Fierce Battle, Part Two

The Gamatatsu stared blankly at the giant Shuriken flying towards it, seemingly paralyzed with fear, not moving an inch.

"Watch out!" Gamakichi spotted the incoming Shuriken, jerked his body forward, and shoved aside the Gamatatsu in front of him.

With a whoosh, the Shuriken sliced through Gamakichi's body, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Gamakichi..." Naruto shouted anxiously, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Gamakichi.

The Shuriken slashed a long gash across Gamakichi's back, from which blood flowed continuously.

"Naruto, I'm alright," Gamakichi said in a deep voice, the bleeding from the wound on his back having stopped sometime earlier.

Sasuke stood on the tree, looking down at Naruto below with a contemptuous expression. With a slight movement of his hands, two huge Shuriken spun again and flew rapidly towards Naruto, Gamakichi, and Gamatatsu.

Suddenly, several wooden planks shot up from the ground, binding the giant Shuriken that was hurtling towards them. It was Yamato who had made the move. Then, Yamato controlled the wooden planks, which quickly spread towards Sasuke on the tree trunk.

"Hmph," Naruto snorted coldly as he watched all this, his hands quickly Hand Seals, "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!" Bang bang bang, a large number of Naruto appeared on the spot, densely packed, filling the open space around Naruto.

"Go!" Naruto rushed towards Sasuke in the tree in a noisy, chaotic manner.

Sasuke watched everything unfold below, a smirk playing on his lips. His hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Boom! A massive fireball crashed down from the tree, instantly engulfing the sky in flames. None of Naruto's shadow clones rushing upwards escaped; they were all reduced to smoke and vanished. Simultaneously, the giant tree beneath Sasuke's feet began to burn, its spreading branches igniting and crumbling into charcoal that fell continuously.

Although a large number of Shadow Clone were destroyed, Naruto's shadow Shadow Clone were simply too numerous, and they were still densely packed together, rushing towards Sasuke in the tree. Meanwhile, on the other side, the parasites controlled by Shino finally reached Sasuke.

Sasuke snorted coldly, his hands quickly Hand Seals, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique," and he unleashed a massive fireball at the oncoming cloud of insects.

Boom! The fireball twisted the air as it hurtled forward, smashing a large tree not far ahead. However, Shino managed to control the parasite in time, splitting it in two to avoid the fireball's attack and continuing its charge towards Sasuke from the left and right.

Sasuke frowned, leaped away, and dodged the swarm of insects, jumping down from the tree trunk. Sasuke! Halfway down, several wooden branches suddenly emerged from the trunk and rushed towards Sasuke.

Sasuke was still in mid-air when he saw this. He paused for a moment, then twisted his body in mid-air to avoid the wooden planks. Almost simultaneously, he drew his sword with his right hand. With a flash of light, the remaining wooden planks snapped into pieces and fell to the ground.

Boom! Sasuke crashed to the ground, sending up a cloud of dust.

At that moment, Sasuke was caught in Naruto's shadow clones, completely surrounded by them. But Sasuke showed no panic. With lightning crackling in his left hand, he dealt with several of Naruto's shadow clones in front of him. Then, he transformed into a series of afterimages, like a tiger among sheep, and the shadow clones disappeared into smoke one by one.

"Rasengan..." At this moment, the shadow clones surrounding Sasuke quickly separated, and then several Naruto shadow clones each held a Rasengan and attacked Sasuke.

Sasuke's lips curled into a smile, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan swiftly saw through Naruto's movements. Just as Naruto's attack was about to strike, Sasuke leaped high into the air, dodging Naruto's attack. Boom! The ground was smashed open, creating a huge crater, and the surrounding area was instantly engulfed in dust.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sasuke silently landed among Naruto's Shadow Clone, his hands crackling with lightning as he swiftly dealt with over a dozen of Shadow Clone. Suddenly, several wooden planks burst forth from the ground, Sasuke off guard and binding him tightly.

"Hmm," Sasuke remained calm and began to struggle, but the Yamato wooden planks were very tough, and for a moment, he was unable to break free.

"We've got you." Naruto's Shadow Clone surrounded Sasuke and said in unison, "Sasuke, come back with me."

"Hmph," Sasuke snorted coldly, and the Cursed Seal on his body began to spread. Crack, crack, two huge wings suddenly sprouted from his back, tearing the wooden strip apart.

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With a loud shout, Toad Ken held his straw hat upright in front of him, blocking the giant bull's charge. Bang! Toad Ken's massive body was sent flying backward, falling off the top of the building once again.

Whoosh! Toad Ken suddenly flung his straw hat out, which caught on a pillar above him, bringing him to a stop.

Suddenly, a giant tongue leaped over the Toad Ken and charged toward Jiraiya. It was so fast that by the time Jiraiya realized what was happening, it was too late to dodge.

"Damn it!" At this moment, Jiraiya was absorbing Natural Energy and had no way to fight back. He could only watch helplessly as the tongue got closer and closer to him. Jiraiya could even smell the fishy stench emanating from the sticky substance on the tongue.

"Ah..." Toad Ken Jiraiya beneath Jiraiya, suddenly shouted, released the straps, and grabbed the giant tongue that was attacking him. In the next instant, Toad Ken's massive body fell downwards, pulling the invisible giant lizard down with him.

With a boom, the two enormous creatures crashed to the ground simultaneously, creating a huge crater. At the same time, the invisible giant lizard reappeared.

Suddenly, Toad Ken leaped up from the ground, weapon in hand, and plunged it into the giant lizard's back. Bang! The giant lizard vanished in a puff of smoke. Toad Ken, seemingly exhausted, collapsed to the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work, Toad Ken." Jiraiya approached Toad Ken and said softly.

"Truly, as expected of Jiraiya-sensei." Pain's Rinnegan stared intently at Jiraiya. After a while, he quickly Hand Seals, "Summoning Technique!" Bang bang, two people dressed similarly appeared around Pain.

Jiraiya idea Pain was up to. He said in a deep voice, "Whatever your tricks are up to, let me, your master, defeat you. Perhaps this is my mission." As he finished speaking, the markings on Jiraiya's face began to change, and two Toad appeared on his left and right shoulders, the two great sages of Mount Myōboku.

The two Toad had just emerged, unaware of what was happening, when they discovered three humans with the Rinnegan before them. The two sages of Mount Myōboku exchanged a glance, deeply shocked.

Jiraiya looked at the three Pain and muttered, "How is this possible? There are three people with the Rinnegan?"

At that moment, one of Pain rushed towards Jiraiya.