Pinned by a Chakra Black Rod, Jiraiya was instantly unable to move.
Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders tried to help him remove the black rod, but Nagato warned them: "I advise you not to keep struggling, or you both will die here as well."
Hearing this, Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "Immortal Fukasaku, Shima Sage, you two should return to Mount Myōboku first."
Immortal Fukasaku glanced at Jiraiya and said worriedly, "Little Jiraiya..."
Jiraiya said firmly, "Go, now!"
Seeing his expression, Immortal Fukasaku and Shima Sage looked at each other and finally deactivated the Summoning Technique on their own.
Konan and Kakuzu descended from the sky and stood silently behind Nagato.
Nagato said expressionlessly, "Jiraiya-sensei, if you promise to no longer interfere in Konoha's affairs, I can let you leave."
Jiraiya chuckled a few times and shook his head. "I am a Konoha Ninja; I will never sit idly by while you attack Konoha."
Nagato looked at Jiraiya silently, a Chakra Black Rod sliding down from his sleeve.
"In that case, Jiraiya-sensei... farewell."
He raised the black rod and thrust it down violently, but a golden light flashed from the distance.
In the next second, Jiraiya's body appeared dozens of meters away.
"Minato Namikaze..."
Nagato's gaze became solemn for the first time.
The news of the battle between Uchiha Yuzuru and Minato Namikaze in Konoha not long ago had already spread throughout the Ninja World.
Therefore, Nagato also knew information about Minato Namikaze.
The opponent was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, capable of not only using the Nine-Tails' power but also mastering the space-time Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God.
If there was anyone in the current Konoha who could make him wary, it was only the Minato Namikaze before him.
Nagato's arm transformed, and he fired a Laser Cannon directly at the position where Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya were.
A phantom of the Nine-Tails emerged on Minato Namikaze's body, and nine massive tails swept forward, blocking the Laser Cannon.
Immediately after, a Tailed Beast Ball with a diameter of about half a meter rapidly condensed.
Boom!
Carrying an Aura of destruction, the Tailed Beast Ball charged toward Nagato.
"Sealing Technique Absorption Seal!"
Nagato extended his hands forward, and an invisible barrier blocked the way in front of him and Konan.
In just a few seconds, the Tailed Beast Ball containing terrifying power was completely absorbed.
Seeing that Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya had already disappeared, Nagato seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"They've escaped."
Konan glanced at Nagato and murmured, "Nagato, you didn't actually want to kill Jiraiya-sensei, did you?"
Nagato didn't deny it, only saying slowly, "If Jiraiya-sensei continues to be stubborn, even if I don't kill him, he will die at Yuzuru's hands."
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be in a bad mood, Kakuzu spoke up to change the subject.
"Now that Tanbukai Street has been taken, let's hurry to Konoha to meet up with Lord Yuzuru."
"As long as we take Konoha, we will be able to achieve victory in this war."
Hearing this, Nagato and Konan set aside their emotions and hurried toward Konoha Village.
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Three days later, in a meadow less than ten miles from Konoha Village, nearly forty thousand Cloud Ninjas gathered into four neat phalanxes.
Every one of them had an excited expression on their face, looking incredibly thrilled.
With just one more step, they would be able to conquer this Village that was once the number one hidden Village in the Ninja World.
Being able to personally participate in such a feat made everyone feel extremely proud.
Among them, the Ninjas of the Uchiha Clan were the most excited.
Back then, they were suppressed by the Hokage faction and could only choose to leave this Village that their clan had established.
Now... they were back!
Relying on their own strength, they would take back everything that belonged to them!
After today, everyone in the Ninja World would have to acknowledge one fact.
The Uchiha Clan is the strongest noble Ninja Clan in the Ninja World, bar none!
Opposite the phalanxes, there was a high platform created using Earth Release.
Uchiha Yuzuru and the Third Raikage stood side by side, quietly looking at the Cloud Ninja army below.
A breeze blew past, and Uchiha Yuzuru raised the uchiha fan behind his back high and swung it forcefully.
He didn't give any long speeches, simply saying, "Konoha is just ahead. Divide into four groups and take it."
"After this battle, we will be the masters of this land!"
Lightning Release Chakra flickered on the Third Raikage's body as he shouted loudly, "Kill!"
The forty thousand Cloud Ninjas below shouted in unison, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The earth-shaking shouts echoed through the clouds, making the lips of the Konoha Ninjas several miles away turn pale.
Because the Hidden Cloud Village had launched an attack on the Land of Fire after Uchiha Yuzuru blew Konoha into ruins last time.
Thus, at this time, Konoha had only managed to build the outer perimeter wall and the central Hokage Building.
Everywhere else was almost entirely empty space.
The remaining ten thousand or so Konoha Ninjas gathered in front of the Hokage Building, silent and somber.
Compared to the high-spirited Hidden Cloud Village Ninjas, this group of Konoha Ninjas showed absolutely no fighting spirit.
Shimura Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Koharu Utatane, and Mitokado Homura stood on the roof of the Hokage Building with calm expressions.
"Everyone..." Shimura Danzo cleared his throat and spoke in a deep voice, "We won't be defeated so easily, so pull yourselves together."
"Next, I will show those reckless Cloud Ninjas what the foundation of Konoha truly is!"
After finishing his speech, Shimura Danzo fired a signal flare into the sky.
In the next second, the Ninjas from the Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, Utatane Clan, and Mitokado Clan, who had already prepared in the four directions of Konoha Village, simultaneously formed hand seals.
In front of them was a row of Konoha Ninjas kneeling on the ground, their five senses sealed!
"Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"
In an instant, a continuous stream of screams rang out.
After only a moment, the original Konoha Ninjas transformed into unfamiliar faces.
"Eh? Where is this? Aren't I already dead?"
"Did someone summon us from the Pure Land?"
"Great, I didn't expect to be able to come back to life again, hahahahaha..."
"Where is my brother? I remember asking him to take care of my wife before I died. I need to see if he fulfilled my last wish properly..."
Similar scenes were constantly playing out around Konoha, with most of the Ninjas brought back by Edo Tensei still in a state of confusion.
However, after only a moment, the casters of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique each formed seals, controlling them to charge out of Konoha Village.
"You now have immortal bodies and possess infinite Chakra."
"For Konoha, use your power to kill all the invading enemies!"
All the Ninjas summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation Technique had a moment of realization.
Excited smiles appeared on their faces: "Great, now we can finally take revenge."
"Even if we've already given our lives for the Village once, we have to fight with everything we've got this time too."
"The will of fire... will never be extinguished!!!"
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