"Sage Art!"
Asuka looked at Jiraiya, whose palms were pressed together, and a complicated emotion suddenly rose in his eyes.
Since crossing over, this was the first time he had seen Jiraiya use Sage Art. He had heard that Jiraiya had used this ninjutsu before, but no one had ever witnessed it. And every enemy who had seen it was dead.
It just takes too long to activate. More importantly, he looks way too ugly after transforming. Thinking of Jiraiya's transformed appearance, Asuka could not help but sigh inwardly.
"Cough, cough~"
Ōnoki staggered to his feet.
After Asuka's emergency treatment just now, his injuries had temporarily stabilized.
Looking at Nagato Uzumaki floating in the sky, Ōnoki took a deep breath, tossed his loose hair behind him, and said hoarsely, "The enemy wants peace. We want peace too.
"But their peace has no place for the Five Great Nations, and our peace has no place for Akatsuki."
He raised his eyes and surveyed the surroundings, looking at the ninja locked in battle. His gaze gradually hardened. "This Old One truly cannot think of a path that will bring peace to the Ninja World. But This Old One believes in the wisdom of those who come after us, and in the ninja fighting side by side."
After saying that, Ōnoki swayed. His right foot slammed into the ground, forcefully steadying his body before he could fall.
Seeing this, Nagato, floating in the sky, suddenly looked down.
He did not take the ninjutsu Jiraiya was about to use seriously at all.
As one who had transcended ordinary men, as one who possessed the Sage's Eye, it was no exaggeration to say that he was the strongest person in the Ninja World today.
"Believing in the wisdom of future generations..."
Nagato murmured to himself.