"Pervy Sage!"
When Naruto saw Ginshi's foot about to come down on Jiraiya's head, he charged forward without thinking, frantic with worry.
"Naruto! Stay back!"
Hearing Kakashi's voice, Naruto instinctively stopped and turned to look. Kakashi-sensei looked strained, clearly preparing some powerful move.
Kakashi's left eye widened as he stared at Ginshi, and at that very instant, the space around Ginshi suddenly began to distort.
It felt as though space had suddenly turned liquid and begun spinning, forming a vortex that threatened to suck everything nearby into its center.
The sight brought a look of shock to Ginshi's previously expressionless face. His body was incredibly tough, but no matter how tough it was, he could not clash head-on with space itself!
He immediately stopped stomping down toward Jiraiya's skull and exerted himself, forcing his way out of the spatial vortex's range against its pull.
As far as he was concerned, he could kill these people whenever he wanted. There was no need to pay such a painful price.
The second after Ginshi broke free, the spatial vortex abruptly accelerated. Everything within its range contracted into a single point, then vanished.
Kakashi's powerful move had hit nothing, but at least he had successfully saved Jiraiya.
Meanwhile, her face deathly pale, Sakura activated her Illusion Technique Domain and enveloped Jiraiya within it.
Then the ground beneath Jiraiya began to writhe, carrying him all the way over to Sakura and the others.
At the same time, Sakura treated Jiraiya's injuries without regard for the expenditure. By the time he reached her side, he could already stand.
Jiraiya gave Sakura a surprised look. With his experience, he naturally recognized that she had used yin release chakra to heal him.
"Pervy Sage, how are you?" Naruto hurried up to him and asked anxiously.
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