Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 173 Girl-Woman

"Paper Release - Flying Paper Explosion Talisman Technique!"

Suddenly, countless rectangular white papers appeared around Xiao Yezi, each with black spell patterns of explosive talismans engraved on it.

This is the Paper Escape Explosion Talisman that Xiao Yezi has recently mastered.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh... Countless explosive tags shot out rapidly towards the wandering ninjas in all directions.

"Earth Release-Earth Formation Wall."

The wandering ninja leader was quite capable, and he managed to release an earthen barrier in time to block the first wave of explosive tag attacks.

But his companions were not so lucky.

Boom boom boom... A series of intense explosions instantly resounded all around, and the wandering ninjas were blown to death before they could even scream.

Boom!

The earthen barrier of the wandering ninja leader was shattered in just half a second under the dense explosions, and then a dense array of explosive tags instantly caught up with the fleeing wandering ninja leader.

"what!"

This time, the wandering ninja leader didn't even have time to let out a scream.

But there was only one scream before the person was blown to pieces.

Soon, the explosion stopped, the smoke and dust dissipated, leaving only a crater half a meter deep around the perimeter.

"How about that, uncle? Pretty impressive, huh!"

Xiao Yezi turned around, her lips curled up, and said to Li Yaoying's clone with an expression that said, "Praise me!"

"Not bad." Li Yaoying's clone nodded.

Little Leaf does have some ninjutsu talent; she was able to combine Paper Release and Explosive Talisman incantations so quickly to form Paper Release Explosive Talisman. Her talent is indeed quite good.

Three years have passed, and Li Yao has not gained nothing.

On one occasion, while Nagato and Jiraiya were away, Li Yao used the Spirit Transformation Technique to pass through Konan's body and copy the Paper Release chakra into her body.

Li Yao had long admired Konan's Paper Release technique and combined it with Explosive Chakra to develop the Explosive Tag Technique.

Li Yao naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to replicate Konan's Paper Release chakra.

He also developed the technique of detonating tags.

Just then, Xiao Yezi wanted to learn ninjutsu, so Li Yao taught her Paper Release. Unexpectedly, she actually had some talent. Not only did she learn Paper Release, but she also learned how to unleash chakra.

Seeing how she instantly conjured the paper explosive talisman today, it's clear she can indeed cast it instantly.

Once she could cast it instantly, coupled with the Uzumaki clan's uniquely vast chakra reserves, Little Leaf's strength instantly reached the level of a Jonin, only lacking some combat experience.

However, for Xiaoyezi, who already possesses chakra sensing abilities, combat experience has little impact on her performance.

In this way, in this cruel world, Xiao Yezi has a bit of power to resist. Unlike before, when she could only be slaughtered by slightly stronger ninjas and couldn't even fight back or commit suicide.

"Let's go."

"Here you are, uncle."

The two left the grove that had been bombed beyond recognition and headed west. After crossing two hills, Li Yao's true form descended from the sky.

"Bang!"

"bump!"

As the shadow clone dissipated, Li Yao landed on the ground, right in front of Xiao Yezi.

"Small……"

"Uncle... Waaah... You're finally back."

Xiao Yezi hugged Li Yao tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. Her heart, which had been filled with anxiety for the past three years, finally settled down with Li Yao's return.

A shadow clone is just a shadow clone. Only when Li Yao's real body returns can Xiao Yezi feel at ease and prove that Li Yao has not abandoned her.

"Well……"

Li Yao's expression was somewhat stiff. The girl in his arms was no longer a girl. Her mature body and alluring feminine fragrance told the story of how she had grown up.

Li Yao, who hadn't tasted meat in three years, found his body surprisingly aroused.

Xiao Yezi instantly felt the strange sensation in her lower abdomen. Her exquisite and beautiful face flushed red, and the tears in her eyes stopped abruptly, as if a pause button had been pressed.

"Uncle... uh!"

Just as Xiao Yezi was about to shyly let go of Li Yao's body, Li Yao suddenly hugged her tightly and lowered his head.

"What should we do?"

"What... um!"

Xiao Yezi's confusion didn't last long before she was enveloped in a fiery sensation.

Li Yao was never a saint. He still had no sense of belonging to this world and lived in it like a gamer.

Therefore, he had no scruples and did whatever he wanted.

Since you've thought about it, then take action.

Three hours later, on the recliner draped in ink wash, the repression brought on by Li Yao's three years of surveillance life, which felt like being in prison, was finally completely released at this moment.

Xiao Yezi had half her body exposed to the side, her face buried in Li Yao's shoulder, her right hand gently drawing small circles on his chest, her face flushed and moist as if she had just finished a sauna.

"M-Uncle, we...we'll..."

Xiao Yezi stammered, trying to burrow deeper into Li Yao's arms. Her feelings were complicated, a mixture of nervousness and melancholy.

She never imagined she would have a relationship with Li Yao; she always treated him as an older man, as family.

But now, their familial relationship has deteriorated.

Xiao Yezi was a little lost, unsure how to get along with Li Yao in the future.

The key point is that she didn't refuse just now, and even... it felt like everything had finally settled down.

Now the uncle can't abandon me anymore. Now we're really family. Now I truly belong to the uncle.

In the instant Li Yao's emotions erupted, these thoughts flashed through her mind.

"We'll talk about the future another day."

Li Yao, having liberated the serfs, sang a song of liberation. He refused to answer questions about what would happen to Xiao Yezi afterward; his actions spoke for themselves. He simply wanted to find a woman to relieve his physical needs.

Of course, Xiao Yezi was definitely treated differently from other women.

After all, she was the daughter of Gui Mo, the first person in the world to save him with his life, so Li Yao would definitely not abandon Xiao Yezi easily.

But... no one can threaten him with the little leaf.

If anyone dares to threaten him with Little Leaf to commit suicide, he will never commit suicide for Minami like Yahiko did. He will only kill everyone who threatens him. As for Little Leaf, that depends on luck. It would be best if she doesn't die, but if she does, everyone will be buried with her.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

Halfway up the mountain, on the large, ink-wash-style bed, Xiao Yezi's mind went blank; she no longer had the mind to think about her future with Li Yao.

Li Yao was in good spirits. He got up and went to the side, took out a bar of soap from the black water space, condensed a water escape technique to wash his body, and then began to take a bath.

"Uncle..."

Halfway through the washing, Xiao Yezi hugged Li Yao from behind and joined in.

It took another hour to finish washing.

"Uncle, where do we go next?"

Beside the table formed by ink and wash, there was a sushi lunchbox that Li Yao had taken out from the Black Water Space. Xiao Yezi took out a sushi roll from it and ate it while asking Li Yao, who was eating roast duck next to her, a question.

Li Yao said, "Just wander around and wait for those wandering ninjas or Cloud Village ninjas who want the bounty on your head to come over."

A year ago, the Cloud Village's intelligence agency, the Dark Division, inadvertently discovered that Little Leaf was still alive, and immediately reported the information to the Cloud Village's higher-ups.

During the attack on Kumogakure three years ago, everyone in Red Lantern Valley disappeared, leaving only two large footprints and pieces of clothing, pants, and shoes at the scene.

Yunyin deduced that the people of Red Lantern Valley had all perished from the clay explosion that caused destruction at the cellular level.

At that time, Xiao Yezi had taken off her clothes, pants, and shoes, and Yunyin thought that Xiao Yezi was also dead.

As it turns out, Little Leaf is still alive. The higher-ups in Kumogakure immediately realized that Little Leaf was connected to the mysterious Iwagakure ninja who attacked Kumogakure.

So the Hidden Cloud Village sent a ninja squad to capture Little Leaf.

The result... is obvious.

The entire ninja squad became part of the chakra inside Li Yaoying's clone.

Subsequently, the Hidden Cloud Village sent two more teams, but without exception, they all turned into chakra and entered the belly of Li Yaoying's clone.

This really angered the Hidden Cloud Village. All three ninja squads, led by Jonin, were killed.

With such a loss, Yunyin cannot let Xiaoyezi off the hook.

However, it was during a war, and Kumogakure simply couldn't mobilize any stronger ninjas to deal with Koyo.

Therefore, a bounty of thirty million taels was placed on Xiao Yezi at the underground bounty office, which shows how much hatred Xiao Yezi held in Yunyin's heart.

Previously, the Hidden Cloud Village didn't have time to spare, but now that the Second Shinobi World War is over, it's believed that the Hidden Cloud Village will send people to hunt down Little Leaf again.

Li Yao was waiting for these people to arrive. He needed the deaths of many ninjas to verify the strength of his refined spiritual chakra.

(End of this chapter)