Chapter 274: Farewell To Madara Uchiha
Flower Deer Squad’s four members’ taijutsu was no match for Jiraiya.
The four moved in front of Jiraiya like they were in slow motion.
Yoru did not make a move; this opportunity to clash with Jiraiya was extremely precious for any ninja.
Although Jiraiya was anxious, he temporarily had no killing intent to strike down Konoha compatriots lethally, so there was no need to worry about the safety of Flower Deer Squad and the others.
It was all just practice for Flower Deer Squad and the others.
Jiraiya’s taijutsu did not have too many special techniques; it followed a simple and solid path, with each fist and kick carrying immense force.
He dodged less.
A fist came; Jiraiya blocked it with his forearm, then grabbed Yagura’s weak point with his other hand and punched Yagura flying.
A side kick came; Jiraiya blocked it with his knee, then swung his raised leg, whipping Horned Ox flying with a leg strike.
Seeing taijutsu as a disadvantage, Flower Deer commanded the team members to retreat.
They opened Ten Seals, a large amount of chakra appeared, and Flower Deer Squad began using combined ninjutsu.
“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”
“Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!”
This was one of the most common and practical combinations in combined ninjutsu.
Leaf ninjas most commonly used wind-fire combination ninjutsu.
Jiraiya saw the surging fire dragon whirlwind and hurriedly used Earth Flow Wall to block it.
Behind the Earth Flow Wall, Jiraiya secretly thought it strange: how did these Anbu ninjas not know to conserve chakra.
Did Anbu have such a large chakra amount?
The Earth Flow Wall held for a few seconds before being overwhelmed by the fire dragon whirlwind.
Flower Deer saw the crumbling Earth Flow Wall and felt somewhat panicked.
They wouldn’t have beaten Jiraiya to death, would they?
Flower Deer hurriedly looked toward Fox Captain, but saw Fox Captain turning his head to look to the side and upward.
Following the captain’s line of sight, Flower Deer saw Jiraiya standing on a tall tree trunk nearby.
It turned out Jiraiya had used Body Flicker Technique behind the Earth Flow Wall, and Flower Deer hadn’t noticed.
Yoru thought to himself that Jiraiya’s strength was very strong; without using summoning jutsu, Hair of the Wild Lion Jutsu, or the like, just basic taijutsu and elemental ninjutsu, he had suppressed an Anbu squad.
He wondered if he had mastered Sage Mode; should he lottery something from Jiraiya this month?
If he hadn’t mastered Sage Mode, then this month’s lottery would be wasted.
Jiraiya suddenly shouted: “Oh no! An Anbu ninja is dead!”
Yoru did not turn to look; he didn’t know if Nagato had erupted or if his true target had arrived.
He asked: “Lord Jiraiya, didn’t you teach your disciple not to kill Leaf ninjas?”
Jiraiya thought to himself that Konoha had brought war to the Land of Rain; he needed time to make amends to them, and Nagato’s parents had died at the hands of Leaf ninjas, with deep-seated hatred far from faded—how could he demand they not resent Konoha at this time.
He body flickered toward Nagato’s direction.
However, he was intercepted mid-air.
Fox’s fist smashed toward Jiraiya’s chest.
Jiraiya hurriedly blocked with both hands; the next instant, his arms ached.
Such strong strength, such a hard fist!
He was smashed back, crashing into a tree trunk with a loud bang.
Cracks appeared in the tree trunk; Jiraiya felt the clothes on his back torn by the splintered trunk.
“Lord Jiraiya, you’re too hasty; you actually forgot to observe my position.”
Jiraiya showed a cold, murderous gaze for the first time.
He had just seen two Anbu ninjas fly into the air, chopped into several segments.
Such cruel methods; things had gotten serious over at Nagato.
But could Nagato and his two companions’ strength really handle several Anbu squads, really kill two Anbu?
The four Anbu members who had just fought him all had special jonin strength; they were Konoha’s true elite squad.
Solid taijutsu, large-scale combined ninjutsu, well-trained, tight coordination.
Such a squad was already one of the powerful squads the village could field; could Nagato’s trio kill such a squad?
What Jiraiya worried about more was Nagato’s Rinnegan!
The Rinnegan that only the Sage of Six Paths had in myths, perhaps with unknown abilities he didn’t know about.
Whether Konoha Anbu died or Nagato’s trio suffered casualties, both were things Jiraiya was unwilling to see.
“Get out of the way! Fox! Don’t force me to kill you!”
“Kill me?” Yoru said:
“Lord Jiraiya, don’t obstruct Anbu from capturing Uzumaki remnants; you’re the Third Hokage’s disciple—beating you up would displease Hokage, don’t you think.”
Jiraiya bit his finger, quickly formed hand seals, and used summoning jutsu.
Yoru thought to himself that Jiraiya had gotten serious.
White smoke overpowered by the heavy rain, a red giant toad appeared.
“Why are we in this damned Land of Rain again? My pipe’s been put out.”
Gama Bunta appeared with a pipe in his mouth; unlike the gigantic Gama Bunta in the original, this Gama Bunta was about half the height of the original, not yet fully grown.
“Gama Bunta! Hold off these Konoha Anbu; I’ll go save Nagato!”
Jiraiya body flickered away.
He couldn’t tangle with Fox; in a short time, he couldn’t settle a victor with this Anbu elite.
Yoru was about to intercept when a 20-meter-long great sword suddenly slashed down.
Gama Bunta’s speed was surprisingly fast.
The great sword blocked Yoru’s path, forcing him to dodge backward.
Even with Absolute Defense Copper Light, a 20-meter-long great sword smashing into him would cause internal injuries, right?
Yoru saw Jiraiya get far away and turned to charge at Gama Bunta.
The great sword kept slashing down; Bunta realized he had encountered another agile-type ninja he couldn’t hit.
Bunta leaped backward, slapping his belly mid-air.
“Water Style: Water Iron Cannon!”
A water iron cannon over ten meters wide smashed toward the Konoha Anbu on the ground with a whistling sound.
Yoru formed one seal and used Water Severing Wave.
Water Severing Wave’s intensity was higher than Water Iron Cannon.
Bunta was shocked to discover his water iron cannon sliced in half, collapsing into two large puddles.
How were Konoha Anbu this strong?
What water style was this? Why could it be released with just one seal?
By the time Bunta landed, Yoru had jumped up and slapped a palm on Bunta’s thick waist.
“Karma Seal of Retribution!”
This time Yoru used contact casting, perfectly displaying the technique’s power. Under the effect of Ten Seals’ massive chakra, Gama Bunta immediately couldn’t move.
Bunta struggled, his limbs straining but locked tight by the sealing jutsu.
His horizontal-pupiled toad eyes looked down at Fox Anbu; Gama Bunta had no choice but to release the summoning, turning into white smoke.
He’d have to tell the lords on Mount Myōboku that Konoha had produced a formidable Anbu.
Flower Deer was surprised in his heart; they knew Fox Captain was strong, but they didn’t expect even the legendary holy land giant toad summoning beast to be no match for the captain.
Yoru and Flower Deer Squad hurriedly chased after Jiraiya.
From afar, Yoru saw a coiling wood dragon.
He’s here! Uchiha Madara! Time to see Uchiha Madara again!
Under the mask, Yoru’s mouth corners slightly curved up.
Danzo, weren’t you looking for Uzumaki remnants? Here you go; hope your people are tough enough to withstand Uchiha Madara’s blows.
Nagato Uzumaki possessed the Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara’s prized treasure.
Before Nagato grew strong, Uchiha Madara’s protection was indeed by his side.
