A strange smile actually curled at the corner of his mouth.
At that moment, Jiraiya, who had been racing across the rooftops, quickly reached the center of the battlefield.
When he saw Itachi preparing to kill a large group of Konoha ninja who had no way to fight back.
Jiraiya had no time to think, his hands forming hand seals as fast as lightning.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
Boom!
Jiraiya spewed fierce flames from his mouth, instantly turning them into a sea of fire that swept toward Itachi.
The terrifying flames roared toward him with astonishing heat and incredible speed.
The instant Itachi turned his head, the towering flames had almost completely surrounded him.
But at that same moment, the thunderous sound of rushing water erupted out of nowhere.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Rumble!
Like a thunderclap out of a clear sky, an enormous torrent surged forth like a tsunami and slammed into the Great Flame Bullet.
Fire and water could not coexist!
The collision between two utterly different kinds of chakra instantly sent white steam billowing into the sky, while scorching waves of heat spread in every direction.
Jiraiya's gaze sharpened. What incredible mastery of Water Release... this is...
"Well, well, well! Now that's quite a big fish!"
"So this is Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin?"
"I've never fought a legendary ninja like this before. Mr. Itachi, it seems you're important enough for Konoha to take you very seriously!"
As the thick steam dispersed, a strange blue-faced man stood behind Itachi, carrying an enormous bandage-wrapped sword over his shoulder.
He was the one who had just blocked Jiraiya's powerful Fire Release.
The surviving Konoha ninja around them backed away in terror. "There's another one!"
A ninja from Konoha's intelligence department recognized the newcomer at once.