Ryou's Harem Jutsu instantly cut Jiraiya's health in half, and his Genjutsu: Paradise of Bliss left Jiraiya listless and demoralized.
These two moves were the absolute bane of Jiraiya's existence.
After taking a full combo, no matter how tough Jiraiya tried to be, he would still be half-crippled!
The two Great Toad Sages also felt humiliated; over the years, they had assisted many successors from Mount Myōboku.
None of them had ever been as lecherous as Jiraiya.
Being defeated by Madara was one thing—after all, he was a powerful Shinobi on par with the First Hokage and possessed the Rinnegan.
But being defeated by a junior like Ryou was simply unbearable.
The two Sages requested a change of partners, claiming Jiraiya was simply too heavy to carry.
In fact, this was actually Jiraiya's own request.
Jiraiya knew his limits very well; his talent couldn't compare to Orochimaru or Tsunade, and he couldn't even match the once-frail Ryou.
The other guy had, at the very least, developed a Forbidden Life Jutsu.
Jiraiya being able to enter Sage Mode and perform Senjutsu was the result of a lifetime of hard work; he had reached his limit in this life.
He had already touched his own ceiling.
But Minato was different; excluding those two cheaters, no Shinobi was more excellent than Minato.
Minato's Senjutsu was more perfect than Jiraiya's, and he had the Flying Thunder God Technique, which allowed him to both fight and escape.
With Minato's Flying Thunder God, the powerful offensive capabilities of the two Sages could truly be unleashed.
An instant-cast Demonic Illusion: Toad Song of Death—don't tell me you're not afraid?
After witnessing Ryou's Wood Golem, Jiraiya's spirit seemed to have been broken, and he began to admit that his talent had reached its end.
Gamabunta's words left Minato deep in thought; if both Great Toad Sages went to assist Minato, then Jiraiya's Sage Mode would become somewhat redundant.
Gamabunta tapped Minato's head: "Minato, don't overthink it, this was Lord Jiraiya's decision."
"You are the one among the Konoha Shinobi who poses the greatest threat to Uchiha Madara."
Minato sighed; what threat could he possibly pose to Madara?
Every time, he had nearly died at Madara's hands!
But in everyone else's eyes...
The fact that Minato could escape Madara's killing moves every single time was precisely why he was the greatest threat to him.
As long as you can't kill me, I am your greatest nightmare.
If it were anyone else, escaping Madara that many times would be something to be written about extensively in the newspapers.
If it were Kakuzu, he would have directly bought trending searches to announce it to the entire Shinobi World.
Minato nodded: "Alright, go back and tell Lord Fukasaku and Lady Shima to Reverse Summon me to Mount Myōboku."
"Okay!"
Gamabunta released the summoning.
Rin watched from the side; there was no need for Minato and Gamabunta to keep it from her.
Rin asked, "Is Minato-sensei going to Mount Myōboku?"
Minato nodded: "To undergo further training. Compared to Uchiha Madara, I am still too weak."
"Right now, I probably can't even beat Ryou."
"..."
Rin went silent, recalling the Ryou from the past who used to feed stray cats.
Back then, Ryou would be out of breath just walking, yet he insisted on feeding the stray cats every day.
Who would have thought—
Rin sighed in her heart; the next time they met, it would be a life-and-death struggle.
Minato patted Rin's head to comfort her: "Don't worry, Rin, the war will end, and we will win."
Rin nodded: "I believe in you, Minato-sensei!"
Minato smiled, then walked over to Kakashi and Obito's side.
At this moment, Obito had activated his Sharingan, one with three tomoe and one with two tomoe.
He condensed high-density Lightning Release chakra in one hand, and his palm instantly erupted with a blinding bright blue lightning light, sounding like the chirping of a thousand birds at once.
He turned into a swift black shadow, rushing quickly toward a row of wooden stakes used for taijutsu training.
Chidori was like a sharp lightning blade, piercing through the wooden stake in front of him in an instant.
Obito then followed through with the momentum, quickly smashing all the training stakes to pieces.
Obito said in surprise: "I did it! I've learned Chidori."
Kakashi smiled: "Obito, you succeeded. You're very suited for Chidori."
Tobi complained: "Obito, it's only because Ryou-sama electrocuted you for so long that your Lightning Release talent was fully developed."
"Obito, you should be grateful to Ryou-sama."
"Grateful my foot!"
Obito converted his chakra into Lightning Release chakra and harshly electrocuted the right half of his body, making Tobi scream and shout.
Obito didn't fare much better, electrocuting himself until he fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
Minato walked over, somewhat speechless: "Obito, Tobi is one with you now; electrocuting him is the same as electrocuting yourself."
"Minato-sensei!"
Kakashi immediately stood at attention.
Obito also scrambled up to show off to Minato: "Minato-sensei, I've already learned Kakashi's Chidori. Now I have a trump card too."
Tobi said snarkily: "Obito, don't count on Chidori; Ryou-sama's Chidori has already become Raikiri."
"Obito, you guys have no chance of defeating Madara-sama and Ryou-sama."
Obito howled in anger and was about to electrocute himself again.
Minato caught Obito's hand and smiled helplessly: "Obito, you're a Jonin now, don't let yourself be provoked by a few words."
"You have to learn to stay calm!"
Obito nodded and said to Minato while scratching his head, "Minato-sensei, the Tobi inside my body is too talkative. If only he could be like the White Zetsu inside your body."
The White Zetsu inside Minato had been trained by him to be as obedient as a dog; Obito wanted Tobi to become his dog too.
Minato shook his head: "Obito, don't look at Tobi as your enemy; he is a partner who will fight alongside you from now on."
After speaking to Obito, Minato said to Tobi: "Tobi, you were sealed inside Obito by Kushina. From now on, you live and die together."
"If Obito dies, you won't survive either."
Tobi kept shouting: "You're lying to me, Madara-sama will definitely come to save me. If Madara-sama doesn't come, Ryou-sama will."
Obito retorted: "No, Tobi, you've been abandoned by them. If they wanted to save you, they would have come long ago."
Tobi immediately burst into tears: "Waaaah, I've been abandoned by Madara-sama!"
Obito then said: "Tobi, I won't abandon you. From now on, you're my best partner."
Tobi spat: "Pah! Obito, you even mutter Kakashi's name in your sleep. Kakashi is your best partner."
(´⊙ω⊙`).
Hearing this, Kakashi immediately took a step back, clenching his buttocks and looking at Obito warily.
Obito shouted: "Tobi, don't slander me! If I mutter a name, it's Rin's name!"
Rin walked over: "Obito, why are you muttering my name?"
Obito turned shy in a second, becoming a pure-hearted young boy.
"Rin, it's nothing, we're just joking!"
Minato smiled as he watched the group's antics, truly wishing it could stay this way forever.
How wonderful it would be if the Shinobi World didn't have the threat of Madara.
Suddenly, Minato seemed to sense something and looked toward a certain spot in the forest.
Someone was peeping.
Minato quickly used Body Flicker to give chase, but when he reached that tree trunk, he found nothing.
Minato examined the tree trunk; he was certain someone had been spying on them just now.
Minato closed his eyes and opened the White Zetsu seal; instantly, his detection technique covered the entire training ground forest.
He detected a silver shadow at the outermost edge of the forest, fleeing as quickly as a lightning bolt.
That figure seemed somewhat like Kakashi.