Ōnoki, who had just been about to use Dust Release, began dodging from side to side as countless giant shuriken flew past him.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique."
Orochimaru had unleashed this ninjutsu. Seizing the opportunity, Jiraiya rapidly lengthened his silver hair, wrapped it around Tsunade's waist, and pulled her back.
With the three working together, even Ōnoki would have trouble taking them down completely.
"Calm down, Tsunade," Orochimaru said gravely.
Tsunade took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, but the more she suppressed her anger, the angrier she became. Only after breathing deeply for a long time did she manage to suppress it.
"Sorry for dragging you into danger with me."
Jiraiya smiled easily. "We're teammates."
A trace of a smile appeared on Orochimaru's face too, but out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the Iwa Ninja surrounding them and Ōnoki standing in the sky.
His smile disappeared before long.
"This time, we're really in danger."
They were now completely surrounded by Iwa Ninja, with the Tsuchikage himself joining the fight. Without reinforcements, they could only hold out on their own.
They did not even have a chance to escape.
At any rate, Orochimaru could think of no way to get away.
"Surrender, Konoha Sannin," Ōnoki said coldly from high in the sky.
He had not expected to be lucky enough to surround the Konoha Sannin, whose fame was now soaring.
Had it been Konoha's White Fang, he might have had to reconsider, judging by the intelligence coming in from other fronts.
Konoha's White Fang possessed formidable individual combat abilities and could even contend with a Kage. Even if Ōnoki led a force to surround and capture him, he might not be able to take him down completely.
But the Konoha Sannin were different. Though