Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 307: Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Yao.

Onoki glanced at his beloved daughter, who had no manners, and thought to himself that she had grown up and was no longer clingy. She used to call him the strongest ninja in the world, but now she was staring at another man with an expression of adoration.

Fortunately, he was also very satisfied with his young disciple, Shi Yan.

When Onoki first heard that Ishii was going to upgrade the Super Heavy Rock Technique to the level of Bloodline Elimination, he didn't take it too seriously, or rather, he thought it was too difficult and he didn't think Ishii could do it.

On the contrary, he lost his temper at that time, making Shi Yan focus on Dust Escape.

As the only person besides himself in Iwagakure who mastered the technique of super-heavy rock, Dust Release is the true destiny of Iwagakure.

As a result, after a period of time, Shi Yan's Super Heavy Rock Technique actually improved, becoming much heavier than the weight he could exert with his Super Heavy Rock Technique.

Having mastered the Super Heavy Rock Technique for many years, Onoki had already pushed the technique to its limit, but unexpectedly, the rock could be further improved.

This convinced Ōnoki that Ishiiwa had a high probability of raising the Super Heavy Rock Technique to the level of Bloodline Elimination.

After that, Onoki naturally stopped objecting and instead encouraged Ishii by saying that once the new ninjutsu was successfully developed, its strength would surpass his.

At that time, Onoki was well aware of how terrifying it would be if a single chakra nature jutsu were upgraded to the level of Kekkei Tota.

The answer is provided by the Super Heavy Rock Technique, the Third Raikage's Black Lightning, and the White Lightning of Konoha's White Fang.

Therefore, Onoki understood from the beginning that once Ishiiwa's Super Heavy Rock Technique was upgraded to the Bloodline Elimination level, its power would be even more terrifying.

However, Onoki never expected that a single punch could cripple the Third Raikage, who had already honed his physical body to the extreme and was activating his Lightning Release armor.

At first, he only thought that Ishii, who had developed the Super Heavy Rock Technique at the level of Kekkei Tokugawa, would be no weaker than him and the Third Raikage, these top-tier powerhouses.

As a result, Shi Yan gave him a big surprise.

With his daughter with Shi Yan, he could finally rest easy.

The future of the village is in Shi Yan's hands, and he no longer needs to worry about the village's safety.

After this battle, the path for Shi Yan to take over his position has been paved.

Defeating the Third Raikage single-handedly—this achievement and strength, under the watchful eyes of most of the Iwagakure ninja, was destined to bring Ishii immense fame.

This is also why Onoki let Ishii fight the Third Raikage one-on-one.

The original idea was that Ishii could single-handedly kill the Third Raikage.

As a result, Shi Yan exceeded his expectations, crippling the Third Raikage with a single punch, which shocked everyone.

Now, Ishii's path to becoming the Fourth Tsuchikage is completely paved, with no obstacles whatsoever.

From the air, Onoki looked at his Earth Release clone, Ishii, with a look of satisfaction, as if he were watching his own child finally achieve success.

When the Earth Release clone, Ishii, walked up to the Third Raikage, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him up, the Iwagakure ninja finally recovered from their shock.

"Ah...we won!!!"

"Lord Ishii has won!!!"

"The Third Raikage, that monster, was crippled by Lord Ishii's single punch!!!"

"That's incredible, Lord Ishii!!"

"what……"

In that instant, everyone's shock transformed into intense joy and recognition of the strength, status, and position of the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan. Even their address changed to "Lord Shi Yan."

Everyone was cheering. The Iwagakure ninjas who couldn't see what was happening behind them heard the cheers from the front and understood the current situation.

The Third Raikage, who remained unscathed after being surrounded for three hours, was defeated by Lord Ishii from their village, and crippled with a single punch.

This dreamlike scene thrilled all the Iwagakure ninja to the point of ecstasy, and their only way of expressing their excitement was to wildly cheer for Lord Iwagakure's name.

Amidst the cheers, the Earth Release clone, Ishii, pulled the Third Raikage closer, poked its head out, and whispered in the Third Raikage's ear, "Third Raikage-sama, it's been a long time."

A hint of doubt flashed in the Third Raikage's eyes upon hearing this.

Have they seen them?

How come he doesn't remember ever meeting this disciple of Onoki?

Just as the Third Raikage was filled with doubt, he heard his Earth Release clone, Ishii, continue to chuckle softly in his ear: "Do you remember when the Third Raikage first chased after me? There was no way to escape, and I almost died several times."

The Third Raikage's eyes were even more confused. When had he ever chased after Onoki's disciple?

"Oh, right."

Earth Release clone - Shi Yan, as if remembering something, leaned close to the Third Raikage's ear and said with a smile, "I haven't introduced myself yet. Besides Shi Yan, I also have another name, Li Yao!"

Li Yao!!!

The moment those two words were uttered, it was as if a thunderbolt struck from a clear sky in the Third Raikage's mind, shattering his very being.

Compared to Ishii, Onoki's disciple, Li Yao's identity terrified the Third Raikage even more, even after so many years.

The battle where the Five Shadows surrounded and killed Li Yao back then still left him with a huge shadow.

Shi Yan was very strong; he crippled him with a single punch.

But even the strongest rock has its limits.

Li Yao, however, was different. His terrifying talent for ninjutsu, which allowed him to master even bloodline limits upon first contact, was what made the Third Raikage fear him.

In addition, there's the ability to possess other people's bodies.

If Li Yao hadn't died in that battle, he would definitely have learned the Five Kage's signature ninjutsu by now.

The Third Mizukage's Black Water, the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki's Dust Release, and his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Black Lightning.

Furthermore, how many bloodline limit ninjutsu has Li Yao learned while hiding in the shadows all these years?!

Thinking about all this, the Third Raikage was so terrified that he couldn't accept the fact that Shi Yan was Li Yao.

"Waaah..."

The Third Raikage opened his mouth as if to say that this was not true, but his neck was firmly gripped by the Earth Release clone - Rock Rock, and he could not speak, only making muffled sounds.

This can't be real!

Li Yao is dead!

The Third Raikage frantically tried to comfort himself, his mind involuntarily recalling the scenes from the battle where he surrounded and killed Li Yao.

The Third Hokage once said that even the Four Red Yang Formation... wait, the Third Raikage's thoughts suddenly froze, and his eyes instantly went blank.

He suddenly remembered.

The original plan for the battle to surround and kill Li Yao should have been to use the Four Red Yang Formation to seal Li Yao, then have them kill him, and then have that brat from Konoha named Kato Dan use the Spirit Transformation Technique to sense Li Yao's soul and confirm whether Li Yao had actually been killed.

However, due to the distrust among the five Kage and the fact that Onoki tricked them, Kato Dan and Li Yao died together, so it was impossible to determine whether Li Yao's soul had truly dissipated and he had died.

Finally, the Four Red Yang Formation was quickly activated again.

If Li Yao's soul had emerged earlier, it might have been possible for him to evade the Dust Escape attack, escape the Four Red Sun Formation, and possess the body of the guards brought by the Five Shadows.

It's likely that Li Yao infiltrated the Iwagakure group around that time and survived.

(End of this chapter)