Sage Fukasaku's claim that he rivaled the top combat power of the ninja world was absolutely no exaggeration.
The Susanoo gathered solely through the Mysterious Peacock Method was enough to cut down every enemy before him.
Uchiha Yū's previous slash had split apart the Toad Oil Flame Bullet, and its force did not stop there. A massive boulder in its path was effortlessly cleaved in two.
With broad, sweeping movements, Uchiha Yū directly interrupted Jiraiya's attack and suppressed him in return.
With Jiraiya's senjutsu power, the chances of breaking through the armor formed by Susanoo were exceedingly slim. This left Uchiha Yū in an invincible position—he could attack without restraint, with no fear of his body being injured.
"Lord Jiraiya, you no longer have the ability to stop me!"
Susanoo advanced step by step, lowering its head to look down at Jiraiya. Facing that overwhelming pressure, Jiraiya did not retreat a single step. Instead, he leaped onto a boulder and faced him from afar.
Half of Jiraiya's body lay prone against the boulder, like a humanoid toad. The two Toad Sages absorbed the surrounding natural energy, replenishing Jiraiya's depleted strength.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
He created two Shadow Clones, each retaining a certain amount of senjutsu chakra and maintaining Sage Mode. A sphere of light glowed in each of their hands, while the sphere in the original's hand rapidly expanded.
"Sage Art! Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
The Rasengan had been developed by Minato Namikaze. As Minato's teacher, Jiraiya naturally knew how to use it as well, and had developed different techniques for exerting its power according to his own traits.
The Shadow Clones worked together in a triangular formation as they closed in on Susanoo.
As the strongest offensive ninjutsu in Jiraiya's arsenal, he believed that even the sturdy Susanoo would be