Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 138 The Sarutobi Clan's Trump Card

"Li Yao has dispelled his shadow clone."

A hundred kilometers away, Kato Dan and his two companions, who were following Li Yao, breathed a sigh of relief after sensing that Li Yao's soul aura had disappeared and only one remained.

"It seems he has dispelled his doubts," Akira Inuzuka said with a smile.

"Li Yao really does possess a terrifying genjutsu that can instantly render a Jonin incapable of resistance." Biwako's expression was grave. She wasn't concerned about whether Li Yao had noticed anything; instead, she was very interested in the terrifying genjutsu that Kato Dan had mentioned.

"The opponent's illusion magic is indeed terrifying."

Kato nodded and continued, "I think unless more than three squads surround Li Yao from three directions, we won't be able to catch him if he tries to escape."

This is what makes powerful illusions so terrifying.

Without powerful illusions, Kato Dan and the others could surround Li Yao on their own. Even if they were no match for Li Yao, they could at least hold him off for a while until the Hokage arrived.

But now, facing Li Yao, who possesses powerful illusion magic.

He was alright; the Spirit Transformation Technique granted him strong resistance to illusions, preventing illusion chakra from invading his chakra, rendering illusions useless against him.

Others, however, would struggle. Apart from the Hokage, everyone else would find it difficult to deal with Li Yao's powerful genjutsu, especially when he possesses a powerful genjutsu that can control multiple people simultaneously.

Multiple squads are required, and these squads must consist of ninjas at least at the elite Jonin level.

"This is troublesome." Biwako sighed heavily upon hearing this, and then a thought popped into his mind.

Can they really kill Li Yao?

Biwako unconsciously began to doubt herself.

Given the strength Li Yao has shown so far, even if her husband were to personally take action, it would be difficult to kill Li Yao unless he used the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique to perish together with Li Yao.

But this is clearly not what Lake Biwa wanted.

Moreover, the opportunity to use the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique is not guaranteed.

"Sigh! Let's report Li Yao's situation first."

Biwako sighed, then used a spirit summoning technique to summon a little monkey. She quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the monkey.

After the summoning technique was dispelled, the little monkey appeared directly in the backyard of the Third Hokage's house, where it was responsible for relaying information sent back from Lake Biwa.

Soon, the ANBU (Anbu) took the letter from the little monkey to the Hokage's office.

After reading his wife's reply, the third generation kept his brows furrowed.

"Li Yao... just who is this guy?"

The third generation murmured softly, his wise eyes filled with doubt and confusion.

First it was Black Lightning, and now it's Super Beast Imitation Drawing. How did Li Yao learn all these ninjutsu?

Could it be true, as his wife suspects, that Li Yao possesses a secret technique similar to spirit possession and has already been reincarnated in Konoha and Kumogakure?

"No matter who Li Yao really is, that guy is growing too fast. We must kill him as soon as possible."

"only……"

Thinking of the changes in Li Yao's strength mentioned in the letter, the Third Hokage hesitated for a moment, wondering if he could still kill Li Yao.

There was still a possibility back then.

Now... after his battle with the Third Raikage, Li Yao's strength has grown significantly. He is now able to withstand the terrifying defenses of such a horrific explosion, in addition to the Adamantine Sealing Barrier and Wood Release.

He... seems to be outmatched.

Finally, the third generation came to a conclusion that left him somewhat frustrated.

He discovered that, apart from using the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique to perish together with Li Yao, he had no other way to deal with him.

Even... he might not be able to withstand Li Yao's illusion.

Thinking of this, the third generation became even more anxious.

"No, we must kill Li Yao."

The Third Hokage carefully put away the letter, lay in the magnificent embrace of Hokage's secretary, Chiba Megumi, and closed his eyes to ponder how to kill Li Yao.

First, given Li Yao's perception and ability to escape in the air, he could obtain the support of the Four Red Yang Array Barrier Technique from Mito Uzumaki to bind Li Yao firmly and prevent him from escaping.

Given this, coupled with Kato Dan's soul perception ability, Li Yao had no chance of escaping in advance; he would definitely be bound by the Four Red Yang Formation barrier technique.

So... the remaining question is how to kill Li Yao.

It would be difficult for him to kill Li Yao by himself alone.

It would require the intervention of multiple Kage-level experts.

However, there is a problem here.

How can we resist Li Yao's illusions?

No matter how many people there are, it won't help if they can't withstand Li Yao's illusion.

"Can Kato Dan possess himself using the Spirit Transformation Technique?"

The Third Hokage suddenly thought of this method. The Spirit Transformation Technique has a strong ability to resist illusions. If Kato Dan used the Spirit Transformation Technique to transform into a spirit and possess him, it should be able to help him block Li Yao's illusions.

"Let's ask."

The third generation immediately sat up straight and quickly wrote a letter to his wife, asking her to inquire whether Kato Dan's spirit could block Li Yao's illusion.

Ten minutes later, Biwako used her psychic powers again to summon the little monkey.

After reading her husband's reply, Biwako immediately asked Kato Dan, who was standing nearby, "Can your spirit form block Li Yao's illusion?"

"able."

Kato nodded confidently.

Although it never truly resisted Li Yao's illusions, as long as the spirit can directly sense and see the illusion chakra, it can naturally block the invasion of the illusion chakra.

"That's good."

Biwako smiled and immediately replied to her husband.

"Very good." Upon receiving his wife's reply, the third generation also showed a smile.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about Li Yao's illusions.

Without the distraction of illusions, even if he couldn't defeat Li Yao, he could still protect himself. If it really came down to a life-or-death moment, he wouldn't hesitate to use the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique to drag Li Yao down with him, even if it meant mutual destruction.

But... he doesn't want to die yet.

"It would take at least three Kage-level experts working together to guarantee killing Li Yao."

Without using the Reaper Death Seal, the Third Hokage estimated that it would require the intervention of three more Kage-level shinobi.

Moreover, at least one of them must be a Shadow-level expert with the ability to break through Li Yao's defenses and kill him, and also be able to resist Li Yao's illusions.

There are ninjas in Konoha who meet both of these conditions... and they are ninjas from the Sarutobi clan.

"It seems I have no choice but to ask Moonstone for help," the Third Hokage sighed inwardly.

Sarutobi Tsukiishi is a Jonin secretly trained by the Sarutobi clan, specializing in taijutsu. He has learned the Eight Gates technique, and once the Eight Gates are activated, he will gain terrifying power that surpasses that of the Hokage by dozens of times.

At the same time, after activating the Eight Gates Formation, the rampant chakra will prevent genjutsu chakra from invading, even genjutsu at the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

During the Warring States period, someone used the Eight Gates Formation to kill a powerful member of the Uchiha clan who possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan and was proficient in genjutsu.

The Sarutobi clan secretly trained taijutsu ninjas specializing in the Eight Gates Formation in order to counter the Uchiha clan's Mangekyou Sharingan.

Unfortunately, the Eight Gates Formation is easy to learn; as long as you persist in training your body, you can learn it over time.

However, activating the final Eight Gates Formation is very difficult.

That is the ultimate power that requires a body forged to its peak and an extremely tenacious mental will to unlock.

The entire Sarutobi clan secretly nurtured Sarutobi for many years, and only one Sarutobi Moonstone emerged, capable of opening the Eight Gates Formation and gaining terrifying power dozens of times greater than that of the Hokage.

Sarutobi Gekisei's original mission was to kill a Mangekyou Sharingan expert from the Uchiha clan, but now he has to use it on Li Yao, which makes the Third Hokage very uncomfortable.

However, there's no way around it; there's a ninja who can break through Li Yao's defenses 100% and kill Li Yao, and also resist Li Yao's illusions 100% of the time.

In Konoha, there is only Sarutobi Tsukiishi.

So despite his reluctance, the Third Generation had no choice but to bring Sarutobi Moonstone with him.

(End of this chapter)