Master and Disciple Battle!

"Summoning—"

"Bang!"

Animal Path had just been about to summon a host of summoned beasts for support, but before the technique could be completed, Jiraiya kicked him in half in midair!

At the same time, Jiraiya raised his right hand before his chest in a sword-finger sign, then suddenly spat toward Deva Path Hanzo.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

"Absorption Soul Technique!"

Sure enough, just as Jiraiya had expected, Preta Path Pain flickered in front of Hanzo, spread his arms, and faced the Flame Bullet head-on!

However—

"Croak!!!"

The moment Preta Path lunged forward, Sage Shima kept her claws pressed together and let out a violent roar, releasing an extremely powerful sound wave. Bound by Chakra, it surged straight toward Preta Path!

"Splurt!"

Because of the unique nature of sound, Sage Shima's sound-wave ninjutsu was launched later, yet arrived first!

The Chakra gathering the sound waves was absorbed, but the sound waves themselves were not something Preta Path could absorb. After all, this time the sound wave was a physical attack, not a sound-wave genjutsu.

The instant it made contact, the powerful sound wave shattered Preta Path outright!

Even the remaining sound waves broke through Deva Path Hanzo's Shinra Tensei, making his body freeze for a moment before he was swallowed by the Flame Bullet that followed close behind.

Konan and Nagato's pupils contracted at the sight. Only now did they finally understand what Jiraiya meant when he said a ninja's battle was a battle of intelligence.

The Six Paths of Pain, which were overwhelmingly powerful against ordinary ninja, had actually lost three bodies in an instant after their information was leaked. That strength—he truly deserved to be Jiraiya of the Sannin!

Seeing this, Nagato's mind moved. He gave up controlling Pain and focused all his attention on himself, minimizing the