((link)) — Pain Naruto Destroying Village

A young genin, pinned under a fallen rafter, reached a trembling hand toward a charred forehead protector. He didn't reach for a weapon. He reached for the symbol of the Leaf, now half-melted into the mud. As his fingers brushed it, the air pressure shifted. He looked up.

Pain did not destroy the village brick by brick. He deconstructed its soul. pain naruto destroying village

He was a silhouette against the false sky. Piercings glittered like cold stars. His eyes, the rippled Rinnegan, held no malice. They held something far worse: absolute conviction. A young genin, pinned under a fallen rafter,