Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

Jiraiya naturally noticed the attack from behind. He smoothly stepped onto the tower with his wooden clogs and ran upwards while looking back at the battle between Shinichi Hyuga and Konan.

Seeing Konan's composure in the face of Shinichi Hyuga's counterattack, his feelings were quite complicated.

As a Konoha ninja, Jiraiya was naturally aware of the threat this organization posed to Konoha. From this perspective, he naturally hoped that Shinichi Hyuga could defeat the enemy.

However, as the teacher of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, Jiraiya did not want Konan to die at the hands of Shinichi Hyuga.

"Xiao Nan...."

“Nagato..…”

"Don't make the same mistake again!"

With mixed feelings, Jiraiya turned away and refused to look back at the battlefield.

Now he had no choice. If Nagato and Konan couldn't turn back, as a Konoha ninja, there was only one thing he could do to protect Konoha...

Having made up his mind, Jiraiya ran a little faster.

He understood that the only way to save Konan was to persuade Nagato to surrender and give up.

I just hope... Xiao Nan can hold on until he comes back.

Beneath the iron tower, Shinichi Hyuga used the Flying Thunder God Technique to shield Jiraiya from the rain of arrows, and then used the same technique to return to the open ground where he had been standing.

Jiraiya's Fire Release technique covered a circular area of ​​several meters around the iron tower with burning toad oil, leaving no place to land.

Shinichi doesn't possess Konan's flying ability, so it's impossible for him to fight the enemy over the sea of ​​fire.

Konan seemed to understand this as well, and she also knew that Shinichi Hyuga was proficient in using the Flying Thunder God Technique. In order to pose a real threat to Shinichi Hyuga, Konan was also making preparations in silence.

Shinichi Hyuga didn't realize that the paper arrows he had just transferred using the Flying Thunder God Technique were not immediately burned to ashes after falling into the sea of ​​fire.

Instead, it penetrated deep beneath the surface of the toad oil and then unfolded into explosive tags.

The surface of the toad oil was burning fiercely, but strangely, there was no flame at the bottom of the toad oil, and the temperature was not even very high. The explosive tags were not detonated.

Even Shinichi Hyuga, who possesses the Byakugan, didn't notice this unusual scene.

The Byakugan does indeed possess terrifying X-ray vision, but in reality, even though Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan can see through the opponent's arrangements, countless pieces of information are simultaneously entering his brain from his wide field of vision.

Since there is only one brain that processes this information, Shinichi Hyuga would have difficulty guarding against Konan's attack while simultaneously sensing the Flying Thunder God Mark. On top of that, he would also need to closely monitor the surrounding environment and detect any subtle changes within it.

This is a very difficult thing for the person performing the spell.

If Shinichi concentrates on using Flying Thunder God, he will be able to slightly reduce his ability to monitor the surrounding environment.

Back on the open ground, Shinichi Hyuga had no intention of continuing to attack Konan. Her technique was rather peculiar, and he was carefully observing Konan's body with his Byakugan, hoping to understand the weakness of "Shikigami Dance".

Shinichi noticed that Konan, in her "angel" state, was surrounded by azure chakra, and she seemed to be constantly maintaining chakra output.

The output of chakra was considerable, and Shinichi judged that the "invincibility" time of the opponent's Shikigami Dance should also be very limited.

If we consider Konan's chakra level to be that of a typical elite Jonin, then her Angelic state would only last for a maximum of ten minutes.

Shinichi speculated that the chakra surrounding Konan's body was one of the manifestations of the Paper Dance technique.

It would be better to wait and wait for Xiao Nan to show a weakness!

Shinichi wasn't in a hurry. Jiraiya had already gone to the top of the tower to find Nagato, so this matter should be resolved soon.

At this moment, the one who is more anxious should be Xiao Nan, who is firmly locked in by him!

"I originally prepared this for that man."

"But for now, it seems we can only use it to deal with you!"

"I will absolutely protect Nagato and will not allow anyone to take Nagato away from me!"

Xiao Nan's expression hardened, and the explosive tags covering her body seeped out one after another, then rapidly condensed in front of her, turning into a vortex. The explosive tags then folded and glued together, and in just a moment, a wall of explosive tags appeared.

To Shinichi Hyuga's slightly astonishment, the wall of explosive tags floated up and pressed down on him.

"!!!"

"Using condensed explosive tags as bricks?"

Konan's attack seemed simple and unadorned to Shinichi. However, the moment the wall of explosive tags fell toward Shinichi's head, two or three explosive tags suddenly peeled off the wall and immediately began to burn.

"Hmm?" A sulfurous smell filled his nostrils. Just as Shinichi Hyuga noticed this, the explosive tag detonated with a "boom".

Flames and thick smoke instantly enveloped Shinichi Hyuga, but in the very next second after the detonation of the explosive tag, Shinichi Hyuga flew out of the smoke. Apart from a few sparks on his sleeve, the explosion had no effect on Shinichi.

The very next second after Shinichi flew out of the black smoke, the wall of explosive tags pierced through the thick smoke and chased after Shinichi.

The "wall" flew at incredible speed, like a heavy magic carpet, and quickly swept over Shinichi's head. As the "wall" flew past, five or six explosive tags peeled off the wall and exploded again around Shinichi Hyuga.

"boom!!!!"

This explosion was even more powerful than the previous one. With a deafening roar, a kunai was also thrown several meters away by the explosion, landing squarely on the wall of the iron tower where Nagato was located.

As flames roared up, Shinichi Hyuga crouched and stood diagonally on the tower, gently pulling the Flying Thunder God Kunai from the wall with one hand.

To evade Konan's attack, Shinichi Hyuga successfully dodged using the Flying Thunder God Technique, briefly escaping the battlefield before rapidly returning.

In mid-air, Xiao Nan saw that her repeated attacks were ineffective, and her pretty face was covered with frost.

Manipulating the "magic carpet" created with explosive tags, they launched a campaign to strangle and pursue Shinichi Hyuga.

Every time the magic carpet got close to Shinichi Hyuga, explosive tags would peel off and explode, but Shinichi was able to escape from the explosions by running at top speed.

One person and one carpet, one in front and one behind, one chasing and one fleeing, along with Shinichi's movement, he was getting further and further away from the battlefield. Konan's control over the "magic carpet" was also getting weaker and weaker. At a distance of 100 meters, Konan felt somewhat powerless. In order to maintain her control over the "magic carpet", she had no choice but to leave the iron tower with Shinichi.

Konan was well aware that her mission was to "protect" Nagato, but due to the circumstances, if she didn't deal with Shinichi Hyuga, the situation would only become unfavorable for them.

Shinichi achieved his goal by transferring Konan away from Nagato's side.

Honestly, even now, Shinichi hasn't discovered the weakness of Shiki no Mai, and Konan's chakra is far from being exhausted.

However, Shinichi Hyuga did not want to continue to exhaust himself like this, so he decided to make Konan consume chakra faster!

"boom!!!!"

As yet another explosive tag detonated in the city, Shinichi Hyuga emerged safely from the thick smoke once more. This time, however, Shinichi launched a counterattack.

As Shinichi emerged from the thick smoke, he threw a mini Tailed Beast Ball at Konan. At the same time, Shinichi also produced two explosive tags with his other hand and turned around to throw them at the pursuing "Magic Carpet".

Konan, who was focused on controlling the "Magic Carpet" attack, suddenly stopped. A small Tailed Beast Ball had silently flown to Konan's side. The moment Konan noticed the abnormality, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded.

"Boom-"

The Tailed Beast Ball explosion was like a thunderclap in spring, and the sound and commotion it caused were incomparable to the previous explosive tag explosions.

Just as the villagers of Rain Village discovered a battle taking place in the village, another deafening roar echoed through the rain.

"boom!!!!"

The two explosive tags released by Shinichi Hyuga became entangled with each other. Shinichi used the technique of multiplying the explosive tags to detonate the "explosive tag wall" that Konan had previously created. Although the power could not be compared with the mini Tailed Beast Ball, the commotion was still considerable.

The series of explosions also attracted the attention of the Rain Ninja, and Shinichi noticed that many ninja were rushing towards this location.

"Well?"

Pain is the one who officially controls Amegakure. Konan is called "Angel" by the Amegakure ninja, and the village has long been a monolithic entity under their control.

If the Rain Ninja reinforcements arrive, Hyuga Shinichi will become very constrained.

Shinichi didn't want to start a war between the Land of Fire and the Rain Village. He could kill members of Akatsuki, but ordinary Rain Village ninjas could be considered "innocent" in this matter.

Shinichi wasn't cold-blooded enough to ruthlessly kill these ninjas who shouldn't have been involved in this battle in the first place.

Looking up in the direction where the mini Tailed Beast Ball exploded, countless pieces of paper shattered in mid-air, and these pieces of paper rapidly condensed on the ground, forming Konan's body in just a moment.

Konan, who had just reassembled her body, looked exhausted. She tried to get up but stumbled and fell back to the ground. It was unclear how she had managed to avoid being injured by the mini-Tailed Beast Ball, but the effort to dodge it had clearly taken a heavy toll on her.

Shinichi could see through his Byakugan that the chakra flames in Konan's "dantian" had shrunk considerably. Moreover, the layer of chakra covering Konan's body had disappeared.

"Have you come out of that invincible angelic state?"

Shinichi Hyuga looked towards Konan from afar, quickly conjuring a black rod in his hand using Yin-Yang Release, and casually flicked it towards Konan's head.

The sound of something cutting through the air caught Xiao Nan's attention. When she looked up, she saw a dark shadow rushing towards her. Almost instinctively, she swerved to the side, and the black rod slashed across Xiao Nan's cheek and pierced the ground behind her.

Konan's pupils contracted sharply when she caught a glimpse of the black rod embedded in the ground behind her.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, she turned around abruptly and saw that Shinichi Hyuga had somehow appeared in front of her using Body Flicker, holding a kunai in his hand, and was stabbing it directly at Konan's neck.

Even when facing a woman like Konan, Shinichi Hyuga showed no mercy.

Perhaps Konan was a kind person, and perhaps she never did anything "bad" according to her own wishes in her life. She always followed Yahiko and worked hard for Yahiko's dream. After Yahiko's death, she followed Nagato and worked hard for Nagato's dream.

Even now, her fight to the death with Shinichi Hyuga is not out of her own ambition; she simply wants to use her abilities to help Nagato.

This is a woman who lived like an accessory. From Shinichi's perspective, Konan's life without a sense of self is tragic.

However, Xiao Nan herself may not think so; she believes that everything she does is of her own will.

Protecting her companions was her only will.

The sharp kunai was reflected in Konan's pupils. At that moment, there was no fear in her eyes, but rather a deep joy.

"Nagato, for you, I will never lose!"

The kunai fell and pierced Konan's neck, but to Shinichi's surprise, there was no blood splattering as he had expected.

Konan's body suddenly lost its color, and the white paper slowly drifted away in front of Shinichi Hyuga, filling the open space with a faint smell of sulfur.

Paper clone!