Upon hearing Gamabunta, Jiraiya didn't say anything more, but simply accelerated the process of gathering Sage Chakra.
He sensed the lack of confidence in Gamabunta's tone. But he didn't blame Gamabunta; after all, even he wouldn't be confident if he used such a powerful move.
His only thought at that moment was to quickly use Sage Mode to help Gamabunta block the enemy's attacks. At the same time Jiraiya felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
Facing an enemy of such strength is truly frustrating.
Just then, Setsugetsu moved, or rather, the Ice and Snow Valkyrie moved.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enormous roar made people's eardrums hurt, and the tremors of the earth were terrifying!
Setsugetsu, controlling the Ice and Snow War God, has steadily approached Gamabunta.
"Swish"
He drew his long sword from his waist and slashed it down at Gamabunta's head. This strike contained boundless power, as if it could split the heavens and the earth.
Faced with this fierce attack, Gamabunta immediately raised his short sword to defend.
In an instant, two enormous figures, each as massive as a mountain, clashed, shattering the trees and earth on the battlefield under their onslaught.
The flying pebbles, accompanied by billowing dust and whistling sounds, shot in all directions, crashing onto the ground or rock walls with a series of clanging sounds.
The birds and beasts that were resting in the forest near the battlefield were startled awake by the sudden loud noise. They either scattered or fled in panic, occasionally letting out cries of alarm.
The commotion caused panic among the ninjas in the distant Konoha camp. They had been waiting for Jiraiya to send back good news, but judging from the commotion on the battlefield, things weren't as good as they had imagined.
"Let's go support Lord Jiraiya Lord Jiraiya. He must be in a tough fight right now." At this moment, a Konoha Ninja said worriedly after sensing the situation between Jiraiya and Setsugetsu.
"But even if we get there, will we be able to get involved in that kind of battle? What if we just become a burden? Those enemies aren't like the Iwagakure we usually face," another Konoha Ninja retorted.
He had no objection to them going to support Jiraiya, but he was afraid that if they arrived at the battlefield, they would not only fail to help Jiraiya, but also become a burden to Jiraiya, which would be truly terrible.
Even so, some ninjas still couldn't shake off their thoughts.
"I don't want to be a coward, nor will I be a burden to Lord Jiraiya. I will give my life to bring victory to Konoha."
After saying that, the ninja flashed off and ran towards the direction where Jiraiya and Setsugetsu were fighting. His expression was resolute, and he exuded an aura of fearlessness in the face of death.
His charisma also inspired the Konoha Ninja around him.
After seeing the ninja rushing to the battlefield, they couldn't help but exchange glances, and both saw determination in each other's eyes.
So they nodded in unison and immediately set off to catch up with the ninja who had started first.
And so, as more and more Konoha Ninja rushed to the battlefield, the remaining, more hesitant ninjas also stopped wavering and set off to support Jiraiya and his group.
In an instant, thousands of ninja soldiers poured out of the Konoha camp, heading towards Setsugetsu and her group. Their expressions were remarkably similar, all so heroic, as if they were about to commit a fatal act.
At this moment, on the battlefield, the Ice and Snow Valkyrie was seen wielding an ice sword, causing Gamabunta.
Gamabunta's strength was already somewhat limited by the surrounding frigid temperature, and now, facing the brutal beating from the powerful ice giant, he could no longer endure it and couldn't help but let out cries of pain.
"Damn it!"
Gamabunta in pain and angry, but he was helpless. All his attacks had no effect on the ice monster in front of him. No matter how he slashed, the ice monster did not suffer any damage.
The ice monster's attacks, however, required it to forcefully defend or dodge, otherwise it would inevitably be injured. What humiliated it even more was that it discovered that the enemy's attacks could defeat it directly many times, yet it always let it go, forcing it to constantly focus its mind.
It's like someone is holding a stick and constantly poking Toad, making it jump around. It's like they're completely toying with it.
If Setsugetsu knew what Gamabunta was thinking at this moment, she would probably be both amused and exasperated. She wasn't humiliating Gamabunta at all; all her actions were just deliberately going easy on him. Besides, this was the first time she had used this Ice Release technique on the battlefield, and she was simply testing its power.
However, she never expected that the Ice Release giant created by her Susanoo would be so powerful, easily suppressing Gamabunta, a top-tier summoning beast. So, the idea of deliberately humiliating Gamabunta was fake; she had no such intention.
Thus, in the constant exchanges, Gamabunta found it increasingly difficult to hold on, and finally, under the powerful and heavy blow of the Ice and Snow Valkyrie, he was knocked from his hand and lost his short sword.
With a "whoosh," the flying dagger spun more than ten times in the air before embedding itself straight into the ground.
The Toad was struck by the immense force and staggered, involuntarily sitting down on the ground.
With a loud "boom," Gamabunta landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
What caused Gamabunta pain was the slight cut on his thigh from the Valkyrie's icy longsword. Crimson blood gushed from the wound, splattering the ground beneath his feet.
Just as it straightened up, preparing to continue blocking the Ice and Snow Valkyrie Jiraiya, Jiraiya's apologetic voice above its head. "That's enough, Gamabunta. That's enough."
These words immediately delighted Gamabunta. He didn't immediately grasp the problem in Jiraiya's tone, and his enormous eyes looked up at Jiraiya above him before he exclaimed excitedly, " Jiraiya, did you successfully use Sage Mode?"
However, what came into view was not the Jiraiya with the immortal face who summoned the two immortals, but an ordinary Jiraiya.
The only thing to say is that the hands, which were previously inseparable, are now separated.
This made it realize that Jiraiya's plan to use Sage Mode had failed. And the main reason for the failure was it; it failed to block the enemy's attack and prevented Jiraiya from safely gathering Sage Chakra.
This left it both disappointed and remorseful.
"It's alright, Gamabunta. Even without Sage Mode, we can still hold off the enemy. Don't forget, we're the best partners." Seemingly sensing Gamabunta's Gamabunta and self-blame, Jiraiya patted his head to comfort him.