Yinsen and Jiraiya had no grudge against each other, of course. But Yinsen had always kept his word. Since he had promised Jiraiya that this battle was his, as long as Jiraiya did not ask for help, he would not jump in and interfere.
As for the Human Path and Preta Path? They had come at him themselves. Yinsen could hardly refuse to fight back, could he?
Although Yinsen did not actively help, with the Preta Path and Human Path gone, Jiraiya's pressure had lessened considerably. Fighting four was undoubtedly much easier than fighting six. In particular, with the Preta Path—the defensive meat shield among the Six Paths—gone, many of Jiraiya's ninjutsu could display far greater power.
The battle escalated!
With the Preta Path, capable of devouring Chakra, gone, Jiraiya no longer spared his Sage Jutsu Chakra and began unleashing powerful ninjutsu attacks.
Jiraiya then eliminated the Asura Path, Naraka Path, and Animal Path in succession. The only enemy left was the Deva Path bearing Yahiko's appearance.
"Looks like I can't keep holding back!"
Pain sighed. He had not yet fought at full strength. Controlling puppets from a distance while dividing his attention among the Six Paths was not his strongest state. Jiraiya's destruction of five bodies had only strengthened his resolve.
"At this point, there's no need to hold anything back."
He had originally intended to save some killing moves for Yinsen. But if he did not go all out now, he would not even get past Jiraiya.
"I have to admit, I underestimated your strength."
Jiraiya stood directly opposite Pain. In Sage Mode, he could sense that the Pain before him seemed to be undergoing some strange change.
"Are you preparing to surrender?"
"Surrender?" Pain still wore that icy, expressionless face, but something could be heard in his