Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 88 Minato, You'll Regret It

"Boom... Boom..."

The earth is churning.

The big tree is being uprooted.

Minato and Kushina were pushed towards the center by the rolling ground and trees.

No matter what ninjutsu attacks the two used, they had no effect on the black iron chains; the chains were stronger than they had imagined.

The despair on their faces deepened.

Standing atop the giant black iron eagle, Li Yao watched the struggle of the Water Gate below, a look of pleasure on his face.

There aren't many men who could make the future "Eternal Girl" Minato Namikaze struggle in despair, and Li Yao is probably the one who made Minato the most desperate.

Minato has tried everything, but he just can't break the birdcage formed by the black iron chains.

At this moment, Minato desperately wished he could develop a powerful single-target ninjutsu to break the black iron chains.

Or perhaps he could be a little faster and get out of the encirclement before the birdcage falls.

Unfortunately... it was all too late.

"Hehe, not bad!"

Li Yao smiled slightly, quite satisfied with the effect of his birdcage trick.

This move was inspired by Mito Uzumaki's Adamantine Sealing Barrier after their battle.

Although he does not know the Vajra Sealing Barrier Technique.

However, he can create a birdcage that can also bind enemies, using physical means to bind them, which can achieve the same effect as a barrier spell.

The sturdiness and ability to freely adjust the thickness of the black iron chain are also well-suited for creating a physical barrier birdcage.

Thus, a Naruto-themed black iron chain birdcage was born.

The despair now visible on Minato's face proves that Li Yao's birdcage is indeed quite good.

Minato probably didn't expect that Li Yao couldn't outlast him in a clash of large-scale ninjutsu.

However, Li Yao's black iron chains could withstand his chakra and were also very sturdy.

"Boom... Boom..."

Li Yao continued to shrink the birdcage, quickly reducing it to a range of two hundred meters. Minato and Shinjiro had already arrived in mid-air above the birdcage as the ground rose up, and they looked at Li Yao affectionately.

They didn't know how the two of them felt.

Anyway, Li Yao was very happy. Seeing the enemy's despair, especially the people of Konoha, amplified his sense of pleasure.

At this moment, only ten seconds had passed since Li Yao used the birdcage.

Sarutobi Tensuke and his group, who were rapidly approaching from behind, would arrive in twenty seconds.

But in ten seconds, the birdcage will close, and Li Yao will be able to take the lives of Minato and Shinjiro first.

"not good!!"

Behind them, Sarutobi Tensuke and his group were three kilometers away from Li Yao. Sarutobi Tensuke saw the birdcage shrinking and his gaze suddenly froze.

He knew that if things continued like this, Minato and Kushina would die before they even arrived.

We must break Li Yao's control over the black iron chain birdcage now.

But it's a distance of three kilometers!

At this distance, their ranged ninjutsu is insufficient.

"Never mind."

At the crucial moment, Sarutobi Tenjuro, as the captain, stepped forward. He pushed off with all his might and jumped high forward from the ink-colored bird, trying to close the distance with Li Yao as much as possible.

At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals, his chest swelled up like a large water tank, veins bulged on his face, and his eyes were bloodshot as he concentrated all the chakra he could output instantly.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!!!"

Sarutobi Tenjuku forcefully spat towards Li Yao, who was three kilometers away, and his bulging chest exploded like a balloon that had been inflated to its limit.

In an instant, all the chakra gathered within Sarutobi Tenjuro's body transformed into Wind Release chakra and poured into a vacuum sphere the size of a billiard ball that he spat out.

"Sizzle..."

The Vacuum Ball, formed by compressing excessive Wind Release chakra, resembled a white sun shimmering with white light. It possessed high energy and density, and its speed was like that of a white laser. The moment it exited, it was as if the night had been sliced ​​open, drawing a straight white line through the air.

"not good!"

Standing on the back of the black iron giant eagle, Li Yao's expression changed. He had sensed Sarutobi Tenju's actions and was prepared to defend himself.

However, the speed of the vacuum jade is too fast.

Before his black iron chains could even be fired like the wind bullets he used against Minato, the attack had already reached him and struck him hard in the chest.

"bump!"

"boom!"

In an instant, the white, solidified vacuum ball, which contained at least one-third of Sarutobi Tensuke's chakra, struck Li Yao's black iron cloak. The black iron chains were indeed hard enough; the vacuum ball, despite its power, could not be broken. Instead, it exploded due to being blocked.

In an instant, it was like a high-pressure bomb exploding in Li Yao's chest. The terrifying shockwave instantly pierced through the black iron feather armor, shattering his sternum and tearing apart his internal organs.

"puff……"

As he spat out a mouthful of blood, Li Yao was propelled forward by the shockwave.

"bump!"

"Squeak..."

"Boom!"

Finally, after smashing down several large trees, Li Yao landed on a patch of ground, creating a small, cracked crater.

"quick."

In mid-air, Sarutobi Tenju, his face pale, landed back on the back of the ink-wash bird that had caught him, and then immediately said to his wife.

His attack just now had interrupted Li Yao's control over the black iron chain birdcage, and the birdcage had stopped shrinking.

However, he knew that Li Yao could only suffer minor injuries even if he could withstand the full force of his father's attack using superhuman strength and the indestructible Ruyi Jingu Bang. At most, the attack just now would only buy him a few seconds of time.

They must close the distance as much as possible before Li Yao can react in order to attack him.

"clear."

As Sarutobi Ayase channeled more chakra, she took out a blank scroll, picked up a brush, and began to draw.

Hyuga Sika and Echizen Ryoma also gathered their chakra, ready to unleash corresponding ninjutsu and taijutsu attacks at any time.

"This chakra..."

On the ground, Li Yao stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his Wood Release chakra quickly repaired his injured body.

He looked in the direction from which Sarutobi Tensuke and the others had flown, his gaze seemingly piercing through all obstacles to see Sarutobi Tensuke.

Li Yao's eyes probed, and then he carefully sensed the familiar fluctuation in the depths of the chakra that had spread when the Vacuum Jade exploded.

After sensing that trace of chakra fluctuation from Sarutobi Mina, Li Yao's eyes lit up, and he became extremely excited, his expression turning frenzied.

"Hahaha!"

"That's right, it's that chakra fluctuation!"

"Then... you must be the son of the third generation."

Li Yao laughed heartily, and at the same time, with a thought, he controlled the Black Iron Giant Eagle to fly over, then returned it to his body. He looked at Sarutobi Tensuke, who was flying rapidly towards him from afar according to his chakra perception, and his heart was filled with excitement.

"very good!"

"Very good!"

"There are not only daughters in the three generations, but also sons, and it's clearly not just one."

"This is wonderful!!"

In an instant, seven or eight schemes flashed through Li Yao's mind on how to make the third generation of his family suffer a fate worse than death through his sons.

"clank!"

At that moment, a metallic clanging sound suddenly rang out. Li Yao snapped out of his daze and looked in the direction from which the sound came. Minato hadn't given up yet, attacking the black iron chains with kunai, even with greater force. The expression on his face was no longer one of despair, but of hope.

It seems that the arrival of Sarutobi Tensuke and the others gave Minato the illusion that he could survive.

But how is that possible?

"Go to hell!"

Li Yao glanced at Sarutobi Tenjuro as he drew closer, then with a thought, he doubled the size of the mesh of the black iron chain birdcage. This would make it easier to squeeze out the soil and trees inside, and the birdcage would shrink faster. In addition, he focused all his attention on controlling the birdcage after reclaiming control of the black iron giant eagle.

In an instant, the birdcage began to shrink at an abruptly faster pace.

"not good."

Seeing the birdcage suddenly tighten at an accelerated pace, Sarutobi Tenshu's expression changed, and he immediately became anxious.

Because this time, he can no longer attack Li Yao.

Li Yao was knocked to the back of the birdcage by his attack just now, and now that the birdcage is in front of him, his attack can't reach Li Yao at all.

For a moment, Sarutobi Tenju felt a surge of resentment, but there was nothing he could do.

Time was too tight; they didn't have enough time.

"Am I going to die?"

At this moment, Minato, inside the birdcage, was holding Shinjiro, using his body to resist the mud that was being squeezed out by the shrinking birdcage. He felt the pressure coming from all parts of his body, his bones were creaking, and his chest felt as if a large rock was pressing down on it and it was about to break.

Minato felt despair, guilt, and pain.

He had already lost a good friend, and now he was about to lose the girl he loved.

"No!"

"No!"

"No, I don't want Minato to die!"

"Ah! No..."

Just as Minato began to reminisce about his past life, Shinobu, whom he was holding tightly and protecting, suddenly erupted.

The power of love can sometimes be truly irrational.

Clang, clang... In an instant, countless golden chakra chains shot out from Kushina's body, wrapped around Li Yao's black iron chains, and pulled outward with force.

"hehe!"

"Is this an explosion of love?!"

Below, Li Yao felt the terrifying pressure emanating from the black iron chain birdcage and grinned.

The black iron chains he controlled were not as strong as Xin Jiunai's Vajra Lock, so the birdcage could not be retracted and was even pulled open.

"Looks like I won't be able to kill you today, Minato."

"But...you'll regret it."

Li Yao glanced at Minato, who was being held in Shinjiro's arms in the open birdcage, then at Shinjiro glaring at him. Some perverse images flashed through his mind, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Then, with a thought, he retrieved the black iron chains, jumped into the air and released the giant black iron eagle, standing on its back and flying forward without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)