Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 65 Shunmiao's Three Konoha "Ninjas"

Konoha East.

In a grove of trees, Li Yao lay resting on a large, lush tree.

After dinner last night, he ran for four hours.

Adding to the mental strain from activating the acupoint space earlier, Li Yao was already quite exhausted.

This kind of fatigue cannot be restored by physical strength; only sleep can help.

However, it's impossible to sleep.

Li Yao didn't dare to actually go to sleep.

He was still in the Land of Fire, and the danger of falling into a deep sleep was too great; he dared not take the risk.

Li Yao could only close his eyes to rest, ceasing all mental activity and leaving a portion of his consciousness to focus on the movements within his chakra perception.

As it turned out, Li Yao's vigilance was justified.

Just ten minutes after he rested, a three-person ninja squad entered Li Yao's chakra perception range, and Li Yao was instantly awakened.

"They've finally arrived!"

Li Yao stood up and rubbed his bloodshot eyes.

At this moment, he was like someone who had just woken up a few minutes earlier; instead of feeling better, he was even more exhausted.

Li Yao looked at the three blurry chakras that he sensed were moving towards him.

In this desolate wilderness, three ninjas heading towards him must be chasing him.

Li Yao was not surprised that the Konoha ninjas came to hunt him down.

Li Yao hadn't expected it to arrive so quickly.

He knew that the massacre of the noble family last night would surely be discovered by the Konoha ninjas, who would then follow the trail he left behind to find him.

Although he possessed an ability to suppress chakra fluctuations that far surpassed even those of ANBU ninjas, he couldn't erase the traces he left when he walked.

With a ninja's keen observation skills, the traces he left behind would not be hidden.

"I wish I could fly."

Li Yao thought to himself that with his ability to fly and his ability to suppress chakra fluctuations, most tracking methods would be ineffective against him.

Unfortunately, there aren't many ninjutsu techniques in the ninja world that allow flying.

The most famous is the Third Tsuchikage's Super Light Rock Technique.

Li Yao was eager for this ninjutsu.

I'll definitely go find the Third Tsuchikage to copy it later.

But for now, let's get rid of Konoha's pursuit.

Li Yao thought it over and quickly came up with a solution.

With a thought, a shadow clone materialized.

The shadow clone remained in place, while Li Yao's main body, struggling with his exhaustion, changed direction and continued forward.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Behind him, four kilometers away from Li Yao, three figures leaped rapidly through the trees, heading towards Li Yao's direction.

They are a ninja squad from Konoha patrolling the Land of Fire.

Each team of three is proficient in perception and tracking abilities.

They are specifically responsible for patrolling and monitoring for ninja disturbances within the Land of Fire.

They were also the first to discover this massacre at the noble mansion.

"Captain, the target has been moving outwards all night, so it shouldn't be a wandering ninja within the territory. Should we notify our comrades at the border in advance?"

As they moved, a short-haired male ninja carrying a long sword on his left spoke up and asked.

Ordinary wandering ninjas wouldn't cross the border at this time. The border of the Land of Fire is currently under the most heavily guarded defenses. If they rashly go there, they will be easily detected by the sensory units stationed at the border and eventually captured by the border ninja forces.

Normal wandering ninjas aren't that stupid.

Of course, ordinary wandering ninjas would not attack and massacre nobles.

In the Land of Fire, attacking a noble family is a serious crime, and Konoha will definitely capture the attacker and execute him to appease the noble family's anger.

Therefore, wandering ninjas generally do not attack noble groups in various countries, but only merchants and commoners.

Li Yao's attack on and even massacre of a noble family's mansion doesn't seem like that of a wandering ninja at all.

In particular, the two Konoha ninjas who died in the noble mansion were from the Sarutobi clan.

This inevitably raises the question: could they be ninjas sent by an enemy country to carry out a secret mission in the Land of Fire?

If so, they need to notify them in advance.

Otherwise, if they really escape, that would be terrible.

"No rush, let's catch up with our target first."

The captain in the middle, with his long, flowing black hair, wore a fitted ninja outfit and had a curvaceous figure. The arc of his long legs as he leaped through the trees always caught the attention of the ninjas on either side.

Her beautiful oval face always carried a hint of cold elegance.

Faced with her team members' questions, she glanced at them and said in a cold voice, "The specific details of the target are unknown. We'll find the target first, and then send intelligence to our comrades on the border as needed."

We haven't even caught up with them yet, and we don't even know what they look like. If we notify them rashly, it will only cause unnecessary trouble.

Moreover... she has already notified that old dog Hiruzen Sarutobi; now, let's find the target first before worrying about anything else.

She needed to determine first whether the person who killed the two brothers did so intentionally.

This is very important.

Soon, when they were a thousand meters away from Li Yao, the three of them suddenly stopped, or rather, the beautiful female ninja captain stopped.

"stop!"

The beautiful female ninja captain raised her hand to signal not to make any rash moves. The target suddenly stopped. According to her chakra perception, the target was about a kilometer ahead, without any concealment.

"What's wrong, Captain?"

"Be careful, the target may have already noticed us."

The beautiful captain said, "Prepare for battle."

The two teammates straightened their expressions and said, "Yes."

The three immediately approached Li Yao in a triangular formation.

"You're here!"

Shadow Clone Li Yao smiled and watched as the three Konoha members separated when they were about a hundred meters away from him. The one in the middle had the most chakra and the greatest strength, and his strength should not be weaker than the captain of the Anbu. He was responsible for facing him directly.

The other two tried to flank him from the left and right, attempting to attack him from three sides.

Li Yao remained motionless throughout, silently calculating the distance between the three of them.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"

When they were about 20 meters away from Li Yao, the three members of the Konoha patrol deliberately let Li Yao see their figures. Then, using the trees as cover, they instantly used a clone technique. At the same time, their main bodies took the opportunity to throw a shuriken at Li Yao from behind the tree, and then the clones continued to attack Li Yao.

All of this was laid bare under Li Yao's chakra perception.

Unless it's a shadow clone, ordinary water, fire, and earth clone techniques cannot escape Li Yao's chakra sensing ability.

"Illusion - Darkness Travel Technique!"

"Sealing Technique - Black Iron Chains!"

In an instant, Li Yao's mind raced, and the black iron chain deflected all the swords flying towards him.

At the same time, the Dark Travel Technique's genjutsu chakra instantly burst forth from his body and entered the clones of the three Konoha members, including their original bodies twenty meters away.

In an instant, the three Konoha clones disappeared, and their main bodies went black.

"Oh no, it's an illusion."

The three men's expressions changed slightly as they instantly realized that the enemy had already seen through their attempt to probe them with their clone technique, and they reacted accordingly.

"The enemy possesses top-notch illusion magic!"

The information they had gathered flashed through their minds, and then they immediately tried to activate the illusion seal they had set up within their bodies.

"Clang clang clang!"

At that moment, three black iron chains pierced through the air and shot towards the three Konoha members, giving them no time to activate the genjutsu seal within their bodies.

"Bang bang bang!"

As expected of a ninja who has been tempered by life and death, even with his sight taken away, he still managed to judge the trajectory of Li Yao's black iron chain attack by the sound of air fluctuations.

However, being deprived of their sight ultimately had a significant impact on them.

Relying on their fighting instincts to block Li Yao's first wave of Hell Iron Chain attacks was already their limit; the three of them couldn't block the second wave of Hell Iron Chain attacks.

Li Yao manipulated the black iron chains to instantly bind the three Konoha members tightly, sealing and imprisoning all their chakra.

"As expected, intelligence is the key to victory or defeat in ninja battles!"

Looking at the Konoha Sannin squad that he had subdued in an instant, Li Yao couldn't help but once again marvel at the importance of intelligence in ninja battles.

Facing him, who had never revealed his genjutsu abilities, the three Konoha members, whose strength was no less than that of the Anbu squad, were no match for him and were defeated.

Of course, it's also related to the fact that Li Yao's Dark Travel Technique is indeed a powerful illusion technique.

At the same time, Li Yao's ability to manipulate the black iron chains much faster than before was also a key factor in this victory.

In short, regardless of the circumstances, he won this battle.

Now that we've won, it's time to enjoy the fruits of victory.

With a thought, three Vajra Locks shot out from Li Yao's body and pierced into the bodies of the three Konoha members.

Instantly, a continuous stream of chakra flowed into Li Yao's dantian and the Death Gate acupoint space.

(End of this chapter)