"A strange ability, linked sight, and so little information, what should we do?" Jiraiya scratched his head. "If only I had made Nagato develop the Rinnegan's abilities more back then, we'd have a countermeasure now."
"Hm?" Shima Sage's mind flashed, and she joyfully asked, "Little Jiraiya, since one of them is your disciple, he must know your weaknesses very well, right?"
"You mean... Genjutsu!" Jiraiya's eyes lit up. This was indeed a breakthrough. Although he couldn't use genjutsu, the two sages could.
He knew that the genjutsu skills of these two were top-notch even in the entire ninja world. They were formidable, not only wide-ranging but also unstoppable by any eyes. They could even warp space, leaving the victim unable to resist, at the mercy of their captor.
"Alright! After this fight, I'll hurry back and teach that kid Sage Mode. I have to say, he's really quite dense."
Far away in Mount Myōboku, Naruto inexplicably sneezed a few more times…
After Jiraiya and the others finished their preparations, Elder Fukasaku and Shima Sage began to chant.
The chanting, as expected, reached the ears of the three Pains. Their expressions immediately changed, but they quickly regained their composure and ran towards the source of the sound.
"Genjutsu? When did Jiraiya-sensei learn such a skill?" The Animal Path shook his head faintly. "Never mind, it's already in the past."
As the three Pains ran, they collided head-on with Jiraiya and the others. But just then, something suddenly happened behind them. The three Pains looked back and saw another Jiraiya appear behind them.
Shadow Clone!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball!"
The Jiraiya behind them spat out a huge fireball, and intense heat washed over the three Pains.
"Useless!" The Preta Path said coldly, spreading his hands to block in front of the Animal Path and the Human Path, and began absorbing Jiraiya's Great Fireball again.
"Heh heh, let's see you absorb this!" Jiraiya's original body laughed heartily, and another Great Fireball surged out.
The Animal Path and the Human Path's expressions remained unchanged, and they were about to dodge the fireball when they suddenly grew uneasy. Without them realizing it, the ground beneath their feet had turned into a swamp, sticking to their feet.
"Summoning Technique!" The Animal Path, without any panic, immediately summoned a panda to block the attack for him.
However, at that very moment, all three Pains froze. The scene before them suddenly changed. They were trapped in a square water pool, with four impossibly huge toads extending their hands towards them.
"Did we fall for it after all? Jiraiya-sensei, I didn't expect you to have mastered such genjutsu."
Jiraiya looked at the Animal Path and sighed softly. "Nagato, I told you, never let your guard down at any time. Goodbye for the last time!"
Seeing the three bodies lying on the ground, Jiraiya fell silent. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it turned into a muffled silence.
"Nagato, if you have a next life, be born into an ordinary family," Jiraiya sighed softly and turned to leave.
But at this moment, a sudden commotion came from behind him, followed by a voice that made his heart pound.
"Jiraiya-sensei, you must never let your guard down at any time. Didn't you just teach me that?"
Boom!
The tall tower suddenly shattered, and a white-haired figure was sent flying backward.
Jiraiya quickly imbued his feet with chakra, creating a clear ripple on the water's surface, and managed to stop himself.
"That was close," Jiraiya said, still shaken. If he hadn't reacted quickly, his left arm would have been sliced off.
(A side note: In the original work, it's completely impossible for Jiraiya to lose an arm. As a representative figure of the Kage-level, Jiraiya, after activating Sage Mode, his strength has firmly entered the Super Kage-level. Moreover, his perception in Sage Mode is extremely powerful, so there's no reason he would be approached unknowingly by the Asura Path.)
"What was that just now?" Jiraiya's brow furrowed. He had indeed killed Nagato.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, six dark figures flew out from the broken tower and landed steadily by the pond.
"Six people? There are actually six of them?" Sweat dripped from Elder Fukasaku's forehead. "There are six pairs of Rinnegan. Even the three who died earlier are here."
"How is this possible? Were they revived?"
"How can there be a jutsu that revives three completely dead people? There must be something we overlooked," Shima Sage exclaimed, unwilling to believe they had come back to life.
"Jiraiya-sensei," at this moment, the leading Tendo Pain spoke, drawing Jiraiya's attention.
"You... How...?" Jiraiya took two steps back upon seeing Tendo Pain, muttering, "Yahiko... You, didn't you die?"
Konan and Nagato had told him so themselves, but what he was seeing now made it hard for Jiraiya to deny his existence.
Tendo Pain looked at Jiraiya indifferently and said, "Yahiko is dead, Jiraiya-sensei. You taught Konan that seeing is not always believing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Six Paths of Pain surrounded Jiraiya and attacked him together.
Jiraiya glanced left and right, quickly clenching his fists. "Sage Art: Water Fang Bullet!"
Splash, splash…
The water surface suddenly vibrated, and the next second, six huge water vortexes erupted from beneath Jiraiya's feet, spiraling like drills towards the Six Paths of Pain.
The Six Paths of Pain's expressions remained unchanged. They flipped in the air to dodge, each holding a black rod, and simultaneously aimed them at Jiraiya as they descended.
Jiraiya continuously used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge, but at this moment, he suddenly sensed danger from behind. He turned to see a thick male arm split open, and a large number of missiles fired from its launch tubes, relentlessly pursuing him.
Jiraiya moved with agility, dodging left and right. Missiles continued to fall into the water, causing large splashes. Afterward, he climbed onto a wall, formed hand seals, and a Mud Wall suddenly protruded from the ground, piercing the Asura Path's final missile.
"Another new ability?" Elder Fukasaku frowned deeply. "Six people. If each of them has a different systematic ability, little Jiraiya, you should retreat first. I'll use a reverse Summoning Technique to send you back."
Only three people had revealed their abilities so far, and Jiraiya was already in a tough fight. They were unaware of the abilities of the other three, and if this continued, Jiraiya might die here.
But unfortunately, Jiraiya couldn't hear what he was saying. His eyes were now only on Yahiko, and Yahiko's eyes, they were the Rinnegan, which shouldn't have appeared on him.
"Yahiko, why do you have the Rinnegan? What have you been through?!" Jiraiya roared, forcefully stomping his rear foot, shattering the wall, and then quickly lunged towards Tendo Pain.
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