However, no matter how powerful the ice spear is, it still needs to hit someone.
Seeing the ice spear so close at hand, Jiraiya dodged the attack with two quick leaps.
As Jiraiya dodged to the side, the ice spear, having lost its target, pierced straight into the ground where Jiraiya had been standing.
"Boom!"
After three loud bangs and a burst of flying gravel and dust, the sharp tip of the ice spear pierced three large holes in the flat ground.
"That was close!" Jiraiya looked at the hole in the ground, still shaken.
If this attack were to hit him, it would likely pierce through three transparent holes, and wouldn't this great literary figure of the Shinobi World, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, be dead? That would be a great loss to the Shinobi World.
Setsugetsu wasn't surprised at all that Jiraiya had dodged her attack, and her expression remained calm. However, this was only part of her true strength.
With that thought in mind, Setsugetsu quickly Hand Seals, then slammed her hands together on the ground: " Ice Release: Infinite Ice Spike Hell "
"Gala gala"
In an instant, countless wisps of cold air emanated from Setsugetsu's palms, instantly freezing the yellowish-brown ground into a snow-white, icy surface.
Immediately afterwards, long, sharp, and incredibly hard ice crystals rapidly grew from the ice surface. Each ice spike was as tall as a person, and looked extremely eerie.
Then they saw the ice spikes multiply at a rate of one becoming two, two becoming four, four becoming eight, rapidly spreading towards Jiraiya's location.
In the blink of an eye, the ice spikes covered the entire battlefield in Jiraiya. The dense array of ice spikes would probably send chills down the spine of anyone with trypophobia.
The sheer range of this technique left the Konoha Ninja, who were confronting Aizen in the distance, speechless with astonishment: if they were faced with such ice spikes, they would likely be pierced through without any resistance.
Jiraiya, on Jiraiya other hand, was already prepared when he saw Setsugetsu Hand Seals; his taut muscles and frantically circulating Chakra showed that.
Through their recent exchange, he discovered that each of Setsugetsu's moves was incredibly powerful and could not be taken head-on; one had to be prepared to dodge at any moment.
But looking at the scene before him, he realized that he had underestimated Setsugetsu. Even with the means of defense, it was still difficult to dodge the ice spikes that covered the entire battlefield.
However, Jiraiya was an experienced ninja and would not be defeated by such a predicament.
They saw Jiraiya leaping towards an open area without ice spikes, his hands rapidly Hand Seals: " Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld "
"Splash splash"
In an instant, the ice spikes that were about to catch up with Jiraiya suddenly sank into the ground, and the ice spikes that were originally poised to shoot into the sky suddenly tilted and collided with the other ice spikes around them.
In an instant, the sound of countless ice blocks shattering echoed across the battlefield.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the ground beneath the ice had been transformed into a yellowish-brown mud by Jiraiya's Ninjutsu.
The mud churned and collided with the ice layer from time to time, damaging its structure. This caused the ice layer and the ice spikes on it to lose their support, just like a house without a foundation, inevitably leading to its collapse.
Seeing that his move had worked, Jiraiya perked up and pressed his advantage.
He extended his left thumb, bit it hard, and a smear of bright red blood appeared on his left thumb. He then wiped the flowing blood onto his right palm, quickly Hand Seals, and finally slammed his hand on the earthen-yellow ground. " Summoning Technique! Come forth, Gamabunta!"
Instantly, countless tadpole-like mysterious runes appeared from Jiraiya's right palm.
The next second, a loud "bang" was heard, and a huge plume of white smoke appeared on the battlefield.
After the white smoke dissipated, what came into view was a towering red Toad, as big as a small mountain, with a huge pipe in its mouth and a huge short knife at its waist.
Jiraiya was standing on top of the Toad's head, his arms crossed in front of his chest.
A gentle breeze blew, his white hair fluttered, and he looked spirited and dashing.
At that moment, Jiraiya's face was filled with confidence.
Because he had already figured out a way to deal with Setsugetsu.
Since all of Setsugetsu's moves are Ice Release and have such a large range, he will counter with moves of the same range.
To increase his attack range, the summoning beast Gamabunta is his best ally. With Gamabunta joining forces with him, they will definitely defeat Setsugetsu.
Just as Jiraiya was envisioning working with Gamabunta to defeat the enemy, a huge sneeze echoed across the battlefield.
"Achoo!"
Immediately afterwards Jiraiya felt a violent shaking beneath his feet, and he also felt the earth shaking violently.
The sudden swaying nearly knocked Jiraiya off Gamabunta's head.
Before Jiraiya speak to ask a question, he heard his companion yell at him.
" Jiraiya!!! I remember telling you not to summon me to such a cold place, you idiot. We Toad are very afraid of the cold."
This loud shout instantly stunned Jiraiya, his eyes widened, and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground in shock.
"Ah!!! Gamabunta, did you tell me about this?"
Jiraiya had no idea that Gamabunta was afraid of the cold; he had never heard Bunta mention it before.
Gamabunta heard Jiraiya say he didn't know, he became so angry that he cursed Jiraiya an idiot again.
"Idiot Jiraiya, how could I not have mentioned it? I told you when you were fighting in the snow. Besides, even if I really didn't tell you, don't you know that it's common knowledge that Toad are afraid of the cold?"
Toad are naturally afraid of the cold, and even Toad with Chakra cannot escape the influence of biological characteristics.
On the other side, Setsugetsu watched Jiraiya and Gamabunta arguing, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. Only Jiraiya could be so clownish on the battlefield.
"Hey, Konoha, the fighting is still going on. Are you sure you want to make a scene here?"
Setsugetsu's words immediately stopped Jiraiya and Gamabunta's argument. No, it wasn't an argument; it was more like brothers playing around.
Then they heard Jiraiya laugh heartily and say, "I'm sorry, Gamabunta, for summoning you to a place you don't like, but I really need your help."
Below, Gamabunta understood Jiraiya's unconventional nature Jiraiya grown up with him since childhood. He could only sigh helplessly, "I just can't do anything with you. I know, all I have to do is take care of this guy, right?"
"That's right, but don't underestimate her. She's really strong, and we need to work together to deal with her."
"I understand, it's your decision."
"Okay, let's go!"
"Oh!!"