Naruto | V Pain Episode ^new^

Unlike raw power later, this is strategic: Naruto uses shadow clones, frog katas (invisible nature energy strikes), and intel from Katsuyu.

Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten’in, Chibaku Tensei (Planetary Devastation)—Pain feels like a god. The animation of debris rising into a floating sphere is iconic. naruto v pain episode

Inside the seal, Naruto meets his father for the first time. Emotional payoff after 300+ episodes. Minato stops the full transformation. Unlike raw power later, this is strategic: Naruto