Jiraiya had carelessly been immobilized by the Shadow Possession Technique. Yamanaka Haiji stood before him, and Karatachi Yagura behind him.
Both attacks were already within arm's reach!
And no matter which one hit him, he would be pushed into an even worse situation.
One misstep led to another, until there was no turning back.
At that critical moment...
Bang!
No miracle occurred.
[Coral Palm] and [Mind Disturbance Technique] struck Jiraiya's body at almost the exact same time.
Clang~ clang~ clang~
His towering body was violently sent flying. He crashed to the ground, rolled several times, and finally slammed heavily into the edge of Gamaken's foot before coming to a forced stop.
"Jiraiya!"
Seeing this, Gamaken ignored Akimichi Todome riding on its back and tried to lend a hand.
But it was already too late.
Just as Jiraiya struggled to get back up, a layer of white coral had appeared over the spot on his back where Coral Palm had struck.
It was a sign that coral polyps were multiplying wildly across his body!
Before long, the coral layer had enveloped his entire body. He was on the verge of being completely molded into a new coral reef.
At this point, Karatachi Yagura could even coolly say—
"Jiraiya, capture complete!"
Sasori of the Red Sands also released the Shadow Possession Technique and had even begun considering how to modify Jiraiya's body.
"Why not temporarily name the next puppet set [Legendary Sannin of Konoha]?"
Just then, Araki, who was fiercely battling Tsunade over there, let out a sharp shout:
"Dodge!"
At the same time, he risked injury to directly block one of Tsunade's Cherry Blossom Punches.
Clang!
Metal rang against metal. Though it had clearly been a clash between fist and sword, it produced such a resounding impact that it was obvious