"Tsunade is not here."
Orochimaru calmly reminded Jiraiya.
Is Jiraiya ignoring his injuries?
Although they both considered themselves strong, Tsunade was an essential part of the Sannin of Konoha. Only with Tsunade present could they unite as the Sannin in battle.
"It doesn't matter…"
Jiraiya grinned, his gaze sweeping over the Pain Six Paths present, and his voice lowered quietly: "Hey, Orochimaru, let me tell you a secret. I made a bet with Tsunade before I came here. If I can return alive…"
"You bet with her?"
Orochimaru interrupted Jiraiya, his face looking somewhat grim: "Tsunade never has good luck… if you can return alive, does that mean I'm going to die here?"
Moreover…
Without Jiraiya saying more, Orochimaru already knew what kind of bet Jiraiya made with Tsunade. This bastard truly deserves to die!
"Think optimistically…"
Jiraiya raised a finger and shook his head lightly, "Perhaps we can survive, you keep covering me…"
"Idiot, deal with your disciple first!"
Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya, then looked at Konan floating in the air and the explosive tags flying towards them: "At this rate, my Second Generation Manda will be blown to bits… Jiraiya, if my Summoned Beast dies, you will accompany it in death…"
"Understood, understood…"
Jiraiya raised his fingers and looked toward Konan: "Sage Fukasaku, Sage Shima, let's go!"
"But it seems like there's something…"
Sage Fukasaku frowned, wanting to look into the empty space.
"Deal with Konan first!"
Jiraiya hastily interrupted Sage Fukasaku.
"Got it!"
Sage Shima opened her mouth wide, extending a long tongue that wrapped around Konan's body!
"..."
Konan's body immediately turned into flowing sheets of paper!
"Charge!"
Jiraiya leaped down from Second Generation Manda's body, shouting loudly: "Orochimaru, use Wind Release to keep covering me!"
"Sage Art: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Jiraiya opened his mouth and shot out a ball of fire!
"This idiot…"
Orochimaru could only helplessly raise his fingers, swiftly forming a hand seal: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Fire borrows the power of wind!
A fire dragon followed the path created by the Wind Release, spreading toward Pain Six Paths. Preta Path Pain quickly stepped forward, reaching out to absorb the Ninjutsu!
However, at the moment the Fire Dragon Flame Bomb was absorbed, Jiraiya's figure hid behind the flames, and the other Pains unexpectedly didn't see his figure!
Jiraiya directly reached out and grabbed Preta Path Pain, pressed a hand on Preta Path's face, and forcibly pinned the puppet to the ground, breaking its neck!
"Water Release: Water Array Wall!"
Orochimaru appeared behind Jiraiya, casting a Water Array Wall in front of the two, seemingly doing something useless…
"Almighty Push!"
But just at the second Orochimaru finished the sealing technique, Deva Path Pain raised a hand and released repulsive force, aiming to shatter Jiraiya!
The Water Array Wall released by Orochimaru in advance was instantly turned into a wave by the repulsive force, flinging both of them away!
Orochimaru perhaps was used to it, instantly turning into a long snake. The snake opened its mouth while flying backward and spat out another Orochimaru!
Jiraiya crossed his arms in front of his chest, was hit by the repulsive force and sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Even nearby Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima felt the troubling nature of this repulsive force!
"Is this the power of the Rinnegan?"
Sage Fukasaku looked astonished at Deva Path Pain.
"That repulsive force…"
Sage Shima frowned tightly.
"Combines both offense and defense."
Jiraiya had long anticipated this. He wiped the corner of his mouth and provided more detailed information: "However, that ability which releases repulsive force cannot be used continuously, each time requires a bit of time, which is still undetermined…"
"We just dealt with the puppet that can absorb Ninjutsu, it seems to be called Preta Path? The biggest asset of Animal Path Puppet's summoning ability has been lost; Orochimaru's Summoned Beasts have taken out his Summoned Beasts, but his combat strength remains formidable…"
"All this talking is useless…"
Orochimaru snorted coldly, interrupting Jiraiya: "If we can't deal with this guy in front of us, it doesn't matter if we solve all the other Pains…"
"Charge ahead!"
Jiraiya raised his palm high, shouting: "We've already dealt with the puppet that can absorb Ninjutsu, we can use our powerful Ninjutsu. Sage Fukasaku, Sage Shima, use Goemon simultaneously!"
"Alright!"
The two frogs perched on Jiraiya's shoulders nodded swiftly.
"Sage Art: Goemon!"
Jiraiya opened his mouth and spat out a refined Chakra oil!
As the oil jetted out of Jiraiya's mouth, Sage Shima spat a blaze, and Sage Fukasaku released a gust of wind!
Wind, fire, and oil techniques instantly combined, forming a flaming wave, the fire wave rolling forward, directly toward the other Pains!
"Now, either we gather more intelligence…"
Jiraiya watched the Goemon fire wave, scanning around, loudly declaring: "Nagato, if you have no other means to rescue these Pains, you must use the Summoning Jutsu to teleport them away, right? Now, I will find your true body!"