The faces of the three Admirals became serious.
They could clearly sense that this ninja named Jiraiya, after transforming into his current form, had greatly increased in strength, even slightly stronger than any one of them.
Most importantly, he had the ability to counter Logia-types.
Akainu's eyes rotated, staring at Jiraiya, and said in a deep voice: "Capture him first!"
The objective of the three was very aligned.
They understood one thing well.
In terms of pure strength, several people present had strength comparable to them. It's just that, having just encountered Logia-type Devil Fruit users like them, they hadn't yet found the proper way to resist.
If Hiruzen and the others obtained Kairōseki (Seastone) weapons or mastered Busoshoku Haki, then it wouldn't be easy for the three of them to deal with them.
After all, in the Golden List ranking, Hiruzen was slightly higher than them.
[T/N: Huh? Old Hiruzen is stronger than the three Admirals? My goodness, I don't know how the original author assessed the power scaling of each character]
Jiraiya squinted his eyes slightly, his body crouched, and he said in a low voice: "You two, this will be a difficult battle!"
The two Sage Toads nodded, their expressions also serious.
Both sides disappeared in an instant. The four figures continuously crossed in the air.
Ice crystals, magma, and fire continuously exploded in the air. The four flashed in various places. The sound of explosions almost deafened the other ninjas' ears.
Even their movement speed had exceeded the limits that ordinary human eyes could capture. Low-level ninjas could only see illusions.
Hiruzen's eyes showed relief: "Has Jiraiya grown this far?"
The surrounding ninjas were also somewhat excited.
He truly deserved to be one of Konoha's legendary Three Sannin, he was too strong.
*BOOM!*
Jiraiya's body was pierced by extremely thick ice crystals. Then, golden bullets falling like rain struck his body, and a layer of glowing red magma fell covering his head.
However, Jiraiya's body exploded into white smoke. A log appeared in his place and immediately crumbled to dust.
Substitution Technique (Kawarimi no Jutsu)!
It must be said that sometimes, these lowest-level Three Basic Techniques (Sanjutsu) were actually the most effective.
Just as ninjas didn't understand Devil Fruit users, the three Admirals were also shocked by the endless strange abilities of ninjas.
Jiraiya's real body appeared on the sea surface, stepping on waves rising and falling. He looked at the three Admirals descending in the distance, with a bit of blood stuck to the corner of his mouth.
After activating Sage Mode, he indeed had strength exceeding an ordinary Kage, but he still struggled facing the three Admirals at the same time, and was even at a disadvantage after the brief battle.
If this continued, defeat was only a matter of time.
"This must be ended!"
Akainu was impatient to keep wasting time. Since they wouldn't surrender, he had to annihilate them from the beginning.
Fighters this strong, in the future, if not friends, would surely become enemies.
He raised both hands, and blazing magma rose from all over his body, crackling like fireballs.
Kizaru and Aokiji exchanged glances, and they also began moving.
Countless golden mirrors condensed in the air. Ame no Murakumo materialized from golden light revealed its tip from those mirrors, pointing directly at the ninjas below.
The seawater beneath the ninjas' feet continued spreading as ice crystals. The cold air became stronger, and ice dragons shot out from it, attacking the ninjas.
Hiruzen's face changed drastically. He turned and shouted loudly to the side: "Stop them!"
Others naturally also realized the seriousness of this problem, and they all exerted their full strength.
Lightning flashed in Kakashi's hand, dazzling.
Blue steam rose and enveloped Might Guy's entire body. His eyes even emitted blue flames.
Even the Sharingan on Danzo's arm began rotating, and thick vines emerged from the void.
But the three Admirals had clearly used their strongest abilities at present.
Logia-types were fundamentally the strangest Devil Fruits, able to borrow nature's power. In terms of long-range attacks, they were definitely among the best, especially after reaching this level.
The all-out attack of the three Admirals covered heaven and earth. The sky became dark, and an aura of destruction enveloped the air.
If this attack landed, only a few ninjas might survive.
Many ninjas were already desperate. Their chakra was almost exhausted.
Right at this moment, the surrounding space suddenly trembled.
Amid everyone's shocked gazes.
Above the void, a giant gate covered with mysterious patterns and stamped with a terrifying demon face appeared from thin air. The blood-red gate appeared stained with blood, full of disgusting aura.
"What is this!?"
Everyone held their breath.
The blood-red gate slowly opened a crack. Light came out from the pitch darkness, and a figure slowly stepped out.
At the same time, on the other side, another incomparably massive disc appeared from thin air, also filled with an aura similar to the blood-red gate.
On that disc, another figure emerged from it.
"The feeling of being alive... truly delightful!"
"Finally back... to this nostalgic homeland!"
Both figures stretched their muscles, and slowly stepped out from the void.
After that, the blood-red gate and disc slowly disappeared.
Everyone stared at the two people carefully. The pupils of the ninjas' eyes slowly widened, revealing expressions of disbelief.
Even Hiruzen's expression trembled, and his lips trembled so he couldn't speak.
"Oh? Could we be in the wrong place, Tobirama? Why is there an ocean here? Where did Konoha Village go?"
A figure with long black hair looked around suspiciously.
The man with silver hair beside him shook his head, his eyes fixed on the three Admirals, and his eyes squinted slightly.
"These three people don't seem to be of our kind!"
"They are the First and Second Hokage!"
Someone couldn't help but shout.
The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, couldn't help but laugh a little. He put his hands on his hips at Senju Tobirama: "See, I told you, even though years have passed, our reputation still circulates to this day!"
These two people were the founders of Konoha Village, the pinnacle of Konoha Hokage existence.
First Hokage, Senju Hashirama!
Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!
"It's them!"
The hearts of the three Admirals trembled, and they also recognized them.
These two people were famous among the world's strongest fighters. One was at rank 19, and the other at seventh. They could already be considered the most pinnacle existences among the three realms.
Now, both people had successfully reversed Yin and Yang, and returned to the world!
That's right, the blood-red gate earlier should have been the Rashōmon Gate (Reward obtained by Tobirama), and that blood-red disc was the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Wheel (Reward obtained by Hashirama).
"Since you've come, stay here!"
Tobirama said with a calm expression, calmly extending his hand toward the three Admirals.