Let It Go, Let It Go~ Don't Make Things Hard for an Old Man Who Lost His Son

Faced with Hagoromo's undiminished speed, Ōnoki reacted instinctively in astonishment.

He quickly crossed his arms in front of his chest, and the Earth Release Chakra rapidly condensed and hardened.

Earth Release: Steel Armor Hardening!

The technique had just been formed when Hagoromo's Heavenly Foot of Pain slammed heavily onto Ōnoki's crossed arms in defense.

Click--!

A sickening cracking sound was clearly audible as the armor on Ōnoki's arms shattered, the immense force ignoring the hardened defenses of the steel armor.

It pierced through instantly and struck Ōnoki's chest hard.

"Puff--!"

Ōnoki coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his body slammed into the ground like a cannonball.

A curved line of blood floated in the air.

Rumble--!

The enormous impact caused Ōnoki's body to tumble and roll like a whirlwind.

The ground cracked open, and countless fissures exploded as Ōnoki's figure appeared.

"Ugh--!"

Having finally managed to stop, Ōnoki coughed up another mouthful of blood. The violent impact made him feel as if his internal organs had shifted.

Most importantly, the constant collisions caused him excruciating pain in his lower back, almost causing him to lose consciousness.

"Old man! Weren't you quite capable?"

With her advantage, Hagoromo pressed her advantage, lightning crackling in her hands as she charged straight at Ōnoki.

Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!

His figure moved with incredible speed, like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for Ōnoki.

"Don't underestimate... the shadow!"

Despite the pain, Ōnoki let out a low growl.

"Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

A tiny Dust Release cube suddenly burst forth with even greater speed than before, hurtling head-on towards Hagoromo.

Hagoromo's eyes narrowed sharply. This old man!

Using his own speed and his even smaller Dust Release, he accelerated the release speed, instantly reducing the distance between the two to Zeroing, leaving Hagoromo unable to react at that moment!

A deadly sense of crisis made Hagoromo's hair stand on end, and instinctively, the Chakra of his Lightning Release frantically stimulated the cells in his legs.

Sizzle--!

Amidst the piercing crackling of electricity, Hagoromo's figure flashed like a blue streak, darting away just as Dust Release was about to touch her.

Smack

Only a faint smell of Hagoromo remained in the air as Yu Yi's figure appeared directly on the ground in the distance.

"Call--!"

Hagoromo, panting heavily, turned her head to look at her shoulder.

Even though he dodged it at top speed, he was still grazed by the Dust Release technique.

The outer side of his shoulder, along with the sleeve, was instantly torn apart, revealing the stark white bone, and a faint burning pain emanated from it.

However, the horrific wound began to heal rapidly the next moment, leaving only a faint red mark on the skin.

"As expected, I've gotten a little too cocky."

Hagoromo rubbed the wound on her shoulder that had healed and looked at Ōnoki not far away.

As expected, those who can become Shadows can launch counterattacks that ordinary people cannot, even in dire straits.

"Ha! As expected of you!"

Ōnoki sighed as he watched his attack miss.

"I am the Third Tsuchikage! Ōnoki of the Two Scales!"

"On behalf of Iwagakure), we surrender!"

After laughing heartily, Ōnoki gathered his Chakra in his throat and amplified his voice throughout the entire battlefield.

Boom--!

Upon hearing Ōnoki's words, the Five-Tails, which had just been fighting against Jiraiya and Gamabunta in Sage Mode, flicked its tail.

Then, it quickly reverted to human form and headed towards Ōnoki.

"Well--"

The opponent's quick reaction surprised Jiraiya, and even Gamabunta was caught off guard.

What's going on?

Gamabunta blinked, looking a little confused, and asked.

"You brat! The Tsuchikage just announced his surrender!"

Sage Shima slapped Gamabunta on the forehead with a slap imbued with Senjutsu Chakra, nearly sending Gamabunta to Elysium.

Bang--

A huge cloud of dust rose up, Gamabunta's body vanished from the spot.

Jiraiya slowly descended, he couldn't help but swallow hard; he had seen it all clearly just now.

Gamabunta lost consciousness and returned to Mount Myōboku.

How terrifying!

Even more terrifying than Tsunade!

"Jiraiya, now that it's over, let's head back."

Sage Fukasaku, standing to the side, wiped the sweat from his brow and spoke to Jiraiya.

The frog's entire body disappeared onto Jiraiya's shoulder in the next instant.

"Ho--!"

The removal of Sage Mode caused Jiraiya to feel pain all over his body.

You have to understand that he just withstood the incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb of the Five-Tails; if it weren't for the two sages using Senjutsu to block it, he would have been in trouble.

I almost flew into the sky.

Without hesitation, there were more important things to do now.

Jiraiya quickly ran towards where Hagoromo was.

Upon seeing Hagoromo's figure, Jiraiya was so frightened that he dared not stop his feet and shouted.

"Hagoromo! No!"

Jiraiya, like a giant Toad, leaped onto Hagoromo and blocked his limbs.

"Hagoromo, stop!"

"Stop right now! The Tsuchikage has surrendered! If we continue fighting, Konoha will be held accountable by the Daimyo!"

Jiraiya looked bitter. What's going on? Why is this young man so hot-tempered?

"Jiraiya! Let me go! I'm going to beat this old bastard to death!"

Hagoromo's face was full of anger. That damned Ōnoki, after playing tricks, simply surrendered.

At the very end, he even pretended to say something like, "Hey, you were a step too slow."

"Garlic bird, garlic bird~ Don't bother arguing with someone who's about to die." Jiraiya, who understood, was speechless.

Anyone who was almost killed by a sneak attack one second ago could have their opponent surrender the next.

Even Jiraiya would want to grind his opponent to dust.

But it's really impossible to do that now.

Ōnoki surrendered or not is another matter; he has already surrendered, and if Hagoromo were to make another move...

That would truly lead to accountability, and even the Kage from other ninja villages might get involved.

After all, as the Shadow, he had already swallowed his pride and surrendered, yet he was still killed.

This is something they absolutely cannot accept.

"Ha, young man."

Ōnoki chuckled.

"One of the Sannin, yet he's not even respected by his juniors. He might as well just die."

"You son of a bitch!"

Jiraiya, who had been blocking Hagoromo Jiraiya, suddenly Kakkō and began hurling insults at Ōnoki.

Seeing Jiraiya like this, Ōnoki instantly felt incredibly relieved.

Even if he admits defeat, so what? He can still infuriate the people of Konoha in other ways.

They can't lay a hand on themselves yet; comparing the two, I've won!

This time, it was Hagoromo who stood in Jiraiya's way, saying something venomous.

"Garlic bird, garlic bird~ Don't make things difficult for an old man whose son has died."