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Li Yue looked at the two gate guardians before him and recalled how many powerful people they had intercepted. It seemed that they had never successfully stopped anyone truly formidable...

"Hello?"

Seeing that Li Yue remained silent, Kotetsu Hagane spoke again. At the same time, he tucked his right hand behind his back and signaled Izumo Kamizuki beside him. Stay alert. This guy might be trouble! Izumo Kamizuki also hid one hand behind his back, ready to draw a kunai.

"How weak!"

Li Yue sensed their little movements and snorted coldly. Then, an immense pressure descended from the sky, instantly forcing both men flat onto the ground, unable to move.

"Wha..."

"What... is this..."

"Is he... an enemy...?"

The Leaf Gate Guardians lay prone on the ground, struggling to breathe as they stubbornly raised their heads, trying to figure out what Li Yue had done.

"What... kind of... Ninjutsu is this?!"

However, Li Yue gave them no answer. He simply stepped over them and entered the Leaf Village Gate.

"Quick... notify... the people in the village!"

Only after Li Yue had gone some distance were the two finally able to get back up. They hurriedly fired signal flares into the sky. Gatekeepers needed a proper alarm method; they could not exactly rely on shouting.

As the signal flares shot into the sky, the Anbu personnel in the village immediately received the message. Black shadows streaked across the rooftops and rapidly gathered toward the gate. Before long, an Anbu squad appeared there.

"What happened?"

The Anbu captain wearing a monkey mask coldly questioned the two gate guardians.

"There was an enemy. We don't know what kind of Ninjutsu he used, but it forced both of us onto the ground and left us unable to move. He was dressed entirely in black. After controlling us, he went straight inside."

"Understood. You two will continue guarding the gate. Prepare your defenses and prevent him from escaping through the gate again!"

After issuing orders to Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki, the Anbu captain immediately led his squad in pursuit along the direction they indicated.

Meanwhile, Li Yue, who had already entered Konoha, maintained his unhurried pace. He slowly wandered through Konoha's streets as though sightseeing. Of course, aside from observing the streets, he was doing this because he did not know where the Ninja Academy was.

However, shortly after reaching the main street, more than a dozen masked ninjas in shinobi attire suddenly appeared around Li Yue.

"This ends here, intruder!"

Several Anbu surrounded Li Yue, while the others separated the nearby civilians from the area.

"What's going on? Is that an enemy?"

"Run! The ninjas are about to start fighting!"

As civilians of a ninja village, these people had sharp instincts. The moment they noticed a battle was about to erupt on the street, they scattered and fled.

Once the civilians had evacuated, the squad captain raised a hand. Two Anbu behind Li Yue immediately lunged at him, drawing their Anbu standard long swords and preparing to subdue him.

Yet before their blades could reach Li Yue's back, they collapsed to the ground just like Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki at the gate. The crushing pressure made them completely unable to move. Nor was it just them—even the other Anbu members were forced to the ground. Their Anbu duty drove every one of them to try to rise, but not a single one succeeded.

"Are these Konoha's ninjas? How weak."

Li Yue cast them a cold glance, then stepped over them and continued toward the depths of the village.

After passing the Anbu ninja, Li Yue noticed a civilian by the roadside who had not fled and had wanted to stay to watch the excitement. He too had been caught in Li Yue's Reiatsu and was pinned to the ground, utterly unable to move. He even seemed to be running out of breath.

"Tell me where the Ninja Academy is."

The questioned civilian desperately struggled to raise a finger and point in a direction. He was telling Li Yue to leave quickly, or he felt that he would suffocate to death.

Li Yue glanced in the direction he pointed, kept his expression cold, and slowly walked away.

Only after Li Yue left the Anbu's field of vision did they finally manage to rise from the ground, panting heavily with sweat covering their foreheads.

"He actually didn't kill us?"

"Who exactly is he? What kind of Ninjutsu stopped us from moving just now? Was it a Kekkei Genkai?"

"What are you all thinking about? We don't have time for that! Anyone who can subdue all of us in an instant is definitely a Kage-level powerhouse. Gather reinforcements quickly and send a signal to notify Lord Hokage!"

The Anbu captain scolded the discussing Anbu members while pulling a signal flare from his waist and firing a special signal into the sky.

The signal flare sent by the Anbu captain was spotted by the Anbu unit responsible for protecting the Hokage at the Hokage Building. They immediately entered the office and informed the Third Hokage, who was working inside.

"Lord Hokage, a village Anbu squad has sent word that an enemy they cannot fight has appeared inside the village!"

"What!?"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, froze. An enemy an Anbu squad could not fight? Could the opponent be Kage-level? A Kage-level enemy had entered the village?

"Send out the signal. Put the entire village on alert and evacuate the civilians. The Anbu squad will come with me to deal with the enemy!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi rose from his seat and gave his orders.

This old man in his sixties displayed an agility no one his age should have possessed. He leaped straight through the window and rushed out of the Hokage Building, with the Anbu members close behind.

Led by the Hokage, they quickly rendezvoused with the Anbu squad on the street.

"Lord Hokage!"

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Anbu captain immediately dropped to one knee.

"My deepest apologies. We were no match for him. He subdued all of us by himself."

"Hm? He subdued all of you? What is his ability?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was greatly puzzled.

"That's right. He subdued us. His ability seemed to be some gravity-related Earth Style, and then he left. His destination is the Ninja Academy!"

"What? Hurry to the academy!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly activated the Body Flicker Technique and raced toward the academy, with the Anbu members following close behind.

By then, Li Yue had already reached the academy entrance. He glanced at the sign outside, then walked directly inside.

"Hey! Who are you? This is a school. You can't just come in!"

The Gatekeeper tried to stop Li Yue, but the moment he took a step forward, he collapsed flat onto the ground.

Not only that, Li Yue's Reiatsu blanketed the entire academy. The students inside suddenly felt a heavy pressure as well. However, because Li Yue had reduced the Reiatsu directed toward the school buildings, the pressure the students felt was much lighter.

"What's going on? Why does my body suddenly feel so heavy?"

The students began complaining one after another, and the teachers were equally confused. They walked out of their classrooms and saw Li Yue standing in the academy courtyard.

"Who is he? Why is he inside the academy?"

"Teacher Iruka, look! The gatekeeper has fallen. He must be an enemy!"

"Teacher Mizuki, please help the other teachers escort the students away! I'll stop him!"

Model Teacher Iruka asked Mizuki to protect the students, then leaped down from the second floor, prepared to face Li Yue alone. Yet the moment he landed and took two steps, he dropped to his knees, then collapsed face-down on the ground without moving.

"Teacher Iruka!"

After seeing Iruka fall, a short Blondie hurriedly jumped down from the second floor, intending to help him.

"Naruto... don't come over... run!"

However, Naruto did not listen. Instead, he rushed to Iruka's side, only to immediately collapse beneath the same pressure. The two lay on either side in front of Li Yue.

"You idiot dead last!"

After Blondie fell, a Black-haired Cool Kid also jumped down from the second floor.

"Damn it, Sasuke, don't come over! Get out of here!"

Seeing Sasuke approach, Blondie shouted desperately, but it was already too late. Before Sasuke could even step forward, he dropped to one knee and could not rise again.

The fate of the three made all the other students and teachers on the second floor abandon any thought of coming downstairs.

"Quick, take the other students and evacuate first!"

"Look, Lord Hokage is here!"

A sharp-eyed student spotted the Hokage and the Anbu outside the academy gate and immediately shouted in delight.

"Oh! Lord Hokage is here! We're safe!"

The Hokage's prestige immediately made the students cheer. Before Hiruzen Sarutobi, the strongest Hokage, this intruder would surely be defeated by Lord Hokage!

"Naruto, Iruka!"

Upon entering through the gate, the Hokage saw Naruto and Iruka lying before Li Yue and immediately shouted anxiously, rapidly forming hand seals.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

The once-level ground instantly turned into a muddy swamp. Anyone who stepped onto it would immediately sink in. Yet Li Yue, whom he intended to restrain, remained standing atop the earth without sinking in the slightest. He even raised a leg and walked toward Naruto.

"Stop him!"

Seeing that his Ninjutsu had no effect, the Hokage activated the Body Flicker Technique and charged toward Li Yue, while ordering the Anbu to rescue Naruto, Iruka, and the others.

However, just as before, the moment the Hokage and Anbu entered the academy gate, they felt a crushing pressure. The Anbu collectively hit the ground.

Only the Hokage retained the ability to move under that immense pressure.

Does entering a certain range affect one's ability to move? Even Ōnoki's Earth Style cannot achieve such an effect. Could this be some kind of Kekkei Genkai? If so, then I'll use long-range Ninjutsu.

"Earth Style: Earth Flow River!"

The ground that had become muddy due to the Swamp of the Underworld suddenly surged like a mudslide. A torrent of earth rushed directly toward Li Yue, but as it approached him, it split apart. One half rushed toward Li Yue, while the other swiftly swept around him toward Naruto and the others, carrying Naruto, Iruka, and Sasuke away.

Yet Li Yue vanished from where he stood in an instant. When he reappeared, he was standing on a level patch of ground, with a Black-haired Cool Kid dangling from one hand.

"Damn it, Sasuke!"

The swept-away Blondie shouted anxiously and tried to rush forward, but the Hokage, who had arrived with Body Flicker, stopped him.

"Naruto, calm down."

"Third Grandpa! Save Sasuke!"

"I'll save Sasuke. Go somewhere safe with Iruka first!"

The Third Hokage soothed Naruto while staring tensely at Li Yue, immediately beginning to consider Li Yue's purpose.

Is his target Second Pillar? Is he trying to seize the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai?

"Who are you, sir, to dare cause trouble in my Konoha village? Do you think you can leave safely after doing this?"

He began applying pressure to Li Yue, but Li Yue ignored him and merely stared at Second Pillar, whom he held in his hand.

"Second Pillar, you truly are useless."

"Damn it, who are you?"

The word "useless" provoked Sasuke. He widened his eyes and glared fiercely at Li Yue.

"My name is Li Yue."

Li Yue? The Third Hokage immediately began searching his memories, but after going through them all, he realized it was a name he had never heard before.

"You may call me Butler Li Yue."

"Hm? A butler?"

Sasuke was somewhat confused, and so was the Third Hokage. A term like butler only appeared in those great clans.

"That's right. Otsutsuki Indra's butler!"

Li Yue set Sasuke back onto the ground.

"Of course, you might not understand if I tell you about Otsutsuki Indra, so I'll put it another way."

"I am the butler of Otsutsuki Indra, the ancestor of your Uchiha clan!"

"What!?"

"The ancestor of the Uchiha clan!?"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, Li Yue folded his hands together and looked down disdainfully at Sasuke.

"I observed you for five years—five whole years! During those five years, you proved yourself both useless and incompetent. But there was no helping it. You are the only remaining legitimate Indra bloodline in this world. As Indra's butler, I have the obligation and responsibility to ensure Indra's bloodline continues. The Indra Clan cannot disappear because of your uselessness and incompetence! Therefore..."

After saying that, he withdrew his disdain and assumed a solemn expression.

"The five-year term has arrived! Please take your place as clan head!"

Li Yue's declaration echoed throughout the academy. After a moment of silence, the students watching all opened their mouths and cried out in astonishment.

"Whaaaat!?" XN