Mokgetsu noticed Minato's position, forming hand seals while giving him a subtle eye signal.
Seeing Mokgetsu form seals for Ninjutsu, Minato instantly understood, purposefully appearing next to his teammates at the last moment before Han reached them, using the Flying Thunder God to transfer them.
"Fire Release: Impatiens Fire Jutsu!"
Mokgetsu directly aimed at where Minato's dark-haired teammate stood, unleashing the Fire Release. A large number of small fireballs spewed from Mokgetsu's mouth, quickly hurling toward Minato's dark-haired teammate.
At the moment Han arrived, Minato and the dark-haired teammate vanished, just as Mokgetsu's Impatiens Fire was about to strike, over thirty small fireballs instantly bombarded Han.
BOOM!!
A series of intense explosions erupted, the fierce firelight engulfing Han, while clouds of dust and smoke obscured him.
"Brother, your Fire Release is really fierce, no wonder Gari lost to you." Dekai got up just in time to see Mokgetsu's Fire Release drowning Han and couldn't help but praise with a smile.
"Even as a Jinchuriki, taking this level of Fire Release head-on should…"
Before Dekai could finish, the grayish-yellow smoke dissipated, continuous white steam emerging, revealing Han cloaked in dark red Chakra, with a scorched mark added to his red armor.
"You're good. If I'd been a bit slower, I might've been seriously injured by you." The calm expression on Han's face disappeared, replaced by a serious and solemn look.
In the crisis just now, he had swiftly used a massive amount of Tailed Beast Chakra to create a Tailed Beast Cloak, shielding himself from the attack.
Originally, he did not regard any Konoha ninja, apart from Jiraiya, as worth his attention, considering only Jiraiya slightly competent and the others insignificant.
But now Han had changed his mind; he refrained from commenting on others, but those two blond ninjas indeed had some skill, and together they could cause him considerable trouble.
"Well, you'd better be careful next, I haven't used my stronger Fire Release yet." Mokgetsu said with a chuckle.
"No matter how strong your Fire Release is, it won't matter; soon, you'll know the true power of the Tailed Beasts." Han said confidently, the dark red Chakra on him increasing, five thick dark red tails appearing behind him.
In his Half-Tailed Beast Transformation, Han possessed terrifying power without using Boil Release, capable of causing massive cracks in the ground with a single impact.
However, with Minato's Flying Thunder God aiding, the present individuals were essentially elite Jonin, making it not so easy for Han to resolve them through brute force.
Meanwhile, Roshi, who had just been educated in Taijutsu by Jiraiya, remained defiant, directly entering Lava Release Chakra Mode, his entire body now covered in incredibly hot lava, significantly enhancing both his defense and attack power.
Roshi developed this Chakra Mode by integrating his Lava Release with the unique Chakra of the Four-tails, with the continuously burning lava not only greatly boosting his Taijutsu's power but also defending against Ninjutsu attacks.
"The whole body turned into lava, huh? Seems like continuing with Taijutsu isn't wise." Seeing the layer of molten armor on Roshi, Jiraiya abandoned the Taijutsu offense.
Though Sage Mode could enhance his physical body, directly meeting lava with his body would be highly unwise.
"Sage Art: Thousand Needles!"
Jiraiya launched a probing attack; this was his fastest Ninjutsu with a wide range.
"Lava Release: Granite!"
Roshi enhanced his defense with Nature Transformation, ignoring Jiraiya's attack as the hard white hair kept thrusting towards him.
Under the enhancement of Sage Art Chakra, Jiraiya's outgoing hair was harder than real needles, yet still failed to breach the Molten Armor's defense, quickly melting away in the lava.
"Kid's father, maybe we should use Genjutsu; it's dangerous if this guy gets us close." Shima Sage suggested.
She and Fukasaku mastered a powerful Sage Art Genjutsu, one only they could use on Mount Myoboku.
Before Fukasaku Sage could respond, Jiraiya shook his head while dodging, saying:
"With Jinchuriki having Tailed Beasts inside them, Genjutsu isn't very effective on them."
He knew how powerful the Toad Confrontation Chant was, but it wasn't suitable for this opponent.
The Toad Confrontation Chant required some time to take effect, during which they would need to keep singing, essentially equating to continually revealing their location to the enemy, and during the use of Genjutsu, the two sages couldn't assist him.
The battle on the field grew increasingly fierce; Mokgetsu noticed Jiraiya's situation and came up with an idea, saying:
"Minato, my Water Release might be able to at least slightly hinder the Four-tailed Jinchuriki's advance. Let's find a chance to switch Lord Jiraiya to this side for a surprise attack on the Five-tailed Jinchuriki."
Minato's combat strategy was very clear; he instantly understood Mokgetsu's idea and nodded.
Mokgetsu split off a Shadow Clone, sending it running toward Jiraiya with a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Han noticed the Shadow Clone's movements but didn't care; he wished Mokgetsu's real body would go over so he could quickly eliminate the remaining three and support Roshi afterward.
After realizing the trouble with Minato and Mokgetsu, he now focused on attacking Minato's two teammates, having already injured them all.
Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, possessed strong perception; he sensed Mokgetsu's Shadow Clone coming but didn't know their exact tactic.