The combined strength of the three immortals is naturally not something that Jiraiya can match alone.

If it weren't for the summoning beasts of Myoboku Mountain, Jiraiya's combat effectiveness would have been greatly reduced.

And now, it has come to the critical moment, Jiraiya will naturally use all the strength he can use.

In mid-air, Mizuki grabbed Jiraiya with his chakra hand and threw him down with force. Jiraiya, whose whole body was covered with a natural energy protective shield, fell heavily to the ground like a fireball, penetrated the surface rock covered with a thin layer of ice, and fell into a dark cave underground.

"Just throw it down like this, won't there be any problem?"

Mifune, who had just come to his senses, saw such a discordant scene.

"Don't worry, Sage Mode is more durable..."

"Even if you can bear it, isn't it rude to treat your senior like this?"

“…”

Shuimu was speechless.

"I am already sixty-five years old this year, and I don't want to be treated like this. My old bones can't stand the methods of you young people."

"I have always upheld the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young, so don't worry, senior!"

Although a powerful samurai like Mifune has excellent physical fitness, he is still within the scope of humans. He cannot use a variety of ninjutsu to protect himself like a ninja, and he certainly cannot be as rough as he treated Jiraiya.

Samurai have great destructive power and excellent one-on-one combat ability. In the right environment, they are more useful than ordinary ninjas. However, if they fall into danger, their ability to survive is much worse than that of ninjas.

Why, with Mizuki and Jiraiya already on board, did they take the trouble to bring Mifune, the strongest samurai at the moment, along? It was because they saw the indestructible destructive power of the indomitable blade.

Like Might Guy, after opening the Death Gate of the Eight Gates, the absolute and pure power can break through the space in an instant. Theoretically, it can destroy everything, and even break through the basic rules of the ninja world. Even the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Yin-Yang-Jin will be affected.

Mifune's strength is much weaker than Might Guy who opened the Death Gate, and even Mizuki and Jiraiya are much stronger than him.

But there is one thing that powerful samurai have that ninjas cannot compare to.

Ninjas rely too much on chakra and their mental willpower is too rough.

Samurai began the arduous samurai training from a young age, which was an extremely rare spiritual exercise.

Samurai are not as good as ninjas in utilizing chakra, but they are much better than ninjas in integrating spiritual power into swordsmanship.

In the original work, why was Mifune's long sword able to defeat Hanzo's Impure World Form?

They are originally immortal, and can be reborn even if they are torn into pieces and their bones are turned into ashes.

Generally, if a ninja uses a shuriken to chop, even if Hanzo of the Salamander does not fight back and the shuriken is cut off, the Impure World Form will remain unharmed.

In addition to the fact that Hanzo of the Salamander considered himself defeated, the samurai's swinging of the long sword, which was full of will, was no longer just a pure physical attack.

There are more than just illusions to unleash spiritual power. There are also the Uchiha family's Mangekyō Sharingan's eye techniques, Susanoo, Orochimaru's Eight-Headed Technique, Mizuki's Sleeping Technique, and the advanced swordsmanship.

After learning the art of swordsmanship, Mifune's swordsmanship was completely different from that of ordinary samurai.

It is not without reason that before the emergence of ninjas, samurai were the dominant force in the ninja world.

All roads lead to Rome, and Kendo is also the orthodox inherited art of the ninja world. Although this road is much more difficult than the road of ninja, when you reach the extreme, they are actually the same.

The samurai's essence is still a little fragile. Even though he has thousands of advantages and the personal qualifications required are not as high as those of the ninja, he still loses in the competition with the ninja.

The reason why Mifune can stand on par with Mizuki and Jiraiya is not because his overall strength has reached that level, but because he has a special role at certain times.

When Mizuki and Jiraiya were busy with their own affairs, Mifune, who had rich combat experience, was sent in as a surprise attack to break the deadlock.

If Uchiha Obito still used the former Jinchūriki of the Impure World Reincarnation to create the new Six Paths of Pain as in the original work, then under the cover of Mizuki, Mifune's attack might be more effective than Mizuki's.

Whether it's the Impure World Reincarnation, Yin-Yang Release, the power of the Rinnegan, or the Tailed Beast Chakra, maybe they can all be destroyed with one blow.

"I'm ready. Don't keep the enemy waiting."

Mifune, whose physical discomfort had been resolved, suggested.

"Don't worry about me. As long as you can defeat the enemy, do whatever is effective."

"That's great."

Jiraiya had already been down there for a while, so he couldn't be kept waiting for too long.

Mizuki, who had already made up his mind, swooped down with Mifune at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye. Unlike the big movement of Jiraiya who swooped down like a fire meteor just now, Mizuki seemed to be much more at ease. He dived down with a beautiful arc, accompanied by a sharp whistle that cut through the air. The originally dark underground cave space was filled with an explosion of chakra.

Mizuki observed his surroundings as quickly as possible and found that Jiraiya was entangled with the surrounding barriers and traps, but the enemy did not show up directly.

"It looks like our opponents have been prepared for a surprise attack!"

These are secondary. The worry in Shuimu's eyes is not because of these trivial matters.

"The level of barrier technique is very different from before."

Perhaps laymen would judge the other party's level in this field based on the power of the barrier technique, but in the eyes of experts, this is a fallacy.

In the past, the Akatsuki organization also used barriers, but most of them were ready-made techniques that had nothing to do with the essence of barrier techniques and sealing techniques. They were used more out of instinct, which made them easier for Mizuki to deal with.

"let me!"

After landing, Sanfen assumed a sword-drawing stance, and after accumulating strength, he suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"A flash..."

Mifune reappeared with a silver semicircular blade, and directly broke through the barrier curtain wall in front of Jiraiya, helping Jiraiya who was stuck in the quagmire.

"It's really unreasonable."

If it was Mizuki, he might have to analyze the nature of the barrier and then construct countermeasures, but it was violently smashed to pieces by Mifune.

Fortunately, the barrier was not the type that would dissipate power after collapse, and the chakra that dissipated everywhere did not have any destructive power. If it was a Four Purple Flame Formation, Mifune would most likely have been burned.

As a theorist, Mizuki is actually most afraid of this unreasonable power. In addition to the protagonist's destiny's halo of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, there is also Might Guy's Eight Gates and similar kendo masters. The attack power of these people cannot be evaluated by general quantitative methods. They are simply Mizuki's natural enemies.