Hidan looked down at Jiraiya twitching violently on the ground and nodded with satisfaction.
His modification of Chidori Nagashi was proving more and more effective.
Originally, Chidori's strength lay in its terrifying piercing power—cutting straight through whatever was in front of it.
But Hidan had repurposed it entirely: instead of stabbing straight through an opponent, he focused the technique into overwhelming paralyzing voltage, disabling movement rather than piercing flesh.
Earlier, in the Forest of Death, he'd used that Chidori current to paralyze the three random fodder ninja until they couldn't move.
But against someone like Jiraiya, the voltage needed to be cranked far higher.
The result?
The conductive wire—actually Jiraiya's own hair—burned into ash from the ultra-high output.
And Jiraiya's famously long, luxurious white hair…
…had vanished.
Gone.
Clean.
Shaved by lightning.
Now Jiraiya looked almost absurd: bald head shining under the sun, with only the massive forehead protector sitting there like a warped lampshade awkwardly placed on top of a glowing bulb.
"Quit pretending. Get up. We still have business to deal with."
Hidan didn't even bother looking at the man.
With Jiraiya's monstrous vitality, there was no way he was still convulsing from a little lightning.
"A-hah! You saw through me."
Jiraiya suddenly leapt upright, landing in a dramatic, wild pose, one hand bracing on the ground, the other thrown to the side.
"How could a Toad Sage like me be defeated so easily?"
As he struck his pose, his shiny bald scalp began sprouting white hair at visible speed—flowing, growing, swaying until it returned to its luxurious length.
Hidan stared.
"…"
Of course.
This was the man who used his own hair as a thousand-needle jutsu.
A literal hair-regeneration monster.
If he sold this technique, he'd make enough money to buy three Hidden Villages.
But with the lightning done and over with, Jiraiya finally accepted reality.
This was the same man who awakened a Mangekyō ability like Itachi—but with a twisted, time-space twist.
Fighting or running didn't matter; resisting only meant humiliation.
"Well, we're both from the same village, right? So, uh… give me back the camera."
Jiraiya put on his most flattering smile.
If those pictures got out, he was finished.
How would he gather "research material" in the future if everyone immediately recognized him?
"I only want one thing," Hidan said. "Give me that, and the camera's all yours."
Jiraiya exhaled in relief.
The last thing he feared was Hidan going rogue and posting the photos everywhere just to amuse himself.
"Alright! Ask away. As long as it's something I can give, I'll give it!"
He puffed out his chest, full of confidence.
Then his expression slowly turned… obscene.
Because he suddenly remembered—
He didn't really own anything valuable.
The only thing he could freely offer was...
"I-I see… you want my autographed copy of Icha-Icha Paradise, don't you?"
He cleared his throat.
"No need to be embarrassed! A young man curious about these things—perfectly natural. Back then, even Kakashi was ecstatic when I gifted him a signed copy for his birthday!"
Hidan's face darkened.
What the hell was this old pervert talking about?
Did he think I needed that garbage?
My loyal maid Konan is right there—what would I need your smut book for?!
"You can keep your autograph. Give it to Kakashi—he needs it more than I do."
Hidan replied flatly.
Jiraiya's brain circuits were too strange to follow.
"So what do you want…? I really don't have anything else." Jiraiya spread his hands helplessly.
"I want your Summoning Jutsu. The one you used earlier—the giant toad."
Hidan said it straightforwardly.
"I don't have a summoning animal yet. Yours seems decent enough. I wanna learn it."
Jiraiya: "!!!"
So that was all?!
You threatened me with photos for THAT!?
You almost scared me to death!
Internally screaming, Jiraiya felt himself deflate.
His reputation was far more important than his summoning.
Besides, Mount Myōboku was massive—there were countless powerful toads.
Even if Hidan signed the contract, it wouldn't harm him at all.
"…Fine. Take the contract. Sign it, and you'll be able to summon toads."
Jiraiya instantly pulled out the scroll and handed it over.
Hidan didn't hesitate.
He opened the scroll, bit his finger, and smeared blood across the contract.
The moment it was done—he felt it.
A faint sense of connection.
A presence far away.
Mount Myōboku.
A land of misty mountains, waterfalls, and countless toads of all shapes and sizes.
But for Hidan, something much more important sparked in that moment—
The contract gave him a coordinate.
A fixed anchor.
With his Mangekyō's space-time ability (Kamui), this meant he could directly warp to Mount Myōboku.
"One of the Three Great Sage Lands… the second one is now within reach."
Excitement flickered in Hidan's eyes.
"After the Chūnin Exams, once Tsunade returns to become the Fifth Hokage, I can locate the last one—Shikkotsu Forest."
If Hidan eventually awakened the Rinnegan, then with all three Sage Lands linked under him…
He'd command an army of legendary summons.
Comparable to an army of Edo Tensei.
--
"That's it?" Hidan raised an eyebrow.
This felt way too easy.
Just smearing some blood on a scroll and—done?
It felt a little… like a fraud.
"Of course it isn't that simple," Jiraiya said, straightening his back like a proper teacher.
"The blood contract only establishes the connection between you and Mount Myōboku's toads.
To actually summon a proper toad, you need training—lots of it."
He paused, then added proudly:
"For example, Gamabunta—the one I summoned earlier—is the strongest combat toad on Mount Myōboku. You can't just summon him casually! Without enough training, you might not even summon a complete toad. Sometimes you just get a tadpole."
The smug expression on Jiraiya's face was practically glowing.
He was the peak of toad summoning arts.
And Hidan—while talented—was still a newbie.
This sudden sense of superiority absolutely delighted him.
"Summoning Jutsu."
Hidan didn't even wait for Jiraiya to finish his lecture.
He clapped his hands together, slammed them on the ground—
BOOM!
White smoke surged.
A massive shadow loomed over them.
Jiraiya's pupils shrank.
Because out of the smoke stepped—
Gamabunta.
The giant toad's booming voice shook the whole area:
"Jiraiya!! You again?! What do you want NOW?! Trying to scare human women again?!"
The entire ground vibrated.
Jiraiya froze, looking like someone had just shoved a dirty sock into his mouth.
No way…
NO WAY…
This is OVERKILL!
When Jiraiya first tried summoning at Naruto's age, he'd pulled out a single tadpole with two legs and no arms.
And now Hidan— on his first attempt —
Summoned Gamabunta.
Jiraiya felt the universe personally mocking him.
"It wasn't me!"
He snapped, pointing upward furiously.
"You idiot toad! He's the one who summoned you! He's standing on your damn head!"
Gamabunta blinked.
"Oh? Not you?"
His massive eyes rolled upward, noticing Hidan perched on top.
Another summoner?
Interesting.
"Oi. Kid," Gamabunta rumbled. "If you're the one who summoned me, then you've gotta pass my test. If you can't handle it, you're not worthy of summoning a toad."
Jiraiya's jaw dropped.
Test?
Idiot, are you insane?! He can snap your spine with a sneeze!
Sure enough, Hidan didn't disappoint.
A gloomy, irritated expression spread across his face.
Test me?
What do you think I am—Naruto?
And since when does a summoning animal get to test the summoner?
Still…
Now wasn't the time to flatten these guys permanently.
But teaching them manners?
That was acceptable.
Hidan turned to Jiraiya casually.
"Jiraiya, have you ever eaten grilled toad?"
"Huh?" Jiraiya blinked.
A bad omen crawled up his spine.
Then he saw Hidan's smile.
A terrifying, playful, sadistic smile.
"W-Wait—don't you dare! Gamabunta is the son of Fukasaku and Shima Sage!"
Jiraiya shouted, panicking.
Hidan gave him a look that said No shit, old man.
Of course he knew.
But so what?
"Even if he were the Sage of Six Paths' son, I'm grilling him today."
"YOU BRAT!" Gamabunta roared, wind blasting through the clearing.
A spray of toad spit the size of a bucket slammed into Jiraiya's chest.
Jiraiya: I didn't sign up for ANY of this…
But before Gamabunta could get his act together—
Hidan lifted a hand.
"Susanoo."
WHOOOM—!!
A colossal pale-blue ribcage erupted around him, instantly forming a towering, muscular Kamui Susanoo.
Not fully complete—Hidan added legs so it could walk—but even this half-form dwarfed the Nine Tails.
The giant immediately straddled Gamabunta—
CRAAASH!!
The weight slammed the toad into the ground like a pancake.
Gamabunta's eyes bulged.
His majestic entrance?
Gone.
Dignity?
Scattered to the wind.
He stared helplessly at Jiraiya, completely failing to comprehend reality.
"Today's menu—BBQ Toad."
Hidan called down from the crystal in the Susanoo's forehead.
Jiraiya: "ARE YOU CRAZY?! WHO EATS TOADS?!"
Hidan ignored him.
The Susanoo formed a thick chakra rope, tying Gamabunta up while the poor toad trembled like a slaughtered pig.
Then—
SHWOOM—
Hidan carried Gamabunta to a deserted forest.
"Fire Style: Majestic Flame Destroyer!"
A tsunami of fire engulfed the area, turning the forest into a blazing furnace.
The heat alone made even Hidan sweat slightly.
Gamabunta felt his life flash before his eyes.
"HELP!!! SOMEONE'S TRYING TO KILL THE TOAD!!
FATHER!!
MOTHER!!
SAVE ME!!!"
His screams were loud enough to blow the flames apart momentarily.
Hidan just grinned cruelly.
"Oh? Only now you think to ask for help? Too late."
He slowly lowered Gamabunta toward the roaring sea of flames—
A single lick of fire grazed the giant toad's back—
BOOM!
Gamabunta immediately dispelled himself and teleported back to Mount Myōboku with the speed of a man fleeing death itself.
The trauma imprinted into his soul.
For the next month, even if Naruto, Jiraiya, or the entire Great Toad Sage slapped his summoning seal—
Gamabunta would NOT answer.
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