The Mist Release Finale

Even after escaping the sea of fire, Ito had lost his ability to fight. His entire body was charred black, suffering from severe burns.

At this moment, Li Yi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Ito. He brought his Ryujin Jakka down in a slash. Ito struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with resentment, but this could do nothing to stop the blade in Li Yi's hand.

As the blade sliced across Ito's neck, a wisp of white spirit ribbon was absorbed. Li Yi knew that Ito was dead; now, only Kujokawa, who was running in the distance, remained.

Indeed, having escaped the sea of fire, Kujokawa had been sprinting wildly. He had to bring intelligence about Li Yi back; it was clear that the person who had been killing their Cloud Village members lately was this Konoha ninja.

How could Li Yi let Kujokawa get away? Flames suddenly erupted beneath his feet, and he surged toward Kujokawa. His speed was so great that he caught up in just a few breaths.

"Storm Style: Laser Circus!" Kujokawa did not look back. While running, he wove hand signs and unleashed this Storm Style technique.

The powerful beam of the Storm Style curved in front of Kujokawa and shot toward the pursuing Li Yi.

Li Yi simply dodged the beam, but because it was a Storm Style technique, it curved mid-air to strike at Li Yi's head even after he had evaded it.

"Naive. Flame Style: Great Fireball Technique!" Li Yi spat out a massive fireball. Ignoring the Storm Style, the enormous black-red sphere slammed directly into Kujokawa's back.

Feeling the scorching heat, Kujokawa was forced to slow down to dodge. As for the Storm Style beam that had grazed Li Yi's head, it had indeed caused him some trouble, but as long as Li Yi replenished the fire elements, he could recover as if nothing had happened.

It was just a bit taxing on his chakra, but to take down Kujokawa, it was all worth it.

"Is this still not enough?" Kujokawa's expression turned grim. He had gathered quite a bit of intelligence on Li Yi by now; it seemed he would have to rely solely on Water Style.

Storm Style was inherently a fusion of Lightning Style and Water Style chakra. Since Kujokawa knew Storm Style, how could he not know Water Style?

It was just that the intensity of Storm Style was several times that of Water Style, which was why Kujokawa had always used it in combat.

However, since Storm Style was clearly less effective against Li Yi than Water Style, he wove hand signs with both hands and spat a water dragon from his mouth, which roared toward Li Yi.

Li Yi manifested flames beneath his feet and took to the air, dodging the Water Dragon Bullet.

Seeing Li Yi hovering in mid-air, Kujokawa felt helpless. His opponent could actually fly—this was going to be incredibly difficult to fight. Still, this was for the best; Kujokawa quickly headed toward the Cloud Village camp.

Seeing Kujokawa trying to run while he had the chance, Li Yi sneered. A massive blue sphere appeared in his hand, and he dove from the sky, charging straight at Kujokawa.

Sensing the anomaly behind him, Kujokawa immediately turned his head and took a deep breath, spitting out a pillar of water. He had known Li Yi wouldn't let him go so easily, so while running, he had already been weaving hand signs, waiting for Li Yi to descend.

Indeed, his prediction was correct, but while he had anticipated Li Yi's move, he had underestimated Li Yi's strength. Li Yi was holding an oversized Rasengan in front of him; when the water pillar hit the Big Ball Rasengan, it was instantly shredded, and the Big Ball Rasengan slammed into Kujokawa's chest without exception.

Indeed, although Li Yi hadn't developed a Flame Style Rasengan, he had managed to master the advanced version, the Big Ball Rasengan, without much effort—it simply required a bit more chakra.

As the Big Ball Rasengan pressed against Kujokawa, he was sent flying while spinning, the layer of lightning on his body completely neutralized.

Most importantly, Kujokawa was already exhausted and lacked a Lightning Style: Chakra Mode; naturally, he couldn't fare well against a Big Ball Rasengan.

If this had been Yotsuki Hayate from last time, Li Yi's Big Ball Rasengan might not have been able to break through his defenses.

"Cough, cough!" Crashing into a tree, Kujokawa coughed up a mouthful of blood. A mangled, bloody hole had appeared in his chest, revealing the bones within his ribcage.

Li Yi did not rush over rashly. Instead, he wove hand signs, took a deep breath, and exhaled toward Kujokawa.

"Flame Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

As the massive black-red fireball closed in, Kujokawa gave a bitter smile. His body could no longer move; he was going to die here.

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!" At that moment, a massive wall of water rose in front of Kujokawa, attempting to block Li Yi's Great Fireball Technique.

However, while a standard Great Fireball would have been blocked by the Water Formation Wall, Li Yi's was different—it was Flame Style. Those who didn't understand it were bound to suffer.

That included the ninja who had come to his rescue.

The Great Fireball passed through the Water Formation Wall as expected and slammed directly into Kujokawa, who bid farewell to this world for good.

A slightly thicker wisp of white spirit ribbon drifted into Li Yi's Zanpakuto. Li Yi let out a sigh of relief. Kujokawa was dead, so his intelligence would remain safe.

At this moment, three ninjas rushed into the scene. Seeing Kujokawa, who had been burned to a crisp, their expressions changed drastically.

Among them was the Water Style Jonin who had come to provide backup.

"Damn it, such powerful Fire Style. No wonder—it's the Uchiha clan!" The Jonin glanced over and saw Li Yi's Sharingan, suddenly realizing the truth. The Uchiha clan's Fire Style was renowned throughout the ninja world.

"A Konoha ninja. It seems he is the one who has been attacking our Cloud Village lately. To be able to kill Captain Kujokawa, this person's strength is not simple. Signal for backup!" As the Jonin finished speaking, the ninja beside him threw something into the air. It exploded like a beacon, releasing red smoke.

Li Yi took a deep breath. His chakra was significantly depleted, and he couldn't afford to drag this out; otherwise, he would be in trouble once the main force from the Cloud Village arrived.

Now that Kujokawa was dead, Li Yi immediately wove hand signs. This time, he didn't use Flame Style, but a standard Fire Style technique—he needed to make his escape.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" Li Yi took a deep breath, and a vast sea of fire erupted from his mouth, sweeping toward the three Cloud Village Jonin.

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!" The Cloud Village Jonin immediately wove hand signs, and a massive torrent of water erupted from his mouth, instantly colliding with Li Yi's Great Fire Annihilation.

By this time, Li Yi had already used the Shadow Clone Technique. He left a shadow clone behind and made his escape.

The scene was filled with water mist. After running for a distance, Li Yi's true body soared into the sky and vanished from the area.