In Jiraiya's eyes, Obito's clumsy taijutsu was riddled with openings—he could subdue him with just one hand.
Extending his right hand, Jiraiya was about to grab Obito when Feng Bai, taking advantage of the moment when Jiraiya wasn't paying attention to him, completed his hand seals:
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
The Vacuum Wave struck at a cunning angle, targeting the direction where Jiraiya's hand was reaching.
Sensing the fierce wind approaching, Jiraiya quickly withdrew his arm and leaped backward to dodge the Wind Release, inwardly marveling at the perfect timing of the attack.
"Go, Kakashi!"
Drawing White Fang from its sheath on his back, Feng Bai tossed it to Kakashi, signaling him to step up.
Though he recognized Jiraiya's identity, Feng Bai had no intention of revealing it.
One of the Legendary Sannin—Jiraiya was an invaluable sparring partner.
If he was lucky enough to attract Jiraiya's attention, he might even have a chance to go to Mount Myōboku and learn Sage Arts.
[That blade is...]
Having once fought alongside Sakumo, Jiraiya vaguely recognized the weapon Feng Bai had thrown.
"Take this!"
Obito, whose attacks had been continuously dodged by Jiraiya, was completely unaware that without Feng Bai's intervention, he would have been easily subdued long ago.
With his sense of justice blazing, he charged forward again with a battle cry.
"This moron."
Muttering about Obito's mindless behavior, Kakashi could also see that Jiraiya was extraordinarily skilled. Combined with the fact that he wasn't wearing a Konoha forehead protector, Kakashi treated him as an unidentified intruder.
In this situation, the proper course would be to disengage and report to the Military Police Force.
Kakashi believed any normal person would think this way.
Clearly, the idiot Obito wasn't normal.
Thanks to him, Kakashi was forced to charge forward wielding White Fang.
Seeing Kakashi approaching with White Fang close behind, Jiraiya grew somewhat impatient. He just wanted to gather some good research material before his mission—how was his luck so bad that he'd run into these reckless brats?
[I'll use the Body Replacement Technique to escape.]
Jiraiya made up his mind.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere."
While closely monitoring Obito and Kakashi's attack patterns and searching for suitable cover, Jiraiya hadn't had time to act when Feng Bai launched another Wind Release attack, restricting his movement.
[Is it coincidence? Every attack comes at just the right moment...]
Jiraiya was forced to focus his attention on Feng Bai.
Even so, he still managed to dodge the combined assault from Kakashi and Obito.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall."
Missing his target, Kakashi drove White Fang into the ground and, taking advantage of Jiraiya's unstable footing, unleashed Earth Release.
Three earth walls carved with dog heads burst from the ground, surrounding Jiraiya on three sides.
"What remarkable kids." Offering genuine praise, Jiraiya inwardly marveled that if this child had lived in the same era as him and his teammates, his achievements would surely be no less than the Sannin.
"You're actually useful for once, Kakashi! We got him!"
Seeing Jiraiya's movement restricted and feeling victory was assured, Obito cheered and pulled out a kunai from his pouch, ready to subdue Jiraiya.
"Idiot, don't approach recklessly!"
Watching Obito's arrogant display, Kakashi was about to stop him when Jiraiya performed an impressive climbing demonstration right in front of everyone.
Using both hands and feet, Jiraiya flipped over the earth wall with remarkable agility and kicked away Obito, who had just been declaring victory.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave."
Feng Bai spat out a stream of water, drenching Jiraiya completely.
"Hmph, kid, compared to your sharp Wind Release, this Water Release is seriously lacking in destructive power."
Feeling the impact of the water flow, Jiraiya simply tanked Feng Bai's Water Release with his body.
"Is that so? Then how will you handle this move? Ice Release: Ice Pillar."
Looking at the thoroughly soaked Jiraiya, Feng Bai's mouth curved into a smirk—this was exactly the effect he wanted.
Under his manipulation, the water on the ground instantly froze into ice, forming ice pillars that trapped Jiraiya's feet.
Not only that, even the water droplets remaining on his body began to freeze, restricting his movements.
"Ice Release? When did Konoha acquire this kind of kekkei genkai!"
Feeling the chill on his body, Jiraiya finally showed a surprised expression.
This demonstrated the crucial importance of intelligence to a ninja.
If Jiraiya had known from the start that Feng Bai was an Ice Release user, he absolutely would never have chosen to tank the Water Release, or even remained near any water source.
"Alright, Feng Bai, nice work! Watch this!"
Clutching his stomach as he got up from the ground, Obito, seeing Jiraiya immobilized once again, charged forward yet again.
Of course, this time our comrade Obito, having learned from his previous lessons, chose the most reliable attack method—using the Uchiha signature flame to deliver the finishing blow.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Moron, don't charge in!"
Feng Bai slapped his forehead, watching Obito rush forward once more—it was like watching a teammate who kept feeding kills in a video game from his previous life.
He wasn't confident enough in his mediocre Ice Release skills to completely control one of the Sannin. After all, Jiraiya hadn't even used any real jutsu yet—charging in now was just asking for a beating.
"Sigh, I must have owed you something in a past life. Ice Release: Heavenly Weeping!"
Spitting ice needles from his mouth, Feng Bai aimed at Jiraiya's lower regions.
This technique was an improvement on Senju Tobirama's Water Release: Heavenly Weeping, replacing water needles with ice needles.
Trading speed and visibility for increased damage area.
If these ice needles successfully hit Jiraiya, he'd never need to pursue Tsunade again in this lifetime.
[Damn brat—looks cute but uses such vicious methods! This feels strangely familiar somehow—]
Drawing on years of combat experience and his intuition, Jiraiya saw through Feng Bai's attack direction and cursed him inwardly.
"Summoning Technique!"
A cloud of smoke accompanied by the distinctive sound of the Summoning Technique appeared in front of Jiraiya. A red tongue shot out from the smoke, wrapping around Obito, who had just finished forming seals for his Great Fireball, and slammed him forcefully to the ground, cutting off the jutsu completely.
Simultaneously, three sharp sounds rang out as Feng Bai's ice needles were deflected by unknown objects.
"This isn't good—dodge quickly, Kakashi!"
Seeing Jiraiya use actual ninjutsu, Feng Bai decisively admitted defeat and called out a warning to Kakashi.
Kakashi didn't need Feng Bai's reminder—he could already sense the threat.
Both of them decisively abandoned Obito and rushed off in different directions, hoping to escape Jiraiya's pursuit.
"Hmph, brats, you think you can just walk away after angering this old man? I am the White-Haired Child Toad Sage, Jiraiya—"
As the smoke cleared, a toad with red spots and armored forelimbs appeared before everyone, its long tongue binding Obito.
After releasing the already unconscious Obito, the toad flicked out its long tongue and, with incredible speed, wrapped up Kakashi.
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