Bang!
The instant Gamabunta landed, a cloud of dust rose and the earth shook violently.
"No good. It's flying too high. If the first strike misses, there's nothing I can do afterward."
Although Gamabunta could jump very high, he could not fly. Yatagarasu only needed to dodge his first attack, and then Gamabunta would have no choice but to land.
Whoosh!
Manda raised his long tail and lashed fiercely at Yatagarasu, but the distance was too great. His tail fell helplessly more than ten meters short.
"Water Release: Iron Cannonball Technique!"
Seeing Jiraiya still engulfed in aerial bombardment, Gamabunta kept firing cannonball-like Water Release Ninjutsu at Yatagarasu in the sky, trying to shoot the bird down.
But that was far too difficult.
Yatagarasu flew too fast, and was up in the sky besides. The chances of hitting the bird were simply too slim.
And Gamabunta's attacks seemed to have angered Yatagarasu. With a cry, the bird beat its wings and flew toward him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Countless round bird eggs rained down from above, forcing Gamabunta to dodge quickly away.
Rumble...
One explosion after another began unleashing terrifying power.
"Bastard!"
Gamabunta was in a sorry state. This flying enemy was too troublesome.
Furious, Gamabunta hurled his short sword with all his strength, trying to bring Yatagarasu down.
But Yatagarasu merely gave a slight flap of its wings and dodged the short sword flying into the sky.
"We need to find a way to bring that bird down!"
Orochimaru frowned, but the distance was simply too great. For the moment, he had no better solution either.
"What a pain!"
Fortunately, Jiraiya had already escaped the explosions. His hardened hair provided a strong defense, and he had not been injured.
"Wait..."
Orochimaru narrowed his snake-like eyes. He seemed to see Jiraiya pressing