Not to mention Konan, who had arrived to provide support from the sidelines.
Sheets of paper danced across the sky. Though less lethal than Pain, they were incredibly irritating, interfering with the two men's vision like a swarm of flies.
Konan kept Naruto pinned down with the Dance of the Shikigami, leaving him unable to break free.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya faced the combined assault of the Six Paths of Pain alone and was instantly driven into a desperate situation.
Shlk! Shlk!
Several dull impacts rang out. Black rods pierced Jiraiya's body, and blood stained his white hair red.
The two great toad sages, Fukasaku and Shima, had also been summoned, but under the frenzied attacks of two Pains, they could barely protect themselves, let alone spare a hand to save Jiraiya.
Down on one knee, Jiraiya gasped for breath. His vision had begun to blur, but he still stared fixedly at the "Yahiko" before him.
"You... aren't Yahiko!"
Deva Path Pain paused just as he was about to deliver the finishing blow. A sneer curled his lips. "Oh? How did you figure it out?"
Jiraiya gave a miserable smile, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "That kid Yahiko... was impulsive, but his eyes weren't like yours. I'd already thought something was strange. Your every move was more like that quiet boy Nagato. Now I'm certain. You're Nagato!"
At his words, Konan's eyes shifted. She hadn't expected their teacher Jiraiya to still be so perceptive.
"Hmph. So what if you've guessed? The outcome won't change."
"Farewell, Teacher Jiraiya!"
Shlk!
A thick black rod mercilessly pierced Jiraiya's chest.
Blood gushed out, staining the ruins red.
Nearby, Naruto froze as though he had been struck by lightning.
The Konoha ninja around them who were still clinging to life also stared wide-eyed, as