Nagato Uzumaki (RW109)

Nagato Uzumaki
Alive Reanimated
Alias(es)	Pain (Pein), God (神, Kami), Child of Prophecy (予言の子, Yogen no Ko), Savior of this World (この世の救世主, Kono Yo no Kyūseishu), Third Six Paths (三人目の六道, Sandaime no Rikudō)
Kanji	うずまき長門
Rōmaji	Uzumaki Nagato
Debut
Novel	Naruto: A Shinobi Story
Appears in	Novel
Character Status
Status	Deceased
Birthdate	September 9
Age	Part II: 35
Gender	Male
Height	Part II: 1.76 m
Weight	Part II: 40.1 kg.
Blood Type	A
Clan	Uzumaki Clan
Family	Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Ancestor) Fusō Uzumaki (Mother) Ise Uzumaki (Father)
Occupation(s)	Akatsuki Leader Village Head of Amegakure
Classification	S-rank Sensor Type
Team	Ame Orphans
Partner(s)	Konan
Kekkei Mōra	Rinnegan
Nature Type
Water Release(Affinity) Wind Release Earth Release Fire Release Lightning Release Yin Release Yang Release
Jutsu
Shinobi & Sealing Techniques: Five-Seal Barrier, Uzumaki Sealing Technique, Genjutsu Protect, Hidden Doorway Technique, Magic Lantern Body Technique, Mirrored Sudden Attacker Technique, Sensing Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Shapeshifting Technique, Summoning Technique (Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Konan) Water Techniques: Rain Tiger at Will Technique, Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, Water Clone Technique, Water Release: Water Bullet Technique Wind Techniques: Wind Release: Air Bullets, Wind Release: Great Balloon, Wind Release: Violent Wind Palm Technique Earth Technique: Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall Lightning Technique: Electrocution Technique Fire Technique: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique Kekkei Genkai Techniques: Amplification Summoning Technique, Animal Path, Asura Path, Asura Attack, Banshō Ten’in, Black Receiver, Blocking Technique Absorption Seal, Chibaku Tensei, Deva Path, Flaming Arrow Warhead, Flaming Arrow of Amazing Ability, Human Path, Naraka Path, Outer Path, Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, Preta Path, Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals, Shinra Tensei, Six Paths Technique, Six Paths of Pain, Summoning Rinnegan
Weaponry
Kunai

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Nagato Uzumaki (うずまき長門, Uzumaki Nagato) was a shinobi of Amegakure and a member of the Uzumaki clan. Forming Akatsuki alongside his friends (and fellow war orphans) Yahiko and Konan, Nagato dreamed of bringing peace to the violent shinobi world; however, following Yahiko’s death, Nagato adopted the alias of Pain (ペイン, Pein) and, along with Konan, began leading a new Akatsuki — one that would force the world into peace using any means necessary.

Background

Personality

Appearance

Abilities

Chakra and Physical Prowess

Ninjutsu

Nature Transformation

Rinnegan

Six Paths of Pain

Part I

Sasuke Recovery Mission

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Sasuke Recovery Mission

Part II

Kazekage Rescue Mission

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Kazekage Rescue Mission

Akatsuki Suppression Mission

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Akatsuki Suppression Mission

Land of Whirlpools (Arc)

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Land of Whirlpools (Arc)

Itachi Pursuit Mission

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Itachi Uchiha Pursuit Mission

Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant

Pain’s Assault

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Pain’s Assault (Arc)

Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)

Main articles: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc) and Fourth Shinobi World War (RW109)

Nagato and Itachi mobilized.

When the Fourth Shinobi World War begins, Nagato is mobilized with the rest of Orochimaru’s collection of reincarnated ninjas. Still unable to move even in his reincarnated state, Nagato is carried by Itachi Uchiha. They discuss Akatsuki and how little they, particularly Nagato, actually knew about the organization; both were only pawns kept by Tobi because of their dōjutsu, and now they've been revived so Kabuto can use them for the same reason. Nagato is at least able to sense where Kabuto is controlling them, which he communicates to Itachi.

Nagato clashes with Naruto.

Nagato and Itachi are found by Naruto and Killer B. Nagato is glad to see Naruto has finally gained control of the Nine-Tails but is not actually surprised since they both trained under Jiraiya. Kabuto forces Nagato and Itachi to attack them, with Nagato summoning various animals to help him move around. Because their personalities are intact, Nagato gives Naruto and B advice about how to counter his summons and jutsu and warns them about Itachi’s own. Itachi is able to implement a fail-safe he left on Naruto before his death, which frees him from Kabuto's control. Fearful that Nagato may also break his control, Kabuto suppresses his personality and sends him into battle against the trio.

A revitalized Nagato trying to remove Naruto’s soul.

Itachi joins forces with Naruto and B against Nagato. Nagato hides within his chameleon so he can move around undetected and attacks B with Shinra Tensei. B immediately counters with a version 2 Lariat, resulting in Nagato absorbing B’s version 2 chakra. The Eight-Tails’ chakra he absorbs has a rejuvenating effect on him, restoring his mobility. He begins removing Naruto’s soul, prepares to kill B, and readies the King of Hell to restore them to life when Orochimaru is ready for them. Itachi interrupts him with Susanoo, releasing Naruto and B.

Nagato pierced by the Sword of Totsuka.

Needing to deal with all three at once, Kabuto has Nagato use Chibaku Tensei. Itachi, Naruto, and B simultaneously use their strongest long-range attacks to destroy the growing planetoid. As Orochimaru’s attention is distracted by its destruction, Itachi stabs him with Susanoo’s Sword of Totsuka, which also restores his consciousness. Nagato apologizes to Naruto for not only this fight after death but also his actions during life, believing his story was unworthy of following Jiraiya’s. He expresses his hope that Naruto’s story will conclude so spectacularly that nobody will remember the disappointment of his own. He bids farewell as his body is sealed.

Legacy

The shrine where the bodies of Nagato and Yahiko lay.

Tobi feels personally betrayed when he learns that Nagato gave his life to revive the villagers of Konoha, believing the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique should have been reserved exclusively for his Eye of the Moon Plan. He is also confused, believing Nagato to have been very firm in his convictions and thus not likely to give up so willingly. He tracks down Naruto not long after Nagato’s death and asks him what he could have said to sway Nagato, but is unmoved by Naruto’s claim that Nagato truly did desire peace. With Nagato gone, Tobi is forced to seek out his corpse and take his Rinnegan to fulfill his ultimate plans. When he finds Nagato smiling at him, he interprets it as if Nagato is continuing to mock him even in death.

Konan followed through with Nagato’s change of heart, vowing her and Amegakure’s cooperation with Naruto in his future pursuits of peace. She takes Nagato’s and Yahiko’s bodies back to Amegakure and creates a secret shrine for them, laying their bodies on beds of flowers. She breaks away from the Akatsuki that Tobi has corrupted, trying to fight for the ideals that the organization originally represented. She tries to kill Tobi when he comes looking for Nagato’s Rinnegan, only to die herself after being forced to reveal the location of Nagato's body.

Naruto is deeply affected by his encounter with Nagato and is compelled to start trying to achieve peace and end the ongoing desires for revenge between ninja. He forgives Nagato for all the missteps he took during his life, thinking of him with as high a regard as he thinks of Jiraiya.

Trivia

• The name “Nagato” means “long-lasting gate” (長門). He may be named after the famous ninja Fujibayashi Nagato who, in the 16^th century, was considered to be one of the three greatest Iga jōnin. The other two were Hattori Hanzō (Hanzō’s supposed namesake) and Momochi Sandayū (Zabuza Momochi’s supposed namesake). In line with his parents, Nagato is also named after a World War II Japanese battleship.
• Studio Pierrot’s Settei sheets of Nagato show that he was 149 cm around the time he killed the Iwa chūnin to protect Yahiko and 163 cm when Jiraiya left Amegakure.
• During Kazekage Rescue Mission, Nagato’s Rinnegan were depicted with the wrong colors due to the Rinnegan not having been illustrated with colors in the manga yet.
• In keeping with his “God” theme, his theme song is “Girei” — a haunting theme that consists of holy chanting.
• According to the databook(s):
  • His hobby was practicing ninjutsu.
  • His desired opponent was anyone to protect his friends.
  • His favorite food was grilled fish and stew.
  • Nagato’s favorite phrase was “The stars are hidden on a rainy night” (雨夜の星, Yuya no hoshi). As a child, it was “Growing up”.
  • As Pain, he wished to fight Naruto Uzumaki (or more specifically the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox).

Quotes

• (To Jiraiya) “Peace…I don't know how to get there…but…but someday I’ll break the curse. If there’s such a thing as peace, I will find it!”
• (To Akatsuki) “We’re both of the same breed, after all…motives for war are of no concern. Religion, ideology, resources, land, grudges, love, or just because…No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist…Reasons can be thought up after the fact. Human nature pursues strife.”
• (To Jiraiya) “Even a foolish child can grow up in a right way, when he learns what pain is. Knowing pain controls ones thoughts and decisions.”
• (To Tsunade Senju) “You think you're the only ones who matter. You think you can put off death. But that peace made you foolish and thoughtless. If you kill someone, someone else will kill you…this hatred binds us together. I want you to feel pain, to think about pain, to accept pain, to know pain.”
• (To Naruto) “We are both ordinary men, driven to seek vengeance in the name of justice; however, if there is justice in vengeance, then justice will breed only more vengeance. And trigger a cycle of hatred.”
• (To Naruto) “To create short these periods of peace through pain that interrupt the endless cycle of hatred…that is my dream.”
• (Last words to Naruto before dying) “Dying like trash…never-ending hatred…pain that never heals…that is war…Naruto…this…is what you must face…The book…and you…It's like…someone…set this all up…Or…maybe…this…is…the hand of the real God…My role is over now…Naruto…you…can really—”
• (Last words to Naruto before being sealed) “Naruto…I’ll be returning to where our master is, so I can see your story…If you ask me…You’re the third part that concludes the series…The first part was Jiraiya…He was flawless…But…The second part was me, an almost complete failure…I couldn’t even get our master to acknowledge me…Ending the series is the third part…The final work will settle it all! Become such a masterpiece that that failure will be like it was canceled altogether…Naruto!” (「ナルト………オレは師匠の所へ戻ってお前の物語を見ておくと…するよ…オレから言わせりゃ…お前は三部作目の完結編だ…一部が自来也…完ペキだった…だが…二部作目ってのはたいがい駄作になるオレのようにな……師にも認めてもらってない……シリーズの出来ってのは三作目…完結編で決まる!駄作を帳消しにするぐらいの最高傑作になってくれよ…ナルト!」, “Naruto… Ore wa shishō no tokoro modotte omae no monogatari o mite oku to…suru yo…Ore kara iwaserya…Omae was Anbusakume no kanketsuhen de…Ichibu ga Jiraiya…Kanpeki datta…Daga…Nibusakume tte no wa taigai dasaku ni naru ore no yō ni na……Shi ni mo mitomete morattenai……Shirīzu no deki tte no wa sansakume…Kanketsuhen de kimaru! Dasaku o chōkeshi ni suru gurai no saikō kessaku ni natte kure yo…Naruto!”)

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