Special Human Puppet!

Jiraiya emerged, wearing an "oil" forehead protector, a red vest over his clothes, wooden clogs on his feet, and a toad standing on each shoulder.

Kakashi, Asuma, and the others followed beside him.

As for Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu?

Their combat strength was practically nonexistent. They were better off evacuating the villagers.

The two toads on Jiraiya's shoulders were naturally the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima.

In the past, when using Sage Mode, he had relied on the Summoning Technique to have them gather Natural Energy for him.

But now that Fukasaku and Shima were right here in Konoha, there was no need to spend Chakra summoning them, nor did he need to spend a long time entering Sage Mode.

With them present, he could practically enter it instantly.

More importantly, gathering Natural Energy would not interfere with Jiraiya's fighting.

Of course, it was not without drawbacks.

If their real bodies were here rather than being summoned through the Summoning Technique, then the Summoning Technique could not be canceled.

Since they had not been summoned, there was naturally nothing to cancel.

When the sage location still existed, they could have other toads use the Reverse Summoning Technique to send the two sages back.

But now that it was gone, they could no longer use the Reverse Summoning Technique.

The sage locations were truly heaven-defying places. Aside from Sage Mode and Summoning Beasts, this technique was their greatest asset.

The reason contractors of the Three Great Sage Locations could grow so easily was not only because of the help provided by Summoning Beasts, but also because of this life-saving ability.

If they could survive, they could naturally grow stronger.

Now, the Toad Clan had naturally lost that ability as well.

He could only hope that Fukasaku and Shima would take