When he initially took Akihara Kagura as his disciple, the relationship between the master and disciple was very good, and would certainly have left a Flying Thunder God Mark...
"!!!"
Orochimaru's eyes twitched, gritting his teeth as he looked at Jiraiya, this jerk!
That guy Jiraiya has Kagura's Flying Thunder God Mark on him; solving that would only take an instant, how am I supposed to help?
"You'll just die here!"
Orochimaru angrily cursed at Jiraiya!
"Alright, alright..."
Jiraiya could only accompany with a smile, nodding his head.
However...
Sage Fukasaku looked at Akihara Kagura charging towards Nagato again in the distance, hurriedly yelling: "Little Jiraiya, if you don't save him now, it'll be too late!"
"Sage Art: Water Slash!"
Sage Fukasaku spoke while simultaneously spewing a high-pressure water wave at Akihara Kagura, like a water blade slashing towards him!
"..."
Akihara Kagura glanced at the incoming water wave behind him; his Sage Mode hadn't faded yet, and he raised his palm directly!
"Sage Art: Water Release: Water Cutting Wave!"
A more powerful high-pressure water wave sliced horizontally forward!
The two high-pressure water waves crossed each other; Sage Fukasaku's Water Slash was obviously not strong enough, and was cut off instantly!
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
Jiraiya performed hand seals to release a wall!
Boom!
The wall was split in half in an instant!
Jiraiya looked in panic at the high-pressure water wave falling at an angle beside him, which directly cut a deep trench into the ground!
Orochimaru took a deep breath, also feeling the terror of fighting Akihara Kagura: "Now do you know how dangerous it is to fight your disciple? That guy's casual use of Water Release Ninjutsu can kill us all..."
"But we must save Nagato!"
Jiraiya clasped his palms together, rushing towards Akihara Kagura, and his white hair suddenly grew longer: "Lion Mane Jutsu!"
The abruptly extending white hair gathered together like dense ropes, directly entangling Akihara Kagura's body!
However, as the technique user, Jiraiya was fully aware that his jutsu could hold for only a second. He loudly called out: "Nagato, run!"
"Jiraiya-sensei..."
Nagato was somewhat taken aback, looking at Jiraiya who was saving him.
Clearly, just before, they were still fighting, and he had almost killed this teacher. Yet, just in a flash, this teacher was now striving to save him...
"Head towards the lake first..."
Konan promptly grabbed Nagato, whispering: "I set up traps by the lake that can hinder his pursuit, maybe even kill him..."
"Don't destroy the Rinnegan."
Orochimaru's figure quickly approached Konan and Nagato, coolly reminding them: "Your eyes are the hope to save the Ninja World..."
"..."
Nagato frowned, still somewhat puzzled.
Now his Rinnegan clearly could become the source of destruction for the Ninja World, yet suddenly it's supposed to be the hope to save it?
"Quickly escape."
Orochimaru glanced at Nagato and Konan, with no time to explain further, he continued: "If nothing unexpected happens, Jiraiya shouldn't be able to hold Kagura for long, but he will use his life to cover your escape, don't waste that fool's sacrifice..."
On the other side of the battlefield.
Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura again approached a master-disciple showdown.
Akihara Kagura raised his palm, striking at Jiraiya's long hair, and a bolt of lightning instantly spread from the hair towards Jiraiya!
Jiraiya's body suddenly trembled from the electric shock, shivering as he collapsed to the ground, even spewing a puff of smoke from his mouth.
This tall white-haired man climbed back up, with a helpless wry smile on his face, perhaps lamenting his fate: "It's funny to think about it, I was nearly killed by one disciple just now, and now I'm about to be killed by another..."
"There's no need to say things like that, right?"
Akihara Kagura furrowed his brow, seemingly not quite understanding: "Jiraiya-sensei, if I remember correctly, wasn't it me who just saved you..."
"..."
Jiraiya's momentum suddenly stalled.
Though he had a reason to refute, he slowly shook his head, showing a sigh on his face: "Kagura, you want to take Nagato's Rinnegan, to use its power to destroy the Ninja World, this is something I cannot overlook..."
"Kagura, you are my most excellent disciple."
Jiraiya looked at Akihara Kagura, softly speaking: "In all my years traveling the Ninja World, I've never met someone with talent as strong as yours..."
This is the truth.
The Ninja World is vast, full of wonders.
Jiraiya had been to many places, met many kinds of ninjas, yet still believed that Akihara Kagura in front of him was the most talented ninja, to the extent that he had already fulfilled that talent.
Wood Release Kekkeigenkai, Lava Release Kekkeigenkai, Dust Release Kekkeitota, these three bloodlines have already surpassed everyone in the Ninja World, plus mastery over all Five Release Ninjutsu, in addition to possessing Space-Time Jutsu, Immortal Techniques, Kinjutsu...
Even...
This disciple also diligently trained his Taijutsu.
Jiraiya thought about this, feeling that perhaps no one in the future could rival the powerful talent of Akihara Kagura; no one in the Ninja World is his match.
This is the most terrifying part.
A genius without any dissatisfactory points or weaknesses.
If not for Nagato's Rinnegan and that War Weapon gathered from the Tailed Beasts, no one in the Ninja World could stop Akihara Kagura from destroying it...