"Mei Terumi-sama!"
On the deck, Ao, who had just been about to step forward to help, was shocked when he saw the two suddenly disappear and couldn't help but call out.
Watching this scene, Naruto suddenly felt that Uchiha Izumi's ability was quite useful, no matter how strong the opponent was, she could pull them in for a one-on-one fight.
"You guys notify those behind, tell them not to get any closer."
Naruto said to Uchiha Inaho, after all, he didn't have the ability to lock people in for a one-on-one fight. The commotion that would follow would be considerable, so it was best not to cause unnecessary losses.
"Roger!" Uchiha Inaho immediately took out another Signal Flare from his Ninja Tool Pouch and launched it.
The two ships behind, seeing this, also slowly began to turn around.
"Damn it!"
Ao was furious when he saw Naruto acting as if he didn't take them seriously at all, but his strength was simply not enough. Chojuro was still being trampled on by an Uchiha.
"Jiraiya-sama, are you just going to watch?"
Ao shouted through gritted teeth, suddenly feeling a little regretful. When did Wave Country become so strong!
Kakashi looked at Naruto standing above with a smile on his face, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Jiraiya, who was slowly regaining his senses.
Just now, Jiraiya looked at Naruto's appearance and couldn't help but fall into memories.
Golden hair, blue eyes, and that confident smile on his face, Jiraiya seemed to see his most proud disciple again.
However, despite having the exact same appearance, they had walked completely different paths.
Jiraiya looked at Naruto with a bitter expression, and said sadly, "Naruto, perhaps you may not know... I am your father's teacher..."
"Is that so? That's quite a surprising piece of news."
Naruto's face was teasing, and the expressions of the Uchiha behind him who heard Naruto's answer were also a little strange. They had seen Minato Namikaze.
"Then, then do you know who your father is?" Jiraiya's face showed an excited look.
"Minato Namikaze? The legendary Fourth Hokage?"
The excited expression on Jiraiya's face froze: "You... Naruto, the reason you were wronged in the village before was because everyone didn't know your identity. I also bear some responsibility for this..."
"Alright, Jiraiya!"
Naruto interrupted Jiraiya's rambling and said in a flat tone, "I will return to Konoha."
Before Jiraiya could show a happy expression, Naruto continued, "When my army arrives in Konoha, I will listen to the Will of Fire again."
Jiraiya's face gradually became unsightly. He suddenly thought of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
The Blue-Eyed Boy who controls the Tailed Beast...
Jiraiya's eyes slowly widened, his gaze fixed on Naruto.
"Naruto, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Jiraiya, after searching for the Child of Prophecy for so many years, have you ever stopped to look closely at this world?"
"What do you want to say?"
Jiraiya's expression became incredibly complex; he was about to personally kill his disciple's child.
"Wanting to look up at the sky, yet completely unaware of its vastness, Jiraiya, spending too much time with the toads, you've become a toad who only sees the sky from the bottom of a well."
"This world is too chaotic, the old order is already broken and tattered. I will create a brand new world, Jiraiya. Would you like to come and see the last afterglow of the old era with me?"
Jiraiya's face had completely darkened as he stared at Naruto. He had realized that Naruto was the Child of Destruction who had walked down the wrong path.
"Naruto, your actions will drag the entire shinobi world into a vortex of war. The Five Great Nations will be plunged into misery, countless people will be displaced. You have completely gone down the wrong path!"
"Heh heh heh..."
Naruto couldn't help but let out a soft laugh, as he looked down at Jiraiya, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
"Jiraiya, you are too arrogant. You firmly believe that you are right, yet you fail to see that in just fifty years, the shinobi world has already erupted into three Shinobi World Wars. How many people in those small countries that became battlefields have died?"
"No, perhaps you have always seen it, but you have never taken them to heart, because you only ever escape, believing that the shadow seen by a group of beasts daydreaming can change the world, yet you have never thought of using your own hands to slightly change this world."
"I will destroy the world, and then I will create the world. No one stands in the sky from the very beginning, neither you, nor I, nor the Sage of Six Paths, but this unbearable vacancy of the Heavenly Throne is about to end. From now on, I will stand at the top."
Naruto used his right hand to smooth his golden hair back, three Tomoe appearing in his eyes in sequence.
"Goodbye, Jiraiya, you will die here today."
Naruto knew that among the older generation of ninja, Jiraiya had been brainwashed the most. Those toads were very good at picking people.
Hearing this, Jiraiya's expression slowly returned to calm, but Ao and Kakashi beside him both changed their expressions.
To be honest, Ao felt relieved, because Naruto only said that Jiraiya would die, so he shouldn't have to die no matter who won, right?
Kakashi's expression became serious. He didn't expect Naruto to really show killing intent. He couldn't help but feel a little troubled. Why was his injury so light? Otherwise, he wouldn't have received this terrible mission.
"Naruto, I must stop your plan!"
Jiraiya suddenly jumped up from the spot, his height exceeding Naruto's.
Biting his fingertip, Jiraiya clasped his hands together in the air, letting out a loud roar.
"Summoning Technique!"
There was a loud "bang", followed by a burst of thick smoke that suddenly exploded, enveloping the entire area, making it impossible to see the surrounding situation. In this hazy smoke, a huge object suddenly fell from the sky, heavily smashing into the sea, stirring up earth-shattering waves. This time, the two already dilapidated ships suffered a heavy blow and were completely overturned.
Everyone on the ship jumped away quickly, darting out of the smoke. Chojuro was also held in the hand of an Uchiha, standing on the sea, watching the gradually disappearing smoke.
Naruto also leaped high, a platform quietly appearing under his feet, allowing him to stand firmly on it.
The smoke dissipated, and a giant purplish-red toad with a "U"-shaped black tattoo on its face, a pot-lid-shaped shield on its back, and a giant barbed harpoon in its hand stood steadily on the sea.
Because Gamabunta was afraid of seawater, Jiraiya summoned Gama Ken, who let out a hearty laugh.
"Hahahaha! Naruto, let this Toad Sage see if you have the ability to make me stay here!"
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