Jiraiya's eyes were fixed on the puppet with Yahiko's appearance.
Of course he knew this was not Nagato's real body!
He had witnessed the Six Paths of Pain's last battle against Shihōin Naraku firsthand.
Although he could not claim to have all the information on the Six Paths of Pain, he understood some of the obvious facts perfectly well.
Through the Deva Path's eyes, Nagato looked at Jiraiya. "Jiraiya-sensei, hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
Although he said this, Nagato did not expect a single sentence to make Konoha submit.
With Jiraiya making an appearance, Konoha's intentions were already clear.
They would not allow him to take the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki away!
What came next, then, was an unavoidable battle, and Nagato was mentally prepared.
Bang!
The Animal Path descended from the sky and landed behind the Deva Path.
"Summoning Technique!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Summoned by the Animal Path, the Asura Path and the Preta Path followed immediately, appearing together beside the Deva Path.
Meanwhile, behind Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others, a sudden noise came from the collapsed houses. Broken stones and roof tiles kept tumbling down, sending dust billowing everywhere.
Soon, two figures passed through the dust and came into everyone's view.
The Naraka Path and the Human Path!
The Human Path, which Jiraiya had just destroyed with a Rasengan, had "returned from the dead," appearing once again without a scratch.
Sure enough, that newly appeared puppet could resurrect-or rather, repair-the other damaged puppets!
Jiraiya and Kakashi exchanged a glance, confirming the accuracy of their information.
Kakashi glanced at the Deva Path and said to Jiraiya, "The enemy who just spoke is extremely powerful!"
"Based on our earlier intelligence, we can confirm that he's the enemy with tremendously powerful repulsive and attractive forces!"
"Most of the ninja from earlier were injured by