Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 86 Ding!

"Wind Release: Wind Bullet!"

"Bang! Bang!"

Just as Li Yao retracted the black iron chains, Minato, who was still retreating, instantly completed hand seals and spat out two wind bullets the size of his head. These were true wind bullets, shooting towards Li Yao like two cannonballs tearing through the wind.

Clang clang... Two black iron chains shot out from Li Yao's chest, accurately hitting the two wind bullets that were shot from mid-air.

"Bang bang!"

The wind bullets struck by the black iron chains exploded like real cannonballs in the wind, creating a gust of wind that blew in all directions.

"Such concentrated Wind Release chakra!"

A portion of the chakra spread with the wind to Li Yao's body, and he sensed it upon contact with his skin. He was instantly amazed by Minato's mastery of the Wind Release chakra attribute.

The fact that Minato could use a regular Wind Release: Wind Bullet with the power of a cannonball shows that the strength of his Wind Release chakra far exceeds that of ordinary people.

But... it's his now.

Having gained another powerful elemental chakra, Li Yao was very happy, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Physical attacks are ineffective."

"His ninjutsu defense is also very strong."

Minato, who had just regained his footing after retreating, saw that Li Yao's black iron chains easily broke his wind-style ninjutsu. Combined with the strength of the black iron chains he had felt when the two shadow clones kicked Li Yao with force earlier, Minato instantly gleaned two important pieces of information.

"This is troublesome!"

Minato frowned slightly. He had not yet developed a single-target explosive technique. His opponent was clearly a defensive ninja who could shoot out black chakra chains from various parts of his body, making it difficult for him to break through with his taijutsu and ninjutsu.

"Watergate!"

The battle just now seemed to have gone through many moves, but the whole process only took a second. It wasn't until Minato stood still again that Kushina reacted. Looking at Li Yao, whose back was swaying with four black iron chains, she solemnly reminded him, "Be careful. His black chakra chains are the Vajra Sealing Technique of our Uzumaki clan. Once they touch your body, your chakra will be sealed. You must not touch those black chains with your bare body."

"Hmm." Minato nodded calmly, his eyes fixed on Li Yao in front of him.

At this moment, Li Yao had completed the full-body black iron feather armor covering, with only his nose and eyes exposed, protecting himself from attacks as much as possible.

Li Yao leaned his body slightly forward, assuming a running stance, while four black iron chains on his back slammed into the ground, propelling him forward with a powerful stride.

"Bang!"

In an instant, Li Yao gained supersonic speed and shot towards the water gate.

Compared to other Konoha ninjas, Li Yao knew very well what abilities and ninjutsu Minato, an important character in the original work, was skilled in.

Minato is still very strong now, capable of instantly killing three Cloud Village Jonin.

However, at this time, he probably hadn't developed the Rasengan yet, much less earned the Flying Thunder God Technique, which earned him the title of Konoha's Yellow Flash.

Even if Li Yao's reflexes and speed in manipulating the black iron chains were slower than Minato's at this moment, he still had a significant advantage.

Because he possesses the Black Iron Chains, which can deliver a fatal blow as long as he attacks Minato's main body.

Therefore, Li Yao needs to get as close to Shui Men as possible.

Then, just like when attacking the shadow clone, attack him with the black iron chain when Minato, no matter how fast his reaction, cannot dodge.

In that case, he will win and Minato will die.

"Bang bang!"

Faced with Li Yao's attack, which used the black iron chains on his back to accelerate his movement, Minato reacted very quickly, instantly creating two shadow clones and running backward with Shinobu.

He himself moved forward instantly to meet Li Yao in battle.

Before Kushina could react, she was taken away by Minato's shadow clone.

"bite……"

In the instant they closed in, Li Yao disregarded everything and made no fighting moves. His objective was clear: relying on the unparalleled defense of his Black Iron Feather Robe and the recovery effect of Wood Release chakra on his body, he was completely unafraid of ordinary attacks. He pressed his way closer to Minato, while simultaneously shooting out Black Iron Chains from various parts of his body to force Minato to reposition.

Minato, while using his kunai to defend himself, retreated or sidestepped to avoid the attacks of the black iron chains, relying on Li Yao's attack power.

A series of sparks instantly appeared in the air.

However, no matter how close Li Yao got, Minato always kept a distance of two meters from him, not giving Li Yao a chance to get close.

"Since that's the case..."

Seeing that Minato was easily dodging his attacks, Li Yao frowned, then had an idea and continued to fight Minato at high speed.

Ten seconds later.

Sensing Minato's movement speed, Li Yao suddenly changed his combat strategy. Instead of using the four black iron chains on his back to attack, he used them to assist his movement like spider legs, increasing his speed so that he could get closer to Minato.

"Boom!"

In an instant, Li Yao, taking advantage of the brief burst of speed gained from the four black iron chains, appeared half a meter away from Minato, his arms outstretched in a hug.

At such a distance, coupled with the eight black iron chains that shot out from various parts of his body in an instant, Minato had no chance...

"call out!"

Before Li Yao could fully display the triumphant expression on his face, Minato suddenly vanished from his sight—a visual disappearance.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique?!"

Li Yao was momentarily shocked, thinking it was the Flying Thunder God Technique's instantaneous teleportation. However, he quickly realized it wasn't the Flying Thunder God Technique; it was just that Minato's movement speed suddenly increased so much that his eyes couldn't keep up, resulting in the instantaneous disappearance.

According to his chakra perception, Minato had already appeared above Li Yao's head, his entire body perpendicular to the ground, with his head a head's width away from Li Yao's. At the same time, Minato's right arm swung down, and the kunai he held in his hand gleamed coldly, appearing right under Li Yao's eyelids.

At this moment, Li Yao's nerves reacted a little too slowly, and he didn't have time to react at all. It was as if the pause button had been pressed, and he didn't even feel the attack of the kunai.

While Li Yao was searching for a weakness in the Water Gate to deliver a fatal blow.

Minato was also looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Li Yao.

Faced with Li Yao's all-around defensive black iron feather armor, the gap in his eye was Li Yao's only weakness.

Minato knew this; the only place he could attack was Li Yao's eyes.

However, the eyes are the most sensitive part of a person's nerves. Any attack aimed at the eyes will trigger an instinctive reaction in the body, even if the brain cannot react in time.

Therefore, attacking the eyes is very difficult.

But there is a chance, as long as the distance is close enough, the attack is fast enough, and there is a little bit of surprise.

Then there is a high chance of success.

And now, the Watergate has succeeded.

Taking advantage of Li Yao's desire to get close, he secretly adjusted the amount of chakra in his Body Flicker Technique during the battle. Just when Li Yao thought he had succeeded, he unleashed a Body Flicker Technique twice as fast as before, instantly leaping up and flipping over to deliver a fatal blow to Li Yao.

Li Yao's brain didn't react at all in that instant; he relied solely on his body's instinctive reaction.

However, the body's instinctive reaction is just that—a physical reaction—not the execution of a special ninjutsu, and it takes time.

In that brief moment, Minato's kunai was enough to pierce Li Yao's brain through his eyes and kill him.

"I'm sorry, Yao."

Minato sighed inwardly, feeling apologetic for the body he was about to kill his friend.

"Ding!"

Just when Minato thought he had succeeded and the battle was over, just as his kunai had pierced Li Yao's pupil membrane, an unexpected event occurred.

(End of this chapter)