Curse Mark of Heaven: Stage One

Outside Konoha, the battle between the two colossal beasts, Manda and Gamabunta, was so intense that the earth shook. These large Summoning Beast were war machines, and the sheer scale of the battle naturally attracted countless Konoha Ninja who were rushing to the scene. They all believed that Lord Jiraiya had caught up with Lord Orochimaru, and that the battle taking place was a clash Sannin.

Ding ding~

After a fierce battle in the woods, Jiraiya's hands were starting to go numb. He looked up in shock at the brat in front of him and said, "Kid, you haven't learned any of Orochimaru's techniques, have you? How about you join me, the Sage of the Toads?"

Despite his Jiraiya unreliable nature, Jiraiya has his own fighting style and personal charm. This casual personality may seem relaxing, but it's actually a means to gather more information.

Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!

No sooner had he finished speaking than several venomous snakes suddenly sprang from the other person's sleeve, their jaws gaping wide, and attacked with lightning speed. Startled Jiraiya exclaimed, "Kid! You think you can just come like that?"

It has to be said that Jiraiya's quirky fighting style makes it easy to lower one's guard. Even Uchiha Yoru, who was fighting, couldn't help but feel a sense of ease. He was secretly shocked. As expected of the Sannin, each of them had a different fighting style and unique characteristics.

"Jiraiya! You stay here."

Seeing the stubborn brat before him, Jiraiya smiled as he fought back. "Kid, Jiraiya 'm one of the Sannin Sage of the Toads, the Toad Sage, and your teacher's teammate. Why don't you let me go and bring Orochimaru back, and we can go back to Konoha together and clear things up?"

Seeing that Jiraiya was still trying to use psychological tactics, Uchiha Yoru feigned anger and distrust, roaring, "Shut up! Go back to the village? Do you want to be betrayed again?"

"Teacher Orochimaru trusted you too much, saying that at worst he would suffer the same fate as White Fang, and that he could Jiraiya return to the village. But what happened? Look at the village's current orders. Can he clear his name if he goes back? Do you really want to force Orochimaru-sensei to commit seppuku like White Fang before you'll stop?"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru looked furious and betrayed, his Sharingan with its Three Tomoe spinning wildly. Jiraiya, seeing this, was startled, and at the same time, his anger surged. White Fang! Orochimaru! Damn it, those old bastards.

Oops!

The force of the blow suddenly increased at the moment of contact, Kunai in his hand was cut in half in an instant. Jiraiya hurriedly raised his arm to block with his metal arm guard. When the Kusanagi Sword cut through the kunai Kunai struck his arm, the force of the blow increased dramatically. At the same time, his opponent kicked him in the abdomen.

Boom!

Jiraiya grunted and was kicked dozens of meters away. After tumbling and landing awkwardly, he showed an angry expression. "Kid! I'm getting serious."

Fire Style: Flame Bullet

Jiraiya had already formed hand seals, and a huge fireball shot out from his mouth. Uchiha Yoru's pupils shrank upon seeing this; the Kage Level ninjutsu mastery of this Ninjutsu was simply too strong.

I saw his hands quickly forming the seal of Si-Hai-Xu, and suddenly slapped the ground. In an instant, there was a roar on the ground, and a thick earth wall rose directly from the ground. At the same time, there were patterns of snake heads carved on the wall.

Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall

Seeing the opponent's defensive measures from a distance, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a look of admiration in his eyes. This kid has such a fast reaction speed, and he can release Ninjutsu even faster.

Don't let his C-rank Ninjutsu fool you; his Flame Bullet is no ordinary Fire Style. It contains a rich concentration of Chakra oil. When an enemy tries to dodge Ninjutsu, the Flame Bullet explodes under his control, and the damage from the exploding oil is all-encompassing.

Therefore, the best approach for ordinary ninjas against this Ninjutsu is to defend rather than dodge.

Boom!

The Flame Bullet slammed into the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, its immense power destroying the snake head carving. Jiraiya couldn't help but twitch his lips. "Kid, a snake head carved into Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall? Orochimaru actually took you as an artistic student?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya, and he shouted in shock, "Orochimaru, you've told this brat all my information! Damn it!"

After unleashing Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, Uchiha Yoru didn't stop. Instead, he took out a thick stack of Explosive Tag from his Tool Pouch and slammed them against the wall. Then, after a backflip and a jump, he slammed his hands into the ground again, causing an even larger earthen wall to rise up.

As the earthen wall rose, this Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall differed from the previous ones not only in that it was larger and thicker, but also, most importantly, in that it was not connected to the earth.

Uchiha Yoru shoved the massive earthen wall in front of him with tremendous force, sending it hurtling forward and crashing into the wall in front of him. At the same time, the Explosive Tag flashed with a bright light.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the explosive force of the Explosive Tag blasted the earthen wall in front of them into fragments. Jiraiya Jiraiya's astonishment, he saw countless flying stones stained with the oil from his Flame Bullet, creating a rain of sparks that swept across the sky like a torrential downpour.

Ninja Technique: Needle Jizo

Suddenly, stimulated by Chakra, his long white hair hardened and enlarged, instantly enveloping him. This was a Ninjutsu of all-around defense, a secret defensive Ninjutsu unique to Jiraiya.

Rumble~

Pebbles stained with his oil rained down like a torrential downpour, piercing and breaking the surrounding tree trunks with their immense force, while flames roared on the ground.

The fire rain came quickly and went quickly. After the fire rain subsided, Jiraiya slowly gathered his long hair and couldn't help but gasp. "Orochimaru has taught you all the war Ninjutsu that Kitsuchi (Iwagakure) is good at using."

However, the next moment, the sound of Chidori chirping resounded throughout the heavens and earth. At that moment, when Jiraiya saw Uchiha Yoru's figure, a look of shock appeared on his face. Danger! He sensed a dangerous aura.

"This is! This is!"

Jiraiya stared in shock at Uchiha Yoru in the distance. The brat's appearance had changed drastically. Or rather, a Three Tomoe Cursed Seal on his neck was burning hot and slowly spreading across his body. Black flame patterns covered half of his body, especially his cheeks, which were covered with such flame Cursed Seal.

"Cursed Seal! Orochimaru is using his own students for Human Experimentation!"

Upon witnessing this scene Jiraiya was shocked and then enraged. He knew that Human Experimentation was a dark practice in every large village, and he couldn't stop it, but he absolutely wouldn't allow his own people to be used for experiments; it violated his ninja Nindo.

Curse Mark of Heaven - Stage One

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru revealed an evil smile. Under the power of the Cursed Seal, his speed and strength were greatly amplified. Although it was not perfect, this power was truly formidable.

"Human Experimentation? Hah, aren't you the ones who used your own village's ninjas for experiments!"

As if influenced by the Cursed Seal, Uchiha Yoru's aura became even more evil and violent. After roaring, his figure instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and flashed past.

Using the village's ninjas for experiments? Jiraiya shocked at this moment. He knew the other party was referring to the higher-ups. While shocked, Jiraiya also became serious when facing the enhanced Chidori attack.

If he's careless now, he might actually get hurt; this brat already has the ability to harm him.

At the same time, he also understood why the brat's power had suddenly increased; it was probably all due to the blessing of this Cursed Seal.

Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall

With a clap of his hands, a massive, thick earthen wall instantly appeared in front of him. Lightning Release counters Earth Release! The lightning-fast attack only resulted in a flash of electricity before the massive, thick earthen wall was easily pierced as if it were made of paper, barely hindering the figure's charging speed.

After breaking through the earthen wall, there was no one in sight. Just as Uchiha Yoru was anxiously searching for someone with his Three Tomoe Sharingan, Jiraiya's sly laughter came from afar.

"Haha, kid, today I'll teach you a lesson. Powerful Ninjutsu is useless if you dodge it, haha."

However, just as Jiraiya was laughing triumphantly, Gamabunta, who was fighting two giant beasts in the distance, roared angrily, "Jiraiya! If you don't come to help, I'm leaving!"

Holy crap!

Turning his head, Jiraiya looked at Gamabunta, who was being utterly thrashed by Manda in the distance. Jiraiya's smug grin vanished instantly, and he quickly shouted, "Gamabunta, hang in there! I'm coming!"

However, just then, a series of whooshing sounds came from behind. When Jiraiya and saw that it was the brat who had thrown the Shuriken, a contemptuous smile appeared in his eyes. However, his smile froze the next moment.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu

As Uchiha Yoru sneered, he threw out a Shuriken with all his might. At the same time, his hands were already forming hand seals in a dazzling display. In an instant, the Shuriken in the distance began to change as they spun, one becoming two, two becoming four.

In an instant, Shuriken rained down from behind. Jiraiya shouted in frustration, "Damn brat, he even knows this Ninjutsu!"

But Jiraiya's hands were not slow either. He quickly Hand Seals, and Uchiha Yoru's Three Tomoe pupils in the distance suddenly shrank. This seal was!

Summoning Jutsu!

A huge plume of smoke rose again, and countless Shuriken shot into the white, spiritual smoke, clashing and clanging.

As the thick smoke dissipated, it revealed a giant, purplish-red Toad with a black "U"-shaped tattoo on its face. In one hand, it held a pot-lid-shaped shield that blocked the Shuriken attack, while in the other, it gripped a harpoon covered in thorns.

"Haha, I was actually underestimated by a little brat. Speaking of which, I'm no longer human. The blood and tears that flowed from my anger were once the Sannin, now I've become a Sage, Toad from Mount Myōboku... Ouch!"

As the giant Summoning Beast was enveloped in smoke, Jiraiya, standing atop Summoning Beast head, once again began his unique speech, shouting in a quirky and comical manner, like a clown. Suddenly, the Summoning Beast wobbled, causing Jiraiya to lose his balance and fall flat on his face onto the Toad.

Seeing this scene from afar, Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye. Although he had long known that Jiraiya unreliable, you only realize this after actually fighting someone like him. Even you yourself unknowingly fall into his rhythm, though this rhythm is somewhat comical.

However, it must be said that the battles against Jiraiya must have been the most psychologically relaxed for the ninjas, and even if they were defeated, they probably wouldn't have felt that much pressure.

Perhaps that's the charm of Jiraiya.

"Although I'm clumsy, I will definitely try my best."

"Damn it, Gama Ken, don't move around when I'm trying to look cool!" Jiraiya was on Gama Ken's head, stood up and glared at his Summoning Beast, scolding it. The scene was as ridiculous as it could be, but it didn't feel out of place at all, as if it was just a natural thing.

"Damn Jiraiya! I can't hold on much longer."

When Gamabunta saw Jiraiya summon his comrades from afar, he was initially excited and wanted to give Manda a good beating. However, Jiraiya so focused on showing off that he neglected Gamabunta. In a moment of carelessness, Manda wrapped its arms around Gamabunta's neck and strangled him. Gamabunta's face turned red with frustration. This time, he was really worried. If he held on any longer, he would have to escape back to Mount Myōboku.

Escaping back is a minor matter; being mocked by Manda later would be a lifelong disgrace for the Toad.

"Gama Ken, hurry and help Gamabunta fight Manda!"

Upon seeing Gamabunta being strangled by Manda, Jiraiya knew the urgency of the situation and immediately ordered Gama Ken to provide assistance without hesitation.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru cursed inwardly. Jiraiya was too cunning. Not only was he powerful, but he also had so much combat experience. He forced Yoru to fight alongside Manda with just one Gama Ken. Otherwise, Manda, a snake, probably couldn't withstand two giant Toad.

Fighting alongside Summoning Beast was one of Jiraiya's strengths, even surpassing Orochimaru in this aspect, since Manda couldn't Ninjutsu, while Gamabunta's cooperation with Jiraiya was extremely powerful.

Gama Ken, wielding a harpoon covered in thorns, thrust it directly at Manda's ferocious serpent head. Just as Manda roared furiously, attempting to bite Gamabunta, Uchiha Yoru, seeing this from afar, angrily shouted, "Manda! Get out of the way!"

This Manda is just like that—unruly, disobedient, and often relies on its strength to rampage recklessly.

As expected, Manda, enraged, paid no heed to Uchiha Yoru. He was the kind of person who would even confront Orochimaru.

But just then, a loud whooshing sound came from behind. Jiraiya turned around and his eyes widened in shock. He hurriedly shouted, "Gama Ken! Behind you!"

Seeing that Manda was disobedient, he realized he couldn't afford to lose such a key fighter. Just then, Gamabunta's massive short sword was nearby. Suddenly, his body crackled with lightning, and Uchiha Yoru roared, kicking the massive short sword hard. Instantly, the short sword was uprooted, kicking up a cloud of dirt, and hurtling straight towards Gama Ken's back.

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