Naruto: Reincarnated as Sasuke Uchiha with Perfect Talents.

This time, Sasuke not only failed to deal a blow to Jiraiya, but he also ended up injuring himself, and his chakra had been significantly depleted.

Using both Thunderclap and Chidori, two powerful lightning release techniques simultaneously, resulted in an overly intense change in chakra nature. This caused some harm to Sasuke's own body.

However, he still hadn't succeeded in hitting Jiraiya, and he was even forced to change Chidori into Chidori Flow.

Now, Sasuke's right hand was subtly trembling, not just from Jiraiya's attack.

He quickly retreated, increasing the distance between himself and Jiraiya.

His chakra fluctuations had weakened significantly.

At this moment, Kimmaru stepped forward and stood beside Sasuke.

"Are you alright?"

Hearing this, Sasuke nodded weakly.

"These injuries are nothing."

Kimmaru glanced at the stubborn Sasuke.

"Don't get too close to him. Your body can't withstand his attacks!"

"Leave it to me!"

Kimmaru's tone grew colder as he spoke.

"If you get the chance, run!"

"With your speed, you can still escape!"

With Sasuke's speed, escaping alone would not be an issue.

As long as Kimmaru held off Jiraiya, escaping in this situation wouldn't be difficult.

But what if Kimmaru couldn't hold him off?

Although Jiraiya's movement speed wasn't fast, he had various summoning beasts, including the toads of Mount Myoboku. Some of these toads were quite fast.

They could quickly catch up with Sasuke.

Moreover, Sasuke still had to carry White, making it impossible for the two of them to escape from Jiraiya's grasp.

Unless!

Kimmaru... could hold Jiraiya down at all costs.

"If you really want to help, just distract him! Leave the rest to me!"

Saying this, Kimmaru turned and glanced at Sasuke.

His cursed seal started to change again.

Black lines began to spread once more, signaling that Kimmaru was about to activate Cursed Seal Form 2!

With the cursed seal chakra exploding, Kimmaru's entire appearance began to shift into a new form.

He looked like a monstrous demon.

Jiraiya furrowed his brows. "It seems this power didn't come from any legitimate source."

He raised his hand and formed hand seals.

Jiraiya took a deep breath.

"Fire Style Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!!"

Boom... rumble...

A more terrifying flame erupted instantly.

The release of the ninjutsu was seamless. It didn't look particularly fast, but when the jutsu exploded, the terrifying range became apparent.

In the blink of an eye, the flames completely engulfed both Sasuke and Kimmaru.

Even with Thunderclap's speed, Sasuke wasn't completely sure he could escape from this Fire Style attack.

In that instant, Sasuke's eyelids twitched rapidly.

'Just one jutsu... and I'm already being pushed to this point!'

'My growth over this time... in the face of true strength, it seems insignificant!'

Sasuke, unknowingly, experienced a harsh blow to his previously swollen ego.

As Sasuke pondered what to do next, Kimmaru suddenly moved to stand in front of him.

"Dance of Early Ferns!!!"

Kimmaru thrust both hands powerfully into the ground.

The next moment, a series of bones erupted from beneath the earth, one after another huge bone spikes breaking through the surface.

In an instant, a forest of bones was formed.

This bone forest now stood as a barrier in front of them.

Boom!

The sound of the explosion echoed.

Sasuke looked at Kimmaru's nearly twisted face.

The flames devoured the bone forest, one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the flames swept toward them.

The next moment, large ribs grew from Kimmaru's back, forming a natural shield on either side.

These ribs completely enveloped Sasuke within.

Boom... boom... boom...

The flames engulfed both of their figures entirely.

At the eastern gap of Konoha, a massive disturbance suddenly erupted.

The Konoha ninjas, who were engaged in battle with Sunagakure forces, quickly turned to look in this direction.

Although Sunagakure's invasion had been fierce, Konoha's ninjas had already taken control of the situation. It was no longer as dire as before.

A Konoha ninja jumped onto a rooftop and looked at the huge gap in the eastern side of the village.

"That direction, go check it out. Who's fighting there?"

With a wave of his hand, a large group of Konoha ninjas quickly headed toward the location.

When these ninjas arrived at the site of the fire's explosion, they saw dozens of dead ANBU ninjas scattered nearby and a massive crater formed by the terrifying Fire Style attack.

These ninjas froze in place.

They quickly noticed Jiraiya's figure in the distance.

"That's…"

"Lord Jiraiya, the Legendary Sannin!"

"Lord Jiraiya!"

When these Konoha ninjas saw Jiraiya, everyone felt a sense of relief.

If the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, was in Konoha, then no matter how many ninjas Sunagakure had deployed, there would be no issue.

These ninjas wanted to approach, but Jiraiya raised his hand, signaling them to stay back.

The Konoha ninjas hesitated for a moment but chose to stay on the rooftops, watching from a distance.

"What happened? Lord Jiraiya, who is he fighting?"

"Look, there's someone in the crater that Jiraiya-sama created!"

"Someone? Are they alive?"

"Impossible! After such an explosion, the power of the jutsu must have been terrifying. Anyone hit by that wouldn't survive!"

However, in the next second, a figure indeed jumped out of the crater.

It seemed like they were carrying another person.

A person charred beyond recognition.

Seeing this, the Konoha ninjas were stunned. Someone had withstood that terrifying jutsu attack?

Sasuke gently set Kimmaru, whose body was severely burned and whose consciousness was beginning to fade, aside.

White quickly stepped forward.

Kimmaru hadn't completely lost consciousness. He looked at Sasuke, moving his lips as if trying to tell him to run.

But he didn't have the strength to make a sound.

Sasuke looked at Kimmaru, and honestly, in that moment, he thought he would at least lose a layer of skin if not his life.

Fully unleashing his speed with Raikiri, Sasuke managed to escape the reach of that jutsu.

However, he hadn't expected Kimmaru to help him block Jiraiya's attack.

Even... sacrificing his life for it. Sasuke knew that Kimmaru was doing this not for his sake, but for Orochimaru.

But now, Sasuke... no matter the reason, couldn't just run away so easily.

"Truly the Legendary Sannin, what a terrifying technique!"

Sasuke smiled as he looked at Kimmaru, slowly getting to his feet.

"White! Take him and go first!"

"Leave this to me!"

What?

Kimmaru stared at Sasuke, incredulous. What was this kid thinking?

White froze for a moment, wanting to say something, but Sasuke's tone was firm. She silently nodded.

"I understand, Sasuke-sama. Please... be careful!"

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