The Lightning Country Battlefield Nears Its Climax!

Time rewound by a few minutes.

The instant the battle began, Jiraiya, who had long since finished his preparations, met the Third Raikage head-on together with the two sages standing on his shoulders!

The Third Raikage had also sensed the threat posed by Sage Jiraiya, and of his own accord drew him away, choosing another place as their battlefield.

The Third Raikage was confident, but he was not truly a reckless brute. Facing Jiraiya with Sage Mode activated, he still felt a little apprehensive inside. That pressure...

Strictly speaking, though, an ordinary Sage Jiraiya was actually enough to fight the Third Raikage. His speed was fast, but first, it was not enough to evade the perception of Sage Mode.

Second, his speed would not truly surpass Jiraiya in Sage Mode by too much. This could be seen from the original work, where Sage Naruto dodged and successfully launched a counterattack.

And if Naruto could do it, there was no reason Jiraiya could not. He also had the help of two sages.

At present, the only thing he lacked was on the offensive side. His Sage Art might not necessarily be able to break through the Third Raikage's Lightning Armor.

Of course, Jiraiya did not know any of this intelligence. Considering the Third Raikage's immense reputation, Jiraiya took a risk and used the unfinished version of a new Sage Art...

This was where the difference between Sage Art and Sage Mode had to be explained. Sage Mode was a state unique to humans for using Sage Art, and this was different from summoned beasts.

For summoned beasts like those from the Three Great Sage Regions, they did not need to enter any Sage Mode to use Sage Art. As long as you knew it, you could use it at any time.