This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

You can't catch the wolf without sacrificing the child. Instead of continuing to waste time, it is better to cut the Gordian knot.

So, after hiding behind the Molten Release Granite Technique, Lao Zi began to form seals quickly.

Intense high temperatures began to appear around Lao Zi, and a huge sphere formed by lava appeared around Lao Zi again.

At the moment when the Molten Release: Granite Technique was about to be broken, Lao Zi's ninjutsu was also ready.

The art of melting escape and burning river rock!

This move is a ninjutsu that Lao Zi uses in his normal form. Its power is second only to the Molten Release: Great Burning River Rock Technique, and it can be completely counted as a "big move".

Several lava spheres surrounded the Ice Dragon King from all directions, blocking him from all directions: front, back, left, right, up and down.

Seeing that there was nowhere to escape, the Ice Dragon King in the air could only wrap his huge body with his huge wings to minimize the impending damage.

"boom!!!!"

As the lava ball bombarded the body of the Ice Dragon King, the exploding crimson lava dyed the snowy sky a shade of red, and the shattered lava fragments fell from the sky like meteors.

Lao Zi didn't look at the red meteor behind him. As the caster of this move, no one knew the power of this move better than him.

A real man never looks back at an explosion.

Lao Zi was extremely confident in himself. He thought that with the strength of the monster just now, it would definitely not be able to withstand this attack.

So Lao Zi did not look at the scene behind him, but instead looked at Mizunoe Ryosuke on the side.

But when he saw Mizunoe Ryosuke's expression, his heart sank slightly.

Faced with the "crack" of the ninjutsu and the destruction of the two ice dragon kings, there was no change in the expression on Mizunoe Ryosuke's face.

There was still a calm and gentle smile on his gentle face, but facing this gentle and calm smile, Lao Zi felt a chill and despair in his heart.

In Lao Zi's eyes at this moment, the smile was obvious but seemed to carry a hint of "mockery".

"Something's wrong!"

Lao Zi reacted suddenly, and before he turned around, an angry roar reached his ears.

Lao Zi suddenly turned around and looked behind him, only to see the Ice Dragon King, whose head he had already smashed into pieces, flapping its wings and charging towards him again...

The cruel dragon's tail, flashing with cold light, swept towards him again.

"what!!!"

Lao Zi's pupils shrank slightly. He saw that the Ice Dragon King's head, which had been smashed by him, had already fully recovered. He had no time to resist and could only subconsciously cross his arms in front of his chest.

"boom!!!"

With a dull thud, Lao Zi's tiny body was whipped back by the ice dragon's tail like a golf ball.

Seeing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke shook his head slightly.

No one really thinks that they can "kill" the Ice Dragon King, right?

Looking at Lao Zi who was flying backwards, a trace of pity flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

He never expected that the Rock Ninja Lao Zi was so stubborn.

The Ice Dragon King itself is just a lifeless collection of elements. The reason why it can behave so vividly like a real living creature is only because of Mizunoe Ryosuke's control.

The Ice Dragon King is just a ninjutsu. If you insist, it is just like a puppet in the hands of the Sand Village puppeteer.

Just imagine, if you smash the "head" of an ice sculpture, can you really kill it?

Not only that, in the realm of Celestial Phenomenon, Mizunoe Ryosuke only needs to maintain the use of Celestial Phenomenon. In the extremely cold ice domain, the resurrection of the Ice Dragon King does not even require the additional consumption of Mizunoe Ryosuke's chakra.

In other words, he wanted to "kill" or "destroy" the Ice Dragon King.

There are only two ways, either just kill Mizunoe Ryosuke directly.

Or break Mizunoe Ryosuke's celestial phenomenon and come to the realm, and eliminate the source of the Ice Dragon King's resurrection from the "root".

But it is obvious that Lao Zi can't do either of these two things.

Chapter 345: The True Genius of Iwagakure

Not only was he unable to do so, Lao Zi was even unable to uncover the Ice Dragon King's secret.

But this is actually not Lao Zi's fault. Before the Ice Dragon King appeared in the ninja world, there had been no ninjutsu like the Ice Dragon King.

Even though ninjas often condense their ninjutsu attacks into dragon shapes to launch attacks, they are obviously all one-hammer attacks.

It is truly unique for someone like Mizunoe Ryosuke to be able to manipulate the condensed elemental body like a puppet.

In addition, the Ice Dragon King under the control of Mizunoe Ryosuke is so vivid that it really seems like it has come alive.

So Lao Zi subconsciously treated the Ice Dragon King as a "life", thinking that everything would be fine if he could smash the Ice Dragon King's head.

The result is naturally that the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

Fortunately, facing the Ice Dragon King's tail attack, Lao Zi still made a defensive move at the last moment.

The lava coat formed by the molten chakra mode offset the fatal damage to Lao Zi.

Although his internal organs were dislocated by the Ice Dragon King's sudden attack, he could at least continue fighting.

Before Lao Zi could catch his breath, the wave of attacks from Mizunoe Ryosuke came again, each wave higher than the last.

Not only the dragon whose head was smashed by Lao Zi, but even the Ice Dragon King who was smashed to pieces by the Molten Release: Burning River Rock Technique was once again reborn in the Cold Wind Bath of Snow, bathing in the falling snow.

Ignoring Lao Zi who was blown away by the Ice Dragon King's tail, Mizunoe Ryosuke raised his hand and waved the extreme ice structure in the form of a scepter in his hand, commanding the Ice Dragon King to launch additional attacks.

The second stage of the celestial phenomenon is coming. The ice dragon's tail is spinning. Double!

Under the control of Mizunoe Ryosuke, the two ice dragon kings soared side by side in the air, circling in the sky one on the left and one on the right.

Suddenly, the two ice dragon kings folded their wings at the same time, wrapping their huge bodies with them, leaving only their thick tails with hideous barbs exposed.

Immediately afterwards, the two Ice Dragon Kings suddenly began to spin rapidly like spinning tops!

Afterwards, two huge ice monsters attacked Lao Zi mercilessly. Their transparent ice crystal bodies, accompanied by the whistling cold wind in the air, brought Lao Zi unparalleled pressure.

When the two Ice Dragon Kings were about to touch Lao Zi, they stretched out their tails at the same time and attacked Lao Zi from both sides with extremely large movements.

The terrifying acceleration brought about by the dive and rotation makes the Ice Dragon King's tail strike power reach a very terrifying level.

Lao Zi could not withstand this blow no matter what. Covering his severely injured body, Lao Zi was very clear about this.

How to do?

Lao Zi looked at the approaching Ice Dragon King's tail, a hint of deep understanding flashing in his eyes.

For some reason, he suddenly closed his eyes.

To those who don’t know the situation, Lao Zi’s actions seem to indicate that he has accepted his fate.

——He is waiting to die.

But only Lao Zi knew that what he was doing was actually seeking a last chance of survival for himself.

Yes, that's right, Lao Zi is making his last effort for himself and for the Rock Ninja.

In this world called Ninja World, there is always a group of people who are different from ninety-nine percent of ninjas.

They led a ninja village and a country to new heights.

Their names resound throughout the ninja world, sung by thousands of people, and even their own status stands above millions of lives.

This group of people has a common title, that is - genius!

Among the Iwagakure ninja, if you ask who is the number one genius of the Iwagakure ninja since before the First Ninja World War.

Everyone will tell without hesitation that it is the second generation Tsuchikage Mu.

But if you ask, who was the number one genius of the Iwagakure after the First Ninja World War.

Everyone will tell you without hesitation that this person is Lao Zi!

That’s right, the number one genius of the Iwagakure is not the current Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki, nor is it Ohnoki’s successor, Huang Tu, who was trained by him.

But it is the Lava Release Ninja who is not well-known in the Ninja World, Lao Zi!

Lao Zi's talent is so high that it is enough to be recorded in the history of the Iwagakure.

The reason for such a statement is naturally not fabrication or coincidence, but Lao Zi himself does have such ability.

All of this has to start with everything hidden behind the ninja Lao Zi.

Since the establishment of the five major countries and the five major ninja villages, the "tailed beasts" have been the object of research by major countries.

Everyone wants to take this terrifying power into their own hands and turn it into a weapon in the hands of the country and the village.

As the first generation Kage of each major ninja village passed away one after another, the ninja world gradually fell into war under the leadership of the second generation.

As the Iwagakure clan found it increasingly difficult to succeed in the First Ninja World, the Second Tsuchikage Mu became increasingly eager to fully master the power of the "tailed beasts" and reverse the situation on the battlefield.

So, under the leadership of the second generation Tsuchikage Mu, the Iwagakure's research plan on the tailed beasts was launched in full swing.

After killing a few more Jinchūriki, Wu gradually realized that the key to successfully utilizing the power of the tailed beasts lies in the "compatibility" between the tailed beasts and the Jinchūriki.

"Compatibility" determines the compatibility between the power of the tailed beasts and the jinchūriki itself. If the compatibility is not enough, the jinchūriki will soon die from the repulsion of the tailed beasts' power.

So under his leadership, after layers of selection, two young men with the best "compatibility" with the tailed beasts were found in the village.

One of the boys was named Han, and the other was Lao Zi.

Thus, Han and Lao Zi became the Jinzhu 747 of the Five-Tailed King Mu and the Four-Tailed Old Sun respectively.

In the many years that followed, the major ninja villages' research on the power of the tailed beasts came to a standstill.

It seems that it is unrealistic to think about obtaining the legendary "perfect jinchūriki".

But even so, the ninjas who became jinchūriki were more or less affected by the power of the tailed beasts and awakened new powers.

Many years later, Lao Zi and Han grew up slowly, until more than ten years after the First Ninja World War, the two had grown up separately.

During this period, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, relying on the blood of boiling escape brought by the Five-Tails Mu, made great military exploits for the Rock Ninja and enjoyed a good reputation in the ninja world. Han even developed boiling escape to a very good level.

On the contrary, Lao Zi has no reputation in the ninja world and has always been in a state of "obeying orders but not announcements".

Even the Tsuchikage Ohnoki couldn't do anything to Lao Zi.

Because unlike a "quasi-shadow" like Han, Lao Zi is a real shadow-level combat force!

The reason why, despite being both Jinchūriki, Lao Zi's strength is one level higher than Han's is very simple - Lao Zi is a genius! A true genius.

"Boiling Escape" is undoubtedly the bloody influence brought by the Five-Tailed King Mu.

However, Lao Zi's "Melting Style" is not actually directly derived from the Four-Tailed Old Sun. In other words, Lao Zi's Melting Style was developed by himself!

Chapter 346: The Overpowered Attitude

After learning the source of Lao Shi's Lava Release, all the Iwagakure ninjas, including Ohnoki, showed great respect to Lao Shi.

This kind of pride and tenacity is exactly the spirit that Iwagakure advocates.

No one doubts that Lao Zi's ability was gained under the influence of the Four-Tailed Old Sun, because strength cannot be faked.

The power gained through the influence of others is ultimately not as strong as the power developed by oneself.

This is also the reason why Lao Zi’s strength has always been superior to Han’s.

And it is not surprising that Lao Zi can develop Molten Release, because Lao Zi can stand out from hundreds of thousands of people in the Hidden Rock Village because he and the Four-Tailed Old Sun have extremely good "compatibility".

From this point of view, it is not surprising that Lao Zi can develop the Melt Escape.

Therefore, within the Iwagakure, almost no one dared to offend this arrogant ninja with a thick beard.

There is a saying: too much is too little.

This sentence is perfectly embodied in the Jinchūriki.

If a Jinchūriki wants to use the power of a tailed beast, he must get its approval. And if he wants to become a perfect Jinchūriki, he must form a deep bond with the tailed beast.

Given the power and arrogance of the tailed beasts, how could they easily acknowledge a weakling and form a bond with him?

Therefore, if you want to become a qualified Jinchūriki, the first thing you need to do is to be strong!

"Strong" refers to the strength of mind and will.

Although the tailed beasts have different personalities, they all have one thing in common, which is that they admire aloof and powerful souls.

Therefore, the weaker the Jinchūriki is and the more he is addicted to the power brought by the tailed beasts, the more the tailed beasts will naturally reject this Jinchūriki.

The more arrogant the Jinchūriki is and the less willing he is to use the power of the tailed beasts, the more the tailed beasts will appreciate him.

Therefore, in this regard, Lao Zi perfectly meets the requirements to become a qualified Jinchūriki.