"BOOM-!!!"
The dark red Explosive Magic Fire collided thunderously with Jiraiya's Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet above Konoha's streets!
The two utterly different flames intertwined, erupting in a blinding glare and terrifying heat. Yet after a stalemate of less than half a second, Jiraiya's orange-red chakra flames met what seemed to be their natural enemy and were instantly swallowed and assimilated by Shengu Xuan's dark red Demon Fire, laden with an aura of destruction!
The Demon Fire surged onward, turning into a dark red fire dragon that roared toward Jiraiya!
"What?!"
Jiraiya's expression changed in shock. The Fire Release he took such pride in had failed to last even a second? Moreover, he could sense no chakra fluctuations in those dark red flames, only pure, heart-stopping laws of destruction!
"Body Flicker Technique!"
At that critical moment, Jiraiya displayed the terrifying reaction speed of a Kage-level powerhouse. His body instantly vanished in a puff of white smoke.
"BOOM!"
Having lost its target, the dark red fire dragon struck an abandoned clock tower at the end of the street. The tower, built from solid stone, did not even explode upon contact with the Demon Fire. It simply melted into a pool of bubbling lava under the extreme heat!
"Hiss-"
Watching from a distant rooftop, Jiraiya could not help sucking in a sharp breath.
"What kind of flames are these? They can even vaporize stone instantly! If that had hit me, even I would've lost a layer of skin!" A trace of cold sweat seeped from Jiraiya's forehead. He finally understood why the Third Hokage was so wary of this boy.
"Pretty quick on your feet, old man."
Shengu Xuan's voice suddenly sounded behind Jiraiya.
Every hair on Jiraiya's body stood on end. He spun around and discovered that Shengu Xuan had somehow