Ryou looked at Shisui's Susanoo; Shisui's Susanoo was emerald green, as if representing a forest.
The third stage of Susanoo hadn't grown its lower body yet and was only about 30 meters tall, far from being a match for Ryou's current Majestic Attire Demon Cat Form.
Ryou opened his mouth, preparing to release a Great Flame Rasengan.
Just as he started his move, Jiraiya appeared behind Ryou.
"Senjutsu: Super Giant Ball Rasengan!"
Just as it was about to slam into Ryou's back, Ryou suddenly seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; a tail covered in leaves whipped fiercely toward Jiraiya's figure.
Jiraiya was struck by Ryou's tail and sent flying out of sight, like a stray dog being kicked to death on the side of the road.
Jiraiya arrived, and Jiraiya was instakilled!
Ryou's Great Flame Rasengan finished condensing; with Ryou's current Demon Cat stats, its power was at the level of a Biju Bomb.
Shisui's third stage Susanoo definitely couldn't block it.
Even if he did block it, he would be half-dead if not killed outright.
At the critical moment, a yellow figure appeared.
Ryou hissed: "Is this ever going to end?"
These guys, one after another, it really was endless!
Had Takigakure spawned this many people? One team after another; even though Ryou's chakra was still abundant, his mind was starting to feel weary.
Those who appeared were Minato and the two Great Toad Sages.
When Gamaken was summoned back to Mount Myōboku, he informed Minato, Fukasaku, and Shima about the battle for the Seven-Tails currently taking place in Takigakure.
Relying on the Flying Thunder God Mark on Jiraiya, Minato transported the two Sages to Takigakure.
At this moment, Minato's eyes were toad eyes, and he wore a long white cloak with dark trimming on the edges.
This was Minato's Sage Robe.
Shima stood on his left shoulder, and Fukasaku stood on his right.
Minato had already mastered the Amphibian Technique with the two Sages, meaning they stood on Minato's shoulders to continuously provide him with natural energy.
Ryou was just about to use the Great Flame Rasengan to send Minato to the afterlife when Shima and Fukasaku immediately unleashed their ultimate move.
"Senjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Toad Song of Death!"
"Wait, I'm an undercover agent—"
Fukasaku and Shima didn't waste words, directly singing the toad croaks in unison.
Visible ripples of chakra sound waves began to appear in the air, like ripples on a water surface after a stone is thrown, carrying a deadly sense of pressure.
Ryou didn't have time to destroy his auditory organs and was instantly restrained by the Toad Song of Death.
The Great Flame Rasengan at his mouth retracted, his pupils dilated, his gaze became vacant, and his whole body stopped like a puppet.
At this moment, Ryou's spirit entered Mount Myōboku's unique barrier; four giant Toad Acalas locked Ryou in a small space, making him unable to move an inch.
Because Ryou's mental supply was cut off, the Susanoo armor of the Demon Cat body automatically deactivated, revealing the grayish-brown Demon Cat body.
Toad Song of Death was the strongest sound-based genjutsu.
Once an enemy heard it, their spirit would be pulled into the barrier, their body would go completely stiff, unable to move, unable to weave signs, unable to escape, and even their chakra flow would be suppressed.
In the original work, the Animal Path, Human Path, and Preta Path of the Six Paths of Pain fell to this move, instantly losing their ability to act, like puppets whose souls had been snatched away.
Fukasaku looked at the vacant-eyed Ryou and was overjoyed: "It worked! Flying Thunder God really is useful!"
Shima reminded Minato: "Minato, quick, this move won't seal him for long. Destroy him completely, fast."
"Yes!"
Minato condensed Sage chakra in his hand, and a yellow Rasengan was formed.
"Senjutsu: Rasengan!"
Shisui wasn't idle either; Ryou had fallen too deep into evil and could no longer be saved.
He could only give him a final send-off.
"Susanoo: Tsukumo!"
Shisui opened the breastplate of his Susanoo, firing countless green chakra arrows from the center to attack Ryou.
"Senjutsu: Super Giant Ball Rasengan!"
Jiraiya arrived as well; while pushing a massive Rasengan toward Ryou, he shouted apologies.
"Ryou, I'm sorry, but you must be eliminated!"
Three attacks slammed directly toward him. At the critical moment, the Demon Cat body erupted with extremely powerful chakra, spinning at super-high speed on the spot to form a massive white tornado.
The tornado instantly deflected the attacks from Minato and the others, then erupted with a powerful suction force, tearing Minato and the rest toward it.
"What on earth is going on?"
Shima's expression was extremely ugly; Ryou had already been hit by their Toad Song of Death, so how could he still have the consciousness to attack them?"
Fukasaku's mood was equally bad, but he quickly calmed down: "Don't worry about that for now, let's escape first!"
Everyone activated the Body Flicker technique together, escaping from the giant tornado unleashed by the Futamata.
Minato and the others retreated several hundred meters, watching the giant tornado tear everything apart, with flying sand and stones, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Shima asked: "Old man, what's going on? Little Ryou clearly was hit by our Toad Song of Death."
"Even if we couldn't kill him, it should have made him unable to move. How can he still act?"
Fukasaku stroked its chin; it didn't know either.
Jiraiya approached and analyzed: "Ryou's Demon Cat body is a technique of the Inuzuka Clan; he performed a hybrid transformation with his own Shinobi Cat."
"Although the Toad Song of Death controlled him, it didn't control his Shinobi Cat. Right now, the one controlling the Demon Cat is his Shinobi Cat."
Through Ryou's Fang Over Fang, Jiraiya had already determined that this was a Secret Technique of the Inuzuka Clan.
Fukasaku found it a bit strange: "A Secret Technique of the Inuzuka Clan? How did Little Ryou get this technique?"
Jiraiya's face looked a bit grim as he said: "Before coming to Takigakure, he went to Sunagakure. The Kazekage was killed by Ryou, and Shukaku was also taken."
"And the head of the Inuzuka Clan, Tsume, was the envoy sent to Sunagakure; she likely met with misfortune."
Several people finally understood; it turned out there were two consciousnesses within Ryou's Demon Cat body. Ryou's consciousness was restrained by the Toad Song of Death.
But there was another consciousness that wasn't restrained.
The storm stopped. At this time, Ryou's Futamata transformation had deactivated, and he returned to human form.
But he fell over and went straight to sleep on the ground.
Candy was on Ryou's body, letting out an angry hiss at Jiraiya and his group.
At the moment the Toad Song of Death was unleashed, Candy had hidden in the tail and cut off her sense of hearing, thus avoiding the Toad Song of Death performed by the two Sages.
After Ryou went offline, it was also Candy who controlled the Demon Cat body to block the killing moves from Minato and the others.
However, after that, the chakra hit rock bottom, and the Futamata transformation was deactivated.
Jiraiya looked at the hissing Candy and laughed out loud: "No need for you guys to act, I'll deal with this little kitten myself."
Jiraiya was just about to rush over when suddenly, a massive shadow loomed over everyone.
It was the Great Tree of Takigakure.
It used its tree vines to scoop up Ryou and Candy.
Shima looked at the giant tree, nearly 60 stories tall, in shock: "And what kind of sacred being is this?"
Jiraiya said solemnly: "This is the sacred tree of Takigakure that produces the Hero Water. It has already been controlled by Ryou's Wood Release."