Boom!
Souya hadn't been idle either. He controlled the gold sand, sending it bursting out of the ground like a fountain and straight toward Gamahiro's hind legs.
"Hm?"
Gamahiro swung its two great swords, unable to stop its eyes from glancing downward.
But Souya was clearly moving too fast to give it another chance to leap away.
The streams of gold sand pulled taut. If they wrapped around Gamahiro, they would probably squeeze its legs clean off!
But in the next instant, with a sudden whoosh, the giant toad vanished from where it stood.
That was Minato Namikaze's doing. In the blink of an eye, they had all appeared dozens of meters behind their previous position.
But Sasori's Human Puppet, Raiga Kurosuki, was hot on their heels. A thick layer of purple lightning crackled around it, its fearsome presence like that of a thunder god descending upon the world.
Zzt!
A streak of purple light flashed, and the puppet was already right in front of the toad. The short blade in its right hand slashed viciously at the giant.
Gamahiro blocked with one sword, while raising the other to strike at the puppet.
But the puppet moved like a phantom. Before the blade could pass, it slipped around in front of the toad.
Crackle!
The puppet crossed its two swords, conjuring a purple ball of lightning the size of a human head. It shot toward the two people atop Gamahiro's head.
"Minato! Just keep them occupied a little longer! Using the Flying Thunder God Technique while carrying Gamahiro consumes too much chakra!"
Jiraiya still had his hands clasped tightly together. Toadlike features had begun to appear on his face, and the red bumps on his nose had grown more prominent.
"Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya jerked his head,