"The local ninja in the Land of Swamps really have no manners!"
Jiraiya held a hand above his brows, gazing into the distance at the still-burning Flames Tornado.
"Whatever the circumstances, there's no need to unleash ninjutsu that powerful near the capital!"
Judging by Jiraiya's experience, that Flames Tornado was most likely a composite ninjutsu combining wind and fire nature transformations.
Wind fed the flames, and fire drew strength from the wind.
Used together, Wind Release and Fire Release could gain a tremendous boost in power.
Jiraiya analyzed the Flames Tornado for a while, then shook his head.
He had no intention of getting involved in the fight outside the capital.
Judging by the power of the ninjutsu alone, the two sides fighting outside the city were most likely jonin, or even stronger.
Jiraiya had come to the Land of Swamps to slack off-take a vacation-investigate Orochimaru's whereabouts!
Not to meddle in the Land of Swamps' internal affairs!
Just as Jiraiya was about to return to the warm embrace of the Courtesan-
Another astonishing burst of chakra suddenly erupted outside the city.
Jiraiya frowned and stopped in his tracks, realizing that the battle outside the city might not be so simple.
The malice within this sudden burst of chakra was staggering.
It was like... like a tailed beast!
The latest intelligence on the whereabouts of the Shinobi World's tailed beasts quickly surfaced in Jiraiya's mind.
After the Fifth Hokage successfully "recovered" Six-Tails Saiken-
All seven tailed beasts that the First Hokage had sold to the other villages back then had returned to Konoha's embrace.
Counting Nine-Tails, which Konoha had possessed all along-
A full eight tailed beasts were in Konoha's hands.
The only tailed beast still out there was One-Tail Shukaku, who had originally belonged to Sunagakure!
And a month