Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

A white-haired man helped the Fifth Hokage of Konoha sit atop the platform, watching from above as the battle between the old and new disciples was about to erupt.

"I thought that you, the teacher who taught us to cultivate peace and achieve justice, would support our actions." Perhaps it was because he had met an old friend again, but a hint of emotion appeared on Pain's lifeless face.

As the natural energy within him slowly dissipated, Jiraiya's face returned to normal.

He glanced at his empty sleeve hanging on the ground and the ruins of the village before him, and gave a bitter laugh. "Foolish disciple, what kind of justice and peace is this, with such a tragic scene?"

"This is merely a necessary sacrifice before peace can be achieved!"

Payne raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sunlight streaming down from the sky.

"What kind of sacrifice is it to hold a knife to someone's throat and force them to die?"

Jiraiya shook his head and sighed softly, "Admit it, Nagato, you're only acting because of the hatred in your heart."

"Yes, I'm just carrying out revenge in the name of justice."

Pain stopped gazing at Jiraiya at the edge of the giant crater and instead turned his attention to Sakura and the other two.

"This revenge, hidden beneath the guise of justice, will inevitably breed more hatred and trigger a chain reaction of hatred."

Whether in the past or the future, humans are absolutely incapable of understanding each other. Our ninja world is a world ruled by hatred!!!

"Wrong. What governs this world has never been hatred, it's resources!"

Ignoring the surprised looks from the blond boy and Sasuke, Sakura walked past them toward Pain and his group.

He walked up to him, his cold, emerald eyes meeting his gaze without fear. "With the Fire Kingdom's abundant resources, we have no need to go through war to gain such meager benefits that don't even cover the losses."

"But your Konoha invaded the Land of Rain and destroyed our homeland!"

Unable to maintain her indifferent expression, Konan stepped forward, waving her hand and loudly refuting Sakura.

"The one who started the war out of dissatisfaction with the small country's status was apparently the leader of your Rain Country, wasn't he?"

Sakura tilted her head. "It was the people of your Rain Country who united in choosing this battle for supremacy. How come now you're putting on an innocent act and blaming us, the victims?"

"You...I..." Xiao Nan was speechless for a moment.

"So you've noticed? Everyone is divided by a chasm called resources."

"Rich countries despise poor countries, and large countries belittle small countries; poor countries hate rich countries, and small countries despise large countries."

The girl bent down and presented her emerald-green eyes to Xiao Nan.

He raised his hand and gently stroked the contours of her cheek, his smile full of mockery.

"Everyone is engaged in this brutal game of chasing resources, killing each other, which ultimately gave birth to monsters like you!"

Seeing Konan's wavering appearance, Pain stepped forward and stood between Sakura and her.

He whispered a few words in her ear, then she spread her wings and flew into the distant sky.

"So, what is your solution to the endless conflicts in the ninja world?" The five Pains stepped forward, surrounding Sakura.

The sky grew increasingly dark, and a light drizzle began to fall, carrying a fishy smell mixed with the earth.

His chakra is connected with the rain, forming a sensory network that extends throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

He glimpsed those Konoha ninjas who were quietly expanding outwards from the village and gradually began to investigate the location of his true body.

"That's a trade secret, I'm sorry I can't tell you!"

Sakura's gaze was deep, and she did not answer his question directly.

At the same time, his muscles were already tense, ready for battle.

"What a pity..." Payne sighed.

"Since words cannot persuade each other, then we must resort to force! Let's start the war!"

Once the signal to start the war was given, the entire Akatsuki organization immediately sprang into action.

Kisame Hoshigaki and Raiga Kurosuki charged out from the side, only to be intercepted by Sasuke in his half-dragon form, who was faster than them, and a battle ensued.

The moment Obito and Deidara, who had escaped using space-time ninjutsu, emerged from the spiraling spatial folds, Naruto's fist slammed into them, sending them flying backward.

In the empty central battlefield, Sakura carried the giant sword Kumogakure on her shoulder and distanced herself from Pain.

"Do you remember what I said six years ago in Amegakure when Jiraiya-sensei and I were being chased and forced to flee by you?"

"Of course!"

Pain of the Animal Path rushed forward, slapping his hands in the air and unleashing four or five intricate summoning runes.

Centipedes, split dogs, rhinoceroses, bullfighting bulls... all sorts of giant ninja beasts, pierced by black spikes and possessing the Rinnegan, charged towards Sakura.

However, behind Sakura, the giant slug made a move.

As a summoning beast, it wouldn't allow its contractor to be attacked by other summoning beasts before it disappeared!

It raised its enormous head and sprayed a huge column of acidic water at the several spirit beasts that were rushing towards it.

—The Return of Immortal Arts: The Art of Celestial Evolution!

Born from the wish of the Slug Sage, one of the three sacred lands, combined with natural energy, this magical technique possesses incredible restorative power!

It is not only the manipulation of the basic elements that constitute life, such as organic matter, but also an encroachment on the Creator's authority over life!

The moment the water column hit the ground, an exaggerated torrent surged forth, with waves tens of meters high towering and pressing down with overwhelming force.

With splashing water droplets and acid mist, the torrent directly submerged a group of Pain's summoned beasts. The Sage Chakra contained within it rapidly eroded the bodies of several ninja beasts, causing them to dissolve at the cellular level.

Even more terrifying, however, was that after swallowing several ninja beasts, the remaining tide did not diminish in force.

It swept backwards towards the six Pain puppets, followed by a dense fog pouring down.

"Troublesome technique, troublesome ninja beast!"

Pain snorted coldly, and a dazzling light emanated from his body. The repulsive force manipulated by his Rinnegan roared out, blasting away all the acid and mist along the way, which then poured back towards Sakura like a burst dam.

He had to admit that Sakura Haruno's troublesome and difficult nature far exceeded his expectations.

We must kill her here before her strength increases again.

Otherwise, even if he really gathers all the tailed beast weapons, with Sakura Haruno's obstruction, can he really succeed in carrying out the ultimate deterrent against the entire ninja world as planned?

"Haruno..."

Payne's pupils suddenly contracted.

While they were focused on the acidic liquid spewed out by the slug fairy, they discovered that the pink-haired girl had disappeared without a trace.

How did they do that? Illusion? Physical combat? Sealing techniques?

No, that's not right. That's... a fluctuation in spacetime?

It's Flying Thunder God!

A fleeting glimpse of light, tearing through space and time, and the girl, wielding a massive, blazing sword, had already reached the very front of Pain's most important Hell Path.

In the almost frozen moment, Sakura's battle-ready smile was clearly visible:

"As promised, I've come to be your enemy!"

boom--!

Chapter 289: Taking advantage of the situation

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse; the ground beneath Hell Path's feet suddenly shattered, and he quickly retreated.

Purple flames burned beneath him, and the summoned Yama King of Hell stuck out his purple tongue to defend himself.

Meanwhile, the Preta Path, which had come to the rescue, reached for the Cloud Tsuna in Sakura's hand.

One judges souls, the other plunders chakra.

Even ordinary ninjas or regular Kage would struggle against such a combination. Not to mention the other Rinnegan puppets on the sidelines ready to provide support at any time.

In mid-air, Sakura placed one foot on the air, preparing to use Moonwalk to change her technique and cut down both the Hell Path and the Hungry Ghost Path at the same time.

pity....

"All things are attracted by heaven!"

Pain, who had been plotting for a long time, raised his hand to Sakura and squeezed it tightly.

Almost instantly, a lateral gravitational force descended upon Sakura, pulling the girl's body forward.

The King of Hell's tongue pierced through her body, while the Hungry Ghost Path's hand grasped the giant sword formed from clouds, activating chakra absorption.

"Ugh, that's heavy!"

Just as Hell Path was about to attack Sakura's soul, it let out a muffled groan and knelt down on one knee.

The burning will of the overlord descended upon him, transforming into dark lightning, causing the summoned phantom of the King of Hell to flicker.

The weight of a soul that carries information from three worlds cannot be shaken by a small chakra entity in the ninja world.

When the girl harbored malice towards it, the flow of chakra became obscure, the air hardened like iron, and it became impossible to breathe. Meanwhile, the King of Hell began to struggle, seemingly losing control and going berserk.

Blood gushing from her mouth and nose, Hell King urged, "What happened? Hell King, quickly judge the sins in her soul!"

We can't review it, we don't have the capability, you know?

Her case is too complicated. Here's what I'll do: let me talk to my superiors and then I'll give you an answer.

An unseen wave emanated from the spirit king Yama, conveying a clear will. Then, its body emitted a series of cracking sounds before exploding into pieces.

The recoil sent Hell Path's body flying dozens of meters away. After crashing to the ground, all the Yin-Yang Release iron rods on his body shattered.

"not good!"

Seeing that the Hell Realm was destroyed, the Hungry Ghost Realm intensified its sucking force.

—Sealing Technique Absorption Seal!

The transparent sealing membrane unfolded and began to fiercely absorb the domineering aura wrapped around the cloud. After plundering for quite some time, it only received a very small amount of energy feedback from it.

"It's useless, Cloud Reaper isn't a ninjutsu!"

Sakura grinned and swung her sword in a horizontal slash.

Before this massive, long-awaited sword, all obstacles crumbled as quickly as bubbles. The air groaned and collapsed, forming currents that spread outwards.

The Armament Haki flowing on the sword was no longer held back and was completely poured into the body of the Hungry Ghost Path.

Like to smoke? Then eat my domineering aura!

The soft clang of steel clashing echoed in the void, and a terrible rift had already extended from the chest of the Hungry Ghost, tearing open a huge gap.

Broken black iron filings dripped from the wound, and the hungry ghost collapsed to the ground, lifeless and unable to rise again.

Seeing Sakura destroy two Rinnegan puppets in an instant, the Animal Path's chakra surged, and he bit his finger and slammed it to the ground.

—The art of spirit communication!

Five enormous centipedes burst out of the smoke, dug through the ground and burrowed underground, heading in two directions: the shattered hell realm and the hungry ghost realm.

Asura Path Pain tore his clothes apart, summoned three heads and six arms, and a huge saw tooth extended from his back.

After inserting these derived limbs into the ground, the head of the Asura Path opened, high-energy particles gathered, followed by countless bolts of lightning and thunder, and a laser cannon powerful enough to burn everything was launched.

Pain was enveloped in azure flames, his surging chakra vibrating the air. As he stomped on the ground, he used water-style chakra to draw water from the underground river.

—Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!

The chakra, imbued with malice, surged with the ripples of the water, easily unleashing a massive torrent that violently swallowed up all the dust and ruins in its path, rushing towards Sakura.

"You want to take the body back?"

A rainbow flashed in Sakura's eyes; her unparalleled Observation Haki allowed her to glimpse the future three seconds from now.

Amidst the terrifying storm unleashed by the multiple attacks, the location of two remains being reclaimed by the summoned beasts was pinpointed.

So, she raised her fingers to form the Ren character seal, and under the influence of boiling chakra, a wooden clone slowly detached from her body.

At the same time, the main body handed the cloud stalk to the clone, while he himself spread his five fingers and clenched them tightly in the void.

The power of the fruit allows her to manipulate thermal circulation, extending from her fingertips and unleashing a storm-like greatsword that sweeps across the world with its fiery and domineering aura.

"Then, let's have a long-awaited..."

Sakura laughed excitedly and, together with her clone, raised the giant sword behind her.

The immense lightning bolts, condensed from the Conqueror's Haki, blasted through the void as the two intertwined giant swords slowly rose.