Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 234 emphasizes the water escape technique with its penetrating properties.

"This place is no place to stay any longer, we must leave quickly..."

"What happened?"

"Why can't I move my body?"

"Damn it...who is it?!"

Hozuki Mugetsu, who was about to leave, suddenly found that he could no longer control his body and could not even manage to get cold sweat on his head.

Illusion?

A spell to freeze someone in place?

Hozuki Mugetsu didn't know what kind of ninjutsu it was; he only knew that he was going to be in trouble this time.

"Impressive! This is the first time I've ever seen this type of water-style ninjutsu."

Li Yao and Xiao Yezi descended from the sky and arrived in front of several dead Hidden Mist ninja, their faces showing astonishment.

The corpses of several Hidden Mist ninjas were covered in swollen, pale skin, as if they had been soaking in water for days and nights.

However, Li Yao watched from beginning to end and knew very well how these people died; they didn't die after being soaked in water for a long time.

"What a terrifying water-style ninjutsu!"

Xiao Yezi glanced at the corpses on the ground, then turned her gaze to the Hidden Mist ninja who was being controlled by Li Yao and remained motionless, a hint of apprehension flashing in her eyes.

The two were originally going to Kirigakure, but unexpectedly, they discovered in the Land of Waves that Kirigakure's ANBU ninjas were chasing down Kirigakure rogue ninjas.

Li Yao originally planned to watch the excitement and then capture the creature for experiments, but he never expected to witness such a terrifying water-style ninjutsu.

"Great, really great."

"You're the Water Release clone I'll use."

Li Yao returned to Hozuki Mugetsu and was very satisfied with the other party's Water Release talent, especially since the other party had developed a single Water Release chakra to a level comparable to a bloodline limit, almost on par with Black Lightning.

The opponent's water-style ability is also very interesting. It has extremely strong penetrability, allowing it to quickly penetrate through a person's skin and into the body. It can even penetrate muscle tissues such as the heart, causing cells to swell and rupture due to excessive water.

The six pursuing Kirigakure ANBU ninjas were killed one by one by Hozuki Mugetsu during the battle when Hozuki Mugetsu used the Kirigakure technique to secretly inject large amounts of water into their bodies, causing their internal organs to swell and rupture.

This water-style ninjutsu, with its extremely penetrating power, combined with the Hidden Mist Technique in battle, is akin to a large-scale biological weapon, making it impossible to defend against, and by the time one reacts, it's too late.

well.

With a thought, Li Yao created a shadow clone that transformed into a spirit and possessed Hozuki Mugetsu. At the same time, his main body pressed down on Hozuki Mugetsu's forehead, gathering his will to purify his chakra and erase the will within his soul.

Originally, Li Yao was unsure which direction to improve the Water Release chakra of his Water Release clone. Unexpectedly, before even entering the Land of Water, he encountered a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, a genius ninja who had already discovered a new direction for Water Release chakra.

Now Li Yao doesn't need to look anymore.

It's this Hozuki Mugetsu.

Not long after.

The shadow clone successfully possessed Hozuki Mugetsu's soul, and Li Yao's will fluctuations successfully entered Hozuki Mugetsu's soul, completely taking over his body and soul.

At the same time, Li Yao also felt an invisible pressure coming from the depths of his being, as if he were carrying another person on his back, and his will could no longer bear the weight of any more souls.

Five clones of his soul are his limit.

Unless his will can be strengthened.

However, willpower is not so easy to cultivate.

Five clones it is.

With this, Li Yao's five clones were complete, and he could now focus on his cultivation.

Soon, Li Yao and his water-style clone separated.

However, instead of leaving, Li Yao and Xiao Yezi decided to stay in the Land of Waves for the time being, and leave whenever they wanted.

The Water Release clones are based on Hozuki Mugetsu's thought process; their original thoughts remain the same as their current thoughts.

Li Yao already knew from Hozuki Mugetsu's memories that the infiltration technique he envisioned was not yet complete.

True Infiltration Release is an extremely powerful water-style ninjutsu that can penetrate and disintegrate even metal as quickly as flesh.

In Li Yao's view, if one can truly achieve the ability to quickly penetrate even metal, then the strength of the Penetration Release chakra should have reached the requirements for fusing with the Bloodline Limit.

Therefore, just let the Water Release clones develop freely.

soon.

Li Yao used illusion magic to settle down in a town in the Land of Waves.

Every day, five shadow clones are created: two to study the Impure World Reincarnation and the incantations on the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tags, two to develop and refine Yin Release and Yang Release chakra, and the remaining one to study the Perfect Transformation Technique.

Li Yao himself lay back and traveled around with Xiao Yezi, occasionally returning to Konoha to visit, where he would join his Fire Release clones and the charming housewife Mikoto for some fun.

I have to say, being with my own clone... well, it's quite interesting.

……

In the blink of an eye.

Half a year has passed.

It was February of the 38th year of Konoha.

Leaf.

Inside the Anbu interrogation room, the Hokage's secretary, Chiba Megumi, who was heavily pregnant, lay on a special long table covered with jutsu patterns.

The head of the secret interrogation team, who was conducting the memory copying investigation, closed his eyes and placed his right hand on Chiba Emi's forehead to read her memories.

"Who is it?"

"Six months ago...could it have been that mysterious Explosion Release ninja?"

The third generation stood at the back, their expressions somber and their breath shivering.

His secretary and mistress is pregnant, but the child is not his.

Six months ago, Hokage's secretary, Chiba Megumi, suddenly resigned from her position, saying she wanted to take a long vacation. Considering that he had indeed been feeling overwhelmed in recent years, and given Chiba Megumi's years of hard work, the Third Hokage agreed.

As it turned out, he only learned from his wife a few days ago that his mistress was pregnant.

It wouldn't have been a big deal if his mistress got pregnant; the third generation was mentally prepared, since he couldn't be tied to Chiba Megumi forever.

But when he investigated Chiba Emi's activities over the past six months, he became furious.

Because Chiba Emi never had a man; she was always alone.

The key point is that Chiba Megumi is already six months pregnant.

What does this tell us?

This means that Chiba Emi had been having an affair with another man six months ago when she was still his secretary, and the key point is that she kept it a secret from him.

This made the Third Generation feel betrayed, and he mobilized the Dark Guard to find the person who had cuckolded him.

Surprisingly, no such person could be found.

It was as if Chiba Emi had gotten pregnant out of thin air; there was no way to find any evidence that Chiba Emi had been in contact with those men.

After some investigation, the Anbu concluded that the man most likely to get Chiba Megumi pregnant was actually the Third Hokage himself.

This completely shocked the third generation.

He realized that someone might have used illusion magic to do something to Chiba Megumi in the dark.

When he called Chiba Emi in for questioning, Chiba Emi didn't even know how she got pregnant, and the Third Generation instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

Thinking back to that mysterious ninja who silently bypassed the perception barrier to enter Konoha and took away Konoha's rising star from the Root base half a year ago.

No longer caring about the psychological trauma that memory probing would cause, the third generation immediately decided to use memory probing on his former lover, Chiba Megumi.

And that's how the current scene came about.

The third generation not only has to find out from Chiba Emi’s memories who secretly cheated on him, but also find out who that person is.

soon.

The ninja who probed memories discovered fragments of Chiba Megumi's memories from six months ago.

One night, Chiba Emi's advances to the Third Generation were rejected, so she went to a bar, had some drinks, and went home. Then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Then, the door opened.

"Let me see who dares to cuckold the Hokage... Huh???"

The ninja probing his memories suddenly froze, his mouth agape in astonishment.

"Did you find it?"

"Who is it?"

The Third Hokage, who was behind him, was facing the ninja probing his memories. This ninja was also his old friend, Yamanaka Kou, a powerful member of the Yamanaka clan. Seeing the expression on his old friend's face, he thought that he had seen who had cheated on him, so he quickly stepped forward and asked.

Yamanaka Kou didn't speak. He carefully examined his memories from half a year ago. After confirming that he hadn't made a mistake, he withdrew his hand with a twitch at the corner of his mouth, opened his eyes, and looked at the Third Hokage with a speechless expression.

The third generation was somewhat confused by the stares and asked anxiously, "Who is it?"

"It's you." Yamanaka Kou looked at the Third Generation.

"..." The Third Hokage was taken aback, somewhat confused as to what Yamanaka Kou meant. "I... what do I mean?"

Yamanaka Kou pointed to the head of Chiba Megumi lying on the ground and said to the Third Hokage, "In her memory, the person who got her pregnant was you, Hiruzen."

Third generation: "..."

(End of this chapter)