Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Nagato was shocked.

Nagato's words left him speechless.

Although he had learned some of the information from the message sent by Chiba, he still couldn't adapt to the sudden power when he actually faced the situation.

Time has passed and years have changed.

Unexpectedly, the master and disciple met again in such a situation.

Chiba is fast, but that guy is abnormal to begin with; he wouldn't be surprised by anything, but...

So fast!

There was a time when he believed that Nagato might be the "prophesied child" mentioned by the Great Toad Sage, and he had high expectations for him.

It seems there are other ninjutsu effects as well.

The abnormal features that were there before have all disappeared, leaving only the frog-like pupils in the eyes and the surrounding patterns.

"You see, in the end, it still takes strength to resolve disputes."

These were his words to Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, but their experiences clearly did not align with Jiraiya's theories, so much so that whatever he said now lacked persuasiveness.

Nagato was one of his most prized disciples.

"..."

"You are right about one thing."

The powerful suction caught Jiraiya off guard.

"Please help me, there's really no other way today."

"No, he is Yahiko."

Is it this kind of power that cannot be absorbed by one's own hungry ghost realm?

Nagato analyzed the situation in his mind, but his hands moved quickly. He held a black stick in his hand and raised it the moment Jiraiya approached.

Nagato expressed his thoughts through "Yahiko".

"Little Jiraiya, is he the Nagato you're talking about?"

Jiraiya remained silent, instead silently activating his Sage Chakra, then biting his finger to summon Fukasaku and Shima, the two sages.

With his hands forming a hand seal, strands of hair instantly grew from his head, transforming into tentacles that attacked Pain's remaining five Paths.

Although the Universal Pull technique flung Jiraiya toward the Asura Path, the powerful defense of his hair and chakra armor still allowed Jiraiya to block the attack from the serrated blades.

not only that.

The serrated edge of the Asura Path was damaged by Jiraiya's hair, and now it was pitted and ineffective. Nagato swung his black staff at Jiraiya.

however.

The next instant, Jiraiya's body beneath his hair turned into a wisp of earth.

The real Jiraiya—

Bang!

The ground beneath his feet broke open, and Jiraiya, holding a giant Rasengan, slammed it down towards the Asura Path.

The Hungry Ghost Realm, with only one arm, rushed to the rescue immediately.

but.

Nagato quickly realized that Chiba's Sage Chakra made his Preta Path very uncomfortable.

Could Jiraiya's technique also have such an effect?

He did not hesitate.

moment.

Shinra Tianzheng!

The repulsive force that activated in an instant sent Jiraiya's body and the Rasengan flying, leaving him no time to react.

By the time he realized what was happening, he was already outside.

at the same time--

missiles

"Little Jiraiya!"

"Use ninjutsu!"

Fukasaku puffed out his cheeks and then quickly sprayed a hurricane in that direction.

Master Shima spewed out flames.

The two combined instantly to form a wave of fire, completely destroying the missile.

Then——

Immortal method·Wind escapes the sand!

A strong wind blew sand and dust, raising a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky and covered the surroundings.

Jiraiya took a deep breath and pondered a solution.

This is too difficult!

He couldn't help but feel fortunate. If he hadn't listened to Tsunade and Chiba's advice and had gone to Amegakure by his own will, he might not be coming back now.

Although it might yield some intelligence, but...

so what?

Chiba only exchanged a few blows with Nagato before he immediately understood the cause and effect, the whole situation. If he went to Amegakure, he would be foolishly throwing his life away.

Thank goodness I didn't go!

Jiraiya took several deep breaths.

"Boss, we can't keep fighting like this. None of these five are real, and they might be making new ones right now. There's no point in us wasting our time."

"what do you mean?"

"Do you have any illusion magic? Give me one, let's use illusion magic to control them!"

Jiraiya said in a low voice.

"Well, cough cough."

Shima was a little embarrassed.

"What are we thinking about now? Jiraiya has already said so, so let's just use it."

"Okay, but we need some time to accumulate experience."

……

"Aren't you going?"

"I don't need your guidance, do I?"

"Hey, I'm your partner in this mission."

The White Zetsu clone spoke.

Sasuke Uchiha sneered, then said, "Partner? I don't think so. To me, you're someone who could become a burden."

"Uh, please rest assured, I am quite capable in terms of concealment."

The White Zetsu clone spoke.

Sasuke looked towards Konoha in the distance: "So, you can't offer much help in other areas?"

"That's not the case either."

"Forget it, I don't want to hear what you have to say. Now I need you to do me a favor."

"What's the deal?"

The white Zetsu clone moved closer.

Sasuke looked at him, his eyes swirling with tomoe, and then grabbed the other man's throat.

A flicker of fear flashed in the eyes of the White Zetsu clone.

He was about to run away, but Sasuke's genjutsu had already fallen into his eyes, and then—

Sasuke grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.

Immediately afterwards, he tore off the other party's arm and used a sealing technique to seal the White Zetsu clone.

"transplant."

"This guy named Madara doesn't trust me at all. Ha, that's right. To him, neither I nor Itachi are just tools. How could we possibly obtain the strongest power?"

Sasuke removed the cells from his arm, then made a cut on both of his arms and pressed the cells back onto the wound.

He was about to use medical ninjutsu to recover—

The cells automatically adhered to his wound, and although the process was slow, the recovery speed was significantly faster than that of an average person.

Sasuke recovered using a medical ninjutsu copied with his Sharingan.

Not a moment later.

White Zetsu cells began to spread gradually on his arm, but the spread stopped after only a moment, and Sasuke felt the benefits brought by the White Zetsu cells.

My pupil power has increased!

and.

The side effects and benefits of the pupil technique seem to have been enhanced!

"Hahahaha, no wonder that guy wouldn't give this to us. Such powerful energy is truly... truly wonderful!"

Sasuke laughed wildly, a tear rolling down his cheek. "He's nothing special! He just has a few more cells than us. Once I get an explanation from Chiba, I'll kill him!"

"What do you want to say?"

A voice rang out, "Foolish little brother—"