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"Oh, Lady Tsunade is also taking the field."
Kaito smiled, glancing at Orochimaru standing beside him, teasing, "Orochimaru-senpai, how about stepping up for a comeback battle of the Legendary Sannin?"
"Hehe, Kaito-kun, how important do you think a title forcibly given by enemies is to me?" Orochimaru remained unmoved.
"Quite impressive," Kaito sighed with feigned regret. "I grew up listening to the legends of the Sannin."
"Hmm... Quite the morbid curiosity, Kaito-kun," Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. "Let's see how far Jiraiya and Tsunade can hold out."
He licked his lips excitedly, "An opponent with the Rinnegan isn't someone easily defeated."
Kaito assessed the situation, unsure if Jiraiya and Tsunade stood a chance, and simply said, "Let's wait and see."
Honestly, he was more interested in seeing how Naruto would perform when Konoha was pushed to the brink.
Long ago, when he first met Sasuke, Kaito noticed something peculiar about Sasuke's fate.
When he later saw Naruto, he noticed even more.
The fates of these two boys were intertwined.
After seeing Madara and Hashirama, he seemed to understand something.
That's why he had given Naruto the Sage Art Seal.
Perhaps these two boys would shine brightly in the future.
Thinking this, Kaito's smile widened.
The stars revealed the trajectory of the world's fate, and he was the one who had abruptly appeared to disrupt it.
He decided he should thank that doctor whose soul came from another world, allowing him to be born.
Even if he was just a tiny speck in the grand scheme of the world.
But as someone who originally didn't exist in the fate's trajectory, he still wanted to use this speck to shift the fate of the entire world.
'Ah, I've been lost in thought for too long.' Kaito turned his gaze back to the battlefield.
...
Jiraiya and Tsunade joined forces, barely managing to hold off the combined attacks of the Six Paths of Pain.
The Deva Path was overwhelmingly powerful, handling most of the offense and defense.
"It's been a long time since we fought side by side, Tsunade."
Despite the difficulty of the battle, Jiraiya's blood boiled as if he had returned to his youthful days.
"Stop blabbering!"
Tsunade took a direct hit from the Deva Path's "Shinra Tensei" and was forced back several steps.
She exhaled heavily, saying, "It's been a while since we've faced such a tough fight."
"Ah, the last time we were this suppressed was when we fought Hanzo."
Jiraiya clasped his hands together, tilting his head back as the two toad sages on his shoulders puffed their cheeks.
"Sage Art, Goemon!!!"
Jiraiya spat out toad oil, which combined with the fire from Fukasaku and the wind from Shima to create a powerful fire-based Sage Art.
The Six Paths of Pain, having just used Shinra Tensei, quickly scattered to avoid the attack. Tsunade seized the opening.
"Die!"
She dashed forward, landing a punch on the Human Path.
With a loud bang, the Human Path's body shattered into pieces. Tsunade then charged toward the Animal Path.
The Six Paths shared vision, and the Asura Path quickly fired a laser from its head toward Tsunade.
"Yin Seal, Release!"
"Mitotic Regeneration!"
"Creation Rebirth!!!"
Tsunade unleashed a series of forbidden techniques, ignoring the laser and delivering a devastating punch to the Animal Path.
The Animal Path, which took the form of a young girl, was instantly destroyed. At the same time, a large hole was blasted through Tsunade's chest.
Ignoring her injuries, Tsunade stomped the ground, causing a layer of earth to rise and block the Asura Path's follow-up attack.
"Tsunade!" Jiraiya used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of the Asura Path. "Are you okay?"
"I won't die!"
Tsunade's chest rapidly healed as she charged forward, forcing the Preta Path, which was trying to sneak up on Jiraiya, to retreat.
The two stood back-to-back. Jiraiya's hair writhed like snakes, entangling with the Asura Path's extending saws, while his fists and feet kept the Asura Path's ranged weapons at bay.
Tsunade took a moment to survey the surroundings.
With Yamato's Wood Release, Kakashi had forced Deidara into the air, while several Anbu skilled in Lightning Release were helping to clear the falling clay bombs.
On the other side, Guy had opened the Seventh Gate, and with his absolute speed, Sasori's Third Kazekage puppet was being pushed into a corner.
The situation seemed to be going well. Tsunade let out a slight sigh of relief.
Now, all that remained was the enemy in front of them!
However, the Deva Path had recovered and extended its hands once more.
"Shinra Tensei!!!"
...
Outside Konoha, a burst of fireworks shot up from the distant forest.
"Found them!!" Naruto immediately sensed the commotion from afar.
"Let's go!" Minato grabbed Naruto's arm and sped toward the direction of the signal flare.
They had to hurry, or the scouting ninja would be in danger!
Minato sensed the Flying Thunder God mark he had left in the forest and, with Naruto in tow, teleported several times, quickly closing in on the source of the signal flare.
...
"So, you've found us so quickly."
With two large white wings made of paper unfolding from her back, Konan looked down at the four people on the ground.
"Be careful," Kurenai stood in front of her students, her expression grave as she watched Konan.
The powerful aura emanating from Konan had already intimidated everyone in Team 8.
Although finding the enemy was a great achievement, they had to hold the line until reinforcements arrived!
Sweat dripped from Kiba's forehead as he unconsciously stroked Akamaru's fur.
The enemy seems stronger than Kurenai-sensei...
Shino made an accurate assessment.
Only Team 8 is here. No matter what, we have to fight with everything we've got!
"I'll take the first move to test her!"
Kiba clenched his teeth and stepped forward.
Kurenai-sensei and Shino's attacks need cover, and Hinata is always too worried. Right now, I'm the only one who can do this!
"Beast Human Clone Jutsu!"
Akamaru transformed into Kiba's likeness, and both extended their clawed hands.
"Fang Over Fang!!"
Two tornado-like taijutsu attacks spiraled forward, converging around Konan.
With a loud bang, Konan's body disintegrated into a flurry of paper, leaving Kiba and Akamaru without a target as they landed.
"Paper Rain!"
The paper reassembled, and Konan reappeared in the air. With a flap of her wings, she unleashed a barrage of sharp paper projectiles.
"Kiba!"
Shino only had time to shout a warning before a wall of insects surged from his sleeves, shielding the three of them.
Kiba and Akamaru ran on all fours, but the sharp paper still left several gruesome cuts on their bodies.
"Ugh..."
With a puff of smoke, the injured Akamaru reverted to his original form.
"Akamaru!!"
Kiba desperately tried to rush to his ninken's aid but was forced back by another wave of paper projectiles. Akamaru whimpered, limping over to Shino's side.
"Demonic Illusion, Tree Binding Death."
Seeing Kiba in danger, Kurenai finally seized the moment to act.