"Nagato, I'm stopping here, don't be impulsive!"
Jiraiya, grinning, said to Nagato, then clasped his hands together and stood still.
Nagato could clearly see some unknown energy continuously gathering towards Jiraiya.
It looked like some powerful jutsu.
Without stopping him, Nagato just watched with cold eyes, letting Jiraiya gather Natural Energy.
Nagato was eager for Jiraiya to make the first move; that way, he would have enough reason to deal with Jiraiya.
This time, Jiraiya didn't continue to shamelessly try to rekindle their teacher-student relationship as usual.
From Nagato's willingness to even disguise himself as a Genin to avoid him, Jiraiya knew that the tactic he used on Konan wouldn't be very effective on Nagato.
This suited Nagato perfectly. To be honest, Nagato was indeed a bit overwhelmed by Jiraiya's behavior over this period.
If Jiraiya continued to persist, Nagato felt his persona would collapse.
To prevent his persona from collapsing, Nagato even considered killing Jiraiya.
Now, it was perfect. If Jiraiya made the first move, Nagato, without any psychological burden, intended to beat Jiraiya to the point where he couldn't take care of himself, making him stop bothering him.
As the two faced off, a few minutes quickly passed.
"Are you ready, Jiraiya-sensei?"
Nagato's slightly cold words came out. Although it was a question, his expression was full of certainty.
In his Rinnegan, Jiraiya was no longer absorbing that special energy.
"Hahaha, Nagato, you saw through me! Teacher will give you another lesson today: never wait for your opponent to finish their preparations!"
As Jiraiya's boisterous voice rang out, he bit his finger, drew it across his other palm, and then slammed it onto the ground.
[Summoning Jutsu!]
"Boom!"
White smoke filled the air.
After everything dissipated, a greatly transformed Jiraiya appeared before Nagato and Konan.
"Little Jiraiya, you did well this time, you didn't choose a noisy place!"
"Is the young man opposite our enemy this time?"
Shima and Fukasaku spoke one after another from Jiraiya's shoulders.
"No, two elders, they are not enemies. The two opposite are my disciples. One of them, I believe, is the Child of Prophecy mentioned by the Great Toad Sage, and also the key to stopping the last prophecy. The guidance in the Child of Prophecy's prediction might be this time!"
Jiraiya briefly introduced the current situation, and Shima and Fukasaku on his shoulders spoke again, one after another.
"Little Jiraiya, you are too naive. That's just the old man's muddled ramblings, not necessarily a prophecy every time."
"Old woman, shut up. Look at that young man's eyes, maybe Little Jiraiya is right!"
While Shima was nagging in Jiraiya's ear, telling him not to be too trusting, Fukasaku discovered Nagato's unique features.
"Is that the Rinnegan! I'm not hallucinating, am I, old man?"
"Old woman, you're not mistaken."
"....."
Is this your trump card?
His Chakra had greatly increased, and he even subtly exuded a sense of threat.
Nagato carefully observed Jiraiya's current state, and the words of the two toads on Jiraiya's shoulders were heard by Nagato without missing a single word.
"Jiraiya-sensei, what one of the beasts on your shoulder said is right, you are too naive, and naivety requires a price!"
"Brat, what did you call me?"
"What an annoying brat. Even if you are the Child of Prophecy, I've decided to teach you a good lesson!"
Nagato's words made even the usually good-tempered Fukasaku unbearable. Although that old woman Shima was becoming increasingly annoying, she wasn't someone a brat like you could insult, even if you were Mount Myōboku's Child of Prophecy!
However, Nagato's movements were faster. Ignoring the clamor of the two toads, he directly launched an attack on Jiraiya.
Starting with those two beasts!
Two streams of light, less than 0.1 seconds apart, shot towards Fukasaku and Shima on Jiraiya's shoulders.
Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode, perhaps unlike Ryūchi Cave's ability to utilize all inorganic matter to create various unexpected and flashy attacks.
Its Sage Mode's effect was simple: enhancement, all-around enhancement.
Jiraiya, whose perception and taijutsu were comprehensively enhanced by more than ten times, easily twisted and dodged, evading Nagato's attack.
"Nagato, let me see how much you've grown over the years!"
Jiraiya swaggered towards Nagato, his movements appearing clumsy but his speed actually incredibly fast.
Konan did not stop Jiraiya. Firstly, she felt no killing intent from Jiraiya, and secondly, Konan believed Nagato would be stronger.
Even in a one-versus-three situation.
The previous strike allowed Nagato to gauge Jiraiya's taijutsu strength, but Nagato didn't choose to create distance; instead, he actively met him.
Jiraiya's self-proclaimed teacherly tone greatly annoyed Nagato, even though what Jiraiya said was true.
But precisely because it was true, it was even more infuriating!
Nagato intended to crush Jiraiya in every way.
'Bang!'
Jiraiya's powerful punch was easily caught in Nagato's hand.
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