The ancient city of Rōran.
The core of the Dragon Vein.
Jiraiya, somewhat disheveled, fled from the outskirts of the ancient city to this place. Upon arriving, his Sage Mode Perception picked up massive Chakra fluctuations emanating from underground.
He hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent this time, so he planned to escape.
Originally, he intended to flee towards the outside of the ancient city.
However, the path he came from was already blocked, so he could only run further in.
He regretted not having his disciple, Minato, accompany him.
But what he didn't know was that Minato had been there all along, and one of the people beating him was none other than his good disciple, Minato Namikaze.
Just now,
Naruto and Minato, father and son, fought together. Both of their taijutsu were strong, and with the enhancement of Nen Ability and Haki, suppressing Jiraiya without revealing their identities was naturally not difficult.
What's more, there were also Uchiha Itachi and Nagato outside, constantly interfering with their Ninjutsu.
And with Yujie Sasori providing support with various hot weapons, Jiraiya was beaten to a pulp, looking more disheveled than ever.
Facing five Kage-level powerhouses, Jiraiya indeed couldn't win, but he could still escape.
With Summoning Jutsu, a combination of Shadow Clone, Sage Art: Toad Oil Bullet, Sage Art: Infinite Needles, and Toad Mouth Bind, Jiraiya successfully escaped the encirclement of the five.
Jiraiya looked around and found that there was only one entrance and exit here, meaning he had run into a dead end.
But even so, Jiraiya remained calm.
"Lord Fukasaku, Lady Shima, please return to Mount Myōboku and use Reverse Summoning to summon me back! I don't think I can beat those five people!"
Shima and Fukasaku nodded at his words, then prepared to release their summoning and return to Mount Myōboku.
But to the two old toads' shock, they couldn't contact Mount Myōboku.
"Little Jiraiya... we seem unable to return to Mount Myōboku. The space here seems to be sealed."
Hearing Fukasaku's words, Jiraiya's entire demeanor changed.
The reason Jiraiya wasn't panicked when he arrived here was because he had Mount Myōboku as his fallback.
If he couldn't escape, he would just use Reverse Summoning to flee.
As for why he didn't run during his fight with Pain in the original story? First, he wanted to understand what had happened to his disciple, and second, he felt Pain was too dangerous, so he wanted to gather more intelligence to bring back to Konoha.
Just as Jiraiya was thinking about how to escape, the five enemies also walked in from the entrance.
Naruto, walking in front, let out a cackling laugh and, lowering his voice, said, "Jiraiya, you can't escape!"
"Who exactly are you people? Why do I sense a familiar aura from some of you?"
Jiraiya looked at the five and asked in a deep voice.
Naruto hadn't expected Jiraiya's perception to be so keen. So, he stopped playing the villain and talking nonsense. Without another word, he charged forward.
In fact, Naruto and the other four had already been waiting at the entrance for their cue. The reason they appeared now was to give Obito time to set up the filming location in advance.
As before, it was Naruto and Minato Namikaze using taijutsu to suppress, Itachi and Nagato using Ninjutsu to suppress, and Sasori providing fire support.
Under the three-pronged suppression, Jiraiya quickly felt like he couldn't hold on.
However, for dramatic effect, Naruto and the others still gave Jiraiya enough opportunities to perform.
Just as the battle grew increasingly intense, and Jiraiya found his stamina and gathered Sage Mode Chakra stretched thin...
His peripheral vision caught sight of a kunai stuck in the Dragon Vein's eye.
That kunai was his disciple Minato Namikaze's exclusive Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Seeing this kunai, Jiraiya also saw hope. Perhaps through this kunai, he could summon Minato.
Thinking it, Jiraiya, dodging the attacks of the others, rushed towards the Dragon Vein's array eye.
Seeing Jiraiya's action, Minato Namikaze's expression changed, and he also understood his teacher's intention.
"It's a wrap!"
Minato Namikaze shouted, then accelerated his charge towards Jiraiya.
"It's a wrap" was the secret signal they had agreed upon beforehand.
If someone shouted "It's a wrap," it meant the act was over, and Jiraiya's part was done.
Hearing Minato Namikaze's signal, the others moved simultaneously, aiming to take down Jiraiya.
Obito, who had been filming, instinctively tightened his grip on the camera. The crucial moment had arrived; he absolutely couldn't mess up. There was only one chance to film.
Just then, Jiraiya also rushed to the high platform. The moment his hand was about to touch the Flying Thunder God Kunai, five figures appeared in mid-air, each holding a black rod.
The five simultaneously plunged downwards, and the black rods directly pierced Jiraiya's body.
At the same time, Uchiha Itachi secretly used his Mangekyo and Nen Ability to control Jiraiya's perception of his body.
This was just an act, so it was naturally impossible to really kill Jiraiya.
But for realism, Itachi still cast a genjutsu.
Itachi controlled Jiraiya's body, making him believe he was about to die.
Fukasaku and Shima, seeing this, tried to save Jiraiya but were firmly held back by Nagato's Water Prison.
Just like that, Jiraiya's eyes gradually lost focus.
This scene was also clearly captured by Obito's high-definition camera from a distance.
Feeling like he was about to die, Jiraiya recalled his life.
Former comrades, former dreams.
Current revolutionary comrades, the belief that he could contribute everything to the red ideology.
"Cough, cough, cough," Jiraiya coughed a few times, then whispered, "It seems my revolutionary path can only go this far!"
"I don't know who you are, but... you are too strong. You might stand in the way of our revolution, so..."
At this point, Jiraiya used his last bit of strength to make his hair grow a meter, just enough to hook onto the three-pronged kunai that sealed the Dragon Vein, which was stuck in the ground nearby.
"This is my final Five Elements Unseal."
No one had expected that Jiraiya, in a dying state, could still cause trouble with his willpower.
By the time Minato Namikaze intended to stop him, it was too late. The Flying Thunder God Kunai he had placed there years ago to seal the Dragon Vein had already been pulled out.
"Everyone withdraw..."
As he spoke, Minato Namikaze released the space seal he had set up around them. Just as he was about to grab Jiraiya and leave, a flash of white light erupted from underground.
After the white light, besides Shima and Fukasaku returning to Mount Myōboku because the space seal was lifted,
Only Obito remained, holding his camera in a daze.