Chapter 610: Confrontation with Jiraiya!
Chapter 610: Confrontation with Jiraiya!
In response to Jiraiya's question, Uchiha Yae didn't answer but stepped aside, revealing the person behind her.
"Jiraiya-senpai, it's been a long time!"
Tang Ping, who had just arrived, greeted Jiraiya.
"You... you're Uchiha Touhei? How is that possible?"
Jiraiya was initially unable to recognize the handsome young man before him, who exuded a refreshing aura. However, upon recalling Yae's attitude, he quickly guessed the truth, and his expression was one of extreme shock.
The boy before him didn't appear to be in disguise or transformed; it was his true form. How could anyone believe this?
"Why not?" Touhei pointed to Fukaso behind Jiraiya and Chima, who had approached, "They can live for hundreds or even thousands of years. Why can't humans do the same? Are humans inferior to these toads?"
His words were blunt, and the 'human supremacy' in his tone was not concealed at all.
Yes, he wasn't pretending anymore.
He was a staunch human supremacist.
It was because the ninjas in the ninja world were too ugly.
If they were beast girls or something, he wouldn't have felt this way. But for races that still retained animal appearances, he discriminated against them.
Note that his human supremacism meant humans were superior, but it didn't mean eliminating other races.
The Forest of Death, at its core, held itself in high regard, and some didn't recognize their own status. How could he possibly have a favorable impression of them?
Humans needed the 'Prophesied Child' chosen by the Forest of Death to be saved. Just this alone was enough for them to face death.
"You have a point!"
Jiraiya thought for a moment and felt that the other party might have made progress in their divine art cultivation, so it wasn't impossible for their appearance to have changed. Thus, he acknowledged this point.
However, his gaze didn't waver, still fixed on the other party, eager to know the answer.
The reason why the Heavenly Castle would attack the Forest of Death.
"Jiraiya, the ninja world doesn't need the 'Prophesied Child,' at least not one chosen by a toad!"
Touhei sighed lightly and finally told Jiraiya the reason.
Although he disliked the other party's double standards, he felt it was only natural for Konoha to manipulate others, and it was intolerable for others to resist.
However, the other party still had some decency compared to the Konoha F4's double standards, so his level of discrimination was relatively low. This was his final act of mercy.
"So, because of this, you want to destroy the Forest of Death?"
Jiraiya's face was filled with disbelief, unable to believe that the Heavenly Castle would wage war against the Forest of Death for this reason.
In his eyes, everything the Forest of Death did was for the benefit of the ninja world. Such a holy place should be revered, and attacking it was unthinkable.
How dare the Heavenly Castle do this?
It was because Jiraiya had been influenced by the Forest of Death since childhood, so he naturally sided with them.
"Exactly. If it's a holy place, don't reach so far. It's easy to get your hands chopped off!"
Touhei nodded calmly.
He was unhappy with the Forest of Death's control over the ninja world, and the prophecy posed a significant threat to him. There was nothing wrong with acknowledging this.
"But the Forest of Death is our Konoha's ally!"
Jiraiya reminded him.
"So what?"
Touhei looked at Jiraiya with a gaze that seemed to say, "You fool."
Yes, so what if they were Konoha's ally?
Currently, the Heavenly Castle and Konoha could be said to be enemies in all but name, engaging in various hostile actions short of declaring war, such as blockades and covert warfare.
Given this context, while the Forest of Death was an ally of Konoha, it wasn't an ally of the Heavenly Castle.
So, if they wanted to act, they would. Did they need to explain themselves to Konoha?
As for Konoha, aside from declaring war and nominally being part of the same faction, there was no other relationship.
Giving face was a favor, and not giving it was also normal.
"He's the Son of Destruction!"
Fukaso quietly reminded Jiraiya.
The key point of this statement was that the other party could destroy the Forest of Death today and Konoha tomorrow.
After all, in the prophecy, both places were destined to be destroyed by the Son of Destruction.
Now that the destruction of the Forest of Death had come to pass, the other party's destruction of Konoha was sure to follow.
"You're the Son of Destruction?"
Jiraiya looked at Tang Ping, his gaze gradually changing.
Killing intent!
The prophesied opponent, who was said to destroy the Forest of Death and Konoha, had already destroyed the forest, and now it was Konoha's turn.
And Konoha, it was an absolute forbidden zone in his heart. No matter who it was, as long as they posed a threat to Konoha, whether it was his closest friend or the woman he liked, he would not let them off.
It could only be said that the Will of Fire was indeed powerful for brainwashing.
This mindset wasn't unique to Jiraiya; many strong Konoha shinobi shared it.
Therefore, the Heavenly Castle had copied the brainwashing methods of the Will of Fire, combined them with the methods Tang Ping had heard of before his transmigration, and topped it off with generous benefits, directly enhancing their brainwashing capabilities.
Facing Tang Ping, the existence that would destroy Konoha, Jiraiya's admiration for him turned into killing intent, no matter how much he had admired him before.
"If I were you, I'd be thinking about how to escape instead of foolishly trying to kill me!" Tang Ping calmly reminded him.
Even though his combat power had plummeted to the bottom due to his inability to control the Sun Crucible, and he might not even be able to defeat an elite Jonin for a while, it didn't mean Jiraiya could threaten him.
He didn't even consider the situation!
No matter how strong Jiraiya was, could he withstand so many people?
Did he really think the Heavenly Castle, a small force with only Jonin-level power, would let him have a 'One Man Army' moment?
Slap!
Jiraiya didn't answer; instead, he clapped his hands and began to gather natural energy.
In the Shinobi World, this might take a few minutes.
But here, in the Forest of Death, with the Toad Oil Waterfall's explosion converting liquid natural energy back into gas, making the natural energy incredibly dense, the gathering speed was frighteningly fast.
Fukaso and Chima also jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulders.
"Divine Art: Dual Life Technique!"
With this, the three of them formed a combat unit.
In the original plot, if it weren't for the Rinnegan's 'First Kill', Jiraiya could have easily defeated his opponent.
With the three of them working together, their strength was absolutely at the Super Kage level, and they had no weaknesses.
"Interesting!"
Tang Ping's dark golden cloak fluttered behind him, ready for battle.
In the plot, Jiraiya, who was 'Teacher Slayer' to his own disciple, had such formidable strength, which surprised him.
However, considering that his opponent's combat power wasn't just his own but also included Chima and Fukaso on his shoulders, it wasn't strange.
"Little Jiraiya, don't let them stall for time. We need to clear a path and escape from the Forest of Death!" Fukaso reminded him.
Now wasn't the time to fight an opponent in their prime; the priority was to rescue the living toads.
"Yes!"
Jiraiya slightly reined in his killing intent, then spat oil to the side. Fukaso used Wind Style, and Chima used Fire Style.
"Quick, get out of the way!"
Yamakage Hiroji was in this direction, and he reminded the others before jumping out himself.
"Divine Art: Five Guard!"
Jiraiya, Fukaso, and Chima's combination created a chain reaction, forming a super Divine Art.
Whoosh!
The flames ignited the oil, and with the wind's assistance, it spread rapidly like a sea of fire, unleashing its full power.
Sizzle!
The terrifying high temperature caused corpses and everything else to melt and disappear almost before their eyes.
The key was that this was a 'continuous' Divine Art.
In other words, it wasn't a one-time thing, and they could also adjust the angle.
With one super-large Divine Art, they tore a gap in the Heavenly Castle's encirclement, and even several dozen ninjas who couldn't retreat in time were directly ignited and melted.
"Jiraiya, you're asking for death!" Tang Ping's tone turned cold.
Although he somewhat admired Jiraiya, no matter how hypocritical and self-righteous he was, he still had some bottom lines.
But now, they were enemies.
And for enemies, he had only one attitude.
Kill!
So, he wouldn't show mercy.
(End of Chapter)
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