Uchiha's Counterattack

——Boom!

Jiraiya stood up in the smoke of the explosion, then breathed flames and rushed towards the enemy.

"Ahem!"

Jiraiya finally got rid of the group attack and rejoined his troops. However, it was hard to be optimistic that almost every Konoha ninja was injured. More than half needed to stop bleeding and replenish chakra, and the remaining half were already exhausted.

He looked exhausted.

In that case, even if he fell to the ground and died suddenly, it would be natural, Jiraiya thought.

——Now, even if I leave it to Tsunade, I'm afraid it won't be much better.

Jiraiya frowned and turned to face forward.

The Kumo ninjas at the foot of the mountain seemed to realize that the next moment would be a decisive blow. They began to gather their troops and gather strength, probably hoping to resolve the battle in one fell swoop with their numbers.

Have we reached the end of our rope?

After an arduous and cruel battle, with less than two hundred ninjas, the forward troops of the Kumo ninja were blocked here for nearly two days. Although they failed in the end, in this way, even if they died, they should be considered a hero.

Already?

Jiraiya's face was gloomy and his eyes were fierce, like a wounded beast.

After wiping the blood and sweat on his face, Jiraiya no longer had any illusions about surviving. With being surrounded from all sides, he just wanted to protect the seedlings behind him and the guardian Tsuna.

The hand allowed them to escape.

As for your own affairs?

Jiraiya slowly closed his eyes.

...The value of a ninja's life is not determined by how he lives, but by what he does before he dies.

Looking back on the past, my life is full of failures. I was constantly rejected by Tsunade, failed to prevent my friends from betraying me, and even failed to protect my apprentice and master. Compared with the great achievements of the past Hokage, I am like a frog in the well, and they are insignificant.

matter.

But I also want to die for the greatness of the village like the previous Hokages.

Whether a story is exciting or not depends on the ending, and failure is also a kind of ending. Maybe this is what life wants.

But I hope even more to achieve great achievements that can heal all the failures in the past, and to die as a great ninja.

So now should be the opportunity.

Jiraiya slowly raised his head, the blue sky - it was so free.

Just as the three generations of old men said, where there are flying leaves, there must be fire burning. The sacrifices of the previous generations are not only death, but also become nutrients for the new leaves, repeated over and over again, passed down from generation to generation.

——It is the will of fire.

And now it must be the time for him, the Immortal of Mt. Myoboku, to sacrifice his own life to stand in for these young Konoha buds to gain a glimmer of hope.

Sacrifice yourself and implement the way of ninja. It is time for the mad ghosts of the Sannin of Konoha to repeat the path of their predecessors and give the young sprouts a glimmer of hope.

"You guys, go to the cave and stay with Tsunade, and then when the signal comes, rush out of the encirclement with her. I will clear the way for you in front -"

"Jiraiya-sama!?"

The firmness and determination in Jiraiya's tone could be clearly felt by any Konoha ninja. Their eyes were red and bloodshot as they roared.

"That's enough, live your life well, and when you see that Uchiha bastard in Konoha Village again, don't do unnecessary things. Although Konoha ninjas have lost all, the foundation is still there. As long as there are still Konoha people in the village

People, sooner or later, small saplings will grow into big trees in the sky."

"Ah hahaha, although it is a pity that Konoha has lost such a handsome guy like me. But there are some of you who are pretty good-looking. Live well and publicize to the people in the village the heroic appearance of Mt. Myoboku Sage Jiraiya.

Ah ha ha ha ha!”

Jiraiya looked determined. He glanced at the cloud ninjas. Usually, it would take a long time to summon the two immortals to help him balance the magic chakra in his body. But it doesn't matter now. He will sacrifice himself for the sake of the village.

Bet your life on these last 10 minutes.

In 10 minutes, Jiraiya reaches his limit. After that, his body will turn into a toad and then into stone.

But this is also the ending he hoped for.

The frog at the bottom of the well crawled out of the well at the last moment of his life. After seeing the free and vast sky, he died with joy... Hehehahahaha, this is also the ending of failure, but compared to sitting in a dry well, it is already

It's beautiful enough.

"--Snapped!"

Putting his hands together to refine the magic, Jiraiya was about to enter sage mode at the cost of draining his own life force.

Old man, what were you thinking about before you died? Was it regret for your past, or was it hatred of the Uchiha clan and regret for not being able to protect Konoha?

You taught us that the so-called ninja is a person who can endure. I'm really sorry that I can't avenge you. Let's talk about it when we meet later.

Violent chakra burst out from Jiraiya's body, and he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with determination filled with resentment and reluctance towards the Kumo ninja.

"Jiraiya!!"

Tsunade rushed out of the cave with Shizune at this time, she looked at Jiraiya and exclaimed.

"What are you going to do, Jiraiya!" Tsunade's cry-like voice was heard for the first time. She cried out sadly: "Brother, Suan, and the teacher have all left, and even you bastard is going to leave me alone."

Really!? No, I’ve had enough of this kind of thing!”

--Tsunade?

This is the first time I see you crying.

Is it for me?

Ahahaha, then my death has been sublimated at this moment.

But I'm sorry Tsunade, and then——just live.

At that moment, Jiraiya's eyes widened, and he roared with suppressed pain and distorted voice: "Now, it is the sage of Mt. Myoboku, the mad ghost Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas of Konoha, who is fighting for the Kumo ninjas."

When you perform the most passionate bloody dance..."

Countless white lights suddenly fell from the sky like raindrops, interrupting Jiraiya's furious roar, and continued to hit the ground like a swarm of meteors.

It was a white light that was enough to block the sun, and with a fierce roar and a huge explosion, it launched a wild bombardment towards the location where the cloud ninjas were most concentrated.

Six hundred meters above the heads of the Konoha crowd, a figure turned its back to the sun, raising its hands high and facing the Kumo ninjas on the ground.

"Look up and kneel down, mortals."

"Know the power of Uchiha——"

A cyan thunder shadow shot out of the sky on the side of Yun Nin, and a beast's roar came from behind. The two-tailed cat that turned into a tailed beast followed closely behind. Both of them felt the huge threat and rushed straight away.

came out, and the target was directly locked on the figure in the air.

"Yukito, Tailed Beast Bullet!!"

The Fourth Raikage roared with a ferocious face.

"--Roar!!"

"Great Flame Ring: Infinite Scorching Hell."

At that moment, the light covered everything, whether it was the Kumo ninja camp, Konoha's camp, or Jiraiya's twisted and hurt expression, everything was covered by the white light that penetrated the sky and the earth.

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