"Dear!"
"This level of Genjutsu won't affect that guy at all!"
"It seems we'll have to use that technique!"
Shima Sage stopped her frog croaking, speaking with a serious expression to Fukasaku Sage beside her.
"Alright!"
"Little Jiraiya, create an opportunity for us!"
Fukasaku Sage quickly retracted his long tongue, as flexible as a retractable rubber band.
"Understood!"
Jiraiya stood up, his face covered in red markings, full of vigilance.
However, Sōmi, standing on his golden cloud, didn't charge forward but instead landed at a distance and placed his hands on the ground.
Moments later—
Fukasaku Sage's expression changed dramatically, urgently shouting, "Not good!"
"Quick, get out of here!"
In Sage Mode, Jiraiya also sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the ground.
He swung his head, and a bundle of his white hair, like a fan-shaped blanket, wrapped around Fugaku Uchiha beside him. Then, Jiraiya stomped the ground hard, leaping high into the air.
Boom!
The moment Jiraiya left the ground, the area he had stood on suddenly sank, as a massive wave of gold sand surged beneath, boiling like water.
"Sage Art: Prison Sand Soul Dance!"
The vast amount of gold sand instantly transformed into countless small Shukaku claws, shooting densely from the ground toward Jiraiya in the air.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
In mid-air, Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals and spat out a massive fireball the size of a house below him!
The fireball, coated with glossy toad oil, clearly had its destructive power enhanced significantly.
However!
Although the terrifying heat melted many attacking claws into liquid, more gold sand claws continued to emerge from the "sand gold hell" on the ground.
From a distance, it looked like countless "golden-armed hungry ghosts" had escaped from hell, devouring everything in sight!
"This guy's Sage Art is too powerful!"
"Boss! Big Sis!"
"What do we do?!"
Jiraiya, in the air, looked at the expanding golden area on the ground and the seemingly endless sand gold arms, feeling a chill run down his spine.
"Dear!"
"Use your tongue to wrap around the trees over there and get us out of here first. I'll disrupt that guy from using more Ninjutsu!"
Despite the surprise on Fukasaku Sage's face, he quickly devised a strategy.
"Alright!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two tongues shot out from the sages' mouths, but in different directions.
"Heh!"
"Trying to escape?"
"Too naive!"
Sōmi watched the scene unfold in front of him, showing no fear toward Fukasaku Sage's Tongue Lashing Slash.
With a sudden clasp of his hands, a massive green-gold Shukaku emerged in front of him just as Fukasaku's tongue was about to strike.
Clang!
The clash sounded like a sharp blade striking a metal block, echoing a strong metallic resonance.
"Eh?!"
Fukasaku Sage's eyes widened in surprise, realizing that the situation was different this time.
His tongue, upon contact with the green-gold Shukaku, felt enveloped by a solid force that grew tighter and tighter, making it impossible to retract his tongue like before.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Simultaneously, as massive amounts of Senjutsu Chakra were infused, the area in front of Sōmi erupted like small volcanoes, spewing waves of sand gold.
With the change in Sōmi's hand seals, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
Confident in his attack, he would not give his enemies a chance to breathe. Today, Jiraiya and the two elder toads would meet their end here!
As for Fugaku Uchiha, his Mangekyō abilities surprisingly involved foreseeing the future and distorting reality to ensure survival.
This was why he had managed to escape to Jiraiya's side in such a short time.
However, with the excessive use of his newly awakened Mangekyō, it seemed his eyes were nearing exhaustion...
Once Jiraiya was killed, dealing with Fugaku Uchiha would be a mere flick of the wrist.
Suddenly—
The green-gold Shukaku in front of Sōmi seemed to come alive, fiercely grabbing its massive claw and pulling toward Sōmi's direction!
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the palm of the claw was holding a sticky tongue, which struggled like a worm but was continuously eroded and suppressed by the purple Cursed Seal on the claw, eventually unable to move.
"Argh!"
A sharp pain suddenly struck Fukasaku Sage's mind, causing him to groan in agony, his tongue extended painfully.
Had it not been for the highly refined Senjutsu Chakra infused into his tongue beforehand, it might have snapped under the immense force.
However, the tongue's toughness was not a good thing now, as Fukasaku Sage's body was tightly fused with Jiraiya due to the Sage Art: Amphibian Technique.
Thus, as Shima Sage's tongue touched a tree, Jiraiya's body was dragged by the immense force.
"Boss!"
Jiraiya cried out in urgency, hearing Fukasaku Sage's painful whimpers. But with his tongue held by Sōmi, he couldn't speak clearly.
Seeing himself getting closer to Sōmi, Jiraiya steeled himself and said, "Big Sis, deal with those sand gold arms. I'll handle that guy!"
Receiving Shima Sage's affirmative response, Jiraiya flipped in mid-air and aimed his right palm toward Sōmi.
"Sage Art: Super Giant Rasengan!"
"Sage Art: Hurricane Sand Formation!"
Jiraiya and Shima Sage simultaneously unleashed their Sage Arts. But faced with the massive, dazzling blue sphere, Sōmi showed no fear.
Under his control, the green-gold Shukaku raised another claw and crudely pressed it against the Giant Rasengan.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The intense and sharp metallic clash reverberated through the sky, even grinding the falling rain into white mist with its friction!
Meanwhile, Shima Sage's Sage Art was somewhat similar to Sōmi's. She spat out a swirling hurricane wrapped in sand dust, using wind blades to cut the enemy while obscuring vision with the dust.
The hurricane and sand gold clashed, producing a high-frequency clattering sound.
But clearly, neither of their Sage Arts had harmed Sōmi behind Shukaku.
Sōmi's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
With swift hand seals, the green-gold Chakra mist around him thinned instantly.
Inside the sealing space, Shukaku's face twitched, showing a grimace akin to a toothache.
He realized Sōmi was using Senjutsu Chakra without any intention of conserving it...
Did he really think of himself as the Nine-Tails?
It should be noted that Senjutsu Chakra required Chakra as a foundation for refinement, and Sōmi was using the Senjutsu Chakra refined by Shukaku, a consumption far greater than mere Tailed Beast Chakra.
Opening his eyes, Shukaku looked down nervously. Was it just an illusion, or did his belly seem much flatter, no longer round, since he could vaguely see his feet now...
"Sage Art: Heaven-Assailing Berserk Blades!"
After forming seals, Sōmi slammed his hands onto the ground.
Boom!
The ground trembled violently.
In an instant!
All the sand gold on the ground and in the air froze, as if space itself had suddenly solidified.
The next moment, the golden lake on the ground seemed to release countless golden butterflies, fluttering toward Jiraiya in the air.
The number of butterflies was so vast, they almost covered half the sky.
However, upon closer inspection, these were not butterflies but countless golden ring blades, glinting coldly as they shot forth!
Swish! Swish! Swish...
The dense sound of blades slicing through the air, like an ocean of deadly edges, completely enveloped Jiraiya's figure.
Fukasaku Sage's exposed tongue was hit first, overwhelmed by the swarm of golden blades, devoured in an instant.
Faintly, Fukasaku's painful growls could still be heard, but with a large portion of his tongue missing, his voice sounded very strange.
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