Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 355 Stubborn

In the blink of an eye, only Li Yaoying's clone and Chongwu remained on the mountain path.

Jugo, whose neck was being grabbed, still wanted to transform and use natural energy to attack. Li Yaoying's mind moved, and ink condensed into a tube, binding Jugo tightly like a rice dumpling.

The ink tube, imbued with imaginary mass, was exceptionally sturdy; even with all his strength, Jugo couldn't break free, let alone transform.

call out!

Li Yao grabbed Chongwu and jumped into the sky. A large ink-wash bird materialized beneath his feet and carried him into the sky.

puff!

Click!

As he fell, Sasuke coughed up blood while simultaneously gathering Susanoo to protect his body.

Boom!

Sasuke crashed into the rock face at the foot of the opposite cliff, creating a large crater. The terrifying impact worsened his already damaged internal organs.

puff puff!

Two more mouthfuls of blood gushed uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth. Sasuke felt as if his chest had turned into a chaotic mess, his internal organs had shifted, and all his ribs were broken.

If Susanoo hadn't been formed midway through the collision, Sasuke would have been either dead or nearly dead.

"Sasuke!!!"

Before Sasuke could remove his Susanoo, Karin rushed over, her face filled with obvious anxiety.

Sasuke withdrew his Susanoo and lay helplessly in the crater. At this moment, he could not move, nor dared to move, as any movement would aggravate the injuries to his internal organs.

Fortunately, Xiang Lin was there.

"Sasuke, bite me!"

Xianglin came to Sasuke's side, knelt on the ground, and, ignoring the sharp stones that had pierced her skin and caused faint blood to seep out, extended a small, white arm covered with teeth marks to Sasuke's mouth.

Pfft!

Sasuke didn't hesitate and bit down hard, the bite penetrating deep into flesh.

"Um……"

In an instant, Xianglin closed her eyes, her face flushed like a peach blossom, and she let out a groan that sounded like a mixture of pain and pleasure.

The life-giving medical ninjutsu chakra within Karin flowed through the wound and into Sasuke's body via his mouth.

Under the influence of this life-giving medical ninjutsu chakra, Sasuke's injuries were quickly healed.

All the broken bones regenerated and healed, and even the chakra consumed was restored to its peak.

It has to be said that the Uzumaki clan's constitution is amazing, making them arguably the strongest healers in the ninja world.

Sasuke, now back to his peak condition, looked extremely grim and annoyed. He immediately rushed up the mountain path, ignoring the fact that Karin, who was weak from losing too much chakra, was struggling to keep up behind him.

Upon reaching the mountain path, Shigeo was nowhere to be seen.

Shuiyue emerged from the large hole, her face pale, clearly having suffered serious injuries.

In fact, if her body hadn't subconsciously used the water transformation technique at the critical moment to absorb most of the impact, Shuiyue felt she would have died from just one kick.

"Where did this monster come from?!"

Suigetsu was both surprised and frightened. The man was as fast as lightning, and his physical strength was also incredibly powerful. In Suigetsu's ninja career, the man he had just met was the strongest in terms of physical strength, without exception.

"Xianglin, let me have a bite too!" Shuiyue came to Xianglin's side with a smug grin, wanting to experience the feeling of healing his injuries as well.

Xiang Lin flatly refused, saying, "Don't even think about it. Only Sasuke can touch my body!"

At this point, Xianglin glanced at Sasuke with her small eyes, her face flushed, clearly thinking about something inappropriate.

Sasuke, being the typical clueless guy he is, completely disregarded Karin's thoughts and asked directly, "Karin, can you sense Jugo's location?"

"Ah...should we still chase after them?" Xiang Lin's face turned pale.

The man from earlier was terrifying; they were no match for him. If they chased after him, people would die.

She didn't have any feelings for Jugo, nor did she consider him a comrade. She was just happy to be alive and didn't want Sasuke to chase after her.

"Kirin!" Sasuke's expression hardened, and his tone became more serious. Karin immediately stiffened and pointed in the direction of Kumogakure, saying, "She flew off that way."

"Chase!"

Sasuke immediately gave chase. He had just been careless. The Uchiha clan was never weaker than anyone else. The Mangekyou Sharingan was an invincible power. He wanted to repay that bastard a hundredfold for the humiliation he had just suffered.

The thought that he had almost been beaten to death with a single blow made Sasuke very unhappy. Already driven mad by Itachi's so-called truth, he now only wanted to kill anyone who annoyed him.

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Nizuko felt like she could do it again.

Sensing Sasuke's pursuit, Li Yaoying's clone shook his head slightly.

The most stubborn person in the ninja world is not Naruto, but Sasuke.

He thought he could defeat Itachi with only three tomoe, but he was brutally beaten by Itachi who had unleashed a whole ocean of power.

After that, he finally awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and felt that he was capable again.

They tried to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki in a one-on-one showdown, but ended up getting riddled with holes by Killer Bee's sword.

Without a single drop of Xianglin's milk, Sasuke would have been knocked to his knees.

Little did he know that after showing off his illusion technique, his internal organs were blown away, and he was saved by Jugo.

In the end, when he was about to run away because he couldn't win, Suigetsu Water Transformation blocked the Tailed Beast Ball's attack and saved his life.

Without Karin, Suigetsu, and Jugo present, Sasuke died three times during the entire operation to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

In the end, all they managed to capture was one of the eight tails of the Eight-Tails. They were either beaten up or shown off from beginning to end.

Even fighting an Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has left him like this; I thought Sasuke should have some self-awareness by now.

As a result, Nisuke caused a huge disturbance at the Five Kage Summit.

Then he was taught a lesson by the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and in the end, Obito had to intervene, otherwise Sasuke would have died from Onoki's Dust Release.

This shows how stubborn Sasuke is.

Li Yaoying's clone didn't believe his attack just now, failing to make Sasuke realize the difference in speed and power between the two.

Given such a huge gap in skill, why did Sasuke still dare to chase after him? Did he really think that awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan made him invincible?

"Perhaps it really was the Mangekyou Sharingan that gave Sasuke this illusion."

Thinking of the power of Amaterasu's flames, Li Yaoying's clone thought to himself.

At the same time, Li Yaoying's clone continued to record Chongwu's physical information.

Soon, ten minutes later.

The body information of Jugo was successfully recorded. Li Yaoying then used his mind to seal Jugo with the ink seal, leaving him for future research.

call out!

Li Yaoying then used his clone to leave using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"It's gone!"

Xiang Lin, who was chasing from behind, paused for a moment and then suddenly spoke.

"What's missing?" Shuiyue asked.

"Jugo and that man suddenly disappeared, and their chakra can no longer be sensed." According to Karin's chakra perception, Jugo and that man's chakra suddenly disappeared just now, as if they were dead, but this is impossible.

Then there's only one possibility: the man and Jugo have hidden themselves, and she can no longer sense them.

Thinking back to how well that man had hidden himself, even at close range, Karin couldn't sense him, only Jugo noticed something was wrong.

Sasuke's expression changed slightly, and he immediately quickened his pace. The three of them arrived below where Li Yaoying's clone had left, and looked up at the sky, but there was no one there.

(End of this chapter)