Deva Path below watched as Naruto gave up his chance to escape and threw Jiraiya and the others out, but he didn't feel disappointed.
'This was fine too. As long as I could seal this Uzumaki Naruto, the remaining few wouldn't be a concern.'
Whether it was Jiraiya, Karin, or Sasuke, none could resist the tremendous force of the throw.
Fortunately, Jiraiya was reliable at the critical moment. Remembering Naruto's instructions, he used the Wild Lion's Mane Technique again, wrapping everyone into a giant ball of hair.
This structure could cushion a significant portion of the impact.
On the outer layer of the hair ball, Jiraiya also added many reinforcing characters.
But actually, even if he didn't do this, it wouldn't have been a big problem.
At most, only he himself would be injured.
After all, Karin's Garuda transformation was famously tough, and Sasuke's Huodou could rapidly heal with Calamity Flames. As long as they weren't instantly killed, it was fine.
It could even be considered as adding a 'Greatly Increased Attack Power' BUFF.
High in the sky, Naruto watched as he and the glowing sphere drew closer.
Then, the rocks behind him quickly closed in, completely obscuring his figure.
This was followed by an endless stream of earth and stones, soon forming a giant rock ball the size of a mountain mid-air.
According to Nagato's own judgment, this was far from over.
Based on the amount of Chakra he had invested, he estimated this giant rock would continue to grow several times larger.
'It's a pity that the gap between me and the legendary Sage of Six Paths who can create the moon is still too big, otherwise how could a mere Uzumaki Naruto...'
Deva Path below suddenly opened his eyes wide, and all the thoughts in his mind were interrupted by the scene in front of him.
'The gravitational field of Chibaku Tensei had stopped!'
'This meant Uzumaki Naruto had destroyed the gravitational core from within.'
'Damn it!'
'Uzumaki Naruto!'
Nagato's will instantly transmitted through the black rods to the other Pains.
All the Pains immediately moved to surround the giant rock ball.
Although Chibaku Tensei had ended, the rocks and soil gathered by the gravitational force weren't so easy to break free from.
They needed to strike before Naruto could break out.
"Ha!!!!"
Deva Path let out a shrill shout, then slapped his palm on the ground, performing a Summoning Technique.
Unlike Animal Path, which summoned various giant beasts from other dimensions-
After the smoke cleared, what appeared was a giant humanoid monster.
The Gedo Statue, its body surface like bark, hands bound by shackles, with over ten giant pillars growing from its back, looking utterly grotesque.
The eyes on its head opened one by one at this moment, fixedly staring at the giant rock ball falling downward.
In the high tower on the other side, Nagato, who had used this move, was almost completely drained.
The muscles on his upper body seemed to have shrunk further, the traces of his ribs more pronounced, large drops of sweat continuously sliding down his pale face.
It pained Konan beside him to see this… she wanted to step forward and stop him but couldn't find the words.
She truly didn't want to see her last companion die like this.
Unfortunately, the Gedo Statue hadn't yet successfully absorbed the Chakra of any Tailed Beast, so this statue was just an empty shell.
It couldn't use any techniques until Nagato injected his own Chakra into it.
But currently, Nagato's Chakra was on the verge of depletion.
Even though he also had the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline, there was simply nothing left now.
It's truly ironic.
The three remaining identified Uzumaki Clan's members in the Ninja World were now fighting each other.
Although the Gedo Statue couldn't use techniques to steal Chakra, its sheer physical form was powerful enough.
Jiraiya and the other two, who had just landed in the distance, had barely shaken off their dizziness when they saw the gigantic form of the Gedo Statue.
"Not good! They're concentrating their forces to deal with Naruto-san first!"
Once Karin realized this, she took the lead, immediately transforming back into her Garuda form.
Wings spanning over ten meters spread out, grabbing Jiraiya and Sasuke as she charged toward the distant battlefield.
Sasuke, who was grabbed, absorbed all the surrounding Calamity Flames into his body to rapidly heal his injuries.
As for Jiraiya, he was already forming a Rasengan.
But faster than them was Naruto.
Clang-!
A clear sword chime resonated across the battlefield.
The Gedo Statue's hand was reaching toward the giant rock, but after a gentle breeze brushed past, the arm smoothly severed.
"What?!"
Nagato, witnessing this scene through Pains' eyes, was in disbelief. Before he could react, the giant rock slowly split apart from the middle.
What was revealed was Naruto who was calmly retracting his arm as the blade transformed back to its original form.
Although his physical strength still couldn't compare to that in the One Piece World, Naruto, now enhanced by Sage Mode, could unleash sword techniques no weaker than those in the One Piece World… perhaps even stronger.
A strike like the one just now would have required charging in the One Piece World, but now, a simple forceful swing achieved the same effect.
He couldn't help but feel he was drifting further away from the concept of 'human'.
Naruto's body, like Deva Path when using Shinra Tensei earlier, hovered silently in mid-air.
This time, it wasn't about stepping on air or creating jets below for support.
It was gravity.
The gravity he had mastered after devouring the core of Chibaku Tensei.
Unfortunately, the gravity sphere relied on the Rinnegan for existence and had already been mostly depleted due to Chibaku Tensei.
Thus, after Naruto devoured it, the gravity within began to dissipate.
Even so, Naruto could maintain this 'levitation' for a short while.
Pain, looking up at Naruto who resembled a true deity gazing down at him with emotionless eyes, felt a string snap in his mind.
"Don't screw with me!"
Nagato immediately gathered most of the Chakra from the other Pains into the Deva Path, then pointed at Naruto in the air.
"Super Shinra Tensei!"
But the moment these words were shouted, everything in his vision began tilting to one side.
Naruto, who had appeared behind Pain at some unknown time, withdrew his hand and turned to look toward the tower.
"What a pity. I originally didn't want to damage your body."
This was directed at Deva Path… or rather, at Yahiko.
Naruto had naturally noticed early in the battle how Jiraiya had stared blankly at this puppet. Combined with his words, it wasn't hard to guess its identity.
In the tower, Nagato uncontrollably vomited large amounts of blood… a side effect of the forced severing of the connection.
"Nagato!"
Konan nervously supported Nagato's body, ready to take him away from here.
"Sigh... So it's come to this after all?"
"Where can we find another host compatible with the Rinnegan?"
Konan almost immediately attacked the intruder with paper the moment she heard the voice, but the white papers, hard as metal, passed straight through the uninvited guest's body.
"It's you!"
Seeing the two figures who had arrived in the tower, Konan immediately shielded Nagato behind her.