[Miaomu Mountain. ]
[Inside the Palace of the Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru.]
Fukasaku and Shima walked into it.
Soon, they saw the great, frail toad immortal.
"The Great Toad Sage."
What should be done about Mount Myōboku?
Fukasaku stepped forward and said respectfully.
[Shima, who was standing to the side, stopped nagging.]
Because it also realized something was wrong.
At this point, it would be helpful if the Great Toad Immortal could offer a solution.
[Too passive.]
The situation at Mount Myoboku.
The Great Toad Sage remained silent.
[It kept making gurgling sounds.]
This time.
Shima has finally gained patience.
[And what about the work of someone who already deeply respects the Great Toad Sage?]
The two little frogs waited there for quite a while.
[finally. ]
The Great Toad Sage spoke.
[Different from the past.]
This time.
The Great Toad Sage has opened his eyes.
Those cloudy, toad-like old eyes.
[Gazing at the palace ceiling.]
[Speaking slowly:]
"I don't know what to do either."
["future..."]
"It's still pitch black."
[Shima: "..."]
[Hold on!]
As expected.
[A short while later.]
The Great Toad Sage closed his cloudy old toad eyes again.
"The son of the devil has gained power."
"Jiraiya is still hesitant."
["but..."]
"Soon, Jiraiya will tell you the answer too."
["only..."]
["Jiraiya's answer might need to be interpreted in reverse."]
"I know everything."
"Kusaku, do what you think is right."
"The future is no longer visible; all that remains is..."
[He paused for a moment.]
"Leave it to fate, frogs do their duty."
[Upon hearing this.]
Fukasaku is starting to feel conflicted.
It came to find the answer.
What should be done about Mount Myōboku?
However, the Great Toad Immortal's explanation was quite different.
Fukasaku was also somewhat confused.
Shima opened his mouth.
In the end, I managed to hold back from cursing.
[After all that fuss...]
[In the end, you still have to solve it yourself, right?]
Let bygones be bygones.
[This has caused young Jiraiya to wander for years.]
[Knowing the answer but not saying it.]
It's no use saying it now.
"Let's go."
In the end, Fukasaku pulled Shima away from the Great Toad Sage's palace.
"The father of my child."
"What should we do?"
"Send out some more frogs." After a moment's thought, Fukasaku decided to try again and confirm the results.
[...]
The Land of Fire.
[In a dilapidated little village.]
Jiraiya sat cross-legged on the ground.
His forehead was covered in cold sweat.
The question of whether to go or not had been troubling him.
Ultimately, he decided to stay put.
[...]
["Dust Release: Particle Style!"]
[Buzz—]
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.
In the blink of an eye.
The beam of light was like a lightsaber.
[A Lava Dragon Bullet streaks down from above.]
In an instant.
Mei Terumi's Lava Release technique has been disintegrated.
[Disappeared instantly.]
[Below.]
The Fourth Raikage breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just a bit of a shame.
[If this Dust Release technique was aimed at Naruto Uzumaki.]
This meeting is over.
[Whoosh—]
After dodging Wood Release: Minabuta, the Fourth Raikage used Lightning Release: Body Flicker to disappear into the bottom of the pit.
[Appeared on the ground.]
Looking at the four walls of wood-style artillery that had been sliced open by dust-style artillery.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes narrowed slightly.
[That old man, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.]
Although I'm getting old.
But he's still as sharp as ever.
Dust Release remains an incredibly fearsome bloodline limit.
"Dust Release?"
"She's really powerful."
However.
[After Naruto's voice rang out.]
The Fourth Raikage and Onoki looked over.
The two people's expressions changed instantly.
Even Mei Terumi covered her mouth in surprise.
[Naruto was seen raising one hand.]
[His palms were covered in charred black marks.]
Moreover, it is recovering at a visible rate.
The charred area regenerated and peeled off at a visible rate.
Naruto flexed his wrists a few times.
It hurts a lot.
[But this is Bloodline Elimination: Dust Escape.]
He's already figured it out.
[Bloodline Elimination and Bloodline Limit are different.]
[Bloodline limit is the power within one's bloodline.]
[For example, the eyes of a cactus and the body of a cactus.]
To obtain it, one must inevitably encounter bloodline limits.
[That is, transplanting the body of someone with a bloodline limit.]
[This is how one gains control over bloodline limits.]
[It's like transplanting the Sharingan, the Byakugan, or cells from Hashirama Senju.]
[Bloodline elimination is different.]
[It is generally a product of the fusion of three or more chakra natures.]
However, it also relies on the power of bloodline.
Without the support of bloodline power.
[Forcibly fusing chakra attributes.]
[Severe cases may result in death.]
Naruto looked down at his hand, which had been completely healed.
A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.
[interesting. ]
[This level of power in bloodline elimination is the strongest he has ever seen outside of the Six Paths system.]
[pity. ]
The caster was not at the same level, or rather, did not master the power within the Six Paths system, that is, the system of all phenomena.
Otherwise, Naruto really wouldn't dare to try it right away.
[As it turns out.]
[Before absolute values.]
[The power of the Rinnegan.]
[And this is still a basic skill.]
[Absorb chakra.]
Even a bloodline limit like Dust Release can be absorbed.
Of course, the cost was not small.
Even without the Rinnegan, the Mangekyou Sharingan's transcription seal can still withstand it.
However, the cost will be greater.
[certainly. ]
The absolute destructive power of Dust Release.
Naruto agrees.
However, the wind-up animation is too long.
[For ninjas of the same rank.]
No, that applies to ninjas of the same rank as Onoki.
If they face each other directly.
[And Onoki successfully released Dust Release.]
[Still unable to inflict damage.]
Too slow.
"How is that possible?!"
["how so?"]
"Dust Release... How could Dust Release possibly be...?"
Onoki was no longer able to speak in complete sentences.
This is utterly absurd.
Even the once invincible ninja demon, Uchiha Madara.
Even when facing Dust Escape, they wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.
The Naruto Uzumaki standing before them was even younger than Madara Uchiha, but his strength was...
A sense of despair crept into Onoki's heart.
This sense of despair is even more intense than what Madara Uchiha inflicted on me back then.
[Even more intense!]
[Because, in Onoki's view, even Madara Uchiha back then would be no match for Naruto Uzumaki.]
[Perhaps this feeling is even more desperate and powerless than when I faced Madara Uchiha back then!]
"I like men who don't easily melt away."