Seeing the giant Ibuse being sat on by an even larger Toad, Nagato was the first to let out an incredulous cry.
"Jiraiya- sensei?!"
"And me, Nagato."
Uchiha Obito also appeared in front of Nagato. Upon seeing Yahiko's injuries, he immediately took out the medical kit that Rin had given him before leaving.
"You heal Yahiko first, I'm going to help the peeping tom fight!"
Obito carefully handed the medical kit to the other person, Obito at it a few times with reluctance, and then rushed off to support Jiraiya.
"Hanzo, it's been a long time since we last met, hasn't it?"
Seeing the Ibuse dispel its summoning and leave, Jiraiya dared not be careless and continued to watch Hanzo warily in the Hanzo.
"..."
Hanzo didn't reply, but instead turned into a puddle of water and disappeared on the spot.
"The Body Flicker Technique, huh? I've already seen that move of yours!"
Hiding his head to dodge the scythe's slash, Jiraiya kicked behind him, but was entangled by the iron chains.
"The Lion Dance Technique!"
Feeling the chains around his ankles tighten, Jiraiya remained calm, manipulating his hair to entangle Hanzo within them.
"Water Release · Water Wave."
Forcibly breaking free from the restraints of his hair, Hanzo abandoned his weapon and ignored the exposed flesh and blood from his wounds, directly forming hand seals and unleashing a Water Release attack on Jiraiya.
This scene was witnessed by Jiraiya, who had just turned around.
Staring intently at Hanzo's wound, Jiraiya dispelled the Summoning Technique and used the moment when his feet suddenly levitated to create distance between himself and Hanzo.
The two crashed to the ground, and the instant Jiraiya activated a pre-prepared Ninjutsu: "Oil Bomb!"
He spat a mouthful of oil Hanzo, making him all sticky.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Obito, who had been waiting in the shadows, seized the opportunity and unleashed a burst of Fire Style, preparing to make everyone a pan-fried Hanzo.
"Clap."
A chilling sound of bones breaking rang out. Facing the approaching Great Fireball from behind, Hanzo chose to lean back in an extremely bizarre posture to avoid becoming a hot meal.
"Holy crap, Kazashiro!"
Seeing the other party's actions, Obito was completely dumbfounded.
How could a human possibly make such a move?
"Hmph, I never expected that my simple visit to my adorable disciples would turn into such a spectacle. Hanzo, as Demigod of the Ninja World, why would you attack children?"
Jiraiya noticed Obito's confusion, but he simply waved his hand, signaling Obito to keep quiet, while he himself wore a relaxed expression and prepared to slowly approach Hanzo.
However, Jiraiya only took two steps before feeling a strong sense of crisis.
My body instinctively jumped to the left, and a ditch instantly appeared where I had been standing.
Wind Release?
No, I didn't hear a whooshing sound.
Who is it?
Subconsciously looking behind him, Jiraiya only saw a group of Rain Ninja standing on the edge of the cliff.
Accompanied by the distinctive sound of Hanzo's Body Flicker Technique, Obito's frustrated shout echoed across the battlefield, "Damn it, that peeping tom, that guy got away!"
Seeing Hanzo leave, his men gave up trying to stop him and all fled the area.
"Call me teacher!" Jiraiya corrected Obito with a dark expression, but when he turned his head, he put on a serious face.
Whether it's Ninjutsu or fighting style, there's no doubt that guy is indeed Hanzo, but his movements and the exposed flesh...
"Anyway, let's go check on Yahiko's injuries first."
Ultimately, this is all a private matter for Amegakure. It's one thing for him to be involved, but Obito's involvement changes the nature of the situation.
Therefore, Jiraiya could only keep his doubts to himself, his face still bearing his usual nonchalant expression.
Once the battlefield had calmed down again, Setsuna and Black Zetsu emerged from the corner.
"It failed..." Black Zetsu said, still unable to learn his lesson.
"Shut up, you piece of trash." Setsuna rebuked as expected, immediately transforming Black Zetsu into Red Zetsu.
"Why wasn't I told that Jiraiya the Land of Rain?"
"Sorry, we don't really pay attention to this guy." It was White Zetsu who spoke.
"That guy was able to sense my 'Toyunoya', he's definitely not an ordinary ninja." Setsuna subconsciously covered his left eye with his hand, comparing Jiraiya's strength in his mind.
White Zetsu's half-face revealed a look of sudden realization. "I see, you mean your slash?"
"That's right, Toyunoya, an invisible attack that no one has ever noticed before, not even Hanzo." Setsuna gritted her teeth. It seemed that her Dojutsu was not completely invisible and there was still a possibility of it being detected.
"What do we do now? This guy named Jiraiya is quite strong; it seems Hanzo alone can't handle him." Black Zetsu said in a hoarse voice after calming down.
As if to echo Black Zetsu's words, Hanzo, looking somewhat disheveled, dragged his feet to the group's side, followed by several subordinates.
"Hanzo, who are these two...?"
Hattori and Shinta, who were hailed as Hanzo and left hands, tensed up the moment they saw Setsuna.
They didn't act against him immediately because they trusted their elders.
But--
In an instant, he glared with his left eye, and a line of blood instantly shot out from the necks of all the Rain Ninja present, who all clutched their necks and collapsed.
"Jiraiya Amegakure and they're not badly strong. I don't believe they can't overwhelm a junior like him." He slowly walked up to the group and watched them lose their life force before activating the Dojutsu of his right eye.
"With the 'Kuninotokotachi,' I am invincible! Hahahaha!"
A chilling burst of maniacal laughter erupted, and the Rain Ninjas who had previously fallen to the ground scrambled to their feet, staring blankly at Setsuna before them.
"That guy named Jiraiya came at the perfect time. I don't believe Nagato will still be in this state when he dies in front of Nagato!"
The various hidden villages, which suffered casualties in the Third Shinobi World War and were preparing to lick their wounds, are beginning to stir again following several recent major events.
First, there was the Battle of Mount Kikyo. Rasa was defeated and returned to the village. After being reprimanded by the Daimyo, he was forced to apologize and pay compensation by Sakumo, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage of Konoha. The village's strength declined rapidly.
Ōnoki, a good neighbor, sensed an opportunity and was about to take advantage of the situation when Rasa, who was aware of the danger, saw through his plan and shamelessly went to Konoha to sign an alliance treaty.
Sakumo knew that the growth of Iwagakure would not benefit Konoha, so he agreed to the other party's request, but he was not willing to budge an inch on Rasa's proposal to reduce the reparations.
This tough stance won Danzo's appreciation, and coupled with Hiruzen Sarutobi's warning before leaving office, Danzo and his Root group gradually began to fall into silence.