"How strong are you now?"
Jiraiya asked curiously.
Xia Le answered with only a few casual words.
"If you're no match for him."
"I'll step in!"
Jiraiya froze, then smiled and pointed at Xia Le three times, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Clearly, he did not believe Xia Le had the strength to defeat Hanzo.
Salamander Hanzo's control over the entire Hidden Rain Village was proof of his outstanding strength. Even the former Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had praised him highly.
Even more impressive was his wisdom in governing. He had developed the small, sparsely populated Land of Rain into a power that dared to confront the great nations head-on, breaking free of its role as a mere pawn.
"How about we have a little match?"
"With a three-tomoe Sharingan, you're already one of the Uchiha Clan's strongest. Your young clan head, Fugaku, is at that level."
"You have three tomoe too, right?"
Jiraiya asked with a smile.
His eyes gleamed with eagerness.
For one thing, Xia Le had actually taken the wielder of the Rinnegan as his student. For another, even Orochimaru had called him extremely dangerous.
Xia Le raised his head and looked at Jiraiya.
His black-and-white eyes flashed, turning bloodred as three tomoe slowly revolved within them.
"There can't be many in the Uchiha Clan who've developed those eyes to the three-tomoe level!"
Jiraiya exclaimed in admiration.
There were not many kekkei genkai in the Ninja World, and the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan was undoubtedly among the strongest.
"Three tomoe is only the beginning."
"Beyond the Sharingan lies the Mangekyo!"
Xia Le said calmly.
"The Mangekyo?"
Jiraiya paused.
Then his expression shifted slightly, and he said gravely,
"That was the level Madara reached back then, wasn't it?"
As he spoke, he looked curiously at Xia Le. The