Konoha: Start from untying the caged bird

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After all, isn't everything Konoha has today the result of everyone's hard work?

If they truly have talented individuals who can gradually change and improve their country, then I think perhaps one day they can achieve the same standard of living as the people of Konoha today.

Of course, by then, our lives may have become better.

but...

Is that not enough?

Hinata Yuzuru said.

Payne was speechless.

But in the end, he still raised one last question: "But wars will still happen."

"Yes." Hinata Yuzuru turned off the TV.

He turned his head and slightly lowered the car window. The cold wind outside was biting, and snowflakes were dancing in the air.

Hinata Yuzuru said in a deep voice: "As long as humanity exists, desires will not disappear, and wherever desires exist, there will be endless struggles and hatred between people."

Even within Konoha, conflicts still arise over a difference of a dozen yen in wages, and fights still break out over a neighbor encroaching on an extra piece of their land.

Moreover, what about the relationship between nations?

The world is only so big, and resources are only so many. When there are more people, there will be fewer people. When some people's desires are satisfied, there will inevitably be others who are filled with jealousy and hatred because their desires cannot be satisfied. And the final outcome is just like that, which has been repeated countless times in history—war.

Only after enough people have died, and died horribly enough, after the ambitious have been satisfied or sent to hell, after countless tragedies have been repeated, and after resources have been redistributed, will a brief period of peace be restored.

However, this peace, after lasting for a period of time, will, like in the beginning, be repeatedly and endlessly driven by ambitious people and desires.

so...

This step alone is not enough.

Hyuga Yuzuru stared at the snowflakes for a long time before turning back to look at Pain with a smile: "So, Pain, I want to become a god."

Payne looked at him and couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth: "Hmm?"

"I will pacify this ninja world and make everyone understand that as long as I exist in this world, desires must come to an end and justice will be served."

As long as everyone acts in accordance with the new rules.

Relative peace will continue forever.

Competition is inevitable, but it must be within limits, and the bottom line is that war must not break out. Yuzuru Hyuga's words made Pain look at him with a deep gaze for a long time.

Finally, Payne opened the car door, his voice calm but with a faint smile.

Do you want to become...a god?

"Come... Fifth Hokage, let me see what you call the power of God..."

He opened the car door, took a step out, and turned his head to look back.

The Rinnegan in his eyes.

The will to fight is burning.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled, opened the car door, and stepped out as well.

"As you wish."

Chapter 151 God Will Not Fail

The border area between the Land of Sand and Konoha.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, three Uchiha stood quietly at the edge of the forest, perched atop tall trees, their eyes gazing into the distance.

In the snow, Hyuga Yuzuru and Pain walked in perfect unison, traversing the snow and carving two paths through the ankle-deep snow.

Under Yuzuru Hyuga's Flying Thunder God technique, the group traversed an immense distance in an instant, arriving at a safe and secluded place where they could fight with ease without fear of damaging the village or accidentally injuring others.

"I'm very interested in your proposal, but..."

If your abilities are nothing special, I will kill you and then go and obtain the Nine-Tails and the One-Tails.

Payne's voice was icy.

Hyuga Yuzuru turned to look at him, the smile on his face gradually fading. He brushed his white hair aside and gently draped it behind his head: "As punishment for threatening me, you may have to find a new Pain Six Paths."

"is it?"

The moment the sound was made, a piercing chainsaw sound rang out behind Hyuga Yuzuru.

The Asura Path Pain, who was half-bent over, instantly transformed into a three-headed, six-armed being. A ferocious chainsaw suddenly extended from his back and stabbed straight at his back. At the same time, Pain Deva Path stretched out his hand with a cold look in his eyes and aimed at Hyuga Yuzuru.

"The Guiding Force of All Things".

Hyuga Yuzuru's expression remained unchanged as he allowed gravity to pull him in, making it seem as if he were letting a chainsaw point at his back. His voice was calm, yet tinged with a hint of amusement: "A sneak attack...you're not very ethical."

"Do ninjas need such things?" Pain remained unmoved, but the next moment, the figure of Hyuga Yuzuru in front of him suddenly disappeared. His expression did not change, but he simply turned his palm, and the next moment, his voice was calm: "Shinra Tensei".

Hinata Yuzuru was sent flying through the air, but he simply flipped over gracefully, a pair of pale golden wings extending from his back. With a gentle flap of his wings, the snow behind him was instantly swept up as if by a whirlwind, the thick snow layer being swept up and flying up, creating a blizzard behind him.

Hyuga Yuzuru paused in mid-air, looking at the Six Paths of Pain in front of him, all except for the Human Path, who was more of a support character, in battle mode, and smiled.

"I've waited a long time for this day... Payne, let me fully enjoy the joy of battle."

He spoke softly.

At this moment, the Animal Path of Pain had summoned Hellhound, Chameleon, Hell Crab, Yatagarasu, and Bull. The enormous summoned beasts almost covered half the sky, and in the endless smoke that accompanied the appearance of the summoned beasts, dozens of missiles broke through space and flew towards Hyuga Yuzuru.

"Also, I'm very interested in your rocket technology..."

As he faced the barrage of rockets raining down from the sky, Yuzuru Hyuga's expression turned amused. He actually stepped forward to meet them, and before one of the rockets exploded, he reached out and, with a complex sealing technique, sealed the fuse of the volatile rocket the instant it made contact.

Without chakra control and guidance, the rockets fell helplessly, while Hyuga Yuzuru casually caught them and instantly left the spot. Rockets exploded in the sky, creating a cloud of snow and mist. The black smoke mixed with white snowflakes, creating an indescribable and beautiful scene.

When Hyuga Yuzuru reappeared, he was already in mid-air. With a casual toss, he threw the rocket towards Itachi and the others in the distance. Itachi cautiously used a shadow clone to catch it and sealed the rocket into a sealing scroll.

Payne snorted and formed a hand seal again: "Rain Tiger Freedom Technique!"

Rain suddenly began to fall from the sky, which had been snowing. A light drizzle fell over the area. Hyuga Yuzuru looked up and shielded his head with his hand: "I should have brought my straw hat..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pain Deva Path suddenly appeared in front of Hyuga Yuzuru. If we were to say what Pain Deva Path's main fighting style was, aside from the Rinnegan's super abilities, it would be physical combat.

For powerful individuals like Pain and Hyuga Yuzuru, their physical abilities are far beyond human levels. The destructive power of their every move, every punch and kick, far surpasses that of ordinary A-rank ninjutsu, and is only comparable to a few S-rank ninjutsu.

"Bang bang bang!"

At that moment, the three Uchiha who were watching from a distance simultaneously activated their Mangekyou Sharingan.

The three pairs of Sharingan with different patterns stared at everything happening in the arena, and even Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

"So strong..."

In their sight, two figures, almost distorted into phantoms in the air, exchanged rapid punches and kicks. Their terrifying physical strength made one wonder if this was truly a speed achievable by humans.

The two powerful bodies clashed, even blasting open the curtain of rain. Raindrops and snowflakes scattered in all directions, unable to even get close to the two due to the aftershocks of their battle.

But in the end, it was Pain who reached out first, using Shinra Tensei to push Hyuga Yuzuru away in the blink of an eye.

"Your...body has been modified?" Payne asked, puzzled, but the voice that answered his question came from behind him.

A terrifying lightning bolt gathered in one hand, like the angry roar of nature in the rain and snow. The golden light exploded, and Pain's Shinra Tensei was still on cooldown. He was caught off guard and was directly blasted away. The Akatsuki's robes were torn with a big hole, and a black hole was blasted into his chest.

For Hyuga Yuzuru at this moment, the Lightning Blade he casually used had already reached the level of Sage Mode.

But Pain only frowned slightly before relaxing: "With such a fast-paced attack, is it still possible to leave the mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

The Hell Path and the Asura Path appeared simultaneously behind him, and a gigantic half-body of Yama emerged from behind him, swallowing Pain's Deva Path whole. Hyuga Yuzuru stood still, raising his head: "Is this Yama... alive?"

The voice of Heaven rang out from the mouth of Yama: "You haven't answered my question yet."

Hyuga Yuzuru suddenly reached out and grabbed an invisible long tongue, causing a chameleon to appear and cry out in pain. At the same time, a giant bull and a rhinoceros charged at him one after the other. The Asura Path maintained its three-headed, six-armed posture, standing on the bull's head with a cold gaze.

"It's less about transformation and more about evolution..."

Strictly speaking, I am no longer human.

As Hyuga Yuzuru spoke, golden chakra began to gush out from his body. Pain Deva Path was spat out of Yama's mouth and returned to its unharmed state. For the first time, a solemn look appeared in his eyes.

He believed it.

This wasn't the first time he'd seen Sage Mode, but Jiraiya's Sage Mode required charging up, while Hyuga Yuzuru seemed to be in a semi-Sage Mode state at all times, freely using Sage Chakra to perform ninjutsu.

At this moment, almost instantly, it transformed into a complete Sage Mode state.

Hyuga Yuzuru's white hair fluttered as white armor formed, and his blue eyes gleamed beneath his visor: "To become a god... Pain, you are still far from it."

"Is that so?" Payne remained noncommittal as the ferocious summoned beast charged forward, but a scene that shocked everyone followed.

The terrifying charge of the rhinoceros and bull could probably smash a small mountain at will, but Hyuga Yuzuru simply floated leisurely in mid-air, stretching out his arms to the left and right, one hand pressing on the rhinoceros's horn and the other on the bull's head, his wings slowly flapping, and two more pairs of golden arms appeared behind him.

The three-headed, six-armed Asura Path suddenly attacked him, but what met him was a powerful swing of two golden arms, unleashing a wave of chakra light from a soft fist.

"Gentle Fist - Little God's Air Strike".

For Hyuga Yuzuru at this moment, even a casually unleashed small divine air attack was qualitatively different in power from the past. The terrifying impact and explosion caused the Asura Path to immediately break down and shatter upon contact, with its two arms shattering into pieces, its head blown apart, and its chainsaw swung in mid-air before being caught by the chakra arm and twisted off without mercy.

Hyuga Yuzuru lowered his hands, slamming the heads of his two enormous summoning beasts, the Bull and the Rhinoceros, into the ground. The earth shook violently, and the beasts cried out in pain as the black rods embedded in their bodies were broken off. The two summoning beasts let out a roar of mixed joy and surprise, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Payne's expression remained unchanged: "Capturing summoned beasts is quite troublesome..."

"There's something even more troublesome." Hinata Yuzuru's figure disappeared again.

Payne reached out his hand, but before he could do anything, his golden, lightning-fast figure rushed straight towards the distant Animal Path.

Animal Path remained expressionless as it rapidly formed hand seals, creating a massive stone panda in front of it. The stone panda stared wide-eyed in bewilderment as an arm pierced through its body. Golden chakra adhered to the arm, spreading out to form an even larger golden arm that pierced through its thick frame while gripping the upper body of Animal Path behind it.

"Poor panda." Hyuga Yuzuru looked up at the pitiful stone panda that had finally let out a cry of pain. He reached out and patted its head. As the arm that pierced through its body crushed the Animal Path, it released two chakra waves that shattered the black rods on its back.

The panda, clutching its belly, lay on the ground, groaning as it dispelled its summoning and disappeared. Meanwhile, Hyuga Yuzuru stared at the Animal Path, its upper body twisted into fragments, and asked curiously, "Can this even survive?"

"Universal Guidance!"

The pulling force forced Hyuga Yuzuru's body to fly to one side. The Preta Path suddenly appeared and held him tightly. While absorbing Hyuga Yuzuru's chakra, the Preta Path began to gradually petrify due to the imbalance of natural energy.

But Payne smiled.

"Planetary Devastation!"

Another cold voice rang out, and a black chakra ball condensed in mid-air. Hyuga Yuzuru flapped his wings, resisting the pull as he stepped on the cracked ground. Snowflakes and raindrops around him scattered and were sucked into the air. The Preta Path desperately absorbed his chakra, restricting his movement.

He tilted his head back and said softly, "Any new moves?"

"Super Earth Explosion Star!"

Hinata Yuzuru raised an eyebrow.

At this moment, the chakra reactions of the other six Paths of Pain disappeared rapidly, while the chakra reaction of the Deva Path of Pain increased at an extremely fast rate. Before Hyuga Yuzuru could make a sound, a terrifying and immense suction force reappeared from the black sphere, and another black sphere appeared next to the original Chibaku Tensei, mixing into the original Chibaku Tensei.

He judged the nature of the ninjutsu almost instantly.

It really is as simple and brutal as he is... but by increasing the use of chakra, the nature of the ninjutsu has suddenly undergone a qualitative change.

Pain, with his eyes half-open and looking somewhat tired, watched as Hyuga Yuzuru was pulled by gravity and sucked up along with the ground.

"Under such terrifying traction, even space itself is distorted... You, unable to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, have already lost."

A slight smile appeared on Payne's face.

He had been thinking about this attack for a long time before he made it. How could he hit his opponent when they had future vision and Flying Thunder God?

After much thought, Payne concluded that neither Universal Pull nor Shinra Tensei, nor even Super Shinra Tensei, could possibly outrun the opponent's Flying Thunder God Technique.

Only by finding a way to counter the opponent's Flying Thunder God technique can you successfully and effectively inflict damage on them.

And coincidentally—his Super Planetary Explosion can do this to some extent.

At such close range, the gravitational pull of the planet Earth-Shattering Star could suck up all the air and even distort space itself.

Even with limited knowledge of space-time ninjutsu, Pain judged that using the Flying Thunder God Technique over a long distance was impossible under these circumstances, and as for a close-range Flying Thunder God Technique... the entire ground had been sucked away by him; where would he fly to be of any use? As long as the opponent was arrogant enough not to dodge the brief binding and control of the Preta Path, and instantly dodged...

Then there's no chance!

Moreover, Pain was relentless, and under such circumstances, he actually appeared directly beside Hyuga Yuzuru: "Shinra Tensei!"

Go to heaven!

Hinata Yuzuru's figure, flapping its wings, was blown into the sky by a tremendous repulsive force, and together with the rubble, snowflakes, rain, and trees scattered on the ground, it was firmly locked in the gradually forming giant meteorite in mid-air.

Uchiha Shisui and Izumi, who were some distance away, instinctively wanted to take a step forward, but Uchiha Itachi reached out and placed his hand on their shoulders, pulling them back to prevent them from being dragged along, while whispering, "Yuzuru will be alright!"

Moreover, in this situation, even if the three of them rushed over, it would be of no use.