Bang! The instant Jiraiya was blasted away by the repulsive force, he swiftly bit his finger and pressed it against the air.
He looked up at Nagato ahead of him, and a strange pattern made of black tadpole-like script emerged beneath his palm.
"Summoning: Yatai Collapse Technique!!"
As his deep voice rang out, enormous white smoke suddenly filled the space between heaven and earth. Then, a giant toad burst through the smoke and landed atop the six-headed ninja dog below.
"Even a useless fellow like me has to take the field now?" Gamaken looked around, drew the Spiked Fish Fork from his back, and viciously drove it into the six-headed ninja dog's back, instantly shattering its spine.
Boom! A massive shockwave spread in all directions, forcing everyone to squint.
At the same time.
In the sky, a giant bird with Black Receivers embedded all over its head let out a strange cry. Then it turned and dove straight at Gamaken.
"Sage Art: White Rage Technique!" Ichikishimahime opened her mouth and spat a phantom red dragon holding a black cylinder into the sky. It slammed directly into the giant bird, erupting in a blinding flash.
The sudden turn of events left Gamaken frozen for a moment.
When it saw that the bird had already been smashed to bits, it abruptly lowered its head toward the little girl floating in the air, an almost human-like look of confusion appearing on its face. "Ichikishimahime?"
Ichikishimahime clapped her hands and said coldly, "Gamaken, that's this humble one's enemy! Go find your own opponent!!"
After saying that, she did not even spare the red-skinned toad a glance and continued searching for someone she could fight.
She had been having a perfectly good time playing with that freakish bird, but then this damned toad had barged