"Croak~ Croak~ Croak~..."
As Hashirama closed his eyes and prepared to sense his prospective grandson-in-law, rhythmic croaking began to echo across the battlefield.
Within mere breaths, the croaking spread across the entire battlefield, drilling relentlessly into Hashirama's and Madara's ears.
"This is..." With only a little resistance, Madara quickly shook off the senjutsu chakra trying to draw him under.
"A wide-area, sound-based genjutsu!"
"It's quite powerful, too."
Madara narrowed his eyes and savored it for a moment. The rich senjutsu presence made even him want to lose himself in it.
Hashirama was still in Sage Mode and had considerable resistance to the Toad Confrontation Chant. He said with a smile:
"Perfect. Our junior is currently locked in a battle of souls. This genjutsu might work wonders."
"Madara, come on. Let's find Tsunade."
Hashirama reached out and hauled Madara up. Following Hashirama's senses, the two set off on their journey to "find family."
Under the blanket of croaking, the black monster Orochimaru had become actually grew unusually quiet.
Not far from its massive body, Jiraiya stood atop the rubble of a house with the two Toad Sages on his shoulders, watching Orochimaru with a grave expression.
Red markings covered Jiraiya's face, and his enormous, wart-covered nose was particularly eye-catching.
His eyes had already taken on the horizontal pupils of a toad. He held his hands together, drawing in natural energy as hard as he could to lighten the burden on the two "sages."
Fukasaku and Shima, the toad couple who had lived together for several hundred years, puffed out their cheeks and sang in harmony, performing a genjutsu score passed down since ancient times on Mount Myōboku!
Seeing the enormous monster before them stop moving and quietly listen to their "ribbit~ croak" performance, both toads and the man lit up with