: Pain and Konan reach the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village. Pain uses a clever strategy to bypass the village's sensory barrier: the Animal Path enters through the air to create a single breach, then summons the remaining five Paths of Pain and Konan inside.
: At Mount Myōboku, Fukasaku explains the critical weakness of Sage Mode to Naruto: it only lasts for five minutes . He reveals that to maintain it in battle, Naruto must learn to "merge" with the Great Toad Sages (Ma and Pa) so they can gather natural energy while he moves. Naruto Shippuden Episode 157
: Once inside, the Paths split into two groups—one to create a diversion (assault team) and one to search for Naruto (reconnaissance team). Significant moments include the Asura Path causing massive destruction and the Human Path beginning to interrogate and harvest souls from villagers. : Pain and Konan reach the outskirts of