Sage Art: Toad Sage's Song of the Immovable Wisdom King

Jiraiya's combat power in Sage Mode is truly terrifying.

With the boost from Senjutsu, his Chakra reserves, combat ability, and physical prowess have all received a massive upgrade.

Coupled with Jiraiya's exceptional combat experience, he truly possesses the fearsome strength to take on an entire army single-handedly!

Facing an existence of this caliber.

Even with the "Infinite Water Element" field buff currently active, along with "Shunko: Winter's Wrath" purchased for 50,000 Points, Yoru is no match for Jiraiya.

He can only manage to restrict him to a certain extent.

But that is enough.

He has no need to force himself to take Jiraiya's head alone, nor is he capable of doing so.

After all.

There are still dozens of Mist Village elite ninjas on the field, including Karatachi Yagura. With their help, the pressure on Yoru will be much lighter.

"Water Style: Water Chaos Wave!"

"Water Style: Water Pressure Bullet!"

"Ten Finger Drilling Bullets!"

"Ice Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!"

A dense barrage of ninjutsu poured toward Jiraiya as if they cost nothing, forcing him to respond.

"Sage Technique: Goemon!"

A scorching, high-temperature Sage Technique Fire Release, comparable to the output of an entire squad, roared across the ice, clashing head-on with the barrage of ninjutsu.

Yet, in an instant, Yoru's figure appeared behind him, Hyōrinmaru slashing down toward Jiraiya's neck.

"Jiraiya-boy! Watch out!"

Fukasaku shouted in alarm. Thanks to the heightened reflexes of Sage Mode, Jiraiya noticed Yoru's presence immediately. Even so, as he was in the middle of casting Goemon, he could not fully evade Yoru's attack.

"Squelch!"

An ice blade deeply sliced open Jiraiya's back. Ignoring the pain, the Toad Sage quickly scrambled across the ground.

The Mist ninjas, watching like tigers eyeing their prey, were about to pursue, but the two Toad Sages on Jiraiya's shoulders simultaneously unleashed Senjutsu.

The Mist Village's offensive was briefly halted.

"This won't work, Jiraiya-boy. There are too many of them."

"Even with me and the old man assisting you, you still can't handle this many Mist ninja. That Ice Release brat's methods are too troublesome."

"Yeah, I know."

Jiraiya's gaze flickered constantly, focusing heavily on the direction where the Konoha ninja were retreating in the distance. However, the clamor of battle coming from that side made his heart sink.

There were too many Mist ninja—so many that he couldn't possibly stop them all on his own.

Furthermore, because he had to prevent these Mist powerhouses from pursuing the others, he couldn't use many of his ninjutsu. He was forced to focus entirely on large-scale techniques to contain them.

But... even so, he had to keep blocking these guys!

"Boss, Big Sister, if a life-threatening situation arises, please retreat immediately."

"Don't joke around, little Jiraiya. That won't do."

"Hahahaha, this isn't a joke, Big Sister, Boss." Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals and slammed his hands down: "Sage Technique! Yomi Swamp!"

The ice layer below instantly turned into a muddy swamp. Countless Mist ninja, confused by the toad's sonic genjutsu, sank into the mire immediately.

But in a flash, a biting chill swept over, and the muddy swamp was instantly frozen into a sheet of ice.

"This guy's Ice Release is extremely unique. Although I don't know how he does it, his techniques truly contain a very dense amount of natural energy."

Sage Fukasaku looked at Yuki Yoru with a solemn expression. "While it hasn't reached the strength of Senjutsu, it's not something ordinary Chakra-based Ice Release can compare to. Otherwise, neither Goemon nor Yomi Swamp would have been blocked."

"Yeah, he really is a monster of a boy. The most critical thing is that intelligence reports say he's only fourteen—even younger than Minato."

Jiraiya crushed the ice blade stuck in his back and looked toward Yuki Yoru, who stood to the side, shirtless and wielding Hyōrinmaru.

"Perhaps... I should take him out first. Otherwise, if I let him grow, the threat to Konoha will be far too great!"

"Can you do it? That guy's techniques are bizarre, and there are so many Mist ninja around."

"Yeah, I've already got an idea." Jiraiya nodded. "Although the kid's techniques are strange and his swordsmanship and Body Flicker are ridiculously strong, and his Ice Release contains natural energy, he's definitely hard to fight under normal circumstances."

"Big Sister, Boss, use 'that genjutsu' to help me perform a large-scale control. I'll take that brat out!"

"He can use 'Senjutsu power' to a certain extent; that genjutsu shouldn't work on him," Sage Fukasaku said in a deep voice.

"I know that. And, if I'm not mistaken, that kid's right eye must have Shisui's Sharingan transplanted into it..." Jiraiya's gaze lingered briefly on Yoru's single eye. "So, this time, you two perform the technique to control them and create an environment where I can go one-on-one with that brat!"

"Ah, at our age, having to sing with the kids' father... it's really..." Sage Shima blushed.

"Mother of the kids, what's the point of saying things like that at a time like this?" Sage Fukasaku looked helpless, then said seriously, "Since we've made up our minds, let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll use Reverse Summoning to retreat!"

"Don't worry, I'm not a reckless person."

Jiraiya nodded heavily.

Yoru's ice layer covered the Yomi Swamp, allowing the Kirigakure group to finally breathe a sigh of relief as they broke through the ice and crawled out one by one.

Jiraiya and Yoru, and the battle between them, were simply too exaggerated. Even though they had dozens of people, all of whom were elite Jonin-level ninjas, they still couldn't gain much of an advantage.

As both sides bombarded each other with ninjutsu, Jiraiya did not fall behind in the slightest!

"Truly worthy of being one of the Sannin. This level of power has completely surpassed the scope of an ordinary ninja."

"Jiraiya is indeed powerful, but victory will ultimately belong to us."

"Taking the head of a Sannin will be the beginning of Lord Yoru and our Kirigakure seizing victory in this War!"

"Hahaha, that's true... Wait, what is that sound?"

Suddenly, all the Kirigakure ninjas present showed expressions of confusion.

At some point, waves of frog croaks began to echo over the ruins of Tsunan Town. Every Kirigakure ninja felt the world before them begin to sway, even Karatachi Yagura.

In a trance, everyone felt the world before them suddenly change.

They should have been on the battlefield, yet at this moment, they were all trapped within a closed water barrier.

Outside the water barrier, four giant toads wearing armor surrounded the barrier from the north, south, east, and west. These toads held swords in their right hands, while their left hands were held straight out, pressed against the outer wall of the glass-like water tank.

"Genjutsu, is it?"

Karatachi Yagura's expression was grave. "To be able to trap so many people in a Genjutsu simultaneously in the blink of an eye... My body cannot move, but my consciousness is clear... A binding-type Genjutsu, then."

"Wait, where are Yoru and Jiraiya?!"

"As expected, that brat didn't fall for the Genjutsu..." Looking at the Kirigakure ninjas inside the water barrier, Sage Fukasaku's expression was solemn.

"In that case, it's all up to you now, little Jiraiya..."