"Huh? A singing battle?"
Jiraiya gaped, finding it utterly unbelievable.
He discreetly wiped the sweat from his face again, feeling that these two toads were rather unreliable.
"Dear, this is no time to get all bashful. This is for world peace, and more importantly, to protect little Jiraiya. Stop being so stubborn."
Perhaps Shima thought Fukasaku had a point. Although she kept grumbling and muttering, at least she did not refuse, even if reluctance was written all over her toad face.
"Little Jiraiya, our strongest genjutsu uses song to disrupt the enemy's hearing and ensnare them."
"I see."
"Although this jutsu is powerful, it has the drawback of revealing our position." In plain English, it had a long windup and gave away their location.
"Then I'll leave it to you two. Let's go!"
"Sage Art: Great Fireball!"
Jiraiya sensed someone up ahead in the passage and, without another word, treated them to a fireball.
Meanwhile, the two toads on his shoulders began chanting the song they were about to sing.
"Just as I thought. My gamble paid off. The one in front of me absorbs ninjutsu. There's also one who summons Summoning Beasts, and another whose nose I knocked crooked."
The enormous fireball was completely absorbed.
At the same time, Fukasaku and Shima were already charging up.
"Two little toads, two little toads, love to dance..."
Because they shared their vision, the Preta Path saw nothing but a sea of fire while absorbing the ninjutsu, while the remaining Human Path and Loli Path (Animal Path) charged toward Jiraiya.
Jiraiya unleashed the Great Fireball to force his opponents out of position. Faced with the massive fireball, they could only leap aside to dodge it. After all, ninja could stand directly on walls.
As a result, the Human Path plunged straight into