao Nan, and only Xiao Nan, is worth the strain on his body.

"Nagato... Nagato."

"you……"

Xiao Nan, nestled in his arms, trembled slightly as she gazed at the familiar man before her.

"Xonan."

Upon seeing Konan's rebirth, Nagato couldn't help but pull her into his arms!
"Xiao Nan, I..."

Seeing his beloved woman revived, Nagato was about to say something.

but……

A voice rang out, causing Nagato's eyes to widen instantly!
That was... the sound of a pebble falling to the ground.

This seemingly ordinary sound struck Nagato's heart like a heavy hammer!

He looked up almost instinctively...

Look at the planet Chibaku Tenshin in the sky, which is surrounded by countless trees!

That pebble just now fell from the planet Earth Explosion...

Just like dominoes, the fall of a single stone caused the entire planet Earth Explosion to tremble!

The planet Earth-Exploding Star, supported by the towering trees, was trembling, cracking, and weeping!
As the giant sphere in the sky cracked open, a dazzling golden flame shot out from the crack!

"what is that?"

Konan sat up from Nagato's arms, looking solemnly at the Chibaku Tensei in the sky.

Even if she didn't say it, she knew...

That's Naruto.

Upon seeing this, Nagato's expression softened instantly. He turned to look at the woman who had been with him for half his life and said:

"Xiao Nan, you should go back now."

"Leave this to me."

Before Konan could speak, Nagato was about to go up and reinforce Chibaku Tensei.

However, a slender hand grabbed his wrist.

"Nagato..."

Xiao Nan looked at the man before her, her face filled with sorrow, and pleaded with tears in her eyes:

"don't want……"

"Let's go home, back to that little house we used to live in."

"You have no obligation to face an enemy you can't win against."

"You should understand!"

Having died once and been reborn, Xiao Nan no longer wants to fight.

She is tired.

All she wanted was to live well with Nagato, to live safely, peacefully, and calmly.

"There's no way... to win?"

"I...don't understand."

Nagato resolutely pressed down on Konan's hand and strode forward amidst Konan's sorrowful gaze.

Now that things have come to this, there's no way to back out.

Regardless, he escaped. The Allied Shinobi Forces won't let him go, and neither will the Hokage...

(End of this chapter)