Danzo Shimura, one of Naruto's most despicable characters, might have been indirectly responsible for saving the protagonist.

Pain is one of the best villains in anime ... He is strong enough to contend with Naruto's Sage Mode and Naruto's Nine-Tails ...

Having learned Sage Mode quite easily, shortly before his first battle against the leader of the Akatsuki, Pain, Naruto Uzumaki developed this technique greatly. Over the years, Naruto's control ...

The Pain arc is Naruto at its very best ... Naruto is full of rage as he shows off the power of Sage Mode. While death isn't always avoidable, different circumstances could have allowed these ...