At this moment, Jiraiya was extracting Sage Art Chakra, with his hands clasped together, and Shima was standing on his shoulder, assisting him in entering Sage Mode.
Now, only Minato Namikaze could counterattack. Minato Namikaze planted a Flying Thunder God Kunai in place, immediately formed a Rasengan, and leaped into the air.
The situation was urgent, with no time to throw two Flying Thunder God Kunai, so Minato could only use Body Flicker Technique to jump and attack the Eight-Foot Bird.
Although the Eight-Foot Bird was fast, it was still slower than Minato's reaction speed, so Minato, in an instant, barely grazed the Eight-Foot Bird's sharp beak and arrived above its body.
Although the Rasengan in Minato's hand was only the size of a volleyball, it was an upgraded version combined with a compressed Rasengan. When the Rasengan pressed into the Eight-Foot Bird's head, the Animal Path didn't even have time to dispel the Summoning Technique.
Thus, the Eight-Foot Bird took the full damage, its skull was directly blown off, and with a mournful cry, it helplessly crashed towards the water, while Minato returned to the original location where he had planted the Flying Thunder God Kunai using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
However, at this moment, Black Zetsu smiled sinisterly, and a giant lobster appeared from the bottom of the water, then one of its claws transformed into a heavy hammer and shot out violently.
This was clearly a mantis shrimp, its claw shot out like a bullet, directly creating a sonic boom, and a vacuum wave directly shattered the mountain wall where Jiraiya and Minato were located.
Originally, Minato wanted to leave using Flying Thunder God, but the two were separated; he couldn't grab Jiraiya at all and could only watch helplessly as Jiraiya fell into the lake below the waterfall.
He naturally couldn't watch his teacher Jiraiya fall into danger and then escape alone, so he could only throw a Flying Thunder God Kunai towards Jiraiya, preparing to catch him.
Seeing that Jiraiya had entered the trap, Black Zetsu immediately activated the Space-Time Seal without thinking, and coincidentally, at this moment, Minato had arrived beside Jiraiya using Flying Thunder God.
Originally, he wanted to grab Jiraiya and leave using Flying Thunder God, but the Space-Time Barrier had already risen, and Minato had lost his sensation of the Flying Thunder God Kunai outside.
"Oh no, Jiraiya-sensei, we've fallen into a trap. The space-time here is sealed, I'm afraid we can't leave."
Minato's expression was solemn as he threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai onto the lake surface, preparing to test if the Flying Thunder God Kunai could be used within the barrier.
Unfortunately, he did sense the Flying Thunder God Kunai, but the space-time was reinforced. To perform Flying Thunder God teleportation within the barrier, he would have to expend dozens of times more Chakra than usual.
Jiraiya did not release his clasped hands. At this moment, perhaps only by relying on Sage Mode could they break out. He understood Minato's situation by observing his actions and expression.
"Little Minato, quickly try if the Summoning Technique can be used. If it can, summon Gamabunta."
Fukasaku also clasped his hands, cooperating with Jiraiya's Sage Mode to make adjustments. In a few seconds at most, they would be able to enter Sage Mode.
"It probably won't work. I'm having some difficulty sensing Mount Myōboku, and even Reverse Summoning Technique can't be used. We can only leave once the Chakra maintaining the Summoning Technique dissipates."
Shima's sensory abilities were even more powerful, so she immediately replied.
And it was as Shima said, Minato couldn't summon Gamabunta at all, not even a single Mount Myōboku tadpole.
"Then I'll be the main attacker, and Minato will provide support. We'll fight our way out!"
Jiraiya and Minato also landed on the water, and at this moment, eight people wearing black robes with red clouds were already standing in the opposite water area, precisely Yahiko and Konan, along with the Six Paths of Pain.
"That's Nagato's Rinnegan. Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, what are you doing?"
Jiraiya looked at the three youngsters he had once taught. Yahiko's expression was complex, with only one Rinnegan in his eyes, but his killing intent could not be concealed.
Nagato was expressionless, with no fluctuations in his eyes or spirit. His aura was extremely cold, like a puppet, and with the black iron rods on his nose bridge and ears, he looked even more bizarre.
As for Konan, a pair of paper wings flew behind her in the air, her expression even more complex, showing both reluctance and determination.
"Heh heh, Nagato! Jiraiya-sensei, this is the last time I'll call you sensei. It was Konoha and Hanzo who conspired to kill Nagato."
Yahiko believed that Danzo's arrival in the Land of Rain was at Konoha's instruction, so Danzo's attempt to seize the Rinnegan and attack them naturally had to be blamed on Konoha.
"Impossible! There must be a misunderstanding in this. Konoha would never do such a thing!"
Minato hadn't expected all of this to be a calculation by the Akatsuki Organization, and even such a complex Space-Time Seal had been set up just to encircle and kill him and Jiraiya-sensei.
"Heh heh, Nagato is dead. I no longer have the heart to distinguish right from wrong. Today, I will first kill you, master and disciple, and then settle accounts with Hanzo and Danzo. And your Konoha will surely be annihilated by me!"
Seeing that Jiraiya's Sage Mode was about to succeed, Yahiko launched an attack without hesitation. Several giant Summoning Beasts appeared and then charged towards Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze.
"Danzo! It's Danzo again! Making Konoha take the blame again. If I don't die this time, I'll definitely kill Danzo!"
Jiraiya felt aggrieved, but at this moment, Yahiko was no longer listening. Now, they could only focus on surviving, and Minato shared the same thought.
Giant rhinoceroses and wild oxen crashed into them, splashing huge amounts of water on the surface, moving at an incredible speed, with enough force to shatter small mountains.
"One each, be careful not to get separated!" Although Jiraiya's hands couldn't be separated, he could still use the Wild Lion's Mane Technique without hand signs.
Minato nodded gravely. Now that he couldn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique, he had to change his fighting style. He quickly formed hand signs, preparing to use Wind Release Ninjutsu.
Jiraiya's hair suddenly lengthened and then quickly wrapped around the rhinoceros's two front legs, trying to trip it, while Minato used the Wind Cutter Technique, attempting to sever the wild ox's limbs.
The rhinoceros's legs were thick, and for a moment, with Jiraiya unable to use his full power, he only managed to slow down the rhinoceros.
The Wind Cutter Technique did indeed sever the wild ox's limbs, and as blood splattered, the inertia carried by its body also crashed towards Minato.
However, Minato dodged with a Body Flicker Technique, and at this moment, the Asura Path's missiles rained down from all directions. Jiraiya gave up restraining the rhinoceros and quickly retreated with several backflips to dodge.
The master and disciple stood back to back, watching the Summoning Beasts that continued to close in. Both felt it was somewhat tricky, mainly because the opponent's main forces hadn't moved yet.
Now, they only wanted to use the Summoning Beasts to deplete their Chakra. Minato slipped a bottle of high-energy nutrient liquid into Jiraiya's ninja pouch.
"Sensei, this is a medicine made by Rin. It can restore a large amount of Chakra without side effects. Let's fight and retreat, trying to break through."
Minato's strength was halved within this barrier; he was now only at the level of an ordinary Kage. They wanted to see if they could break out through the edge of the barrier.
"Alright." Jiraiya also didn't want to fight, mainly because he found it difficult to engage in a life-or-death battle with Yahiko. He believed Yahiko was being misled.
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