Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 50 The Ingenious Structure of the Sealing Array

My own Vajra Lockdown - Black Iron Chains was developed a year ago.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yao gathered his own Wood Release chakra and devoured the Wood Release chakra inherent in Hashirama's cells.

Without Hashirama's Wood Release chakra protection.

The cells in the pillar also quickly lost their activity due to Li Yao's body's rejection and eventually decomposed completely.

In the following year, Li Yao's aging body was restored to the appearance of a twelve-year-old boy under the nourishment of his constantly accumulating Wood Release chakra, and he no longer had to worry about not having many years to live.

The only pity is that his Wood Release chakra wasn't as overpowered as Li Yao had initially imagined, allowing him to stand at the top of the ninja world for four or five years.

The reason for this is that his Wood Release chakra is copied by him through nature and form transformations of his own chakra.

The Wood Release chakra he replicated could nourish his body, but it couldn't transform his body cells into Sage Mode cells like Hashirama's.

We must not allow him to possess a massive amount of chakra that could easily suppress monsters like the Nine-Tails.

In essence, his physical body is still Kimura Yo's physical body.

Even after a year of being nourished by Wood Release chakra, his talent seemed to have improved slightly.

However, his talent in terms of chakra reserves is still quite average.

If Li Yao hadn't developed the acupoint space to store chakra and increase chakra levels...

With only the capacity of his dantian, Li Yao's current chakra reserves are probably only enough to create two Rasengans at most.

Talent can be cruel sometimes.

Unlike now, after so many years of accumulation, Li Yao's body, including the Death Gate and all the acupoints, has stored more than the chakra of two ANBU Jonin.

This amount of chakra is definitely no match for a monster like Naruto.

But that was enough for Li Yao to have the means to escape Konoha.

Anyway, if Li Yao continues to stay here, his strength won't improve much.

He had considered that it would be safer to develop the perfect transformation technique before escaping.

The problem is that he was confined in a glass chamber all day, and there wasn't even a mosquito in this sealed laboratory, let alone birds or other animals.

Without the reference of these animals, Li Yao could not develop the perfect transformation technique by relying solely on his imagination, even with absolute chakra control and special chakra perception.

Therefore, escaping during the Second Shinobi World War, when Konoha's forces were at their weakest, offered the greatest hope of survival.

Otherwise, once the Fourth Shinobi World War is over, Danzo will turn his attention back to Li Yao.

Even if he had developed the perfect transformation technique back then, his chances of escaping were not as great as they are now.

Now is the perfect time to escape.

"A sealing array... what a marvelous design!"

Li Yao released his hand from the chakra metal bed, having already analyzed the changes in chakra properties, form, and structure of the Devouring Seal Array.

Li Yao admired the person who invented the sealing array, saying he was a very capable person.

The Devouring Sealing Array is composed of multiple sealing techniques.

However, it is not a simple combination of multiple sealing techniques.

Instead, there is a unified chakra-devouring sealing technique as the main body, and other sealing techniques are like engines embedded in the main body, enhancing the devouring power of the chakra-devouring sealing technique.

This sealing array, which enhances the sealing power of the main sealing technique through different sealing techniques, can exert sealing power ten or even a hundred times stronger than the main sealing technique.

"If the black iron chains were combined with the chakra-devouring ability of the Devouring Sealing Array, their effectiveness against ninjas would be even greater."

Withdrawing his hands, Li Yao looked at the black iron chain chakra cloak that had condensed on his body, thought for a moment, and then smiled.

There's no rush.

Let's go outside first and talk about it later.

But before leaving... Li Yao turned around and looked around.

This laboratory was probably Danzo's experiment on Wood Release.

In several of the glass chambers, Li Yao sensed a rich concentration of Wood Release chakra, which was likely the culture medium for cultivating Hashirama cells.

The other research equipment was clearly not ordinary.

"There's no time for proper revenge right now."

"Let's cause some minor damage before we leave."

With a thought, eight thick black iron chains, each as thick as a wrist, extended from behind him, twisting and striking outwards like octopus tentacles.

bump bump!

Clang! Clang!

The surrounding glass chambers were shattered, the Hashirama cell culture medium weakened rapidly after being removed from the culture medium, and the Wood Release chakra was also dissipating quickly.

Bang bang...!

Li Yao destroyed all kinds of pipes, equipment, wires, and experimental instruments. He even destroyed the underground chakra metal sphere, breaking the seal on it and crushing it with black iron chains.

The fact that it can shatter a chakra metal sphere the size of a small house is enough to prove that the black iron chain developed by Li Yao has met the physical strength requirements.

After vandalizing the laboratory, Li Yao headed towards the main gate.

shhhhhh!

Behind Li Yao, three black iron chains shot out like whips, striking the gate directly.

bump!

A loud bang, like metal clashing, echoed through the laboratory.

The laboratory door was intact.

Li Yao looked at the spiderweb-like black sealing patterns that appeared on the laboratory door, the surrounding walls, and the ground. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled.

Danzo valued the things in this laboratory very much.

The entire laboratory, including the main gate, was sealed with a powerful defensive technique, which Li Yao's black iron chains were not strong enough to break.

If it were someone else, even if they escaped, they would only feel despair facing this laboratory enveloped by sealing magic.

Unfortunately, they encountered Li Yao, who could control chakra and rapidly change its nature and form.

Li Yao stepped forward and reached out to touch the door.

Just as he touched the door, Li Yao's eyes suddenly flickered.

He withdrew his hand and then quickly formed a hand seal.

at this time.

Outside the laboratory gate, three of the four remaining members of the Root team had arrived, and one of them had gone to inform the Third Hokage.

The alarm of the root sensing barrier was triggered as soon as Li Yao came out of the glass chamber.

The Root team that stayed behind arrived and saw that it was Lab Zero. They immediately realized that something had happened to the dangerous experimental subject inside, and one of them immediately reported to the Third Hokage and requested support.

The remaining three were positioned on either side of the gate, ready to intercept any experimental subjects emerging from Laboratory Zero.

"Captain, what kind of experimental subject is inside?"

Outside the gate, one of the team members asked, puzzled as to why the captain was so nervous about the experimental subjects inside.

Since we've already become test subjects, there shouldn't be much danger. Even if we escape, there's no need to be so nervous and to inform the Third Hokage.

The contents of Lab Zero were Danzo's most prized possessions, and no one else, including the Third Hokage, could know about them.

"Shut up and focus."

The captain glared at the man who wanted to ask him a question, a clueless fellow, and couldn't be bothered to explain why.

The items from Lab Zero are certainly valuable.

If the Third Hokage finds out, Lord Danzo will definitely be angry.

But compared to Lord Danzo's anger, if the experimental subjects in Lab Zero were to escape the Root base and Konoha because of their arrogance, then Lord Danzo's anger would be far more than just simple anger.

They will pay a heavy price for this.

So the moment he learned that Lab Zero had a problem, he sent someone to notify the Third Generation Lord for support.

Regardless, nothing in Lab Zero can escape the Root.

"Yes, Captain."

Seeing the captain's serious tone, the person who was asking the question stopped asking and focused his attention on the laboratory door.

Of all the laboratory facilities, the seal at the main entrance is the weakest. If any experimental subjects inside can break out, it's only possible through the main entrance.

The three men looked solemn and were on high alert.

Suddenly, the laboratory door opened like a stone falling onto a calm lake, creating ripples.

Then, from within the ripples, a young man in a black trench coat emerged.

The boy was very thin, with no muscle definition whatsoever, and long, black hair cascading down his shoulders. It was clear at a glance that he had been an experimental subject who had spent a long time in the nutrient tank.

His face was very pale, a deathly pale color, as if he had a serious illness.

Judging by appearance alone, Li Yao at this moment looked like a child who was about to die, posing no threat.

But the instant Li Yao stepped out of the laboratory door...

The three members of the Root team lying in ambush outside all changed their expressions and almost gasped for breath.

"Such concentrated chakra!"

"What terrifying chakra control!"

As members of the Root team, including the captain, each of them has reached the Jonin level in strength and has rich combat experience. They are ninjas who have truly come out of piles of corpses.

Their perception and eyesight are quite good.

Li Yao's black clothes and shoes, which were indistinguishable to the naked eye, were all made of chakra, which he clearly sensed.

What incredible chakra control!

They can actually condense chakra into clothes, pants, and shoes that are indistinguishable to the naked eye.

The experimental subject possessing such unprecedented chakra control is undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

(End of this chapter)