Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 491 Damaging Reputation

"Big brother, I will definitely try my best," Killer Bee said earnestly.

Having witnessed the power of the Fourth Tsuchikage, Killer Bee has seen a new world and has some new ideas about improving his own strength.

He believed, and had to believe, that he could do it and that he could not let his elder brother down.

"That's amazing!"

High in the sky outside the Hidden Cloud Village, Ashita waited for the return of his Earth Release clone, Ishii. When Ishii returned, Ashita's face was still filled with shock.

The image of Shi Yan, the Earth Release clone who emerged from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion, was firmly etched into her mind and would probably never fade away in this lifetime.

"How incredibly powerful is the Tsuchikage's Mass Technique!"

The secretary with the big waves on her face was flushed and her eyes were wide with shock. Looking at the earth-escape clone - Shi Yan, she felt as if she were seeing the perfect and powerful man in her imagination. Her gaze was so intense that she seemed to want to take the earth-escape clone - Shi Yan right there and then.

"Let's go back!"

Earth Release Clone - Ishii smiled, embraced the two beauties, and flew towards Iwagakure.

At this moment.

In Iwagakure, the elder who had held back signed a ceasefire agreement with Li Yao, who was visiting and had a Wind Release clone of the Fourth Kazekage.

With the arrangements left behind by the Earth Release clone - Ishii, and with his will altered by Kotoamatsukami, the entire Iwagakure village was already under the absolute control of the Earth Release clone - Ishii, and no one objected to the ceasefire.

Since then.

The Sand Village, the Rock Village, and the Cloud Village are all under Li Yao's control and have ceased hostilities.

The Hidden Mist is nothing to fear; Konoha still needs some time, and some things must wait.

In the blink of an eye.

It was evening again.

In the familiar locked room, the Third Generation awakens once again from his restored memories, only to find that he has not been tortured.

Li Yao conjured a chair in ink painting style and had the third generation sit down.

Li Yao sat opposite him, and his wife, Biwako, also sat opposite him, making faces at him.

Seeing this, although the veins on the Third Generation's face were bulging because his memories were sealed in the recovery process, he was able to control his emotions.

Humans are truly a fascinating species; sometimes their adaptability is weak, but at other times it is very strong.

In just two days, the third generation was able to adapt to all the shocks of tormenting memories.

"Where's the water gate?"

The third generation looked away, forcing himself to ignore his wife's current state, and asked Li Yao.

One day passed.

He realized that Minato might have gotten into trouble when he found himself in this secret room and Minato hadn't come looking for him during the day.

But considering that Minato is a man who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, Li Yao should be able to do nothing against him.

But he was still in this secret room, and nothing unusual had happened in Konoha during the day.

If Minato is alright, the best course of action after realizing that he has been controlled by genjutsu is to inform the higher-ups of the major ninja clans in Konoha.

If the major ninja clans knew that he was being controlled by genjutsu, they would definitely take him into custody immediately.

But nothing happened all day; everything was the same as usual.

The third generation was momentarily confused.

Li Yao smiled and said frankly, "Minato is dead. From now on, I am Minato."

After saying that, Li Yao had a thought and perfectly transformed into Minato.

"You...Minato?"

"No, you're not Minato!!!"

The third generation's pupils dilated suddenly; if he hadn't been unable to control his body, he would have jumped up at that moment.

At this moment, the Minato who appeared in front of him was exactly the same Minato he had sensed.

Although he didn't have Minato's special, meticulous chakra perception ability, he still had basic chakra perception.

However, at this moment, he could not tell that the water gate was actually created by Li Yao.

Not only his appearance and physique, but even his chakra is exactly the same as Minato's.

"Perfect Transformation Technique!!!"

"You've actually developed a perfect transformation technique that even the second generation couldn't!"

The third generation was shocked. Back then, Takuya Kimura developed the perfect transformation technique, but in the end, he discovered that the second generation had already developed half of it, namely the Shadow Clone Technique.

However, even the Second Hokage, Tobirama, was helpless against the true perfect transformation technique.

After all, that's no longer a simple transformation technique.

Being able to completely transform into one person, from chakra to physical body and bloodline, means that as long as one possesses the Transformation Technique, one can even obtain Wood Release by transforming into the First Hokage.

That kind of ability transcends the understanding of ninjutsu and belongs to the category of divine arts. Only an omnipotent god can perform that kind of technique.

I thought that even the second generation could only develop the perfect transformation technique of Shadow Clone Jutsu, which was not a technique that humans could master, but Li Yao actually developed it.

"You actually know the Perfect Transformation Technique!"

Li Yao was somewhat surprised, but then he remembered the ninjutsu research notes of Takuya Kimura that he had seen before. He guessed that the Third Hokage should have seen or knew what kind of ninjutsu Takuya Kimura wanted to research and develop, so it was not surprising that he knew about the Perfect Transformation Technique.

"It seems Minato is really dead!"

The three generations looked somber.

Li Yao possesses a perfect transformation technique, making it extremely easy for him to approach Minato.

Given Li Yao's strength, if he were to attack Minato at close range when Minato was off guard, Minato would have virtually no chance of escape.

"That's right," Li Yao said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage's breathing quickened, but he quickly regained his composure and coldly asked, "What exactly do you want? Are you just going to torture me every night? I'm afraid it's not just that, is it?"

With Minato dead, there was no one left in the ninja world that Li Yao could fear, and his fate was sealed. But he still wanted to know what Li Yao's ultimate goal was.

"For now, the main focus will be on tormenting you."

Li Yao patted his buttocks, and Biwa Lake immediately withdrew. He stood up, tidied his clothes, and said, "I've just tortured you in a different way."

"What method?" The third generation's expression changed slightly.

Li Yao walked to the door, turned back and said, "The first step is to ruin your reputation."

"You..." The Third Generation's face changed, but before he could speak, the memory in his brain was resealed, and soon a look of doubt appeared on his face.

"How could I... um, Biwako, you..."

"Hiruzen..."

Ignoring the Third Hokage and Biwako, whose memories had been sealed again, Li Yao, transformed into Minato, instantly teleported to Kushina's bed using the Flying Thunder God Technique and fell asleep while embracing his wife.

For the third generation, the physical torture will be temporarily put to rest.

The next step is to use genjutsu to destroy the good reputation the Third Hokage has built up over the years, making him the most foul-mouthed Hokage in history, and then proceed with the next step of revenge.

And how to ruin the good reputation of three generations is very simple: just continue the strategy from three generations ago.

With both Sunagakure and Iwagakure declaring a ceasefire.

Despite strong opposition from many high-ranking officials in the village.

If the third generation insists on continuing the war, then the resulting casualties will naturally be attributed to the third generation.

The more people die, the better the reputation and prestige built up over three generations will gradually disappear.

When everyone opposes the third generation,

When the Third Hokage was universally hated in Konoha and forced to step down.

When Li Yao releases the Third Generation's memory seal, I'm sure the Third Generation's expression at that moment will be quite something.

(End of this chapter)