While Sasori was doubting his entire existence, Konan was in a similar state.
The one at the entrance of the Hidden Leaf was her Paper Clone.
But...
Hadn't she just confirmed that her Paper Clone was destroyed and was preparing to take Nagato and leave?
Why was she suddenly seeing things?
Wasn't Uchiha Kazama at the entrance of the Hidden Leaf?
"Those eyes belong to the Uchiha."
"You may leave, but..."
"The eyes must stay."
Kazama spoke.
At this moment, Konan realized she wasn't hallucinating; Uchiha Kazama had actually chased after them with Jiraiya.
It seemed they had been noticed the moment they stepped within the range of the Hidden Leaf's sensory barrier.
"Heh..."
"How truly laughable."
"In the eyes of you great villages, does all power belong to you?!"
"You are clearly robbers, yet you still try to find a reasonable justification for yourselves?"
Deva Path Pain appeared in front of Konan, shielding her while staring heavily at Kazama and Jiraiya.
The great villages of the ninja world were always like this.
It was precisely because of these great villages that the entire ninja world was in such pain, and the weak were forever forced to live in suffering!
"Forget it, talking to someone like you is a waste of time."
"Jiraiya, are you going to clean up your own mess, or shall I do it?"
Kazama glanced at Jiraiya beside him.
"I understand."
Jiraiya didn't say much this time.
No words about persuading Yahiko and Konan to let go of their hatred...
From the day he chose to put on the Hidden Leaf forehead protector again, he had decided to first observe the path Uchiha Kazama was taking.
This time, he would not hesitate.
BANG!
Jiraiya performed hand seals, and in the next instant, two toads appeared on his shoulders.
"Little Jiraiya?"
"At a time like this... what is that?"
Sage Shima wanted to exchange pleasantries, but at that moment, she saw the five pairs of Rinnegan before them.
"The Rinnegan!"
"Little Jiraiya, when did you provoke such an enemy?"
Fukasaku spoke with a grave tone.
"Right now, I need the power of both Sages."
"Please!"
Jiraiya didn't explain; instead, he held a kunai and charged directly at the leader, Deva Path Pain—who, in his eyes, was his disciple, Yahiko.
BANG!
Asura Path immediately blocked Yahiko's front. His left arm transformed into a chain to completely block Jiraiya's assault.
His right hand transformed into a cannon barrel, aiming at Jiraiya's head.
"Frog Kata!"
Shima struck first.
With a single palm strike, the left arm that was entangling Jiraiya was instantly petrified and shattered.
"Sage Art: Resonance!"
Fukasaku clasped his hands together, opened his mouth towards Asura Path, and released a sonic wave.
This was no simple sonic wave.
Combined with the senjutsu chakra from the Frog Kata, it immediately spread across Asura Path's body.
The Asura Path, who had been arrogant just a second ago, was turned directly into a stone statue and shattered by a kick from Jiraiya.
"Almighty Push!"
Just as Jiraiya rushed in front of Deva Path, a palm appeared before him.
A terrifying repulsive force blasted Jiraiya away.
Rustle, rustle...
Before Jiraiya's body could even land, he was surrounded by countless floating sheets of paper.
"Paper bombs?!"
Seeing the seals on the papers, Jiraiya immediately covered his head.
His hair grew wildly, quickly enveloping his entire body.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The paper bombs exploded in the air, creating a cloud of dust.
In the next instant, a figure fell from the dust cloud.
Aside from his hair being cut shorter, Jiraiya had sustained almost no substantial injuries.
"Konan..."
Jiraiya frowned. Although he had made his decision...
Fighting his own disciples still weighed heavily on his heart.
Squelch!
Just then, a black receiver shot out.
It pierced directly through Jiraiya's arm, pinning him to the ground.
Thud, thud, thud...
In the next moment, Deva Path Pain used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Jiraiya. Using the black receivers as if they cost nothing, he stabbed Jiraiya until he looked like a hedgehog.
POOF!
Just as Deva Path Pain thought he had finished off Jiraiya, Jiraiya turned into white mist.
"Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant!"
The next moment, a cacophony of toad croaks rang out.
The remaining four Paths of Pain, along with Konan, were sealed together within the genjutsu space.
Having completed the seal, Jiraiya took out the secret stone swords of Mount Myoboku and began inserting them into their bodies, starting with the Animal Path.
Squelch!
By the time Jiraiya took out the fifth stone sword, his body was nearing its limit.
"Little Jiraiya, your chakra is running low. We have to leave."
"This state places too great a burden on your body."
"You will die!"
Shima spoke with some urgency.
Squelch!
Fukasaku leaped up, stepped directly onto the fifth stone sword, and drove it into Deva Path Pain's body.
Then, he and Shima turned into white mist and vanished.
With the departure of the two toads, Jiraiya could no longer maintain Sage Mode.
The sealing jutsu was also lifted.
"Konan, you should sleep as well."
Jiraiya took out a sealing tag from his ninja tool pouch, preparing to seal Konan.
With this, his combat mission would be considered complete.
Squelch!
At that very moment, a figure attacked violently.
Before Jiraiya's left arm could even touch Konan, it was severed instantly.
"How is this possible?"
Jiraiya clutched his severed arm, coughing up blood while retreating rapidly.
After steadying himself, Jiraiya was dumbfounded.
The Paths of Pain he had just taken out had actually appeared again.
Was this the ability of those eyes?
At this point, Jiraiya could no longer maintain high-intensity combat.
The intelligence was still too scarce.
Could he still... not do it?
Watching Yahiko—the Deva Path Pain—rushing towards him quickly, Jiraiya slowly closed his eyes.
BANG!
Just as Jiraiya awaited death, a massive tremor forced him to open his eyes.
A gigantic arm had smashed Deva Path Pain into the ground.
"Fifth Hokage..."
Jiraiya turned around subconsciously.
Behind Uchiha Kazama, the skeletal frame of Susanoo had already appeared.
Moreover, a terrifying Lightning Style Chakra Cloak was rising from Kazama's body.
"This farce should end."
"Also, you didn't think that I hadn't made a move because I hadn't found you, did you?"
After Kazama spoke, the Susanoo arm swung directly.
The long sword in its hand sliced open a large tree in the distance.
Beneath the ugly mobile walker sat Nagato, who looked as if he was about to be sucked dry.
Forcibly resurrecting Pain consecutively put immense pressure on the weakened Nagato.
"Stop!"
"If you want to touch Nagato, you must kill me first!"
Konan had also recovered from the genjutsu seal. She immediately released her Dance of the Shikigami, flying into the air to block Kazama's path.
Paper shuriken appeared one after another.
She was ready to attack Kazama at any moment.