Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

Jiraiya stood on the ground, looking at the destruction caused by Dust Release, and said with a gloomy face, "Is this the legendary Bloodline Elimination, Dust Release? Particle Style: Detachment Technique?"

"Everyone spread out and fight in small teams."

Jiraiya had no way to counter Dust Release. In order to prevent Onoki's surprise attack from causing the deaths of a large number of Jonin, he could only order the ninjas to act separately.

In this way, even if Onoki takes action, he can only kill one Jonin at a time, minimizing losses.

Beside him, a shadow clone of Jiraiya walked over: "I have already collected the natural energy."

Jiraiya looked at him, formed hand seals, and said, "Thank you."

As the shadow clone disappeared, the natural energy in his body returned to Jiraiya's body.

"Summoning Jutsu!" *Poof*, after a puff of smoke, two toads appeared on Jiraiya's shoulders.

“Jiraiya, let’s get started,” said Shima.

"Please, you two immortals, activate Immortal Mode!"

As Jiraiya formed hand seals, Sage Eyeshadow appeared on his face. His Sage Mode wasn't perfect, but it was still powerful.

In Sage Mode, Jiraiya develops bumps on his nose, sharp teeth, and his fingers and toes transform into long, thin structures resembling a toad—a clear indication of his immature Sage Art.

"Sage Mode? I wonder how it compares to Hashirama Senju's?"

Ōnoki, observing Jiraiya's change, spoke cautiously.

Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet

Jiraiya refined his chakra into oil, and as he spat it out, he used Fire Release to create a giant fireball with a diameter of over three meters that flew towards Onoki.

The fireball obscured Jiraiya's figure, and the intense heat distorted the air.

Onoki easily dodged the fireball using the "Light-Heavy Rock Technique," and with air superiority, few ninjas could hit him.

But when Onoki looked at Jiraiya again, he found that Jiraiya had disappeared.

Chapter 104 Sage Jiraiya VS Third Tsuchikage Onoki

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Hair"

Jiraiya skillfully avoided Onoki's line of sight using Fire Release techniques. He leaped into the air, his white hair growing rapidly like nimble snakes, reaching out to grab Onoki.

Onoki used the Earth Release ninjutsu "Light-Heavy Rock Technique" to fly nimbly in the air, but Jiraiya's long hair was like a persistent leech, relentlessly pursuing him.

"How annoying! Take this, Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet."

As Onoki formed hand seals, an earth dragon rose from the ground and spat out a barrage of mud projectiles at Jiraiya.

Faced with this sudden attack, Jiraiya had no choice but to pull back his long hair.

"Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo."

He hardened his hair into needle-like shapes, wrapping it around himself to form a strong defense.

The mud bullets from the earth dragon struck Jiraiya's white hair, but failed to cause any tremor; the mud bullets vanished as if they had sunk into the sea.

Seeing that Jiraiya's actions were being hindered, Ōnoki formed hand seals again: "Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique".

The earth rose from both sides, and two huge hemispheres came crashing down on Jiraiya.

Jiraiya looked at the giant rock beside him, summoned his natural energy, and said, "Sage Art: Frog Kumite!"

With a loud bang, Onoki's Mountain Earth Technique was interrupted by an invisible hand.

After discovering that conventional Earth Release techniques were ineffective, Onoki decided to go all out and unleash his trump card, an upgraded version of Dust Release: Particle Style.

"Die! Dust Release: Limit Detachment Technique."

Although the Dust Release: Limit Detachment Technique consumes a great deal of energy, it would undoubtedly be worthwhile if this opportunity could be used to kill Jiraiya.

Seeing Onoki's Dust Release technique coming towards him, Jiraiya realized it was too late to dodge. He quickly formed hand seals: "Sage Art: Goemon!"

He concentrated his chakra in his mouth and spat out Sage Chakra Oil. Then, the Sage Fukasaku on his shoulder used Wind Release and the Sage Shima used Fire Release. The three combined to form a raging sea of ​​fire.

The sea of ​​fire collided with the dust escape barrier, creating a violent explosion.

The shockwave from the explosion swept around, and the flames were divided at the point of impact. One side was a sea of ​​fire, while the other side was empty, as everything was disintegrated by the dust escape technique.

"What? It wasn't eliminated by Dust Release? Is this Hashirama Senju's Sage Art?"

Onoki stared at the battlefield in astonishment. He had originally thought that he could eliminate everything with the power of Dust Release, but Jiraiya's Sage Mode had clearly exceeded his expectations.

He was unaware of the specific lineage of Sage Techniques, assuming that Jiraiya obtained them from Konoha. He also did not know that the natural energy used in Sage Techniques was not among the five elements and was not subject to Dust Release.

Sage Chakra can even block Truth-Seeking Balls, which are part of the Bloodline Limit, let alone Dust Release, which is merely a Bloodline Limit Elimination technique.

Onoki was somewhat exhausted from using Dust Release continuously, but he dared not land, fearing that if he did, he would enter the hunting range of the Yellow Flash.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered something. He looked around the battlefield but couldn't find the yellow-haired figure, which made him feel uneasy.

"Is this just a feint? The Golden Flash isn't here. Where did he go? The camp? Could it be Kannabi Bridge?"

Onoki quickly began to think. A mission worth Konoha using so many frontline ninjas to cover must be a mission that could turn the tide of the battle.

With only the campsite and the Kannabi Bridge in mind, Onoki loudly probed Jiraiya.

"The Golden Flash went to ambush Kannabi Bridge, didn't he? Looks like he's fallen right into my trap."

"Who knows? Maybe it's the camp, maybe it's Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village), it could be anything, right?"

Jiraiya was a seasoned ninja who had experienced countless battles, so naturally he wouldn't be so easily tricked into revealing information.

[Damn it, could Onoki really have an ambush there? Oh well, I can only trust Minato now; he never lets me down.]

Jiraiya's face remained calm, but his thoughts began to wander with worry.

Onoki landed on a hill and quickly formed hand seals: "Shadow Clone Technique".

He created a clone that flew back to the camp, while he used his main body to hold off Jiraiya.

Onoki rushed back from the battlefield and found everything normal in the camp. He realized that the golden flash's target was most likely Kannabi Bridge.

Damn it, it'll probably be too late if I go now! Oh well, even if it's late, it's better than nothing.

Onoki was anxiously thinking. Although he knew there might not be enough time, he still decided to do his best to help.

Just as Onoki was preparing to send a Jonin to provide support, Jonin Higashi Shijin ran towards him, knelt on one knee, and reported.

"Lord Third Generation, the Golden Flash launched a surprise attack on Kannabi Bridge, and Suma Shi has already led his troops to provide support."

The dead man from the east knelt on one knee and said.

"What? He's already gone to provide support? That's great!"

Onoki felt fortunate that Suma was a veteran Jonin, and with his support, the situation at Kannabihashi should improve.

Higashi looked at Onoki and made a very risky suggestion:

"My lord, the Yellow Flash is not here right now. Why don't we take this opportunity to launch a full-scale attack and crush Konoha's main force in one fell swoop? That way, even if Kannabi Bridge falls, we can continue to fight."

After listening, Onoki hesitated. He was always cautious, as steady as a rock, and rarely took risks.

"This is a golden opportunity! It's too late for us to go and provide support now. We should attack the main battlefield directly and try to achieve as much as possible."

The dead man continued to persuade him.

After hesitating for a moment, Ohnoki finally made up his mind.

"Pass on my order: the entire army is to attack, and Lao Zi will also be deployed with us."

"Yes!" Higashi nods in agreement and then relays Onoki's order to the entire army.

After everything was over, he quietly left the Iwa ninja camp when no one was paying attention and disappeared without a trace.

Just then, another man who looked exactly like him led his team back to the camp.

After hearing the mobilization order, he joined in.

In the distance, the figure of the Eastern Dead Man twisted and turned into a white humanoid object, which was none other than White Zetsu under Uchiha Madara.

"Now neither side should have the resources to support the other side, right? Everything is going according to Lord Madara's plan."

White Zetsu was secretly pleased with himself. His plan had successfully focused the attention of Konoha and Iwa ninja on the current battlefield, leaving them no time to worry about threats elsewhere.

With a laugh from Bai Jue, he slowly sank into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

White Zetsu's actions were so silent that no one could detect them.

The ninjas on both sides of the main battlefield remained completely unaware of the conspiracy. They were focused on the battle at hand, unaware that they might have become pawns in a larger conspiracy.

Chapter 105 Tell me, how do you want to die? This is a personal matter now.

After arranging the entire army's attack, Onoki dispelled his shadow clones.

Based on the information transmitted by his shadow clones, he quickly made tactical adjustments, drawing Jiraiya away from the main battlefield.

In the battle between Onoki and Jiraiya, although Jiraiya had a slight advantage in strength, Onoki easily restrained Jiraiya by using his Light-Heavy Rock Technique to fly.

He knew very well that as time went on, the continuous fighting would take a toll on his chakra, but for now he still held the upper hand on the battlefield.

After Jiraiya was lured away, the Iwa ninja army quickly pressed forward, led by Jonin Higashi Shiki and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi.

As a Lava Release ninja and Jinchuriki, Roshi was not good at teamwork, so he charged at the Konoha ninjas alone.

With a loud roar, "Lava Release Chakra Mode!" a tail extended from Roshi's back.

High-temperature lava emanated from his entire body, enveloping him and melting everything it touched.

Whether it was the earth, the forests, or humankind, all were treated equally under Lao Zi's rampage, reduced to scorched earth.

Many Konoha ninjas were struck by his lava and slowly died under the intense heat.

After a series of charges, Lao Zi stopped in the center of the battlefield and began to observe the situation.

The Konoha ninjas were caught off guard by the surprise attack from the Iwa ninja reinforcements, but their superior quality of ninjas allowed them to adapt quickly.

After realizing that reinforcements had arrived from Iwa, they discovered that Onoki and Jiraiya had left the main battlefield, so they united several squads and fought together against the Iwa ninja.

The team that performed the best was led by Nobuhiko Tsukikage. With Iori's help, all three members of the team had reached Jonin level, and with the help of the talisman, they were like fish in water on the battlefield.

This outstanding performance naturally caught Lao Zi's attention.

"Molten Release: Scorching River Rock Technique".