Blessing of the Sage Mode

"Who made the three of you like this? It seems that Guy has opened the Eight Inner Gates, and he opened a lot of them."

Shikamaru's observation and wisdom are equal to her father, and Shikaku, who was observing his growth, was also here. Obviously, the old and new Ino-shika-cho trio had come.

"Is there a need to say? She's already popular for fighting against the entire Konoha alone. I think if she didn't worry about us taking the opportunity to attack Hinata while fighting Hokage-sama, she might not have notified Ryoha to come over." ."

 Kakashi and the others were obviously Jiraiya's confidantes. They usually called him Jiraiya-san in private, not Hokage-sama, and they would only call him Hokage-sama when there were many people. After all, Kakashi's group was closer to Jiraiya than Genma and the others.

"I thought it was bragging. I didn't expect Kurenai to be so powerful. She hides really deep." Shikaku glanced at Kurenai who was not at all worried because of his group's arrival. Her condescending aura was really impressive.

"What? Of course it was true. You didn't see it with your own eyes just now. Me, Guy, and Asuma, together with Jiraiya-san, Gamabunta, and the two Toad Sages, couldn't gain the upper hand. Even with me, Guy, and Asuma attacking her at the same time, she defeated the three of us in an instant with a wave of her hand. Guy even opened the Seventh door of the Eight Gates and she was still unscatched."

"In the end, when she was about to fight one-on-one with Hokage-sama, she might use her mental power to scan where you all were. Since she didn't want to give you a chance, she notified Ryoha. As for the one who is fighting fiercely with Hokage-sama now, it is Ryoha."

Kakashi sighed, and while receiving treatment from Sakura, a medical ninja, he briefly talked about the situation just now.

"Then should we go together? We have so many people here, and there are many elite jonins. If we go together, it will definitely help a lot." Choji patted his chest and said."

"No, don't go there. The battle between them is not something we can participate in. If we go, it will only distract Jiraiya-san. Have you forgotten what I just said? Kurenai also didn't want us to have any chance against Hinata But at the same time, she didn't want to be distracted during the battle before notifying Ryoha."

"If we go, Kurenai will follow suit, and then it will distract Hokage-sama from paying attention to us. The outcome of this battle is actually decided in the hands of Jiraiya-san and Ryoha."

"If Jiraiya-san wins, then if we fight against Hong together, the victory will belong to us, otherwise, we will definitely lose. This is based on the fact that Ryoha can't successfully use the Hiraishin to leave. "

"Kakashi shook his head. If they tried to help, with their current level, not only would they distract Jiraiya, but they would also drag him down."

"So we can only watch?" Inoichi said unwillingly, so many of them came together just to help, but they could only act as spectators.

"Shikaku, you are the brightest here, what do you say?" Choza directly handed over these tedious questions to Shikaku, who had the highest wisdom and experience.

"Let's wait and see." Shikaku did not answer directly, but instead looked at his son. Shikamaru's wisdom and adaptability are not inferior to his own. The only thing lacking was that he relied too much on his head in the past, so he was considered to be the weaker among the Twelve Rookies.

Fortunately, Shikamaru had been very diligent in cultivation for the past two years, at least much more diligent than before, but even so, he still lacked a certain amount of experience.

So Shikaku didn't answer directly, but instead signaled Shikamaru to answer, obviously intending to train his own son. And his son did not disappoint him, and gave some words that were exactly the same as his thoughts.

Seeing Shikaku's satisfied smile, Inoichi and Choza also understood that Shikamaru had spoken Shikaku's heart, so they also looked at Shikamaru with gratified eyes.

After all, the three of them were not only teammates, but they also grew up together from childhood to adulthood. They have experienced many battles of life and death with blood and fire. Of course, they were happy that each other had a good kid.

  "Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud noise exploded in the smoke, and the accompanying airflow directly blew the smoke away, finally revealing the appearance of the two people surrounded by the smoke. Ryoha was unharmed, and Jiraiya was also the same. He only looked a bit weird due to his Sage Mode transformation.

"Sage Art Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!" The Fire Release used in the Sage Mode became extremely powerful, and the same is true for other Nature Transformation. Originally in the normal state, it could create a swamp that submerged a huge snake beast. With the blessing of the Sage Mode, it is as big as a lake, changing the whole venue at once.

"What a powerful Earth Release, the Sage Mode-boosted jutsu is able to transform the entire terrain." Genma let out a voice of admiration from the bottom of his heart, and the rookies and the others widened their eyes even more.

After all, such battles are rare, especially since Neji and the others were easily wiped out by Ryoha before. Of course, they really want to see who is stronger, the Hokage or Ryoha.

"Dance of the Seedling Fern." Ryoha did not use the Dance of the Sky, which was stronger than the Dance of the Seedling Fern, because it was not necessary, and it was not too late to use it at a critical moment. Since Jiraiya had changed the terrain, Ryoha also tried to convert the terrain into land of bones.

"Is that the Shikotsumyaku? It's really terrifying." Kiba's pupils shrank, and if he was within that range, he would be easily pierced.

"If that's the case, you have to be very careful where you stand." Jiraiya's face changed slightly, and he jumped like a frog and stepped directly on the sharp bone spurs, as if he was playing with them.

"Yes, you will die if you are not careful, but it doesn't matter to me." Ryoha turned into a black flash and came to Jiraiya. A bone sword appeared in each of his hands.

"Sage Art: Needle Jizo!" Inside the Sage Mode, any kind of jutsu, whether it's ninjutsu, genjutus, taijutus, or even Bloodline Limit, anything would be greatly improved.

The thick and long steel needle pierced out, making it difficult for people who are so close to dodge. Unfortunately, he was facing Ryoha. Before the steel needle was about to penetrate Ryoha's body, Ryoha bolted again. He turned into a black light and disappeared, and then attacked Jiraiya again.

To outsiders, it looks like Jiraiya was standing on the bone spur and there was a black light constantly moving around him. In fact, Ryoha was constantly attacking Jiraiya in high seed.