Battle One

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deep in the rain, explosions sounded one after another.

In the square, Jiraiya's fingers flew through Hand Seals.

"Summoning Technique!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

White smoke burst outward. Several toads dropped from the sky: a burly one carrying a pitchfork, an elderly one wrapped in a scarf. The moment they landed, they charged in every direction.

At the same time, across from him,

Pain raised a hand and pressed his palm to the ground.

"Summoning Technique."

Moo!!

A Giant Rhino charged through the puddles, its four hooves churning and every paving stone in its path shattering. Right behind it, a Giant Centipede dozens of meters long burst from the earth, its hundred legs sharp as knives and its shell gleaming coldly in the rain.

And then there was the pitch-black Giant Hound.

Jiraiya slammed a Rasengan into it, blasting its head to pulp.

The next instant,

Rrrip.

Two new heads pushed out of its ruined neck. One became two, and two became four.

The more he tore apart, the more grew back.

In the blink of an eye, one hound became seven or eight, surrounding Jiraiya on every side.

"The Animal Path's Summoning Beasts..."

Jiraiya leaped back, dodging the centipede's sweeping legs, his brow deeply furrowed.

"Just like the Allied Forces' battle reports said. Kill one, and more take its place."

He flung a spray of Kunai behind him, piercing two Demon Hounds through the eye sockets. Then he used Bunta's Fire Release to burn an opening and rushed in close.

"Rasengan!"

Humm!

The brilliant blue sphere smashed into the rhino's flank.

Boom!

The beast, weighing several tons, was knocked clear off its feet. It collapsed half a wall before coming to a stop, twitched twice, and lay still.

"Huff..."

Jiraiya had barely drawn half a breath

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