Li Yu casually displayed his strength to make you little guys behave yourselves.
Li Yu turned around and pointed to the training ground.
"This is the Senju Clan's training ground. The ground, walls, and buildings have all been reinforced with Earth Release, making them more than ten times harder than ordinary ground outside."
The group exchanged a glance and immediately separated.
Naruto and Sakura stood together, confronting Sai.
"Start"
Li Yu pulled out a chair from somewhere, along with a bag of barbecue-flavored potato chips and a cup of soda, and leisurely watched the battle unfold.
"Ninja Technique· Super Beast Imitating Drawing "
Sai started by creating distance, drawing a bird, leaping onto its back, and flying into the air.
Stopping Sakura and Naruto who hadn't yet reached him, he pulled Shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and threw them at Sai, who was drawing in the air.
"Ninja Technique· Super Beast Imitating Drawing "
Sai manipulated the bird to dodge the Shuriken, then with a flick of his brush and a hand Hand Seals, four or five howling ink-wash dogs emerged from the painting on his hand.
"What is this?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"I don't know."
Naruto's " Multi Shadow Clone " is, of course, his signature Clone Technique —just go for it!
More than twenty clones appeared around Naruto and rushed towards the ink-wash monster.
On the other side Sai continued drawing in the air, waving his hand once more.
"Ninja Technique· Super Beast Imitating Drawing "
Five or six eagles continued to fly out of the painting and crash into the two of them.
"Pfft pfft"
Ink splattered on the ground, and the ink-stained dogs were scattered by Naruto's clones. They then dispersed and attacked Sai in the air.
"Bang bang"
The clones and the flying eagle clashed, injuring each other.
Naruto's clones were repeatedly turned into white smoke, and when he found an opportunity, he used several Shuriken to turn Sai's bird-shaped base into ink.
Sakura rushed towards the falling Sai, ready to deliver a hard blow to Sai.
"Bang"
Sakura's fist struck the ground without finding a point of leverage, and the hard ground cracked extensively around the center of Sakura fist.
Sai's body turned into a pile of ink and fell to the ground. As soon as Sai appeared, he quickly retreated, continuing to draw with his hands flying.
He used the " Ink Substitution Technique " to deceive Sakura's attack and drew his sword to counterattack. However, when he saw Sakura suddenly punch the ground, he knew Sakura's information and chose to retreat.
Instead of the massive ground shattering as expected when Sakura Strength of a Hundred the ground, cracks appeared.
Naruto wouldn't give Sai time to draw; he had already followed up with the Kunai in his hand.
"Clang"
Sai stopped drawing, used the half of his Ninja Blade to catch Naruto's attack, and began to fight Naruto in close combat.
Sai, as expected of an elite nurtured by Danzo's Root, easily defeated Naruto, who was kicked away.
Sakura rubbed her reddened fists and charged forward to engage Sai in close combat.
Of course, Rasengan, the tough Naruto, wasn't so easily defeated, and immediately formed a Rasengan to follow up.
Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Li Yu finished his cola in one gulp and threw the bag of potato chips into the trash can.
"Swish"
He vanished from his spot, deflecting the attacks of the others one by one, and grabbed Naruto's wrist.
He let out a burp.
"That's about it. We have a general understanding of the team members' abilities."
"Now, the new Team 7 begins its journey."
He then slipped a can of cola from his pocket into Naruto's hand, and handed out two more bottles to Sakura and Sai, gesturing for them to take them.
Sakura took the Coke and asked in confusion, "Uncle Nogeki, where did your Coke come from?"
Li Yu casually pointed to the vending machine on the stands.
"Well, this is where the Senju Clan usually holds internal competitions, and the vending machines allow spectators to purchase items."
"Oh"
"Let's not talk about that anymore. The four of us are about to embark on a mission together."
"Mission: Set up an ambush at the Heaven and Earth Bridge, infiltrate Orochimaru's organization, and capture an informant within the organization."
"Furthermore, this is a good opportunity to obtain information about Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha, and a valuable source of intelligence for both the assassination of Orochimaru and the recapture of Sasuke."
Li Yu was simply repeating what he had read in the mission briefing. He didn't actually have high hopes for Orochimaru and Sasuke; he just wanted to act like Yamato and wait quietly for the plot to unfold.
"Everyone, give it your all!"
Sakura and Naruto responded firmly, but Sai still wore a fake smile.
Li Yu activated the Flying Thunder God again, bringing the three of them back to their original meeting point.
"From now on, each of you will assemble at the main gate, prepare your ninja tools, and then we'll depart."
Naruto and Sakura left together, Sai left alone.
Li Yu bent down to pick up the Specialized Kunai from the ground, when two members of the Anbu suddenly appeared behind him.
" Nawaki, Godai requests your presence at the hospital."
"Okay, I understand."
Konoha Hospital
At the hospital entrance, Tsunade and Shizune were spotted.
"Sis, what did you call me to the hospital for? I have to go on a mission soon."
"I'll take you to see Kakashi. He has something to say, something to hand over."
"I have something to say"
Li Yu followed Tsunade with a puzzled look. Was this really happening? He didn't recall it! Why was it so serious?
Entering Kakashi's hospital room
"Long time no see, Kakashi."
"Oh, you're Lord Nawaki."
"I see. I'm relieved to have you leading the team."
"I brought Nawaki here because, as the captain of Team Kakashi, there are some things he needs to know," Tsunade said seriously.
"I feel that Nawaki is a very suitable candidate to replace Kakashi."
" The Nine-Tails was suppressed by Nawaki's Wood Release and moved outside the village, where it was sealed away with the Fourth Nine-Tails."
"Recently, Naruto has been increasingly affected by the Nine-Tails Chakra, which sometimes overflows from Naruto body and takes the shape of a demon fox."
"This is called the Demon Fox Cloak."
Jiraiya solemnly described the danger Naruto was in, which made Li Yu realize the main purpose of this conversation.
"Has something similar happened to Naruto recently?"
"It happened during the last mission; it enveloped my entire body, forming the Demon Fox Cloak."
"At the moment the second tail formed, I managed to suppress the Nine-Tails Chakra using the talisman given to Lord Jiraiya."
"What would have happened if we had ignored it back then?"
Kakashi recalled and recounted the events, his eyes filled with worry.
"Really? It did happen!"
"Judging from the shape of that Chakra, the tails will probably keep increasing, eventually becoming nine."
That's true.
Li Yu met with Naruto, Kakashi, and Jiraiya, who were very concerned about each other. Their conversation became increasingly heavy as they talked.
"Just how many tails has Lord Jiraiya seen?"
"So far, I have nearly died twice: once with six broken ribs and both hands, and several ruptured internal organs."
"When he tried to peep into the women's bathhouse at the hot spring, he was defeated by Tsunade with all her might."
As he spoke, he unbuttoned his clothes, lifted his shirt, revealing eight-pack abs and a hideous scar on his chest.
"Another time was during my training with Naruto, when I saw that guy's fourth tail."
"I see, that's what you're worried about!"
"That's alright, no matter how many tails Naruto, they're all under my control."
"Since I'm leading the team, there won't be any problems."
"Indeed, we worried too much. We didn't even know who was leading the team at the beginning," Jiraiya said.
After instructing Kakashi to take good care of his injuries, Li Yu left Konoha Hospital with Tsunade.