"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya gave a low shout, and the gray-white hair behind him rapidly lengthened, hanging like a bolt of silk and tightening around the giant python's neck.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
In pain, the python thrashed its tail wildly, lashing the giant plants around it flat and snapping them, while raising its neck to pull against Jiraiya's long hair.
But Jiraiya's wooden-clogged feet did not budge. Even wrestling with a monster that looked as though it had crawled out of Jurassic Park, he had strength to spare.
"Hmph."
A trace of disdain appeared at the corners of Jiraiya's mouth, but they rose higher and higher as his smile gradually grew unrestrained.
"Heh, hehe, they're practically as big as Tsunade's!"
In her panic, Mineko Yuki had clutched Jiraiya's arm.
"Ah, sorry."
A blush swept across Mineko Yuki's face. With a startled cry, she hurriedly let go and crouched on the ground, covering her face with both hands.
In all her life, this was the first time she had let a man take advantage of her!
Although she acted as shy as an innocent girl, Mineko Yuki secretly peeked through her fingers.
Her eyes shone as she watched, filled with undisguised surprise and curiosity.
Although this old man called Jiraiya was rather improper, his hair had grown seven or eight meters in a burst and could even restrain a python larger than an anaconda.
With abilities like these, he was a genuine superpowered individual!
"Little snake, now that I, the Toad Sage, have set my sights on you, don't even think of escaping. Hah!"
Jiraiya pressed his palms together. His hair grew even faster, coiling around the python like a giant white snake, all the way to its tail.
The white hair and the giant snake tangled and rolled, crushing