Hearing the cold laugh, the Sannin couldn't help but frown.
Jiraiya couldn't resist asking, "What's so funny?"
"Ah, it's very funny!" Gin's expression suddenly turned cold and detached again as she looked at them. "Frogs at the bottom of a well think the sky is only as big as the well's opening. And you three... no, the entire Allied Shinobi Forces are like those frogs at the bottom of a well. That's what's so amusing."
"Perhaps so!"
Orochimaru's expression was calm. "Senki Ryuji surpassed life and death six years ago. How far his research has reached now is completely unknown. Compared to him, we are indeed frogs at the bottom of a well. But..."
As he spoke, a playful smile appeared on Orochimaru's face. "Ignorance doesn't mean weakness. No matter how ignorant the frog in the well is, it's still stronger than the ants on the ground. Right now, it is the Allied Shinobi Forces who are stronger. Everything Senki Ryuji possesses will become mere passing clouds, just like the small villages that tried to challenge the Five Great Nations in the past."
"The Allied Shinobi Forces are stronger?"
Gin tilted her head slightly, her impassive face unable to suppress a smile. "No wonder people often say ignorance is bliss. You can still remain calm and assured of victory now. But once you know the truth, you won't feel that way."
As she spoke, the violet patterns printed on her bodysuit began to glow with a fluorescent light.
"Not good!"
Although they didn't know what Gin was doing, with such an action in this situation, it was eighty percent likely something unexpected. Therefore, the Sannin didn't hesitate and launched their attacks.
Jiraiya clasped his hands together, his hair growing wildly, wrapping towards Gin.
Orochimaru directly thrust his sword.
And Tsunade took a swift step forward, punching towards her abdomen.
The violet light intensified, stinging the eyes and obscuring vision.
The Sannin instinctively closed their eyes, and then...
Boom!
A shockwave violently erupted, blowing away the Sannin.
They adjusted their balance mid-air, landing perfectly, then immediately looked towards Gin... the spot was already shrouded in dust, only faintly showing Gin's graceful figure slowly standing up.
"Be careful!"
Tsunade warned.
If the other party could stand up from the swamp, it meant she had the full ability to escape. If they still thought she couldn't move and charged recklessly, they might suffer a fatal blow because of it.
Whoosh...
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, dispersing the dust.
Gin's figure once again appeared in their vision.
The violet patterns on her clothes were still emitting a fluorescent glow, and they seemed to come alive, writhing across Gin's body, finally all converging towards her eyes.
The light vanished. Gin's silver pupils turned purple, and a pattern of violet designs appeared around her eyes.
"Sage Mode!?"
Seeing this change, Jiraiya exclaimed in shock and uncertainty.
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, while Tsunade's expression grew even more grave.
As people who had contracts with the Three Great Sage Regions, they were naturally familiar with Sage Mode and knew it was an immensely powerful force.
But due to aptitude reasons, aside from Jiraiya, neither Orochimaru nor Tsunade had managed to master this power.
Even Jiraiya's mastery level was quite low.
And the other party... only her eye color changed, with sparse violet patterns around her eyes... this level of change seemed to be Perfect Sage Mode.
"Don't worry. Her chest is pierced. The more she moves, the more she'll bleed. The stronger she becomes, the more force she exerts, and she won't last long." Tsunade said, staring at Gin's still-gushing chest wound.
Regarding this, Jiraiya and Orochimaru deeply agreed.
"The wound?"
Gin glanced at the piercing wound on her chest, forming hand seals in front of her chest.
"Careful!"
The Sannin adopted defensive postures.
But Gin didn't launch an attack. Instead...
[Yin Seal: Release]!
As the seal completed, the diamond-shaped mark on Gin's forehead seemed to come alive, spreading from her forehead down her face.
"That is..."
Tsunade's eyes widened, her body trembling slightly.
"What's wrong, Tsunade?"
"Stop her!"
Without answering Jiraiya's question, Tsunade shouted and took a swift step forward, punching towards Gin.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru, though puzzled, didn't hesitate for a moment and attacked as well.
But it was too late.
Before the Sannin's attacks landed, the patterns had finished spreading. The piercing wound on Gin's chest sizzled with white smoke, healing at a visible speed.
Gin herself took a swift step forward, meeting Tsunade's punch with her own.
Thud!
Fist met fist, monstrous strength clashed with monstrous strength. The immense forces collided, bursting forth savage shockwaves that even blew away Jiraiya and Orochimaru from the side.
No, not just Jiraiya and Orochimaru; Tsunade was also blown away.
Gin's strength far exceeded hers.
A Sage Body created from a synthesis of Hashirama's cells, White Zetsu's cells, Naruto's cells, God Tree's power, and other materials... Gin possessed Chakra levels unreachable for Tsunade. Add to that the Chakra stored in the Yin Seal, the gap between them could only be measured in multiples.
With the boost of Sage Mode, such an outcome was only natural.
"Get up. Let's continue."
Gin didn't pursue, standing quietly in place, waiting for the Sannin to regroup.
This scene made the Sannin frown again.
Jiraiya warned, "Not caring about wasting time at all... it seems her Sage Mode is the kind that can last a long time."
"Last a long time?" Gin scoffed coldly. "What do you frogs at the bottom of a well understand? Master's technology is beyond your imagination."
"Master's technology?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled. "What does that have to do with your master?"
"Of course it does." Gin said. "Although I also tried to learn Sage Mode, I simply couldn't learn it. My Sage Mode was achieved through Master's technology."
"He's even managed to accomplish this?"
Complex emotions of envy, jealousy, and desire flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.
He was well aware of Sage Mode's power and had been researching it continuously. But no matter how he researched, he couldn't develop technology to allow people to withstand Natural Energy; he couldn't even produce an inferior version.
And yet, Ryuji had already created technology allowing people to enter Sage Mode... 'Wait, technology for directly entering Sage Mode... technology, technology...'
Jiraiya and Tsunade also seemed to think of something. The three exchanged glances, seeing fear in each other's eyes.
"It seems you've also thought of it!" Gin's tone carried a hint of boastfulness and pride. "That's right. This is already mature technology. Although not everyone can have it due to material limitations, every elite in Sunagakure is equipped with it."
…
Sizzle...
Residual electricity in the air hadn't yet dissipated. Kuro had already passed between the Third and Fourth Raikage, his hand-chop coiled with electric light covered in crimson blood.
...
"Crack, crack, crack..."
Space spread with cracks, then shattered.
Fugaku covered his eyes, retreating, blood flowing from the corners.
Opposite him, a little girl around ten years old grinned playfully at him. "So this is the Mangekyo Sharingan? Seems a bit weaker than the Ketsuryugan, doesn't it?"
Then she added, "No, I should say, in terms of Genjutsu, that is."
"Where's your Susano'o?"
"And your own ability?"
"I heard each Mangekyo has its own ability. What's yours?"
"Oh, I forgot. The side effects of the Mangekyo seem pretty severe. You're not running out of Chakra, unable to use it, are you?"
...
Magnetite sand like floating clouds obscured the sky.
The Third Kazekage stood airborne, looking down at the Shinobi below, finally focusing on the elderly man at the front, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "Third Hokage, even someone as powerful as you has become this weakened after the trials of time. In that case, you and your Allied Shinobi Forces can only die."
As he spoke, he waved a hand. The magnetite sand cascaded down like a waterfall.
...
Hiss, hiss...
Steam rose, enveloping an area of several kilometers.
Pakura slowly walked out from within, looking at Kisame and Mangetsu, each leaning on their swords, wiping blood from their mouths. She looked towards another area of empty air. "Why can't you Kirigakure people ever learn your lesson?"
"Your Third Mizukage couldn't beat me, your Fourth Mizukage couldn't beat me either, and now the Second is here..."
As she spoke, she swung her right hand. A scorching fireball rose and exploded, sweeping up endless heatwaves and shockwaves.
From the air, the Second Mizukage's disintegrating body was blown away.
…
Pink poison drifted, enveloping a radius of a thousand meters, forming a certain-death zone.
Any living creature or object stepping into it would be instantly corroded to nothing.
Kana strolled within, extremely bored looking towards other directions on the battlefield... Watching the battlefield in full swing, she couldn't help but sigh. "So boring. I really want to go join the fun over there."