Nagato (Pain)

• Alive
• Edo Tensei
• Six Paths of Pain

• Prime
• Crippled

• Old Paths
• New Paths

“	We are but men, drawn to act in the name of revenge that we deem to be justice. But... if there is justice in revenge, then that same justice will breed only more revenge... and trigger a cycle of hatred.	„
	~ Pain to Naruto

Summary

Nagato Uzumaki (うずまき 長なが門と, Uzumaki Nagato) is a member of Akatsuki from Amegakure. After being orphaned by war, Nagato helped form the Akatsuki to promote an end to warfare. After his friend and leader, Yahiko, was killed for preaching peace, Nagato lost hope in this approach. He adopted the alias of Pain and, partnered with Konan, began leading a new Akatsuki that would sow despair and force the world to change its violent ways.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Varies from 7-B to 6-C, higher with Shinra Tensei, far higher with Chaotic Shinra Tensei, even higher with Chibaku Tensei | 6-C, higher with Shinra Tensei, far higher with Chaotic Shinra Tensei, even higher with Chibaku Tensei

Key: Six Paths of Pain | Edo Tensei Nagato

Name: Nagato Uzumaki (alias Pain)

Origin: Naruto

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Classification: Human, Shinobi

Powers and Abilities:

• Six Paths of Pain
• Nagato
• Edo Tensei Nagato

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Enhanced Senses (The Rinnegan is capable of perceiving chakra, and its flow within the body. It's also capable of perceiving invisible barriers, and can even see the Invisible Limbo Clones, which reside in a different dimension and are normally impossible to perceive)

• Chakra Manipulation
  • Minor Illusion Creation & Duplication (With the Clone Jutsu, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance)
  • Shapeshifting (With the Transformation Jutsu, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons)
  • Paralysis Inducement (With the Paralysis Jutsu, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid-range)
  • Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Teleportation Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feet)
  • Surface Scaling & Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on water)
  • Weather Manipulation & Extrasensory Perception with Rainmaker Jutsu (Allows him to create rain clouds that cause rain to fall in a large area, anyone that steps in the rain is sensed by him and he can sense their strength from it as well)
  • Genjutsu Nullification (Shinobi can typically break free from and nullify non-ocular genjutsu by intentionally disrupting the flow of chakra within their bodies)
  • Afterimage Creation, Stealth Mastery & Speed Enhancement (The Substitution Jutsu allows its user to instantly replace themselves with a nearby object such as a tree log, plant, person, or clone at the exact moment they are attacked. The Jutsu works even if the user is physically restrained or observed by characters as observant as Sharingan or Sage Mode users. This creates the optical illusion of the user being hit, which confuses the opponent and gives them an opening to flee or counterattack)

• Black Receivers:
  • Paralysis Inducement & Body Puppetry (The Black Receivers can paralyze and hinder the movements of whoever they pierce, and they can also control their movements)
  • Possession, Clairvoyance & Telepathy (Via the Six Paths Jutsu, using the Black Chakra Receivers, the user can transmit their chakra into the pierced bodies and take them over in a very similar manner to the Yamanaka Clan's Mind-Body Transfer Technique. This allows the user to assume perfect control over the bodies as if they were his own. It also allows the user to speak through the bodies. The pierced bodies can transfer their thoughts and experiences to each other, perfectly coordinate their movements, and share their fields of vision to enhance their visual range and eliminate each others' blind spots)

• Acrobatics (The Six Paths of Pain are capable of jumping very high)

• Stealth Mastery (Can easily sneak past an Anbu Black Ops Shinobi, Shizune, Ino, and Inoichi. Can replace himself with inanimate objects to avoid damage)

• Deva Path:
  • Limited Levitation (The Deva Path allows the user to levitate)
  • Gravity Manipulation, Telekinesis & Sealing (The Deva Path allows the user to control attractive and repulsive forces, in a very similar fashion to electromagnetic attraction and repulsion. Shinra Tensei allows the user to repel objects, people, and Ninjutsu, while Bansho Ten'in allows them to pull in objects or people. The user can also telekinetically control objects using these abilities. With Chibaku Tensei, the user can create an orb that has an extreme gravitational pull, which allows it to attract nearby landmass, objects, or individuals to create a planetoid and trap whoever's caught in it inside)

• Human Path:
  • Paralysis Inducement, Mind Reading, Non-Physical Interaction & Soul Manipulation (By making direct physical contact, the Human Path allows its user to paralyze their victim, instantly access their mind and read it, then physically pull their soul out of their body, instantly killing them)

• Animal Path:
  • Summoning (Can freely summon various creatures that he can control with the Black Receivers, as well as the other Paths of Pain)
  • Invisibility (By hiding inside his summoned Chameleon, which can turn invisible)
  • Duplication (His dog summon can multiply each time it is damaged)
  • Water Manipulation (His crab summon can produce massive amounts of foam)
  • Flight (Via his bird summon)

• Naraka Path:
  • Summoning, Healing, Limited Death Manipulation, and Sealing (The Naraka Path allows the user to summon the King of Hell. The King of Hell is capable of repairing and healing even the most irreparable of damage, instantly kill those who lie when questioned by the user, and even storing bodies and souls. Additionally, the King of Hell is invisible to everyone other than the victim)

• Asura Path:
  • Cyborgization, Body Control, Weapon Creation, Explosion Manipulation, Homing Attack, Energy Projection, and Technology Manipulation (Can generate additional mechanical arms and weaponry such as blades, mechanical tendrils, explosive missiles that can home in on targets, and chakra cannons with the Asura Path)

• Preta Path:
  • Absorption (The Preta Path allows its user to absorb Ninjutsu. It can also absorb chakra through direct contact, or from a distance)
  • Healing (The Preta Path's chakra absorption can revitalize and heal its user)

• Astral Projection (Can make himself an astral projection and link up with other Akatsuki members using it)

• Non-combat applicable and preparation based Pocket Reality Manipulation & Spatial Manipulation (Can create a sealed dimension with tags put in specific areas)

• Limited Death Manipulation with Preparation (He can put his or another person's chakra into a target and control them as his own body albeit weaker, once the chakra runs out, the target dies, he also gains Weapon Creation and Power Mimicry from using this jutsu as it recreates their weapons and the abilities the weapons have he also gets these from people removing tags in set places that makes a copy of the person with the same abilities)

Resistance to:

• Paralysis Inducement (Rinnegan users are unaffected by the binding properties of the Black Receivers)

All previous abilities, except Acrobatics plus:

• Longevity (As an Uzumaki, Nagato was blessed with an extraordinary life force and a long lifespan)

• Extrasensory Perception (Via the Chakra Sensing Jutsu, he was able to pinpoint Kabuto's location from miles away)

• Nature Transformation:
  • Air Manipulation
  • Fire Manipulation
  • Earth Manipulation
  • Water Manipulation (Can use Water Release jutsu like Raging Waves)
  • Electricity Manipulation (Nagato was capable of achieving all six changes in chakra nature)

• Resurrection (Via the Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth, the user can revive the dead, but at the cost of their own life)

• Summoning (He is capable of summoning the Gedo Statue from the moon and using it to seal the Tailed Basts and objects or to instantly absorb the chakra/souls of others, which instantly kills them)

All previous abilities enhanced plus:

• Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8 - Edo Tensei are corpses possessed by a soul brought back from the Pure Land. They are incapable of feeling pain along with being able to survive grievous injuries such as bisection and dismemberment. Edo Tensei will keep coming back so long as their soul remains bound to the Edo realm)
  • Regeneration (Low-Godly - Edo Tensei are capable of regenerating from the complete destruction of their bodies. It's stated that as long as the soul remains, the Edo Tensei will keep coming back to life)

• Inorganic Physiology (Type 1 - Edo Tensei bodies are comprised of dust and ash enveloping an already deceased corpse shaping it into the revived person the caster chooses)

• Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 & 3 - The Edo Tensei are the souls of the dead the caster wants to reanimate, the caster uses an already dead body to house the revived soul)

• Instinctive Action (Edo Tensei are programed to automatically counter enemy jutsu along with their bodies moving of its own accord)

Resistance to:

• Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation & Emotion Detection (Even though Edo Tensei are able to retain their consciousness when brought back from the afterlife, the controller can suppress their free will binding their mind and shutting off all emotion)

Attack Potency:

• Six Paths of Pain
• Edo Tensei

Varies (Pain's power varies depending on how many bodies are active at a time and how far they are from Nagato ) from City level+ (Even with 6 bodies active and being far away from Nagato, Pain can easily overpower Kakashi, Chōza, and Choji with his Shinra Tensei. With less bodies active, he was able to trade blows with base Naruto, although he wasn't at full capacity yet) to Island level (His Rain Tiger at Will technique is this powerful, and he can easily maintain it for long periods of time over Amegakure without draining himself. Casually caught a punch from Sage Mode Jiraiya. SM Jiriaya admitted that the three Pains he was facing could kill him if he fought them simultaneously.The Animal Path could stab and wound Sage Mode Jiraiya, and his dog and bird summons were capable of matching Gamaken, who's equal to Gamabunta.), higher with Shinra Tensei (He easily dissipated Sage Mode Naruto's Rasenshuriken with 3 bodies active, and later replicated the feat with one body active while heavily exhausted. He easily sent Sage Mode Naruto and his clone flying, which caused the clone to disperse and the original to groan in pain, with a casual Shinra Tensei. Casually one-shot Gamabunta and Gamaken with a massive Shinra Tensei, sending both flying outside the village and breaking all of their bones.), far higher with Chaotic Shinra Tensei (When Nagato focuses his power on the Deva Path, his Shinra Tensei is dramatically enhanced), even higher with Chibaku Tensei (His Chibaku Tensei is this powerful, and was capable of overpowering KN6 Naruto)

Island level (Easily overpowered KCM Naruto and Killer B, who needed Itachi to save their lives. Naruto stated that Nagato's power and Jutsu were far greater than Pain's because he wasn't acting through six bodies anymore ), higher with Shinra Tensei (Easily blew KCM Naruto away), far higher with Chaotic Shinra Tensei, even higher with Chibaku Tensei (Stronger than the Chibaku Tensei he used through Pain)

Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Can keep up with and overwhelm Sage Mode Naruto in terms of speed. Can tag Kakashi before he can hit him, who intercepted lightning) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ with Sub-Relativistic reaction speed (Able to react to and capture Killer B. Reacted to Kyūbi Chakra Mode Naruto)

Lifting Strength: At least Class G (Comparable to Sage Mode Naruto) | At least Class G (Stronger than the Six Paths of Pain)

Striking Strength: Varies from City level+ (He was able to stab Kakashi. Traded blows with base Naruto) to Island level (With two Pains left, the Preta Path was able to hurt Sage Naruto with a punch. Once he was the last Pain remaining, the Deva Path was able to pull and stab Pa, who was previously capable of trading blows and sparring with SM Naruto. He then easily overpowered and stabbed base Naruto, who was previously capable of trading blows with him when more Pains were active. The Asura Path ripped off SM Jiraiya's arm) | Island level (Far more powerful than the Six Paths of Pain. He was overpowering KCM Naruto in a soul tug of war, and easily held down Killer B)

Durability: Varies from City level+ (Scales from his striking strength and his peak, where he could somewhat withstand his own Shinra Tensei) to Island level (He withstood a kick from Sage Mode Naruto while having 3 bodies active, albeit he was sent flying by it. He later survived a kick from SM Naruto while extremely low on chakra and fatigued. The Human Path survived a kick from Sage Mode Jiraiya, albeit his eyes were permanently injured, and later on casually caught a punch from Jiraiya. The Preta Path momentarily caught Jiraiya's Chou Odama Rasengan before absorbing it. He withstood the recoil of his own Shinra Tensei, and even the partial explosion of KN6 Naruto's TBB) | Island level (Even while frail and sickly, he easily withstood the initial impact of V2 B's Lariat before absorbing it)

Stamina: Superhuman (Has a large reserve of chakra), Infinite (Edo Tensei have an infinite chakra supply, that is to say their chakra reserves will refill indefinitely and continuously, meaning that they can keep fighting without fail or succumbing to physical limitations like fatigue, pain, or debilitating injuries)

Range: Standard Melee Range physically; Several Tens of Meters to Thousands of Kilometers with ranged attacks.

Standard Equipment:

• Black Receivers (黒くろき受じゅ信しん器き, Kuroki Jushinki)

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: The puppet bodies can only perform a handful of abilities. Their effectiveness is implied to be decreased the further they are from Nagato, as his control range is limited. When operating individually, the bodies also demonstrate diminished effectiveness, underscoring the importance of collaborative combat. Deva Realm's standard Shinra Tensei requires a 5-second cooldown before it can be employed again. Chou Shinra Tensei demands an extended recovery time, disables all other bodies, and reduces Nagato's lifespan. Meanwhile, Chibaku Tensei needs a massive chakra expenditure and closer proximity between Nagato and the Deva Realm to effectively transmit the "signal" for using the jutsu | None Notable.

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

Rinnegan (輪りん廻ね眼がん, lit. "Saṃsāra Eye"): Said to be the most powerful of the Three Great Dōjutsu, the Rinnegan is admired for bringing 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 and the seventh path - "beyond life and death." Six Paths Jutsu (六りく道どうの術じゅつ, Rikudō no Jutsu): 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 using 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 spots. Six Paths Technique Deva Path (天てん道どう, Tendō): This path allows the user to manipulate gravity to repel or attract objects, using their body as a center point. However, these techniques cannot be used in quick succession and require a recharge time equal to the power of the previous attack. Shinra Tensei (神しん羅ら天てん征せい): Deva Path emits a large shock-wave of gravity capable of large-scale destruction. If Nagato cuts off chakra to all 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 maximum output has a much longer one that will shorten Nagato's life, as it causes a massive strain on his main body. Banshō Ten'in (万ばん象しょう天てん引いん): This ability allows Deva Path to manipulate the force of attraction of an object by controlling its gravitational pull. Unlike Shinra Tensei, which pushes objects away, Banshō Ten'in attracts objects toward the caster. Chibaku Tensei (地ち爆ばく天てん星せい): Deva Path 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 on the scene. The technique will be canceled if the spherical body at the center is destroyed. Animal Path (畜ちく生しょう道どう, Chikushōdō) This path allows the Rinnegan user 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 also has the Rinnegan, granting them a shared vision. Summoning Jutsu (口くち寄よせの術じゅつ, Kuchiyose no Jutsu): The Animal Path 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. Human Path (人にん間げん道どう, Ningendō): Grants a Rinnegan user the ability to read a target's mind 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. Soul Absorption Jutsu (吸きゅう魂こんの術じゅつ, Kyūkon no Jutsu): 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. Preta Path (餓が鬼き道どう, Gakidō): 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. Jutsu Absorption (封ふう術じゅつ吸きゅう印いん, Fūjutsu Kyūin): An advanced sealing technique that absorbs all chakra types, including nature transformations, and drains chakra from a target upon contact. Edo Nagato can utilize absorbed chakra to regenerate his weakened state and return to his prime condition. Asura Path (修しゅ羅ら道どう, Shuradō): This path bestows the user with robotic and cyborg-like features, transforming them into mechanical bodies. It also enables access to advanced weaponry through these augmentations, allowing further body transformations, such as sprouting extra limbs. Chakra Propulsion Cannon (チャクラ砲ほう, Chakura Hō): 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 that 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: The Asura Path stores various missiles throughout his body, such as a dozen in his right arm and one 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 to six arms, three faces, and a two-meter-long razor blade tail with serrated edges. Naraka Path (地じ獄ごく道どう, Jigokudō): 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 a 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 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 to grab onto 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 King of Hell will ingest and restore them quickly. Outer Path (外げ道どう, Gedō): 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 Outer Path Chains (魔ま増ぞうの鎖くさり, Mazō no Kusari) technique, which manifests extraordinary chains made of chakra that are powerful enough to bind several tailed beasts. The most exceptional ability of this path is the Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth, which can resurrect the dead. Gedo Art of Rinne Rebirth (輪りん廻ね転てん生せいの術じゅつ, Rinne Tensei no Jutsu): This ability bridges the gap between life and death, harnessing the King of Hell's power to infuse life force energy into deceased beings. It revives souls from the afterlife and returns them to their physical bodies, demanding immense chakra to execute. A weakened Nagato resurrected many Konoha villagers following his grueling battle with Naruto, leading to his death shortly after due to the intense physical strain. Water Release (水すい遁とん, Suiton): A fundamental elemental technique that enables users to control or generate water. Creating water requires higher skill than manipulating existing sources. As one of the five essential chakra natures, Water Release offers shape and state changes versatility. Water Release: Raging Waves (水すい遁とん・水みず乱らっ波ぱ, Suiton: Mizurappa): The user of this Jutsu gathers water-infused chakra and expels it from their mouth. This wave is shaped like a crashing waterfall, blasting toward the target. Wind Release (風ふう遁とん, Fūton): One of the five fundamental elemental nature transformations involves sharpening and thinning chakra. Primarily short to mid-range offensive techniques, it delivers cutting and slashing damage through brute force and precision. Wind techniques typically involve air circulation generation and can be enhanced accordingly. Channeling wind-natured chakra into blades boosts their cutting power and range. Wind Release: Gale Palm (風ふう遁とん・烈れっ風ぷう掌しょう, Fūton: Reppūshō): 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. Sensory Jutsu (感かん知ちの術じゅつ, Kanchi no Jutsu):L A skill used by sensor-type shinobi to detect a person's chakra signal.

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Kid Nagato.

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Notable Victories:

Sasuke Uchiha (Part II) (Naruto) Sasuke's Profile (Six Paths of Pain and Five Kage Summit Sasuke were used)

Wanderer (Scaramouche) (Genshin Impact) Wanderer's Profile (Six Paths of Pain and the Shouki no Kami were used)

Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) Katakuri’s Profile (Edo Tensei Nagato was used. Speed was equalized)

Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen) Mahito's Profile (Base Mahito of Shibuya Incident and Edo Tensei Nagato were used. Speed was equalized)

Notable Losses:

Obito Uchiha (Naruto) Obito's Profile (Six Paths of Pain and Tobi were used)

Might Guy (Naruto) Might Guy's Profile (Six Paths of Pain and Seventh Gate Might Guy were used)

Killer B (Naruto) Killer B’s Profile (Six Paths of Pain were used)

Jiraiya (Naruto) Jiraiya's Profile (Sage Mode Jiraiya and Six Paths of Pain were used. Battle took place in Hidden Rain Village. Jiraiya had prior knowledge of the Six Paths of Pain)

Inconclusive Matches:

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