Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 26 Six Months Later

In the six months that followed, things turned out exactly as the three generations had predicted.

After enduring the torment of "stimulation" pain, the Third Generation did not stop. He somehow found a potion and gave it to Li Yao to drink.

Then Li Yao felt an itch that came from the bottom of his heart.

The itch wasn't very intense at first.

But as soon as you reach out to scratch in an attempt to stop the itch, it gets itchier and it just won't stop.

Moreover, this kind of itch that comes from the inside out cannot be stopped by scratching.

Scratching your skin will only make it itchier and more painful.

Don't be fooled by the fact that itching may not seem as stimulating to the senses as pain.

But in fact, intense itching can also stimulate a person's senses, making life unbearable.

Li Yao never imagined that an itch could torment someone to the point of fainting.

When his itch became so intense that he lost all sense of self-control, he forcefully stabbed his chest with both hands, trying to pry open his chest and grab his heart to rub it hard to relieve the itch. He then collapsed and fainted.

Even at this point, the third generation did not let him go.

The subsequent psychological torment made Li Yaosheng wish he were dead.

The Third Hokage put a rat covered in sharp, coarse hair into a bottle, then poured the contents of the bottle into Li Yao's mouth, and used a small fire release to send the panicked rat burrowing into Li Yao's dark throat.

That night, Li Yao watched helplessly as the rat burrowed into his throat. The strange sensation, combined with the psychological fear, caused him to faint again.

After that, what was the trick of luring a snake into a hole, and a centipede crawling into its ear?

How could he be so abnormal? How could he break Li Yao's spirit? How could he have come to this after three generations?

Li Yao's mental state also deteriorated day by day.

Finally, on this night, six months later.

The third generation, who hadn't finished their dinner, suddenly received a bombshell notification at home: Li Yao had been in a coma for ten days and hadn't woken up no matter how much they tried to rouse him.

"Has it finally collapsed?!"

Upon hearing the report, the third generation instinctively thought of it, and then, with an excited and impatient expression, rushed back to the interrogation room with Bao.

"No one is allowed to enter without my order."

After opening the interrogation room door, the Third Generation gave a few words of advice to the others, and then excitedly squeezed into the interrogation room himself.

In the interrogation room, Li Yao lay quietly on a makeshift hospital bed, with a syringe inserted into his hand beside the bed, connected to an IV drip full of nutrient solution.

The six months of torment not only caused Li Yao to suffer a mental breakdown, but his physical body also collapsed even more severely, and now he can only survive on nutrient solutions.

At this time, Li Yao looked like he was in his forties or fifties.

The skin is no longer smooth, but has become thick and rough, as if it has undergone decades of weathering.

If you look closely, you can still see a few gray hairs among the hair scattered on the headboard.

This isn't Kakashi's naturally silver-white hair, but rather hair aging as the body enters the aging stage.

The six months of torment primarily focused on damaging the physical body.

The number of times a human cell can divide is inherently limited.

The Third Hokage continuously damaged Li Yao's physical body and then used medical ninjutsu to regenerate it rapidly, severely depleting the lifespan of Li Yao's physical cells.

This is why his body entered the aging stage in just six months.

This also shows just how terrifying and brutal the torment Li Yao endured during those six months.

"Illusion - Darkness Travel Technique!"

The third generation arrived at Li Yao's bedside and immediately cast an illusion spell on him.

Whether Li Yao's spirit breaks down or not depends mainly on whether his illusion can succeed.

"Um?"

"What happened?"

The third generation suddenly looked around in shock.

black!

Unbelievably black!

There are no other colors besides black.

"This guy... he actually reflected my Dark Travel Technique?!"

The Third Hokage was filled with bewilderment and shock. Shouldn't this guy have suffered a mental breakdown and been unable to control his own chakra anymore?

Why is it that now not only is his mental consciousness closely integrated with his own chakra, but it is even stronger?

The key point is that it can actually reflect its own illusions!

This shocked the Third Hokage. He was the Third Hokage, one of the few ninjas who stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world. Who could possibly deflect a genjutsu and make him fall for it?

Even the Uchiha clan's three-tomoe Sharingan or even the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't so easily deflect his genjutsu.

However, now that someone who had been tormented by him for half a year and was suspected of having a mental breakdown had done it, how could this not shock the third generation?

"untie!"

The third generation quickly formed hand seals to break the rebounding illusion - Dark Walk Technique.

As darkness dissipated and his vision returned, the Third Hokage looked at Li Yao on the hospital bed, a deep sense of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

This person absolutely cannot be allowed to live!

The fact that he can easily deflect Dark Walk Techniques shows that this guy has a high talent for genjutsu. Coupled with his talent of being immune to all chakra intrusions, there is probably no one in this world who can resist his genjutsu except for the Uchiha clan members with the Mangekyou Sharingan who are skilled in genjutsu.

The Third Generation knew that even with his strength, he couldn't withstand it.

If he can't hold on, it means he would be instantly killed if he encountered Li Yao at his peak.

That's how unreasonable powerful illusion-type ninjas are.

Especially in one-on-one situations, death is almost certain.

We absolutely cannot let a guy like that leave alive.

But... what if we could get the secret to this guy's talent?

Thinking of this, a burning desire shone in the eyes of the third generation.

The ability that he fears is also the ability he desires.

However... looking at Li Yao, whose spirit wouldn't break down no matter how much he was tortured, and might even have become stronger, the Third Generation felt a sense of helplessness.

Over the past six months, he had exhausted all sorts of torturous methods that would drive someone to the brink of mental collapse, but now they were all ineffective. He was at a loss as to how to break through Li Yao's mental will.

"Continue the torture?"

The third generation frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"it's useless."

"If you keep torturing him, he'll die."

Li Yao's body may appear to be only entering the aging stage, but it is actually more serious than it seems.

The chaotic medical ninjutsu is now taking longer and longer to treat Li Yao's injuries.

Sometimes, even a wound the size of a willow leaf requires continuous treatment with the Palm Healing Technique for half a day to fully heal.

It is evident that Li Yao's body was on the verge of collapse at this point.

If physical torture continues to worsen the injuries, Li Yao's body may completely lose its vitality, and no matter how he uses the Palm Immortal Technique, the wounds will not heal, and he will eventually die.

Although the third generation wouldn't let Li Yao live forever, he didn't want Li Yao to die now either.

"How is his health?"

The third generation summoned Ran in, wanting to know Li Yao's physical condition and why he hadn't woken up yet, and why his mental will had not only not collapsed but had even strengthened.

For the past six months, Luan has been treating Li Yao's health and is very familiar with Li Yao's condition.

He explained in a chaotic manner, "Lord Hokage, he should be in a vegetative state now. His spirit and will have completely abandoned his physical body and entered a state of dormancy."

The spirit and will abandon the physical body... does that mean we can now explore the memories in his mind?

The third generation's eyes lit up, thinking it was very likely, and he immediately sent someone outside to notify Yamanaka Kou to come over.

(End of this chapter)