Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 79 Terrifying Ninjutsu Development Talent

To the west of the yellow-green forest.

The Sarutobi Tenjuro couple were riding on the back of the ink-wash giant bird, rapidly approaching Li Yao's location.

Just eight kilometers away from Li Yao, Sarutobi Ayase on the back of the ink-wash bird frowned and closed her left eye, which was connected to the ink-wash bird.

In an instant.

The scene eight kilometers away quickly became clear in Sarutobi Ayase's left eye.

shhhhh!

High in the sky, Li Yao stood on the back of the Black Iron Giant Eagle, controlling it to perform various flight maneuvers.

This scene was clearly imprinted in Sarutobi Ayase's eyes.

"It's Li Yao."

Sarutobi Ayase brought the ink-wash bird to a stop and spoke to her husband beside her.

It really is Li Yao… Sarutobi’s eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately instructed his wife to control the ink-wash bird to fly down, so as to avoid being seen by Li Yao, who was eight kilometers away.

In reality, they were eight kilometers apart. Unless someone like Sarutobi Ayase used the eyes of the Ink Bird, ordinary human eyes could not see them from eight kilometers away.

However, Li Yao is special after all, and there are still unknown abilities he has not yet shown, so Sarutobi Tenjuro dared not be careless.

After Sarutobi Ayase landed on the top of a large tree and positioned herself as the ink-wash bird, Sarutobi Tenjuro immediately asked, "Is that his real body? What is he doing?"

"I don't know." Sarutobi Ayase shook her head, her left eye furrowed, and said, "Li Yao is standing on the back of a huge black eagle, and is... wait, no, that doesn't look like a normal eagle."

After focusing her attention, Sarutobi Ayase noticed that the black eagle under Li Yao's feet did not look like a living creature. Judging from its surface texture, it looked more like Li Yao's black chakra chains.

"By the way, the black eagle under Li Yao's feet must have been formed by him using chakra," Sarutobi Ayase said.

"Another new ability... Hmm, no, that's not right." Sarutobi Tenjuro's eyebrows shot up sharply, and he suddenly asked urgently, "Ayase, have you seen who Li Yao is fighting right now?"

Sarutobi Ayase frowned and carefully observed Li Yao's surroundings for a while before saying, "No, Li Yao is just standing on the chakra giant eagle performing various flight maneuvers, somewhat like..."

"Like practicing controlling a chakra giant eagle to fly, right?" Sarutobi Tensuke chimed in.

"Yes, that guy seems to be familiarizing himself with controlling the Chakra Giant Eagle's flight." Sarutobi Ayase nodded, then suddenly realized something, her eyes widening as she looked at her husband, "Could it be that guy...?"

"It should be correct."

Sarutobi Tenjuro nodded, his expression turning serious, and continued, "That guy must have been inspired after seeing your ink-wash bird. He materialized chakra to create a flying eagle, thus developing a new flying ninjutsu!"

"This can't be real, right?" Sarutobi Ayase's mouth gaped slightly, shocked and somewhat incredulous that Li Yao could develop a new flying ninjutsu in such a short time.

"It's true." Sarutobi Tenjuro was certain that the Chakra Giant Eagle was a new ninjutsu developed by Li Yaocai.

If Li Yao had possessed this flying ninjutsu long ago...

When Li Yao escapes Konoha, he won't have to pay the price of having most of his acupoints destroyed.

At that time, he and his wife Ayase were both away on missions and not in the village.

He lacked his wife's ability to fly.

Once Li Yao flew high into the sky, no one could stop him.

Li Yao did not demonstrate this flying ability when he escaped from Konoha, which clearly means he didn't have it at that time.

And it has only been a few days since he escaped from Konoha.

It took less than three days.

It's even possible that the inspiration was sparked last night when the shadow clone saw his wife Ayase's ink-wash bird.

Then, from this morning until noon, Li Yao developed a flying ninjutsu that he had never heard of before.

This talent and ability is terrifying just to think about.

Especially for those who are Li Yao's enemies.

No one is without fear when faced with an enemy who can easily develop ninjutsu that others can only dream of.

"Damn it, it's all that old bastard Danzo's fault."

Sarutobi Tenjuro suddenly cursed angrily. He had heard some things about Li Yao from his father. If it weren't for Danzo, that old codger who had always coveted his father's position as Hokage, being greedy and disobeying orders, Li Yao would have been dead long ago.

If we didn't have these problems now!

"What do we do now?" Sarutobi Ayase asked with great fear, suggesting, "How about we try to seal Li Yao now?"

Li Yao's current talent is too astonishing, and Sarutobi Ayase subconsciously wants to use every means to seal Li Yao here.

The original plan was to use the power of other strong ninjas in the ninja world to find out Li Yao's abilities, and then formulate a corresponding ultimate tactic based on Li Yao's abilities to completely seal him away.

However, Sarutobi Ayase is worried that the ninja world's strongest ninjas have not tested Li Yao's full abilities, but instead have allowed him to develop many unknown and powerful ninjutsu in battle.

Just like this time, if it weren't for the fact that it was during the Ninja World War and the barrier center had enhanced its chakra sensing capabilities, they would have had no idea that Li Yao had developed a new flying ninjutsu.

If their thinking doesn't take into account Li Yao's ability to fly, some of their tactical considerations will be seriously flawed.

These mistakes can mean the difference between life and death in a battle between life and death.

The best way now is to seal Li Yao before he fully matures, otherwise it will be even more difficult to seal Li Yao as his abilities increase.

"Report the information that Li Yao can fly to Father so he can decide whether we should continue our mission to track Li Yao."

Sarutobi Tenjuro shook his head, rejecting his wife's suggestion.

He was also wary of Li Yao's abilities and wanted to seal Li Yao away before he could grow stronger.

However, facing Li Yao, who already possessed the ability to fly, and given that Li Yao himself was a master of sealing techniques, it would be difficult for the couple to seal him even if they joined forces.

Not to mention, if forced to leave, Li Yao could simply use the Spirit Transformation Technique to escape.

It would be difficult for Li Yao and his wife to seal him away; it's better to leave it to Father to prepare.

Before taking any action, we must ensure that everything goes perfectly.

Otherwise, given Li Yao's current talent for developing ninjutsu, it would be difficult for his tactical abilities to be effective the next time he uses them.

Therefore, all they need to do now is keep an eye on Li Yao and find out more of his abilities to prepare for the future sealing; they don't need to do anything else.

"Phew... I understand."

Sarutobi Ayase let out a long breath, calming her apprehension. She realized that she had been too simplistic in her thinking. Sealing Li Yao obviously couldn't be done rashly, or it wouldn't succeed.

So the couple kept an eye on Li Yao from seven kilometers away through the ink-wash bird, not daring to approach rashly, for fear that Li Yao had arranged shadow clones to guard the area.

Not long after.

About ten minutes later.

Li Yao, seemingly feeling that he had mastered the control of the Black Iron Giant Eagle, flew down and disappeared into the sky.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Ayase, who was seven kilometers away, immediately used her Super Beast Imitation Drawing to create ten incredibly fast flying swallows, which scattered and flew close to the treetops towards Li Yao.

The couple sat on the ink-wash bird and flew slowly behind Li Yao's position.

After observing for a while, it was found that Li Yao's flight range in the air was locked in one place, indicating that it was where Li Yao temporarily landed.

They only need to pinpoint Li Yao's location; they don't need to get too close. They can have the smaller, ink-wash-like swallow approach and confirm it.

Here.

Li Yao has fully mastered all the movements of the Black Iron Giant Eagle's flight, ensuring that he can subconsciously make the correct reactions in battle.

He then landed in the pool, retrieved the Black Iron Giant Eagle, and returned to the waterfall cave with his shadow clone.

"I'm going to rest now. You sense any chakra fluctuations and notify me." Li Yao said.

"Mm." The shadow clone nodded.

Li Yao severed the connection between his consciousness and his shadow clone, lay down on the damp stone, and entered a deep sleep in just fifteen seconds.

The damp environment in the cave and the roar of the waterfall did not affect his sleep.

Since Li Yao's soul merged with his chakra, his control over his body has improved even further. He can suppress his consciousness at any time, reducing the level of his physical senses to a minimum, making him like a vegetable.

The sounds of the outside world, the humid air, and the hard touch of the stone could not disturb Li Yao's deep sleep.

His consciousness had entered a deep sleep, and he quickly recovered his mental state.

This is when Li Yao is least guarded and most vulnerable to a sneak attack.

Only with his shadow clone present did Li Yao dare to enter a deep slumber.

Having not slept all night and having received a portion of the memories of the shadow clone, Li Yao was somewhat exhausted.

Now he needs to get some sleep to recover his energy before riding the Black Iron Giant Eagle and flying away, free to roam the skies and escape Konoha's pursuit.

(End of this chapter)