Face to face with Jiraiya, Pain lays out the twisted philosophy that turned a grieving boy into a self-styled god. He unveils a plan to collect every tailed beast and forge a weapon terrible enough to end war, a vision Jiraiya rejects outright as their battle erupts.
Summary
Pain calls up a huge crustacean to pry Konan loose from Jiraiya's binding jutsu and tells her to depart. Jiraiya smashes the summoned crab apart and presses for answers about what Nagato has become and what fate met Yahiko. Pain replies that Yahiko is gone and that he has cast aside his boyhood ideals, claiming that endless suffering has raised him to the level of a god.
Key Events
Speaking as the head of Akatsuki, Pain describes his aim to seize all nine tailed beasts and shape from them a weapon capable of wiping out whole nations. Confronted with such devastation, he argues, the world will abandon war and settle into peace. Jiraiya dismisses the scheme as unworkable. To press his case Pain summons a chameleon, and Jiraiya answers by calling forth Gamaken.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in the Growth into Godhood!! chapter?
In this chapter, Pain frees Konan from Jiraiya's binding jutsu and explains to Jiraiya that Yahiko is dead and that enduring endless suffering has raised him, Pain, to the level of a god.
What does Pain believe becoming a god means in this chapter?
Pain claims in this chapter that he has cast aside his boyhood ideals and that enduring endless suffering after Yahiko's death has elevated him to godhood.
What is Pain's plan for the tailed beasts in this chapter?
Pain describes his goal as head of Akatsuki to seize all nine tailed beasts and forge them into a weapon capable of wiping out entire nations, arguing that such devastation would force the world into peace.
How does Jiraiya respond to Pain's philosophy?
Jiraiya dismisses Pain's scheme as unworkable, and the confrontation turns physical as Pain summons a chameleon and Jiraiya answers by calling forth the toad Gamaken.
What arc does Growth into Godhood!! belong to?
Growth into Godhood!! is chapter 374 of the Naruto manga, part of the Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant arc, and is collected in volume 41.
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