Chapter 257: Cornered Jiraiya

"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!!"

Gamabunta and Jiraiya had fought together for many years and understood each other's intentions. While Jiraiya unleashed a large-scale Fire Release Ninjutsu, Gamabunta directly opened its mouth and spewed out a large mass of Toad Oil, enhancing the power of the Fire Release.

The combination of these two Ninjutsu, each enhancing the other's power, instantly dyed the vast sky above everyone's heads red with the Flame Bullet oil, which had extremely powerful and expansive range, directly bombarding down towards Yu below.

"It's worthy of Jiraiya-sama..."

"So... such formidable Fire Release!!"

As they looked at the colossal entity that appeared out of nowhere and felt the intense heat constantly descending from the sky, the surrounding Konoha ninjas couldn't help but secretly marvel.

"Did he significantly enhance the power of Fire Release by using Gamabunta's oil..."

Facing the super Fire Release Flame Bullet unleashed by Gamabunta and Jiraiya together above his head, Yu remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged, with only occasional flashes of sharpness in his eyes.

Scorch Release: Grand Burning Sea!!

With a slight movement of his fingers, controlling the nearby Tyrant to fully unleash the Scorch Release Chakra within him, the fusion of wind and fire Chakra Nature Transformations perfectly blended, directly surging out a large wave of Scorch Release flames, meeting the Toad Oil Flame Bullet descending from above!

Boom!!

The surrounding Konoha ninjas on the ground were forced back by the eruption of two super-strong high-temperature heat waves before their eyes.

One was the Kekkei Genkai Scorch Release, which enhanced its power by adding wind attribute Chakra Nature Transformation, and the other was Toad Oil Flame Bullet, which boosted the power of flames with toad oil. Both were flames that surpassed ordinary Fire Release, and the astonishing heat waves they produced when they collided directly dyed the sky over the back mountain of Konoha red.

"Tsk..."

"The power still can't match his Toad Oil Flame Bullet..."

After the two flames, both surpassing ordinary Fire Release Ninjutsu, confronted each other in the air for a moment, Yu noticed a faint sign of Tyrant's Scorch Release gradually retreating.

Although Tyrant's Paw Fruit ability has now reached the point of almost awakening, it is originally a human puppet crafted by the Sand Jonin Pafuka. The power of Jonin-level Scorch Release is still somewhat insufficient to counter the combined release of Toad Oil Flame Bullet by Jiraiya and Gamabunta.

"Then I'll disable this big toad first..."

Next to him, Michael effortlessly erected a huge arc-shaped barrier to block the Toad Oil Flame Bullet descending from above. Under Yu's control, Kaio, surrounded by lightning, disappeared in an instant from his original position.

"This is... not good!!"

Just after unleashing the super-strong attack, Jiraiya sensed Kaio disappearing behind Yu in an instant, and a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart. He immediately shouted anxiously to Gamabunta beneath him, "Move aside quickly, Bunta!!"

Crackle!!

Boom!!

However, Kaio's movement was much faster than he had imagined. Suddenly, a circular portal to a different space opened on the previously empty sky. A wildly raging thunderbolt flashed through the air.

In the rush of the moment, Jiraiya barely managed to evade, only to witness the terrifying figure of Kaio descending from the sky. The Strongest Spear, fully unleashed in his hand, directly pierced through Gamabunta's body beneath him, creating a huge hole leading to the ground.

"Bunta!!"

As companions who had fought together for many years, seeing his summoned beast Gamabunta being struck down by Kaio, manipulated by Yu in a sudden attack, and turning into white smoke, returning to Mount Myoboku, Jiraiya couldn't help but roar in anguish, his eyes almost bursting out of their sockets.

"You better worry about yourself first!!"

Before Jiraiya could recover from his shock and anger, he suddenly saw Tyrant, manipulated by Yu using the ultra-long blue Chakra Threads, had already appeared above his head. A pair of terrifying bear paws directly unleashed countless Pressure Cannon shockwaves.

Continuous Pressure Cannons!!

The overwhelming barrage of bear paw shockwaves left Jiraiya no chance to retaliate. Countless terrifying explosions instantly turned the ground in front of everyone into a pockmarked landscape, leaving Jiraiya awkwardly maneuvering amidst the chaos, utilizing Body Flicker Jutsu.

"I didn't expect this kid to be this strong..."

"I have no choice but to use that move..."

Never did he imagine that he, along with Third, would be completely suppressed by Yu alone. Glancing at Third, who was also struggling to fend off the combined attacks of Toshogun and Michael's Devil Puppet, Jiraiya gritted his teeth.

"Old man, buy me some time! I might need to spend a bit more effort on this move!!"

With that said, while running swiftly, Jiraiya once again bit his finger, quickly drawing several eerie red facial patterns with his own blood on his face.

"Are you planning to use... I see, hurry up with your actions!!"

Hearing Jiraiya's words, Third, who was fending off the freezing power of Toshogun and the poisonous Iron Sand attacks of Michael, understood without further explanation. With a solemn expression, he swiftly formed hand seals.

"I can't hold on here for too long either..."

Shadow Clone Jutsu!!

The Third who remained in place was directly pierced by Michael's black poisonous Iron Sand, turning into a white smoke and disappearing. However, at the same time, three identical clones of Third instantly appeared around Yu and several Devil Puppets, faintly surrounding them all in the middle.

"Don't persist in your folly, Yu!!"

In an instant, all three identical Thirds around simultaneously spoke. As they formed seals with their hands, Yu saw an astonishing white light emanating from the ground around him.

"What is this..."

Seeing the triangular seal barrier forming around him, trapping him in the middle with white light, Yu couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face. "Looks like you have quite a few tricks up your sleeve, Sarutobi-sensei..."

"Sealing Technique: Three Directions Seal!!"

Following Third's commanding shout from three directions, endless white light erupted from beneath Yu's feet, forming a transparent pyramid emitting a white light barrier that trapped him and all the Devil Puppets inside.

The next second, everyone only felt a white light shooting straight up from the top of the pyramid. Yu, the Devil Puppets, the ground in the middle—all people and objects disappeared into thin air in an instant, leaving behind only a triangular pattern emanating a deathly aura.

"They're gone..."

"Has he been sealed by Hokage-sama?!"

Looking at Yu and the Devil Puppets that had completely disappeared before their eyes, the Konoha ninjas around couldn't help but widen their eyes. Even Sensory Ninjas couldn't detect any traces of Yu from this place again.

"No, it's not that simple..."

"That kid knows Space-Time Ninjutsu, so I can only delay time here."

Hearing the discussions of the surrounding Konoha ninjas, Third's expression didn't relax in the slightest. He looked around with some vigilance, breathing heavily.

Although he was once a formidable ninja who shook the shinobi world, Third was already old. After experiencing such intense battles, his current body couldn't handle such high consumption.

"So... it's true that Sarutobi-sensei understands me, but you got one thing wrong..."

Sure enough, as soon as Third finished speaking, all the Konoha ninjas present saw the air beside them turn into a portal to another dimension. Yu, unharmed, calmly walked out from inside.

"...if it weren't to witness the legendary Sage Mode..."

"Why would I waste so much time playing with you until now... right, Jiraiya Senpai?"

As Yu spoke, following his gaze, everyone in the vicinity turned their heads. They felt an invisible force erupt like a hurricane. Jiraiya's already massive Kage Chakra somehow broke through to a whole new level.

"You're right..."

"It's been a long time since I used this move, so... are you ready to meet your end?"

Perched on each of his shoulders was a small green toad. After entering Sage Mode, Jiraiya's appearance had drastically changed. Countless toad-like granules protruded from his face, giving him a somewhat fearsome appearance. Beneath his blood-red Sage Mode markings, a pair of horizontally slitted golden pupils emitted an imposing aura.

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