The moment Kikyo's soul entered Amegakure, she sensed powerful fluctuations from a battle.
Without time to think, her soul drifted toward the fighting.
"Sage Art: Goemon!"
An immense Fire Release combined with hot oil blanketed the entire space, with Wind Release accelerating the flames' burning. The scorching flames flowed like seawater, burning opponents to ashes across a vast area, seemingly capable of devouring all tangible matter.
Yet Jiraiya's opponent charged straight into it, spreading his arms and absorbing the powerful Ninjutsu in its entirety, leaving not a trace of destruction.
Watching from midair, Kikyo exclaimed in surprise, "He can absorb Ninjutsu? Those are Rinnegan, the same eyes as mine. And there are three of them."
As the battle continued, Kikyo discovered more. The three had different abilities and shared their vision. Jiraiya, who had already entered Sage Mode, fought evenly against all three for a time.
Even watching from the sidelines, Kikyo grew tense, not daring to miss a single detail of the battle.
Only at this moment did she understand what a true battle was. Ever since becoming a Ninja, Kikyo had never suffered a setback. She had been protected so well that she had never had the chance to fight a top-tier expert, much less recognize the cruelty of the Shinobi World.
Unable to win after a prolonged battle, Jiraiya changed tactics. He unleashed an auditory Genjutsu he had never used before and successfully killed all three.
Seeing this, Kikyo could not help clapping and cheering. Her tension eased, and just as she was about to enter Jiraiya's Mental Space to speak with him-
A wave of killing intent emerged out of nowhere.
Jiraiya, who also thought the battle was over, paid a terrible price: one of his arms was severed.
Six people, all possessing the Rinnegan, appeared