Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-25152698-20141102200641/@comment-25152698-20141105015032

From a certain standpoint, of course. But from the perspective of the villagers... eh, not so much, or at least not in my opinion. If you look back at that fight, people are shocked at the idea of Naruto taking Pain on singlehandedly. However, they are assured that Naruto-kun has mastered in the same arts as Jiraiya-sama, which is a direct reference to Sage Mode. The villagers were made to believe Naruto had went to Mouny Myoboko in search for power and returned as a hero. Would he have beaten Nagato without Kurama? Hell no. However, by the time he transformed, the battlefield was in a trance, and no one would have witnessed it. Not to mention Nagato lured Naruto away from the village towards the end of the battle.

In conclusion, from a villager's perspective, I don't think they'd say, "The nine tails saved the day!" It was ultimately Naruto, and sage mode. That is, after all, why he had been away from the village.