At Naruto's words, everyone instinctively turned to look at Jiraiya.
They wanted to know what special ninjutsu one of Konoha's legendary Sannin had taught Naruto.
But Jiraiya himself looked utterly bewildered.
He did occasionally take part in Naruto's training.
Most of the time, however, he acted as an elder, hoping to make up for the family affection Naruto had lost.
So... he really hadn't taught him any particularly powerful ninjutsu.
Of course, he had begun teaching him the Rasengan.
But...
Hadn't the kid still failed to master it?!
Now even Jiraiya was getting curious.
What strange trick was the kid about to pull this time?
Rasa grew even more nervous.
He instantly pushed his sensory perception to its limit, determined to catch every change in Naruto Uzumaki's chakra and whatever form his attack took.
Once this attack was over, his victory would be all but assured.
Poof, poof, poof...
Amid clouds of white smoke, even more Shadow Clones appeared than before.
This time, they were no longer hiding themselves.
Instead, they intended to use the Shadow Clones in an actual fight.
The reason the three of them hadn't been affected by Rasa's Gold Sand: Spread earlier...
Was that their real bodies had hidden themselves before Rasa began his attack.
They had been outside both the coverage of his gold sand and his sensory range.
But now...
Waves of powerful chakra surged out from Naruto Uzumaki.
"Transformation Technique: Harem Technique!"
As Naruto's voice rang out...
Jiraiya suddenly realized something and raised a hand to stop the technique, but it was already too late.
Another thought struck him, and Jiraiya vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.
Much as he hated to leave and wanted to stay...
For the sake of his own life, he had better retreat first...
The instant Jiraiya disappeared,