Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 272 Withstanding the Tailed Beast Ball

"Come on, use whatever other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

Li Yao's Wind Release clone looked crazed, resembling a complete villain, showing no regard for the Fourth Mizukage.

"Wind Release: Storm Blade!"

Despite being provoked by Li Yao's Wind Release clone, Yagura was not greatly affected and unleashed a wide-range Wind Release ninjutsu.

With the support of the Tailed Beast's massive chakra, this Storm Blade technique becomes even more powerful.

In the storm, countless white wind blades spun and cut towards us.

Li Yaofeng created a clone that stood motionless in the air.

The moment the whirlwind blade spun and collided with his slashing barrier, it created a smooth, rounded gap, much like a lunar eclipse.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that?"

This time, Yagura saw it clearly: Li Yao's wind-style clone was surrounded by a transparent, invisible barrier that blocked... no, it absorbed all the wind-style attacks.

"Was that the ninjutsu that blocked the Tailed Beast Ball?!"

Yagura was shocked, and his face was extremely solemn. The ninjutsu that could block the Tailed Beast Ball, and judging from how easily Li Yao's Wind Release clone was doing it, it was clear that he could still use this ninjutsu for a long time.

"Is that all?"

Li Yaofeng used his clone to provoke him wildly, laughing, "You can throw another big Tailed Beast Ball and see if I can stop it."

At this moment, Li Yaofeng used his clone technique and was brimming with confidence.

There are many ninjutsu techniques in the ninja world that are known as absolute defense.

For example, the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

For example, the Hyuga clan's Kaiten.

For example, Shukaku's Sand Absolute Defense.

For example, the Susanoo of the Uchiha clan is a symbol of destruction.

However, none of these are true absolute defensive ninjutsu; they are at least a bit lacking in level.

The true absolute defense ninjutsu is actually the barrier technique.

Back when Li Yao escaped Konoha and his shadow clones were bound by the Third Hokage's Anbu using the Four Purple Flame Formation, he realized the terrifying defensive power of barrier ninjutsu.

In the original work, the Four Red Yang Formation barrier technique used by the four Hokage was able to withstand a super-large Tailed Beast Ball from the Ten-Tails without collapsing.

Therefore, Li Yao was well aware of the terrifying potential of barrier ninjutsu in defense. Apart from space ninjutsu, barrier ninjutsu was invincible in defense.

Even at the Six Paths level, barrier techniques are still a terrifying ninjutsu.

Therefore, Li Yao has never given up on researching barrier ninjutsu over the years, but it is not as high a priority as other ninjutsu.

However, given his accumulated knowledge of sealing techniques and his ability to replicate the barrier chakra of the Four Purple Yang Formation and the Four Red Yang Formation, he should have gained something of his own over the years.

The Wind Release Slash Barrier is the result of Li Yao's many years of research on barrier techniques.

The Wind Release slash itself can cut through a Tailed Beast Ball, and the barrier technique, which is mainly composed of Wind Release slash chakra, is as effective as the Four Red Yang Formation, making its defense terrifying.

It was more than enough to block the explosion of a mere Tailed Beast's Tailed Beast Ball.

If he has enough chakra, Li Yao is confident he can withstand the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.

Faced with Li Yao's confident Wind Release clone, Yagura knew he had no other choice.

"Since that's the case, then I'll grant your wish!"

With a thought, Yagura activated his Complete Tailed Beast Mode, rapidly expanding into the shape of a turtle with three tails—the Three-Tails, Isobu.

Bang!

High in the sky, Ye Cang's body was lifted into the air by the wind under the control of Li Yao's wind-escape clone.

Below, Yagura, having completed his Tailed Beast transformation, opened his enormous Tailed Beast mouth, and Yin-Yang Chakra rapidly condensed.

Before long, a huge Tailed Beast Ball, nearly two meters in diameter and resembling a small house, condensed and took shape.

In order to kill Li Yao's Wind Release clone, Yagura went all out, mobilizing all the tailed beast chakra he could muster to unleash the largest tailed beast ball.

call out!

To allow Yagura to launch without any hesitation, Li Yao's Wind Release clone deliberately flew backward, giving Yagura a safe firing distance.

bump!

Just as Li Yaofeng's clone retreated to a distance, the Three-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball was launched, striking Li Yaofeng's clone like a nuclear bomb, producing a deafening explosion.

In an instant!

On the high seas, a blazing sun rose from the horizon, a terrifying sight witnessed by the Sand Ninja in their coastal desert stronghold in the Land of Wind, dozens of kilometers away.

"That's a Tailed Beast Ball!!"

Everyone immediately realized that the sun that suddenly rose in the sky was caused by the attack of the Tailed Beast Ball, and then realized that their Fourth Kazekage was searching for Kirigakure's stronghold on the sea.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but worry about Li Yaofeng's ability to create clones.

Even Ye Cang, who was tens of thousands of meters in the air, was a little worried at this moment, wondering if Li Yaofeng's clone could withstand it.

Fortunately, the wind binding her still carried her, which proved that Li Yao's wind-escape clone was at least temporarily unharmed.

The center of the explosion.

The terrifying energy relentlessly assaulted the slashing barrier activated by Li Yaofeng's clone.

Calories!

Shockwave!

The energy released by the Tailed Beast Ball explosion manifests primarily in these two ways.

At this moment, the temperature outside the slash barrier reached tens of thousands of degrees.

If it were just the effect of a barrier created by the endless cutting of wind-style slashes, it wouldn't be able to stop this terrifying high temperature at all.

Only by incorporating a slashing barrier created by a Reality Marble Technique can this terrifyingly high temperature be kept out.

Besides the high temperature, there's also the crushing shockwave.

In an instant, the slashing barrier surrounding Li Yaofeng's clone was like a spherical steel submarine falling into the ocean tens of thousands of meters deep, enduring terrifying pressure as if several mountains were pressing down on it.

Bang!

After the terrifying energy burst, a vacuum was formed in the middle, and the air inside was completely displaced and emptied by the energy of the explosion.

The outside air rushed in, and because the vacuum was so large, the air seemed to pour in from behind, forming rings of white air that contracted and then diffused.

From a distance, a huge mushroom cloud slowly rose from the sea, accompanied by wispy vapors that spread outwards.

Boom!

The waves, tens of meters high, swept around, and the Yagura Tailed Beast clone spread its huge body to firmly protect the group of Kirigakure ninja.

On the edge of the explosion, Yagura, in his complete tailed beast form, stared wide-eyed at the epicenter of the blast in the distance.

soon.

As the shockwave dissipated, the core of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion was surrounded by a cloud of white steam. Although it was still unclear what was inside, Yagura could already sense the powerful chakra fluctuations within.

"They're still alive!!"

"This monster!!"

Yagura's pupils contracted; he was completely convinced and lost all desire to continue fighting.

"Phew... this body is still a bit strained!"

In mid-air, Li Yao's Wind Release clone caught his breath, as the chakra stored within the Devouring Sealing Array was almost insufficient.

The power of a slashing barrier is directly proportional to the amount of chakra input.

Li Yao's Wind Release clones' chakra reserves are mainly supported by the chakra absorbed and converted from Shukaku by the Devouring Sealing Array imprinted on his body.

I used some of it during this period, and thought I had enough left. I didn't expect that the power of the Tailed Beast Ball that Yagura used at full strength was not even in the same league as the small Tailed Beast Ball.

It was almost not enough to maintain the slashing barrier.

"It seems we need to improve the Devouring Sealing Array to store more chakra."

Li Yaofeng escaped into the body and mind path.

The current Devouring Sealing Array can store a lot of chakra for an individual, but it is still far less than that of a Tailed Beast.

His ninjutsu, especially his wind-style slashes and slashing barriers, are major consumers of chakra.

The battles of the future are incomparable to those of the present.

Chakra is no longer enough; only chatunla is enough to meet the minimum requirements.

(End of this chapter)