"Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon!"
A mass of hardened hair needles shot out after being activated.
Pain casually raised a hand and knocked them all away with Shinra Tensei.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately burst out of the ground and began attacking the Pain Deva Path with the Adamantine Staff.
Just as Jiraiya had expected, his opponent did not use the move that could repel every attack again. Instead, he simply exchanged blows with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The Black Receiver in his hand whistled through the air as he swung it.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have suddenly gone mad. He neither dodged nor evaded, choosing to trade injury for injury.
A Black Receiver plunged straight into his left shoulder. As blood sprayed out, Hiruzen Sarutobi endured the pain and smashed his staff into the Deva Path's chest, immediately producing the sound of breaking bones.
Yet Jiraiya did not press the advantage or even show any intention of helping. He simply stood where he was, counting silently: One, two, three, four...
When Hiruzen Sarutobi raised the Adamantine Staff high and brought it down toward the Pain Deva Path's head again, Jiraiya's count reached five.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was instantly blasted away, coughing up blood before he even hit the ground.
But he had already fulfilled his mission.
After crashing heavily to the ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Jiraiya charge forward, a gleam in his eyes.
"That ability to repel all objects and ninjutsu without hand seals really is incredibly powerful and impossible to counter, but I've figured it out! After every use, there's a cooldown of at least five seconds. During that time, you absolutely cannot use that move again."
"Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
Jiraiya leaped into the air, rapidly forming an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan dozens of times larger than an ordinary Rasengan