Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 107 Anticipating Moves, the Third Raikage's Fear

"Get out of here."

Upon confirming that the Third Raikage was flying towards him, Li Yaoying's clone's eyes lit up, and he immediately controlled the Black Iron Giant Eagle to plummet downwards.

"Trying to escape from the sea!"

"Hmph! Naive!"

Damocles and the others sneered when they saw Li Yao's clone's choice. How dare he land on the sea in front of their boss? Didn't Li Yao know that lightning ninjas are most terrifying on the sea?

The conductivity of seawater will enhance the attack range of Lightning Release.

Once Li Yao lands on the sea, he can forget about flying back into the sky.

Only the Third Raikage didn't think that way; he frowned slightly.

In just a few exchanges, Li Yao countered his attacks with every move, never repeating the same tactic twice.

He knew that Li Yao was not the kind of person with mediocre combat talent; in fact, his combat talent was outstanding. The fact that Li Yao wanted to go to sea at this time meant that he must have considered how to deal with lightning escape, or he must have his own way of escaping.

Even so... the Third Raikage didn't believe that Li Yao could get rid of them once he went down to the sea.

However, this does not mean that Li Yao should be allowed to continue.

Just then, the other side headed down towards the sea, shortening the distance between them.

They are now about 550 meters apart, a distance that, combined with the speed of their descent, puts them within his attack range.

Before the Third Raikage could make a move, Li Yaoying's clone had already taken action.

While still descending, he had a thought, and part of the Black Iron Giant Eagle was retracted, leaving only a small portion that transformed into the shape of a shark and plunged downwards.

At the same time, the black iron feather robe on his body was also retracted into his body.

He was in mid-air, his hands outstretched, and black lightning condensed.

"Lightning Release - Black Spotted Lightning Serpent!"

Li Yaoying's clone mentally shouted, and two black-spotted lightning snakes, replicas of the Third Raikage's Lightning Release ninjutsu, shot out from his palm.

Whoosh...whoosh whoosh!

The Black-spotted Thunder Serpent's movement path was an irregular "fractured" shape that Li Yao had pre-planned, with its target being the giant eagle summoning beast beneath the feet of the Third Raikage and others.

"Storm Release - Light Dental Floss Stream!"

Kafu, standing behind the Third Raikage, instantly formed a hand seal and clasped his hands together, his white chakra rapidly gathering upon them.

Whoosh... Eight white lightning bolts, like flowing lines of water, shot out instantly, like long snakes swimming in water, curving towards the two black-spotted lightning snakes emitted by Li Yao.

Boom... Not far from the right wing of the summoned beast giant eagle, black and white lightning exploded.

A black-spotted lightning snake was intercepted by the white lightning and failed to hit the spirit beast giant eagle.

However, another black-spotted lightning serpent used its "broken" skin to dodge the interception of the Storm Release ray and circled around to attack the belly of the summoning beast giant eagle from below.

Given the terrifying attack power of the Black-spotted Thunder Serpent, even if the summoned beast Giant Eagle survives an attack, it will temporarily lose its ability to fly.

Without the flying ability of the summoning beast giant eagle, the Third Raikage and others are not a threat.

However, before Li Yaoying's clone could show any excitement, the Black Spotted Thunder Serpent, which had broken through the interception, was only half a meter away from attacking the summoned beast, the Giant Eagle.

With a crackling sound, a layer of black lightning suddenly covered the surface of the summoned beast, the giant eagle, blocking Li Yao's black-spotted lightning snake.

The two lightning-style ninjutsu, which share the same nature, eventually canceled each other out and dissipated.

The summoning beast, the giant eagle, was unharmed. Li Yaoying's clone was slightly disappointed, but it was still alright. At least the plan to force the Third Raikage to stop his attack had succeeded.

With this interruption, the Third Raikage was no longer able to stop the Black Iron Shark from falling into the sea.

"Damn it... Don't even think about escaping."

The Third Raikage cursed angrily, realizing he had fallen into a trap. He immediately flashed away, transforming into a bolt of lightning and shooting towards Li Yao.

"Hellfire Thrust - Double Penetration!"

"Bang!"

Before the Third Raikage's attack could land, Li Yaoying's clone dissipated on its own, returning to his main body with the remaining chakra.

"thump!"

As the Third Raikage passed through Li Yao's shadow clone, the Black Iron Shark also entered the sea. Once inside, the Black Iron Shark swam deeper into the sea under Li Yao's control.

But after swimming only thirty meters deep, feeling the increased pressure, Li Yao instantly changed direction, maneuvering the black iron shark to swim quickly forward at the thirty-meter depth.

Thud... Boom!

At that moment, the Third Raikage landed on the sea from the sky, creating a large wave. Before the wave subsided, dazzling black lightning instantly emanated from his body and spread to the sea surface.

In an instant, the sea within a two-kilometer radius turned into a black sea of ​​lightning.

The black iron shark in the sea was attacked by black lightning.

"what……"

In a blur, the Third Raikage seemed to sense the screams coming from the Black Iron Shark.

"It's Li Yao's true form!"

The Third Raikage quickly followed, chasing after the Black Iron Shark as it swam in the direction it was moving, while continuously releasing black lightning from his feet.

Black Thunder, guided by the sea, relentlessly attacks the Black Iron Shark, which lies thirty meters deep, and targets Li Yao, who is hiding inside it.

Through the black lightning attack, the Third Raikage confirmed that there was a person hiding inside the Black Iron Shark, compared to the previous Black Iron Giant Eagle which had either a shadow clone or a shadow clone plus the main body.

Hmm... no... At this moment, the Third Raikage suddenly realized that the black iron giant eagle he had sensed at the beginning had two people inside its belly, not one person.

"Is it Li Yao or... a shadow clone?"

The Third Raikage's expression changed slightly. Regardless of whether the Black Iron Shark contained Li Yao's true form, he had to deal with the Black Iron Shark in the sea immediately.

Thump thump... The Third Raikage ran quickly across the sea, following the black iron shark swimming in the water.

Behind him, the summoning beast giant eagle quickly caught up with the Third Raikage, arriving twenty meters above him and gliding close to the sea surface.

"Druid, fifty meters ahead, thirty meters underwater," the Third Raikage said quickly.

"Watch me, boss."

A person jumped off the back of the giant eagle, responding to the Third Raikage's words while rapidly forming hand seals. Upon landing on the sea, the person pressed their hands onto the surface of the water.

"Water Release: Sea Dragon Ascends to Heaven!"

Thirty meters ahead in the deep sea, the water around the black iron shark suddenly began to swirl, forming a huge whirlpool, like a tornado on land. The black iron shark controlled by Li Yao could not swim out at all and was quickly swept into the whirlpool.

Boom!

The sea surface suddenly caved in, and then a rotating water dragon emerged from it. The water dragon opened its mouth wide, and a dark shadow spewed out with water spray.

It was a black iron shark.

"Sizzle..."

A flash of lightning instantly arrived beside the black iron shark high in the sky; it was the Third Raikage, whose entire body was covered in lightning release chakra armor.

"Hell Thrust..."

"Chengcheng..."

Before Li Yao could react, the Black Iron Shark shattered and vanished instantly under the Third Raikage's two-handed thrust, revealing a charred, hot female body inside.

"It's not Li Yao!"

Without even looking, the Third Raikage knew that this person was not Li Yao. Who else could it be? He didn't know either. His skin had been completely burned black by Li Yao's lightning release, making it impossible to see his face or hear his heartbeat. He was most likely already dead.

Regardless of who this person is, from the moment Li Yao used her as a sacrifice, it was destined that she was not an important person to Li Yao.

Since that's the case... the Third Raikage didn't even glance at the lightning-black gray earth, letting it fall into the sea.

After landing on the sea, he and the druid, who was skilled in water escape techniques, quickly jumped onto the back of the summoned beast, the giant eagle.

"Chase him." The Third Raikage didn't say much; he had to catch Li Yao this time no matter what.

Having met Li Yao so far, he is extremely wary of the various talents Li Yao has displayed, and he absolutely cannot give Li Yao time to develop.

Otherwise, the Hidden Cloud Village will face a terrifying enemy lurking in the shadows in the future.

With just one powerful genjutsu that can trigger his Black Lightning Defense, he could instantly kill 80%... no, more than 90% of the Cloud Village ninjas.

Thinking of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Madara Uchiha, the Third Raikage was even more wary of Li Yao's genjutsu. He also knew that once he encountered Li Yao, few people in Kumogakure besides himself could withstand Li Yao's genjutsu.

Therefore, we must capture Li Yao this time.

(End of this chapter)