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Chapter 155 Battle Against Jiraiya (Please Subscribe)

Although the future hero was equally kind-hearted, his rich experience allowed him to see through the various aspects of human nature and gain a profound understanding of human character.

Although he may find many things disagreeable, he doesn't comment on them excessively.

If it were the future Jiraiya, he would already know the answer and would never question Ryuji about it.

After all, it's war, and killing is perfectly normal.

If I don't kill you, I will be killed.

It's impossible for no one to not understand such a simple truth.

And Jiraiya before him... he was equally aware of this. But having not yet seen through the true nature of humanity, he still harbored naive fantasies in his heart, and in many ways was still the same as Naruto.

He knew why Ryuji did this, but he couldn't accept reality and was filled with resentment.

He questioned Ryuji, not about why he killed Nagato and the others, but about why he started the war.

He knew war was inevitable, but influenced by the Toad God's prophecy, he firmly believed there was a way to achieve peace.

He himself did not know how to bring about peace, so he placed his hopes on the prophesied son.

But now, the prophesied son on whom he placed his hopes is dead.

So he came to question Ryuji, hoping to get a different answer and find hope for peace in that different answer.

But Ryuji didn't have a different answer!

If Jiraiya were to ask him if the world could ever achieve true peace, his answer would always be no.

My understanding may differ from that of others in the ninja world, but the result is the same.

Jiraiya wouldn't understand this at that time.

In the end, if you can't come up with an answer that he can accept, you'll eventually end up fighting over the pain of losing your disciple.

If the result is the same anyway, then there's no need to waste words.

……

Upon hearing this answer, Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, his eyes revealing undisguised disappointment.

Although I didn't expect to get the answer I wanted from the beginning, I was just asking out of wishful thinking.

But when you finally get the answer, you're bound to be disappointed.

"I see."

Jiraiya took a deep breath, his gaze calmly fixed on Ryuji. "In that case, you'd better bear the wrath of an incompetent master who has lost his disciple!"

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands together, and his chest swelled up.

[Fire Release: Flame Bullet!]

A blazing flame spewed from its mouth and spread, instantly engulfing the area where Long Er and the others were.

"Lord Auki!"

Wanlijiang and the other Sand Village ninjas who had just arrived happened to witness this scene and couldn't help but shout.

"Don't make a fuss."

Ryuji's steady voice came from the flames, accompanied by hissing sounds and rising steam.

Within the flames, moisture in the air coalesced into waves, counterattacking the flames and rushing towards Jiraiya.

"Jump up!"

Jiraiya shouted, and the giant toad beneath his feet bent its limbs and leaped up more than ten meters high like a spring.

"Use oil!"

Jiraiya gave the order again, simultaneously forming hand seals: "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Amidst the raging flames, the toad spewed forth a torrent of oil, which collided in mid-air, causing the flames to expand instantly and burn even more intensely and thickly. The fire engulfed an area of ​​several meters in radius, the terrifying heat illuminating the sky and causing the air temperature to rise rapidly.

This is a flame that even water cannot extinguish.

but……

"Completely pointless!"

Ryuji stepped out calmly, opened his arms, aimed at the flames, and absorbed them all.

—Chakra absorption.

He has now learned this ninjutsu that was once developed, and the first time he used it was to deal with a fire jutsu mixed with oil.

"It can absorb chakra!"

Jiraiya's expression changed, and he immediately commanded, "Then let's use physical attacks and suppress them like this."

The giant toad spread its limbs and fell from the sky, then immediately sprang up and slapped at Long Er.

Ryuji remained calm, clasped his hands together, and shouted, "Earth Release: Fang Forest!"

bang bang bang! ! !

The dense stone pillars suddenly rose up, facing the toad.

Jiraiya was startled and quickly dispelled the summoning jutsu.

The giant toad vanished into thin air as smoke, avoiding being riddled with holes, but Jiraiya was thrown into the stone spikes by inertia.

He remained calm and clasped his hands together in a mudra.

[The Art of Unleashing a Lion's Mane!]

His wild white hair suddenly grew out, instantly reaching over ten meters in length, and wrapped around a large tree in the distance, pulling him towards it.

call out!

The air howled sharply as Ryuji caught up from behind.

Jiraiya laughed heartily, his white hair loosened from the tree roots and retracted, covering his body like a hedgehog's fur. The hair split outwards into needles, each one standing upright with a cold metallic gleam. Just one glance was enough to make one want to back away, afraid of bumping into them.

But Ryuji was fearless, wearing the Super Combat Life Fiber Gloves and clenching his fist to punch Jiraiya's head.

Duang!

With a metallic clang, a fist struck the spikes, sending sparks flying. The powerful force crushed the spikes and, through the hardened hair, punched Jiraiya in the face, sending him flying.

bang bang bang! ! !

Jiraiya bounced a few times on the ground after his flip, regained his balance, and jumped up as he landed on his last fall.

He stared intently at Ryuji, his gaze becoming more serious than ever before.

He is a traditional ninja who is skilled in using ninjutsu of various attributes. In battle, he usually uses ninjutsu and summoning beasts to cooperate and assist each other, generating huge destructive power against the enemy.

However, Ryuji's ability to absorb chakra effectively blocked most of his ninjutsu.

Secondly, he is also skilled in ninjutsu of different attributes, and has strong chakra support, which gives him an advantage against large summoning beasts.

He's practically the nemesis of ninjas like him.

but……

"The revenge for my disciples cannot go unavenged. Even though Nagato and the others died in a merciless war, the murderer is right before my eyes. How can I, as their teacher, remain indifferent?"

Jiraiya found it difficult, but he was not discouraged at all.

He took a deep breath and charged towards Long Er.

Since ninjutsu and summoning beasts are ineffective, let's rely on taijutsu.

Although physical combat is not his forte, it is the only way to win now. Even though it is not his area of ​​expertise, he has no choice but to give it his all.

Seeing Jiraiya rushing towards him, Ryuji couldn't help but smile, and then went to meet him.

boom!

The fists collided in mid-air, with roughly equal force.

After testing each other and roughly estimating each other's strength, they held back and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks at each other.

To be honest, although Jiraiya was not good at taijutsu, his taijutsu skills were not bad. It was just that his taijutsu was a little weaker than his ninjutsu, but it was still top-notch.

The two dodged and weaved in the open space in front of the mansion, exchanging punches and kicks, engaging in a physical combat that would terrify even ordinary ninjas.

(End of this chapter)