When Jiraiya appeared before Akari Otsutsuki again, she felt that his presence seemed almost intangible, extraordinarily mysterious.
"Gamaken, thanks for your hard work!"
"Now it's my turn to take the stage!"
"Once one of the Sannin, now transformed into a sage."
"The tears of blood that surge forth in anger become the toad monster of Mount Myōboku!"
Listening to Jiraiya's nonsensical boasting, Gamaken was somewhat speechless. "Though I'm not much use, I'll cover you!"
Honest and dutiful, Gamaken spoke the humblest words and fought the toughest battles.
His enormous size did nothing to hinder his agility.
He leaped left and right, slashing ahead and blocking behind.
Soon, the man and three toads were above Akari Otsutsuki's head.
"Now taste the ultimate technique of Mount Myōboku's sage ascetic, the great Jiraiya of Konoha!"
"Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan!"
She watched the senjutsu come crashing toward her head.
Akari Otsutsuki was furious. "How dare you humiliate me like this! Outrageous!"
"Ninja Art: Twin Butterfly Round Mirror!"
Hearing their master's summons, the Twin Butterflies of Light flew in circles before Akari Otsutsuki.
At the center of their circling flight, a round mirror as smooth as water appeared.
It reflected Jiraiya and the water-vat-sized senjutsu Rasengan in his hand.
Is it a Water Mirror Technique similar to Karatachi Yagura's?
Jiraiya was wary, but he still smashed the Rasengan in his hand into the Twin Butterfly Round Mirror without hesitation.
"It's useless. Any attack, before my Twin Butterfly Round Mirror, will be..."
Before the proud Akari Otsutsuki could finish, the Twin Butterfly Round Mirror she had placed such high hopes in shattered, unable to offer any further resistance.
The senjutsu Rasengan in Jiraiya's hand also dissipated completely.
But rather than becoming discouraged, Jiraiya was eager to try again.
"To think I stumbled onto a way