My Sign-in System in Naruto

"You actually know about Sage Mode?"

Jiraiya looked Haru up and down, feeling utterly astonished.

"If you want to challenge me, you'd better bring out 100% of your strength," Haru said without hesitation.

In truth, if Jiraiya didn't use Sage Mode, Haru felt he could defeat him in a single move.

But even that might not be enough to convince Jiraiya that he could help Naruto become a perfect jinchūriki.

So, Haru decided to let Jiraiya enter Sage Mode and then break through it with a single move.

By then, Jiraiya would have nothing left to say.

"Challenge?"

Jiraiya never expected Haru to use such a word.

After all, he wasn't just one of the Legendary Sannin to most ninjas, he was a living legend.

To put it mildly, if he had been in the village during the Nine-Tails' rampage, Minato Namikaze might not have had to sacrifice himself.

But regardless, since Haru had gone this far, Jiraiya couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

Of course, Jiraiya didn't summon Fukasaku and Shima.

This was just a spar, not a life-or-death battle, so he didn't need to prolong Sage Mode as much as possible.

As Jiraiya expected, Haru simply stood on the wooden bridge, watching him intently as he began gathering natural energy to enter Sage Mode.

Haru made no move to interrupt or interfere.

Jiraiya's breathing slowed, and his body became still, while his face began to take on frog-like features.

At the same time, his sensory abilities grew stronger as the Sage chakra formed, expanding his range several times over.

"This chakra..."

Soon, Jiraiya sensed the chakra of other ninjas approaching his location.

Among them were some he recognized very well.

These ninjas were moving incredibly fast.

By the time Jiraiya fully entered Sage Mode, the leading ninja descended from the sky.

Haru glanced at the newcomer and saw that it was none other than the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The ninjas following him were, of course, members of the Anbu.

"Jiraiya, it really is you..."

Hiruzen stood frozen in place. When he sensed Jiraiya's chakra, he couldn't believe it.

But now, seeing him in person, there was no doubt.

However, Hiruzen couldn't understand why Jiraiya would be fighting Haru.

And why he had entered Sage Mode.

"What's going on here?" Hiruzen couldn't help but ask.

At first, he had sensed Haru's vast and powerful Wood Style chakra and noticed that he was fighting someone. So, he had immediately gathered the Anbu and rushed to find Haru.

It wasn't until Haru and Jiraiya's second clash that he realized the other person's chakra felt remarkably like Jiraiya's.

"Teacher Hiruzen."

Jiraiya hadn't expected Hiruzen to appear so suddenly.

"I was trying to convince Jiraiya to take me to Mount Myōboku, but he wanted to test my strength," Haru explained casually.

Even with Hiruzen present, Haru didn't feel it would affect the situation.

"Mount Myōboku?"

Hiruzen muttered the name, quickly recalling Haru's plan.

He wanted to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails' chakra.

And Hiruzen had agreed to it.

Suddenly, everything clicked into place. Jiraiya didn't believe Haru was capable of such a feat.

"Fall back."

Without hesitation, Hiruzen stepped back and ordered all the Anbu to give them enough space, ensuring they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire.

Jiraiya in Sage Mode was on a completely different level in terms of chakra quality, attack range, and power.

In fact, Hiruzen thought Jiraiya might even be stronger than him now.

This also sparked Hiruzen's curiosity. Who was stronger Jiraiya with Sage Mode, or Haru with his Wood Style?

"Teacher Hiruzen?"

Jiraiya quickly noticed Hiruzen's actions and was even more surprised.

He had expected Hiruzen to stop him.

After all, Hiruzen knew exactly how strong Jiraiya was in this state.

In other words, this meant that in Hiruzen's mind, Jiraiya and Haru were evenly matched.

"In that case, Sage Art..."

Seeing this, Jiraiya decided to hold nothing back. He pushed off the ground with his toes, leaping into the air and charging at Haru with full force.

He extended his right hand, gathering an enormous amount of chakra and spinning it rapidly.

Boom!

With a dull roar, a massive chakra sphere, several times larger than Jiraiya himself, appeared in his hand.

"Super Giant Rasengan!"

Haru looked up at Jiraiya as he closed in.

This move wasn't just Jiraiya's trump card it was likely the most destructive technique in his arsenal.

"This chakra..."

The Anbu behind Hiruzen all gasped in shock. The sheer density of the chakra was something they had never seen before.

Many of them realized for the first time why Jiraiya was called a sage.

In fact, even Hiruzen was left speechless.

Had Jiraiya really grown this powerful?

"Haru, get out of the way!"

Seeing that Haru wasn't moving, Hiruzen couldn't help but shout.

In his eyes, Jiraiya's Super Giant Rasengan was comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb.

At such close range, even Haru might not emerge unscathed.

Moreover, Jiraiya's attack was infused with powerful Sage chakra.

This was a type of chakra Haru had never encountered before, and it defied conventional understanding.

If Haru didn't dodge in time, the consequences could be dire.

Yet, despite Hiruzen's warning, Haru remained unmoved.

Facing the Super Giant Rasengan head-on, Haru felt an indescribable sensation.

"So this is Sage chakra. It's indeed stronger than any chakra I've encountered so far."

Even Haru acknowledged Jiraiya's power.

"But..."

"I already said."

"No matter how many jutsu you master, I'll break through them all with a single move."

Haru clapped his hands together, channeling chakra into the wooden bridge beneath him. A massive wooden dragon erupted from the ground, its jaws clamping down on the incoming Super Giant Rasengan.

Not only that, the dragon twisted its body, rapidly coiling around Jiraiya.

Before Jiraiya could even attempt to break free, he felt his Sage chakra being drained.

This wooden dragon hadn't just blocked his Super Giant Rasengan it was also absorbing his chakra.

Jiraiya's frog-like eyes widened in shock as he was utterly overwhelmed by Haru's power.