Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

Danzo suddenly felt guilty, his eyes wandering, and he explained weakly: "I originally thought that I would kill Li Yao immediately after extracting the new cells after fusing the Wood Release cells from his body."

"Who knew the war would come so quickly? That's why I didn't take Li Yao into consideration and let him escape now."

"Shut up, you bastard." The Third Hokage cursed angrily. At this point, Danzo's explanation no longer mattered.

Li Yao was already a difficult person to deal with as he possessed a sealing technique comparable to the Diamond Seal.

Now he has obtained the first generation of Wood Release from Danzo.

That is the Wood Release granted by the original fluid of the first generation's cells.

It is the Wood Release that allows Li Yao to possess strength comparable to that of the first generation!

As a ninja who had experienced the period when the Ninja God dominated the entire ninja world, the Third Generation knew better than anyone the power of the First Generation's Wood Release.

That is a terrifying ninjutsu that can hold the Nine-tailed Beast Ball as if it were a ball.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was as powerless as a domestic kitten in the hands of the First Generation of Wood Release.

It can even be said that even if all the tailed beasts were added together, they would still be easily defeated by the First Generation's Wood Release.

The reason why the first generation was able to force the daimyos of various countries in the ninja world to recognize the system of one country, one ninja village was because of this godly and unstoppable wood escape technique.

You know, the one-country-one-ninja-village system actually means that the national defense of a country is completely handed over to the ninja village to protect, and the daimyo is responsible for allocating funds to Konoha to maintain the operation of the ninja village.

In name, it seems that the daimyo has become the boss of the ninja village.

But in fact, this is a disguised form of protection money.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire paid protection fees to Konoha, and Konoha was responsible for protecting the Land of Fire from armed invasion by other countries.

In essence, this is still the employment relationship of the Warring States Period.

It was just the first generation that made this employment relationship compulsory.

Regardless of whether there is a mission or not, every year, in order to maintain the operation of the ninja village, the Fire Country Daimyo needs to allocate a large sum of money to Konoha.

This forced employment relationship was resisted by daimyos from various countries from the very beginning.

After all, no daimyo wants a huge military group to appear in his country, but this military group insists on being supported by him and is not under his control. Who can tolerate this?

But what can I do if I can’t stand it?

The battle between the God of Ninja World and the Shura of Ninja World when Konoha Village was first founded frightened all the daimyos of all countries.

The destructive power of arbitrarily changing the map is simply beyond human control.

If the first generation wanted to, he could kill everyone in the world by himself.

This strength frightened all the daimyo nobles at that time.

It was thanks to this deterrent force that the system of one country and one ninja village was established and maintained.

This shows how powerful the first generation of Wood Release was.

But it is precisely because they know how powerful they are that the third generation feels powerless.

That's simply...um...wait!

The third generation suddenly stood up straight, his eyes showing a thoughtful look, as if he had overlooked something.

"Could it be that... Li Yao didn't obtain Wood Release?"

"No, it should be that the first generation's Wood Release Cells have not yet been completely integrated."

"Yes, that should be the case."

"That's why Li Yao couldn't bear to abandon Kimura Yao's body and leave."

The more he thought about it, the brighter Sandai's eyes became, and he felt that his guess must be correct.

He knew Li Yao's physical condition.

Even if he survived, his body lifespan was on the verge of collapse, and he could not exert that kind of strength, let alone unleash that terrifying amount of chakra.

It was the original fluid of the first generation of cells implanted by Danzo that allowed Li Yao to survive and extend his lifespan. When fighting with Lord Mito, he also erupted with an amount of chakra comparable to the simultaneous activation of the Eight Gates.

All of these are the benefits that Li Yao gained after resisting the original liquid of the first generation of cells and initially fusing with the Wood Release cells.

Similarly, because Li Yao did not completely fuse the original fluid of the first generation's cells to obtain the first generation's powerful Wood Release and terrifying chakra amount comparable to the tailed beasts.

That's why he didn't use Wood Release when he escaped from Konoha, because he didn't know how to do it yet.

However, as time goes by, Li Yao will one day completely integrate the first generation's cell fluid and obtain powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu close to the first generation.

It was also because he was sure that he would possess the first generation of Wood Release in the future that Li Yao was reluctant to part with Kimura Yao's body.

After all, no one can resist the first generation of Wood Release Ninjutsu.

Otherwise, after escaping from the battle in Konoha, Kimura Yao's body, with all the acupuncture points collapsed, had no room for further development, and Li Yao should have been able to take over another body.

But Li Yao didn't.

Moreover, there were no major problems with his body, which was obviously the benefit of the initial fusion of the first generation of Wood Release cells.

In this way, there is no need to worry about Li Yao leaving Kimura Yao's body for the time being.

However... the time cannot be delayed too long. Li Yao must be sealed before he fully adapts to the fusion of the first generation cells and obtains Wood Release.

"Danzo, how is the spiritualization technique of that child Kato Dan?" The Third Hokage suddenly asked.

Danzo was thinking about how to capture Li Yao. When he heard the Third Generation mention Kato Dan, he immediately understood what the Third Generation was thinking.

Danzo couldn't help but smile and said, "Not bad, that boy's spirit transformation technique has been perfected. In the battlefield between Rain Country and Sand Village, the Sand Village's puppeteer troops had no chance to resist his spirit transformation technique. He has become a powerful ninja that the Sand Village puppeteers are afraid of."

At this point, Danzo's tone changed and he sighed, "However, the best use of the Spiritualization Technique is to gather intelligence and assassinate. The battlefield is not the most perfect stage for it."

"Hiruzen."

Danzo deliberately said to the Third Hokage with a burning gaze: "Let me take that boy to the Root. He will become the strongest intelligence assassination master in the hands of the Root and play a more important role than killing a hundred puppeteers on the battlefield."

Very good... Hearing that Kato Dan's spiritual transformation technique had reached perfection, the Third Generation smiled with satisfaction. As for Danzo's request, or purpose, how could he not know it? How could he let Danzo continue to interfere in Li Yao's affairs?

The third generation decisively refused and said, "I will be of great use to that child."

Danzo became anxious and said, "Huruzen, you are wasting that child's talent."

The Sandaime smiled and said, "I am the Hokage and I have the final say."

"..." Danzo suddenly felt numb.

"Okay, don't even think about interfering in Li Yao's affairs."

The third generation looked at Danzo and smiled coldly.

Danzo smiled awkwardly, feeling somewhat embarrassed that his purpose of asking for Kato Dan was exposed.

But... Li Yao has the secret of Wood Release, he doesn't want to and can't miss it.

"You!"

The Sandai looked at Danzo who was still unwilling to give up, shook his head and said: "You have no idea how terrifying Li Yao is right now."

As he spoke, the Third Generation told the whole story of Li Yao's escape from Konoha, including the secret of Li Yao's spiritualization technique that could give people immortality.

“Ah…” Danzo’s eyes widened in shock after hearing this. He was not shocked that Li Yao had a sealing technique comparable to that of Mito-sama, but he was shocked that the Third Hokage actually did not trust him.

This was not what the Third Generation said when he handed Li Yao over to him. He just said that Li Yao had a special body and was immune to the illusions of the Three Magatama Sharingan.

If he knew that Li Yao possessed the spiritualization technique that could give people eternal life, how could he let Li Yao escape? He would definitely take corresponding measures.

So all of this today was due to Hiruzen not telling him the truth.

Danzo thought in his heart, but said righteously: "Then I should go and hunt down Li Yao myself and bring him back."

"I'll take care of Li Yao's affairs."

The Sandaime rejected Danzo again. Before Danzo could say anything, he continued, "It's just right that you're back now. You don't have to go to the front line anymore. Hurry up and restore the Root organization. The Uchiha hunting plan can continue."

The Uchiha really crossed the line this time, and the Third Generation decided not to allow the Uchiha to continue to be so arrogant.

"Why so sudden?"

Danzo was confused. He wanted to continue before, but the Third Hokage disagreed, saying that Konoha needed unity and stability during the war. Now the war is not over yet, so why should he continue again?

There is no sudden talk about dealing with Uchiha... The Third Hokage thought to himself, too lazy to explain Uchiha's behavior of crossing the line this time, and said to Danzo seriously: "This is your next mission."

"Or..." The Sandai looked at the nonchalant Danzo and suddenly threatened, "You want me to remove you from your position as the captain of the Root."

Danzo was once again paralyzed in his heart: "..."

Using the Hokage to pressure me again, Danzo curled his lips speechlessly. Between losing his job and dealing with the Uchiha, he had no choice. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll stay and deal with the Uchiha. I'll leave Li Yao's matter to you, but you can't hide the Wood Release from me."

"so be it."

The third generation didn't bother to say more, waved his hand and turned to leave the root base.

Soon, an order was issued, ordering Kato Dan to return to Konoha as soon as he received the order, without any mistake.

"We can't kill Li Yao, we can only seal him."

The third generation understood this principle from the beginning and made corresponding preparations from the beginning.

As early as six years ago, after capturing Li Yao, the third generation secretly arranged for a group of talented children to learn the art of spiritualization.

Kato Dan is the only child among that group of children who has the talent for spiritualization.

The third generation knew very well that once a person who knew the art of spiritualization took over another's body, it would be difficult to identify, especially if the person took over the body during infancy.

However, as long as there is someone in Konoha who knows the art of spiritualization and can use the unique soul perception ability of the art of spiritualization, Li Yao will never be able to take over the body of anyone from Konoha again.

Even as long as he appears around Konoha, he will be sensed by the owner of the spiritualization technique.

The soul perception range of the spiritualization technique is almost comparable to the center of a barrier, or even larger. With a perception range of thousands of kilometers, Li Yao will have nowhere to hide as long as he appears.

This was the method that the third generation had left for Li Yao long ago.

Now this method has become the last link of the ultimate move.

The third generation has also prepared the sealing technique to seal Li Yao.

Now the only thing left is that kid named Kato Dan.

As long as that child learns the Demonic Seal, coupled with the unique soul perception ability of the Spiritualization Technique, Li Yao will never be able to escape even if he possesses someone else's body, and his only fate is to be sealed in the belly of the God of Death.

Chapter 79: Terrifying Ninjutsu to Develop Talents

West of the Yellow-Green Forest.

The Sarutobi Tenju couple were sitting on the back of a large ink-and-wash bird, quickly approaching where Li Yao was.

When they were eight kilometers away from Li Yao, Sarutobi Ayase on the back of the ink bird frowned and closed his left eye, connecting with the left eye of the ink bird.

All of a sudden.

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 the Black Iron Giant Eagle to perform various flying postures.

This scene was clearly seen by Sarutobi Ayase.

"It's Li Yao."

Sarutobi Ayase controlled the ink bird to stop and said to her husband beside her.

It’s really Li Yao... Sarutobi’s eyes flashed slightly, and then he asked his wife to control the big ink bird to fly down to avoid being seen by Li Yao who was eight kilometers away.

In fact, they are eight kilometers away. Unless one uses the eyes of the ink-and-wash bird like Sarutobi Ayase, ordinary human eyes cannot see them eight kilometers away.

However, Li Yao is special after all, and he still has unknown abilities that have not been revealed, so Sarutobi Tenju does not dare to be careless.

After Sarutobi Ayase controlled the ink bird to land on the top of the tree and stood still, Sarutobi Tenshuri asked, "Is it the real one? What is he doing?"

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

After concentrating his attention, Sarutobi Ayase discovered that the black eagle under Li Yao's feet did not look like a living thing. From the surface texture, it looked like Li Yao's black chakra chain.

"By the way, the black eagle under Li Yao's feet should be condensed by his chakra." Sarutobi Ayase said.

"Another new ability... Hmm, that's not right." Sarutobi Tenju raised his eyebrows sharply and suddenly asked in a hurry: "Ayase, did you see who Li Yao is fighting with now?"

Sarutobi Ayase frowned and looked around Li Yao carefully for a while, then said, "No, Li Yao is just standing on the chakra giant eagle and performing various flying movements, a bit like..."

"It's like you're practicing controlling the chakra giant eagle to fly, right?" Sarutobi Tenju continued.