The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

"Kurama, haven't you seen the situation clearly yet? The Akatsuki already possesses the Rinnegan, and their ultimate goal is to collect all nine tailed beasts. Their intentions are crystal clear."

Facing the Nine-Tails' chakra overflowing from the gaps in the iron bars, Hyuga Zechen walked step by step to the gate. The azure light of his Tenseigan, even through the seal, rivaled the Nine-Tails in terms of aura.

"Nine-Tails, you don't want the Ten-Tails to be resurrected either, do you?"

Roar!

Upon hearing the name of the Ten-Tails, Kurama roared to the sky, and the enormous roar echoed and reverberated within the seal.

The Ten-Tails, what is that? Is it a tailed beast even more powerful than the Nine-Tails?

Jiraiya stared intently at Hyuga Sawatatsu, feeling that every move the other made was shrouded in mystery.

After venting its anger at being threatened, the Nine-Tailed Fox slowly lay down, its nine giant tails drooping to the ground and ceasing to sway.

"My chakra isn't so easy to borrow. But since you've asked, I'll reward you!"

The next moment, red chakra spread out from the seal, along the water's surface, and came to surround Hyuga Zechen's body, trying to envelop his entire body.

Compared to being sealed inside Naruto's body and deprived of his freedom, Kurama's independent consciousness would be gradually assimilated or even dissipated if he were devoured by the Ten-Tails, which would be an even more unacceptable outcome for Kurama.

Even though I'm willing to lend you chakra, do you still want me to suffer a bit?

The Nine-Tails' chakra is highly corrosive; if one were to allow the red chakra to envelop their body, they would inevitably suffer immense pain.

What a petty and arrogant fox!

A green chakra sphere condensed in Hyuga Zechen's palm, then stretched and deformed, forming a green vortex that enveloped Hyuga Zechen at the very center, absorbing all the Nine-Tails chakra surging in from all directions.

Oh?

The fact that his method of punishing the other party had been seen through filled Nine-Tails' red eyes with rage. A massive amount of chakra surged from his body at an even faster rate, condensing into a thick liquid that kept flowing towards Hyuga Zechen.

How much chakra can a mere human contain? It would burst him in less than ten breaths!

However, it was as if there was a bottomless black hole inside Hyuga Zetsu's body. No matter how much the Nine-Tails' chakra surged, it was all swallowed up by the Tenseigan.

Chapter 73 Master and Disciple Recognize Each Other

Are all humans this perverted these days?

The Nine-Tails lay listlessly on the ground, showing a rare sign of fatigue. Its wide red eyes had long lost their initial ferocity, replaced by doubt and confusion.

The infusion of chakra had stopped several breaths ago, because Kurama sensed that the opponent was clearly a bottomless black hole that could not be filled with chakra.

Looking at Hyuga Zetsu, whose entire body was enveloped in green chakra, Kurama's mind inexplicably conjured up two somewhat blurry figures.

One was Madara Uchiha, who controlled Susanoo. He forcibly drove it out of the deep mountains and forests, and then used his Mangekyou Sharingan to strip it of its will, making it that man's battle pet.

The other was Hashirama Senju, who shouted, "Nine-Tails, your power is too strong, you must be sealed away!" He then used his Wood Release to grab the Nine-Tails and seal it inside Mito Uzumaki.

Now, have new powerful figures emerged?

Freedom seems to be getting more and more out of reach...

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By the time Jiraiya's consciousness returned to the outside world, the battle between Orochimaru and Pain had already been decided.

Kabuto's glasses shattered completely, leaving only an empty frame on his face. He knelt on the ground, panting heavily, not even bothering to treat his wounds.

Orochimaru was in an even worse state, with both of his palms pierced by a black rod, making him look like a dead snake pinned to the ground.

Whenever Orochimaru tries to use the Escape Technique to escape, the Rinnegan chakra in the black rod interferes, making it difficult for Orochimaru to use his escape techniques.

"Orochimaru, hand over the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

The Human Path looked down at Orochimaru from his high position, his expression exuding divine majesty.

"Heh, what a joke, Payne! I've already seen through your disguise..."

Even in such a disheveled state, Orochimaru chuckled, a glint of light flashing in his yellow vertical pupils.

Chakra can be transmitted through mutual sensing, so Orochimaru used the chakra transmitted by the black rods to analyze the details of Pain's Six Paths.

"Since you dare to defy God's will, then we have no choice but to extract your soul!"

Blue chakra emanated from the five fingers of the Human Path, reaching towards Orochimaru's head, intending to extract his soul and then examine his memories.

"stop!"

Just then, Jiraiya's fierce shout rang out, and a long whip made of white hair shot out from afar, wrapping around Human Path's body and rendering him unable to move.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you couldn't resist making a move after all."

Human Path twisted his head at an incredible angle, looking at Jiraiya at the other end of his long hair.

"Nagato, it really is you? It seems you're not heading in the right direction. What exactly happened?"

Hearing the way the other person addressed him filled Jiraiya with both joy and worry.

The joy stemmed from the fact that Nagato was still alive and his Rinnegan had not been taken away by others; the worry arose from the fact that Nagato had become the leader of Akatsuki, with his subordinates consisting entirely of S-rank rogue ninja.

So, Nagato wasn't the child of prophecy the Great Toad Sage spoke of?

"You don't need to know, after all, you're just an outsider."

Faced with Jiraiya's questioning, Nagato's tone completely lost its fluctuation, leaving only coldness and indifference.

"Since you're still alive, what about Yahiko? What about Konan? Where are they?"

Faced with the indifference of his former disciple, Jiraiya felt a pang in his heart and questioned him repeatedly.

"This is no longer your concern, Jiraiya-sensei."

A giant serrated longsword emerged from Shura Path's sleeve, severing Jiraiya's white hair and restoring freedom to the Human Path.

"Jiraiya, I told you back then that you should have killed all three children, and then there wouldn't have been any problems later."

Even though he was pinned to the ground, Orochimaru couldn't help but speak up and sow discord.

"Shut up! I never even thought of such a thing, Orochimaru!"

His long white hair shrank back to his waist, and Jiraiya could not hide the sadness in his voice.

The once inseparable master and disciple have now become mortal enemies, making Jiraiya's face extremely ugly.

"Alright, enough chit-chat. So that's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? It's a bit early, but since we've come across him, let's take him in as well."

The three Pain Paths stood side by side, their gazes fixed on Naruto Uzumaki behind Jiraiya.

"It's truly disheartening, Nagato..."

Jiraiya wanted to speak again to see if he could win Nagato back, but Nagato had already lost interest in the conversation.

With a sudden burst of force, Shura Path ripped off his own wrist, revealing a series of finger-sized missiles. Long trails of flame erupted from the missiles' tails as they hurtled towards Jiraiya.

Asura Path - Five-Finger Missile!

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

Jiraiya leaped high into the air, opened his mouth wide, and vomited out a large amount of mud, which solidified into a solid stone wall upon hitting the ground, blocking Jiraiya's path.

boom!

As a series of explosions rose, the stone wall collapsed completely under the bombardment of missiles, turning into countless fragments of rock.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Human Path used the Body Flicker Technique to arrive at Orochimaru's location, grabbed Orochimaru's head, and tried to extract his soul.

Orochimaru, who was being held captive, revealed a strange smile. Suddenly, he was enveloped in white mist, revealing a flower snake as thick as an arm writhing in the Human Path's palm.

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"Lord Orochimaru, are you alright?"

In the distance, Kabuto Yakushi held a small, pure white snake, about the thickness of two fingers, in his hands, his voice filled with concern.

"It's nothing, I just need to prepare for a new body soon."

The small white snake wriggled in Kabuto's palm, and Orochimaru's voice could be heard.

"Understood, Lord Orochimaru. I will immediately arrange for men to infiltrate Konoha and bring Sasuke Uchiha out."

Even when facing Orochimaru, who seemed to have fallen to rock bottom, Kabuto Yakushi's tone remained incredibly submissive.

"It's a pity I can't continue watching. This was a great opportunity to gather information about the Rinnegan..."

Sensing the massive tremor and astonishing chakra fluctuations emanating from afar, Orochimaru's voice was filled with regret.

If I possess the power of the Sharingan, the situation will definitely be different when I encounter Pain again in the future!

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Orochimaru escaped again!

Throwing the snake corpse, now crushed into minced meat, aside, the three Pains simultaneously looked up, ready to vent their resentment on Konoha.

If it weren't for their interference, how could Orochimaru, a mere mortal, have escaped from the clutches of God twice in a row?

I'll accept the Nine-Tails for now!

Although the sealing order prevents the Gedo Mazo from immediately devouring the Nine-Tails, the Rinnegan's power allows the Human Path to pull out Naruto's soul and temporarily kill him, while the Hell Path can be used to conceal his body and soul for special preservation.

Once the eight tailed beasts are back in their positions, Naruto will be reborn in the Hell Path to completely seal the nine tailed beasts.

Once Konoha loses the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the other ninja villages will inevitably be unable to suppress their ambitions for the Land of Fire, thus igniting a new Shinobi World War and creating an opportunity for the Akatsuki to take advantage of the chaos.

This is Nagato's plan.

Shura suddenly raised his right arm and unleashed the Five Finger Missiles once again. However, this time the missiles were not aimed at any target. Instead, they dispersed instantly and struck the ground between the two sides.

The pitch-black smoke, mixed with billowing dust, instantly obscured everyone's vision.

Oh no, he's planning to attack Naruto directly!

In the smoke, Jiraiya's expression changed as he sensed a strong gust of air passing by him, and he immediately understood the other party's intention.

With Naruto's current strength, he has no chance against Pain. Pain clearly intends to capture the Nine-Tails directly!

Jiraiya suddenly turned around, about to help Naruto, when he felt a strong gust of wind blow past him. It was Pain, who had just rushed over, flying backwards and landing at an even faster speed.

"With such strength, how dare you call yourself a god?"

As the smoke and dust that had obscured their vision dissipated, Hyuga Zetsu, enveloped in green chakra, stood beside Naruto, looking at the fallen Pain.