Even though Ito had escaped the sea of flames, he had already lost the ability to fight. His whole body was charred black, and he had suffered severe burns.
Just then, Li Yi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Ito. Ryujin Jakka fell from his hand. Ito barely lifted his head, his eyes filled with hatred, but it did nothing to stop the blade in Li Yi's hand.
After the blade cut through Ito's neck, a wisp of White Spirit Ribbon was absorbed. Li Yi knew Ito was dead. Now only Kujokawa, who was running over there, remained.
Indeed, the moment he escaped the sea of flames, Kujokawa had sprinted away. He had to take Li Yi's information back with him. It was obvious that this Konoha Ninja was the one who had been killing their Kumogakure shinobi lately.
How could Li Yi let Kujokawa get away just like that? A burst of flame appeared beneath his feet, and he shot toward Kujokawa. He was so fast that it took only a few breaths to catch up.
"Storm Style: Laser Circus!" Kujokawa didn't look back. He kept running as he formed Hand Seals and unleashed the Storm Style jutsu.
The powerful Storm Style beam curved around in front of Kujokawa and shot toward Li Yi in pursuit.
Li Yi dodged the beam, but because it was Storm Style, it curved around and attacked his head even after he avoided it.
"Naive. Blaze Release: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!" Li Yi spat out a massive fireball. He ignored the Storm Style beam as the enormous black-and-red fireball slammed straight into Kujokawa's back.
Feeling the searing heat, Kujokawa had no choice but to slow down and dodge. The Storm Style beam that had passed through Li Yi's head had indeed caused him considerable trouble, but as long as he replenished the fire element in that part of his body, he could recover as good as new.
It would just cost him a lot of chakra. But if it meant taking down Kujokawa, it was worth it.
"So that won't work either?" Kujokawa's expression darkened. He had gathered quite a bit of information about Li Yi by now. It seemed he could only use Water Release on its own.
Storm Style was formed by combining Lightning Release Chakra and Water Release Chakra. Since Kujokawa could use Storm Style, of course he could use Water Release too.
It was just that Storm Style was several times more powerful, which was why he had always relied on it against his enemies.
But Storm Style clearly wasn't as effective against Li Yi as Water Release would be. With no other choice, he formed Hand Seals and spewed a water dragon from his mouth. It roared toward Li Yi.
A burst of flame appeared beneath Li Yi's feet, lifting him into the air and letting him evade the Water Dragon Bullet.
Seeing Li Yi hovering in the air, Kujokawa felt helpless. His opponent could even fly, which made this a very difficult fight. Still, that was all the more reason for Kujokawa to hurry toward the Kumogakure camp.
Seeing Kujokawa seize every chance to run, Li Yi scoffed. A huge blue sphere of light appeared in his hand, and he dove down from the sky, heading straight for Kujokawa.
Feeling something strange behind him, Kujokawa immediately turned around, took a deep breath, and spat out a stream of water. He had known Li Yi wouldn't let him go so easily, so he had already formed Hand Seals while running, waiting for Li Yi to come down.
As expected, he had been right. However, although he had anticipated Li Yi's move, he had underestimated his strength. Li Yi held an enormous Rasengan out in front of him. When the stream of water hit the Big Ball Rasengan, it was instantly torn apart, and the Big Ball Rasengan slammed into Kujokawa's chest.
Li Yi hadn't developed a Blaze Release Rasengan, but he had managed to master its advanced form, the Big Ball Rasengan, without much trouble. It simply cost him more chakra.
As the Big Ball Rasengan struck Kujokawa, it sent him spinning through the air. Even the layer of lightning around his body was neutralized.
Most importantly, Kujokawa had already spent a lot of energy, and he didn't have Lightning Style: Chakra Mode. Naturally, he stood no chance against the Big Ball Rasengan.
If this had been Yotsuki Hayate from their previous encounter, Li Yi's Big Ball Rasengan might not have been able to break through his defenses.
"Cough, cough!" After crashing into a tree, Kujokawa coughed up blood. A mangled hole gaped in his chest, and the bones inside were already visible.
Li Yi didn't approach recklessly. Instead, he formed Hand Seals, took a deep breath, and aimed his mouth at Kujokawa.
"Blaze Release: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
As the huge black-and-red fireball drew near, Kujokawa gave a bitter smile. His body could no longer move. He was going to die here.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!" Just then, a towering wall of water rose in front of Kujokawa, trying to block Li Yi's Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
A normal Fireball Technique could certainly have been stopped by the Water Formation Wall, but Li Yi's was different. It was Blaze Release, and anyone unfamiliar with it was bound to suffer.
That included the shinobi who had come to his rescue.
As expected, the fireball passed through the Water Formation Wall and struck Kujokawa. He had now left this world for good.
A slightly thicker wisp of White Spirit Ribbon floated into Li Yi's Zanpakuto. Li Yi let out a sigh of relief. Kujokawa was dead, so no one would know about him now.
At that moment, three shinobi rushed onto the scene. The sight of Kujokawa burned to a crisp made their expressions change dramatically.
The Water Release jonin who had come to his rescue was among them.
"Damn, what powerful Fire Style. No wonder he's from the Uchiha Clan!" The jonin took one look and saw Li Yi's Sharingan. He understood at once. The Uchiha Clan's Fire Style was renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
"He's a Konoha Ninja. So he's the one who's been attacking our Kumogakure shinobi lately. Anyone who can kill Captain Kujo must be formidable. Send up a signal, quickly!" As soon as the jonin finished speaking, the shinobi beside him threw something into the air. Like a flare, it burst overhead and released red smoke.
Li Yi took a deep breath. He had already used up a lot of chakra and couldn't afford to fight these people. If the Kumogakure forces arrived, he'd be in trouble.
Now that Kujokawa was dead, Li Yi immediately formed Hand Seals. This time, he didn't use Blaze Release. He used ordinary Fire Style. It was time to run.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" Li Yi took a deep breath, then spewed a vast sea of flames from his mouth. It swept toward the three Kumogakure jonin.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Jutsu!" The Kumogakure jonin immediately formed Hand Seals and spewed a massive torrent of water from his mouth. In an instant, it collided with Li Yi's Great Fire Annihilation.
By then, Li Yi had already used the Shadow Clone Technique, leaving behind a clone while he ran.
The area was now filled with mist. After Li Yi's real body had run some distance, he shot into the sky and disappeared from the area.
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