Three-Way Melee

The next morning, at the Third Training Ground, Namikaze Minato introduced his teacher, Jiraiya, to Yamanaka Tohru and Kakashi.

"Kid, what are you doing here?" Jiraiya was surprised to see Yamanaka Tohru.

"Old man, so you really are Jiraiya. I never expected that the legendary one of the Three Ninja, Lord Jiraiya, would be a peeping pervert." Yamanaka Tohru gave Jiraiya a half-smile.

"Teacher Jiraiya, how many times have I told you to stop peeping? Now you've made your disciple's student laugh at you!" Kushina said with disgust.

"Disciple's student? Whose disciple is this kid?" Jiraiya's face was thicker than a city wall's corner, completely ignoring Kushina and Yamanaka Tohru's mockery.

"He's Kushina's. Teacher, please stop peeping." Namikaze Minato had also reminded Jiraiya about his peeping many times.

"Tohru and Kakashi, stay away from this guy from now on, and you too, Minato!" Jiraiya's indifferent attitude made Kushina angry.

"Haha, Kushina, don't be so petty!"

"Teacher, don't make Kushina angry." Namikaze Minato tried to smooth things over on the side.

"Hmph! Minato, don't interfere. Today I have to teach this pervy old man a lesson." As she spoke, Kushina activated the Nine-Tails' chakra, and a three-tailed Tailed Beast Cloak instantly appeared.

"Hey hey, Kushina, are you serious?" Jiraiya was startled by Kushina's Tailed Beast Cloak.

"It's not just that! Tohru!" Kushina and Jiraiya—teacher and pervy old man—Yamanaka Tohru made his choice easily.

"Sorry, Uncle Jiraiya!" Yamanaka Tohru had no intention of holding back and directly activated Ice Lightning Mode.

Was Jiraiya strong? Of course he was! Having read the original manga, Yamanaka Tohru knew Jiraiya's strength well.

Stat-wise: Ninjutsu 10, Taijutsu 9, Genjutsu 6, Intelligence 9, Strength 9, Speed 9, Stamina 10, Hand Seals 9, total 71. Except for genjutsu, Jiraiya's stats were dazzling, tying with Uchiha Itachi for first place in the Book of the Shinobi.

In combat, Jiraiya with full Sage Mode, completely unaware of the Rinnegan's abilities, could fight the Three Paths of Pain to a standstill. The Six Paths of Pain, six individuals, could oppose all of Konoha, and Jiraiya alone fighting three paths proved his strength.

In Yamanaka Tohru's view, the Six Paths of Pain were the last boss within the realm of "human" in Naruto. Later, Six Paths Obito, Madara Uchiha, and Kaguya Otsutsuki all belonged to the realm of gods.

In summary, Jiraiya's strength among ninjas in the "human" category could at least rank in the top five. Facing such a strong opponent, even if he hadn't reached his peak, Yamanaka Tohru couldn't afford to hold back.

Seeing Kushina and Yamanaka Tohru's serious expressions, Jiraiya also became stern. Kushina's three-tailed state had Kage-level strength, and Yamanaka Tohru roughly seemed to have Special Jonin combat power; if he wasn't careful, he might capsize in a ditch.

"Uncle Jiraiya, here I come!" In Ice Lightning Mode, Yamanaka Tohru's Lightning Body Flicker even made Namikaze Minato take it seriously. In their first exchange, Jiraiya didn't know Yamanaka Tohru's strength, and he wasn't a speed-type ninja himself, so he almost suffered a great loss.

Yamanaka Tohru used Lightning Body Flicker to appear behind Jiraiya and thrust a [Chidori] directly at him. In the nick of time, Jiraiya turned into a log. Yamanaka Tohru's surprise attack was neutralized by Jiraiya's years of combat experience.

"Such speed, worthy of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode!" Jiraiya barely dodged Yamanaka Tohru's strike. The moment Yamanaka Tohru vanished, Jiraiya began forming the hand seals for the [Substitution Technique]. Just as the seals were completed, Yamanaka Tohru's [Chidori] arrived.

"So dangerous, so dangerous! Are kids these days all this terrifying?"

"The danger's still coming, Uncle Jiraiya!" As Yamanaka Tohru's attack missed, Kushina's red [Rasengan], empowered by the Nine-Tails' chakra, was already in front of Jiraiya.

"[Earth Style: Earth Wall] [Earth Style: Earth Shore Return]" Two defensive earth-style ninjutsu protected Jiraiya.

Kushina's [Rasengan] easily broke through the defenses of both jutsu, but Jiraiya took the chance to leave an earth clone while his real body used [Earth Style: Rock Concealment] to hide.

Jiraiya's hand seal speed was extremely fast, and the ninjutsu was activated in an instant. If not for Yamanaka Tohru's excellent perception, he wouldn't have found him.

"[Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet], Ice Seal, [Ice Style: Ice Dragon]!" [Ice Style: Ice Dragon] was something Yamanaka Tohru created by imitating the First Hokage's Wood Dragon.

Sealing the Water Dragon Bullet with ice required a lot of chakra, but once frozen, controlling the Ice Dragon only needed Yamanaka Tohru's mental energy. In the fight with Jiraiya, Yamanaka Tohru was just supporting; the main attacker was Kushina.

The moment Yamanaka Tohru used Ice Style, Jiraiya, who had trained in senjutsu at Mount Myōboku, sensed fluctuations in the surrounding Nature Energy.

Then he noticed that a part of the Nature Energy entered Yamanaka Tohru's Water Dragon Bullet, instantly turning it into an ice dragon.

The ice dragon crashed headfirst into the rock where Jiraiya was hiding. The rock was shattered into pieces by the ice dragon, while the ice dragon remained unscathed.

Jiraiya stared at the ice dragon in shock and suspicion—a jutsu composed of a part of Nature Energy.

"[Summoning Technique]" Jiraiya summoned Gama-Tada.

"Gama-Tada, use oil. [Great Toad Oil Bomb]" The toads from Mount Myōboku attacked with Nature Energy, and Yamanaka Tohru's ice dragon gradually melted.

Faced with Jiraiya's fire release, Yamanaka Tohru was helpless, and Kushina could only temporarily avoid the attack. After Gama-Tada's oil was used up, Jiraiya's fire release stopped.

"Sister Kushina! Use the big move!"

Kushina nodded and split into 50 shadow clones, each carrying Nine-Tails chakra. The shadow clones quickly surrounded Jiraiya.

Yamanaka Tohru used Lightning Body Flicker to leave the battlefield and stood aside, waiting to watch the show.

"[Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique]!" All 50 shadow clones with Nine-Tails chakra simultaneously used [Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique].

"[Earth Style: Earth Wall] x4!" Jiraiya erected four earth walls around himself, but a rain of shuriken imbued with Nine-Tails chakra wasn't so easy to defend against. The earth walls were destroyed in an instant.

"[Earth Style: Earth Flow River]" The moment the earth walls were completely destroyed, Jiraiya instantly activated Earth Flow River. The mudslide blocked and scattered a small portion of the shuriken, while the rest continued flying toward Jiraiya.

Jiraiya released several more ninjutsu in succession, but with little effect. Just as the shuriken were about to hit Jiraiya, he shouted, "Minato, save me!"

Minato, who had been watching the battle, heard Jiraiya's cry for help and immediately used [Flying Thunder God] to bring Jiraiya out of the rain of shuriken.

"I'm done, I'm done! Are you two trying to kill me?" Jiraiya panted heavily as he spoke to them.

"Since you've surrendered, Teacher Jiraiya, please be serious from now on and stop peeping." As the victor, Kushina announced the terms of ceasefire.

Jiraiya could only grit his teeth and agree.

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