"I don't know whether I should hide or go help..."
On the left is the battlefield gradually spreading outwards, and on the right is the ever-expanding blood-red Sky Manipulation.
Jiraiya, who was in the central area, was in a difficult position.
This was the first time Jiraiya had maintained Sage Mode for such a long time. If it weren't for the two sages helping him regulate the Natural Energy, he would have given up long ago.
The current situation is mainly because the Fukasaku and Shima, the Two Toad Sages, dare not separate from Jiraiya.
From their perspective, the two great immortals of the holy land were devoured alive by the Kagami Uchiha brothers.
Jiraiya is, after all, that person's teacher, so there's some connection between them. If he doesn't take this opportunity to make himself known more...
What if Kagami Uchiha suddenly decides to kill the Great Toad Sage?
Although... in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, Kagami Uchiha was the Child of Prophecy who would bring about change to the Shinobi World.
Honestly... I should have known better than to choose Minato first, I could have waited a few years.
The two Toad Sage exchanged a glance. Fukasaku looked at Nagato and said in Fukasaku voice, "Nagato, I know you're worried about Konan. We have a way to send Konan to Mount Myōboku."
"Let's go help Shisui."
Nagato gazed at the battlefield between Sukuna and Shisui. With his Rinnegan, he could roughly see some of the scene.
At the end of the second match, Shisui awakened his Mangekyo Shisui, displaying eye power no less than his own.
Now, however, they are being completely crushed.
That monster...
What exactly is their background?
He turned to look at Konan, whose eyes were full of worry, and then at Fukasaku.
"Then I'll have to trouble you all."
Anyone with eyes can see that Sukuna is a monster residing in Kagami Uchiha's body, and can be regarded as part of Kagami Uchiha's power.
The Akatsuki attempted to negotiate with Kagami Uchiha.
It just failed.
From then on, no matter how strong Kagami Uchiha was, Nagato never gave up fighting him.
Nagato's goal was peace in the Shinobi World, while Kagami Uchiha only cared about the Land of Fire and paid no attention to the suffering in other regions.
In the eyes of the people of the Land of Fire, Kagami Uchiha is an absolutely revered guardian deity.
The vast majority of people in the Shinobi World, apart from these, could not feel any gentleness from this god among men. They tried to join the Land of Fire many times but failed, and were driven away or even hunted down.
Otherwise, the Shinobi World wouldn't be foolish enough to not go to the Land of Fire, but instead cross the desert to seek refuge in the Hidden Fire Village.
The Fuma Clan, who got lucky by sheer luck, are cursed by countless people in their hearts.
I just don't dare say it to their faces.
No matter how trashy this group was before, they've now climbed the social ladder in the Land of Cats, and are not to be trifled with.
Obito and the others on the ground assumed that Nagato would obtain the Eight-Tails in exchange for the Seven Tails.
The same goes for Nagato; I believe they won't let such a good opportunity slip by and will definitely collect the Tailed Beast.
Once we return to the Shinobi World, we will infuse the Tailed Beast Chakra into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and the mythical 'Ameno-Hiboko', who was powerful enough to destroy the world, will be able to descend once more.
He still harbored a sliver of hope.
With his Rinnegan, he could no longer see a way to get closer to Kagami Uchiha.
We can only pin our hopes on the Ten-Tails.
That will be the Akatsuki's final assault on Kagami Uchiha's tyranny.
Knowing that there was a great possibility of failure, Nagato would not back down.
Willpower is influenced by the body, Nagato, with his body in good health, has an unwavering belief at this moment.
Seeing that the two immortals had moved Konan, Nagato was completely relieved.
Since they regard Kagami Uchiha as an enemy.
So...
Now is a good opportunity to fight that monster and gather intelligence.
He clearly saw that Sukuna was using Severance Release similar to that of Kagami Uchiha, and its level of completion was much higher than that of Shisui.
Perhaps...
Possible...
There's a slight chance we can find a weakness in the Severance Release Escape Technique.
Swish swish swish —
Akatsuki, let's set off together!
Nagato and Jiraiya cautiously lagged slightly behind, while Deva Path Yahiko and Hell Path Pain were also in safe positions within the Six Paths Formation.
It's obvious they plan to use the Pain created by Kinkaku and Ginkaku to send out a few waves of enemies first.
Um?
Sensing two powerful chakra streams approaching, Nagato turned his head to look.
Hashirama Senju was seen waving his hand.
"Hey! Nagato! Jiraiya! Are you guys going to help too?!"
Hashirama Senju closed in with a few Body Flicker Technique, and Nagato's heart tightened; he almost couldn't resist attacking.
Fortunately, Hashirama Senju sensed his rejection and stopped at a certain distance.
"First Hokage Lord, are you planning to make a move?"
Jiraiya was a little emotional. You see, the Three Legendary Sannin grew up listening to the legends of the First Hokage and Second Hokage.
Tsunade is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, so I'm not too fond of her.
Orochimaru had been in contact with him for many years and had gotten used to it.
When I first Hidden Fire Village and met the First Hokage Jiraiya, I almost knelt down in awe.
Hashirama Senju chuckled and scratched the back of his head, "Although it's a little embarrassing to say this..."
"I'm not worried about Uchiha Shisui. Even I know that Kagami wouldn't let him die."
"Mirror is way stronger than me, well... haha, at least I want to give it a try!"
Jiraiya suddenly fell silent.
Yes... How could Kagami let Shisui die? So what was I worried about just now?
"Idiot, what are you standing there for?"
A familiar voice rang out, and Orochimaru passed by.
"That's a monster who has mastered true Severance Release, unlike Shisui's half-baked Severance Release."
Orochimaru wouldn't mind losing his life, as long as he could experience the Severance Release a few more times.
He holds the secret scroll for practicing the Severance Release. The more times he experiences it firsthand, the better his chances of learning it will be.
Nagato turned to Jiraiya and said, "Jiraiya- sensei, didn't you come here just to see what the Severance Release is like?"
I've never even witnessed a Severance Release...
No... I've seen plenty of that kid Jing's Severance Release; it's something that no one else could possibly learn...
Jiraiya remained silent and followed the others.
They were internally calling each other idiots, one after Orochimaru other.
A giant crater with a radius of several kilometers appeared on the Moon Surface, marked with countless slashes.
The Susanoo badly damaged, and Shisui inside was breathing heavily.
Maintaining the strength of Susanoo to block that level of slash requires too much chakra.
"Keep it up, I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Sukuna casually launched his slashes, like a cat playing with a mouse.
Sukuna has never possessed the demeanor of a strongman.
If I've been wronged by Kagami Uchiha, it would be good if I could get some revenge from Shisui.
This battle, where he controlled the entire field, allowed Sukuna to regain his long-lost confidence.
He turned to look at Hashirama Senju and the others who had descended upon the battlefield, and smiled disdainfully.
I just can't beat Kagami Uchiha. Do you really think that if you all team up, you can stand up to me?
Do you really think I wasted these twenty years in this sealed space?
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
"Sage Art: Torii Seal!!"
The vermilion torii gate fell, and Sukuna felt utter disgust.
This kind of thing reminds him of bad memories.
Whoosh!
The blade tore through the atmosphere, shattering the vermilion torii gate.
Sukuna forms the Marici Mudra with both hands.
Drop--
It was like a drop of thick blood falling onto a calm lake.
A bizarre shrine rose from the still lake, its appearance grotesque and terrifying.
As far as the eye could see, there were endless corpses, forming a high throne.
Hashirama Senju sensed something was wrong, exchanged a knowing glance with Orochimaru, and simultaneously slammed his hands on the ground.
"Fivefold Rashomon!"
"Fivefold Rashomon!"
Having nearly drained the three snake princesses dry, Orochimaru used Summoning Technique on par with Hashirama Senju to protect everyone from the front and back.
A piercing roar resounded, and in just an instant, the two outer Rashomon shattered.
Then, two more... four more...
The Fivefold Rashomon, powerful enough to alter the trajectory of the Nine-Tails- Tailed Beast Ball, was now as thin as paper.
——
'The Malevolent Shrine'