Heavenly Star (Part Two)

Yahiko was important to Konan and the others, but dealing with Jiraiya and Itachi was the top priority at the moment.

She had to pull herself together.

Under her chakra control, the countless small sheets of paper drifting in front of her, each printed with strange patterns, began to change. It was as if countless invisible hands were folding them.

In the blink of an eye, the countless sheets had been folded into paper birds.

"Dance of the Shikigami: Flock of Birds' Funeral"

Konan gently waved her hand. The flock of paper birds in front of her immediately flapped their wings and flew out. Guided by gravity, they flew toward the two people being dragged through the air.

Since they were suspended in midair, there were far too few places nearby to land or dodge. Seeing the mud-and-stone dragons and paper birds closing in, Jiraiya immediately infused his white hair with chakra, wrapping it tightly around his entire body in preparation to withstand the attack head-on.

Seeing this, Itachi leaped onto a boulder beneath him and shouted, "I'll hold them off! Focus on preparing your technique to disperse that gravitational core!"

Although the Totsuka Blade was said to be capable of cutting through anything, its power was primarily displayed in its ability to harm living beings.

Its ability to seal souls could annihilate any living creature.

Its purely physical destructive power was far inferior to the explosion of the Yasakani Jewel.

That was why Itachi had no confidence in cutting through the gravitational core with a single slash. He needed to combine his strength with Jiraiya's.

Fortunately, his Totsuka Blade did not need to accumulate chakra like ordinary techniques. It only needed a single downward slash.

Therefore, before making his move, he could spare enough time to provide cover and