Chapter 342: Jiraiya—Dead!

“How bizarre!”

“Is this Uchiha Jin’s ocular technique?”

“No wonder the old man fears the Uchiha so much.”

“But thank goodness!”

“Before I came, the Toad Sage gave me a Sage Seal.”

Jiraiya’s scalp prickled, his face filled with terror.

Clearly.

He never imagined that just one glance from Uchiha Jin would cause his body to crumble piece by piece.

No wind-up, no time to prepare.

He quickly pulled the Sage Seal from his chest and slapped it directly onto his forehead.

Almost instantly.

His body, already crumbling, was forcibly stabilized by a milky-white energy, which then fully repaired him.

“This…”

“How is this possible?”

“Just a single seal?”

Uchiha Jin let out a startled cry, his eyes filled with shock.

Clearly.

His Mangekyo technique Susanoo had never before been forcibly interrupted—no matter how much ocular power he poured in, he could not sustain it.

But…

The traveler's memory suddenly reminded him: in the original manga or a movie, something similar had appeared—called the Sage Seal.

The Toad Mountain truly is formidable!

He ceased outputting ocular power, his gaze fixed on Jiraiya, waiting for the Sage Seal’s effect to end—then he would use Susanoo again without hesitation.

This Jiraiya is too strange.

He had no idea how many hidden cards Jiraiya still held, backed by Toad Mountain and Hagoromo.

So.

He couldn’t waste time—he had to kill him the moment an opportunity arose!

But unfortunately…

Jiraiya had clearly sensed Uchiha Jin’s intent, and while the Sage Seal’s effect still lingered and he could begin refining chakra, his hands were already frantically forming hand seals.

After sixty-three seals, Jiraiya brought his palms together.

“Sage Technique!”

For the first time, without guidance from either Toad Sage, he truly activated his Sage Mode on his own.

Then.

He pulled out a flask filled with essence of toad oil, given to him by the Toad Sage.

“All the accumulated essence of Toad Mountain over a thousand years amounts to only this one flask.”

“The trust placed in me by the Toad Sage and Hagoromo Sage—I would rather die than let them down.”

“Uchiha Jin, I will stop Itachi!”

After muttering these words, Jiraiya drank it all down.

Then.

He began frantically refining Sage chakra, even feeling a fleeting illusion of invincibility.

Afterwards.

His hands formed seals again, spending two full minutes to complete one hundred twenty-nine seals—then, the instant the Sage Seal’s effect faded, his eyes blazed with madness as he roared:

“Demon God Law—Descend!”

Screaming!

With a roar audible to all, the Death God—previously summonable only by Shinigami Shōjō—appeared before everyone in full form.

And more importantly, it was not a phantom summoned by Shinigami Shōjō, but a solid, physical Death God!

"Si"

Jiraiya formed only one seal and immediately took full control of the Death God, who then swiftly drew the dagger from its mouth and lunged at Uchiha Jin.

Uchiha Jin: “...”

His face was pale with terror, his scalp prickling.

He was truly stunned.

Yes.

He knew the original manga couldn’t show everything, and that this world held many hidden secrets—but seeing it firsthand still shocked him.

In the original, the Death God was merely a soul-sealing technique with weak effects.

But now?

He hadn’t expected Toad Mountain or Hagoromo had actually found a way to control it.

No other option—he had to endure it by force.

“All of Itachi, listen!”

“Kill Jiraiya—everyone except Itachi!”

“I’ll handle this Death God myself; Itachi, use Amaterasu to burn it; Fugaku, use Tsukuyomi to slow Jiraiya down—slower, the better!”

“Move, now!”

After saying this.

Uchiha Jin immediately activated Susanoo, attempting to force the Death God to crumble.

To be honest—it worked.

But the effect was extremely limited; this Death God seemed to originate from another dimension—while his ocular technique could still damage it, it required dozens of times the normal ocular power and yielded only one-tenth the usual effect.

But as long as it worked, that was enough!

After all, Uchiha Jin now possessed the Eternal Mangekyo—so long as it had any effect, he could grind the Death God down.

Uchiha Itachi did not hesitate—he immediately activated his Mangekyo.

As blood trickled from his eyes, roaring black flames of Amaterasu engulfed the Death God, causing it to shriek in agony.

Fugaku also moved!

As his Mangekyo technique activated, Jiraiya’s speed slowed drastically, as if moving in slow motion.

Meanwhile, on the other side:

Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Kakashi Hatake…

Shisui, Kakashi, Orochimaru…

Whether reincarnated masters or Konoha’s new generation, all sensed the urgency and launched a desperate assault on Jiraiya.

In an instant:

Wood Release roared and coiled, wrapping around Jiraiya.

Tobirama’s Water Release—Heavenly Weeping—severed Jiraiya at the waist.

Kakashi Hatake’s White Fang blade flashed like a silver lightning bolt, decapitating Jiraiya.

Kakashi’s Lightning Cutter pierced straight through Jiraiya’s chest!

Finally,

Someone’s Fire Release reduced Jiraiya to charred ash.

In short…

Jiraiya was dead.

He may have had other powerful techniques from Toad Mountain and Hagoromo—but Uchiha Jin and the others clearly gave him no chance to use them.

His death seemed sudden, but it was the result of meticulous planning.

This was the ninja world—even as a Ōtsutsuki, physical durability remained pitifully weak.

A power from the One Piece world might endure longer, but ninja were all fragile shells.

High offensive power, but frail bodies!

Meanwhile, on the other side:

With Jiraiya’s death, the Death God before Uchiha Jin began to fade amid shrieks, finally vanishing from this world.

“Finally… dead!”

“That Jiraiya was terrifying—but why was he so strong?”

“It’s unbelievable!”