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Chapter 1027: Yecheng: Do You Need Outside Help?
Chapter 1027: Yecheng: Do You Need Outside Help?
"Jue, you always boast about your seniority in the Ninja World, claiming that no one can match your combat experience. But look at you now, they don't even recognize you. Hahaha!" Hidan, the comedian of Akatsuki in the absence of Tobi, ridiculed his partner, patting him on the shoulder.
Jue, the target of Hidan's mockery, didn't seem to mind. If it were anyone else, he would have killed them long ago, but his partner's resilience was truly remarkable, despite his occasional foolishness.
Unable to defeat his opponent, Jue could only endure silently. Over time, he had grown accustomed to having a jester by his side.
Jue's current concern, however, was the potential value of Jiraiya and Minato's heads in the black market.
Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, could easily fetch a billion ryo, right?
Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, was believed to have died over a decade ago by the entire Ninja World. If he was still alive, his head as a former Hokage should be worth a fortune, shouldn't it?
Hidan's taunts didn't bother Jue, but Deidara, standing nearby, felt a surge of displeasure.
As the youngest ninja in Akatsuki, Deidara had always considered himself a peer of Uchiha Itachi, the genius ninja he had defeated.
Both were prodigies in their respective villages, and their ages were not far apart.
Deidara, once arrogant about his talent, had never taken his contemporaries seriously until he was swiftly defeated by Itachi's genjutsu.
From that moment on, Deidara had regarded Itachi as his greatest rival.
Now, Jiraiya and Minato had recognized Itachi but not Deidara, which irked him.
Both were young genius ninjas who had achieved fame at an early age. Itachi not only surpassed Deidara in strength but also had a more renowned reputation in the Ninja World. How could he tolerate this?
"Hmph, fame means nothing. Some only gain recognition by slaughtering their own clan. Today, I'll show you that my art is the strongest!" Deidara declared as he molded C2 Ju Long, which soared into the sky.
Simultaneously, the other Akatsuki members positioned themselves, subtly blocking Jiraiya and Minato's retreat.
Deidara's C2 explosion served as the battle's commencement. As the blast rang out, Jiraiya and Minato swiftly evacuated the explosion's range.
However, Gan Shi Gui Jiao and Hidan each wielded Samehada and a scythe, respectively, attacking Jiraiya and Minato from both sides.
Jue immediately activated his Di Yuan Yu mode, summoning numerous black lines from which several differently colored masks emerged.
"Di Yuan Yu · Zhong zhou She ji!"
The wind, fire, and lightning Di Yuan Yu masks converged on Jue's right arm, and after a brief energy buildup, a terrifying chakra cannon blasted forth.
Jiraiya, who had just been swept away by Samehada, completed his hand seals mid-air, combining his techniques with the two Toad Hermits on his shoulders to execute "Xian Fa · Wu You Men Wei," countering Jue's composite ninjutsu.
Minato, eager to assist his mentor Jiraiya, found himself in a red space, having been swept away by Hidan's scythe.
The red moon hung high in the sky, and at some point, his body was inexplicably bound to the execution platform.
"Is this an illusion...?"
Minato, who was in his Tailed Beast form, possessed two types of chakra and was immune to illusions.
However, this common knowledge of the Shinobi World only applied to ordinary illusions. The illusion used by Uchiha Itachi was the ultimate genjutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan—Tsukuyomi! The same genjutsu that had once kept Hatake Kakashi bedridden for ten and a half days. Although Itachi couldn't control Minato for such a long duration, he still managed to trap him within the Tsukuyomi space for several days.
Several days had passed within the Tsukuyomi space, but in the real world, time had flown by. However, due to being caught in Itachi's genjutsu, when Minato's mental fatigue slightly eased, and he was about to make another move to save Jiraiya, it was already too late.
"Mokuton: Wood Log Wall!"
Just as Sasori was controlling the Third Kazekage's puppet and about to pierce Jiraiya and the two Toad Hermits with his Bloodline Limit, Sand Iron World, wooden walls suddenly grew from the ground, protecting Jiraiya's figure by enclosing him within them.
When the sand iron hit the wooden walls, the sturdy wood was shattered, but the sand iron itself was also scattered by the counterattacking force.
This brief respite allowed Jiraiya to break free from the encirclement of the Akatsuki members and stand back-to-back with Minato once again.
"Jiraiya-sama, Minato-senpai, you two seem to have fought quite hard. Do you need some outside assistance?"
As they looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in the arena, their expressions varied. Jiraiya and Minato, upon seeing the carefree smile of Yecheng, naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
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