Worthy of Being Jiraiya's Teacher
These days...
What enemy could possibly require such a large-scale operation?
Unless it's a Kage or an even stronger Jinchuriki besieging another village!
No...
It's also possible...
To surround and kill Orochimaru?
However, just as Jiraiya rushed over, the battle between the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa to capture Pain had already begun!
The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, removed his straw hat and threw off his Hokage Cloak, revealing a suit of sturdy leather armor. His voice was no longer the kind and gentle one he once was; instead, it was filled with the fighting spirit emanating from his chest!
"You've come to Konoha in your capacity..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen crouched, like a monkey ready to pounce, his eyes fixed on the other's gas mask. "As the host, it's truly my dereliction of duty not to personally greet you..."
"..."
Pain slightly raised his head.
The man did not deny his identity, as if he already knew that the other party had obtained his information, but his voice remained calm and unperturbed.
"It seems..."
"You all know."
"This is also a trap set for me..."
"Yes..."
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, spoke with a hint of amusement, seemingly pleased with his agreement with the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, to jointly capture the Akatsuki Leader, or perhaps pleased with his successful guess about Pain's identity.
"No secret in the world can remain hidden forever."
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, smiled smugly as he looked at the gas mask on Pain's head, "No matter how mysterious your identity is, no matter how many secrets you hold in your heart, as long as you live in this world, they will inevitably be exposed in the end..."
"..."
Pain silently watched the two village figures.
Although...
It will be exposed sooner or later...
But...
His exposure at this time was ultimately unexpected.
Even if he wanted to leave with Konan and Nagato at this time, it seemed that Konoha and Hidden Sand Village had been watching him for a long time, making it relatively difficult to escape.
So...
Battle is inevitable!
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately saw Pain's hand movements. His hands quickly came together to Hand Seals, and he opened his mouth to gather fire-style Chakra, condensing it into a ball of flame that he then spewed out!
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, was also quick in Hand Seals. He also exhaled a gust of wind towards Pain, which instantly fueled the fire!
In the blink of an eye!
The battle immediately broke out!
The two shadows simultaneously unleashed a raging storm of flames that swept towards Pain!
"What happened?"
The other ninjas present couldn't help but change color.
What exactly happened...?
How come when I turned around I saw two village leaders fighting against a ninja from Hidden Rain Village? They were even teaming up against each other!
However, before they could react, they saw the Ninjutsu that had gathered wind and flames vanish in an instant. The Amegakure ninja simply raised his palm and instantly dissipated the Ninjutsu released by the two Kage!
"!!!"
Jiraiya's eyes narrowed.
At this moment...
It looked vaguely familiar to him.
"Old man..."
Jiraiya, noticing the mask on Pain's head, quickly asked for information, "What's going on? Who exactly is this person?"
"Arrest him first!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was well aware of the threat posed by Akatsuki. He already knew how dangerous the Akatsuki Leader, who was capable of subduing that group of S-Rank Missing-nin, was!
The fact that the Ninjutsu released by the two village kage were completely dispelled by the opponent without causing any harm was something he had never heard of before, which only proved how troublesome the opponent was!
Moreover...
In order to obtain intelligence, they would be better off capturing the other party alive!
As Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on Pain's gas mask, his gaze slowly hardening. "I just learned this information from the Kazekage. The Akatsuki I mentioned to you before—the leader of Akatsuki has infiltrated Konoha..."
"!!!"
Jiraiya's expression suddenly turned serious!
Jiraiya stopped thinking about it too much and realized that they definitely had to take down Pain in front of them as soon as possible!
If the other party really is the Leader of Akatsuki...
That would answer many questions about the whereabouts and secrets of Konoha's S-Rank Missing-nin!
"Hehe..."
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, looked at his comrades Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya, who were fighting alongside him, and couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Interesting..."
Even more interesting is...
Tsunade quickly noticed the situation as well.
Click!
Under Tsunade's fist, the arena floor cracked like an eggshell!
The woman swiftly and decisively knocked down One-Tail with a single punch, then snapped her fingers to Sarutobi Hiruzen Gaara before rushing towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's side to provide support.
"What's going on?"
The moment Tsunade landed next to Sarutobi Hiruzen, she immediately found her place, but she still vaguely sensed that something was not quite right.
Tsunade looked at their battle formation with surprise, then glanced at the fighting position of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and her brows furrowed in displeasure.
No...
Why is the Kazekage standing where Orochimaru is?!
It should be said that...
As expected of the Kazekage of Hidden Sand Village?
They found the most suitable fighting position so quickly?
Don't say...
This Kazekage has pretty sharp combat instincts!
If you look closely, all four of them possess Kage-level combat power, and their seamless teamwork in this combat formation won't hinder the attacks of others...
And...
This battle formation...
It will not allow the opponent to escape because of one person's defeat.
Pity...
In the blink of an eye...
Deva Path Pain escaped their encirclement!
"Almighty Push"
Deva Path Pain looked at the four figures rushing towards him, he suddenly raised his palm, and a strange repulsive force surged from his hand!
In an instant...
The repulsive force struck the four people who had surrounded them!
Blood gushed from the mouths of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others at the same time, but what they found even more unbelievable than their injuries was the opponent's attack!
This feeling...
Jiraiya immediately determined the opponent's abilities!
"This is..."
"The Rinnegan!"
Jiraiya suddenly recalled the scene of being suppressed during his battle with Shirou Emiya. His gaze quickly turned to Shirou Emiya's direction, and when he saw that the man was still standing there, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Another pair of Rinnegan...
How did I encounter the Rinnegan again?!
Jiraiya realized that he had seen three pairs of Rinnegan: his deceased disciple Nagato, the Ancient Era medical ninja Shirou Emiya, and the man in front of him!
The Sage of Six Paths' eyes...
How could he have encountered something so ordinary?
However, Jiraiya didn't have time to think that much. He knew that what he needed to do was to launch an attack while the Almighty Push was over!
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
As someone who had once fought against the Rinnegan, Jiraiya knew some information about Rinnegan. The moment his body landed, he quickly Hand Seals and spat out a ball of flame Deva Path Pain!
No...
Wrong...
Another error!
I shouldn't have used Ninjutsu!
Ninjutsu is ineffective against users of the Rinnegan!
Users of the Rinnegan can absorb Ninjutsu as Chakra!
However...
The strange thing is...
Pain, however, made no move to absorb the Ninjutsu.
Even the user of the Rinnegan was somewhat surprised that when Jiraiya was pushed out by the repulsive force of Almighty Push, he immediately thought of launching a counterattack!
Almighty Push lasts for at least five seconds...
Pain was also caught off guard by Jiraiya's counterattack, which came so quickly. He only had time to dodge hastily, and before he could react, the edge of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet burned his body!
Flame...
The gas mask on Pain's head was burned out...
"The counterattack was swift..."
Pain could only reach out and throw the burning gas mask on the ground, knowing that he could no longer hide his true identity. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Jiraiya, praising Jiraiya's fierce counterattack.
"As expected of... Jiraiya- sensei."