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"Can you still hold on, little Jiraiya?" Shima asked gravely. "Based on past experience, your Sage Mode time is almost up."
Fukasaku added, "In this situation, you must persevere!"
"Ah..." Jiraiya caught his breath. "Don't worry, at this point... it's already a life-and-death situation..."
"Roar!!!"
At this moment, Naruto was roaring at the sky, and an eighth tail began to grow from his back.
"Roar!!!"
He roared again, his body turning into a fleeting afterimage as he slammed into Guy, who had his back turned, sending him flying. Then, with a punch, he struck Nagato in the face.
Nagato's body flew out at an incredible speed, crashing through countless trees and disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.
Naruto, however, had already shifted his focus, turning his attention to Konan.
"Roar!!!"
"This is bad. If Naruto continues to rampage like this, his life will be in danger."
Jiraiya raised his hands and began forming hand seals, albeit slowly.
"Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique."
His hair began to grow rapidly, and some of it automatically burrowed into his own chest.
A cracking sound was heard as his chest returned to its original shape.
After manipulating the hair to restore the skeletal structure, he began to further fix and suture the bones.
Excruciating pain followed, and Jiraiya broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hang in there, little Jiraiya," Shima said, clasping her hands together. "We'll use Sage chakra to heal you at the same time."
"Those specially grown hairs will release yang-natured chakra to achieve preliminary healing," Fukasaku added.
"Understood."
Jiraiya gritted his teeth and endured, also suturing the gaping wound on his back.
"Done," he said, standing up and moving his limbs. "This should barely affect my movements going forward."
He looked up and saw Naruto violently attacking Konan, while Guy had intercepted Nagato on the other side of the forest.
"Good opportunity, you two," Jiraiya said, rushing to a position between the two battles. "Quick, use that genjutsu!"
"What? Singing at this age? How embarrassing!" Shima complained reluctantly.
"This is the only way, Ma!" Fukasaku raised his voice.
"Fine, fine," Shima reluctantly agreed.
"Alright, you two!"
Jiraiya formed hand seals, and the two sages puffed up their cheeks.
"Demonic Illusion: Toad Song!"
"Ribbit... croak... ribbit ribbit... croak... ribbit..."
The not-so-melodious toad duet echoed through the air, mixed with Sage chakra, spreading rapidly.
"Ribbit ribbit..."
"Is that... a genjutsu?" Nagato tried to retreat.
"Don't even think about it!"
Guy immediately closed the distance, relentlessly attacking Nagato to prevent him from escaping.
"Move!" Nagato dodged a kick and spread his hands. "Shinra Tensei!!"
Taking advantage of the brief moment when Guy was repelled, Nagato's arm quickly transformed, firing lasers and missiles at Jiraiya in the distance.
The weakness of this powerful genjutsu was its long activation time.
Jiraiya, well aware of this weakness, remained vigilant and agilely dodged Nagato's long-range attacks.
The toad song grew louder, and Nagato raised his hand again.
"I won't let you interfere with Jiraiya-sama any longer!"
Guy charged forward again.
"Leaf Whirlwind!!"
"Roar!!!"
On the other side, Naruto roared in fury once more.
Konan's ultimate technique, "Dance of the Shikigami," allowed her body to become immune to physical attacks by turning into paper. Naruto's wild attacks had failed to land a single hit on her, while he was continuously injured by explosive tags, growing more and more enraged.
"Ribbit ribbit..."
The toad song reached them, and both felt a momentary dizziness.
Jiraiya-sensei's genjutsu is extremely dangerous!
Konan's heart tightened, sensing something was wrong.
"Roar!!!"
Unable to land a hit, the enraged Naruto opened his mouth again, gathering chakra.
Another Tailed Beast Ball?
Konan's body quickly turned into paper, folding into countless paper butterflies.
The paper butterflies fluttered their wings and scattered, flying far away.
Naruto turned his head, tracking Konan's movements, and soon released the Tailed Beast Ball from his mouth.
A violent explosion erupted, blinding light filling the vision of everyone in the forest. Konan briefly appeared amidst the explosion, and a shower of paper scraps fell.
The ground shook from the Tailed Beast Ball's explosion, and both Nagato and Guy momentarily lost their footing. Nagato took the opportunity to leap into the air.
"Ribbit ribbit ribbit..."
The toad song continued, but its effect was somewhat diminished by the Tailed Beast Ball's impact.
Damn it! We were so close!
Jiraiya and the two sages were frustrated but remained steadfast.
"Jiraiya-sensei."
Nagato appeared above Jiraiya and extended his hand.
"This ends here."
"Almighty Push!"
"Not a chance!!"
Guy flashed in front of Jiraiya.
Fighting in the Seventh Gate for so long had caused his muscles to cramp, but Guy gritted his teeth and endured, using the gravitational pull to close in for an elbow strike.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!!"
"Annoying!"
A black rod fell from Nagato's sleeve, and he grabbed it, stabbing it into Guy's chest.
"Ugh..."
Guy spat out blood but tightly wrapped his arms around Nagato, locking his hands in place.
"Jiraiya-sama!"
At the critical moment, Guy shifted slightly in the air, causing Nagato's black rod to miss his heart. He still managed to shout with vigor.
"In that case," Nagato's body glowed with white light, "I'll take all your chakra. Preta Path!"
"Chakra..."
Guy felt his chakra rapidly draining, and his limbs began to weaken.
"Guy!"
Jiraiya looked up at the two locked in combat, then turned to see Naruto charging toward them. Sweat dripped from his forehead.
"Almost there, almost there."
"Ribbit ribbit ribbit... croak... ribbit..."
In the next second, Guy fell powerless from the sky, and Naruto, swinging his eight long tails, charged forward.
Nagato's arm cannon glowed blue.
Finally.
"Ribbit ribbit..."
The toad song finally stopped.
Both Nagato and Naruto froze.
Nagato's body stiffly fell from the sky, while Naruto collapsed unconscious.
"Ha..."
Jiraiya gasped for breath, the toad-like features on his face slowly fading.
"Little Jiraiya, hurry!"
"Understood, Summoning Technique!"
Several giant stone swords appeared before him.
Jiraiya grabbed one of the stone swords and walked over to Nagato, raising the massive blade and aiming it at Nagato's chest.
"Goodbye, Nagato."
Rustle rustle...
Countless paper scraps, glinting coldly, suddenly flew toward him from behind. Konan's voice rang out.
"I won't let you harm Nagato, Jiraiya-sensei."
Jiraiya's expression changed slightly, and he teleported away. The two sages quickly shot out their tongues, taking the unconscious Guy and Naruto with them.
"Konan..."
Jiraiya turned to see the man with a one-eyed mask standing beside Konan.
"Is that?"