Besieging the Fourth Raikage

The next day, the three parties— Konoha, Sunagakure, Cloud ninja— parted ways and returned to their respective ninja villages.

After handing over the village's defenses to Kitsuchi and Kawakita, Yichen left the village with Ōnoki, Ikura, Han, Roshi, Kugiri, and an intelligence ninja in charge of communications, heading to the Land of Hot Water.

Yichen and his companions lingered in the skies above the northern region of the Land of Hot Water.

Yichen remained in Sage Mode, and with the amplification of his Sage Mode- enhanced Mind's Mind's Eye and the Byakugan of the Swan, he was constantly scouting.

Without Chiga's ability to pinpoint locations through blood, it would be very difficult for Yichen to accurately track the whereabouts of the Fourth Raikage and others.

Sending intelligence ninjas to track you is out of the question; that would be tantamount to suicide.

The only method Yichen could think of was to wait for the rabbit to run into his trap between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Lightning.

Fortunately, both Yichen's Mind's Eye and Hu's disdainful Byakugan are Reconnaissance Divine Artifact.

The two split up, with Kuro following Ōnoki to guard the land between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of the Moon, the land route for the Fourth Raikage and others to return to the Land of Land of Lightning.

Yichen led the others to inspect the northern Coastline of the Land of Hot Water. If the Fourth Raikage and his group chose to travel by water, this was the most suitable place.

From early morning, Yichen led Ikura, Han, and Roshi to conduct reconnaissance. It wasn't until nearly noon that Mind's Eye reported to Yichen that the target had appeared.

The Fourth Raikage and others chose to travel by water.

This is not the best option; the best solution would naturally be to travel by land.

It's quick, convenient, saves Chakra, and has a short range.

The fact that the Cloud ninja did this shows that the Fourth Raikage was also on guard against the Iwa ninja.

He deliberately returned to the Land of Lightning from the eastern sea of Land of the Moon to reduce the possibility of being blocked by the Iwa ninja.

Unfortunately, Yichen blocked his way.

Yichen's Mind's Eye was wide enough that he discovered the other party before the Cloud ninja. Instead of immediately alerting the Fourth Raikage, Yichen went to the Land of the Moon and summoned Ōnoki.

After the two sides reunited, they launched an attack on the Fourth Raikage and his group, who were preparing to board a ship on the coast of the Land of Hot Water.

This time, Yichen did not choose to use the Tailed Beast Bomb, but instead chose to use Dust Release to clear the field.

Tailed Beast Bomb are also a huge drain on the Tailed Beast; the Four-Tails and Five-Tails cannot use Tailed Beast Bomb twice in a short period of time. Yichen didn't want to use them up right away.

Conversely, the energy consumption of Dust Release and Light Release is not very high.

Therefore, Yichen and Ōnoki first used Dust Release and Light Release respectively on the Fourth Raikage and the others from a distance.

Clear the area first!

After the two rounds of attacks ended, Yichen and the others only saw the Fourth Raikage carrying someone on his back, rushing quickly towards the heart of the Land of Hot Water.

Besides the Fourth Raikage, several other figures also nimbly broke out of the range covered by Dust Release and Light Release, quickly escaping in all directions.

"Huh?" Ōnoki was taken aback.

Originally, he and Yichen had expected that the Fourth Raikage would choose to leave by sea.

Although the Raikage is not skilled in Water Release techniques, once he enters the sea and sinks into it, the Kekkei Tōta of Yichen and Ōnoki have almost no effect on him.

Moreover, in the ocean, the Earth Release of the two Tsuchikage and Ikura were almost rendered useless.

It was with this in mind that Yichen did not let Han and Roshi make the first move.

Because once the Fourth Raikage enters the sea, his Kekkei Tōta ineffective, and he will still need the underwater attack of the Tailed Beast Bomb.

From the perspective of the Fourth Raikage, Yugito would probably not survive, but at least he himself would definitely be able to escape.

However, if they were to fight on land, given the Earth Release techniques of Yichen, Ōnoki, and Ikura, they could wear down the Fourth Raikage.

Yichen merely frowned slightly and said to Ōnoki and the others, "Speed up, catch up, don't worry about the cost, eliminate him as soon as possible."

After saying that, Yichen used all his strength to unleash the Light-Weight Rock Technique and the Porcelain Release's flight ability, quickly chasing after the Fourth Raikage in the direction he had fled.

Ōnoki nodded and quickly followed.

Originally expecting a battle in the sea, Yichen and the others had been waiting on the open ocean. Now that the Fourth Raikage was fleeing in the opposite direction, Yichen and the others had no choice but to chase after him.

Last time, Ōnoki easily chased after Pakura, Chiyo, and the others using the Light-Weight Rock Technique, but this time, chasing the Fourth Raikage was not so pleasant.

Even though the Fourth Raikage was carrying someone on his back, Yichen and the others couldn't match his speed.

After chasing for a while, Yichen and Ōnoki exchanged a glance, and then landed together on Yichen's Porcelain Platform.

The next moment, the two shouted in unison, "Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!"

The two not only used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique on themselves, but also on Ikura and the others who were using the Yichen Porcelain Release Ninjutsu.

The next moment, Yichen and the others increased their speed dramatically, finally overtaking the Fourth Raikage, and the distance between them began to shrink.

The Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique reduces everyone's weight to a very low level, making it incredibly fast to use Porcelain Release.

Yichen usually wouldn't do that because his eyesight isn't good enough; his perception range with his Mind's Eye is large enough, but his reaction speed isn't fast enough.

Therefore, if someone were to use Ninjutsu to block Yichen and his companions' path at this moment, by the time Yichen reacted, they would likely have already run into them.

Those who crashed into it, like Yichen and the others, were in dire straits.

But this time, in order to hunt down the Fourth Raikage, Yichen went all out.

After a full-force chase, they finally arrived safely atop the Fourth Raikage's head.

After dispelling the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, Yichen rapidly descended while simultaneously coordinating with Ōnoki to unleash the Kekkei Tōta.

Meanwhile, Ikura began to use a wide-range Earth Release a technique or method of escaping/

Earth Release - Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress.

When a person is in the air, using Earth Style Ninjutsu is at a disadvantage.

Therefore, even though Ikura expended a great deal of energy, the Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress she unleashed was still much smaller than expected.

He only created an earthen mound that was nearly ten meters high, more than ten meters long, and two meters thick.

However, the Fourth Raikage had to slow down because he was interrupted by Dust Release and Light Release one after another.

So the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall ultimately succeeded in blocking his way.

Having just dodged two Kekkei Tōta attacks, the Fourth Raikage shouted, and lightning flashed. He did not choose to go around to the sides, nor did he choose to pass over the Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress.

The Fourth Raikage used Lightning Release to smash a large hole in the Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress and passed right through it.

This didn't significantly affect the Fourth Raikage's speed. He only slowed down slightly before charging forward again.

However, this delay allowed Yichen's other attack to arrive.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yichen placed all the condensed Porcelain Mud directly in front of the Fourth Raikage.

The Porcelain Release remained in the form of mud and did not turn into hard rock.

But this only made the Fourth Raikage more wary. This time, he didn't directly confront the Porcelain Mud that was blocking him. Instead, he chose to go around it from the side.

He had already witnessed the power of Yichen's Porcelain Release combined with Sealing Jutsu when the Kumogakure besieged Yichen.

The Porcelain Mud in front of me was obviously very sticky; if I got on it, the Sealing Jutsu that was restricting me might be activated.

Even if the Chakra is only disrupted at this point, it would be enough to kill the Fourth Raikage countless times.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage preferred to take a detour rather than collide with this thin layer of Porcelain Mud.

However, Lightning Release Chakra Mode excels at thrusting attacks, not dodging and weaving.

With this maneuver, the Fourth Raikage's speed decreased.

Moreover, this delay allowed Ōnoki's Dust Release to arrive again.

In order to dodge the Dust Release, the Fourth Raikage, who had just slowed down and hadn't yet accelerated again, had no choice but to dodge once more.

After this back and forth, the Fourth Raikage's speed could no longer be increased.

"Earth Release - Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress." Ikura once again chose the old method, using a large-scale Earth Style: Earth Flow Fortress to block the way.

Yichen gathered even more Porcelain Mud, and Han and Roshi, empowered by the Tailed Beast Chakra, also unleashed a wide-range Earth Release.

The Fourth Raikage's Taijutsu was indeed formidable. Although his speed had slowed down, he still managed to break through the Earth Release barrier in one direction.

Yichen then began to exert his strength. He stopped Light Release and started using Earth Release, just like Ikura and the others.

Moreover, Yi Chen's Porcelain Release did not weaken during this Yichen.

This suddenly increased the pressure on the Fourth Raikage by several levels.

Because Yichen's Ninjutsu was too fast.

With the aid of Senjutsu, even C-rank Ninjutsu could make the Fourth Raikage feel uncomfortable.

Yichen's C-rank Earth Release technique was no slower than the Fourth Raikage's speed in breaking through the Earth Wall.

Yichen was not fighting alone; Ikura and the others were also constantly using large-scale, high-level Earth Release.

Furthermore, Ōnoki's constant use of the Dust Release technique to threaten from the air prevented the Fourth Raikage from focusing on finding a suitable Wind Release: Breakthrough.

So, after a while, the Fourth Raikage was trapped in the middle by a series of Earth Wall.

From above, it looks like a little hamster trapped in a maze game.

If this continues, the Fourth Raikage will eventually be worn down and killed by Yichen and the others.

Moreover, Yichen felt that he definitely wouldn't last until he was worn down to death.

Because if he were to be even slightly careless, Ōnoki's Dust Release would take his life.

Yichen wouldn't just stick to Earth Release Escape; he would occasionally Light Release as well.

While the Raikage 'Chakra Mode offers strong defense, it's still insufficient against Kekkei Tōta.

Not to mention, Yichen and his group also have two Jinchuriki who can use Tailed Beast Bomb Jinchuriki.

However, considering the Fourth Raikage's unusual decision to retreat to the Land of Hot Water, Yichen still didn't want to engage in a war of attrition.

Yichen shouted, "Speed up the attack, lest things get complicated!"

After speaking, Yichen focused on the Porcelain Release.

More and more Porcelain Mud began to emerge, and it quickly surrounded the Fourth Raikage, whose movements were restricted.

To prevent the Porcelain Mud from sticking to his body, the Fourth Raikage had to expend a large amount of Chakra to shake it off each time he forcibly emerged from the mud.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that as the amount of Porcelain Mud increased, his vision was greatly restricted.

This is very disadvantageous for him in defending against Ōnoki's Dust Release and Yichen's Light Release.

At this rate, the Fourth Raikage will be killed within minutes.

At this moment, Yukito on the Fourth Raikage's back Yugito mobilized the Two-Tails' Chakra to form a tentacle, clearing away the Porcelain Mud obstructing the Fourth Raikage in the air.

This scene is just like what Killer B did back in Kumogakure.

However, Yugito could only gather a small amount of Two-Tails' Chakra.

In addition, the Two-Tails was also in a weakened state and was unable to Complete Tailed Beast Transformation to fight.

Furthermore, the Fourth Raikage knew that with two ninjas Kekkei Tōta present, even if the Two-Tails in its complete form appeared, it wouldn't be of any use.

Dust Release and Light Release are far too easy to deal with fully-formed Tailed Beast.

Yugito knew that Yichen's Porcelain Release could seal her Chakra, and she also wanted to shake off the Porcelain Mud on her Chakra Tentacles.

However, her strength didn't allow it; she didn't have any extra Chakra.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Yichen's Sealing Jutsu was activated as expected.

Disturbed by Yichen, the tentacle created by the Yugito immediately disappeared, and she could never recover.

The Fourth Raikage was once again surrounded by Porcelain Mud, facing a life-or-death crisis.