Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 421 The Only Chance

"Why did this guy suddenly stop running away?"

"They're still completely engrossed in the battle."

"Has something happened that we don't know about?"

Naruto was puzzled.

Half an hour ago, Li Yao, who had been running away, suddenly turned around and engaged in battle with Naruto and Sasuke, showing no intention of running away.

At that time, I didn't know what had happened that led Li Yao to make that decision.

But this suited Naruto perfectly; only in battle could he find an opportunity to kill or seal Li Yao.

Sasuke thought the same way; he was afraid that Li Yao would avoid battle and run away, not afraid to fight to the death.

However, once they actually clashed, the situation turned out to be somewhat different from what Naruto and Sasuke had anticipated.

Naruto and Sasuke's speed, enhanced by Six Paths level chakra, is actually slightly faster than Li Yao's, and their reaction speed is also faster than Li Yao's.

However, after the battle, Li Yao's performance left the two feeling powerless.

Because Li Yao's black hole space ninjutsu is too unbeatable.

Naruto's Truth-Seeking Balls were no match for them; they were absorbed upon contact. As for the other Rasengan shuriken, they were even less effective at breaking through his defenses.

Naruto is like that, and so is Sasuke's attack.

The key is that Li Yao can block their attacks, but they can't block Li Yao's spatial ninjutsu attacks. It's like an ordinary person wielding a large cleaver fighting against two other ordinary people. It's obvious that the other side has the upper hand.

In this way, Sasuke, Naruto, and the others can only passively take the beating and can only use Amenotejikara's spatial abilities to move Li Yao and find an opportunity to kill him by surprise.

However, Li Yao was completely focused at that moment and possessed the ability to teleport, so he didn't give the two of them a chance to attack his head.

The two men's attacks failed to hit Li Yao.

Faced with Naruto and Sasuke's perfect teamwork and Amenotejikara ability to teleport people at will, Li Yao was helpless against them.

And so the battle dragged on.

Even now, Naruto doesn't dare to use Truth-Seeking Balls or Rasengans to attack anymore, because Li Yao's chakra reserves are terrifying, in addition to his space-time ninjutsu, and show no signs of weakening.

"Is the white-purple lightning flickering around this guy from Dragon Vein chakra?"

Seeing the white and purple lightning flashing on Li Yao's face from time to time, Naruto had some guesses in his mind.

"Could it be that the Dragon Vein Chakra has always been within him...? Is this the reason he was able to travel to this world?"

"Will he return to his original world once his dragon vein chakra is completely depleted?"

Naruto kept thinking that since he couldn't kill or seal Li Yao, expelling Li Yao might be a viable option.

call out!

Li Yao charged at Naruto again, wielding the black rod formed from the black hole space in his hand. Naruto was faster than Li Yao, dodging the attack while the Truth-Seeking Ball black rod struck Li Yao's head.

Li Yao was completely focused and instantly teleported behind Naruto, striking him with his staff. Naruto reacted quickly, as if he had anticipated Li Yao's attack, dodging the blow and flying away, creating distance between himself and Li Yao.

call out!

Sasuke's Amaterasu Black Flame Arrow came flying, but Li Yao dodged it with a teleportation and continued charging towards Naruto, showing no interest in Sasuke.

"Why is this guy so obsessed with Naruto?"

Sasuke's expression was unclear, and he seemed somewhat puzzled, but this was not the time for him to think about such things.

Faced with Li Yao, who could teleport while wearing a black hole-shaped robe, Naruto dared not confront Li Yao head-on and could only dodge Li Yao's attacks.

In this way, even if Naruto's speed and reaction were slightly faster than Li Yao's, he would still be no match for Li Yao.

After all, one side can attack with impunity, while the other can only dodge attacks and is forced into a passive position.

Sasuke understood the principle that prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, so he dared not let his guard down.

call out!

Li Yao struck out with his staff, but Naruto's figure suddenly disappeared and appeared behind him. It was Sasuke who used Amenotejikara to switch Naruto's positions.

call out!

Li Yao reacted quickly, using spatial teleportation to appear beside Naruto and continue his attack.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh... High in the sky, Li Yao and Naruto's figures flickered incessantly, neither able to gain the upper hand over the other.

"No, if this continues, Naruto and I will be the first to give out."

Sasuke sensed the chakra in himself and Naruto, his expression turning grim.

Naruto is a little better off; he already has a lot of chakra, so he's doing alright now.

He was no longer up to par. He didn't have as much chakra as Naruto to begin with, and during his battle with Li Yao, he frequently used Amenotejikara, which consumed a lot of chakra. At this moment, he was starting to feel the strain.

If this continues, he will be the first to give out.

"Naruto!"

With a thought, Sasuke used Amenotejikara to move Naruto to his side and said, "Let's go find the Tailed Beasts."

They had sensed the commotion caused by the nine tailed beasts breaking free from Li Yao's Obito clone and Hashirama using the True Several Thousand Hands technique.

In particular, Sasuke, with his Rinnegan, could sense the location of the tailed beasts' chakra.

call out!

Li Yao appeared instantly and entangled Naruto.

shhhhhh!

Naruto and Sasuke stopped entangled with Li Yao and focused on using Amenotejikara to teleport towards the location of the nine tailed beasts.

Faced with Naruto and Sasuke, who were determined to escape, Li Yao was helpless against them.

This is the domineering power of spatial abilities.

Unless Li Yao can prevent Sasuke from using Amenotejikara, he cannot stop Naruto and Sasuke from leaving.

But... if we can't stop it, we can't stop it!

There's no need to stop it!

"Going to the Tailed Beasts for chakra...that's perfect!"

"hehe!"

Li Yao chuckled to himself; he had already seen through Naruto and Sasuke's plan.

Whether it's Naruto or Sasuke now, with the help of the Sage of Six Paths, they can directly absorb the chakra of the tailed beasts.

Through the battle just now, the two should have realized that they cannot out-chakra him and must rely on the chakra of the tailed beasts to continue fighting him.

shhhhh!

Knowing Naruto and Sasuke's purpose, Li Yao continued to harass Naruto, without using shadow clones to force the tailed beast to Minato's side in advance, allowing Naruto and Sasuke to get close to the tailed beast.

Because... he also needs Naruto to keep going.

The moment Minato summoned the nine tailed beasts from Obito's Kamui dimension, Li Yao understood that Obito's clone had virtually no chance of becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and controlling the Truth-Seeking Balls.

If Li Yao wants to master the Truth-Seeking Balls of the Bloodline Limit in a short period of time, there is only one way: to copy the Truth-Seeking Ball chakra from Naruto.

With Li Yao's current perception abilities, he can instantly copy the chakra of most bloodline limit ninjutsu within a one-kilometer radius.

The Truth-Seeking Ball chakra of the Bloodline Limit level can only be sensed when one is within a 100-meter radius, but this will take an extra week.

If you can stay within ten meters of Naruto, you can copy the Truth-Seeking Ball chakra from him in just two days.

Not only Truth-Seeking Balls, but also Naruto's Six Paths Yang Release chakra, Sasuke's Six Paths Yin Release chakra, and the Rinnegan ocular power chakra—as long as he can fight them at close range, Li Yao can replicate them all in two days.

Therefore, Li Yao needs the two of them to hold on.

Especially for Naruto, once he consumes too much chakra, he won't be able to maintain the Truth-Seeking Ball chakra.

With the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto should be able to survive for two more days.

After all, Naruto and Sasuke had already experienced the power of the black hole space. Large-scale Tailed Beast Ball attacks were useless against him. Only in close combat, in the blink of an eye, would they have a chance to find an opportunity to kill Li Yao with a single blow.

Large-scale energy attacks, whether it's the Tailed Beast Ball or Amaterasu Flame, are all just consuming chakra.

(End of this chapter)