Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 461 Sarutobi Tenshū's Biwa Ballad

My usually stern and kind father lay on the ground like a wounded puppy, his mouth agape angrily as someone approached, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Both his father and mother were vastly different from what Sarutobi Tensuke remembered.

However, none of these were the reasons that left Sarutobi Tensuke frozen in place.

That familiar face, that wicked grin, was what made Sarutobi Tensuke stand there dumbfounded.

"Li...Li Yao!!!"

Sarutobi Tenjuro's crimson eyes widened instantly, and he roared.

Memories that Sarutobi Tenshin had long been buried deep within his memory and that he was unwilling to face resurfaced in an instant.

Inside the belly of the large black bird, he lay on the ground like his father.

"ah!!!"

The scenes from the past flashed vividly through Sarutobi Tenjuro's mind once again. In an instant, unimaginable rage filled Sarutobi Tenjuro's mind. At this moment, all he wanted to do was kill Li Yao.

He disregarded the current situation of his father and mother, his two closest relatives, and focused all his attention on Li Yao.

Squeak!

In an instant, Sarutobi Tenjuro's chakra was depleted, and the violent chakra instantly entered the puppet's prosthetic limb, causing the overloaded chakra to creak and groan.

hum!

A terrifying surge of chakra spread out.

Sarutobi Tensuke's prosthetic legs, like springs compressed to their limit, instantly unleashed terrifying power.

Bang!

Sarutobi Tenjuro took a step forward, and the air on the spot instantly exploded, shattering the floor like bulletproof glass struck by a heavy hammer.

call out!

Sarutobi Tenjuro's figure shot out like a cannonball, appearing instantly beside Li Yao with boundless rage. His prosthetic fist, covered with a large amount of finely crafted chakra, slammed into Li Yao's face, which was adorned with an evil smile, like a monstrous punch.

call out!

The expected roar did not come. The furious Sarutobi Tenjuro stared blankly at the surrounding soil.

The scene flashed through his mind: he had clearly punched Li Yao's devilish face, but it felt like he had hit a phantom image.

"No, it's not an image!"

"It's me...no, it's this space!"

The bewildered Sarutobi Tenjuro, as expected of a former ANBU captain, quickly realized the problem. After being unable to mobilize his chakra and feeling the soil passing through his body, he realized that he might have entered a special space.

call out!

Sarutobi Tensuke tried to leap up, and to his surprise, he actually managed to jump up and return to his parents' room.

The scene of his head splitting open continued.

"What did you do to Tianzhu?"

"Release Tianzhu now, you bastard! Haven't you made him suffer enough?"

The third generation tried his best to speak, but unfortunately, since only his head could move, he could only move his mouth and couldn't do anything else.

"Li...ah!"

"Stay...ah!"

Seeing his parents so helpless, Sarutobi Tenjuro's anger intensified, but he regained some of his composure and instead of blindly rushing forward again, he sought a way out of the special space.

Li Yao and Biwako switched places, lying on the bed with their heads drooping towards the side of the bed, looking up at the Third Hokage. Biwako also turned around and sat facing the Third Hokage.

"Compared to your daughter, your son is actually not so bad. At least he's still alive, isn't he? You should be content."

Li Yao is right. Compared to his daughter Sarutobi Mina, who was killed by Li Yao, his eldest son, who is still alive, is indeed much better off.

However, the eldest son, who is unable to have sex, has lived a life worse than death for many years.

It took a lot of effort to acquire puppetry techniques half a year ago during the war with Sunagakure, which allowed his eldest son to regain his human form with the help of a puppet prosthetic limb, and his mentality recovered somewhat.

Now that his eldest son has witnessed this scene, the three generations can only imagine the utter devastation his son must be feeling.

Isn't this eldest son pitiful enough in Li Yao's eyes?

"Li Yao... spare my son!"

"He's innocent. He was just following my orders. It's all my fault!"

"Come at me if you have a problem!"

Despite their deep hatred for Li Yao, wishing they could devour his flesh and drink his blood, the three generations could only beg Li Yao to spare them for the sake of their son.

Father… Looking at the three generations’ pleas, and seeing his father’s weakness that he had never seen before, Sarutobi Tenju felt a jolt in his heart. Only now did he realize how heavy his father’s heart had been with worry for him all these years.

"That damned Li Yao!!!"

Sarutobi Tenjuchi kept passing by Li Yao's figure in the interlayered space, constantly searching for a way out.

Sarutobi Tenjuru vowed that he would make Li Yao pay a terrible price for all of this.

At this moment, Sarutobi Tenjuro, consumed by anger and hatred, failed to notice the enormous difference in strength between himself and Li Yao.

The third generation couldn't see his eldest son in the interlayer, but he knew that Li Yao would never kill his eldest son easily. He now understood Li Yao's thoughts very well; this demon would definitely make his eldest son suffer even more while he was alive.

"What a pity!"

The Third Hokage was right. Seeing how much the Third Hokage still cared about his eldest son, Li Yao would definitely not let Sarutobi Tenjuro die easily. It was just a pity that Sarutobi Tenjuro's wife, Sarutobi Ayase, was sealed by the Inner Four Symbols Sealing Technique back then.

Li Yao will not let him off the hook, nor anything related to him.

The Third Hokage could only hope that someone within Konoha would discover all of this.

Li Yao is very strong, but Konoha is also very strong now.

Upon hearing the news from the front lines that Orochimaru was using the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, the Third Hokage realized that Orochimaru was only missing Sage Mode to rival the First Hokage in his prime.

There's also Konoha's White Fang, whose Lightning Release: Devastating Lightning could instantly reduce a sand-iron lightning cloud covering several kilometers to ashes—an attack whose power shocked the Third Hokage.

And then there's Fugaku Uchiha, with his Amaterasu flames that burned everything away.

And then there's Jiraiya, who has already mastered Sage Mode.

Konoha has produced many strong individuals, and even without Lady Mito, Konoha is still formidable.

"You absolutely must find something unusual!"

"Tsunade, White Fang, it's up to you two."

The Third Hokage was very glad that he had used a secret letter to call White Fang and Tsunade back in advance. He believed that with their keen senses, they would definitely be able to notice Li Yao's abnormality and rescue him.

The third generation's idea was good, but after one night...

(End of this chapter)