Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

Although neither of them could fly, the situation in the air seemed vastly different from being on the ground.

After all, on the ground, you can skillfully control your body and even use the elevation differences to evade.

However, flying is about controlling techniques, not the body. Yet, these two remained remarkably agile even in the air, which was incredible!

Moreover, flying ninjutsu is extremely rare in the ninja world.

"This leader seems to be quite extraordinary."

Orochimaru licked his lips. His entry into Akatsuki differed greatly from the original timeline. He wasn't subdued by Nagato and drawn in by the allure of the Rinnegan.

Therefore, he didn't quite understand Nagato's strength. This was his first time seeing Nagato in action!

"When did that guy, Hidekazu, learn such techniques? I've never heard of the First or Second Hokage being able to fly?"

Jiraiya's mind was buzzing. He couldn't quite understand this 'good subordinate' who constantly tricked him.

Moreover, the battle between these two was truly terrifying. Besides the clashes of taijutsu, the ninjutsu they occasionally used caused immense destruction to the surroundings!

Water Release, Earth Release, and Wood Release techniques rained down from the sky from time to time, along with sudden bursts of repulsive and attractive forces. The giant rocks pulled into the sky were shattered and crashed to the ground.

Each impact created a small shockwave, devastating the surrounding forest and leaving deep craters in the earth.

Such a battle was truly overwhelming for them.

"Tch, they're actually fighting to this extent?"

Jiraiya and Orochimaru began to slack off. The battle between Kakuzu and Juzo Biwa was also gradually slowing down.

Kakuzu was already in a slacking-off state. Although his words were harsh, he didn't use many killing moves when fighting.

Juzo Biwa, on the other hand, realized he was attracting all the firepower as he fought, so his movements naturally began to slow down.

Besides, the battle in the sky was more intense. He listened to the violent roars and watched the two seemingly ghostly figures darting around in the sky.

Occasionally, there would be 'auspicious omens from the sky,' forcing him to dodge. He really didn't have the energy to continue dealing with these three brats, especially since they weren't easy to handle!

There was a Sharingan, a Wood Release, and a woman whose swordsmanship wasn't great, but her strength was considerable. Even with the geographical advantage, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"But why is there another one who can use Wood Release?"

Juzo Biwa wondered inwardly, but he couldn't help but glance at Kakuzu beside him.

"What does this guy mean?"

Kakuzu noticed Juzo Biwa's gaze. He simply smiled lightly and said nothing.

Anyway, he had a reason. They were here to persuade Hidekazu, not to attract hatred.

In that case, why risk their lives?

"Hidekazu can fly?"

Kakashi and the others saw Juzo Biwa and Kakuzu stop, so they quickly regrouped. However, Yamato looked at Yugao with some curiosity.

"That's amazing! How did he do that?"

"I don't know either."

Yugao, holding her short sword, stared at Juzo Biwa's side, but she couldn't help but constantly glance at the sky.

"Huh?"

Yamato blinked, his expression becoming a little strange.

"You two are already living together. Maybe you'll have a child someday. How can you not know about his affairs?"

". . ."

Yugao's body stiffened, and Kakashi's dead fish eyes rolled back.

"Shut up and focus on resolving the current battle!"

"Oh, oh, oh."

Yamato saw Kakashi get angry, and he felt a little guilty. After all, this was his captain, who would occasionally flick him on the forehead.

People from Root didn't dare to easily resist their captain, at least Yamato wouldn't.

However, Yamato was also considering something at this moment. Shisui Uchiha had already left the Anbu, and Hidekazu's team currently only had two members.

So, could he consider switching teams?

"What exactly are these monsters?!"

Behind Jiraiya and the others, Mei Terumi was engaged in a fierce battle with the Sand Village ninjas.

The Sand Village ninjas weren't very fast, and because of their numbers, they became the primary targets of the Mist Village.

If it weren't for Pakura's existence on the Sand Village side, constantly evaporating moisture with her Scorch Release to create opportunities for the Sand Village ninjas, the battle would probably be over by now!

Mei Terumi kept her eyes on Pakura. Of course, she knew this woman who had killed so many of their people and whose Bloodline Limit was particularly effective against Water Release.

But this time, she believed this woman was doomed!

It was easy enough to deal with the Sand Village, but the two people in the sky truly shocked and astonished her.

The intense battle was beyond imagination, and the sounds and shockwaves caused by the constant collisions were already enough for them to endure.

Even the ninjutsu that constantly rained down could cause them great harm.

In her eyes, the two combatants were truly monsters!

"Surrender."

Although she was always worried about the problem in the sky, Mei Terumi still looked at Pakura.

"Stop resisting. You have no chance. Tell me who the people in the sky are, and I can spare your lives!"

"Hmph."

Pakura didn't reply, only snorted coldly and continued to control her Scorch Release to erode the surrounding moisture.

This mission seemed to be much more troublesome than she had imagined, but now that things had come to this, she had no choice.

She didn't want to stay here, and she absolutely didn't want to stay here!

"It seems you've made up your mind. Then I'm sorry."

Mei Terumi shook her head. Even if she had some doubts about the current mission, ninjas were ninjas.

Solve the Sand Village ninjas first, then deal with the others. No matter how difficult it was, she had to do it!

"I'll try to make it quick and not let you feel any pain."

Boom—

However, before she could finish speaking, another earth-shattering roar came from the horizon.

A figure plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, and its trajectory was right towards them!

“Damn it, scatter!”

Mei Terumi’s expression drastically changed. She quickly darted away, while loudly warning the others.

However, they were still a little too slow.

Boom—

The cannonball-like figure heavily crashed onto the ground, instantly causing a cloud of dust to rise. The earth trembled at that moment.

The surrounding ninja, both from the Mist and Sand Villages, were instantly blown away!

Some, lucky enough, were sent flying and crashed heavily onto the ground, vomiting blood, but at least they were still alive.

But some unlucky ones were instantly killed without even realizing it, or were smashed against rocks and broken trees on their flight, scattering blood everywhere.

On the ground, a several-meter-deep pit quietly appeared, with cracks spreading like spiderwebs in all directions, making it seem as if the earth was about to shatter!

In the center of this pit, Pain was tattered and torn, half of his sleeve shattered, his entire body covered in wounds, and even twisted in places.

However, under the influence of that special chakra, his body actually began to quietly recover.

“Looks like your taijutsu isn’t all that impressive.”

Shūzawa’s voice echoed from the sky, and his figure slowly descended.

Compared to Pain’s miserable state, Shūzawa looked much better, but he knew in his heart that he was also feeling quite uncomfortable.

After all, beneath his clothes, he was already covered in bruises, and his clothes also had many holes, obviously poked by Pain's black rods.

If the Anbu uniforms weren't mostly black, making bloodstains less noticeable...

And if his LV11 physique didn't recover so quickly, he wouldn't appear so calm and collected.

“What a bastard, is a zombie that durable?”

He cursed inwardly, enduring the pain in his body, Shūzawa still looked down at Pain with a condescending expression.

“I’ve already figured out everything about you. The combination of repulsive and attractive forces is indeed good, but the interval isn't as perfect as you think.

But I've always wanted to ask you a question: why does your taijutsu have traces of Leaf Village style? Could it be that you are also a disciple of Captain Jiraiya?”

“…”

Nagato didn't want to speak. He silently controlled Pain to stand up awkwardly, still awkward because his leg was broken and hadn't fully recovered.

But the look in his eyes towards Shūzawa had also changed. He really hadn't expected that someone could fight his Rinnegan Pain in taijutsu, and even win.

And what was deadly was that the abilities of the Deva Path Pain had been figured out by him, which was not a good thing for Nagato.

A single puppet body couldn't bear the full power of his Rinnegan, and his control over his own Rinnegan wasn't that strong either. He still needed time to adapt.

Therefore, the method he adopted was to split the abilities of the Rinnegan and put the strongest power into Yahiko's Pain body.

As a result, he encountered this guy, not only did he not achieve any effect, but he was also figured out!

In addition, this guy was actually able to find traces of the Leaf Village just by relying on taijutsu moves. This guy is really troublesome.

“Even if you don’t speak, I know that you are likely a disciple of Captain Jiraiya, just like the Konan we encountered last time.”

Shūzawa was also quickly recovering from his injuries, standing in the air with his arms crossed.

“Let me guess, are you Yahiko, or Nagato?”

“Shut up!”

Nagato couldn't hold back and interrupted Shūzawa with a low shout.

“Don’t be so arrogant. Do you think you’ve won? Don't be ridiculous, I can see your condition!”

“Is that so?”

Shūzawa raised an eyebrow, and then chuckled.

“There’s something wrong with your eyes, they seem quite extraordinary. Perhaps it’s these eyes that give your zombie body such strength.”

“What do you mean…”

Nagato suddenly had a bad feeling. This guy noticed the problem at first sight, and now he's bringing it up again, could it be…

“The meaning is very simple, this isn’t your real body at all.”

Shūzawa gave Nagato a meaningful look and said quietly.

“But you value this body very much. During the battle, I could see that you seemed to deliberately want to avoid this body being harmed.

And once the body inevitably gets damaged, you will use chakra to repair it as soon as possible. I think this body was probably your friend when he was alive?

Combining your battle and Konan's problem, I'm afraid one of Captain Jiraiya's three disciples died.

I think, as long as I ask Captain Jiraiya who possesses eyes like yours, I can determine your true identity!”

“…”

Nagato didn’t speak, but his fists were already clenched. This guy was indeed extremely troublesome!

“Moreover, I think you have a purpose for using this body.”

Shūzawa didn't care what Nagato thought and continued to speak quietly.

“That is, you want to let this dead person see the changes in the world through this method!

But, are you doing this to inherit his will, uphold his ideas, carry his dreams, let him see your efforts, and let him 'complete it personally'?

Or have irreconcilable conflicts arisen in your ideas, and you want to let him watch this world develop in the direction you want?”

Shūzawa’s words changed Nagato’s expression slightly. Just who is this guy?