Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

Danzo held a sharp scalpel and cut open the surface skin on Li Yao's thigh, revealing the bright red muscle inside.

Li Yao sensed a gap in the chakra on his thigh, and his mind moved, but he then resisted the urge to attack.

The person who came might be torturing him.

The chakra gap on his thigh didn't expand, so it probably didn't mean he wanted to die.

Danzo used tweezers to take out a small piece of meat from Li Yao's thigh and put it into a test tube of dark green nutrient solution. Then, after briefly treating Li Yao's wound, he took the dark green test tube and left.

Chapter 41 Split Consciousness

"what……?"

Li Yao's current state is amazing.

The man seemed to cut a piece of meat from his thigh. His chakra was on that piece of meat, and his consciousness was fused with the chakra and separated from the chakra on the piece of meat.

A small piece of his consciousness was separated!

This was something Li Yao had never expected.

Fortunately, only a small part of the consciousness was separated, and the soul was not separated as well, otherwise Li Yao would probably have died of soul splitting.

Now a small part of his consciousness has separated from the chakra, which gives Li Yao a very magical feeling.

The separated consciousness is still connected to his soul will and is still under his control.

He can use the separated consciousness and chakra perception ability to vaguely perceive the surrounding chakra.

"It should be Danzo!"

After a little thought, Li Yao determined that the person just now was Danzo.

There were not many people in Konoha who possessed chakra of a quality close to that of the Third Hokage. Li Yao could not think of anyone else staying in such an underground base except Danzo, the Hanged Man who had a close personal relationship with the Third Hokage.

Moreover, just now, Li Yao sensed a chakra of higher quality than the third generation at the eye point on Danzo's right eye.

The quality of chakra in the eyes of the Ninja World is higher than that of the Third Generation. There is no other possibility except the three major eye techniques.

The eye on Danzo's right eye is definitely the Sharingan, and it is the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Mangekyō Sharingan of this period, if Li Yao remembered correctly, the one on Danzo's right eye should be Uchiha Kagami's.

"I don't know if Mangekyō Sharingan-level illusions will work on me?"

Li Yao suddenly thought of it, and then felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He was unwilling to use the Mangekyō Sharingan to test whether he could withstand that level of illusion.

The best plan now is to improve your strength and escape first.

Laboratory One.

Danzo came to an experimental device, which was a hedgehog-shaped device with many long sockets and a long wire connected to the bottom.

Danzo inserted the test tube containing Li Yao's flesh and blood into one of the sockets, then pressed the switch, and the hedgehog-shaped device slowly rotated, faster and faster.

After three minutes, the device stopped.

During the test, Li Yao's flesh and blood had been completely decomposed into single cells, and completely mixed with the dark green liquid to form a light green liquid with a hint of blood.

The inky substance seemed to have undergone some reaction during the process of rotation while being powered on and disappeared or transformed into other substances.

Danzo took the test tube and came to another device. This time it was a special transparent and smooth glass panel, and below the panel was a light panel that emitted weak white light.

Danzo poured three drops of liquid from the test tube into three dots on the glass panel, then activated the light panel under the device, emitting a dazzling white light onto the transparent glass panel.

Danzo carefully observed the changes in the three drops of liquid on the glass panel under the white light.

Soon, under the illumination of the dazzling white light, the light green liquid with a hint of blood gradually became lighter in color and finally turned completely colorless.

Seeing this scene, Danzo frowned slightly.

"It's not a special bloodline limit cell!"

The cells of ninjas who possess bloodline limits are different from those of ordinary ninjas. When illuminated by dazzling white light through special transparent glass, they will show different colors.

Only ninjas who do not have a bloodline limit will appear in the current colorless state.

This shows that Li Yao is not a bloodline limit ninja.

Then why can the chakra in his body resist the invasion of illusion chakra of the level of Darkness Walking Technique?

There is only one possibility.

Li Yao's body or his chakra has been in a special forbidden state, which allows him to resist the illusion invasion of the Darkness Technique even when his mind and body are collapsed.

"No wonder Hiruzen asked me to do research, it seems he also saw this."

Danzo smiled in his heart, if everything was a special ninjutsu effect, then the value of this ninjutsu would be greatly increased.

After all, bloodline limits are difficult to replicate.

Just like Wood Release, so many strong men of the Senju clan died, but in the end, nothing was gained.

But if it is a ninjutsu, even if it is a forbidden technique, it has the effect of popularizing it.

He, Hiruzen, and his Root and Anbu teams can all learn it.

Once you learn this special ninjutsu that is at least immune to levels below the Mangekyō, you will not only have an advantage when facing the Uchiha clan, but also have a great advantage when facing other ninjas in the ninja world who are good at illusions.

This is equivalent to improving Konoha's strength in disguise.

It can be regarded as a strategic-level ninjutsu.

It's understandable that Hiruzen takes it so seriously.

It is also understandable that he is so afraid that this little guy named Li Yao will escape.

But Hiruzen doesn't know that he has tortured the person so much that he only has a few years left to live, and he is just worrying about nothing.

Thinking of this, Danzo frowned again.

It was obvious that the little fellow didn't have many years left to live.

He had to acquire this ninjutsu that allowed him to be immune to illusions while he was still alive.

Danzo continued his research, using Li Yao's cell solution to test the device one by one, trying to break the special ninjutsu that was constantly maintained by Li Yao's chakra, or to find out the special effect phenomenon of this ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, until the cell solution in a test tube was used up, Danzo did not obtain any useful result information.

Danzo immediately went out and went to Laboratory No. 2 to get some of Li Yao's blood and flesh cells.

But halfway through the journey, Danzo stopped.

"Hiruzen hasn't gotten the result he wanted in half a year, which shows that everything is not that simple."

"And that little guy can't stand too much torture now."

In order to ensure that he could study Li Yao's body for a longer period of time, Danzo chose to put it aside for today and go back to continue studying the Sharingan, and then study Li Yao's cells in a few days.

Time just passed by day by day.

In the next few days, after making sure that the chakra in his acupoints did not attract Danzo's attention, Li Yao continued to think of ways to improve his strength while continuing to condense chakra.

Soon, half a year passed.

Konoha 35th year, winter.

As the Fire Nation responds, the conflict between the five major nations beyond their borders intensifies.

In fact, the territories of the five major countries do not directly border each other, and there are several small countries between them.

The conflicts among the hidden villages of various countries are all happening in these small countries, and the domestic people are not affected at all. Ordinary people have no idea that the conflicts among the hidden villages of the five major countries are escalating.

The damage and harm caused by the conflict between the five hidden villages were borne entirely by the people of the small countries sandwiched between the five major countries.

Among them, the Rain Country, which borders three major countries, is the worst hit.

Therefore, the Rain Country, which borders the Earth Country, Wind Country, and Fire Country at the same time, naturally became the area where the conflicts between the three hidden villages were the most intense.

Chapter 42

At this time, in the Rain Country, Rain Village.

Salamander Hanzo listened with a gloomy expression as his subordinates reported on what had happened in the country during this period.

"Master Hanzo, we can no longer allow the three hidden villages to continue to run rampant on our land."

"In just this month, the number of civilians killed in the battle between the three hidden villages has exceeded one hundred."

"These people are all civilians from our Rain Country. They did nothing but eat at home when suddenly a water escape attack hit them, destroying their entire house and killing everyone."

"They shouldn't become victims of the fight between the three hidden villages."

Inside the office, there were five of Hanzo's trusted subordinates, and each of them had a strong hatred on their faces.

Hate those ninjas from the hidden villages of the big countries who don't treat their small country as human beings.

After listening to his subordinates' words, Hanzo was silent for a long time, and then made a decision. He asked three of his five subordinates to take his letters to the three major hidden villages, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha, to present his letters to their Kage.

If possible, Hanzo still hopes that this matter can be resolved in a peaceful manner. He really does not want to use force.

Because no one knows the strength of the five hidden villages better than him.

When he was young, in order to make the Rain Kingdom stand on the same level as the five major countries, he traveled among the five major countries and other small countries, working hard to improve his strength and challenge all the way.

Eventually, his powerful strength was recognized by the ninja world and he earned the title of demigod of the ninja world.

He thought that becoming a demigod in the ninja world would allow the Rain Country to become one of the five great nations.

However, a person's strength is ultimately limited.

He is only a demigod of the ninja world, not the god of the ninja world.

So the Rain Country is still the Rain Country. Even if it becomes more powerful, the Rain Country’s voice has not increased.

Finally he understood.

Only by allowing more strong people like him to appear in the Rain Country can the Rain Country be qualified to have equal dialogue with the five major countries.

So over the years, he has been working hard to actively train more ninjas.

Facts have proved that his idea was right.

Under his training and influence, a large number of Jonin ninjas who meet the standards of the five major hidden villages emerged in the Hidden Rain Village, and there were also a considerable number of middle and lower-level Chunin and Genin.

Although they are not as strong as any of the five hidden villages, but with the special geographical environment of the Rain Country and the poison of his Salamander, he believes that no one can defeat the Hidden Rain Village as long as they are in the Rain Country.

But now, his confidence is being challenged.

"Just wait and see!"

Hanzo sighed in his heart, as a demigod in the ninja world, his confidence could not be challenged, but as the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, he had to consider the villagers and the people of the Rain Country.

Even if they rashly start a war with the three hidden villages, even if they win in the end, they will suffer the biggest loss from the Country of Rain themselves.

If you can avoid fighting, try not to fight.

But when the time comes to fight, Hanzo will not be indecisive. His title of Demigod in the Ninja World is not boasted, but earned through traveling to various countries and fighting in various battles.

half a month later.

The messenger who went to the three hidden villages brought back a reply from the Kage of the three hidden villages to Hanzo.

In the letter, the Kazekage and Tsuchikage, including the Third Hokage, expressed a certain degree of importance on the voice of Hanzo, the demigod of the ninja world.

This also shows that Hanzo of the Salamander's strength is indeed recognized by the five Kages.

Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Swordsmanship, Instantaneous Body Movement Technique, Summoning Techniques, including poison making, as well as combat experience and combat talent.

No matter which aspect, Hanzo of the Salamander has no weaknesses and has reached the pinnacle of the ninja world.

None of the five Kages from the five major countries dares to say that they can definitely defeat Hanzo.

The Third Hokage, Ōnoki, and the Third Kazekage all showed a certain respect for this powerful being at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

But...it's just a certain amount of respect.

The three Kages didn't say a word about Salamander Hanzo's request that they withdraw all ninjas from the Rain Country.

They just said that they had issued an order that the ninjas from the village in the Rain Country should try not to harm civilians during battle.

If there are damaged buildings, they can also compensate as long as they caused it.

In addition to Konoha's intention to withdraw as soon as Sand Village and Iwagakure withdraw from the Rain Country, there are also other intentions that they will withdraw as soon as possible.