Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 184 Taking Down the Water Shadow

"Come in quickly!"

At the entrance to an underground air-raid shelter, Terumi Mei stood guard outside, covering the villagers as they entered.

Whoosh... Dozens of clay birds flew in from all directions, heading straight for the entrance and the gathering villagers.

"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough".

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Earth Escape..."

The Hidden Mist ninjas, who were defending alongside Mei Terumi, used their respective ninjutsu to defend against the incoming clay birds.

Mei Terumi also used Lava Release: Lava Technique to intercept the Clay Bird in advance.

Boom boom boom... Deafening explosions rang out around the entrance. The villagers looked tense and fearful, but they were still relatively orderly and quickly entered the underground entrance one by one.

"Damn it, are the enemy's sensory abilities that strong?!"

Mei Terumi did her best, but she could only protect one entrance; she couldn't control the other entrances to the underground air-raid shelter.

With Li Yao's soul perception, he could clearly see the location of everyone in Kirigakure.

There are many powerful ninjas in Kirigakure, and Li Yao's clay flying birds have actually been stopped many times.

But as I said before, having a huge amount of chakra really does allow you to do whatever you want.

Li Yao's clay birds were even more numerous, and they could accurately locate the areas where their people were concentrated, flying in from all directions, making it impossible for them to defend against them.

In a short time, the Hidden Mist Village suffered heavy casualties.

Compared to Kumogakure, Kirigakure had far fewer Lightning Release ninjas, and few could withstand the dense barrage of clay bird bombs.

Of course, the main difference lies in the abilities of the Mizukage and the Raikage.

The Mizukage's sensory abilities were not strong enough, and his speed was not fast enough. He could only use Water Release: Black Lotus to intercept the clay birds falling from the sky, but the speed was too slow.

Li Yao was able to control the clay bird to bypass the Black Lotus's attack, but the Water Shadow was unable to control the Black Lotus to keep up.

The Third Raikage, with his incredible speed in the air, unleashed a wide-ranging black lightning attack that was powerful enough to easily break through Li Yao's Wind Release technique covering the clay bird, rendering it ineffective.

The Third Mizukage possessed chakra attributes of water, earth, and wind, but was not skilled in lightning release. Therefore, he could only increase his chakra input to create a larger area of ​​black lotus to intercept Li Yao's clay bird attack.

And this is clearly what Li Yao wants to see.

Without revealing Wood Release, Dust Release, and Black Iron Chains, it would be quite troublesome to defeat the Third Mizukage using only taijutsu against that black, water-like water-style technique.

However, once the Third Mizukage has exhausted a large amount of his chakra, Li Yao will have a great chance to assassinate him with a single blow, taking down the Third Mizukage, thanks to his unparalleled speed advantage in taijutsu.

High in the sky, Li Yao sensed the amount of chakra within the Third Mizukage's body. Once it dropped to a weakened state, that would be the time for him to strike and defeat the Third Mizukage.

Just as the Third Mizukage's chakra was at a critical point where he could make a move, Li Yao was about to strike when White Zetsu suddenly appeared outside the Hidden Mist Village and was immediately sensed by him.

Bai Jue also believed that Li Yao would sense him immediately.

"What do you mean?"

"You've come to stop me from killing the Mizukage?"

"Is there still a mission?"

The fact that White Zetsu appeared at the exact moment he was about to make a move against the Third Mizukage immediately raised some suspicions in Li Yao's mind.

But now the die is cast and the arrow must be released.

Li Yao was unwilling to let the Third Mizukage miss out on the Third Mizukage's special Water Release and Water Transformation techniques.

So Li Yao pretended not to notice the appearance of the White Zetsu. With a thought, he changed the outline of his face and used clay to condense a white mask to put on his face. Then he jumped down instantly.

Upon sensing this scene, Bai Jue's expression instantly turned cold.

"Li Yao... I'll remember that!"

Suppressing the urge to activate the curse seal and kill Li Yao, Bai Jue decided that after rescuing his mother, he would definitely torture this disobedient brat properly.

On the top of the Mizukage Building, the Third Mizukage was controlling the black water to intercept Li Yao's clay bird. Behind him, six ANBU guards were on alert around them and in the air.

However, even after Li Yao landed behind the Third Mizukage from the air, the six Anbu remained in their vigilant positions, motionless.

Clearly, they had been infected by Li Yao's illusion.

At this moment, the Third Mizukage was fully controlling the black water and failed to notice Li Yao, whose chakra was not leaking at all.

In terms of concealing one's aura and chakra fluctuations, Li Yao possesses absolute chakra control. He once made the Konoha Anbu think he was a dead puppet, which aroused the Third Hokage's suspicion. He is the ninja in the ninja world who can best conceal his aura and chakra fluctuations, apart from Madara and White Zetsu.

With his mind focused on controlling the Blackwater and the Mizukage trusting his secret guards behind him, it's understandable that he couldn't sense Li Yao's presence.

However, not being able to sense a powerful figure whose speed rivals that of the Third Raikage would be fatal.

Li Yao landed without any hesitation.

boom!

Li Yao crouched slightly, then unleashed his full power, instantly charging towards the Third Mizukage.

"not good!!!"

It must be said that the Mizukage truly lives up to his name; none of the five hidden villages' kage are weak, nor do they have any obvious weaknesses.

Shuiying reacted quickly. The moment he sensed the movement behind him, without having time to turn around, he conjured a wall of black water behind him with a thought.

If it were anyone else, the attack would have failed.

Blackwater's defensive power is enough to slow down the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode One-Hit Punch.

If given a little time, the Third Mizukage will be able to react and prevent the attackers from having another chance to strike.

Unfortunately, Li Yao is no ordinary person.

"Snapped!"

The rapidly condensing black water didn't delay Li Yao's fist at all; like a balloon being pierced by a bullet, it exploded instantly under the terrifying force and speed of Li Yao's fist.

"boom!"

Li Yao's fist landed on the Third Mizukage's back. In an instant, a terrifying force exploded, forming a terrifying shockwave that penetrated the Third Mizukage's body and blasted out a fan-shaped shockwave with a range of 100 meters in front of the Mizukage Building in front of him.

Snapped!

The Third Mizukage was blasted away, but before he could land, Li Yao, who had followed him, grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up in mid-air. The black iron chain instantly penetrated the Third Mizukage's body from Li Yao's palm, sealing his chakra and preventing him from using the Water Transformation Technique to escape. At the same time, the Sensory Deprivation Technique followed up, completely subduing the Third Mizukage.

At this moment, the Third Mizukage, after enduring Li Yao's terrifying punch, was not dead and even retained a sliver of consciousness.

The moment he sensed the black iron chains invading his body, a flash of realization crossed his eyes.

"It's you!!!"

The Third Mizukage let out a fearful roar, then his consciousness faded into darkness, and he fell unconscious.

Li Yao grabbed the Third Mizukage by the neck, landed, and jumped up forcefully, landing on the back of the clay bird that came to pick him up, and flew towards the White Zetsu.

"Put down Lord Mizukage!"

"asshole!!"

Behind them, Mei Terumi, who had just witnessed the Mizukage being defeated by Li Yao, rushed over instantly and, from a distance of several hundred meters, gathered all her chakra to unleash a terrifying Lava Release.

The scorching lava swept towards Li Yao like a towering curtain of water.

At this moment, Li Yao and Xiao Yezi, who had not yet taken to high altitudes, were right under the cover of lava.

Facing the towering lava, Li Yao turned around, holding the Third Mizukage in one hand, and raised the other hand, pointing his index finger downwards.

Teng!

In an instant, a highly compressed white wind blade slashed towards the lava.

Stab it!

The lava was like a piece of red tofu, instantly sliced ​​open by the enlarged wind blades, losing its momentum and falling to both sides, passing by Li Yao.

Boom!

The wind blades that sliced ​​through the lava did not disappear; instead, they grew larger and larger, eventually slashing towards Mei Terumi.

All of this happened very quickly. In an instant, Mei Terumi found that her attack had been cut open and a huge wind blade was flying towards her.

At this point, her chakra was completely depleted, and she was no longer able to use ninjutsu for defense.

Physical skills are not her forte.

Just as she was about to be unable to dodge the attack, a figure suddenly appeared and knocked her away, saving her.

When Mei Terumi came to her senses, she saw a deep ravine, hundreds of meters long, exposed in front of her, and the person who had saved her had become a pile of flesh and blood splattered all around.

Mei Terumi stared blankly in the direction Li Yao had flown away. Out of the corner of her eye, she could still see Li Yao's tall back, his long black hair falling to his shoulders, and the Third Mizukage gripping his neck in his hand.

She was momentarily filled with fear and did not chase after the Third Mizukage to rescue him.

She was terrified by the power of Li Yao's casual wind-escape slash.

Faced with such an enemy, how could she possibly save the Mizukage?

"Quick, don't let that guy get away!"

"Rescue the Mizukage!!"

"Now is the time for us to protect Lord Mizukage!"

The shouts of her companions woke Mei Terumi, and she instantly regained her composure, her face regaining its resolve.

That's right.

If it weren't for the Mizukage constantly protecting the village and expending a lot of chakra, the enemy would never have been able to launch a sneak attack.

A despicable and shameless scoundrel.

I'm not afraid of you.

Mei Terumi regained her faith and got up again to chase after the direction Li Yaofei had gone.

(End of this chapter)