This battle...
It seems to be getting troublesome!
Jiraiya had never imagined that Akihara Kagura had also learned Dust Release, posing a great threat to him. A moment of inattention could really cost him his life!
However, Jiraiya was a man concerned about his face, and he felt really embarrassed to mention to his disciple the prohibition of using Dust Release. Wouldn't that mean admitting his fear?
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya spat out a blast of flames towards Akihara Kagura!
The temperature of these flames was extremely high, created by Jiraiya synthesizing oil within his body and spitting it out, igniting it with Fire Release at the same time!
"Sage Art: Earth Style Wall!"
Akihara Kagura quickly formed hand seals, and the earth's soil grew like it was alive into a tall earthen wall. The flames instantly hit the wall!
"Your Earth Release technique isn't bad, kid!"
Jiraiya, seeing the tall earth wall still standing firm under the flames, couldn't help but praise, then noticed a human face carved on the wall.
That face on the wall...
Why does it look so much like Danzo?
This kid must have learned the Earth Style Wall from someone like Hatake Kakashi. Otherwise, why would he like carving things on walls, even carving Shimura Danzo on it!
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Jiraiya released the Swamp of the Underworld again, watching the earth wall sink into the swamp, and also saw Akihara Kagura, who was hiding behind the wall, floating up on the swamp!
"How does he have the ability to fly?"
This leading jonin suddenly felt a headache.
Just this flying ability alone gave Akihara Kagura a huge advantage in the battle, making it extremely convenient for scouting, dodging attacks, or attacking from high above!
Facing Akihara Kagura's endless strange abilities, Jiraiya had a vague illusion, feeling as if he was the one being tested, especially since Akihara Kagura had not yet used his most proficient Wood Release!
"Fire Release: Big Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya once again spat out a sweeping blast of flames towards Akihara Kagura!
The next moment!
Jiraiya saw Akihara Kagura's body disappear from its original place!
"Flying Thunder God Technique, how could I forget…"
Jiraiya's expression suddenly changed, remembering that his disciple had also learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, so he didn't need to test him with ninjutsu anymore!
Just the Flying Thunder God Technique alone could ensure that Akihara Kagura stands undefeated in this battle. Achieving the assessment objective in this bell test poses a great challenge for Jiraiya, an excellent teacher!
"It's troublesome..."
Jiraiya could only quickly clap his hands together.
Facing such an excellent disciple, ordinary tactics were ineffective, and even small tricks like shadow clone traps seemed powerless under the perception of Sage Mode!
Jiraiya was also embarrassed to summon his summoning beast, as summoning a beast for a bell-grabbing contest against his disciple would be laughable by those at Mount Myoboku!
"Barrier: Heavenly Dome Formation!"
Jiraiya directly activated the barrier, controlling it to expand outward. This barrier formation allowed Jiraiya to sense all chakra changes within it!
As long as Akihara Kagura used the Flying Thunder God Technique within the barrier, Jiraiya could sense his location, though he might not be able to react in time...
But...
At least he could detect the young man launching a sneak attack on him!
"Here it comes!"
A shuriken was suddenly thrown!
The moment Jiraiya saw the shuriken, he remembered another disciple's signature ninjutsu, guessing that this shuriken must be marked with Akihara Kagura's Flying Thunder God seal!
Jiraiya watched the shuriken, a smile already appearing at the corner of his mouth. He guessed that when the shuriken flew close to him, Akihara Kagura, that kid, would definitely appear using the Flying Thunder God Technique!
This is another way Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique, forcibly using a marked Flying Thunder God kunai to create a faster approach!
Just when Jiraiya was ready for everything, the shuriken did not head towards him but stuck in a tree instead!
"Is this... a trap?"
Jiraiya frowned, immediately observing the shuriken to see if it was tied with wire, checking for any traps.
"Sorry... I threw it off..."
Akihara Kagura's voice seemed a bit embarrassed.
"..."
Jiraiya's face, full of vigilance, froze for a moment.
He almost forgot!
This kid never went to school!
He never had the chance to learn any shuriken throwing techniques!
After all, this kid started with S-rank ninjutsu, frequently using Dust Release and Wood Release, so it's unlikely he would learn any shuriken throwing techniques!
However, this is a serious neglect of specialization; the art of shuriken throwing is very important. When chakra is depleted, this becomes a ninja's means of combat!
Moreover, if one's shuriken throwing skills are not up to par, one cannot utilize the Flying Thunder God Technique like Minato, effectively wasting the breakthrough capability of the Flying Thunder God Technique!
At this moment, Jiraiya felt a bit of joy in his heart, even though he was not very good at shuriken throwing himself, teaching this kid would be more than sufficient!
Suddenly, a vine sprouted from the ground!
Jiraiya had already sensed the change in the underground chakra through the "Barrier: Canopy Method Formation" and swiftly dodged it, laughing out loud: "Finally going to use Wood Release, huh?"
Jiraiya had sharp eyes, even noticing the Flying Thunder God seal on the vine, with the chakra of the Flying Thunder God Technique user transforming into the seal at any moment.
It was obvious.
Akihara Kagura used this move to compensate for his deficiencies in shuriken throwing!
Sure enough, Jiraiya soon saw Akihara Kagura utilizing the Flying Thunder God seal to instantly appear beside the vine, reaching for the bell on Jiraiya's waist!
"Got you!"
Jiraiya revealed a smug smile!
Jiraiya quickly grabbed Akihara Kagura's wrist, about to take this opportunity to subdue his disciple and declare his failure!
But then...
Jiraiya felt a burning sensation in his palm!
An orange-red chakra appeared on Akihara Kagura's wrist, looking like a ball of scorching lava!
"Is this... Lava Release?"
Jiraiya's heart shook, his hand involuntarily released its grip, as human skin could not possibly withstand scorching lava!
"Hmm."
Akihara Kagura grabbed the bell on Jiraiya's waist, then began to explain: "When I learned Dust Release, I also learned how to combine it into Lava Release..."
"..."
Jiraiya's expression fell once again.
This kind of Kekkei Genkai could also be learned on the side?
Just how high is this kid's talent? Even the Kekkei Genkai that everyone envies and cannot achieve, he can synthesize so easily!
Indeed.
After acquiring the Rinnegan, Akiharu Kagura has mastered the six types of chakra nature transformations: wind, fire, earth, water, lightning, and yin. He has a thorough understanding of all these chakra natures, with only the yang release chakra nature transformation remaining unfamiliar to him.
If someone is willing to teach him, Akiharu Kagura could even combine more Kekkei Genkai, despite already possessing the Kekkei Genkai of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Wood Release, Lava Release, Dust Release, and the Provision Rinnegan within his body.
"How frustrating…"
After Jiraiya lost the bell-grabbing contest, he felt a sense of defeat: "I didn't even manage to force out your Wood Release technique..."
This was a huge blow to his pride!
Without his summoning beast, his combat power was significantly reduced, but he couldn't even force out his disciple's true specialty!
"Well…"
Seeing his teacher unhappy, Akiharu Kagura took the initiative to offer a suggestion: "If Teacher Jiraiya wants to try out the Wood Release, you could summon that giant toad that wanted to scold me. I would also like to test the power of a Wood Release technique…"
"Bunta, is it?"
Jiraiya thought for a second and nodded: "I might not be able to summon Bunta right now, but I can summon another creature of a similar size."
After all, it hadn't been long since he had dismissed the summoning of the toad Bunta, so summoning one of Bunta's brothers shouldn't be a problem.
But…
Jiraiya always felt something was off.
Why did it feel like he was tricking a summoning beast into getting beaten up!
"Then forget it."
Upon hearing that Jiraiya wasn't going to summon Bunta, Akiharu Kagura immediately lost interest: "Let's try the power of that technique next time we train. I've also used up a lot of chakra…"
After saying this, Akiharu Kagura deactivated his Sage Mode, and the tiny leaf-shaped mark on his forehead, resembling an eye, also quickly disappeared without a trace.
"You kid…"
Jiraiya, stroking his chin, looked suspicious: "You're not planning to get back at Bunta, are you?"
"How could that be?"
Akihara Kagura's gaze appeared incredibly sincere, even somewhat aggrieved: "Everyone in the village who has had dealings with me knows that I have never been a petty person."
Akihara Kagura even gave an example: "Mitarashi Anko, a Chunin from the village who had wronged me, was not held against her past actions when I asked her to become the family tutor for Karin and Uzumaki Naruto."
"Anko, huh..."
Jiraiya sighed inwardly.
The name Mitarashi Anko was well-known to Jiraiya; he was aware that she was once a disciple of Orochimaru.
"Let's find a place to rest first."
Jiraiya had intended to properly teach Akihara Kagura cultivation.
However, it now seemed that this youngster possessed great talent, had mastered three types of Kekkei Genkai, and had also learned to enter Sage Mode, which significantly reduced the teaching curriculum to just a few basic courses that needed thorough teaching.
The thought of recapturing Orochimaru reignited in Jiraiya's heart. He planned to continue the pursuit of Orochimaru's whereabouts in the ninja world while training Akihara Kagura!
Unfortunately.
Jiraiya could not find any information at all.
Because Orochimaru had joined the Akatsuki, the organization kept a close watch on him and did not allow Orochimaru to leave on his own, gradually fading from the ninja world.
Fortunately.
Jiraiya had a good disciple.
As Jiraiya's disciple, Akihara Kagura was certainly going to share his teacher's worries.
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