The next moment, Nagato waved his hand and knocked Hyuga Hinata unconscious.
This increasingly youthful and beautiful female ninja hadn't even had a chance to react before she fainted with her Byakugan showing.
Hyuga Hinata never imagined... that the powerful enemy before her would stoop so low as to ambush and knock her out!
After seeing Hyuga Hinata faint, Nagato slowly clasped his hands together and murmured, "Earth Release: Hidden Earth Dragon Jutsu!"
In an instant, Nagato's figure plunged into the ground.
This jutsu allowed him to silently lurk near the battlefield.
On the battlefield.
Jiraiya drove back the Deva Path of Pain using Frog Kata.
Perhaps because Jiraiya felt they held the advantage alongside Uzumaki Naruto, he spoke in a deep voice, attempting to persuade, "Nagato, enough people have died for this war. Don't be stubborn! Is this really what you want..."
"Jiraiya Sensei."
The Deva Path of Pain interrupted Jiraiya.
The next moment, the Deva Path of Pain's body started to float, continuing in a deep voice, "There's no need for more words between us. I won't give you another chance, nor will I waste my time anymore."
Uehara Naraku has already captured the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki.
Now everyone in Akatsuki is waiting for the Nine-tail.
The Deva Path of Pain looked down at Jiraiya, coldly continuing, "Uehara has already breached the Hidden Cloud Village and captured the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki. Once I capture Uzumaki Naruto, the ideal world without war will soon appear."
"..."
Jiraiya's brows furrowed immediately.
This news was undoubtedly a heavy blow to them; if so, Konoha absolutely cannot allow Uzumaki Naruto to face any trouble!
Otherwise, once Nagato collects all nine Tailed Beasts...
The entire Ninja World will be engulfed in terror, whether it's ruled by Nagato or Uchiha Obito.
"Jiraiya Sensei."
The Deva Path of Pain's voice fell from the sky as he slowly spread his hand toward the earth, speaking coldly, "If you can't understand my thoughts, then please start to feel the pain of war from now on!"
The Deva Path of Pain's face gradually fell into shadow under the sunlight, only his Rinnegan visible. His voice grew louder, "When you truly feel the pain, you'll realize my approach is so correct!"
"Your chakra..."
Jiraiya watched as the chakra inside the Deva Path grew more immense, his expression changing gradually, "He wants to prepare an even more powerful repulsive force..."
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasen Shuriken!"
Uzumaki Naruto finally raised his hand and tossed his Rasen Shuriken toward the airborne Pain, forcing the Deva Path of Pain to prematurely use Almighty Push!
"Truly a disciple of Jiraiya Sensei..."
The Deva Path of Pain hastily extended his hand, expending the chakra he had just gathered to unleash a vast repulsive force, "Although the jutsu's power is still far from my expectation, it's more than enough to deal with you... Almighty Push!"
A mighty repulsive force descended from the sky!
Jiraiya swiftly clasped his hands together, whispering, "Summoning Jutsu!"
The pink toad stomach wall quickly adhered to him and Uzumaki Naruto, enveloping their bodies in its softness, riding the wave of repulsive force!
Though the toad stomach wall was far inferior to the body of Katsuyu Sage, it greatly mitigated the damage they received.
Once the repulsive force of Almighty Push ended, Jiraiya rapidly disengaged the summoning, unwilling to waste any time, "The stronger the jutsu's power, the longer Nagato needs to recover, now's the opportunity!"
The next moment, Jiraiya's soles tightly gripped the ground, ignoring his body's injuries, leveraging the frog's jump power beneath his feet to leap high.
Taking advantage of surprise, the Deva Path of Pain was sharply knocked down from the sky by Jiraiya!
"Sage Art: Super-Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
A Rasengan was promptly pressed onto the Deva Path of Pain!
Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto's movements were seamless, just as they had secretly planned their tactic, first finding a way to force the enemy to use powerful repulsive force attacks to extend the jutsu's cooldown.
This way, they had ample time to launch their attack.
Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto saw the Deva Path of Pain slowly fall after being struck, and the two of them were finally able to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Jiraiya slowly extracted a black rod from the Deva Path of Pain's body and said in a low voice, "Yahiko would never have become like this, Nagato, you've defiled your friend's corpse!"
Jiraiya grabbed the black rod and inserted it into his own body, enduring the pain, murmuring, "Next, it's finally the original body... let me sense this distance..."
Jiraiya's expression changed dramatically!
Just as Uzumaki Naruto was feeling somewhat confused, Jiraiya suddenly pushed his disciple aside, shoving Uzumaki Naruto away!
Black rods suddenly flew from below!
Seven or eight black rods pierced Jiraiya's back, the sudden underground ambush leaving anyone completely unresponsive!
"Jiraiya Sensei..."
A red-haired figure slowly emerged from the ground, watching Jiraiya's tall body collapse, softly saying, "You once said never to lower your guard under any circumstances!"
It was the original body controlling the Pain of Six Paths, Nagato.
No one had expected Nagato to lurk underground beneath the battlefield!
Jiraiya gritted his teeth, controlling his neck, slowly turning his head to glance at Nagato, then towards the stunned Uzumaki Naruto.
In this life, he would take in the child of prophecy from the Great Toad Sage as his disciple, and guide this disciple in growth.
Nagato.
Minato.
Naruto.
Or some other person?
Who truly is the child of prophecy?
Jiraiya had always pondered this question, believing he'd live a long time and suspecting he might encounter new disciples.
Until now, on the brink of death.
Only when he dies, there would no longer be other disciples in the future, can he confirm who precisely is the child of prophecy!
Jiraiya suddenly understood everything; those he considered the child of prophecy throughout his life, Namikaze Minato had already sacrificed, Nagato had lost his way.
That leaves only Uzumaki Naruto...
Jiraiya surprisingly smiled in relief, using his last bit of strength to raise his head, looking at Uzumaki Naruto, "No doubt... it's you... Naruto... so your brother... is in your hands."