Jiraiya, If You Come After Me Again, I'll Kill You

"Lord Jiraiya!"

Kakashi arrived quickly, landed, and looked around cautiously while observing Jiraiya's condition.

It was a terrible sight; his abdomen looked like it had been ripped open, and even half of his helmet was gone.

His white hair was disheveled, and in some places it looked as if it had been cut off.

Jiraiya, struggled to lift his head and looked up. Seeing it was Kakashi, he smiled and said:

"It's Kakashi. Don't worry, Orochimaru is gone."

"Lord Jiraiya, I'll take you to get treatment right now!"

Kakashi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then tried to help Jiraiya leave the area.

After all, if this injury had happened to him, he might have already reported it to the Pure Land.

"No need, just stay put for now."

Jiraiya and shook his hand weakly, his expression inscrutable.

It's not easy to keep Orochimaru here; even if he wanted to use Sage Mode, he couldn't.

However, even if they couldn't stay, they wouldn't have been beaten to this state.

It was just because Orochimaru gave him a message that caused him to lose his composure for a moment.

This gave Orochimaru an opportunity to rip a large hole in his abdomen with the Kusanagi Sword.

For a moment, Jiraiya's thoughts drifted back to a short time ago.

Orochimaru, seeing that Jiraiya kept his palms together, naturally sensed the gradually increasing amount of Senjutsu Chakra, having already studied it.

He then instructed Manda, "Manda, interrupt his actions."

Manda was no longer as arrogant as before, after all, once the Sage Body of Mount Myōboku was activated...

Even if Manda were to be captured by Jiraiya, he would Jiraiya, so without hesitation, he launched an attack directly at Jiraiya's location.

"Gamabunta! Stop him!"

Jiraiya shouted in a deep voice, regarding the old man's change this time.

Whatever the reason, he had to keep Orochimaru!

Upon hearing Jiraiya's command, Gamabunta crouched down and then jumped high into the air.

Water Release: Gunshot!

High in the sky, Gamabunta formed a hand seal with his palms, and a huge water ball spewed out of his mouth.

Due to gravity, the speed was twice as fast as before.

The Manda coiling on the ground merely wiggled their tails and swept towards the water sphere.

The immense force shattered the Gunshot, and for a moment the surrounding dense forest seemed to be experiencing a storm.

When his first attack failed, Gamabunta drew his short sword and slashed down from mid-air.

Clang--

Manda raised its head and once again used its horns to block Gamabunta's short sword.

Orochimaru's neck, perched atop Manda's head, formed a strange arc before stretching out Jiraiya above Gamabunta's head.

Seeing Jiraiya, Jiraiya gritted his teeth, jumped up, and slapped his feet together.

"Ninjutsu. Needle Jizo!"

Orochimaru, who never expected Jiraiya to use this hand seal method, was unable to dodge in time and suffered several cuts on his cheek.

The next instant, the Kusanagi Sword was spat out of Orochimaru's mouth, curving as it stabbed towards Jiraiya, who resembled a hedgehog.

Clang--

Hanabi sparked as Jiraiya, watched Orochimaru's head flash past his eyes.

Seeing that his attack was unsuccessful, Gamabunta could only retreat by leaping and flipping into the air.

Orochimaru retracted his neck, narrowed his vertical pupils, Jiraiya with a smile:

"Jiraiya, you're still as unreliable as ever."

Jiraiya, whose hair was gradually coming down, burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"But it's very useful, isn't it?"

"Yeah?"

Orochimaru merely chuckled, and the Kusanagi Sword in his mouth extended once more for a surprise attack.

Just as Gamabunta was about to parry with his short sword, Manda quickly closed in, coiled around him, and pinned him down.

Unable to use the technique again in time, Jiraiya could only crouch down and duck to dodge.

The half-helmet with oil characters on his head was cut open directly by the grass pheasant sword.

Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, and the Kusanagi Sword slashed down at Jiraiya.

Seeing that Gamabunta was being suppressed, if things continued like this, not only would he not be able to refine his Senjutsu Chakra, but he himself might even die on the spot.

As for whether Orochimaru would really want him dead?

Jiraiya stated that he dares not gamble at the moment!

Helpless, he could only release his clasped hands to block Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.

"Heh, Sage Mode."

Orochimaru only withdrew his Kusanagi Sword after seeing that Jiraiya had given up gathering Senjutsu Chakra.

He said, "I never expected that you would be the first of the three of us to successfully cultivate."

"However, it seems there are many limitations."

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Orochimaru, stop being so stubborn!"

"Whether it was the experiment years ago or the recent attack on the border post, you have committed unforgivable crimes."

"Come back with me, and at least the old man will be lenient with you out of consideration for our past relationship!"

"Hehehaha!"

Orochimaru burst into laughter upon hearing Jiraiya's words, and only after a long while did he raise his hand to wipe away the tears from the corner of his eyes.

"No, can we please stop using such outdated phrases?"

"You're making me sleepy."

As if remembering something, Orochimaru asked Jiraiya curiously:

"By the way, my decadent teacher has taken on a new apprentice?"

Jiraiya had been looking very serious, was taken aback by Orochimaru's words, and then nodded.

"Ah, a talented young man."

"It seems they escaped from your clutches a while ago."

At this point, a smile couldn't help but appear on Jiraiya's face.

"Heh, I wonder what kind of winds will blow."

"But Jiraiya, do you still remember those children you took in back in the Land of Rain?"

Orochimaru scoffed dismissively Jiraiya.

"Yahiko? Nagato? Konan?! Orochimaru! Where are they?!"

Jiraiya was taken aback by Orochimaru's words, and then shouted at Orochimaru.

"Jiraiya, your disciples all seem to be quite remarkable."

"Whether it's Minato Namikaze, or those two... they're all amazing figures."

After confirming the name, Orochimaru tossed his long hair, turned around, and jumped off Manda's head.

Thud--

The release of the Summoning Technique Formula caused a thick fog to burst forth, Jiraiya was about to give chase.

Suddenly, Gamabunta shouted from beneath his feet, "Jiraiya! Watch out!"

The next instant, Jiraiya's pupils dilated sharply as a Kusanagi Sword pierced through his back and emerged from his abdomen.

They ripped a large gash open in Jiraiya's abdomen.

"Jiraiya, if you catch up again, I'll kill you..."

The last thing Jiraiya fell to the ground was this sentence.

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Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, where are you?

As Jiraiya lay on the ground, his eyelids gradually felt heavy, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Lord Jiraiya!"

Kakashi quickly helped Jiraiya up and was about to take him somewhere for treatment when...

A voice came from afar.

"Kakashi!"

"Kai?" Kakashi turned his head and saw a familiar green figure radiating green Chakra rushing towards him.