Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 135 Changes in the Situation

The battlefield situation changes rapidly.

Jiraiya knew that this opportunity was once in a lifetime, a perfect chance to break through Konoha's current predicament. Therefore, he decided to unleash his full strength without reservation, striving to defeat the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, with lightning speed, and quickly head to support the two places where he was fiercely fighting Chiyo and the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

At this moment, Jiraiya's eyes were firm and sharp, as if burning with boundless fighting spirit. He took a deep breath, and his chakra surged instantly, a powerful aura spreading outwards like a surging sea. At the same time, he summoned two small toads to stand on his shoulders, beginning to gather Sage Chakra, preparing to use the Sage Technique he was still not proficient in. It seemed to foreshadow an earth-shattering battle about to erupt.

Faced with such a formidable foe, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, dared not be careless in the slightest. He gripped his weapon tightly, ready to meet Jiraiya's relentless onslaught. However, Jiraiya had entered a state of complete absorption, with only one thought in his mind: a swift and decisive victory!

The battle horn suddenly sounded, and a tense atmosphere filled the air, setting the stage for a breathtaking duel! Jiraiya moved with lightning speed, flashing past like a bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, appearing behind Rasa in an instant with astonishing speed. His movements were so swift that they left everyone speechless.

Immediately, Jiraiya swiftly formed hand seals, chanting incantations, and a faint glow emanated from his body. With a roar, powerful chakra surged into his palms, forming a massive energy sphere. This was the legendary Sage Art—Thousand Needles.

As countless strands of hair transformed into senbon needles, carrying unparalleled power and speed, Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, directly transformed his hair into a senbon-like form, firing directly at the enemy. Its range and speed were the widest and greatest among all the ninjutsu Jiraiya knew. Like Mount Tai crushing an egg, the attack relentlessly rained down on Rasa. Rasa, sensing the deadly threat from behind, quickly dodged to the side, simultaneously waving his hand, causing countless golden sands to gather in front of him, forming a solid golden sand wall that directly blocked the extremely fast attack.

Jiraiya, seeing that his surprise attack had failed, understood that 'Sage Art: Thousand Needles' was a ninjutsu that relied on speed and surprise attacks; its power wasn't particularly strong. It attacked the enemy through suddenness and speed. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was indeed no ordinary person; he was able to react and defend against such a sudden attack. No wonder he inherited the title of Kazekage; his defensive abilities were truly outstanding.

After defending against Jiraiya's sudden attack, Rasa continued to wave her hand, manipulating the golden sand around her into a tidal wave that surged towards Jiraiya with immense force, covering the surrounding environment with its surging golden sand.

Jiraiya remained calm as the golden sand rained down on him. He simply formed hand seals rapidly, while the toad on his shoulder also joined in.

"Sage Art - Goemon!"

In Sage Mode, the combined techniques of the two Great Sages and Jiraiya consist of Fukasaku (the male toad sage) using Wind Release, Shima (the female toad sage) using Fire Release, and Jiraiya using oil. The attack range is enormous, and the damage is extremely high!

The dazzling flames instantly engulfed the entire giant wave formed by the golden sand, shattering it completely, and continued to attack Rosa with undiminished power.

Rasa quickly gathered golden sand in front of him, simultaneously expending a large amount of chakra to compress it, forming a sturdy golden sand pyramid defense. However, despite his extremely fast reaction, Jiraiya's attack was simply too fierce, and the aftershocks still left him in a sorry state, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

Rosa was secretly shocked; he had never imagined that Jiraiya was so powerful. Meanwhile, Jiraiya pressed his advantage, giving his opponent no chance to breathe. His movements were fluid and unpredictable, his ninjutsu techniques were endless, and his close-range taijutsu was incredibly powerful, effectively overwhelming Rosa and leaving him utterly helpless.

The fierce battle intensified, the entire space awestruck by the combined power of the two fighters. The spectators were all awestruck, knowing this was no ordinary fight, but a crucial battle that would determine the future of Konoha!

Jiraiya took a deep breath, his hands quickly forming hand seals as he chanted incantations. As his incantation rang out, the surrounding air began to fluctuate violently, and a powerful surge of chakra erupted from his body.

This is Jiraiya's Sage Mode! At this moment, his entire body is shrouded in a layer of green light, his hair grows longer, his pupils become toad-like, and he exudes a chilling aura.

Seeing Jiraiya's transformation, Rasa was secretly astonished. He had thought he knew enough about this legendary "Sannin," but now it seemed he had underestimated Jiraiya's true strength.

With the enhancement of Sage Mode, Jiraiya's attacks became increasingly fierce, each move containing immense power. Rasa, on the other hand, gradually found himself on the defensive, forced to constantly dodge and defend, struggling to keep up.

The onlookers were also shocked; they had never imagined that Jiraiya possessed such hidden power. The previously deadlocked battle instantly became clear, and the outcome seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

However, Rosa did not give up. He gritted his teeth and used all his skills to fight Jiraiya. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not change the fact that he was gradually losing.

The battle continued, with Jiraiya growing stronger and stronger, while Rasa was increasingly struggling. It was foreseeable that the outcome of this battle was already decided—defeat for Rasa was only a matter of time.

In another close-quarters clash, Rasa was suddenly bound by the tongue of Fukasaku's toad, rendering him unable to move. He was then violently flung towards Jiraiya. Jiraiya's massive fist came hurtling towards him at incredible speed, and Rasa could only barely raise his arm to block it.

"Click!"

Rasa's arm was instantly broken by Jiraiya's fist imbued with Sage Chakra, and his body was sent flying dozens of meters, crashing towards the ground. Rasa reacted incredibly quickly; just before he hit the ground, countless golden sands gathered and caught him.

But that attack had severely injured Rasa, rendering him incapable of fighting and unable to continue against the formidable Jiraiya. The surrounding Sand Ninja reacted quickly upon seeing Rasa being knocked away, swarming around him and preparing for Jiraiya's continued attack. They didn't want to lose another Kazekage; otherwise, the village would be thrown into turmoil again, and they feared that not only would they be unable to attack Konoha, but even the safety of the Land of Wind would be at risk.

Several Sand Ninja immediately helped the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, to his feet and retreated quickly, clearly not wanting to give Jiraiya a chance to kill Rasa. The other Sand Ninja remained firmly between the two, maintaining a defensive stance to cover Rasa's escape.

Jiraiya watched from afar as the enemy withdrew with Rasa, having no intention of killing him. He only wanted to repel the Sand Village and restore peace to the ninja world, not to kill the Fourth Kazekage here, inflicting hatred on Konoha and continuing the deadly war. Moreover, he needed to conserve his chakra to support the Uchiha ninja who were fighting the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, bringing an end to this war.

Seeing the Sand Ninja still on guard, Jiraiya moved swiftly, disappearing from his spot to support the others. The Sand Ninja left behind breathed a sigh of relief. They were facing Jiraiya, who had just defeated the Kazekage. If he insisted on killing the Kazekage, they could only delay him with their lives. Fortunately, Jiraiya didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing the Kazekage, otherwise they would have been fighting for their lives.

Jiraiya rushed towards the direction of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. Even from a great distance, he could sense the violent chakra aura and the intense aftershocks of the battle.

Even when Jiraiya was still quite far away, he could see the enormous tanuki, formed from countless grains of sand. The tanuki was so huge that it was astonishing. Its massive tail, as thick as a mountain, was constantly waving, each swing creating a gust of wind and accompanied by a deafening roar.

Clearly, this opponent had fully entered its Tailed Beast form. In this form, not only had its body become enormous, but it also exuded an uncontrollable aura of wildness. The surging, violent chakra within its body was like a raging torrent, seemingly threatening to devour everything around it.

Jiraiya involuntarily quickened his pace. In this situation, even the elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan could not easily fight against the One-Tail in its fully transformed tailed beast form, and he needed to hurry over to provide support.

Uchiha Kiyogen felt utterly unlucky; being assigned to fight the One-Tailed Jinchuriki was already a huge stretch. But for the sake of the Konoha campaign and the future of the Uchiha clan, he didn't refuse. After all, his mission was to hold off the enemy as long as possible, preventing them from freely attacking Konoha ninjas on the battlefield.

When Uchiha Kiyogen first encountered the monk who was the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, he had already planned to use genjutsu to delay his opponent. He was very confident in his genjutsu skills; against ordinary Jonin, he could make them fall into his genjutsu without them even realizing it. This was also the reason why he was assigned to delay the Jinchuriki.

However, none of them had ever used genjutsu to fight a Jinchuriki, which caused a major flaw in their tactical plan. The originally very rational One-Tailed Jinchuriki monk, when facing Konoha ninjas, only showed that he had a lot of chakra, and his destructive power was not exaggerated.

When Uchiha Kiyogen tried to delay the opponent's actions by using genjutsu, an unexpected incident occurred.