Chapter 611: The Mighty 'Gouki'.
Chapter 611: The Mighty 'Gouki'.
Ziz!
Uchiha Yae, a woman of few words, charged forward, her path marked by sparks and lightning.
Uchiha Sho and Izumi, on either side, silently followed, ready to join the three-on-one assault on Jiraiya.
Touhei, meanwhile, stood amidst the protective circle of ninjas, with Hyuga Tsukimi like a shadow at his back.
"Divine Art: Thousand Needles!"
Jiraiya's hands formed seals, and his long white hair shot forward, creating a torrential downpour of white.
Each hair, empowered by the Immortal Technique Chakra, was as deadly as a Thousand Needles thrown by an elite ninja, capable of piercing wooden targets, let alone flesh and blood.
The sheer number!
Each wave numbered in the thousands, a massive area-of-effect attack.
If used against a regular army, a few rounds could easily inflict thousands of casualties.
Ziz!
Uchiha Yae's Shinobigatana flashed with lightning, slicing through the incoming hair and clearing a path.
"Divine Art: Frog Chant!"
Fuyasaku and Shizuma made their move.
Ribbit!
The sound waves covered the area ahead.
Upon impact, the sound disrupted the target's nerves, freezing them in place.
This wasn't a simple illusion; it was a sound-based genjutsu.
The most annoying aspect of sound genjutsu is that no matter how high your resistance, it's useless.
Because it disrupts nerves with sound, not chakra or natural energy, making it an incredibly annoying technique.
Fortunately, Touhei had learned about these toads' abilities before the battle at the Forest of Death, so they were prepared for the sound genjutsu, simply ignoring this seemingly unbeatable Divine Art.
"Impossible!"
Jiraiya, about to strike, was stunned.
He knew all too well the power of this sound genjutsu.
But to his surprise, it had no effect, and he narrowly avoided being slashed by Uchiha Yae.
Two rounds later—
Bang!
Jiraiya's body vanished from his spot.
A Substitution Jutsu!
He had used a replacement to distract them.
"Divine Art: Great Jewel Spiral Bomb!"
A voice from above the three echoed, and a house-sized Spiral Bomb descended upon them.
Hmph, according to Jiraiya, these were all 'Divine Arts', but by Touhei's standards, Jiraiya was using Divine Arts.
Divine Arts refer to Immortal Technique Chakra, which powers Divine Arts designed for Immortal Technique Chakra, and Divine Arts are ninjutsu powered by Immortal Technique Chakra.
Jiraiya was the latter, so Touhei refused to acknowledge his use of Divine Arts.
What level is he to use the same Divine Arts as me?
"Cosmic Illusion!!"
Uchiha Sho's right fist smashed into the Great Jewel Spiral Bomb.
His flesh directly clashed with the Divine Art!
Such recklessness!
Ziz!
Uchiha Sho's body, armored in lightning, took the blow, protecting him from the Great Jewel Spiral Bomb.
Without this lightning armor, even his thousand-forged flesh couldn't withstand the Divine Art.
This isn't a manga!
In manga, no matter how powerful the technique, the results might not be as devastating.
But in the real ninja world, the destructive power can be truly exaggerated, capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Take the Spiral Bomb!
In the hands of the Fourth Hokage, it's a 'non-lethal' technique, only knocking opponents away or defeating them, but never killing.
In reality, the Spiral Bomb's lethality is astonishing. If struck, the impacted area might as well be erased.
Unless your chakra is abundant enough to fortify your body, you die upon impact.
And the Great Jewel Spiral Bomb is even more powerful.
Yet Uchiha Sho was enduring it, revealing the terrifying strength of his flesh, enhanced by the Thunder Armor (Lightning Style Chakra).
Due to his long stay in the Mist Hidden Village, Uchiha Sho was only known as an elite Jonin in Konoha's intelligence.
But now, is he really just an elite Jonin? He's stronger than a Kage!
Jiraiya reassessed Uchiha Sho's strength in his mind.
Swish!
A figure appeared behind him.
"Jiraiya!"
Chima's tongue, sharp as a blade, lashed out, but only cut through the air.
It was Izumi!
She specialized in speed and genjutsu, making it difficult for anyone to hit her.
Jiraiya's attack failed, and he quickly backflipped to create distance, forming hand seals in midair.
"Fire Style: Toad Oil Flame Bomb!"
He unleashed a Fire Style attack diagonally downward.
A massive fire wave instantly engulfed everything below.
After entering Sage Mode, Jiraiya experienced a significant boost in all aspects.
The Oil Flame Bomb he just used had the power of an A-rank forbidden technique, and even against large summoning beasts like the Myriad Snakes or Wen Tai, it could easily finish them off with a single strike if they dared not dodge.
"Susanoo!"
A green skeletal half-body suddenly appeared on Izumi.
First Stage!
She skipped the initial stage.
With the help of the 'Small Stove,' her Byakugan power overflowed, and with the experience gained from using Chizuru's Mangekyo Sharingan, she had absolute confidence that she could naturally advance to the Mangekyo Sharingan by switching back to her dual Byakugan.
So, seeing others with the Mangekyo Sharingan didn't bother her; she couldn't wait to reach that stage herself.
Anyway, as long as it wasn't damaged, she could slowly replenish it with Hashirama's cells.
The green skeletal half-body blocked the descending flames.
"Divine Art: Water Wave Break!"
Chima on Jiraiya's left shoulder assisted with a follow-up attack.
With her strength, using Immortal Technique Chakra to power this ninjutsu was enough to produce an astonishing effect.
Even if it couldn't match the Great Toad Sage's level, cutting through the first stage of Susanoo was not a problem.
Izumi naturally sensed the danger and immediately unleashed more Byakugan power.
However, due to the sudden surge of power, blood flowed from her eyes again.
It was troublesome that she hadn't advanced to the Mangekyo Sharingan yet; if she had it herself, this situation would never have occurred.
Just like Uchiha Yae, using the Mangekyo Sharingan was effortless for her, unlike the Great Son or the Second Hashirama, who would bleed from their eyes at the slightest provocation.
It was fine if they knew the reason, but those who didn't might think the Mangekyo Sharingan was just a fragile vase, all talk and no substance.
A massive layer of chakra enveloped the Susanoo's half-body, allowing it to enter the third stage and significantly enhancing its defense.
Water Wave Break effortlessly blocked the attack.
As for the next stage, the Mangekyo Sharingan couldn't advance any further; the third stage was the limit.
However, at this stage, Susanoo also gained long-range attack power.
A massive green Eight Trigrams Seal appeared in Susanoo's hand.
"Eight Trigrams Seal!"
Izumi fired without hesitation.
Since she had already used the Mangekyo Sharingan, there was no need for secrecy.
Anyway, she wouldn't use this pair of Sharingan again, so leaking this information was no big deal.
Small green Eight Trigrams Seals, like a torrential rain, fell towards the toads fleeing through the passage created by the super-sage technique 'Goemon.'
Eight Trigrams Seal bombardment!
Each seal had tremendous power, and there were so many of them.
Blood flowed like a river!
This round of attacks alone had already caused massive casualties among the toads.
"Damn it!"
"Stop!"
Both Fukaso and Chima wanted to intervene.
Unfortunately, Izumi wouldn't listen to them; instead, she seized the opportunity to unleash more power.
She couldn't maintain the third stage Susanoo state for long.
Uchiha Yae could only maintain this stage, but her endurance was far superior to Izumi's.
However, Izumi's performance already demonstrated her extraordinary talent, living up to Tang Ping's initial assessment of her as a 'super genius' when he saved her and even took her on as his disciple.
With Tang Ping's special training, Izumi's abilities became increasingly impressive.
Jiraiya's performance against the three Uchiha shadows was indeed stunning.
Only now could one see how unjust his death in the Rain Hidden Village was in the original storyline.
His flawless taijutsu, diverse combat skills, seasoned experience, and the constant supply of Immortal Technique Chakra from the Dual Life Technique made his fighting prowess truly remarkable.
It could only be said that in the Shinobi world, the Hokage lineage's 'Teacher Slayer' buff was incredibly powerful.
According to Tang Ping's estimation, if Nagato hadn't had the 'First Kill' and 'Teacher Slayer' buffs, defeating Jiraiya would have been impossible.
Of course, it was also because Jiraiya was foolish enough to not flee.
This was the most crucial point.
If he had tried to escape, his opponents wouldn't have let him get away.
However, Jiraiya's appearance did stabilize the demoralized toads, and some managed to escape from the Forest of Death.
As for Tang Ping, he was focusing his attention on a particular target.
(End of Chapter)
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