The battle is growing ever fiercer!
Jiraiya only felt himself on the brink of danger!
The Pain Six Paths thoroughly blocked all his routes!
Every counterattack or breakout by Jiraiya was easily resolved by the Pain Six Paths, whose shared vision eliminated all blind spots, making it incredibly difficult for Jiraiya to deal with even a single Pain; death was edging closer to him step by step!
"Ha..."
Jiraiya kicked the Asura Path, his leg immediately slashed open by its sharp blade, blood spurting from his thigh!
"Am I going to die here...?"
Breathing heavily, Jiraiya's gaze darted continuously over the Pain Six Paths.
These six puppets are like emotionless killing machines, cold and heartless, always poised to deliver a fatal blow!
Ninjutsu would be absorbed by the Preta Path, taijutsu would be thwarted by the Asura Path and the Deva Path, and even successfully breaking through the encirclement would be pulled back by the attraction of the Deva Path's Heavenly Attraction!
Bang!
The Asura Path extended its arms!
A barrage of shells shot toward Jiraiya!
Jiraiya leapt onto the cliff, but was ultimately struck by a shell, his body blown away, and he struggled to half-crouch on the ground!
"This is the end..."
Jiraiya squinted his eyes, compelled to consider the prospect of dying due to this reckless action, and the necessity of finding a way to transmit crucial information before dying!
Whether it's information on the Pain Six Paths and Nagato, or the collusion between Akihara Kagura and the Akatsuki Organization, it must be conveyed to the people of Konoha!
But...
Who can be entrusted with it?
It's impossible to summon those giant toads here, and any small toads appearing may be killed by the Pain Six Paths...
What on earth should be done!
How on earth can the information be transmitted!
"No...this won't work..."
"I must find a way, there has to be a way..."
Jiraiya's mind spun rapidly, turning blank for a moment, and an image of someone appeared in his mind.
It's the last disciple he took in his life, Naruto Uzumaki.
The Great Toad Sage once said he would take in a child of destiny to guide the transformation of the Ninja World, not Namikaze Minato who sacrificed for Konoha, nor Yahiko who was killed, likewise not Nagato, Konan, and Akihara Kagura...
The only one left...
Is Naruto Uzumaki.
That stubborn, insistent child...
Will undoubtedly change the fate of the Ninja World as foretold by the Great Toad Sage.
Suddenly, Jiraiya's heart felt relieved; perhaps dying here isn't so bad, and maybe there's no need to transmit much information.
The past Hokages have been revived through Reanimation Jutsu, and heard that Minato has been guiding Naruto, likely even teaching him to train in Sage Mode...
And...
With the past Hokages in Konoha...
The strength of the four Hokages might be enough to defeat Akihara Kagura.
Akihara Kagura is just an experimental product of the Wood Release and can't possibly be a match for the First Hokage, so perhaps there's no need to think or do much...
Given he judged who the child of destiny was before dying, it's enough to trust the Great Toad Sage's prophecy and quietly accept his own death...
Speaking of death...
Jiraiya thought of his long-time friend, having heard of Orochimaru's demise yet never felt like this before: "Thinking of, what was Orochimaru like when he died? Didn't expect to follow him so quickly..."
"Goodbye, Teacher Jiraiya!"
The Deva Path Pain doesn't care about Jiraiya's dying lament, suddenly raising the black rod in his hand, and the other Pains simultaneously extending their black rods!
The six Pain leaped forward, raising their black rods to pierce his body, ensuring there's no chance of survival for Jiraiya from this strike!
"Careful!"
Konan murmured softly, suddenly raising her head to look!
"Hiss..."
A small white snake suddenly appeared on the cliff!
This little white snake instantly enlarged, transforming into a giant white python, vertically charging down the cliff, opening its bloody jaws and swallowing Jiraiya's body!
As the snake swallowed Jiraiya, it immediately dispersed into countless small white snakes, scattering and fleeing into various corners of the Akatsuki Hideout under Pain's gaze!
It was evident.
The snake's purpose was to rescue someone.
"!!!"
The attack of the six Pain missed simultaneously!
The Deva Path Pain's expression changed drastically, and the six Pain swiftly took action, fiercely pursuing the little white snakes fleeing in the Akatsuki Hideout!
"What's going on?"
Nagato gritted his teeth, looking anxiously at the escaping white snakes: "Teacher Jiraiya's summoned beasts are toads, why would a snake save him..."
"Could it be Orochimaru..."
Konan immediately thought of the not-so-friendly Orochimaru.
"Then why would he save Teacher Jiraiya?"
After proposing the question, Nagato couldn't figure out an answer, only urgently urging: "Now's not the time to discuss these issues, we must quickly find Jiraiya's location, absolutely can't let him escape!"
If Jiraiya escapes...
The identity of Akihara Kagura would surely be exposed!
At that time, capturing the Nine-tails would definitely result in a bitter battle for the Akatsuki Organization!