Ninja Art: Needle Jizo

Hizashi Hyuga saw dozens of fire style ninjutsu bombard the enemy and quickly stopped him, "Shiyu! The enemy should be dead! No need to continue!"

"Oh?" Shiyu stopped. Indeed, almost all the followers of the Evil God Cult had been carbonized by Shiyu's flames, showing how many times Shiyu had used his ninjutsu.

Shiyu was very cautious and continued to scan for any surviving enemies. However, Shiyu suddenly shouted, "This is bad!"

"I don't see the Great Cult Leader!" Shiyu confirmed.

"They've all turned to charcoal, how can you identify the Great Cult Leader?" Noguchi said in surprise.

As soon as Noguchi spoke, Hizashi loudly warned, "Careful!"

The Great Cult Leader suddenly rushed out. Hizashi slapped Noguchi away, saving his life.

It turned out the Great Cult Leader hadn't disappeared, but Shiyu had blown up his upper body with fire style ninjutsu. The Great Cult Leader was already dead, which was why Hizashi and Shiyu hadn't sensed any chakra flow.

However, like the other followers, even with his upper body blown apart, the Great Cult Leader could instantly revive. This was probably what they called an immortal body.

"Damn it! We have to find a way to bury him alive!" Shiyu immediately warned.

"Bury him alive?! You mean like this? Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld!"

Suddenly, a giant swamp appeared on the ground of Kajin Village. Shiyu and the others naturally jumped up, but the followers of the Evil God Cult, not having had time to revive yet, instantly sank into the mud, unable to escape. The Swamp of the Underworld instantly buried all the Evil God Cult followers present.

"This technique is!?"

"You are!?" Hizashi was greatly surprised.

"That's right! I am the legendary, handsome, dashing, and charming Konoha Sannin!! The Toad Sage Jiraiya!" Jiraiya spread his arms, his wooden clogs making a crisp sound, looking quite comical. After using his ninjutsu, he didn't forget to introduce himself proudly.

"It's really Lord Jiraiya, one of the Sannin!" Hizashi Hyuga said excitedly.

"Brother Jiraiya, how did you get in here?" Shiyu asked.

"Just now, a very beautiful young lady opened a secret passage for me and let me in. I thought it was a trap, but thankfully it wasn't! Maybe it was because my charm conquered her!" Jiraiya said proudly.

"It was her?" Shiyu immediately thought of that terrifyingly alluring girl.

"I don't know why she chose to save me, but no matter what, I owe her one." Shiyu said, "Brother Jiraiya, thank you!"

"You're welcome. Our missions just happened to overlap, and I helped you out as a favor." Jiraiya said indifferently.

"I've been keeping an eye on this Kajin Village for a long time. If it weren't for you, this mission might have dragged on forever! Your students are all very capable, Hizashi!" Jiraiya praised.

Hizashi blushed slightly and said, "Lord Jiraiya is too kind! They are indeed very capable ninjas! I, as a Jonin, am truly ashamed."

"Alright. I'll handle them next. You guys, having completed your mission, can leave. Junior Brother Uchiha, I don't want to owe you anything. Let me teach you an interesting ninjutsu, consider it a senior brother's guidance to a junior brother, how about it?" Jiraiya said with a smile.

"Of course!" Shiyu would naturally not refuse such a good thing and agreed readily.

"Great!" Jiraiya immediately collected the mission items. Hizashi Hyuga took Noguchi, Kurenai, and Nao to the inn to wait for Shiyu.

Meanwhile, Shiyu and Jiraiya prepared to learn a new skill.

"Seeing your technique just now, it was very precise, and your chakra seems to be abundant. I'll teach you an interesting ninjutsu!" Jiraiya said with a smile. "The Third Hokage also thinks highly of you, so I'll deliberately make it a bit difficult for you. If you can learn this technique within thirty minutes, I'll teach you another ninjutsu!"

"Really?" Shiyu was clearly getting a great deal.

"Really!" Jiraiya nodded.

"Okay! Bring it on!" Shiyu said confidently.

Jiraiya began his lesson. Jiraiya explained in great detail, saying, "I'm going to teach you Ninpo: Needle Jizo. This technique uses chakra to stimulate your hair, turning it into needles that wrap around your body for defense against attacks. The harder your hair is, the stronger the defense. Of course, this technique is both offensive and defensive. If used at the right time, it will have quite good results."

"And the chakra consumption isn't high. Theoretically, if you have enough chakra and use the technique correctly, you can defend against taijutsu and genjutsu. As for ninjutsu, if the opponent uses an elemental ninjutsu with power exceeding your defense, you will still get injured."

After listening, Shiyu instantly understood the principle of this ninjutsu.

"Do you understand?" Jiraiya asked.

"I understand," Shiyu replied.

"Then I'll demonstrate. Ninpo: Needle Jizo!"

Jiraiya's hair instantly wrapped around his entire body, protecting him. Sharp barbs grew on his hair. If anyone had attacked Jiraiya just now, they would have been instantly pierced by these thorns.

If he remembered correctly, Orochimaru had also suffered from Jiraiya's technique.

"A very powerful ninjutsu! It's like turning into a hedgehog, but if the enemy uses very powerful long-range attacks or blunt weapons, it might be difficult to handle," Shiyu analyzed internally.

"Alright! You try it!" Although Jiraiya told Shiyu to try, he knew that even the most talented person probably wouldn't be able to learn it after just one viewing. After all, ninjutsu can only be mastered through repeated practice and usage, which naturally makes it more convenient to use.

Who would have thought that Shiyu would confidently say, "Okay!"

"Isn't this guy too confident?" Jiraiya couldn't help but think.

Shiyu naturally formed hand seals and shouted, "Ninpo: Needle Jizo!" Then, his hair, which gradually turned gray, completely enveloped his entire body.

A scene that shocked Jiraiya unfolded. Sharp barbs erupted from Shiyu's hair, and the attack range was even larger than Jiraiya's.

Jiraiya immediately backflipped away, cursing, "Kid! Be careful!"

"Brother Jiraiya? Does this count as completing it? It really is a very useful ninjutsu!" Shiyu dispelled the ninjutsu, not forgetting to praise Jiraiya's technique.

Jiraiya wiped the sweat from his forehead, forcing himself to appear calm, but his inner shock was unprecedented.

"This is impossible!"

"Is this guy more talented than Orochimaru!?"