The next day, Amegakure was overcast, with a light rain falling as usual.
Except for Sundays, it was almost always raining in Amegakure.
Inside the Village, a toad leaped out of the water, and Jiraiya's body was subsequently spat out from the toad's mouth.
"Phew, I finally managed to sneak in!"
Looking around, unlike Konoha, which mostly consisted of wooden buildings, Amegakure's buildings were mostly tower-shaped and made primarily of steel due to its advanced steel resources, with many drainage pipes visible.
Overall, it had a distinct steampunk feel to it.
Donning a raincoat, Jiraiya quietly blended into the crowd on the street.
At this moment, high above a tower, Pain, who was with Konan, suddenly spoke:
"I sensed a very familiar and powerful Chakra appearing in the Village; it must be a Ninja from another Village who infiltrated. After the rain stops, go find him."
The heavy rain covering the entire Village was a Ninjutsu he created with the power of his Rinnegan.
As soon as any stranger was drenched by the rain, he could immediately sense it.
"Once you find him, just kill him directly."
Pain formed hand signs, and soon the dark clouds above Amegakure began to disperse.
"Rain Tiger at Will Technique!"
"Paper Clone Jutsu!"
Without the interference of the rain, Konan immediately transformed into countless paper pieces, each piece automatically folding into a butterfly, scattering throughout Amegakure to search for Jiraiya's whereabouts.
Half an hour later, Konan found Jiraiya in a corner of the Village, controlling an Amegakure Genin using the Frog Flat Shadow Manipulation Technique.
The Frog Flat Shadow Manipulation Technique is a Ninjutsu that hides within an enemy's shadow to control their actions, making it difficult for ordinary Ninja to detect.
However, Konan was Jiraiya's disciple and familiar with his Ninjutsu, so she could quickly detect it.
Jiraiya hadn't expected that the so-called Angel he had just learned about from the Genin was actually his former disciple, Konan.
Then he saw Animal Path Pain, who also possessed the Rinnegan, just like Nagato.
After some exchange, he finally understood that his former disciple had gone astray.
Nagato actually claimed to be a god, wanting to collect Tailed Beasts to create a super weapon, and use its power to incite great wars between nations, causing countless casualties.
His goal was to make enough people die, making everyone in the World feel Pain, thereby fearing and dreading war, and ultimately achieving peace.
Furthermore, he had no affection for his master whatsoever; after their conversation, he intended to kill him to prevent him from leaking information.
Jiraiya initially thought he had a chance against Nagato, who possessed the Sage of Six Paths's Rinnegan, especially since he could summon two Frog Elders to enter Sage Mode.
But ever since he learned of Adam's prophecy, he knew this battle was unwinnable.
Pain, possessing Nagato's eyes, shouldn't be limited to just summoning creatures for combat, despite how strong those summoned creatures were.
He knew that when he guided Nagato in his training, Nagato, with the Rinnegan, could learn all elemental Ninjutsu from the start, so how could he only know one summoning technique now?
Therefore, he feigned battle, but in reality, he was looking for an opportunity to escape quickly.
However, he still underestimated Nagato's power.
Sensing Jiraiya's attempt to escape, Nagato immediately sent out all Six Paths of Pain, who eventually intercepted Jiraiya on a lake outside the Village and launched a fierce attack.
After an intense battle, even though Jiraiya summoned two Frog Elders to help and activated Sage Mode, he was still severely wounded and defeated, and the two Frog Elders returned to Mount Myōboku injured.
"Jiraiya-sensei, it's time to send you off. In the face of a god's power, mere mortals like you cannot resist.
The World is like a child; I will teach it Pain so that it can grow, just like we once did."
One of Asura Path's hands transformed into a metal saw blade, about to finish off Jiraiya.
However, at this moment, Jiraiya sighed:
"It seems I have no choice but to use the Flying Thunder God Technique this time!"
Using his last bit of Chakra, Jiraiya once again activated a summoning Ninjutsu.
Meanwhile, Pain's voice was cold as he said:
"Jiraiya-sensei, stop struggling. Those toads can't save you."
"But I'm not summoning toads this time!"
Jiraiya shouted, and a young figure appeared before him.
"How dare you ambush me? Die!"
As soon as Adam appeared, he noticed Asura Path Pain behind him, lunging with the saw blade. He immediately turned around and easily caught the incoming saw blade with two fingers.
Then, with a lightning-fast heart-piercing kick, he delivered a fatal blow to Asura Path Pain, creating a large hole in his stomach and instantly killing him.
"Such powerful Taijutsu!"
Hidden atop the Village's high tower, Nagato, who was secretly controlling the Six Paths of Pain, raised an eyebrow at the sight.
To instantly defeat the offensive-specialist Asura Pain so easily, the helper Jiraiya-sensei summoned this time possessed impossibly strong Taijutsu.
"What's wrong, Nagato? Did Jiraiya-sensei escape?"
Konan, who was guarding Nagato's main body, asked with a complicated look in her eyes, noticing Nagato's unusual expression.
Having been gentle since childhood, deep down, she naturally didn't want Jiraiya, who was like a father to her, to die. However, the experiences of these past years, Yahiko's death, and Nagato's current state were all because of her.
Therefore, whatever Nagato wanted to do now was what she had to do, even if it meant killing Jiraiya.
"It's nothing. There was an unexpected turn, but it will be resolved quickly."
Nagato replied with a cold voice.
After dealing with Asura Path Pain, Adam turned to Jiraiya:
"See? If you had summoned me earlier, you wouldn't have gotten hurt. Why bother?"
In fact, after arranging the time with Jiraiya yesterday, he had been waiting on Mount Myōboku for Jiraiya to summon him twenty minutes prior.
However, Jiraiya first summoned Gamaken, then two Frog Elders, and only summoned him when he was truly on the verge of death.
"Hahaha, I just didn't want to trouble you. If I could handle it myself, I would have.
I just didn't expect Pain to be so strong."
The thick-skinned Jiraiya didn't take offense, quickly bringing the atmosphere back with a hearty laugh:
"Adam, we don't need to fight them head-on. Use your flying Ninjutsu to get me out of here. I've already gathered most of the intelligence, so there's no need to risk fighting him anymore."
In the recent battle, the Six Paths of Pain had defeated him without even fully engaging, although there was an intelligence disadvantage, it still indicated that Nagato's power indeed exceeded normal levels.
Furthermore, since they were not far from Amegakure, a command from Nagato would bring a large number of Amegakure Ninja into the fray.
So, even though he knew Adam's strength was not weaker than his own, he still decided that it was safest to retreat to the Village first and relay the intelligence.