Jiraiya's voice came from afar, still carrying that bold, heroic tone:
"Good work, Tianyi. Now leave it to this Toad Sage!"
Tianyi turned his head, the corner of his mouth twitching. Jiraiya's current appearance was truly hard to look at.
His nose had become huge and long, toad-like markings had appeared on his face, and two small figures now stood on his shoulders.
Yet that aura made Tianyi's pupils contract slightly. Its oppressive force was immense.
It was a natural, seamless harmony, like a breeze sweeping over mountain ridges or flowing water passing through a gorge. It seemed gentle, yet it could not be stopped.
"Kid, hurry up and finish this. I still need to go back and cook." Sage Shima, the toad sage standing on Jiraiya's left shoulder, spoke in a hoarse yet vigorous voice.
"Quit nagging, old woman. This enemy is very strong." Sage Fukasaku on his right shoulder stared solemnly at the Third Raikage in the distance.
"Who are you calling an old woman?!"
Seeing the two about to start arguing on Jiraiya's shoulders, Jiraiya quickly laughed awkwardly.
"Great sages, fight first, fight first!" He formed hand seals with both hands as senjutsu chakra surged through his body, resonating with the natural energy around him.
Within Tianyi's Magnet Release perception, a stream of energy spread from Jiraiya's body, then mobilized all the energy of heaven and earth in this area. So this was senjutsu?
Using one's own energy to mobilize the energy of nature—this was cultivation!
Sage Art: Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.
The ground within several hundred meters began to soften, like asphalt melted beneath the sun, spreading silently in all directions.
The ground beneath the Third Raikage suddenly collapsed, and thick mud instantly submerged his ankles.
A leaped up fiercely, only to discover that