The sea of fire finally dissipated, gradually revealing Uchiha Sora's figure.
When Jiraiya saw Uchiha Sora standing there completely unharmed, shock crossed his face.
"This guy didn't even get a scratch?" Gamabunta cried in astonishment.
Then he could not resist raising his short blade and slashing at Uchiha Sora on the ground.
The Space-Breaking Barrier had yet to dissipate. The short blade slammed into the spatial barrier, but it did not budge!
Ripples spread through space.
Jiraiya narrowed his eyes. Shocked by what he saw, he said, "That looks like a space-time barrier defense!"
"What a tough defense!" Gamabunta reluctantly withdrew his short blade and glared at Uchiha Sora below.
The hexagram patterns of the Mangekyō Sharingan in Uchiha Sora's eyes rotated slightly, emitting a strange light. Looking at Jiraiya and Gamabunta, he said slowly, "Is this all you've got? The power of the Sannin is such a disappointment!"
"Jiraiya, looks like someone is looking down on you!" Gamabunta said with a laugh.
Jiraiya pondered for a moment. "Without that mode, I really have no way to deal with him as I am now."
"Oh? Looks like you're going to get serious!" Gamabunta said.
"Honestly, I don't want to use that mode. There are quite a few people here, after all. I don't want so many people seeing me looking that ugly!" Jiraiya said helplessly.
"Wouldn't losing to someone from the younger generation be even more embarrassing?" Gamabunta asked.
Jiraiya considered it for a moment before finally saying, "There's no other choice. I'll have to prepare to enter Sage Mode!"
With that, Jiraiya bit his finger again, and two puffs of white smoke erupted.
Two small, elderly toads appeared before him.
They were none other than Mount Myōboku's elders, Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.
"Hey, little Jiraiya!" Both toads greeted