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Bunta's right hand, gripping the katana in a reverse grip, trembled slightly. He removed his pipe and spoke solemnly to Jiraiya:

"Jiraiya, I can't hold out against this guy for long. Use this time to use your Sage Mode."

"Naruto..." (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context.) With Naruto's safety in mind, Jiraiya nodded decisively and agreed to Gamabunta's idea.

"Okay, please, Bunta."

After saying that, Jiraiya jumped off Gamabunta's head, quickly retreated to a distance from Gamabunta, and then bit his finger to begin forming hand seals.

"I'm sorry to trouble you again, boss and big sister."

Hai-Xu-You...

Having just formed three hand seals, Jiraiya suddenly sensed danger behind him. He quickly abandoned the hand seals and jumped several times, leaping to the top of a tree to dodge.

Almost the instant he left, the ground where he had been standing was filled with countless shurikens.

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique?! Orochimaru!!"

He would never mistake this move; it was a ninjutsu created by his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, inspired by the Shadow Clone Technique.

He immediately guessed the identity of the person who attacked him through this ninjutsu.

As expected, Orochimaru slowly emerged from the shadows behind a large tree.

He looked at Jiraiya, who was standing on the branch of an inner tree, looking wary.

Orochimaru slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile, opened his arms, and said:

"Long time no see, Jiraiya. Are you satisfied with my greeting?"

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Jiraiya's heart sank the moment he saw Orochimaru.

Right now, both the One-Tailed Beast and the Nine-Tailed Beast are going berserk. Sarutobi-sensei and Gamabunta won't be able to hold out for much longer. If Orochimaru stops him, Konoha will be in danger.

"Wait, Orochimaru, did you do all this? Did you release the One-Tailed and Nine-Tailed?"

The sudden rampage of the two tailed beasts was already suspicious, but then Orochimaru jumped out to stop him.

He naturally connected the two things and pinned the blame on Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback when he heard Jiraiya blame him for the tailed beast's rampage.

With his abilities, the one-tailed fox's seal was nothing to him, and as for the nine-tailed fox's seal, given the sealing techniques of the "400" Uzumaki clan that he had seen before, he could break it if given some time.

The problem is, this time the tailed beast went berserk and it really had little to do with him.

He also found it strange and suspected that there might be a mastermind behind it all.

However, even though Orochimaru didn't do it, that didn't stop him from making things mysterious.

Meeting Jiraiya's icy gaze, he smiled lightly, spread his hands, and said in a relaxed tone:

"Who knows? You can decide if it is or it isn't. But it's also possible that the two tailed beasts have finally reunited and are eager to see their old friends, just like us."

"Shut up, Orochimaru! Do you think we're still friends?!"

You're completely hopeless. Do you know how much damage the rampage of the two tailed beasts will cause to Konoha?

Since you've harmed Konoha, don't blame me for showing no mercy to my teammates and finishing you off right here.

As he spoke, Jiraiya slowly raised his hands, preparing to form hand seals.

Orochimaru frowned slightly, then smiled disdainfully.

"Even someone who was once at the bottom of the class can now say such things with such audacity."

In that case, why don't you give it a try?

After saying that, he suddenly stretched out his arm.

Latent Shadow Snake Hand!

Jiraiya quickly completed the hand seals the moment Jiraiya made his move.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet!!

As the two unleashed their ninjutsu, the battle officially began.

At this moment, Gamabunta was in a very difficult situation. After jumping back and creating distance between himself and Kurama, he hurriedly spat out his Water Gun to buy time.

Although Gamabunta managed to temporarily restrain Kurama by using his powerful jumping ability to move around, Kurama was simply too strong, and Gamabunta had no confidence that he could hold him off for long.

Several more minutes passed, and seeing that Jiraiya had not yet returned, Bunta couldn't help but curse inwardly.

That bastard Jiraiya, if he doesn't come back soon, I'm about to break down.

In just a moment of distraction, the Nine-Tails had already rushed over, its sharp claws once again reaching for Bunta's head, although Bunta reacted in time and managed to block it with his katana.

But then, Nine-Tails lashed out with a tail whip, its nine thick tails striking simultaneously, sending Bunta flying.

Flying in mid-air, Bunta could no longer hold on and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Jiraiya, I can't go on anymore, I have to go back!"

After saying that, with a loud bang, it left a huge cloud of smoke behind and returned to Mount Myōboku.

Jiraiya, who was being held back by Orochimaru, instantly changed his expression. Despite the damage from Orochimaru stabbing a bloody hole in his shoulder with the Kusanagi sword, he gritted his teeth and formed hand seals to summon the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima.

"Boss, Big Sister, there's no time to explain! Buy me some time!"

As soon as Fukasaku was summoned, he jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulder.

Seeing Orochimaru before it and the terrifying chakra faintly emanating from afar, it immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and called out to Shima Sage:

"Honey, use that trick."

Zhima nodded, and the two toads, without much further communication, immediately prepared to work together to unleash their croaking.

When Orochimaru saw the two old toads, he already knew things were going to turn out badly.

Even before the two sages made their move, Orochimaru had already left behind a clone, while his main body burrowed underground and fled.

Sensing that Orochimaru's true form had left, the two sages immediately stopped what they were doing.

The Orochimaru clone who remained simply smiled upon seeing this.

"It seems our sparring session has to end here."

But that's enough. After this disaster, Konoha can no longer hold onto its position as the number one ninja village.

"War is about to begin. Perhaps we'll meet again someday, Jiraiya."

After saying that, the clone sneered and turned into a puddle of dirt.

Jiraiya, who was closing his eyes and fully entering Sage Mode, frowned slightly, worried about the situation with the Third Hokage. However, he quickly dismissed his distractions and gathered his Sage Chakra again under Fukasaku's reprimand.

After Bunta left, Kurama scoffed dismissively.

"You damn toad, one day I'll find your lair and slaughter you all."

With a muttered curse, it immediately shook its large head and began searching for Jiraiya's whereabouts.

It had no intention of letting go of the Fourth Hokage's teacher.

But just then, a huge explosion and Shukaku's angry roar suddenly came from afar.

"You nasty ants, just die!!"

That idiot, he hasn't even finished off his opponent yet? He's incredibly weak.

Despite her disdain, Kurama still began searching for Jiraiya and turned to run towards Shukaku.

"Stupid raccoon, if you don't want to be sealed away by humans again, cooperate with me!!!"

"What? You stinky fox, what are you saying? I don't need you. I can still fight my way out of here."

Despite its stubbornness, Shukaku, remembering its years of being sealed and imprisoned, tacitly abandoned the Third Hokage and other Konoha ninjas who had been entangled with it, and began to gravitate towards Kurama.

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Chapter 152 Return to the Land of Lightning, the Cloud Ninja Army Strikes!

"Oh no! We can't let them meet up! Everyone, stop them!!"

More and more Konoha ninjas rushed over after hearing the commotion.

But then the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja rushed out and used their lives to block some of the reinforcements.

The third generation, already old and frail, was panting heavily after a brief entanglement with Shukaku.

But for the sake of Konoha, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward, prepared to sacrifice himself for Konoha.

Amidst the chaos in Konoha, no one noticed two figures watching the spectacle with great interest from above.

"Honestly, with the strength these big guys have shown, dealing with a pre-nuclear civilization would be a piece of cake."

Even spacefaring civilizations, without restraint, are helpless against them.

More importantly, they are unkillable; they can slowly revive over time. Such beasts are perfect for being used as cannon fodder.

Liang Bing watched with great interest as the two tailed beasts wreaked havoc in Konoha below, and then shared her analysis.

26. Bits nodded in agreement, even with a hint of regret, and said:

"I should have known better than to send Yugito back. If she had been there when all three tailed beasts were gathered, this farce might have been even more interesting."

"If you want to see her, I can bring her back."

"Forget it, there's no need for that. The two tailed beasts are already enough of a headache for them."

Bitz rejected Liang Bing's suggestion and then lost interest in watching any further, turning to fly towards the Land of Lightning.

After he left, Liang Bing naturally lost the will to watch any longer, so she immediately flapped her wings and followed him, explaining as she stood beside him:

"I took some time to visit Kumogakure a couple of days ago. With your orders and Yukito's endorsement, they accepted the gene serum without much resistance."

"That's for sure. Once Yugito reveals his Sharingan, how many people in this world can resist the allure of the Uchiha Sharingan?"

Bitz answered matter-of-factly, in this ninja world where bloodline and birth mattered most, how many commoner ninjas could possibly rise to prominence?

Most famous ninjas rely on secret techniques and bloodline limits passed down from their ancestors.

The Hidden Cloud Village has always been fond of stealing other villages' secret techniques and bloodlines. Only a fool would refuse the opportunity to obtain the famous Sharingan.

Once injected with the gene serum, these Cloud Ninjas will spontaneously become die-hard loyalists of Bitz under the influence of the serum.

Then, through their persuasive sales pitches and endorsements, those ninjas who were initially hesitant will be swayed and eventually become members of the demon's grunts.

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the border of the Land of Lightning.

Suddenly, Bitts changed direction and swooped down. Liang Bing quickly stopped and adjusted her body to follow.

The Cloud Village border outpost—or rather, it's not quite an outpost, because it currently houses a full 500 elite ninjas, all at least at the Chunin level.

As Bits slowly descended from the sky into the camp, the patrolling and vigilant ninjas immediately spotted him.

"Lord Raikage!!"

At a shout, the entire campsite immediately came alive.

500 people rushed in from all directions, surrounded Bitz, and knelt down on one knee before him with longing in their eyes.

Looking at them, Bitts began to give orders with a blank expression.

"The plan has changed. You will serve as the vanguard to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire, clearing obstacles for the follow-up forces from the Hidden Cloud Village."

The Yun ninja showed no fear, only a desire for the upcoming war.

"Yes!!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Bitz then waved his hand.

"Disperse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the 500 ninjas immediately scattered, crossed the border of the Land of Lightning, entered the territory of the neighboring Land of the Moon, and continued their march towards their target, the Land of Fire.