Watching Jiraiya dive deep into the sea, Naruto condensed another black sphere in his hand and gripped it.
Hollow Flash!
A black beam shot out at tremendous speed toward Jiraiya in the sea.
As the light in Naruto's hand vanished, his brow furrowed slightly. His attack had not struck cleanly.
After entering Sage Mode, Jiraiya's ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu had all been strengthened across the board. Even underwater, he moved with extreme speed, swiftly evading the vital areas and leaving only a wound through the flesh of his shoulder.
At the same time, he kicked hard with both feet. Using the sea's reactive force, his entire body seemed lifted by an invisible power as he charged upward with speed too great for the naked eye to follow. In an instant, he burst through the sea surface and steadied himself atop the water once more.
His limbs had grown thicker, and his hands and feet had become even more frog-like.
Without the slightest hesitation, Naruto condensed another black sphere in his hand.
Jiraiya's pupils shrank at the sight, and the expressions of the two sages on his shoulders changed as well.
"Little Jiraiya, we have to stop him!"
Fukasaku and Shima spoke almost at the same time.
The same thought arose in Jiraiya's heart. With the Nine-Tails' power and the Uzumaki Bloodline, Naruto could practically use ultimate techniques as ordinary attacks when it came to Chakra. In terms of ninjutsu, even with Sage Mode's enhancement, Jiraiya was no match for him.
Jiraiya lowered himself, planting all four limbs on the water like a real toad. His muscles bulged as he stared intently at Naruto.
The instant the black beam was released from Naruto's hand, the muscles in Jiraiya's limbs exploded with force. He leaped high into the air, his body becoming