From Doubting Ball-Spinning to Surpassing Ball-Spinning

The blue of Lightning Release Chakra, the crimson of Lava Release Chakra, the gold of Tailed Beast Chakra—three different colors, along with several mysterious black runes, appeared simultaneously over the original Green Tenseigan Chakra cloak surrounding Chiba Shadow Clone.

Several streaks of beautiful gold also appeared within his originally blue eyes.

"Is that... the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode?"

"And Roshi's Lava Release Chakra Mode."

"A golden Chakra cloak... isn't that something only a Perfect Jinchuriki can achieve? Hyuga Chiba merely absorbed the Chakra of those Tailed Beasts, yet he can do it too?"

"Could it have something to do with that New Tailed Beast that has never formally appeared?"

"He even has Sage Mode?"

"When did Hyuga Chiba become capable of all this?"

Rasa, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, and the ninjas from the various villages were all utterly shocked by the sight.

They had thought the strength Hyuga Chiba had displayed so far was already powerful enough. Who would have expected him to still have hidden strength?

"Sage Mode? How is that possible?"

Elsewhere, Jiraiya, who had also entered Sage Mode with the help of the elderly toad couple from Mount Myōboku, Fukasaku and Shima, was fighting Nagato and Konan in a master-disciple showdown. Partially displaying toad-like traits on his face, he stared over in disbelief upon noticing the situation.

Among the Three Great Sage Regions of the Ninja World, human sages from both Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest had not appeared for a very long time.

Setting aside the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, who had died during the Night of the Nine-Tails twelve years ago, Jiraiya was the only surviving human sage of Mount Myōboku.

Yet now, another person capable of using Sage Mode had appeared in the Ninja World?

"Little Jiraiya, it's not that simple."