harleyscars Chapter 114 The consequence of not choosing is losing everything.
Chapter 114 The consequence of not choosing is losing everything.
Chapter 114 The consequence of not choosing is losing everything.
Jiraiya and the two toad sages on his shoulders opened their mouths at the same time and spat out a stream of steam.
A massive amount of toad oil gushed from Jiraiya's mouth, sweeping across the ground like ocean waves.
Wherever it passed, the ground was completely soaked, and even the air became slippery. As the oil surged, the branches of the Wood Release technique creaked and groaned as they were washed away, as if the entire forest was groaning in pain.
A fire dragon burst forth from Shima Sage's mouth. Initially only as thick as an arm, it instantly swelled into a giant flaming python tens of meters long after being enhanced by Fukasaku Sage's Wind Release technique. It let out a deafening roar and plunged into the sea of toad oil, igniting the toad oil that covered the ground.
The three ninjutsu combined and stacked to create an exaggerated effect far surpassing that of compound ninjutsu. When released, it instantly raised the temperature of the battlefield to an exaggerated level.
Space twisted and deformed, and the heat wave formed visible ripples that spread outwards.
Even Wood Release, a unique ninjutsu capable of absorbing chakra, cannot withstand this level of burning.
The once vibrant giant trees twisted and withered in the sea of fire, their bark cracked, and their sap evaporated instantly.
The flames spread wildly along the wood fibers, gradually transforming the entire forest into a hellish landscape from the outside in.
Flames shot into the sky, turning the night sky a blood-red hue.
Standing atop Susanoo's chest, Uchiha An, while clashing weapons with Gamabunta, still had time to watch the raging inferno, and praised with a smile, "Oh, using Sage Mode to counter Wood Release, huh? That's quite a good method!"
"However, unfortunately, my fighting methods are no longer limited to Susanoo and Wood Release!"
Uchiha An pulled down the sleeve of his left arm, revealing the eye on his left shoulder. He activated his chakra, and the Mangekyou Sharingan inside began to spin rapidly.
"Takemikazuchi!"
A black beam of chakra shot straight into the sky, tearing the clear night sky apart, and the clouds gathered wildly at a speed that defied the laws of nature.
The once clear sky transformed into a churning ocean of thunderstorms within seconds, with incandescent lightning flashing and leaping through the clouds.
Suppressed thunder rumbled deep within the clouds, like the low growl of an ancient beast.
Soon, these bolts of lightning coalesced and rapidly transformed into a massive thunder dragon, which swooped down from the sky towards Jiraiya.
As the thunder dragon passed by, it cut through thorns and brambles, shattering the already charred trees and carving out a scorched path in the raging sea of fire, revealing Jiraiya's clear figure on the other side.
Jiraiya stopped his hurried steps, quickly formed hand seals again, and slammed them onto the ground.
"Celestial Technique: Triple Rashomon!"
With a loud "boom," giant doors suddenly rose from the ground, blocking the path of the Thunder Dragon.
These giant gates, though different in color, share the same shape. They are all made of thick, black rock, and are adorned with fierce demon masks, their gaping maws revealing fangs. The doors are tightly shut, and metal chains hang from the eaves, with streaks of green natural energy constantly flowing across their surfaces.
The Thunder Dragon was extremely ferocious, smashing through the first sturdy gate with a single headbutt, its momentum unabated, carrying a large amount of earth and stone fragments forward.
The second door held for half a second before the demon statue on it emitted a piercing scream and then shattered.
The thunder dragon crashed heavily into the third Rashomon gate, shattering it with a deafening roar. A large amount of earth and rocks remained piled up in front of the gate, and the surface of the third gate was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, but it was not completely broken.
The enormous shockwave spread in all directions, causing the ground to undulate like waves wherever it passed.
The chakra within the nearby raging fire was forcibly dispersed by the shockwave, turning into a wisp of smoke and dissipating into the air.
Without the interference of flames, the carbonized and withered Wood Release Forest was revitalized.
With a series of "crackling" sounds, the brittle branches disintegrated on the spot, turning into luminous green particles that seeped into the ground, as if providing the earth with new nutrients, nourishing more trees to break through the soil and attack once again.
"Where the leaves dance in the air, the fire will never be extinguished."
"Conversely, where the flames are extinguished, the Wood Release technique continues to thrive."
"Jiraiya, look at the current situation, isn't it quite fitting?"
"Ha ha----"
Accompanied by Uchiha An's maniacal laughter, a lightning dragon once again appeared in the dark clouds in the sky.
Jiraiya frowned deeply, finding the situation extremely troublesome.
He looked from behind An and saw that on the other side, those people hanging under the trees were well protected by An, clearly being used as bait.
"Jiraiya, the bait is right here, are you going to take the bait or not?" An teased cheekily.
"My two immortals, do you have any other methods you can use?" Jiraiya asked in a low voice.
Fukasaku shook his head. "In this situation, only a head-on confrontation will work; all the tricks will be ineffective. Jiraiya, you'd better prepare for a protracted battle!"
"I'm afraid there won't be that time!" Shima interjected. "Kakashi's side can't hold on any longer."
Jiraiya hurriedly looked up and saw that Hiruko had indeed broken free from the illusion.
The roar of the battle was so violent that the binding effect of "Toad's Song" had disappeared.
Within just a few days, he was controlled by illusion magic for the second time, which made Hiruko's face very ugly.
At this moment, Hiruko's fragile self-esteem had been severely damaged, and he no longer cared about showing off.
With a gloomy face, he quickly retracted "Oni-Garra" into his body, while also swallowing Kakashi little by little.
"Damn it!"
Jiraiya wanted to rush forward to save them, but the thunder dragon in the sky swooped down again.
Left with no other option, Jiraiya had to use "Sage Art: Triple Rashomon" once again for defense.
After the aftershocks subsided, when he looked again, he saw that Kakashi's figure had completely disappeared into Hiruko's body.
"Alright, that's enough. I'm done here," Hiruko said coldly.
"Is that so!" An sighed regretfully. "Hey, Jiraiya, it's a shame you didn't make a choice within the allotted time, and the result is—total annihilation!"
After saying that, Ann snapped her fingers again.
"Snapped!"
Just as he had done in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi before, the violent branches suddenly shrank inward, crushing everyone into a bloody pulp in front of Jiraiya.
The crisp cracking of bones breaking and the muffled thud of muscles tearing mingled together, and blood gushed out from between the trees like a torrential downpour.
Then, with a swish of branches, the corpses were thrown into the fire, and in an instant, the air was filled with the smell of burning protein.
"Uchiha An!"
Jiraiya went berserk, shouting An's name as he rushed forward.
But An had no intention of continuing the fight. He laughed and used his staff to knock the giant toad Gamabunta away. He then controlled Blood Susanoo to take a few steps back and move away from the battlefield.
"Jiraiya, instead of chasing after me, why don't you go back into the fire and search it up? Maybe some of those people are still alive!"
Jiraiya completely ignored An's words and charged forward, shouting fiercely, "Itachi is right, you're too dangerous! Even if I die here today, I will make sure you stay here!"
"You can't stop me!" An turned his head to look at the figure vaguely emerging in the night, and laughed loudly, "You useless fools from the four countries! I've weakened Konoha Village a bit more, you must seize this opportunity!"
"And remember to keep a close eye on your own Kage, lest they get captured by Konoha again!"
A commotion suddenly broke out in the shadows, but then the figures scattered like stars, each reporting to their respective leaders in all directions.
Before long, shouts of battle could be heard all around, and as expected, the various countries seized the opportunity to attack again.
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