My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 187

Until that day,

An Uchiha, who called himself Konohamaru, shattered his blissful life. Although he easily defeated the opponent with the power of the Nine-Tails, the Third Hokage also grieved excessively and soon passed away.

Despite this, relying on his inner kindness and formidable strength, he garnered more attention from others than when the Third Hokage was alive.

However, having gone through such an experience, a strange hostility towards similar things began to grow in his heart.

And now, Nagato was just the same!

Whether it was the recognition of the masses, the Truth-Seeking Orbs, his past identity as the Hokage’s grandson, or his current identity as the Child of Prophecy—it was all the same!

He, Naruto, would be the Child of Prophecy!

Only then could he protect his comrades and everything he cherished!

A twisted sense of justice, named fanaticism and selfishness, was growing within Naruto’s heart!

Naruto recovered from his injuries, a golden chakra covering his entire body, then expanding and growing into a hundred-meter-tall golden Nine-Tailed Fox. At the same time, the surrounding natural energy rapidly converged.

Cough, Kurama!

The colossal Nine-Tails soared into the air, striking Nagato with a punch, then a claw, and its nine tails followed in a continuous assault.

The series of moves flowed like water, almost impossible for an ordinary person to dodge.

Moreover, its colossal size remained incredibly agile, which was truly remarkable!

After all, as the Sage of Six Paths’ most beloved younger son, Naruto learned more than just Truth-Seeking Orbs in his dreams…

However, Nagato skillfully dodged all of the Nine-Tails’ attacks in the air, seizing an opening.

He unleashed another palm strike.

But this was no ordinary attack. As Nagato moved, a palm print formed from golden faith power rapidly expanded to the size of the Nine-Tails.

Boom!

With a single palm strike, the Nine-Tails’ chakra immediately dispersed, and Naruto was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground.

This palm strike was named Compassion.

It was the culmination of the beautiful aspirations of countless individuals who placed their hopes in Nagato, for the complete pacification of the ninja world and the creation of an era of peace and prosperity.

Though Naruto felt pain, he wasn’t severely injured. Instead, his mind was instantly flooded with countless beautiful thoughts.

These thoughts came from countless common people, all urging Naruto to give up.

For a moment, this guy, who usually loved to preach, found countless words stuck in his throat, unable to speak!

Because what he faced was something called fact.

Irrefutable evidence, far superior to golden words of wisdom!

“But I can’t abandon my comrades! I am the Child of Prophecy!”

With a roar, Naruto forcibly tore himself away from the thoughts of the common people.

Then he gritted his teeth and looked at Nagato, this guy who was trying to brainwash him.

If he were brainwashed, would he still be considered the Child of Prophecy?!

Truth-Seeking Orb Rasengan!

Behind Naruto, the nine Truth-Seeking Orbs instantly intertwined and spun at high speed, then merged into one, shooting towards Nagato in the air.

Facing a technique formed by the simultaneous condensation of nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, even Nagato had to focus with utmost concentration.

Salvation!

At this moment, the nine Truth-Seeking Orbs behind Nagato and the golden halo of faith all merged into his body. Then, a golden “卍” symbol glowed on his palm.

With a single palm strike, the Truth-Seeking Orb Rasengan instantly shattered.

No matter how strong your technique, personal desires can never overcome the will of all living beings!

The golden “卍” symbol pressed down fiercely, imprinting a bottomless pit in the earth, and Naruto was completely annihilated by this power of the masses.

Although his body remained intact, his conviction within was utterly shattered…

Countless blossoming Konoha maidens shed tears for Naruto’s actions!

But none of this changed anything.

Major historical events, vast and surging, those who follow prosper, those who defy perish!

Even the child of a god could not escape. This was the will of the suffering masses…

Pure Land.

Naruto’s soul drifted aimlessly within. Having lost his conviction, he no longer believed himself to be the Child of Destiny.

In the face of irrefutable evidence, even he had to admit that Nagato was the true Child of Destiny, the one everyone yearned for!

If that was the case, then accept this power!

The Sage of Six Paths, seated in the Pure Land, nodded gently.

Although there was a slight mishap, the outcome was ultimately good. The fruit, cultivated for a thousand years, had finally reached its crucial ripening point.

Though not perfect, it would allow him to take a crucial step, becoming a stepping stone to entering the legendary realm…

The Sage of Six Paths opened his palm, and a stream of purple light surged into Naruto’s body.

This power also returned his soul to his body in the real world.

“Go back, child, your journey is not yet over…”

The Sage of Six Paths’ incredibly benevolent words awakened Naruto, who was severely injured in the deep pit.

However, after this ordeal,

Half of Naruto’s face remained as bright and sunny as usual, as if carrying all the beauty in the world.

But the other half revealed an incredibly sinister, grotesque smile, as if all the filth and ugliness of the world were gathered there, sending shivers down one’s spine.

What was bizarre was that such conflicting expressions could appear on the same person’s face at the same time!

Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang, surprisingly so harmonious!

At the same time, Naruto’s normal skin tone peeled off inch by inch, revealing new, pale skin underneath.

And the Nine-Tails’ chakra that had been dispersed earlier rapidly converged. Furthermore, wisps of purple energy also gathered from the void, intertwining with the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

They actually condensed into a thousand-meter-tall Susanoo with a fox head and human body.

At this moment, the powers of Indra and Asura simultaneously manifested on Naruto’s body!

Die!

A hundred-meter-long blade, formed from Truth-Seeking Orbs, was instantly drawn and swung towards Nagato.

Bang!

Nagato was instantly sent flying far away.

And Naruto, now imbued with the powers of Indra and Asura, pressed his advantage. The gigantic Susanoo gripped the blade with both hands.

A double-helix shaped blade, extending infinitely towards Nagato, shot straight for him.

Heavenly Nunoboko!

A weapon whose strength and power were entirely determined by the wielder’s will, possessing infinite length and an unavoidable nature.

Logically speaking, with the combined power of the Sage of Six Paths’ two sons and a thousand years of soul power, it should have been effortless for Naruto to defeat Nagato.

However, facing this overwhelming power, Nagato merely extended his palm, covered in golden faith light, and the indestructible Heavenly Nunoboko, along with a thousand years of will, shattered inch by inch!

“Naruto, repent!”

“Power given by others, no matter how strong, does not truly belong to you. A destiny arranged by others, no matter how you walk it, will never reach the true shore. Do not cling to victory and defeat any longer…

Join me, I will lead you to a new world. Trust me, it is a world that your true self deeply yearns for.”

“I believe in you. Your ideal has never been to ride on the backs of others, has it…”

Damn it!

Every word uttered by Nagato, bathed in the light of faith, felt heavier than mountains.

Even with two powers accumulated over a thousand years, Naruto was still suppressed and unable to move by this power from the most insignificant, most humble, and most precarious common people of the ninja world.

“If your power comes from these cowards who are even worse than genin, then I will destroy them!”