Indeed, just as most ninjas had guessed, Setsuna was not using his full strength against Jiraiya.
However, they were mistaken. Setsuna wasn't toying Jiraiya; he was merely testing the power of the Rinnegan. Because the Rinnegan's power was so immense, he had to carefully control the force he exerted to avoid accidentally hitting Jiraiya hard.
It's a bit frustrating, actually. Setsuna was originally planning to demonstrate the power of the Rinnegan with Nagato, but Jiraiya suddenly jumped in, so he had no choice but to go to Jiraiya first.
Fortunately, now that he has witnessed that Jiraiya's power is not as weak as he thought, he can continue to display the power of the Rinnegan.
Thinking of this, his eyes widened Setsuna, and his pupil power surged. The repulsive force in his hand seemed to receive some powerful assistance, suddenly increasing several times over.
The powerful force caused Gamaken a stalemate with it, to change his expression, and his honest expression could no longer be maintained.
With a loud "bang," Gamaken could no longer hold on, and the iron fork in his hand was thrown away by a tremendous force.
The Toad was thrown to the ground by the force of the fork, creating a huge crater.
This made Jiraiya, who Gamaken's head, look somewhat worried. " Gamaken- san, are you alright?"
"I'm really too clumsy." Hearing Jiraiya's words of concern, Gamaken on the ground, shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
However, from Gamaken's involuntary trembling arms and blood-soaked Toad hands, it was clear that Gamaken's condition was not as good as it claimed.
Jiraiya wasn't blind; he saw Gamaken's injuries. Looking guilty, he apologized, "I'm sorry, Gamaken- san. I'm sorry you got hurt. You should go back to Mount Myōboku first. I'll ask Gamabunta and the others for help."
Gamaken silent for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
Even if it didn't want to admit it, and even if it wanted to help Jiraiya, its physical condition didn't support its thoughts.
Even if it still has the strength to fight, it is already injured and may not be able to become an ally of Jiraiya against the incredibly powerful Setsuna; instead, it may become an obstacle.
"Sorry, Jiraiya, I'm so useless." After saying this, Gamaken disappeared from Jiraiya's sight.
Seeing Gamaken return to Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya took a deep breath. He knew he really couldn't hold back any longer.
Just as Jiraiya continued Hand Seals, preparing to unleash his full power, Nagato, who was not far away, spoke up, "Alright, Jiraiya- sensei. Let's settle this feud between us and the Light Organization ourselves."
Without waiting for Jiraiya's reaction, he used Banshō Ten'in to send Jiraiya out of the battlefield.
Jiraiya wore a helpless and wry smile. This was the first time he had ever been forcibly asked to leave the battlefield.
But feeling the irresistible force within him, Jiraiya knew that the battlefield was no longer one he could intervene in.
At the same time, a sense of loss rose in Jiraiya's heart as he looked at the young members of the Light Organization on the battlefield, the equally young Nagato, as well as Kōki Kakashi and others.
He suddenly realized that he could no longer keep up with the times.
The younger generation of Shinobi World are constantly growing and surpassing him, the old man of the previous generation. Perhaps he should entrust the future of the Shinobi World to those trustworthy young people, instead of pursuing the illusory prophetic Child of Prophecy.
Ultimately, the future of the Shinobi World is decided by them.
On the other side, Nagato was unaware that Jiraiya was feeling a sense of decline, like a hero past his prime. He looked at Setsuna, who shared the same eyes as him, and said coldly, "From now on, I will be your opponent."
"Is that so? Aizen should have told you that the most important thing for a ninja is to recognize the difference between friend and foe. Do you really think you can defeat me with just the Rinnegan?" Setsuna raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his eyes, as if mocking Nagato's overestimation of his abilities.
"Whether you can or cannot, you'll know after the battle."
Then, without waiting Setsuna a response, he engaged Setsuna in Setsuna.
This time, the intensity of the battle far surpassed anything seen in the fight between Jiraiya and Setsuna.
The surrounding ninjas stared in disbelief at the sight of the two working together.
The Rinnegan's abilities are endless; if you launch a missile attack from the Asura Path, I'll counter with the Shinra Tensei from the Deva Path.
If you use the Animal Path to summon a giant beast to attack, then I will use the Preta Path to approach the giant beast and absorb its Chakra.
In an instant, the many abilities of the Rinnegan were displayed in full before the surrounding ninjas.
But this also caused the confidence of the surrounding ninjas to weaken, and the fear in their eyes and their inner desire to retreat continued to rise.
The more they learned, the clearer it became that they were no match for the Light Organization Light Organization, and not only that, they couldn't even defeat the leader of the newly emerged Nameless Organization.
Even if they figured out the many different and incredibly powerful abilities of the Rinnegan, they would still find it difficult to match them.
Just as the surrounding ninjas were beginning to waver, the next scene was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely solidifying their resolve to abandon the mission.
Seeing that even ordinary Rinnegan techniques were ineffective against their opponent, Setsuna and Nagato simultaneously clasped their hands together and roared, " Chibaku Tensei!"
With a simultaneous angry shout from the two, two pitch-black holes that distorted space appeared from their palms and then rose into the sky.
After the black hole hung high in the sky, two incredibly powerful suction forces suddenly appeared, and the battlefield, which had already been turned into a basin after Setsuna and Kōki's battle, was ravaged once again.
The ground cracked, and trees collapsed. Countless fragments of rocks and trees of varying sizes were sucked into the sky by powerful gravity, forming an enormous sphere with the black hole at its core.
Looking at the two spheres hanging high above their heads, the ninjas watching the duel felt both relieved and terrified.
Fortunately, if they hadn't immediately retreated away from the Dōjutsu after realizing the situation was dire, they might very well have become part of the Sky Stone sphere.
What terrified them was that they knew they would be utterly powerless against such an attack. They could only watch helplessly as they perished under the terrifying power of the Rinnegan.
At this moment, witnessing what seemed like a battle between gods, they truly abandoned their mission. This included Kirigakure, who wanted to punish Setsugetsu, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure, who wanted to explore the secrets of the Light Organization.
They no longer harbored any greed for the Light Organization Light Organization; all they felt was fear of it.
To put it bluntly, even if the shadows of their village ordered them to resume their mission against the Light Organization, they would be punished otherwise.
They would rather choose punishment than confront the Light Organization.
Moreover, it's not just the Light Organization; we also need to be wary of the Akatsuki that appeared out of nowhere. Their leader is also quite powerful.
This suggests that the Akatsuki may be a force no less powerful than the Light Organization, and therefore deserves our attention.