Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 74 Black Iron Eagle

"This is troublesome!"

Inside the waterfall cave, Li Yao got up and rubbed his forehead to relieve his mental fatigue.

Because he had to maintain a constant connection with his shadow clones, he didn't sleep last night. Now, he's been bombarded with memories from the dissipation of the two shadow clones, leaving him feeling a bit mentally exhausted, but still able to endure it.

On the other side, Li Yao's shadow clones also voluntarily disbanded.

He had already guessed that the shadow clone on the other side had also been found by the hunting team, but he just hadn't noticed it.

The opponent should be that Hyuga clan ninja with the Byakugan. His shadow clones can't sense the distance, so staying any longer would be useless.

What's troubling Li Yao now is that the enemy is very vigilant. When facing his shadow clones, they mainly try to wear them down, and they don't reveal any ninjutsu techniques specifically designed to target him.

Moreover... thinking about how the man kept using ranged attacks, Li Yao's heart stirred slightly, and he guessed that the ninjas in the pursuit team didn't seem to really want to kill him.

Or rather, it seems that his determination to kill him is not as strong as it was when they first met.

It's more like... just keep an eye on him.

Why?

Li Yao frowned, somewhat puzzled. Did the Third Generation want to capture him alive to continue research, or force him to reveal that Ghost Spirit Transformation Technique?

"Never mind," Li Yao shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.

Regardless of what the purpose of the third generation is.

Li Yao knew that even if he sent out more shadow clones, the other party probably wouldn't reveal too many of their methods against him.

Without revealing these methods, Li Yao wouldn't dare appear in front of them in his true form, and thus wouldn't be able to replicate and condense the Super Beast Imitation Drawing Ninjutsu Chakra to gain the ability to fly.

Without the ability to fly, it will be very difficult for Li Yao to break through Konoha's encirclement on the border.

The key issue is that Li Yao, who came from Konoha, was completely clueless; he didn't even know where he was.

He was unaware of some of the methods used by ninjas along the border.

Where there are many people, there are few people; he has nothing at all.

The unknown means danger.

The safest way to escape the Land of Fire is to fly through the sky.

But...sigh!

In the end, Li Yao sighed helplessly; there was no solution to this problem for the time being.

It would be difficult for him to replicate the Super Beast Imitation Drawing Ninjutsu chakra from that female ninja in a short period of time.

However… a large ink-wash bird at the woman’s feet suddenly flashed through Li Yao’s mind.

"Huh...it seems...that's possible!"

Li Yao's eyes lit up as an idea suddenly struck him.

Although he didn't have the giant bird drawn by the Super Beast Imitation Painting, could he weave a giant bird out of black iron chains, then control the bird to flap its wings and fly, and then take him into the sky?

"It should... be okay!"

Li Yao thought about it more and more and it seemed very likely. The giant bird in the Super Beast Imitation Painting and Deidara's clay bird both had the same way of flying.

Since birds formed from clay and ink can fly, why can't those made from black iron chains?

"Give it a try!"

With a thought, Li Yao immediately manipulated countless tiny black iron chains, each as fine as a hair, to weave into cloth, which was then sewn together into... probably the shape of a small bird.

Compared to knitting clothes and pants, Li Yao didn't understand the body structure of birds very well, and his proportions were not accurate enough. The bird he wove looked like a chicken that had eaten too much and was a bit too round.

After Li Yao disconnected the black iron chain connecting the little fat bird, he manipulated its wings to flap a few times, and the little fat bird immediately rolled on the ground.

Li Yao: "………"

Damn... let alone flying, even walking is a struggle.

"Forget it, let's just find a real bird to use as a reference."

With a thought, Li Yao created a shadow clone to catch the bird.

A moment later, the shadow clone returned, bringing with it an eagle with a roll of paper tied to its talons.

"This should be a carrier hawk."

"I never expected that when I went out to catch birds, I would actually catch Konoha's hawk."

Li Yao shook his head and smiled, then took down the scroll, took out the letter inside, and opened it to see what information was written inside.

The white letter paper turned out to be completely blank.

However, Li Yao could sense a special chakra flow on the letter.

It must be necessary to input chakra for the words to appear on the letter.

Li Yao thought for a moment, then gathered chakra and channeled it into the chakra formula patterns on the letter.

The result... was a loud "bang".

The letter burst into flames.

It quickly turned to ashes.

Looking at the clump of black ash on the ground, Li Yao pondered for a moment and then understood the principle. He chuckled softly, "It's actually a letter that identifies chakra attributes."

Only by condensing the corresponding chakra nature change can the letter be activated, allowing the words on it to appear.

Unable to see the contents of the letter, Li Yao didn't pay much attention. He grabbed the eagle and played with it for a while. Then, based on the eagle's body structure, he used thin black iron chains to weave a similar-sized black iron eagle.

After half an hour.

A black iron eagle, the same size as a real eagle, stood on the ground. Under Li Yao's control, it seemed to come alive. The captured eagles looked at it with a hint of doubt, as if wondering whether the black eagle was male or female.

Li Yao released the captured eagle and watched it fly around in the cave, observing the angle and amplitude of its wing flapping and its body posture.

While observing, Li Yao also controlled the Black Iron Eagle to learn the eagle's flight maneuvers.

The result... was... no, it was far from ideal.

With the same flapping wing motion, the eagle can fly, but the black iron eagle controlled by Li Yao is like a hen in a coop, only able to flap its wings to make itself move faster.

Wanting to fly isn't enough.

Li Yao understood that this was actually due to the difference in their physical structures.

The Black Iron Eagle is ultimately only similar in shape; its internal structure and materials are different.

The Black Iron Eagle is like an eagle woven from wire; the same movements won't allow it to fly like a real eagle.

Only by increasing the number of wing flaps can the Black Iron Eagle generate enough lift to take flight.

Thinking of this, Li Yao had a sudden thought and controlled the Black Iron Eagle to flap its wings faster.

In an instant, under Li Yao's complete focus and control, the Black Iron Eagle flapped its wings twenty times per second.

Finally, the Black Iron Eagle took flight, albeit shakily.

"Flying...it's flying!"

Seeing this, Li Yao jumped up with joy, but then lost his focus and mishandled the controls, causing the Black Iron Eagle to crash.

This dampened Li Yao's spirits considerably.

He frowned in thought.

As we all know, the larger and heavier an object is, the greater the lift it needs to fly, and the more energy it consumes to control it.

Similarly, controlling the Black Iron Eagle that carries Li Yao to keep its wings flapping at high speed also requires a great deal of mental energy from Li Yao.

One wrong move and you could end up like the Black Iron Eagle from before, crashing from high altitude.

Of course, Li Yao wasn't afraid of the plane crash.

With the black iron chains around him, he could manipulate them to land first and stabilize his body, preventing him from falling to his death.

However, this greatly reduces the Black Iron Eagle's flying ability.

Once a battle ensues, he will be unable to control the Black Iron Eagle's flight while fighting.

"How do we solve this problem?"

Li Yao continued to ponder.

A moment later, Li Yao's eyes lit up; he had actually come up with a solution.

It's the same principle as Naruto using shadow clones to help him create the Rasengan.

Because of his chakra control issues, Naruto couldn't create Rasengan with just one hand, so he came up with the idea of ​​using Shadow Clones to help him reduce the burden on his chakra control when creating Rasengan alone.

It's like an object that one person can't move, but two people can.

It would be difficult for Li Yao to focus his attention elsewhere while controlling the Black Iron Eagle alone. He could use shadow clones to help alleviate the pressure of control, thus freeing up his hands to fight.

Even if it's difficult for one shadow clone to control the black iron chains, it can be controlled by two shadow clones. One is responsible for controlling the flapping of the wings, and the other is responsible for controlling the dynamic changes of the body to adjust the flight direction.

Li Yao himself just needs to stand in front and give orders.

"Snap! Perfect!"

Li Yao snapped his fingers and laughed.

(End of this chapter)