Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 204 Earth Release Clone Technique

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Twenty meters ahead of the dusty ground, a figure landed from the sky like a cannonball. Li Yao made a spectacular entrance, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Who is it?"

Ash and the young ninja named Ishii shouted loudly, their expressions solemn and ready for battle.

As the smoke cleared, a tall and handsome figure emerged, his striking features and elegant black coat adding to his extraordinary charm.

"A member of the Akatsuki!"

When Hui Tu and Shi Yan saw Li Yao wearing a black overcoat, their expressions changed slightly. They assumed that their actions against the Akatsuki members in the past few days had been discovered, and they became even more vigilant.

But they still didn't take action immediately.

The man in front of them was putting a lot of pressure on them; he was definitely a Kage-level powerhouse.

"Who exactly is this person?"

Gray Earth frantically racked her brains for the memories in her mind. Logically speaking, there should be records of Kage-level powerhouses in the hidden villages of various countries, but she had never heard of any information about such a Kage-level powerhouse.

So young... Could he be a newly emerged Kage-level powerhouse?

Gray Earth thought to himself.

Before joining Akatsuki, Li Yao made special changes to his physique and appearance, making him look very different from five years ago. Hui Tu didn't recognize that the person in front of her was the one she longed to take revenge on but thought was dead.

"Hui Tu... is becoming more and more feminine!"

Li Yao looked at the gray soil; it had been five or six years since the two had their last friendly exchange.

This woman, known as the most beautiful woman in Iwagakure, still possesses stunning beauty. With the passage of time, she has not only become more mature in temperament but also in figure, exuding a mature and feminine charm, like a ripe peach that makes one want to take a big bite.

However, Li Yao only glanced at him before fixing his gaze on the boy next to Hui Tu.

Compared to the beautiful woman, the young man Li Yao was even more lusting after her.

He was the real reason why Li Yao insisted on coming despite ignoring Bai Jue.

The boy possessed an earth-attribute chakra strength comparable to that of Onoki.

Clearly, the boy's earth-style chakra strength has been developed to the same level as Black Lightning.

Judging from the Earth Release chakra within the boy's body, it should be the Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra.

After Li Yao obtained the memories of the Third Mizukage, he also learned the Super Heavy Rock Technique and Super Light Rock Technique from the memories of the Third Mizukage's training in the Super Heavy Rock Technique.

Actually, the chakra used in the Super Light Rock Technique and the Super Heavy Rock Technique is the same.

The reversed hand seal sequence created two ninjutsu with opposite effects, but in fact, the chakra nature of the two ninjutsu is the same, which Li Yao is very familiar with.

Therefore, Li Yao was certain that the Earth Release chakra on the boy was the Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra.

The fact that a teenager could condense super-heavy rock chakra demonstrates his talent in earth-style techniques.

Isn't this the earth-escape clone that Li Yao wanted?

"You've been the ones killing our people lately, haven't you?" Li Yao suddenly said with a smile.

"Make your move." As soon as Li Yao finished speaking, Shi Yan, realizing that things couldn't end well, reminded Hui Tu while simultaneously forming hand seals to prepare to unleash a ninjutsu attack.

However, someone reacted even faster than him.

The moment Li Yao finished speaking, Hui Tu had already clasped his hands together, releasing the ninjutsu.

"Steel Release: Baki Technique!"

Clang, clang, clang... Countless enormous blades gleaming with cold light rose from the ground, as if a monster covered in countless blades was charging towards Li Yao from underground.

"Die."

Gray Earth Heart Talk.

Years ago, she was used as bait by Li Yao and attacked by the Third Raikage's black lightning. In the face of life and death, she gained a deeper understanding of lightning chakra. After being rescued, driven by her immense hatred for Li Yao, she worked hard to develop it and finally completed the fusion of earth and lightning attributes, unexpectedly developing the steel release bloodline limit.

Unfortunately, just when she felt she was strong enough to kill Li Yao and wanted to seek revenge, she learned that Li Yao had already been killed by her father.

"Still the same impatient person!"

Just as Hui Tu was thinking this, Li Yao suddenly appeared behind her and breathed hot air into her ear. Hui Tu and Shi Yan's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

What a great speed!

What a quick reaction!

The blade attack clearly originated from in front of Hui Tu and was aimed at Li Yao, but Li Yao appeared behind them instead.

There is only one reason.

Li Yao reacted quickly, rushing towards them the instant that Hai Tu was about to unleash his ninjutsu.

Then, because of the speed, before the gray earth's blade could even rise from the ground, Li Yao had already arrived behind the two of them.

Upon realizing this, both of them understood the enormous difference in speed between them.

"Earth Release-Earth..."

"Steel Release - Steel..."

Hui Tu and Shi Yan immediately tried to use their respective defensive ninjutsu to strengthen their bodies, but before they could successfully release their ninjutsu, Li Yao kicked them twice, sending them flying like cannonballs.

Bang bang bang... After smashing through several large trees, the two of them both passed out.

Li Yao's physical skills are terrifying now.

Hiding underground, White Zetsu sensed this scene and was slightly shocked, thinking to himself that Li Yao's physical body was becoming more and more terrifying.

"What is he planning to do?"

Just as White Zetsu was wondering, Li Yao used a Flash Step to appear in front of the young Iwagakure ninja, picked up the boy's head, and jumped high into the sky.

Knowing the Super Light Rock Technique, he could naturally fly freely in the air like Onoki.

"I see, his ninjutsu hasn't been developed yet... Wait, why didn't he bring that woman with him?"

A hint of doubt flashed through Bai Jue's mind. When he saw Li Yao leading people into the sky, he thought Li Yao was continuing to develop and experiment with new ninjutsu, but he found that the woman was still on the ground and had not been taken away by Li Yao.

Breaking through the clouds and reaching an altitude of 10,000 meters, Li Yao created a shadow clone and then began the process of creating the clone.

The first step is to purify and eliminate the fluctuations of will within Shi Yan's soul.

The second step is for the shadow clone spirit to possess a soul that has lost its will and take control of the soul.

Thirdly, Li Yao's main body intervened again, erasing the will fluctuations of Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu within the clone's soul.

Thus, Li Yao's first perfect clone - the Earth Release clone - was completed.

"From now on, you will be the Earth Release clone - Shi Yan."

Looking at the Earth Release clone, Li Yao nodded in satisfaction. Then, he carried the head of the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan, back to the ground, threw it down in front of the gray earth, and pretended that Shi Yan was still unconscious.

Li Yao sat down on a nearby rock and waited quietly.

The Earth Release clone appears to be still unconscious, but it is actually absorbing the memories from the rock's soul to facilitate its subsequent disguise.

Only by perfectly disguising himself as Shi Yan so that no one could tell the difference could he achieve the perfect clone technique in Li Yao's mind.

At this moment, Bai Jue was making some guesses underground.

This was the first time Li Yao had led a group of people to fly into the sky and then come back down.

And the person didn't die.

"What did this guy do to that Iwagakure brat?"

Li Yaofei was too high up, so White Zetsu could only sense Li Yaofei's location through chakra fluctuations, but could not sense what Li Yaofei was doing in the sky.

Also, it seems that Li Yao doesn't intend to kill the two Iwagakure ninjas.

This is unlike Li Yao's style.

"What on earth is this guy up to?"

White Zetsu continued to observe openly from the shadows.

After a while, the Earth Release clone finished absorbing Shi Yan's memories and incidentally cast a small ninjutsu on itself, temporarily forgetting the identity of Li Yao's clone and acting according to Shi Yan's memories and all the rules of Shi Yan's behavior.

The Earth Release clone opened its eyes and a hint of fear flashed across its face when it saw Li Yao. Then, its eyes darted around, instinctively searching for Gray Earth's figure. Seeing Gray Earth right beside it, with blood spilling from his mouth but his chest heaving, proved that he was still alive, it breathed a sigh of relief. Then, it suddenly realized the current situation and its face tensed up again. It instinctively braced itself on the ground and got up to take Gray Earth away from Li Yao.

"Don't worry, I didn't mean to kill you."

Li Yao smiled slightly, quite satisfied with the series of reactions from the Earth Release clone. From the eyes to the body's reactions, there was no trace of Li Yao's clone; it was entirely Shi Yan's own genuine reaction.

Even the White Zetsu hidden underground couldn't see that the young Iwagakure ninja, Ishii, had become one of Li Yao's earth-style clones.

(End of this chapter)