The next instant, Minato Namikaze appeared in front of the Flying Thunder God Kunai and grabbed it, while the Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken in his hand was pressed firmly onto Deva Path Nagato's body.
Deva Path Nagato had no time to react, and Yahiko, who was behind him, watched helplessly as Nagato's body was torn to shreds, pulverized by the Wind Release.
"Ah! You all deserve to die!" Yahiko was greatly stimulated, vowing never to let Konan and Nagato be harmed again.
The shock he received this time was almost as great as Nagato's death, and the substantive Rinnegan Doujutsu suddenly shattered Jiraiya's unbreakable Genjutsu.
A line of blood tears flowed from Yahiko's distorted eyes as he roared to the sky, extracting Chakra beyond his body's limits, regardless of the damage.
His already somewhat graying hair suddenly began to turn white rapidly, and his formerly robust body became skin and bones.
Minato endured the pain of the Wind Release Chakra's backlash on the veins of his arm, pressing the Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken with all his might to tear Nagato's body into ash, intending to press it onto Yahiko again.
Meanwhile, the approaching Preta Path also stabbed Jiraiya's chest from behind with a Chakra Black Rod; originally, Preta Path had intended to stab his heart without holding back, but Jiraiya still had some resistance, ultimately preventing him from being directly stabbed to death.
Seeing that Jiraiya was not dead, Preta Path immediately slammed a palm onto Jiraiya's back, unhesitatingly beginning to extract Jiraiya's Chakra.
Little did he know that the Chakra in Jiraiya's body at this time was Sage Art Chakra, and anyone who absorbed it without Sage Mode would directly turn to stone.
Nagato in the original story also fell into this trap, and now Yahiko also stepped into it once; fortunately, the Sage Art Chakra in Jiraiya's body was not much left.
After these Sage Art Chakra were absorbed, Jiraiya's Sage Mode could no longer be maintained, and Fukasaku and Shima, who were using the Two Great Sages Technique, also returned to Mount Myōboku due to Chakra exhaustion.
Although spatial Ninjutsu was suppressed within the space-time barrier, some mandatory rules could not be broken, such as these summoned beasts returning to the summoning realm.
Furthermore, Minato Namikaze's use of the Flying Thunder God Technique was only successful by consuming a large amount of Chakra, through long-term probing, strategizing, and waiting for the opportune moment.
Ultimately, he delivered the decisive blow, cooperating with Jiraiya to kill Deva Path Nagato, and now he had to attack the rampaging Yahiko; one could not help but marvel at Minato Namikaze's combat wisdom.
Jiraiya had nearly all his Chakra absorbed, coupled with being impaled through the chest by a Chakra Black Rod which restricted his mobility, and severe lung hemorrhage, Jiraiya was now on his deathbed.
He watched with relief as Preta Path, having absorbed an excessive amount of Sage Art Chakra, turned into a stone frog, and he himself slowly sank into the depths of the lake.
At this moment, Konan did not go to save Jiraiya but rushed towards Yahiko; however, despite her speed, she could only watch helplessly as the situation instantly turned into this.
Konan naturally knew that Jiraiya had sunk into the water, but she cared more about Yahiko, so she immediately flew to rescue him.
Far away at the border of the Land of Lightning, Tsunade, who was gambling at a field hospital, suddenly saw the dice roll three sixes, and an agonizing pain instantly shot through her heart, with a line of clear tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Lady Tsunade! What's wrong! You won!" The injured Ninja gambling with Tsunade seemed confused by this reaction.
Only Shizune, who had been by Tsunade's side for a long time, understood what this meant: it represented that someone she cared about was about to pass away.
And the only person who could be in trouble during this time was Jiraiya, who had gone to the Land of Rain; although Tsunade always complained about Jiraiya, putting aside their friendship, she had indeed been moved by him.
It was just that the deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan had always suppressed her feelings; she believed she was an unfortunate person, and everyone she cared about or who cared about her could not escape their fate.
The sudden surge of sadness and her vision blurred by tears made her seem to see that idiot Jiraiya waving goodbye to her.
No matter how much she tried to make him stay, Jiraiya always smiled and waved to her, and even if she approached at the fastest speed, it was useless.
The space in front of her suddenly stretched, then slowly darkened, with only a single point in front projecting rays of light, and Jiraiya's back was slowly moving away.
"Idiot! Fool! I won't allow you to die! You haven't confessed to me yet!"
Experiencing this pain once again, Tsunade actually fainted due to mental stress or a relapse of her hemophobia.
In her unconsciousness, she vaguely heard a familiar voice telling her to take care of herself.
In Black Canyon River, Uchiha Rei suddenly had a bad premonition, but a careful search of dozens of miles around yielded no discoveries.
So she had to make Nue speed up; she suspected that Minato Namikaze or Jiraiya was in trouble.
Minato Namikaze's eyes were filled with tears; he caught a glimpse of Jiraiya sinking into the water, knowing that even with a little Chakra, a Ninja could stand on water.
Minato Namikaze's heart boiled with murderous intent; all of this was Yahiko's doing, a disciple of Jiraiya, who had taught them for three years.
Just because of groundless suspicion, just for that ridiculous Rinnegan, he killed their benevolent teacher; Minato would never allow such a person to live in this world.
On the other side, Yahiko, who had gone berserk because Nagato was pulverized, was also raging with murderous intent; to kill Minato Namikaze, he directly forcibly used Earth Explosion Star.
The black sphere condensed in his hand crashed into Minato Namikaze's Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken, and the black sphere suddenly turned incandescent mid-flight.
The blinding white light obscured everything around the two, only barely allowing them to perceive intense roaring and terrifying fluctuations.
Konan, who had just arrived, was directly thrown hundreds of meters away by the terrifying shockwave, and her eyes were scorched by the white light, making her vision even blurrier.
The violent explosion made Black Zetsu, who was hiding in the rock wall observing the battle, drill deeper; he hadn't expected the situation to turn out like this; it should have been a sure thing.
"Not good! The barrier is broken! Never mind, with such a violent explosion and Minato Namikaze having little Chakra to protect him, he's probably as good as dead."
Black Zetsu only tried his best to sense Yahiko's presence, judging whether he was still alive; if he was, he would rescue him; if White Zetsu Cells were useless, then he would switch to Hashirama cells.
Fortunately, Yahiko was not dead, but he was as good as dead: Chakra overdrawn, life force waning, lifespan greatly reduced; but it didn't matter, he was just a tool anyway.
As for Konan, this was a good opportunity to kill her directly; then Yahiko would be even more devoted to him, but it could also make Yahiko reckless and hard to control.
This made Black Zetsu hesitate; choosing the lesser of two evils, Konan staying by Yahiko's side posed no threat to him, although Konan did not trust him.
However, if he saved Konan this time, he might be able to trick Konan as well, so Black Zetsu immediately moved quickly, arriving at Konan, who had been blasted away and knocked unconscious against the broken barrier.
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