Boom! Boom! Boom!
The rocks in the cave were shattered by the black tentacles.
Samui moved quickly between the tentacles and falling rocks, her short blade swinging to cut through some unavoidable debris.
Seeing that his attack had no effect, Shinno's expression grew even uglier.
"Annoying fly! Die!"
Shinno roared loudly, and more tentacles surged from his back, attacking Samui like a black tide, covering the sky and earth.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Ao, who had been waiting on standby, quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and a giant water dragon roared forth, using Gonbei's recent Water Release as a catalyst. It collided with the black tide unleashed by Hiruko from the side, deflecting it.
"Samui! Attack three inches to the right of his chest!"
Although the specific weakness of Shinno was unclear, in Ao's Byakugan, the most dazzling point on Shinno's chest, which was still absorbing Tailed Beast Chakra, was clearly visible.
That was the target for attack!
"Understood!"
Samui dodged the few tentacles coming her way, and at the same time, threw several kunai.
Each kunai had a sizzling explosive tag tied to its tail, flying rapidly towards Shinno.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions rang out, and the rune chains suppressing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han flickered violently at that moment. The light on them became erratic.
Wild Lion's Mane Technique!
Jiraiya's white hair suddenly lengthened, cutting towards the connection point again.
The next moment, a non-human shriek rang out, and the extraction ritual was directly interrupted.
Han, who had his eyes closed on the stone platform, clearly showed a slight reduction in his pained expression.
"It worked!"
Ao's Byakugan could clearly perceive that the massive energy flow had been interrupted.
Inside the cave, Jiraiya's figure hung upside down, observing the battlefield within.
Upon seeing the figures in the cave, Jiraiya already knew that the disciple he had envisioned was not here.
Therefore, from beginning to end, he had been watching the two battlefields from the rear, launching Ninjutsu at the most opportune moment to stop the counterattacks of these two Akatsuki members.
Needle Jizo!
Jiraiya raised his hand to form hand seals again, and his hard white hair shot out like senbon.
Again, he interrupted Shinno's black tentacles that were trying to reconnect.
His gaze constantly surveyed the surrounding positions, where several tiny toads were silently approaching.
The intelligence toads from Mount Myōboku were his long-standing method of gathering information.
"I didn't expect Hiruko to actually develop Chimera Technique. Although his abilities are chaotic, they are quite well integrated."
Jiraiya looked at Hiruko, who was fighting spiritedly with Shinji and the other two, and couldn't help but feel a sense of unease and surprise.
"And Shinno... the evil aura just now was emitted by him. This technique is very similar to a combination of a forbidden jutsu and a summoning jutsu."
The entire cave trembled violently under the fierce battle between the two sides.
Hiruko's figure paused once again, his breathing slightly ragged.
"These guys are really annoying!"
However, Hiruko's gaze was mostly fixed on Shinji. He looked like the youngest person on the field, but his methods were the most troublesome.
He could always seize his most fatal blind spots to launch attacks, and he looked incredibly relaxed doing it.
Lightning Release: Black Panther!
As Hiruko paused, Darui once again attacked Hiruko.
Hiruko, exasperated, activated Swift Release to dodge again, then counterattacked with a Storm Release.
"Using Storm Release in front of me? That's enough!"
Darui's eyes narrowed slightly, and a Water Formation Wall rose in front of him, barely blocking the attack.
Gonbei couldn't help but let out a rough breath. This guy was even more troublesome than he had imagined.
"Thanks." Darui thanked Gonbei.
Constantly using Ninjutsu, even he was getting a bit overwhelmed.
Shinji glanced at Darui and Gonbei, knowing that their Chakra was clearly a bit low.
He spoke, "I'll take over."
Hearing this, Darui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hiruko, however, sneered, looked at Shinji, and said, "What? Trying to be a hero? Konoha's trash!"
"Three people couldn't take me down, and you still dare to boast so shamelessly."
Hiruko was greatly provoked by Shinji's demeanor, comparing him to his own self at Shinji's age. At the same age, he was even more outstanding than his past self.
Thinking of this, Hiruko raised his hand and released a laser net composed of Storm Release.
Shinji saw this and neither dodged nor avoided. Since this person in front of him thought that fusing several Kekkei Genkais would make him invincible, then he would let him see that so-called Kekkei Genkais were nothing special.
Recalling the Chakra ratio he perceived when Roshi used Lava Release, Shinji raised both hands and formed hand seals.
Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!
Several giant magma balls appeared out of thin air, colliding with the laser net.
The high-temperature magma and high-pressure water lasers collided, instantly producing a large amount of explosive steam, and the two techniques annihilated each other.
Seeing this, Hiruko's pupils suddenly contracted, and he shouted at Shinji in disbelief, "Lava Release! You're from Iwagakure!"
Shinji didn't respond, but raised his hand to form hand seals again, as if he were experimenting.
Ice Release: Ice Thorn Spear!
Several ice spears made of ice shot rapidly towards Hiruko, the biting cold emanating from them.
Hiruko hastily activated Steel Release to harden his arm and block the attack.
The ice spears shattered, but the accompanying cold instantly made Hiruko's skin brittle and hard, his movements noticeably slowing down.
"Ice Release! Who exactly are you?!" Hiruko's voice carried a hint of surprise and uncertainty.
He had been fusing Kekkei Genkais all these years, paying no attention to the Ninja World's movements in recent years.
And the last time he appeared, Konan brought Itachi to his doorstep.
Within Akatsuki, he only focused on the Kekkei Genkais he possessed and never bothered to inquire about anything else.
Facing Hiruko's questioning, Shinji, however, frowned.
He had already considered having Karin try the combination of Chakra natures, so he needed to understand it first. This way, he could give her some ideas once Karin reached a certain level.
It was just that neither the power of Lava Release nor Ice Release could reach what he had envisioned.
With the amount of Chakra just now, it would have been enough for him to use Wind Release or Water Release to destroy the entire cave.
However, the Ice Release produced by the combination of the two could only achieve this much power. Was the Chakra ratio incorrect?
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it. Looking at Hiruko, Shinji's lips curved slightly. "It seems your Steel Release is very afraid of freezing?"
He had clearly seen Hiruko's momentary hesitation just now.
"Bastard!"
Shinji's actions, in Hiruko's eyes, were simply mocking him, and he roared in anger.
Activating Swift Release, he instantly appeared beside Shinji, raising his foot to kick him in the abdomen.