I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 115 Heavenly Curse Seal - Status 1

Outside Konoha Village, the battle between the two colossal beasts, Manda and Gamabunta, was so intense that it shook the earth. These large summoning beasts were war machines, and the sheer scale of the battle naturally attracted countless Konoha ninjas who were rushing to the scene. They all believed that Lord Jiraiya had caught up with Lord Orochimaru, and that the battle taking place was a clash between the three legendary Sannin.

Ding ding~

After a fierce battle in the forest, Jiraiya's hands were starting to go numb. He looked up at the kid in front of him in shock. "Kid, you haven't learned any of Orochimaru's techniques, have you? How about you join me, the Toad Sage?"

Despite his seemingly unreliable nature, Jiraiya has his own fighting style and personal charm. This casual personality may seem relaxing, but it's actually a means to gather more information.

Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!

No sooner had he finished speaking than several venomous snakes suddenly sprang from the other person's sleeve, their jaws gaping wide, and attacked with lightning speed. This sight terrified Jiraiya, who exclaimed in anger, "Kid! You think you can just come like that?"

It has to be said that Jiraiya's quirky fighting style makes it easy for people to relax and be on guard. Even Uchiha Yoru, who was fighting, couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. He was also secretly shocked. As expected of the Legendary Sannin, each of them had a different fighting style and unique characteristics.

"Jiraiya! You can stay here."

Seeing the stubborn brat before him, Jiraiya smiled as he fought back. "Kid, I'm one of the Three Legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage, and a teammate of your teacher. Why don't you let me go and bring Orochimaru back, and we can go back to Konoha together and clear things up?"

Seeing that Jiraiya was still trying to use psychological tactics, Uchiha Yoru feigned anger and distrust, roaring, "Shut up! Go back to the village? Do you want to be betrayed again?"

"Orochimaru-sensei trusted you too much. He even said that at worst he would suffer the same fate as White Fang, and that he would just follow Jiraiya's example and never return to the village. But what happened? Look at the village's current orders. Can he wash his hands of the matter if he goes back? Do you have to force Orochimaru-sensei to commit seppuku like White Fang before you'll stop?"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru looked furious and betrayed, his Sharingan with its three tomoe spinning wildly. Jiraiya, seeing this, was startled, and his anger surged. White Fang! Orochimaru! Damn it, those old bastards.

Oops!

The force suddenly increased the moment they clashed, and in an instant the kunai in his hand was cut in half. Jiraiya hurriedly raised his arm to block with his metal arm guard. When the Kusanagi sword cut the kunai and struck his arm, the force surged, and at the same time, his opponent kicked him in the abdomen.

Boom!

Jiraiya grunted and was kicked dozens of meters away. After tumbling and landing awkwardly, he showed an angry expression. "Kid! I'm getting serious."

Fire Release: Flame Bullet

Jiraiya had just landed after a somersault when he had already formed hand seals, and a huge fireball shot out from his mouth. Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru's pupils shrank; the Kage-level ninjutsu mastery of this technique was too strong.

He quickly formed hand seals—Si-Hai-Xu—and slammed them onto the ground. Instantly, with a thunderous roar, a thick earthen wall rose from the ground, with snake head patterns carved on it.

Earth escape·Earth flow wall

Seeing the opponent's defensive measures from a distance, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel a look of admiration in his eyes. This kid has such a fast reaction speed, and he can release ninjutsu even faster.

Don't underestimate his C-rank ninjutsu. His fireball is no ordinary fire jutsu. It contains a rich amount of chakra oil. Once the enemy tries to dodge this ninjutsu, the fireball explodes under his control, and the damage from the exploding oil is all-encompassing.

Therefore, the best way for ordinary ninjas to deal with this ninjutsu is to defend rather than dodge.

Boom!

The fiery bullet slammed into the earthen wall, its immense power destroying the snake head carving. Jiraiya couldn't help but twitch at the sight. "Kid, a snake head carved into an earthen wall? Orochimaru actually took in an artistic student like you."

However, before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya's pupils contracted, and he shouted in shock, "Orochimaru, you've told this brat all my information! Damn it!"

After unleashing Earth Flow Wall, Uchiha Yoru didn't stop. Instead, he took out a thick stack of explosive tags from his weapon pouch and slammed them against the wall. Then, after a backflip and a jump, he slammed his hands into the ground, causing an even larger earthen wall to rise up.

As the earthen wall rose, this earthen wall differed from the previous ones not only in that it was larger and thicker, but also, most importantly, in that it was not connected to the earth.

Uchiha Yoru shoved the massive earthen wall in front of him with all his might. The wall was sent flying by the force and crashed into the wall in front of him. At the same time, the explosive tags flashed with a huge light.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the explosive force of the detonating tags shattered the earthen wall in front of them into fragments. To Jiraiya's astonishment, he saw countless flying stones stained with the oil from his fireballs, creating a rain of sparks that swept across the sky like a torrential downpour.

Ninja Technique: Needle Jizo

Suddenly, under the stimulation of chakra, his long white hair hardened and enlarged instantly, enveloping him. This was a ninjutsu of all-around defense, and also a secret defensive ninjutsu unique to Jiraiya.

Rumble~

Pebbles stained with his oil poured down like a torrential downpour, piercing and breaking the surrounding tree trunks with their immense force, while flames roared on.

The fire rain came quickly and went quickly. After the fire rain subsided, Jiraiya slowly gathered his long hair and couldn't help but gasp. "Orochimaru has taught you all the war ninjutsu that Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) is good at using."

However, the next moment, the sound of a thousand birds chirping resounded throughout the heavens and earth. At that moment, when Jiraiya saw Uchiha Yoru's figure, a look of shock appeared on his face. Danger! He sensed a dangerous aura.

"This is it! This is it!"

Jiraiya stared in shock at Uchiha Yoru in the distance. The kid's appearance had changed drastically. Or rather, a three-tomoe curse mark on his neck was burning hot and slowly spreading across his body. Black flame patterns covered half of his body, especially his cheeks, which were covered with such flame curse marks.

"Cursed Seal! Orochimaru is using his own students for human experimentation!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Jiraiya was shocked and then enraged. He knew that human experimentation was a dark aspect of every large village, and he couldn't stop it, but he absolutely wouldn't allow his own people to be used for experiments, as it violated his ninja code.

Heavenly Curse Seal - Status 1

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru revealed an evil smile. Under the power of the cursed seal, his speed and strength were greatly amplified. Although it was not perfect, this power was truly formidable.

"Human experimentation? Hah, aren't you the ones who experimented on your own village's ninjas!"

As if influenced by the cursed seal, Uchiha Yoru's aura became even more evil and violent. After roaring, his figure instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and flashed past.

Using the village's ninjas for experiments? Jiraiya was shocked at this moment. He knew that the other party was talking about the higher-ups. At the same time, when faced with the enhanced Chidori attack, Jiraiya's expression also became solemn.

If he is careless now, he might really be hurt by the other party. This kid is now capable of hurting him.

At the same time, he also understood why the brat's power had suddenly increased; it was probably all due to the blessing of this cursed seal.

Earth escape·Earth flow wall

With a clap of his hands, a massive, thick earthen wall instantly appeared in front of him. Lightning Release counters Earth Release! The lightning-fast attack only resulted in a flash of electricity before the massive, thick earthen wall was easily pierced as if it were made of paper, barely hindering the figure's charging speed.

After breaking through the earthen wall, there was no one in sight. Just as Uchiha Yoruichi was anxiously searching for someone with his three-tomoe Sharingan, Jiraiya's sly laughter came from afar.

"Haha, kid, today I'll teach you a lesson. Powerful ninjutsu is useless if you dodge it, haha."

However, just as Jiraiya was laughing triumphantly, Gamabunta, who was fighting two giant beasts in the distance, roared angrily, "Jiraiya! If you don't come to help, I'm leaving!"

What the hell!

Turning his head, Jiraiya looked at Gamabunta, who was being thrashed by Manda in the distance. Jiraiya's smug smile immediately vanished, and he hurriedly shouted, "Gamabunta, hang in there! I'm coming!"

However, just then, a series of whooshing sounds came from behind. When Jiraiya turned around and saw that it was the brat who had thrown the shuriken, a contemptuous smile appeared in his eyes. However, the next moment, his smile froze.

Shuriken: Shadow Clone Technique

As Uchiha Yoru behind him sneered, he threw out a barrage of shuriken with all his might. At the same time, his hands were already forming hand seals in a dazzling display. In an instant, the shuriken in the distance began to change as they spun, one becoming two, two becoming four.

In an instant, a barrage of shuriken came from behind, and Jiraiya shouted in frustration, "Damn brat, he even knows this ninjutsu!"

But Jiraiya's hands were not slow either. He quickly formed hand seals, and Uchiha Yoru's three-tomoe pupils in the distance suddenly shrank. This seal was!

Spiritual communication!

A huge plume of smoke rose again, and countless shuriken shot into the white smoke, clanging and clashing.

As the thick smoke dissipated, a giant purplish-red toad was revealed, with a "U"-shaped black tattoo on its face. In one hand, it held a pot-lid-shaped shield that blocked the attack of the shuriken, while in the other hand, it held a harpoon covered in thorns.

"Haha, I was actually underestimated by a little brat. Speaking of which, I'm no longer human. The blood and tears that flowed from my anger were once those of the Three Sannin, now I've become a sage, a toad from Mount Myōboku... Ouch!"

As the giant summoning beast was enveloped in smoke, Jiraiya, standing atop its head, once again began his unique speech, shouting in a quirky and comical manner, like a clown. Suddenly, the summoning beast wobbled, causing Jiraiya to lose his balance and fall flat on his face onto the toad.

Seeing this scene from afar, Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye. Although he had long known that Jiraiya was unreliable, you only realize this after actually fighting against someone like him. Even you yourself unknowingly fall into the opponent's rhythm, although this rhythm is somewhat comical.

However, it must be said that the battles against Jiraiya must have been the most psychologically relaxing for the ninjas, and even if they were defeated, they probably wouldn't have felt that much pressure.

Perhaps that's the charm of Jiraiya.

"Although I am clumsy, I will definitely try my best."

"Damn it, Gamaken, don't move around when I'm trying to look cool!" Jiraiya, who was on Gamaken's head, stood up and glared at his summoning beast, scolding it. The scene was as ridiculous as it could be, but it didn't feel out of place at all, as if it was just born that way.

"Damn Jiraiya! I can't hold on much longer."

When Gamabunta saw Jiraiya summon his comrades, he was initially excited and wanted to give Manda a good beating. However, Jiraiya was so focused on showing off that he neglected Gamabunta. In a moment of carelessness, Manda wrapped its arms around Gamabunta's neck and strangled him. Gamabunta's face turned red with frustration. This time, he was really anxious. If he could hold on any longer, he would have to escape back to Mount Myōboku.

Escaping back is a minor matter; being mocked by Manda will be a lifelong disgrace for the toad.

"Gamaken, hurry and help Bunta fight Manda."

Upon seeing Gamabunta being strangled by Manda, Jiraiya knew the urgency of the situation and immediately ordered Gamaken to provide support without hesitation.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru cursed inwardly. Jiraiya was too cunning. Not only was he powerful, but he also had so much combat experience. He forced Yoru to fight alongside Manda with just one Gamaken. Otherwise, Manda, a snake, probably couldn't withstand two giant toads.

Jiraiya excelled at fighting alongside summoned beasts, even surpassing Orochimaru in this aspect, since Manda couldn't perform ninjutsu, while Gamabunta's cooperation with Jiraiya was extremely powerful.

Gamaken, wielding a harpoon covered in thorns, thrust it directly at Manda's ferocious serpent head. Just as Manda roared furiously, attempting to bite Gamabunta, Uchiha Yoru, seeing this from afar, angrily shouted, "Manda! Get out of the way!"

This Manda is just like that—unruly, disobedient, and often relies on its strength to rampage recklessly.

As expected, Manda, enraged, paid no heed to Uchiha Yoru's roar. He was the kind of person who would even confront Orochimaru.

But just then, a loud whooshing sound came from behind. Jiraiya turned around and his eyes widened in shock. He hurriedly shouted, "Gamaken! Behind you!"

Seeing that Manda was disobedient, he couldn't afford to lose such a key combatant. Just then, Gamabunta's huge short sword was right next to him. Suddenly, his body crackled with lightning, and Uchiha Yoru roared, kicking the huge short sword hard. Instantly, the short sword was uprooted from the ground, kicking up a cloud of dirt, and went straight for Gamabunta's back.

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