Jiraiya's half-frog-transformed limbs pressed against the ground as he pursued them, fireballs erupting from his mouth in rapid succession!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Flames flashed explosively as Kakupai leaped left and right, dodging in a somewhat bedraggled state!
Inside the underground experimental base.
Kakuzu was unusually enraged. "Hey, fight back!! Why the hell are you running!! It's not like dying costs money anyway!!!"
Konan's attention was no longer on the battle between Pain and Jiraiya itself. She understood very well that Jiraiya was bound to lose, and that Nagato would definitely not take Jiraiya's life.
The only issue was how hard to go after Jiraiya with an uninvited guest watching nearby.
She walked up to Orochimaru and Kabuto and said coolly, "Madara's main purpose in coming to Amegakure was to confirm whether the two of you were hiding under Nagato's protection. Since Madara personally went to Nagato's side, he evidently does not intend to conduct the surveillance himself. There is a high chance he will use White Zetsu."
"This experimental site has sensory-blocking techniques and a barrier to prevent infiltration through Earth Release. But correspondingly, if White Zetsu scouts this area, the obstruction will make this place a suspicious focal point."
Orochimaru smiled and clapped his hands. "That was why you deliberately transferred Kakuzu, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, here—to prevent him from entering White Zetsu's field of vision and causing Madara to make unwarranted associations with the technique known as Impure World Reincarnation, wasn't it?"
Konan said solemnly, "That's right. Nothing can go wrong with Nagato's Second Body Plan."
Orochimaru rose gracefully and said to Kabuto, "Go prepare that."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!" Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses and entered the warehouse beside them.
Before long, he returned with several talismans in hand.
Konan asked, "What are those?"
"Ever since White