Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

Nagato's true form, having lost the Six Paths of Pain, actually had a significant weakness. In his early years, due to his lack of proficiency in using the Rinnegan, Nagato's legs were blown up by explosive tags during his battle with Hanzo of the Salamander.

Although his legs were not completely ruined, they never fully recovered, leaving him with very limited mobility.

This weakness persisted even after Nagato was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique after his death.

However, nowadays, the existence of Black Zetsu seems to be able to make up for Nagato's weakness to a certain extent. White Zetsu clones are the best "supplement" for someone like Nagato who has been injured before, enabling his physical functions to recover to their best state.

Under Shinichi's Byakugan gaze, as White Zetsu filled the wound on Nagato's shoulder with a part of his body, their chakra merged together at that moment.

Facing Shinichi Hyuga and Minato Namikaze, who both possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, Zetsu himself understood that controlling the Gedo Mazo was of little use. Against such highly mobile ninjas, the Gedo Mazo's massive size did not offer much of an advantage.

To deal with this type of enemy, Zetsu quickly broke the black rod connecting the Gedo Mazo to Nagato's back after repairing Nagato's wounds.

Nagato, who had been trapped in place, regained his mobility, and his legs were quickly covered by the cells of White Zetsu, which completely restored his lost mobility.

“…”

Shinichi Hyuga silently watched all this without acting rashly. Nagato, after being possessed by Zetsu, brought him a strong sense of oppression, a sense of oppression that even the Six Paths of Pain had never possessed before.

If Shinichi's guess is correct... the Nagato in the present moment not only possesses all the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain, but also, with the help of White Zetsu, compensates for his own weakness and inconvenience.

Faced with such an enemy, Shinichi Hyuga could not afford to be careless.

At the same time, Shinichi Hyuga also made a simple assessment of Nagato's current combat strength in his mind. In today's world, without a Six Paths level ninja, Nagato is definitely in the first tier.

"Tsk..."

The thought of Nagato's troublesome abilities made Shinichi Hyuga's teeth ache, but he had no intention of backing down. With a flick of his wrist, a kunai appeared in his palm.

Even when facing such a formidable enemy, he could not back down. Black Zetsu had already been able to unleash tremendous power through Nagato's body when he first obtained it. If given more time, Black Zetsu would only become stronger.

Since we'll have to face such a formidable enemy sooner or later, we might as well take advantage of the fact that the enemy hasn't fully become familiar with Nagato's body and launch a preemptive "decisive battle."

As long as Black Zetsu can be dealt with, Konoha and the Hyuga clan will not face any threatening enemies for a short period of time.

"All things are attracted by heaven!"

Just as Shinichi Hyuga was making plans in his mind, Nagato, who was being controlled by Black Zetsu, suddenly waved his hand, and a powerful suction force enveloped Shinichi.

Shinichi Hyuga did not resist this power. He simply adjusted his posture in mid-air as he flew toward Nagato, and his body was quickly enveloped in a layer of lightning-attribute chakra.

The Universal Guidance...

Exactly!

With the kunai held horizontally in front of his chest, Hyuga Shinichi launched it towards Nagato's head in mid-air. Under the influence of the Universal Pull, the kunai was faster than Shinichi was flying closer. Nagato didn't even have time to restrain the approaching Hyuga Shinichi before the sharp blade of the kunai was already close to his brow.

"What an amazing reaction..."

Black Zetsu was startled to see Shinichi Hyuga adjust his movements after being controlled by the Universal Pull, and quickly dodged. A kunai flew past the side of his head and embedded itself in the wall behind him.

At the same time, Shinichi Hyuga followed closely behind, striking Nagato directly on the forehead from above.

Despite being the one controlled by the Universal Pull, Shinichi Hyuga instantly turned the tables and launched the first attack.

Black Zetsu possesses remarkable sensory abilities, and after possessing Nagato's body, it also grants Nagato exceptional mobility. Facing Shinichi's attack, Black Zetsu leaped back and instantly created distance between himself and Shinichi.

However, the golem's mouth was too small, and Black Zetsu, who was retreating and dodging, didn't go back more than a few meters before he stopped, leaned against the wall, and turned his head slightly, only to find that the kunai that Shinichi had just shot was stuck next to his head.

Black Zetsu, who had retreated to the end of his path, narrowed his eyes upon seeing this and realized something was wrong. Without thinking, he immediately rolled to the side. The moment Nagato left his spot, Shinichi Hyuga suddenly appeared above the kunai.

Shinichi Hyuga appeared out of thin air, holding a black rod with a sharp tip, and swooped down.

"laugh!"

Fortunately, Nagato dodged in time, and Shinichi Hyuga's thrust missed, with the black rod plunging directly into the ground, penetrating three-tenths of an inch.

Just as Nagato, who was dodging in a sorry state, had dodged Shinichi Hyuga's Flying Thunder God Technique 2, a bright blue light suddenly shone from behind him.

As Nagato turned his head in surprise, Minato Namikaze appeared behind him without him noticing, rapidly condensing a Rasengan in his hand and slamming it directly into Nagato's back.

Shinichi Hyuga and Minato Namikaze coordinated very well. Not only did they have a high number of attack hits, but their speed was also incredibly fast. At this moment, Nagato's Shinra Tensei hadn't even finished its "cooldown".

Faced with Minato's attack, Nagato had no way to avoid it and was forced into a desperate situation.

"Hey!"

However, Black Zetsu suddenly let out a mocking chuckle, neither dodging nor avoiding, and even began to form hand seals on his own.

Just when Minato thought he had landed a fatal blow, a nearly transparent protective membrane suddenly appeared on Nagato's back. When the Rasengan touched this protective membrane, its chakra was absorbed, rendering it powerless.

"?!"

This unexpected turn of events caused Minato's pupils to shrink, and he was greatly surprised.

However, before he could think further, an arm suddenly grew from Nagato's shoulder and grabbed Minato's throat with lightning speed.

Minato, who was being restrained, frowned and flashed a kunai, ready to cut off his arm to escape. Just then, Nagato grew another arm from his back and grabbed Minato's wrist, effectively stopping Minato's counterattack.

At the same time, two fist-sized cannon holes appeared on the forearms of the two arms that were gripping Minato's throat and wrist respectively, and were aimed at Minato. Dense chakra rapidly condensed in the cannon holes.

"!!!"

"Boom!!!!"

Laser beams shot out from the cannon's borehole, and a deafening explosion echoed from the golem's mouth. The dazzling light even forced Shinichi Hyuga to squint.

Just as the explosion occurred, a figure silently appeared behind Shinichi Hyuga. Shinichi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the person behind him with his Byakugan.

"what is that?"

Minato Namikaze's voice came from behind Shinichi.

Nagato absorbed Minato's Rasengan using the Preta Path, then countered with the Asura Path, intending to finish off Minato in one fell swoop. However, Minato was not hit by the laser beam at all, and escaped instantly using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

He and Shinichi both imprinted the Flying Thunder God Technique mark on each other, and their actions did not actually depend entirely on the position of the kunai.

Although he managed to escape, Minato was secretly alarmed by Nagato's dazzling "ninjutsu performance." Even he had never encountered such a powerful opponent.

Minato was also quite curious about Nagato's abilities. He guessed that Shinichi Hyuga should know some information, since Shinichi and Jiraiya had already fought against the leader of Akatsuki before he arrived.

In his report to Minato, Jiraiya didn't go into too much detail about the battle. After all, in Jiraiya's view, the details of the battle were irrelevant since the Six Paths of Pain had already been dealt with.

However, to Jiraiya's surprise, Nagato's true form was actually a "perfect being" capable of using all the other Six Paths ninjutsu.

At this point, information about Nagato's ninjutsu became extremely important.

"To make a long story short, the opponent can absorb chakra, so ninjutsu is useless against him."

"That technique that sends people flying is called Shinra Tensei. It has a repulsive force that has no blind spots and has a cooldown of about five seconds."

"The technique that draws people into the past is called the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Guidance."

"The reason my body mutated and grew arms is because of the existence of the Asura Path and White Zetsu."

"He also has the ability to extract the souls of those he comes into contact with, as well as a troublesome form of necromancy."

As if to verify Shinichi Hyuga's words, the smoke and light disappeared, and even the Gedo Mazo turned into a wisp of white smoke and vanished instantly.

Suddenly losing their footing, Shinichi Hyuga and Minato plummeted towards the ground.

At the same time, a giant bird suddenly pierced through the layers of smoke and pecked directly at Shinichi Hyuga and Minato in mid-air.

Above the giant bird stood Nagato, half of his body shrouded in Black Zetsu. Nagato's half-face was filled with despair, and his gaze toward Shinichi Hyuga and Minato was full of apology. On the other side, the half-face possessed by Black Zetsu was excited and full of expectation.

In Black Zetsu's view, Shinichi Hyuga and Minato, who were falling, had nowhere to grab onto and were helpless against the attack.

All their Flying Thunder God Kunai went back to the moon with the Gedo Mazo, so it was impossible for them to sense them.

Even if the other party really had other Flying Thunder God marks that could dodge the attack, he didn't need to pay attention to the two of them. He could simply ride the giant bird and leave the Land of Rain for Kirigakure.

From the very beginning, his battles with Minato Namikaze and Shinichi Hyuga were a last resort. It would be best if he could defeat them, but it didn't matter if he couldn't kill them, as it wouldn't affect his mission to revive Madara Uchiha in Kirigakure.

In Black Zetsu's view, he was already in an invincible position.

"Hehehe..."

He let out a smug chuckle; Black Zetsu was in a very good mood.

Minato coldly watched the bird's beak hurtling towards him. Just as he was about to draw a kunai to use his "special move," Shinichi Hyuga, who was falling beside him, suddenly grabbed his wrist.

As Minato activated Flying Thunder God Technique, he appeared below Konan's side.

After seeing Minato off, Shinichi Hyuga crossed his fists and looked at the rapidly approaching bird beak with a fierce expression.

"Back to the days!"

Chakra surged out from around Shinichi Hyuga's body. Shinichi tilted his body to the side and began to spin rapidly. Chakra formed a high-density chakra sphere that spun around his body at high speed.

The moment the beak touched the back of the sky, the giant bird lost all control of its body and plummeted downwards in the direction of the rotation.

Black Zetsu, standing on the bird's head, hadn't even realized what was happening before the summoned beast beneath his feet went out of control.

"what happened?!"

He gasped inwardly as he watched the spirit bird plummet to the ground without any resistance. Not daring to linger on the bird's head, he leaped away and vanished.

"BOOM!!!" The spirit bird had no way to eliminate the effects of the Heavenly Reversal. It crashed headfirst into the ground with a loud bang. Its head was buried deep in the ground, and its body slumped to the side. Then it turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared without a trace.

After losing his flying "mount," Black Zetsu realized something was wrong. While in the air, he quickly formed hand seals and summoned a giant chameleon as he approached the sea. The chameleon flicked its tongue and swallowed the falling Nagato whole before disappearing from sight.

In mid-air, Shinichi Hyuga, who had successfully countered with the Heavenly Reversal Technique, fell towards the ground with a loud bang, landing steadily on the ground.

While Chameleon was using Nagato to become invisible, his Byakugan was able to clearly see the other party's movements.

Realizing that escape would be difficult, Black Zetsu was now secretly approaching Minato, controlling his summoning beast, intending to assassinate the Fourth Hokage.

One against two is a bit tricky. Black Zetsu thinks it would be better to take out one first. Minato landed early and is currently looking around for the enemy's whereabouts. In Black Zetsu's view, this is an excellent opportunity to strike.