Chapter 217: Changing House

"What does that mean?"

Jiraiya was puzzled: what peace could being with a guy like the Mask Man bring to the ninja world? Yet he then looked at the Reincarnation Eye of the person before him; at one time he had thought that this person might be the Prophecy Child, but unfortunately, after hearing that the other had died, he changed his mind.

"No, nothing; anyway you won't stand on our side."

Pain opened his mouth, then seemed to notice something, and shook his head, changing his words.

Then, he stared at Jiraiya and calmly said, "At this point I have nothing worth remembering; for the peace in my heart, please die here!"

Pain spoke the terrifying words in the calmest tone.

Jiraiya forced a smile and said, "That's not funny at all; you still have no sense of humor, just like before."

The two stared silently at each other until a certain moment.

"Fire Style!"

"Fire Style: Majestic Dragon Fire Technique!"

A scorching fire dragon surged into the sky, instantly incinerating the paper along its path, yet Xiao Nan was extremely agile and easily evaded Shi Liu Ye's attack.

"What a nuisance!"

Shi Liu Ye frowned; high and low, he was a total idiot, now he was that big idiot.

And the opponent, for reasons unknown, didn't engage him head‑on at all.

"Dawn members, can you only hide up there?"

Shi Liu Ye, helpless, could only taunt bravely; Xiao Nan naturally ignored him, merely keeping her gaze on Shi Liu Ye so he wouldn't leave her sight.

A moment later, seeing the other not falling for it, Shi Liu Ye stopped pressing and simply withdrew, commanding the main army to advance in three columns, then personally led an Elite squad around to the flank.

The Leaf army had launched a full assault, massive explosive seals and ninjutsu raining down, and even though the Angel spread her wings high, the collapsing Yu Yin army could barely hold its ground.

Yu Yin's defenses had long been mapped; the three Leaf columns opened the front and broke through simultaneously on both sides, and with only Xiao Nan under watch they could not resist at all. Yet in half an hour, Yu Yin's defenses everywhere had fallen.

"We're in trouble; we've been surrounded by the Leaf army!"

During the fierce battle, Yu Yin suddenly realized they were encircled by the Leaf army in a U‑shape.

"Retreat, otherwise the Leaf army's encirclement will close."

"Lord Angel, shall we retreat?"

A few Jonin of Yu Yin, their faces pale, looked up and asked.

Xiao Nan flew high, seeing far; she understood Yu Yin's army's condition better, brushed her ring, hesitated a moment, then ordered a retreat.

"Hmph, you come and still want to leave!"

Shi Liu Ye sneered, unleashing a massive Wind Style ninjutsu at the retreating Yu Yin.

Dozens of ninja failed to dodge, let out a wail, and were cut at the waist.

Xiao Nan dove down to grapple Shi Liu Ye again, but he merely glanced; a silver‑gray bone claw materialized instantly, snatching her, and in an instant Xiao Nan was pinched in Susano's hand.

Shi Liu Ye curled his lip, urging Susano to press hard to crush the opponent, "Heh, it's over."

"Is this the Susano power unique to the Kaleidoscope Blood Wheel Eye?"

The captured Xiao Nan remained calm, which made Shi Liu Ye think something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next moment Xiao Nan turned into countless sheets of paper that flew from his hand and reassembled far away.

"Hm? Another troublesome guy, but you can get away; what about them?"

Shi Liu Ye frowned, recalling that guy who could become intangible, then simply turned his gaze toward the Yu Yin trying to break through.

Sensing Shi Liu Ye's intent, Xiao Nan's eyes shifted; she turned back and continuously hurled paper shuriken at him.

Shi Liu Ye neither dodged nor evaded; Susano enveloped his body, allowing Xiao Nan's attacks to fall without a single wound.

The surrounding Leaf ninja saw this and immediately countered, throwing kunai, shuriken, and even some ninjutsu at Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan, distracted while dodging, was quickly slashed by a hail of ninja tools, leaving several wounds, and her two wings were riddled with holes.

"Opportunity!"

Shi Liu Ye's eyes brightened; Susano's hand gathered several magatama that shot out instantly, striking Xiao Nan's abdomen.

In an instant, blood stained the white paper, drifting eastward with the wind.

"Lord Angel!"

Xiao Nan fell, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale of the still‑resisting Yu Yin army; had they not been surrounded by Leaf ninja, they would have fled long ago.

"Got it!"

Shi Liu Ye formed a seal toward the direction of Xiao Nan's fall and hurled several fireballs at high speed.

Boom—boom—boom— the fireballs exploded, wood chips fell at Shi Liu Ye's feet, Xiao Nan clutched her wound and fled, her flight speed greatly reduced.

Shi Liu Ye watched the fleeing Xiao Nan, his brow slightly furrowed; her condition seemed odd.

But he already had a rough grasp of her strength; as long as he gave his all, she could not defeat him.

Yet if she were to join those guys, it would inevitably be a trouble.

Shi Liu Ye hesitated only briefly, then immediately dispatched several ninja squads to pursue!

Seize his chance to kill him!

Both sides withdrew from the war one after another; Yu Yin's army fell into despair, while the Leaf army, under Shi Liu Ye's command, began to shrink the encirclement, then used a Ten‑thousand‑mile Earth Flow Wall to divide the battle and start urging Yu Yin to surrender.

Human resilience has limits; the hope Angel Xiao Nan brought in despair was completely shattered as she left, wounded.

After nearly half a month of battlefield slaughter, only today did they witness the Leaf army's full strength.

Thousands of troops covered the hills and valleys; Leaf ninja were everywhere, leaving no place to escape.

And their strength had been drained by the opponent during ten days of fighting; now they were lambs awaiting slaughter, only able to await fate's judgment.

"Lord Shi Liu Ye, we've been ambushed! Members of the Dawn organization that appeared on both the north and south lines have all arrived!"

At that moment, several ninja squads sent to chase Xiao Nan suddenly turned back, a few of them, each wounded.

"All here?"

He hadn't chased Konan himself just now because Shisui kept reminding him not to leave the main army before he departed; now he finally understands the reason.

Izayoi's eyelids twitched, then his whole body hair stood on end; with almost no hesitation, the Kaleidoscope spun, his pupil power rained down wildly, and a silver‑glowing Susanoo dozens of meters tall rose from the ground in an instant.

The next moment, a Tailed Beast Ball howled in from the west, and the sound of death made every ninja change color at once.

Izayoi activated Susanoo, swung his long sword downwards, and the Tailed Beast Ball instantly split left and right, landing miles away and raising a roar.

"What are you doing? The Village's ninja are still there!"

In the distance, Konan stared angrily at the suddenly independent Three‑Tail jinchuriki; she understood it was Madara's intention, and the one she questioned was indeed him.

But Kyojitsu Yagura's expression remained blank, ignoring Konan.

"So that's the power of the Kaleidoscope, able to hard‑counter a Tailed Beast difficulty—truly lives up to its name!"

Scorpion, who had rushed back from Kyoto, looked at the giant with some surprise; just that Susanoo left Scorpion somewhat helpless.

"Hahaha, I can already smell the scent of blood; Lord Evil God will surely be pleased with this offering!" Hidan, unafraid, waved his scythe and excitedly looked toward Izayoi before the main army.

"Don't be careless; that guy is hard to deal with." Kakuzu's impression of Izayoi was deep; that giant was an opponent he could not defeat even with all his strength.

"Hehe, Izayoi‑kun's eyes are truly fascinating; if we kill him, may I study those eyes?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, speaking with interest.

"That guy is also from Konoha; you aren't secretly letting him off, are you?"

Scorpion, already displeased with Orochimaru, directly questioned him.

Orochimaru smiled without arguing; Izayoi's life or death mattered little to him. If possible, he wouldn't mind helping Shisui keep the eyes of his clan members; of course, he would never kill anyone.

"Well, well, instead of arguing about this, consider how to act. There are thousands of Konoha ninjas beside Izayoi; even if you are surrounded, such a scale of ninja army would be hard to leave alive."

A black‑and‑white creature resembling a pitcher plant sprouted from the ground, cutting off the quarrelling crowd.

"I think we don't need to consider this; he's already charged forward with his men."

"What?"

Most+recent+chapter+is+being+read!

Everyone looked and saw Izayoi riding Susanoo straight toward them, hundreds of ninjas splitting left and right as if to surround them.

"You think one person can hold us back? How arrogant!"

Jue glanced at the two‑winged ninjas, smiled and said, "You go ahead; I have some reinforcements that can block the others for you."

"Then let me test the strength of the First Family of the Ninja World!"

Boom—Rain Hidden Village, outskirts, the heavy rain subsides.

Jiraiya also gasped, lying on a huge stone watching the six figures surrounding him, dryly laughing.

'You have truly grown.'

Jiraiya's throat was wounded, he couldn't speak, but his heart's emotion was hard to calm.

"Little Jiraiya, don't push yourself; leave here quickly!"

Shinso and Shima, while on guard, anxiously urged Jiraiya.

'No, this is my mistake left behind; let me be reckless once more, bring the intel back for me.'

Jiraiya merely twitched his mouth; Shinso and Shima understood his meaning, and immediately let Jiraiya carve the intel on Shinso's back.

"Truly tenacious."

Pain saw Jiraiya's action; his eyes lowered slightly, then the six each grabbed a black rod and charged forward together.

Jiraiya tried to pull out a final smile, but the horrific wound prevented him from smiling; the lost arm also made movement difficult.

"Little Jiraiya!"

Shinso and Shima's eyes flashed with grief, yet they knew that the two of them were no match for Pain, so they bore the intel and prepared to leave.

Jiraiya had already lost too much blood; in a daze he saw the six figures rushing toward him.

'What a pity, I couldn't see Tsunade's last face; that guy would probably shed tears if he knew I died here.'

And Naruto, Shisui is a decent Hokage; he should take good care of Naruto.

And Orochimaru, that guy—life is indeed fragile, but my death should have meaning, right.

Just unfortunate, still couldn't find the prophesied child; what will the future of the Ninja World be? So sad, never thought I'd stop writing here, Lord Jiraiya.

"Hmm?"

Jiraiya thought a lot, then suddenly froze; the expected attack seemed not to arrive, and he barely looked up to see golden light enveloping his whole body.

The Pain six, originally attacking, were swept away by a huge hand; the Asura Path and Human Path were crushed by two other brown massive hands.

"Senior Jiraiya, can you still move?"

'Fugaku? The other is Hui Uchiha?'

Jiraiya grinned, shocked by the Kaleidoscope expression in their eyes.

He didn't know Hui, but he had met Fugaku; he didn't expect the latter also to have awakened the Kaleidoscope—unsure whether it was long ago or recent; if the former, that guy is too tolerant.

Of course, their appearance greatly increased his chance of survival; staying alive is naturally good, the rest can be asked later.

"Good thing we made it in time, Uncle Fugaku, you take Lord Jiraiya away first; I'll handle these guys!"

Hui's battle spirit ignited, Susanoo became denser, soon shifting into the Black Tengu form.

"Ugh!"

Jiraiya tried to convey the intel but only managed a croak; Shinso, seeing this, immediately exposed the intel on his back.

Hui, seeing this, tried to decode the intel, while Fugaku instantly cast an illusion on Jiraiya, then obtained information about Pain.

"Be careful, Pain's power is great; the six share one eye."

"What?"

Learning Pain's intel, the two's faces darkened; Hui frowned, eyes full of disbelief.

"So the ones we just eliminated were only the Asura Path and Human Path?"

The two looked up and saw that the Hell Path had already withdrawn the other two.

"We can't let him recover! You two, can you take senior Jiraiya to a safe place? We must seize the chance to act!"

Fugaku reacted swiftly and immediately ordered.

"Understood, you must be careful of those eyes!"

Shenzuo and Zhijian breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pulled Jiraiya, using the Reverse Spirit Communication Technique to take him away.

"Leaving the two to deal with the god? Courageous!"

Pain hovered in midair, not surprised by the two's appearance; he had already sensed others infiltrating Rain Hidden Village while talking with Jiraiya.

He hadn't expected the opponent to be a Uchiha ninja also possessing the Mangekyou.

To counter Uchiha Izayoi, Obito had already sent other members of Dawn to surround and kill the opponent.

"Is this the hidden power of the Uchiha? Two Mangekyou‑wielding ninjas at once—so you have indeed been plotting this war for a long time!

However, challenging the god on one's own is a foolish act!"

Pain raised his hands slightly, and the fine rain that shrouded Rain Hidden Village stopped completely.

Fugaku and Hui sensed trouble; brown and gold skeletal frames instantly enveloped their bodies, and they immediately felt an invisible, terrifying massive force descending from above.

The two only felt their brains buzzing, their bodies sinking rapidly, and the lake surface being pushed aside by this invisible force.

"What strange technique is this?"

The two, having been struck into the lake bottom, showed horror in their eyes; Hui was even more surprised to discover that dense cracks had appeared on the Susanoo before them, ready to shatter at any moment.

"This really is…"

(End of Chapter)