He suddenly thrust out both hands and actually caught the tail Gekkō Raito had stabbed at him with his bare palms.
"You little brat! The warm-up is over. The real fight starts now!"
Before his words had even faded, the muscles in Jiraiya's arms bulged as he exerted a sudden burst of strength, trying to swing Gekkō Raito off his feet.
But Gekkō Raito reacted with astonishing speed. In that instant, the remaining tails behind him shot out like venomous snakes leaving their dens, striking from all sorts of tricky angles.
Jiraiya had no time to contest his strength. He could only let go and leap backward.
In that split second, Gekkō Raito rushed before him like a phantom.
Water Release: Water Wave Hand!
A surging stream of water instantly gushed from Gekkō Raito's palm, heading straight for Jiraiya's face.
A water blast of this strength could hardly injure one of the Sannin in Sage Mode. Even if it hit an ordinary genin, it would probably amount to little more than a bath.
But it had never been intended to cause damage. It was a setup!
The next second, the water had soaked Jiraiya's clothes.
The thought had just flashed through Jiraiya's mind: Why is this kid using such a meaningless ninjutsu?
Immediately afterward, an overwhelming sense of danger exploded within him!
Not good!
Ice Release: Freezing Moment!
The water that had been flowing solidified in an instant, and a terrifying chill erupted.
Jiraiya watched as white ice crystals spread wildly along his clothes. That astonishing cold even began clashing violently with the senjutsu chakra inside him.
Jiraiya's expression changed abruptly. What overpowering Ice Release!
Frog Kata!
Invisible natural energy gathered around his fist. Jiraiya punched out, forcibly shattering the spreading ice crystals and cutting short the encroaching chill.
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