In an interview with Kishimoto, as spotted by @AshitanoGin on Twitter, Kishimoto outlined the original core problem going into Pain's Assault arc. Naruto would react much differently to things than Sauke would because they just haven't experienced the same kind of loss, 'Sasuke had his family killed, so he has revenge in his heart. But Naruto didn't have that experience. There's nothing that someone not in the same position can say that's convincing.' It wasn't until later that Naruto eventually grew to understand pain, both literally and figuratively, 'The things Naruto said just didn't ring true to Sasuke.

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But later, when Naruto lost Jiraiya, a father-like figure to him, he understood Sasuke's position for the first time.He had to go on experiencing what hatred is for the first time.' Kishimoto found himself struggling to properly explore Naruto's pain throughout the arc too, but wanted to do it right for the readers, 'I kind of knew I had stepped into a difficult place, and my editor said to me that I maybe shouldn't dig too deep into that. But, I wondered, if I just created a story about him going after and beating his hated opponent, what would kids think of that? I wanted to do it right.'

Still, Kishimoto couldn't come up with a convincing ending right away, 'But I couldn't come up with an answer, so I couldn't sleep.It was exhausting.It wasn't a problem that could be solved easily. Because I was suffering, it's natural that the character suffers too.'

But Kishimoto is happy with where the arc ended up, because ending it any other way than having Naruto forgive his enemy would have been seen right through by fans, 'In the end, Naruto talked it out and decided to forgive his opponent. So, Sasuke is a character who can't forgive, and Naruto is one who can. Once it's decided that the characters are that way, it must move forward in that direction.' Kishimoto struggled with the Pain's Assault arc but went through it all for fans, 'Even if you know that it will be painful going in that direction, as a writer you can't just do whatever you want. If you try to force things, the readers will know.' Originally created by Masashi Kishimoto, ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump for 700 chapters. The story follows a young ninja, with a sealed demon within him, that wishes to become the leader of his home village.

The sequel, is set several years after the events of the original Naruto story and features the children of many of its key characters such as Naruto and Hinata.

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This is the article on the story arc. For the actual invasion, head to.

Pain's Assault ( ペイン強襲, Pein Kyōshū), known as Two Saviours ( 二人の救世主, Futari no Kyūseishu) in the anime, is an from Part II of the series. This arc sees 's attack on to find. It spans through volumes to, or more specifically, covers chapters 413 to 453 of the manga and episodes 152 to 169, as well as episodes 172 to 175 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime with two - episodes shown in the interim. In the manga, this arc is preceded by the and followed by the. In the anime, it is preceded by the and is followed by the. In the anime, the Taka vs. Eight-Tails event takes place at the end of the Fated Battle Between Brothers arc.

Contents Summary Taka vs. The Eight-Tails Killer B easily disarms, and defeats with Suigetsu's. Sasuke challenges him alone, and despite using his Mangekyō Sharingan, Killer B is able fatally injure Sasuke twice: first when he was stabbed multiple times by Killer B's swords, from which he was saved by, and later by a hit from a, blowing open his chest, which Jūgo restored, infusing his own flesh in Sasuke's body.

Annoyed, Killer B into the Eight-Tails. Suigetsu tried to blow Killer B away with a giant wave, but was easily repelled by a. Out of desperation, and seeing Taka resemble, Sasuke used to stop the giant ox. Sasuke one of the beast's tentacles when it almost crushed Karin, but she was hit by another one, igniting her with Amaterasu.

Sasuke managed to put the flames out on her and on Killer B. After collecting the injured and their captive, Sasuke and Jūgo head back to Akatsuki's base. Killer B fully transformed. When Sasuke delivered Killer B to Tobi, he informed him that his true intentions were to not destroy Konoha's elders, but the entire village for making the Uchiha destroy themselves, vowing to destroy anyone who gets in his way. His task completed, Sasuke departs to a hideout, not knowing that they were being followed by -nin. When he was discovered, he was attacked by Taka before he could retreat. During the sealing of the Eight-Tails, which was taking longer due to losing most Akatsuki members, Killer B's body turns back into a tentacle.

Killer B, still at the battlefield, climbs out of a tentacle at the bottom of the lake, relieved that Akatsuki 'kidnapped' him and allowed him a chance to leave the village. The Eight-Tails cautions that Akatsuki will still be pursuing him and asks why B used up nearly all his energy going all out, to which B responds he got carried away because Sasuke was one of the strongest opponents he'd ever faced. Pain's Invasion The new Six Paths of Pain. Upon reaching, discussed the battle plans for the invasion.

The, and new will act as diversions while the, and interrogated villagers on the whereabouts of, the of the either through mind reading or threat of death. Once preparations were complete, the Asura Path threw the Animal Path into the village where it summoned the other and the invasion began. Because Konoha only expected one invader, the multiple points of attack made it difficult for Konoha to react. The called for Naruto to return to the village to aid in its defence, but the messenger toad was killed by before he could leave, to prevent a chance at capturing the Nine-Tails, as well as in the hope that Tsunade would lose her position in the attack. Meanwhile Tsunade remained at the to summon and use to heal any villager who was injured during the attack.