"Hmph, Uchiha Madara or not, first have a taste of Lord Jiraiya's Fire Release!" Of course, as a ninja with abundant combat experience, Jiraiya knew better than to underestimate his enemy. So he opened with the Fire Release he was best at.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball!"
Jiraiya had initially felt rather guilty about forcibly taking someone else's things. But seeing that the enemy was the greatest rogue ninja since Konoha's founding, he naturally would not hold back any longer.
Empowered by Sage Mode, the enormous fireball swelled to the height of four or five stories. Like a raging sea of flames, it swept toward Uchiha Madara.
"Good!" Uchiha Madara sneered. Raising the Uchiha Gunbai in his hand, he instantly absorbed Jiraiya's Great Fireball completely. Then, with a casual swing, flames even thirty percent more powerful than the Great Fireball surged forth, enhanced by the Uchiha Gunbai's Wind Release.
"Idiot!" Tsunade and Orochimaru cursed Jiraiya at the same time.
Both of them had looked up information on the Uchiha Gunbai and naturally knew it could reflect the Five Elements Ninjutsu. Fire Release in particular was the most heavily countered by the Uchiha Gunbai.
Only an ignorant fool like Jiraiya would open with his strongest Fire Release, only to have Uchiha Madara turn it against him.
The underground cavern was not particularly large. Once Jiraiya's Sage Jutsu Great Fireball had been enhanced by the Uchiha Gunbai, it practically blocked off every direction of escape in the entire cave. With no other choice, they could only take it head-on.
"Water Release—Great Waterfall Technique!" ×2
Without any prior discussion, Orochimaru and Tsunade both chose the same Water Release ninjutsu. A towering waterfall intertwined with the blazing flames, and smoke immediately filled the entire cavern.
Orochimaru's expression darkened somewhat. The Great Waterfall Technique Tsunade had