Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 212 Brother Li isn't that kind of person

High above the road.

Li Yao lay on the back of the clay bird, his right hand raised, where wisps of white lightning flickered as he sensed its properties.

"I never imagined that a single-attribute chakra could have different development directions in terms of nature transformation."

The white lightning developed by Sakumo Hatake and the black lightning developed by the Third Raikage are completely different in nature.

The properties of Black Lightning are mainly extracted from and enhanced by three characteristics of lightning: pain and paralysis when it strikes a person, and conduction.

The Black Lightning attack will cause the enemy to feel pain a hundred times greater than that of a normal electric shock, and will paralyze them so they cannot move.

Back when the Third Raikage was chasing Li Yao on the high seas.

Li Yao attempted to use the black iron shark carrying gray soil as bait to lure away the Third Raikage and his group.

However, the Third Raikage used the enhanced lightning conduction properties of Black Lightning to instantly attack a large area covering a two-kilometer diameter of the sea, causing the plan to fail.

This demonstrates just how strong the conductivity of black lightning is.

White lightning differs from black lightning in that it abandons properties such as paralysis and conduction, focusing entirely on the penetrating properties of lightning.

Hatake Sagumo's White Lightning has exceptional penetrating power. Under his strong control, the highly penetrating White Lightning covers the short sword, giving it extremely strong penetrating and cutting capabilities.

Even the Windwalker's Wind Armor couldn't withstand it.

"White lightning and black lightning."

"I wonder if fusing these two types of Lightning Release chakra will result in an even more powerful Lightning Release chakra."

Li Yao made a decision: the future development of his Lightning Release clones would focus on the fusion of white and black lightning.

The Wind Release clones continued to evolve towards becoming thinner and sharper.

Earth Release: Clone Technique further enhances the weight of the chakra used in the Earth Release: Rock Release Technique... or rather, its mass characteristics.

The wind, thunder, and earth clones are now available.

The Fire Release clones were reserved for the Uchiha clan, so only the Water Release clones were left.

"Looks like I'll have to find an excuse to go to Kirigakure."

"What excuse could I use?" Li Yao wondered to himself.

Back on the border of the Wind Kingdom, Li Yao and Xiao Yezi waited several days before returning to Drizzle City.

Yahiko and his two companions also returned from the border of the Land of Fire.

On the way, the three of them felt a mix of happiness and a touch of melancholy.

"Ugh!"

"Jiraiya-sensei has a new disciple."

Yahiko sighed.

This time, they didn't find the Konoha ninja who attacked Akatsuki, so they went directly to the border of the Land of Fire to find Konoha ninja and explain the situation.

Little did they know, they were mistaken for invading ninjas by the ninjas of Konoha and attacked.

Fortunately, they encountered Jiraiya and his newly accepted disciple Minato Namikaze traveling and training in this area.

Finally, they told Jiraiya about the Akatsuki being attacked by ninjas from the three major hidden villages, including Konoha, and why they were attacked.

When Jiraiya heard what Yahiko and the others said, he knew it was probably true; it was a decision made by the three great hidden villages.

Jiraiya immediately apologized to Yahiko and the other two, saying that he would go back to his teacher, the Third Hokage, to explain the situation and that he would no longer be hostile to the Akatsuki.

Upon hearing that the Akatsuki leader was actually Jiraiya's disciple, the border ninja's hostility instantly diminished by more than half.

After all, in a sense, Jiraiya, one of the Three Legendary Sannin and a disciple of the Third Hokage, represented the will of the Third Hokage to a certain extent.

Yahiko and his two friends were overjoyed to receive Jiraiya's personal promise. Their teacher, Jiraiya, was indeed different from other ninjas; he was a powerful ninja who could understand each other.

In short, all three of them were very happy to see Jiraiya again.

Seeing Jiraiya accompanied by Minato Namikaze, who was the same age as them, gave me a sense of melancholy, as if my master's affection had been taken away.

Overall, the three kids were very happy to meet Jiraiya again. In particular, when Jiraiya heard what they were doing, the look of satisfaction and pride on his face made them feel as refreshed and relaxed as if they were drinking a cold drink on a hot summer day.

The three of them were in a cheerful mood the whole way back.

"Who?"

Nagato suddenly shouted a warning, and Yahiko and Konan immediately stopped, mobilizing their chakra and preparing for battle.

"You...you're Yahiko, the leader of Akatsuki?"

A boy, twelve years old, emerged from behind a large brown rock on the left. He was dressed in a fitted ninja vest and carried two short swords on his back. His legs were trembling slightly, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Yahiko and the other two, especially Yahiko. He mustered his courage and asked.

"I am Yahiko. What's your name? Don't be afraid, we won't do anything to you."

Upon seeing that it was a child, Yahiko's tone immediately softened considerably.

This child reminded him of the time when the three of them stood before Jiraiya-sensei, their courage rising amidst fear.

"Do you Akatsuki people really not kill people?" the child asked nervously, without revealing his name.

"No," Yahiko replied firmly.

"That's great!" The anxious child seemed to see a glimmer of hope and quickly said, "Then please release my brother and the others."

"..." Yahiko and the other two were taken aback. Yahiko asked curiously, "Who is your brother?"

The child quickly replied, "Yayoi Tairou, my brother's name is Yayoi Tairou."

Yayoi Tairou… Yahiko recalled in his mind that there was indeed no one named Yayoi Tairou in the Akatsuki organization. He looked at Nagato and Konan, who shook their heads at him, indicating that they did not know Yayoi Tairou either.

Yahiko turned to the child and said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? We didn't arrest your older brother."

After saying that, Yahiko realized his words were inappropriate and quickly and seriously said to the child, "Our Akatsuki organization has never captured anyone."

"Impossible!" The child's eyes reddened instantly upon hearing this, and he cried out, "I've already asked the people in Qifu Village, and they said they only hired people from your Akatsuki organization, my older brother..."

At this point, the child suddenly became a little hesitant. He knew what his older brother had gone to Qifu Village for, but now, in order to save his brother, he couldn't care less about hiding anything. He held his head high, looking like he had nothing to lose, and said fiercely, "My older brother went to that village and then disappeared. There were seven or eight other people with him, and I heard that it wasn't just my older brother and his group that disappeared; dozens of wandering ninjas in the vicinity have also gone missing."

"I've inquired about it. During that period, only people from your Akatsuki organization were doing missions in the nearby Qifu Village. If they weren't killed by your Akatsuki organization, then who else could it be but you who captured my brother and the others?"

After confirming his brother's disappearance, he began investigating the area. He determined that during that period, the only people in that generation who could have attacked his brother and his group were members of the Akatsuki organization.

That's why he searched all the way here, and he was lucky enough to find Yahiko and the other two.

"Prayer Village?"

Nagato and Konan looked at Yahiko with puzzled expressions and asked, "Has anyone from our Akatsuki organization ever carried out a mission there?"

Yahiko's heart sank, and he replied heavily, "Brother Li!"

He had personally accompanied Brother Li to pick up the child from that village, so he still remembered it and recalled it as soon as the child finished speaking.

"Brother Li?" Nagato frowned, puzzled. "He didn't bring back many people when he returned from his mission..."

Upon hearing this, Nagato realized a possibility and his expression changed drastically, as did Konan's.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Brother Li isn't that kind of person!"

Nagato and Konan immediately denied it. In their eyes, Brother Li had always been a good older brother, powerful, gentle, and had never failed a mission in the past two years, let alone killed anyone.

Brother Li couldn't have killed the child's older brother, nor did he bring anyone back.

Brother Li is not that kind of person.

(End of this chapter)