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But it was just impotent rage.
"Wah wah wah!!!" The croaking of frogs echoed through the narrow passage.
The three Pains chasing Jiraiya didn't know what kind of technique this was, and Nagato, confident in his Rinnegan, ignored the toad's croaking.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!" Jiraiya's figure appeared from the three Pains, unleashing a powerful fire release attack at them.
The Preta Path immediately appeared in front of the Fire Release technique, opening its arms to absorb the ninjutsu.
"Sure enough, it's that fat guy absorbing the ninjutsu attack!"
[At first, Pain always used summoning jutsu, then the fat guy was responsible for absorbing ninjutsu attacks. As I expected, each of them only had one system's ability!]
[The fat guy is absorbing ninjutsu now; one of Pain's eyes is closed, leaving only his eyes facing us!]
Jiraiya's main body unleashed a massive fireball at the two Pain members who were attacking.
Are they available here too?
The two leaped upwards, dodging Jiraiya's fire release.
However, as soon as Human Path Pain stood on the pipe above his head, his legs sank into it.
"The Swamp of the Dead!!!" Animal Path Pain looked at Jiraiya in surprise.
[As expected of Jiraiya-sensei, the timing and technique of releasing ninjutsu are truly worthy of one of the Legendary Sannin!] Nagato thought to himself.
The croaking of the toads continued.
“In that case, it’ll be one-on-one!” Jiraiya said confidently.
In a one-on-one situation, this Payne is no match for him!
Jiraiya kicked the unsuspecting Pain away.
While Pain of the Animal Path was being kicked away, Fukasaku and Shima's long-prepared Toad Song had already begun to take effect.
The Rinnegan of the Animal Path moved erratically, causing even Nagato's main body to fall into a genjutsu.
This is a sound illusion, and even Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, couldn't avoid being affected.
A secluded spot in Amegakure.
Konan looked at Nagato, who was trapped in the illusion, sighed silently, walked to Nagato's side, and helped him break the illusion.
Jiraiya plunged three greatswords into the three bodies of Pain, completely eliminating them.
Just as he relaxed and was preparing to leave.
A figure suddenly appeared behind him: "Don't be careless, this should be what you taught me, Jiraiya-sensei!"
Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Bang!!!" The wall broke, and Jiraiya rolled out onto the lake outside.
"Drip drip drip!!!" His left arm was torn off, and blood flowed continuously from the severed arm.
"Kid, your left arm!!!" Master Shima said anxiously.
"I know!" Jiraiya replied, his eyes fixed on the hole.
"What's going on?" Fukasaku asked immediately.
"It wasn't just those three from before; there were other Pains! They were probably summoned using a summoning jutsu early on, just in case!"
"Is that so? Before we even used illusion magic..." Fukasaku had a rough idea of when that was.
Just then, six figures jumped out of the cave entrance.
"Pain, the Six Paths, hereby pay his respects!"
Chapter 57 The End of the Tale of Heroes
"There are actually six people?" Fukasaku the Hermit exclaimed in surprise.
"Hey, hey, hey! Look! The three people we just killed have reappeared!" Master Shima shouted in shock and anger.
"Did the guy who just summoned the spirit revive those three guys?" Fukasaku the Hermit guessed.
"How is it possible to revive three completely dead people? Are these guys even human?" Shima the Hermit wondered.
"Pain, who exactly are you?" Nagato asked, looking at them.
"Pain, this refers to the names of all six of us!" Nagato had no intention of letting Jiraiya leave.
So he explained some things to Jiraiya.
"Why do all six of them possess the Rinnegan?!" Jiraiya asked, puzzled.
However, Nagato did not answer this time.
"You, you are Yahiko?" Jiraiya asked, trembling as he looked at one of the figures.
"What exactly happened? Didn't you say Yahiko was dead? And how could Yahiko have the Rinnegan?!" Jiraiya asked in shock.
"Do you see Yahiko's shadow in me? As expected of my former teacher, but Yahiko is dead! Standing here is Pain!" Pain replied.
"No need for such talk, I'm asking why Yahiko has the Rinnegan!" Jiraiya asked through gritted teeth.
"What's going on? Jiraiya?" Fukasaku asked in a low voice.
“That person was one of my former disciples, but that disciple didn’t have the Rinnegan!” Jiraiya explained.
"What exactly is going on? Are there two children of prophecy?" Even Shima the Hermit was confused.
"No, that's not right!" Jiraiya began to analyze the intelligence information he had already obtained.
The first Pain appeared; he possessed the Rinnegan, but only used summoning jutsu.
The fat guy with the Rinnegan absorbed ninjutsu.
The Six Paths of Pain had already leaped towards Jiraiya, collectively attacking him.
Jiraiya knows too much, beyond what Nagato can tolerate. Today, Jiraiya cannot be allowed to leave.
Jiraiya continued his analysis while fending off the attacks of the six Pains.
[Yahiko is indeed dead, but now he possesses the Rinnegan, while Nagato, who originally possessed the Rinnegan, has yet to appear!]
[It's impossible for Yahiko to have taken Nagato's Rinnegan. Could it be that Nagato isn't here, but somewhere else?!]
[There's no such thing as a ninjutsu that can revive the dead, but how could those three Pains recover so quickly? They don't feel human, but rather... puppets?]
[I see, I understand now!] Jiraiya's eyes widened suddenly.
Pain reached out to Jiraiya and said, "Universal Pull!" The terrifying gravity immediately pulled Jiraiya towards him.
Even the heavily injured Jiraiya couldn't break free from the pull. Just as his body was being pulled into the air and his center of gravity completely lost its balance, Pain's cold voice rang out: "Shinra Tensei!"
The terrifying power reversed in an instant!
Jiraiya's body was dragged halfway by the enormous gravity, and before it could stabilize, it was suddenly subjected to an unprecedented, all-around repulsive force!
These two diametrically opposed and terrifying forces that manipulate the laws of physics acted on the same target in a very short time, producing a devastating tearing effect.
"Ughhh!" Jiraiya spat out a large amount of blood. He could clearly feel a sickening squeaking sound coming from inside his body, his bones shifting under the pull of gravity, and then being squeezed, impacted, and even broken by the repulsive force!
The muscle fibers were as if they were being torn apart by two brute forces in opposite directions, and many internal organs were damaged by the sudden shock wave caused by the intense pressure difference.
He was like a puppet caught in an invisible vortex, twisted and deformed under the torment of two forces.
"Cough...cough..." Jiraiya crashed heavily onto the water in the distance, each cough bringing up fresh blood and foam.
The excruciating pain nearly made him faint. He could feel several of his ribs breaking, his severed arm was in excruciating pain, and his entire chest cavity felt like it had been crushed by a boulder, making it difficult to breathe.
Is this the true terror of the Six Paths of Pain?
"Kid!" Shima and Fukasaku dragged Jiraiya into the water and into the toad's spatial barrier.
“The aura has vanished!” Pain muttered to himself.
Inside the toad barrier.
Jiraiya was breathing heavily, coughing occasionally, each time with bloody froth, indicating that his lungs had been severely damaged.
"You can't stay here any longer. I'll use the Reverse Summoning Technique to take you back, or you'll die here!" Fukasaku said hastily, seeing Jiraiya's condition.
"No, I have one last thing to confirm, so I can't go back for now!" Jiraiya said, shaking his head.
"If it weren't for Sage Mode, you would have died long ago with your current injuries. What more do you want?" Shima Sage said angrily.
"We've come this far. If we don't figure this out now, we might never have another chance like this in the future," Jiraiya said with a wry smile.
"I just want to confirm one thing, quickly, and I'm not without my trump cards." Jiraiya shakily pulled out a kunai.
"Big Sister, if I don't return in time after I leave the barrier, channel chakra into this kunai."
Jiraiya handed the Flying Thunder God Kunai to Master Shima.
Jiraiya quietly emerged from underwater, quickly observing the faces of the several Pain figures standing on the surface.
[There's no mistake, these are all ninjas I've encountered!]
[And they are all dead; they couldn't possibly be alive.]
In other words, are they all puppets controlled by Nagato? This is the power of the Rinnegan!
Jiraiya has confirmed what he was thinking and is preparing to leave.
But at that moment, a pair of hands slammed into Jiraiya's neck, instantly destroying his vocal cords and trachea.
"Ugh!!!" Jiraiya suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
【Throat!!!】
Jiraiya collapsed onto the rubble. "Little Jiraiya!" Fukasaku shouted anxiously.
But Jiraiya's eyes had already dimmed.
"You discovered it too slowly!" Pain said, and as he spoke, the six figures landed beside Jiraiya and inserted six black rods into his body.
[My consciousness is starting to fade. Am I already done for?] The light in Jiraiya's eyes grew dimmer.
Looks like I failed!
The six Pain members watched Jiraiya's body gradually lose its breath and then slowly left.
For a ninja, how one lives is irrelevant; how one dies is what matters most. Looking back, my life has been nothing but failure.
[I was repeatedly rejected by Tsunade, failed to prevent my friend from going astray, and did not protect my disciple and his wife. Compared to the great achievements of the previous Hokage, what I did was utterly worthless and terrible.]
I once dreamed of dying as spectacularly as the previous Hokage; the brilliance of a story is determined by the essence of its ending.
Failure can also be a source of enjoyment. Believe that those hardships are tests from heaven, and by persevering, you will eventually achieve a glorious feat that erases all previous failures!
[He has passed away as a great ninja.]
[Heh, but is this really how I ended up dying?]
The Great Toad Sage prophesied that I am the one who will guide change, saying that I will make a crucial decision concerning the stability or destruction of the ninja world.
[To defeat Pain, stop the Akatsuki's plan, and pull the ninja world back from crisis—my choice ultimately failed!]
[How embarrassing, this is actually the ending of Jiraiya's Tale of the Gallant!]
What a boring story!
"Lustful fairy!"
Chapter 58 Instant Kill
A familiar voice vaguely reached Jiraiya's ears.
It made him instinctively want to get up and protect Naruto, but unfortunately, he couldn't do it anymore.
Naruto's anger swelled as he looked at Jiraiya's miserable state.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!" He instantly entered Sage Fox Mode, golden chakra flames swirling around him, and his clothes transformed into patterns with jet-black lines.
After becoming a perfect Jinchūriki along with Kurama, Kurama can absorb natural energy for him, just like Shima and Fukasaku, and then feed it back to him.
This allows him to instantly enter immortal mode.
It can be considered another Sage Mode that is comparable to the perfect state of the First Hokage.