In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 308 Sakura is finally stabbed

"It's nothing, just helping Konoha one last time for Tsunade and Chinatsu's sake. By the way, I wanted to confirm something." Chiya shrugged and spread her hands. "Now you see. Sakura, whom Naruto has been pursuing since childhood, is nothing but a pretty face."

"All show and no substance?" Jiraiya stared blankly at Sakura, whose helpless expression filled him with utter disappointment.

Now he finally understood why Tsunade was unwilling to personally teach Sakura.

A person who is easily swayed and disregards the lives of her companions, the phrase "all show and no substance" is perhaps the most fitting description for her.

"Hahaha," the bootleg Uchiha Four Laughing Heroes reappeared. He released Sakura, looked at Naruto's bewildered and pained face, and said with undisguised sarcasm and ridicule, "See? Naruto, this is the village you're supposed to protect, and these are the comrades you're supposed to protect."

"I just said a few sweet words, and she went after you. How ironic."

Upon hearing this, Sakura was instantly stunned. Could it be fake? Sasuke, who had just been so gentle with her, was actually saying that he was lying to her.

That's me.

Thinking of this, Sakura's tears, which she had just stopped, started flowing again.

However, this time it wasn't from the excitement of seeing Sasuke that caused the tears to flow.

It was because Sasuke said he was lying to her earlier.

Sasuke had no intention of marrying her at all.

"Sasuke, you..."

Before Sakura could finish speaking, the bootleg Sasuke interrupted, "Shut up. You're just a tool for me to confirm whether Konoha still has anything worth staying for."

"Now I know for sure, it's better to destroy Konoha like this."

The bootleg Sasuke turned his gaze to Pain. "Pain, now that you've successfully captured the Nine-Tails, this woman is useless. Do with her as you please. Next, I plan to hunt down the remaining Konoha ninja and avenge my clan."

After saying that, the counterfeit Sasuke vanished from his sight in a flash.

"Whatever." Pain replied indifferently, his Rinnegan pupils gradually dilating. He raised his hand and pointed at Naruto, intending to use Bansho Ten'in to take him away.

At this moment, Sakura finally realized what was happening. Instead of chasing after Sasuke, she unleashed a powerful punch at Pain.

boom.

Payne jumped back and easily dodged.

The ground where the latter had been standing instantly exploded, and as the smoke and dust dissipated, Sakura's 'majestic' figure was revealed.

She said sternly, "Pain, I will not let you take Naruto away."

"Interesting. You were just thinking about killing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but now you want to protect him. Is this atonement?"

Payne did not rush to make a move.

Naruto's gaze was inexplicably complicated when he saw that Sakura was actually going to save him.

Faced with Pain's questioning and Naruto's complex gaze, a fleeting look of desolation crossed Sakura's eyes. She remained silent, channeling her grief and shame into strength, and unleashed her powerful punch once more.

Target: Ground.

The ground exploded again, sending up clouds of smoke and dust.

Taking advantage of the smoke and dust obscuring her view, Sakura chose to do the same thing as Hinata in the original story.

She knew all too well that she could not be a match for Payne.

They decided to remove the black rods from Naruto's body and restore his freedom.

Unfortunately, she overlooked the fact that the black rods were Pain's chakra receivers.

The instant it touched him, Pain's Universal Pull came.

"ah"

Sakura screamed as she was thrown into the air and then plummeted to the ground.

"Nonsense."

After the previous farce, Payne now felt no goodwill towards the person who betrayed his companion.

So he showed no mercy when he struck. With a low murmur, he pulled out a black stick the instant the creature hit the ground and stabbed it.

The blood gradually stained the ground red.

"That's exactly right. My parents were killed right before my eyes by you Konoha ninjas." Pain looked at Naruto and started carrying rice. "You like this woman, right? But this woman is not worth your liking. It is because of love that sacrifice, hatred, and pain are born."

A gentle breeze swept by, stirring up dust from the ground, which was mixed with a pungent smell of blood.

Sakura ultimately did not get up again.

"Sakura." Naruto watched Sakura fall, unable to even scream, his mind going completely blank.

The Nine-Tails within him, fueled by anger, sensed this and its eyes turned blood red at a visible speed.

A loud bang was heard.

An atmosphere of terror permeated the air.

The air was forced apart by the immense force, creating a fierce gale that rapidly spread outwards from Naruto's center.

The ground within a radius of a hundred meters was torn apart inch by inch by this terrifying force, turning into countless fragments flying everywhere, and then completely reduced to ashes under the impact of the subsequent forces.

Even from a great distance, the fierce wind carrying dust still caused the Konoha ninjas, who were being blocked at the main gate by the clones of Senya, to raise their arms to shield their eyes.

Those who were slightly weaker were simply blown away.

After the storm subsided, all the ninjas who had lowered their arms and steadied themselves were speechless, their mouths agape.

In the distance, from the giant crater spanning dozens of miles, a crimson pillar of light rose straight into the sky, accompanied by the roar of the nine-tailed fox.

"That is..." A Konoha ninja who had experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage recognized the Nine-Tails. His voice trembled, and his face showed fear. He struggled to utter the word "Nine-Tails" for a long time.

"What exactly happened, Hinata?" Tsunade had never witnessed the Nine-Tails go berserk before, so she immediately asked Hinata.

Hinata thought for a moment, then replied as briefly as possible, "Well, how should I put it? It's complicated to explain."

"In short, Sakura suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and then Sasuke appeared as well. Sasuke wanted Sakura to kill Naruto. Sakura was grabbed by the hand by Sasuke and threw a kunai at Naruto, but Pain stopped her."

"After Sasuke disappeared, Pain planned to take Naruto away. Sakura tried to save Naruto but was defeated by Pain and is now missing. Naruto then unleashed the Nine-Tails' chakra."

"We have successfully subdued Payne, and the two are now moving away from the village in the opposite direction."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. What was all this about?

Only Chika and Tsunade knew that Chiya harbored deep resentment towards Sakura, and unsurprisingly, this was all Chiya's doing.

"Damn it, of all times." Tsunade looked up at the shadow clone of Senya in the sky. "Is this your purpose?"

Through Sakura, Naruto's anger is triggered, causing Kurama to go berserk and leading to a confrontation with the powerful Pain.

The shadow clone remained expressionless, glanced back at the crimson pillar of light shooting straight into the sky, confirmed that the task given to it by the main body had been completed, formed a hand seal with its right hand, turned into smoke, and disappeared from the sight of the Konoha people.

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