(I could've swore I posted this one already. Oh well. Double dose for you this week, folks.)
I find this colorspread amusing. It showcases both of the most annoyingly common jutsus in this series working in conjunction. Naruto clones controlling a puppet. Priceless.
We open with Naruto sitting on Dementor Pein's unconscious body. That must have been some feat taking that guy out. I mean, Konohamaru barely managed to. We all know how powerful Konohamaru is.
Sith Pein wastes time figuring out Naruto's tactics which we already know about while one of Naruto's clones punches out Physical Pein. Suddenly, Pein remembers he's one with the Force and force pushes both Naruto and his clone away. The frogs decide to shank him around this point. With their ninja shankin' knives. Naruto, meanwhile, wonders what that tech was STOP CALLING IT THAT and Tsunade's parrot slug states the obvious. Fukusaku, meanwhile, sets up a diversion.
Anyway, the force is so strong with Sith Pein that he can force push all three giant toads at once. They fly for a little ways, and we cut back to Konoha Crater to remind us all once again that this is Naruto's fight. Despite the fact that all the competent ones are still alive and Naruto is up against two very powerful ninja. Better not interfere, kids. We wouldn't want to see our savior survive this encounter or anything.
Oh, look, it's Hinata. What's she up to? Oh, isn't that cute! She's the only one in the village with any sense left in her! But no, don't go out there. Daddy says you'll only get in the way.
Ass.
Back at the battle, Naruto reveals that he can't make more than two chakra-gatherin' clones at a time. He also can't use more than three clones to fight, lest the chakra-gatherin' clone's ADD kick in. Then we have a bunch of panels showing all the Peins Naruto's owned. No apparent reason.
Pein decides to bust out a Jedi Mind Trick here. Those only work on weak-minded fools, you know.
Our boy is screwed.
Physical Pein takes the opportunity to place Naruto in the dreaded full-nelson-no-jutsu. It's a noteworthy sacrifice, since Piccolo's attack will no doubt kill both him and...
Damn, wrong manga. Sorry.
Turns out Naruto will be left alive, since he's got that... fox thingy still. I don't remember what it does. Kishi hardly ever mentions it anymore. Naruto tries to bluff, and gets called on it. Physical Pein steals all of Naruto's delicious Sage Chakra and Darth Pein announces the completion of Operation Kidnap the Nine-Tailed Fox and Drag it Back to Rain Village so we can Nuke Everything.
