Often, good advice is useless against a stubborn person, and at this moment, Konan felt that Jiraiya such a person.
If Jiraiya is sensible and leaves now, she wouldn't mind turning a blind eye.
She was just throwing herself at a blind man, playing the lute to a cow.
Jiraiya didn't understand her meaning at all, or rather, even if he did, he ignored it.
"Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me!"
Before she finished speaking, countless sheets of paper shot out from Konan's wings and flew Jiraiya down towards Jiraiya.
Jiraiya released Fire Style instantly without even forming hand seals, but Konan's attacks continued for a long time without stopping. Jiraiya could only roll on the ground and spray Toad Oil from his mouth.
The Toad Oil soaked Konan all over, and the papers on her body could no longer unfold, thus restricting her abilities.
Moreover, Jiraiya's actions did not stop there; he used the Wild Lion's Mane Technique to entangle Konan.
"Who exactly is that guy behind you who claims to be a god? Is it Yahiko or Nagato?"
Jiraiya questioned Konan, saying that when he saw Six Paths of Pain's Rinnegan in the intelligence report, he thought of Nagato.
This is also why he was determined to make a trip to Amegakure.
"There was indeed such a guy, but he's dead!"
Before Konan could speak, an orange-haired man appeared on the steel pipe scaffold in the basement.
The sudden appearance of the figure made Jiraiya frown. It was the Rinnegan again. This face had appeared in Kirigakure before, but there was very little information about this person.
"You are the leader of the Akatsuki?"
The moment the figure appeared, Jiraiya became extremely alert, unlike in the Original Work he underestimated his opponent.
"You could say that, I am God!"
Human Path Pain made no attempt to conceal himself, and instead introduced himself in a very formal manner.
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but scoff, clearly showing his disdain for such arrogant remarks!
"Gods are also human! Gods must be able to control their own destiny! Sometimes, you can't control it even if you want to, so how dare you call yourself a god?"
His voice echoed through the surrounding pipes, his tone laced with disdain, clearly indicating his disagreement with Pain's statement.
The other party wasn't Naruto, nor were they those idiots from Amegakure. Trying to influence him with words was simply wishful thinking.
While the two were talking, two more pairs of Rinnegan appeared in the shadows, and the three of them formed a triangle, staring intently at Jiraiya.
After Talk no Jutsu some trash talk and insults, the Human Path was the first to spray a large mouthful of white fluid at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya easily dodged, but Konan also broke free from his long red hair. After being washed by the white liquid, the oil on her body was completely gone.
"Bubble water? That's really clever!"
Jiraiya was standing on the wall, couldn't help but give the other person a thumbs up when he saw this scene.
Before he could even regain his footing, the giant lobster summoned by the Human Path pounced on him. At the same time, the Preta Path and Animal Path Pain also moved.
"You step back now! I'll handle the rest!"
After saying a few words to Konan, she joined the battle to besiege Jiraiya, and the three of them surrounded Jiraiya at an angle.
Konan, having received the order, did not linger. Now that the Six Paths of Pain had been mobilized, she needed to go back and keep an eye on Nagato's side as well.
On the other side, Hozuki Mangetsu, who had also come over, happened to run into Darui.
"Looks like I'm not too late after all!"
With a splash, a pool of liquid fell from the pipe and quickly coalesced into a human figure.
Darui was used to this situation, but he was surprised that he only noticed the other party getting so close, even with his keen senses.
"How was it? Did it go fairly smoothly?"
"Thank goodness! It just took a little effort!"
The two didn't exchange many words, but directly began to discuss the information they had gathered.
After discussing it, the two sides quickly determined the general situation of Amegakure, which had been taken over by the Amegakure Akatsuki.
The legendary Hanzō of the Salamander, once renowned Ninja World, is long dead. Now, Amegakure is indeed the headquarters of the Akatsuki.
"Why hasn't Jiraiya- senpai arrived yet? Has something happened to him?"
After a while, Darui brought up Jiraiya first, since both of his juniors had arrived, while the veteran ninja Jiraiya was nowhere to be seen.
"Perhaps..."
"Bang..."
Before Hozuki Mangetsu could finish speaking, an explosion was heard in the distance.
Darui and Hozuki Mangetsu became alert almost simultaneously, exchanging a glance. A sudden, ominous thought flashed through their minds!
"Not good!"
Without exchanging any unnecessary words, the two immediately darted off in the direction from which the explosion had come.
However, by the time they arrived, there were already few people left.
"Chase!"
A quick glance revealed that the two had moved to a different location, and the two immediately followed their trail.
Hozuki Mangetsu was cautious and lagged slightly behind, because his main mission was not to gather intelligence on the Akatsuki, but to keep an eye on Jiraiya.
He only needs to wait for the right opportunity to act; there's no need to confront the other side head-on.
At this moment, Jiraiya had entered Sage Mode, with Fukaza and Shima, the two Great Toad Sages, standing on his shoulders.
"The enemy knows almost everything about me, even my weakness in Genjutsu is no secret. Can you help me analyze what tactics we should use to deal with them next?"
As he ran along the pipe, he pondered what to do next.
The two Toad started discussing the matter, and since the number and strength of the enemy were unknown, Jiraiya intend to fight them head-on.
On the one hand, he wanted to preserve his strength, and on the other hand, he didn't want to reveal his improved physical abilities and Chakra reserves too quickly.
Otherwise, with his current strength, he could easily cripple the Human Path, Preta Path, and Animal Path of Pain.
"I think we should do the opposite! Since they know I'm not good at Genjutsu, I'll use Genjutsu against them!"
"You mean that move?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sage Fukasaku thought of the illusion Genjutsu he and his wife used together.
"No way! Old man, we're both so old, it's embarrassing to even think about singing together!"
"Enough with the nonsense! This battle concerns the safety of the Ninja World; we must go all out!"
After the two immortals finished their discussion, Jiraiya took action.
Just then, they reached the end of the pipe. If they used the sound Genjutsu here, the Genjutsu would be at its most powerful!
"Immortal Technique: Toad's Song!"
The two immortals' Toad duet immediately traveled through the pipe to the rear.
The three beings from the Human Path, Preta Path, and Animal Path who were pursuing them immediately stopped.
"Uh! Something's up!"
Human Path placed his hand on the iron pipe beside him, a unique frequency was transmitted towards the iron pipe first.
Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard a chorus of Frog Song croaking in his ears.
Jiraiya appeared at the end of the pipe, and a Fire Style followed.
The three of them immediately dodged, but when they touched the ceiling, their feet were firmly bound.
"This is... the Swamp of the Underworld!"
As the croaking of the Frog Song grew louder, the three of them felt as if their bodies had been frozen in place, standing there motionless.
When they came to their senses, their bodies were already enveloped by a transparent square pool of water, with four giant Toad hands on the four sides of the pool.
"We must never let our guard down. It seems you've forgotten what I told you!"