Jiraiya faces a bewildering truth: Pain has summoned two more bodies, each carrying the Rinnegan. As the Toad Sage struggles against foes who appear to share a single field of vision, chapter 377 lays out the deadly puzzle of the multiple Pains.
Summary
The pair of forms Pain calls forth both prove to carry the Rinnegan, leaving Jiraiya stunned that three separate wielders now stand before him. He presses the attack regardless and manages to blind one of them. Joining forces with the Two Great Sage Toads, he unleashes a combined elemental barrage, yet a second body simply soaks up the assault along with everything that follows.
When Jiraiya turns on the sightless body, it parries his strikes without trouble, guided somehow by what a companion body can see. Fukasaku observes this and floats a theory: the enemies are pooling their vision across bodies.
Key Events
Pain's two summoned bodies are revealed to wield the Rinnegan. Jiraiya blinds one and teams with the Two Great Sage Toads for an elemental attack that a second body absorbs. Fukasaku theorizes the bodies share a common sight.
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Notes
The chapter falls within the Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant arc and is collected in volume 41. Viz issued it under the title Honoured Sage Mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in the Naruto chapter "Sage Mode!!"?
In "Sage Mode!!," Jiraiya discovers that Pain has summoned two more bodies, both wielding the Rinnegan, bringing the total number of Rinnegan users he faces to three. He fights back regardless and manages to blind one of the bodies.
How does Jiraiya combine forces with the Sage Toads in this chapter?
Jiraiya teams up with the Two Great Sage Toads to unleash a combined elemental attack against Pain's bodies. One of the Rinnegan-wielding bodies simply absorbs the assault along with everything that follows it.
Why can the blinded Pain body still fight effectively?
Even after Jiraiya blinds one of Pain's bodies, it continues to parry his strikes without difficulty. Fukasaku observes this and theorizes that Pain's multiple bodies are sharing a single pooled field of vision among them.
What arc and volume does "Sage Mode!!" belong to?
"Sage Mode!!" is chapter 377 of the Naruto manga, part of the Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant arc, and is collected in volume 41. Viz Media released it under the title "Honoured Sage Mode!!"
How many Rinnegan-wielding bodies does Jiraiya face in this chapter?
By the end of "Sage Mode!!," Jiraiya realizes he is facing three separate Rinnegan wielders at once, after Pain summons two additional bodies to join the fight.
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