The appearance of the two Jinchūriki slowed the fighting on Jiraiya's side.
No one knew anything about the enemy ninja.
Eventually, Minato brought Xuanhui over for a visit.
Xuanhui took one look from a distance. Weren't those two Jinchūriki?!
Orochimaru wasn't there at the moment. Xuanhui had asked him to help hold the fort, so Orochimaru and Kakuzu were now guarding the eastern front.
Xuanhui patted Jiraiya and Minato on the shoulders.
"Come on. I'll tell you what I know about those two, then the three of us can go meet them."
This was an opportunity to get blood and tissue samples from the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and knock the enemy down a peg!
"You even have intel on the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki?"
"It wasn't hard to get. Let me explain..."
Unfortunately, Roshi and Han had no idea they were about to face a combined assault from intel-savvy Jiraiya, homeward-bound Minato, and the mighty transmigrator Xuanhui!
Early the next morning, Roshi and Han got up, washed their faces, ate breakfast, and went on patrol as usual.
"Han, why is there writing on your armor?"
"Writing? What writing?"
"Sword... of... Shinobi Love?"
"What a ridiculously edgy name!"
Before either of them could react, Minato suddenly appeared between them.
"Good morning, you two!"
"You..."
Before Roshi and Han could react, the scenery before them abruptly flashed.
Once everything came back into focus, they finally saw the situation they were in.
Minato stood between them. To their left stood Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin! To their right stood Konoha's Light Release Xuanhui!
"Good morning, you two!"
Xuanhui waved at them with a smile.
"Lava Armor!"
"Steam Release!"
Lava rose over Roshi's skin, while vast amounts of steam poured from the back of Han's armor.
Minato reacted with incredible speed. The instant the