There were three accompanying Jiraiya this time.
Aburame Shimura, Inuzuka Usu, and the hawk flying overhead... controlled by Inoichi Yamanaka.
One main carry, three supports—a standard one-with-three lineup.
When the explosion suddenly erupted beneath their feet, all three experiencedly leaped away, then each used their own methods to search for the enemy's whereabouts.
But before their investigation could yield any results, four flaming curtains of light rose from the ground, like a cage trapping all three people and the bird within.
"This is..."
Jiraiya's gaze turned grave. After sweeping his eyes around and throwing a kunai at the barrier, he watched it melt and said in a low voice, "[Four Red Yang Formation]!"
"Four Red Yang Formation?"
Inuzuka Usu repeated, clearly confused. He had evidently never heard of this sealing formation's reputation. "Is this the sealing formation that trapped Lord Minato?"
"It certainly looks like it..."
Jiraiya gestured for the two of them to move closer. As for Inoichi Yamanaka, he was just a hawk at the moment, so he could keep flying overhead for now.
"But in my memory, the [Four Red Yang Formation] doesn't have the ability to seal off space. And its requirements for those setting it up are extremely high. The enemy actually managed to gather two complete sets of candidates..."
At this point, Jiraiya's tone grew increasingly heavy. "Just who could command such resources?"
"Lord Jiraiya, is it difficult to set up this [Four Red Yang Formation]?"
As Aburame Shimura sent out insects to search for the enemy, he also spoke up to ask.
He and Inuzuka Usu were both young ninja in their twenties. As far as they remembered, they had never encountered that name before.
"Extremely difficult!"
Seeing this, Jiraiya simply gave his two young subordinates a lesson. "The Four Red Yang Formation