Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 158 Dust Release - Limit Detachment Technique

PS: The outline for Volume 4 isn't finished yet, so I'll only be posting one chapter today.

"Illusion..."

"It's over!"

Sensing the chakra about to coalesce into a single point on the married woman Ayase's body, even though he used genjutsu to make Ayase lose control of her body, the sealing technique didn't stop. Li Yao knew he had no chance.

But in the end, he actually died at the hands of a married woman named Ayase.

Really… Li Yao shook his head inwardly, feeling somewhat self-deprecating.

But that was all. In that life-or-death moment, Li Yao didn't show the slightest fear, or even seem to have any regrets.

Li Yao had long since lost interest in death.

He was probably a little unhappy that he couldn't get proper revenge on the third generation.

But it was just annoyance.

Li Yao discovered that when the moment of facing death arrived, he felt surprisingly calm, which was unlike someone filled with vengeance.

Clang clang...!

Just as Li Yao was mentally preparing for death, two Vajra chains suddenly shot out from behind the married woman Ayase, binding her waist and pulling her backward sharply.

"I will never let Lord Li Yao die."

At the critical moment, Uzumaki Guimo, who had been keeping a close eye on Li Yao, used her life-burning Vajra Lock to forcefully pull the married woman Ayase away from Li Yao.

"No!!!"

A fierce roar erupted from the mind of the married woman, Ayase. She sensed that Li Yao was no longer within the range of her sealing technique, and an unprecedented rage surged within her. She tried to control her body to run towards Li Yao.

But since her five senses were also deprived by the illusion chakra, she couldn't do anything.

And it was all too late; the Inner Four Symbols Seal would only seal everything within a 50-meter radius centered on her.

With a whoosh, the splashed black ink instantly transformed into a spherical space with a radius of fifty meters. Then, the ink sphere suddenly compressed towards the center, towards the housewife Ayase.

"Snapped!"

Finally, a smooth, circular crater with a diameter of 100 meters appeared on the open ground.

The married woman Ayase and Uzumaki Takama disappeared.

Having regained control of his body, Li Yao looked down at the smooth dent in front of his toes, a hint of surprise and self-mockery flashing in his lingering fear.

Ha ha!

Li Yao shook his head and chuckled. He never expected that... it would be Gui Mo, whom he had already given up on, who would save him.

Fate really does like to play tricks on people.

"Ayase-senpai..."

Within Li Yao's body, Kato Dan, sensing the disappearance of Ayase-senpai's soul, only had time to let out a slight sigh before his soul dissipated and he died.

"So this is the art of spiritification!"

"I see!"

A glint suddenly flashed in Li Yao's eyes. He now understood why his shadow clone had been seen through.

Now that Kato Dan is gone, no one can see through shadow clones anymore.

"Shadow Divide... damn it!!!"

Just as Li Yao was about to create a shadow clone, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, suddenly attacked from a distance of one kilometer.

Moreover, it's a Dust Release ultimate move that directly envelops the three shadows of Wind, Water, and Lightning.

"Dust Release: Limit Break Technique!"

The radiant white cube was pushed out from Onoki's hands, and in an instant it flew out and expanded into a huge cube space with a side length of two kilometers, enveloping Li Yao in the middle.

"Onoki!"

"Onoki!"

The Third Raikage and the Third Mizukage were both roaring and trying their best to escape.

Fortunately, they had sensed something about Onoki's intentions beforehand and were on guard, so they didn't get too close to Li Yao. Now they still have a sliver of a chance to escape the Dust Release attack.

The water reflection turned into black water and disappeared underground, quickly escaping.

Lei Ying flapped his wings and flew away quickly.

Both of them have their own methods and still have a chance to escape.

Li Yao and the Third Kazekage, who were located at the center of the cube, had no way to avoid it.

The Third Kazekage's face turned pale instantly. He regretted it deeply. If he had known that the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, possessed such a wide-range Dust Release attack technique, he would never have participated in the attempt to kill Li Yao, or at least he would not have gotten so close to Li Yao.

"Damn Onoki!!!"

The Third Kazekage could only roar inwardly while controlling all the iron sand to envelop and seal himself, hoping to withstand Onoki's Dust Release.

Li Yao thought to himself, "Damn it! With Kato Dan dead, no one can see through the shadow clone anymore. I'll be able to get out of this crisis soon."

To his surprise, Onoki was so decisive, giving him no chance at all and launching a big attack, leaving Li Yao nowhere to hide.

"Grass!"

Li Yao could only do his best to control Earth Release chakra to clear a path, sinking as deep into the ground as possible to block Dust Release attacks.

"Snapped!"

The Dust Release attack is like the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique; there is no earth-shattering explosion or earth-shaking tremor, only a crisp sound like a snap of fingers.

Then everything vanished without a trace.

On the ground, the dense trees released by Li Yao's Wood Release: Descent of the Tree World disappeared, leaving only a large, dark, square crater.

Li Yao and the Third Kazekage have both disappeared without a trace.

The Third Mizukage and the Third Raikage escaped thanks to their advantageous positions, but each paid the price of losing a leg and an arm.

"What a pity!"

High in the sky, Onoki looked at the edge of the square crater. The Third Raikage had only lost an arm and was still alive. He shook his head and immediately turned and flew towards the corner of the barrier that the Iwagakure ninja were in charge of.

He was too exhausted to fight any longer and had to leave the barrier and return home as soon as possible.

"Ohnoki!!!"

The Third Raikage and the Third Mizukage watched Ōnoki fly away. Although they were furious and wanted to kill him immediately, they were wary of the power of Dust Release and knew that this was not a place to stay for long, so they quickly left.

All three of them left, and no one even glanced at the large pit.

They didn't believe that Li Yao and the Third Kazekage could survive such a Dust Release attack.

Thus ended the first battle in the ninja world in which the Five Kage joined forces to besiege and kill Li Yao.

In this battle.

The deaths of three people from Konoha – Ayase, Sarutobi Tsukiishi, and Kato Dan – represent a devastating loss.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure lost one of his hands.

The Third Mizukage of Kirigakure lost a leg.

Sunagakure was the most unlucky; the Third Kazekage, hailed as the strongest Kazekage in history, died without leaving a trace.

However, since he wasn't killed by Sasori of the Red Sand and turned into a human puppet like in the original story, the Third Kazekage's death can be considered a fitting end.

Iwagakure was the big winner in this great battle; no one suffered any losses.

However, having angered the three kingdoms of Water, Lightning, and Wind, it is foreseeable that Iwagakure will not have an easy time on the battlefield.

One year from now.

Upon learning that the Third Kazekage had died at the hands of Onoki, Sunagakure went berserk, abandoning even Konoha and launching a full-scale attack on Iwagakure.

The same applies to Kumogakure; they mobilized most of their forces to besiege Iwagakure.

At this time, Kirigakure withdrew many people to help Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure, relieving pressure on them and allowing the three major countries to use their strength to besiege Iwagakure.

In a short time, Iwagakure suffered heavy losses, and the war even spread to its own territory, but it remained deadlocked within the country.

After all, it is one of the five great powers, and it is not so easy for it to be conquered.

The five great nations cannot completely trust each other and dare not concentrate too much power on the Land of Earth.

During this period, no news about Li Yao came from the ninja world, and the daimyo of the five great nations could finally rest easy, no longer worried that Li Yao might suddenly possess their family heirs' bodies and be reincarnated.

The five hidden villages can now rest assured, no longer needing to worry about Li Yao's terrible retaliation.

(End of this chapter)