Nagato Uzumaki

## Introduction

Nagato was a sensitive child, prone to crying over the sufferings of himself and others. When he met Yahiko he tried to break this habit by following Yahiko's philosophy that crying wouldn't change anything, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Jiraiya later pointed out to him that his sensitivity was actually a strength, as it allowed him to understand pain better and, in turn, be kinder to others. This view resonated with Nagato and caused him to realize that he wanted to take on all of his friends' pain so that they wouldn't have to. It also finally succeeded in ending his crying; when Jiraiya left their group it was Yahiko who cried to see him go, while Nagato only thanked him for all the guidance he'd provided. In one form or another, Nagato spent his entire life placing the needs of others before his own: his main motivation for becoming a ninja in the first place was so that he could protect Yahiko and Konan; he viewed his role in the original Akatsuki as a powerful tool meant to help Yahiko bring peace to their country; as leader of his own version of Akatsuki, he felt it was his responsibility to save the world from itself, inflicting pains of such magnitude that nobody would ever harm anyone else ever again. While this indicates a growing self-importance Nagato regarded himself with, it was encouraged by the similarly growing esteem others regarded him with due to his Rinnegan: Jiraiya believed he was the reincarnation of the Sage of the Six Paths; Yahiko and the rest of Akatsuki believed he was the "Saviour of the World"; the villagers of Amegakure believed in him as if he were a "God".

## Character Details

Nagato's position as the leader of Akatsuki was well-deserved, being regarded as its most powerful member. Despite his fragile state and damaged legs, Kabuto Yakushi regarded Nagato as his second most powerful reincarnated shinobi, second only to an enhanced Madara Uchiha. Upon restoring and rejuvenating his body using the Tailed Beast chakra he absorbed from B, he simultaneously overwhelmed and immobilised the Eight and Nine-Tails jinchūriki with ease although his legs remained weakened. Despite his effectiveness being reduced due to Kabuto Yakushi's direct control, it still required a combined effort of Naruto, Killer B, and Itachi Uchiha to defeat and seal him. As Pain, he was regarded as unbeatable by various individuals, and his strength allowed him to defeat and kill Hanzō, though Hanzō's skills had long since diminished. He was also able to defeat Jiraiya, his former teacher, though he notes that he may have lost if Jiraiya knew his true identity. Not only that, but he could also face the entire village of Konohagakure and destroy it single-handedly, only losing one of his Paths in the various battles with Konoha ninja. Before he faced Naruto, Nagato had never lost a single battle, still pushing Naruto to employ the most powerful abilities he had at his disposal.

## Power and stats

**7-A** up to **6-B**

**Name: Nagato Uzumaki**

**Series: Naruto**

**Age:** 35

**Classification:** human, shinobi, Akatsuki member, rinnegan user, S rank criminal

**Powers and abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Energy Manipulation, Duplication(**clone technique) **,Statistics Amplification(**shinobi can amplify themselves with chakra)**,Surface Scaling(**shinobi can focus chakra at the soles of their feet) **Afterimage Creation**,**Weapon Creation**,**Weather Manipulation**(can create rain from clouds that spread over wide areas) **Gravity Manipulation**, **Non-Physical Interaction**, **Absorption**(can absorb Jutsu with Preta path) **Enhanced Senses**, **Paralysis Inducement**, **Summoning**,**Energy Projection**, **Technology Manipulation**(can create mechanical arms) **Soul Manipulation**, **Clairvoyance Acrobatics, Shapeshifting, Power Mimicry, Stealth Mastery**

**Attack Potency: Multi city block (**Far superior to a base Naruto who can do **this**) **Town level** (should be superior to a 4 tails Naruto who is able to produce this much **energy**) **Large town level**(superior to the likes of Deidara who can **drop bombs over the sand village**) **City Level**(scales above deidara who can do this) **Mountain** **level (**able to cause **rain** over a wide area) **Large Mountain**(superior to kn6 who can release **this** much energy with a single biju bomb**) Country level (**able to create **chibaku tensei** in a short timeframe)

**Speed:** **Supersonic (**superior to a part 1 Kakashi who can move **perception blitz team 7**) **Hypersonic (**dominance over a kid Temari who can easily **blow away sound** attacks) **Hypersonic+**(superior to most Akatsuki members and other shinobi) **High hypersonic+ (**had no trouble fighting Kakashi who can react to **lightning from kakazu**) **Massively hypersonic+ (**able to dodge **Rasen Shuriken** from up close) **Sub Relativistic** (in edo tensei can react and keep up with kcm naruto who is **this fast while dodging the raikage**)

**Durability**: **Multi city block (**Far superior to a base Naruto who can do **this**) **Town level** (should be superior to a 4 tails Naruto who is able to produce this much **energy**) **Large town level**(superior to the likes of Deidara who can **drop bombs over the sand village**) **City Level**(scales above deidara who can do this) **Mountain** **level (**able to cause **rain** over a wide area) **Large Mountain**(superior to kn6 who can release **this** much energy with a single biju bomb**) Country level (**able to create **chibaku tensei** in a short timeframe)

**Stamina:** Superhuman (Has a large reserve of chakra. Has virtually unlimited stamina under the effects of Edo Tensei)

**Intelligence:** Gifted (Was the original leader of Akatsuki, [but was manipulated by Tobi for a good portion of that time] and is an able tactician, able to control all Six Paths with such skill that he single-handedly demolished the entire Leaf Village with little resistance, killing famed shinobi such as Kakashi in the process)

**Weaknesses:** There are just a few skills that each body possesses, and if it is separated from the others, it loses those skills. There is a 5-second gap between repels in the Deva Realm. Chou Shinra Tensei briefly disables all of his bodies while draining the Deva Realm, using up some of Nagato's remaining energy in the process. Chakras are heavily expended in Chibaku Tensei.

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

**Rinnegan (Saṃsāra Eye):** Said to be the most powerful of the Three Great Dōjutsu, the Rinnegan is admired as being able to bring forth all ninjutsu. The holder of these eyes can completely master all five fundamental nature transformations that form the basis of ninjutsu. It also allows the user to use all of the six paths techniques, as well as the seventh path - that is "beyond life and death."

* **Rikudō no Jutsu (Six Paths Technique):** The power granted by the Rinnegan to manifest the various abilities of the Six Paths. Nagato created the Six Paths of Pain to utilize these techniques through the use of six separate corpse bodies implanted with chakra receivers. These chakra receivers, which take on the appearance of piercings, allow Nagato to control the bodies of Pain freely and utilize a single path ability per body. Each figure has been given its own set of Rinnegan eyes, linking its vision to help eliminate blind spo**ts.**
	+ **Tendō (Deva Path):** This path grants the user the ability to manipulate gravity to repel or attract objects, using their body as a center point. These techniques cannot be used in quick succession, however, and require a recharge time equal to the power of the previous attack.
		- **Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push):** Deva Path emits a large shockwave of gravity capable of large-scale destruction. If Nagato cuts off chakra to all of the other bodies and focuses it through the Deva Realm, this technique is capable of city-level destruction. The normal Shinra Tensei has a five-second cooldown, while the city level version has a much longer one. The full-powered Shinra Tensei shortens Nagato's life, however, as it causes a massive strain on his main body.
		- **Banshō Ten'in (Universal Pull):** This ability allows Deva Path to manipulate the force of attraction of an object by controlling its gravitational pull. As opposed to Shinra Tensei, which pushes objects away, Banshō Ten'in attracts objects towards the caster.
		- **Chibaku Tensei (Celestial Star Bursting from the Earth):** Deva Realm launches a dark-colored gravity-generating sphere into the air. The orb tears up the local landscape and forms the rocks, dirt, trees, etc. into a mountain-sized ball around it, trapping and crushing anyone who was standing on the scene. If the spherical body at the center is destroyed, the technique will be canceled.
	+ **Chikushōdō (Animal Path):** This path gives the Rinnegan user the ability to gather various gigantic immortal creatures into battle. This summoning technique doesn't require the blood of the caster. Each of Pain's summoned creatures has the Rinnegan as well, granting them a shared vision.
		- **Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique):** Animal Realm can summon various giant creatures, including a chameleon that can turn invisible, a dog that multiplies when attacked, a rhino, a bull, a bird, and a panda with high durability properties. He can also assemble all of the Pain bodies, and even subordinates such as Konan at any time. Nagato himself can also convene the Gedo Mazo.
	+ **Ningendō (Human Path):** Grants a Rinnegan user the ability to read the mind of a target by placing their hand on the target's head. As a result of this ability, the target's soul is ripped from their body, killing them.
		- **Kyūkon no Jutsu (Absorption Soul Technique):** A soul-sucking technique that rips the soul out of a target's body once Human Path places his hand on the victim's head. Ideal for gathering information as it reads the target's memories; however, the target is killed during the process.
	+ **Gakidō (Preta Path):** This path grants the Rinnegan user the ability to absorb chakra. This power can suck the chakra out of ninjutsu, thus rendering such forms of offense futile.
		- **Fūjutsu Kyūin (Blocking Technique Absorption Seal):** An advanced sealing technique unique to Preta Path. This path can absorb all forms of chakra manipulation including nature transformation and can also drain the chakra out of a target's body by coming in to contact with them. Edo Nagato was able to absorb stolen chakra into his body, which regenerated his withered and weakened state, restoring him to his prime.
	+ **Shuradō (Asura Path):** The abilities of this path give the user robotic and cyborg-like qualities. Described as a summoned mechanical body, these augmentations allow Asura Path and Nagato to make use of various advanced weaponry. The machine-like attributes granted by this path allows the user to further transform their body, such as growing additional limbs.
		- **Chakra Propulsion Cannon**: The Asura Path allows the user to transform a part of their body into a laser cannon. Asura Path can open up his head to reveal a laser apparatus which can destroy an area at least as large as a city block. Edo Nagato can use this ability to transform one of his arms into a laser cannon.
		- **Asura Path Missiles**: Asura Path stores various missiles throughout his body, such as a dozen in his right arm and one located near his back. Once fired, these missiles can lock on to a target via a homing mechanism and can cause massive building level explosions once detonated.
		- **Arm Cannon**: Due to his body augmentation attributes, Asura Path can detach his lower arm and fire it with incredible force and speed. The power is enough to level a large building, and the detached arm can be called back and reattached via chakra.
		- **Mecha Augmentation**: The mechanized portions of Asura Path allows him to transform his body into a shape best suited for combat. This path can grow up to six arms and three faces, plus a two-meter-long razor blade tail with serrated edges.
	+ **Jig kudo (Naraka Path):** A path in which its powers allow the user to call forth the King of Hell. The entity known as the King of Hell takes the shape of a large head surrounded by dark flames, and also sports the Rinnegan, giving it shared vision among the rest of Pain's bodies and summons.
		- **Mind Violation Judgment**: To initially cause the King of Hell to appear, Naraka Path must first grab his target. Once the King of Hell is in the presence of the victims, they will then succumb to paralysis, leaving them open to interrogation, pulling out their life essence in the shape of an elongated blob. The King of Hell will open its mouth and extend a long, tentacle-like arm that will proceed to grab on to the victim's life force and pass judgment.
		- **Naraka Path Revival Technique**: Naraka Path can repair damage to any of the bodies of the Six Paths of Pain, which have been rendered unusable. The damaged body will be ingested into the King of Hell's mouth and restored over a short period.
	+ **Gedō (Outer Path):** The seventh path, an ability granted to a wielder of the Rinnegan, allows the user to control the flow of life and death. The user can also perform the Mazō no Kusari (Demonic Statue Chain) technique, which manifests extraordinary chains made out of chakra that is powerful enough to bind several tailed beasts. The most exceptional ability of this path is the Rinne Tensei no Jutsu (Saṃsāra of Heavenly Life Technique), which can resurrect the dead.
		- **Rinne Tensei no Jutsu (Saṃsāra of Heavenly Life Technique):** This ability merges the crossroads between life and death. Using the power of the King of Hell, the caster can infuse life force energy into the bodies of beings who have passed on. It does so by summoning souls back from the afterlife and placing them back into their physical bodies. This technique requires a massive amount of chakra to perform. Weakened Nagato activated this Jutsu after his long battle against Naruto and died shortly after its casting due to severe physical strain.
* **Suiton (Water Release):** One of the basic elemental nature transformation techniques that allow the user to control pre-existing water, or create their own, by turning their chakra into water. It takes much higher skill to create the liquid than to manipulate what is already available and expel it via the mouth. One of the most versatile of the five essential chakra natures, Water Release techniques can not only change shape but the state as well.
	+ **Suiton: Mizurappa (Water Release: Wild Water Wave)**: The user of this Jutsu gathers water-infused chakra and expels it from their mouth. This wave takes the shape of a crashing waterfall as it is blasted towards the target.
* **Futon (Wind Release)**: One of the five fundamental elemental nature transformations. It is performed by making chakra as sharp and thin as possible. Wind Release is mainly short to mid-ranged offensive techniques that combine brute force and keen precision to deliver cutting and slashing damage. Wind techniques are usually performed by generating air circulation and can be enhanced through this method as well. Wind-natured chakra can also be channeled into blades to increase their cutting power and overall range.
	+ Futon: Reppūshō (Wind Release: Gale Palm): Nagato can perform this technique by clapping his hands together, causing the air to compress and form a destructive gale. The force of this wind chakra can increase the effectiveness of ranged weapons such as shuriken and kunai by increasing their travel speed.
* **Chakra Sensing Technique**: A skill used by sensor type shinobi to detect a person's chakra signal.