Fierce battle, part nine

Jiraiya and the Human Path were locked in a fierce battle. The Human Path, wielding a black staff, moved like a series of afterimages, swiftly thrusting at Jiraiya. Jiraiya remained calm, his figure rapidly shifting as he dodged the Human Path's attacks, occasionally launching counterattacks.

Bang, bang, bang! After more than a dozen exchanges, neither of them could gain the upper hand. With a quick movement, they both retreated.

"Rasengan!" Suddenly, Jiraiya gripped the Rasengan in his right hand and slammed it into the Human Path's stomach. Caught off guard, the Human Path sent crashing into the ground with a bang, instantly creating countless cracks.

Jiraiya looked at the Human Path before him and thought to himself, "One taken care of." Suddenly, Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine; his years as a ninja had instilled in him a sense of deadly danger.

Jiraiya pushed off with his foot, trying to dodge, but his body froze. Before he knew it, the Human Path had grabbed his right foot with its right hand.

With a soft thud, a black stick pierced through Jiraiya's shoulder. Jiraiya frowned, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"I was careless," Jiraiya, and with a powerful strike, he broke the black staff on his back in two. Just as he was about to retaliate, he felt a sudden chaos in his Chakra and collapsed to the ground.

A murderous glint flashed in the eyes of the Human Path on the ground, and the black staff in his right hand viciously stabbed towards Jiraiya's heart.

Jiraiya shouted and grabbed the black staff that was coming at him with both hands, but he was unable to control himself and was pressed to the ground.

At that moment, Fukasaku on Jiraiya's shoulder opened his mouth and spat out a flame, which hit Human Path's body directly and sent Human Path flying. At the same time, Shima knocked away the remaining black stick on Jiraiya's body, making Jiraiya feel a little better.

Beside him, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Preta Path, and he made a ruthless move, his black staff viciously stabbing towards Jiraiya's back.

Chakra Jiraiya just finished controlling his chakra and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when the Preta Path's attack was already upon him. In the blink of an eye, Jiraiya rolled awkwardly on the ground, dodging the Preta Path's attack, and at the same time, with a flick of his white hair, he wrapped it around the Preta Path's arm.

In the next instant, blood splattered everywhere Jiraiya tore the Preta Path's arm apart.

"Ah..." The Preta Path groaned in pain, his whole body retreating backward.

Jiraiya looked at the Preta Path and quickly Hand Seals, unleashing "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld," instantly creating a massive swamp. The Preta Path, caught off guard, sank directly into it, its body sinking deeper and deeper. The Preta Path's expression changed, and it struggled incessantly.

Beside him, the Human Path, bracing himself, grabbed the Preta Path and yanked him up. Suddenly, a frog appeared behind the Human Path, its mouth, as big as a person, gaping wide, and swallowed the Human Path whole.

However, Jiraiya took advantage of the Human Path rescuing the Preta Path, appeared behind him, summoned a frog, and swallowed the Human Path whole. After swallowing the Human Path, the frog kept its mouth tightly closed. Its body swelled and shrank, slowly returning to its original size.

Jiraiya smiled slightly, took the frog back to Mount Myōboku, and planned to investigate its secrets upon returning to Konoha. Jiraiya looked at the Preta Path ahead. At this moment, the Preta Path had already stood up, watching the frog that had swallowed the Human Path being called back to Mount Myōboku, without any change in expression.

In the next instant, the Preta Path spread its arms Jiraiya. With a sharp killing intent, the Preta Path reached Jiraiya in the blink of an eye. The two faced each other, both able to see the killing intent in each other's eyes.

The Preta Path unleashed a black staff in its right hand, viciously thrusting it towards Jiraiya's chest. Jiraiya, not to be outdone, unleashed "Senjutsu: Frog Kata," sending the Preta Path flying before the staff could even reach it.

Then, Jiraiya quickly Hand Seals and Sage Art: Goemon!" The two great sages of Mount Myōboku used Wind Release and Fire Style. At the same time, Jiraiya and spat out a large amount of Toad Oil. The oil fueled the fire, and the fire, aided by the wind, formed a huge pillar of fire that slammed into the Preta Path.

The Preta Path in a sorry state, but they still stretched out their hands and embraced the huge flame. Gradually, the pillar of fire slowly disappeared into the Preta Path's embrace.

Jiraiya the flames were absorbed by the Preta Path, Jiraiya's body rushed towards the Preta Path, and he was already in front of it.

"Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!" Jiraiya wielded Rasengan dozens of times larger than a normal Rasengan and slammed it down on the Preta Path.

With a deafening roar, like a thunderclap, a mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and a huge crater appeared in the spot.

Jiraiya stood at the edge of the deep pit, looking at the pit through the smoke and dust, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Suddenly, a black staff pierced through Jiraiya's chest, blood slowly flowing from it and dripping onto the ground. Jiraiya sluggishly turned his head to look behind him. The previously destroyed Asura Path had appeared behind him at some point, its right hand gripping the black staff that pierced through his chest.

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Rewinding time, Uzumaki Hane kicked the Animal Path away, its speed undiminished, and charged towards the flying Animal Path. Just as it was about to catch up with the Animal Path, the Animal Path suddenly rushed in front of the Deva Path with lightning speed. At the same time, the Naraka Path suddenly blocked Uzumaki Hane's path, its right foot kicking fiercely towards Uzumaki Hane's head.

Uzumaki Hane stopped instantly, dodging the kick. His right hand suddenly swelled to ten times its original size, and he leaped up, smashing it down towards Naraka Path.

Before the fist even arrived, Naraka Path felt a gust of wind stinging his face. Knowing he couldn't take the punch head-on, he pushed off with his feet and retreated backward at an even faster speed.

Boom! Uzumaki Hane missed Naraka Path with his punch, he slammed it into the ground, creating a huge crater.

Uzumaki Hane frowned, and his left hand instantly expanded to ten times its original size, forming a giant lava javelin with both hands. Uzumaki Hane leaped up, let out a fierce roar, and shot out the two javelins in his hands.

Like two streaks of red Inazuma, two lava javelins instantly appeared in front of the Deva Path and the Animal Path.

The Deva Path seemed to have been prepared. With its right hand outstretched, the lava javelin shattered inch by inch in front of it, turning into countless lava fragments that fell before it. Immediately afterward, the Deva Path Dao raised both hands outstretched and pressed them towards the direction of the Uzumaki Hane. Instantly, sand and stones flew, and a huge trench was carved into the ground.

"Damn it!" Before Uzumaki Hane could dodge, she felt a surge of power slam into her. Bang! Uzumaki Hane rag, flying more than ten meters away.

Bang, bang, bang! Uzumaki Hane stood up from the ground, creating a long trench between him and the Deva Path Dao.