Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 389 The Second Battle Begins

"Huh...you're quite smart, aren't you?"

Li Yao looked at Tsunade, who was writhing restlessly in front of him, and was somewhat surprised that she could guess his origins.

But so be it, Li Yao didn't care. He leaned back and let Tsunade sway her graceful figure as she pleased.

Anyway, even if you guess it, it won't change the outcome.

Unless the Sage of Six Paths intervenes, the ninja world will allow Li Yao to do whatever he wants.

Tsunade quickly realized this as well.

The hint of pride she felt upon guessing Li Yao's background didn't last a second before Tsunade panicked at the fact that she had guessed correctly.

According to the original strategy, Naruto's trip to Mount Myōboku was not simply to prepare for Sage Mode.

Mount Myōboku, a sacred site for summoning beasts that has existed for thousands of years, has many toads roaming the ninja world and possesses the most comprehensive collection of information about the ninja world.

According to the initial plan, Naruto's purpose was to find out information about the masked man Li Yao's past and to find a way to defeat him.

But now, the masked man is not Li Yao but someone else, so there is an asymmetry in the information.

If Naruto uses the same strategy he used against the masked man to fight Li Yao, he will definitely run into big trouble.

In critical moments where life and death hang in the balance, misjudging intelligence can be fatal.

What should I do?

What are Li Yao's abilities?

Besides space-time ninjutsu and powerful genjutsu, what other abilities does he have?

"Um……"

Tsunade suddenly blushed, suppressing the instinctive burning sensation within her body, and carefully sensed the vigorous and upward aura emanating from deep within her body, secretly gathering a small amount of medical chakra to perceive it.

A ninja's abilities are primarily manifested in their chakra.

Human chakra has seven basic attributes.

The stronger a person is, the more proficient they will be in that type of ninjutsu.

Although space-time ninjutsu is a type of ninjutsu without elemental attributes, subtle differences within it can still be perceived through chakra.

Of course, Tsunade doesn't yet have the strong sensory abilities to perceive the mysteries of space-time ninjutsu.

However, Tsunade's intention was not to find out the secrets of Li Yao's space-time ninjutsu; what she wanted to find out was whether Li Yao had any other ninjutsu abilities he was good at.

Find out Li Yao's hidden abilities and remind Naruto to be alert. This preparedness will allow Naruto to react in a critical moment and save his life.

For Naruto's sake, for Konoha's sake, Tsunade risked her life, secretly gathering chakra to sense Li Yao's body.

All of this, of course, could not be hidden from Li Yao, who was very sensitive to chakra.

However, Li Yao did not stop her, allowing Tsunade to use her chakra to sense the condition inside his body.

With his current abilities, it would be impossible for Tsunade to kill him in an instant. Moreover, he had already left a method in Tsunade's mind, a method similar to the one Madara used on Obito's heart.

Tsunade couldn't touch Li Yao. If she tried to kill him, the forbidden spell would automatically activate, stopping her body.

"Such powerful chakra!"

"Yin and Yang, Water and Fire—this guy's chakra is incredibly powerful in all seven elements!"

After sensing it for a while, Tsunade was shocked and even more desperate.

The strength of the chakra attributes displayed by Li Yao's body indicates that he possesses powerful abilities in ninjutsu across all seven attributes.

The other five basic attributes are fine, but the ninjutsu of the Yin and Yang attributes are all secret techniques with special abilities.

For example, the Akimichi clan's Body Expansion Technique is a Yang Release secret technique, characterized by its ability to amplify the size and strength of the physical body.

The Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique is a Yin Release secret technique. Its characteristic is that it achieves control by manipulating shadows to connect with the shadows of others.

The Mind Transfer Technique of the Yamanaka Clan is also a type of Yin Release ninjutsu.

In short, some of the abilities of Yang Release and Yin Release ninjutsu are incredibly powerful; once caught in their grasp, even the strongest individuals cannot withstand them.

We don't yet know what Li Yao's Yang Release and Yin Release secret techniques are. If he uses them when fighting Naruto, then... Tsunade can't believe what the result will be, but it certainly won't be a good one.

"What can I do?"

Tsunade looked dejected. Looking at herself now, she, the Fifth Hokage, was powerless to do anything.

Time passed quickly as the two engaged in deep conversation.

In the blink of an eye.

Before an hour had passed, Naruto, who had not yet used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu, returned to Konoha through the Toad Clan's Myoboku Mountain Secret Realm, which connected to a well near Konoha.

Sensing Naruto's return, Li Yao revealed himself at the edge of the crater before Naruto could even enter the town!

"You...how did you get here?!"

The moment Naruto saw Li Yao clearly, his mouth dropped open, his eyes widened, and he stared in horror at Li Yao who had appeared not far away.

Naruto has remembered this man and this face ever since his memories were unlocked.

As expected, it was this man who killed the spiritual entity left behind by his father, Captain Yamato, and Sara and the others.

But why?

Why is this man here?

At that moment, Naruto's heart was pounding, and his mind was blank.

He was like someone in real life suddenly seeing a ghost crawl out of the TV screen—terrified and bewildered at the same time.

"Isn't that a pleasant surprise!"

Li Yao smiled, the expression on Naruto's face made him feel happy.

It's you!

Li Yao's voice finally brought Naruto back to his senses, and he quickly realized that the man Tsunade had mentioned was Li Yao, not the masked man.

Tsunade didn't need to worry that Naruto would combine Li Yao and the masked man. The moment Naruto saw Li Yao, he knew that this man came from... perhaps an earlier time or perhaps the future.

In other words, the other party may be very aware of your own abilities.

In an instant, Naruto thought of many things.

It must be said that Naruto, who seems silly, is actually very sharp when it comes to combat talent.

However, limited by his perspective, he and his father Minato Namikaze both thought that Li Yao came from the future and that Li Yao knew his abilities well. As a result, they ignored Li Yao's own abilities and focused on how to use their own abilities to outwit Li Yao.

Such cleverness backfired.

This is why Minato Namikaze of the Loulan world was defeated when Li Yao seized the opportunity to use the Contract Seal to seal the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Come on, Naruto, I'll give you a chance to show yourself!"

Li Yao looked at Naruto opposite him and smiled slightly.

"Naruto, who is he?" Shima, the toad perched on Naruto's shoulder, asked in confusion.

She thought the enemy was Pain with the Rinnegan again, but it turned out to be just an ordinary-looking kid.

However, judging from Naruto's reaction, it seemed that he recognized the other party.

"Lord Shima, he..." Naruto revealed Li Yao's origins, and Shima, upon hearing this, looked at Li Yao with disbelief. "How is this possible? I've never heard of the power of the Dragon Vein being able to bring people from other parallel worlds here?"

"Another world?" Naruto asked, frowning in confusion.

"That's right, it's another world." Gamashima explained the concept of another world to Naruto.

Compared to Naruto, Gamashima knew the origin of the Toad Sage's so-called dream prophecy ability, and knew that the world in the dream was not the real future of this world, but an alternate world that had progressed from another timeline.

Therefore, in conclusion, predictions are not necessarily correct.

Otherwise, two children of prophecy wouldn't have been created.

"Ah..." Naruto's brain was a little overloaded when he first heard that the so-called prophecy was based on this principle. He couldn't understand the principle of parallel worlds.

But there was one thing he did understand.

The Fourth Hokage he encountered in Loulan was not his real father; his real father was the spirit of the Fourth Hokage within him at that time.

(End of this chapter)