"This is the esophagus of the Great Toad of Mount Myoboku. I summoned it here. Since both of you are wanted criminals, why don't you all just become the food of the Great Toad? Naruto, stand aside and don't move. Don't worry. This is my ninjutsu." Jiraiya said confidently.
"Kisame, hurry up and leave." Itachi had realized the real power of Jiraiya's jutsu. He was forced to use the Amaterasu to escape. It would be troublesome to fight Jiraiya with his weakened body.
For the sake of his younger brother, he did not dare to fight against someone of that level because he had to use his Susanoo to fight against Jiraiya. At that time, whether he could survive or not was still a problem.
"No wonder Itachi-san insisted on not going head to head with this person. He is indeed powerful. With such a simple jutsu, he gave people a sense of danger."
Kisame hurriedly followed Itachi. The two had been partners for so long, and he immediately saw that Itachi wanted to use Amaterasu. He now deeply understood Jiraiya's strength. Just one ninjutsu was enough to force Itachi, whom he thought was very powerful, to use Amaterasu to escape.
To be honest, although he had been with Itachi for so long, but this was the second time he had seen him show this kind of expression. The first time was when he faced Mei, who was driving the Akasuki out of the Kirigakure. That was the most embarrassing moment for them, and the second time he saw Itachi reveal such a serious look was when they faced Jiraiya earlier.
"That is useless. No one has ever been able to escape this jutsu until now unless you defeat me here." Jiraiya said proudly. He pressed his hand on the flesh wall and immediately controlled them to attack the two Akatsuki members while protecting his young pupils.
"The flesh wall is closing in on us." Kisame waved his Samehada to cut off the snake-like flesh wall that was chasing them. Unfortunately, it kept coming toward them. "This won't do. They are already faster than us. If this continues..."
"Amaterasu!" Itachi didn't finish his sentence. His 3-tomoe Sharingan immediately turned into the Mangekyo and stared at the window, directing the black flames to burn it.
"Rumble!"
An explosion was heard. Jiraiya's face changed, and he immediately chased after Itachi. He thought that Itachi should have already left, but what he didn't expect was that when he just arrived, he found that Itachi and Kisame were breaking through, helped by the black flames that were continuously burning the flesh wall.
Jiraiya immediately realized that this flame was very dangerous. No matter how strong he was, if he was burned by this flame, even if he was much stronger than Itachi, he would still be burned to death.
"Hey, hey, Itachi. Kisame. Why are you leaving so fast? I came here especially to find you. Especially you, Itachi. I said that the next time we met, I would be stronger. I promised to dig out your eyes, didn't I?"
Ryoha's teasing voice appeared. Yes, when Ryoha arrived, he found that this place had been sealed by the meat wall. He immediately knew that Itachi would soon use the Amaterasu to escape, so he waited for him outside. When Itachi and Kisame had successfully broken through the wall, he immediately punched him back inside.
"It's you!" Itachi's face slightly changed. When he left Konoha, he had already found information about Ryoha through the intelligence personnel in the organization. Of course, it also included the reason why Ryoha defected from Konoha.
"Are you surprised?" I had to make sure my secret was not out. Now that I don't need to hide anything anymore, I can unleash my chakra at will. " Ryoha's body was burning with the flame of the Nine-tails chakra, which made Kisame's expression slightly changed.
He had already felt the power of the Kyubi. The Nine-tails chakra on Ryoha's body was obviously different from that of Naruto. Although he could absorb them, he absolutely could not cut them off because this chakra belonged to Ryoha, unlike Naruto, who only borrowed them from the Kyubi.
"The intel is right. Your Bloodline Limit enables you to use different kinds of power. The number will increase with your development. I did not expect that there is such an absurd Bloodline Limit in this world."
Itachi was shocked and shook his head. This kind of Bloodline Limit was even more terrifying than the Rinnegan, but he didn't know that Ryoha didn't have any Bloodline Limit at all.
"Of course, the last time we fought, my Sharingan was still a 3-tomoe. This time, we can finally fight with the same eyes." After Ryoha finished speaking, the three tomoes in his eyes turned into the Inverted Cross Mangekyo Sharingan.
"What? You actually awakened the Mangekyo?" Itachi and Kisame exclaimed in unison. They were both surprised and confused by the fact that an outsider could obtain the Sharingan and awaken the Mangekyo.
"There is nothing to be surprised about. It's just that the people of your clan are just some cowards. There are so few people who have awakened the Mangekyo for so many years. Then, let me settle the debt from the Tsukuyomi before." Ryoha looked straight at Itachi's Mangekyo. Both of them stood still in the same place, with the flames of Amaterasu burning in the middle.
"A genjutsu battle? I heard from Kakashi that he could break through Itachi's genjutsu when he was still in the 3-tomoe. Now that Ryoha has the Mangekyo, Itachi seems to be in danger."
Jiraiya muttered to himself, but he was focused on the two of them, especially Ryoha. Despite his sudden appearance and attack on Itachi, Jiraiya was still unsure whether he was a friend or foe.
Three seconds later, Itachi suddenly groaned. Blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth, but his Mangekyo did not shed blood. Obviously, they were not in a battle of Mangekyo, but they used the Mangekyo to amplify the effect of their genjutsu on each other.
"This is amazing. Last time, Ryoha's illusion was clearly not as good as Itachi's. It has only been such a short time since I last saw him. Now he actually could defeat Itachi in a genjutsu battle!"
Jiraya was also shocked. Itachi's genjutsu was famous for being powerful. It was hard to guard against. With the boost from the Mangekyo, even an ordinary genjutsu would become very powerful in his hands. Ryoha's performance really surprised Jiraiya.
"Yuuhi Shinku was right. When fighting against a genjutsu user who is stronger than yourself, in the direct clash between our spirit, you can feel the very essence of a genjutsu and the mystery of spiritual energy."
"However, it was extremely subtle. I think that's why only a genjutsu expert of Shinku's level could experience it. No one else had discovered this mystery. The benefits gained from the direct clash of spirits were much greater than ordinary training method."
No wonder they said that genjutsu is easy to use but difficult to master. Even if one was talented in genjutsu, they would not achieve much. If Ryoha didn't have Shinku's notes and the guidance of from the Third Hokage, he did not know how long it would take for him to catch up with Itachi's mastery in genjutsu.
Sure enough, it was difficult to improve without a good genjutsu teacher. Although he was not an illusion teacher, at least the Third had told him all his understanding and knowledge about genjutsu. In addition to the foundation that Kurenai had laid for him and her father's notes, Ryoha could be considered to have a very powerful teacher guiding him in genjutsu.
With the method recorded in Shinku's notes, the speed of improvement of his illusion techniques was many times faster than ninjas. The efficiency and benefits he got were not comparable to them.
In addition, every time he studied the notes, he could continuously review his learning progress. Shinku's notes were simply a treasure.