Orochimaru gave Jiraiya no chance to keep stalling. Once he had implanted all the Command Spells, he sent the First and Second Hokage lurching toward Jiraiya!
Jiraiya's expression tightened. The summoning still needed more time. He couldn't engage in close combat now!
He hopped lightly, then tapped his feet together several times at peculiar angles, unleashing a jutsu—
Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!
The rooftop instantly turned into a vast swamp. Its thick, clinging mud brought the controlled Hokage to a halt, trapping their feet and even threatening to swallow them whole.
"Hand seals with your feet? What a tasteless trick."
Orochimaru frowned and, with a hint of disdain, directed the Kazekage beside him.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand!"
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"
Still retreating, Jiraiya watched black and golden sand suddenly pour up from beneath his earthen swamp, filling it almost instantly.
Jiraiya silently counted himself lucky. Since they were fighting on a rooftop, the Third Kazekage and Fourth Kazekage couldn't draw additional iron sand and gold dust from the ground with their magnet release kekkei genkai. Unable to unleash their full power, they could only serve as support for the two Hokage's attacks for now.
"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Seeing that the swamp couldn't hold the two Hokage, Jiraiya immediately followed up with another technique. His white hair spread wildly into the shape of a lion's head, stretching out to bind the two Hokage tightly just as they escaped the mud.
But...
Whoosh!
Something sliced through the air beside his ear. Jiraiya jolted in alarm, but before he could see what it was, a powerful whipping kick came hurtling toward his back with a sonic boom!
It was the Second Kazekage!
"Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"
The hair extended by his Wild Lion's Mane Technique suddenly hardened, shielding his