The Dead Judge Relies on Blood

Over on this side, a Kumogakure jonin took a deep breath and shouted, "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

A massive gust of wind blew away all the surrounding water mist, leaving only Li Yi's Shadow Clone standing there, watching the three of them with caution.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Oppression!" Just then, the jonin who had been silent until now appeared at the side of Li Yi's Shadow Clone and delivered a whip kick.

"Bang!" Li Yi truly hadn't reacted in time and was struck by the kick. However, when a Shadow Clone sustains external force, it dissipates into smoke, and Li Yi's clone was no exception.

"A Shadow Clone? Damn it, he's getting away! After him!" one of the Kumogakure jonin exclaimed, quickly giving chase.

Yet, after pursuing for a distance, they found no trace of Li Yi. There was no helping it; Li Yi had simply taken to the skies, so where would there be any tracks left to follow?

"How did this guy disappear? Was it Earth Style?" There was no help for it; in the current ninja world, there were too few ninjas capable of flight. Currently, only those from Iwagakure were known to be adept at flying, and the Hidden Sand Village had only recently developed ninjutsu to manipulate sand, which allowed them to fly as well. Everyone else was still incapable of it.

"It must have been Earth Style. He possesses powerful Fire Style, Earth Style, and a Three Tomoe Sharingan. We don't know anything else for now, but we must bring this intelligence back," one of the Kumogakure jonin said.

The other two nodded, then headed back in the direction they had come from.

After Li Yi found a hollow tree and crawled inside, he began to recover his depleted chakra. Although ninja intelligence would inevitably leak sooner or later, Li Yi intended to delay that time. Once he developed the Mera Mera no Mi further and mastered Ryujin Jakka, he wouldn't be so afraid of his information being exposed.

At this moment, intelligence on Li Yi had already appeared on the Third Raikage's desk. One should never doubt the capabilities of the various villages; planting spies in other villages was standard procedure.

Therefore, after learning of Li Yi's appearance and contacting their spies, they had already obtained a general profile of him.

"A disciple of Kagami Uchiha, currently implanted with Kagami Uchiha's Sharingan, skilled in Fire Style, and capable of Earth Style!" The Third Raikage frowned after finishing Li Yi's file.

He had personally hunted down Kagami Uchiha, and even then, the man had managed to escape. Although he had died shortly after returning, the fact that he could escape from his hands was enough to demonstrate Kagami Uchiha's strength.

The Third Raikage, Ai, also had some intelligence regarding the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan, especially the Susanoo that Kagami Uchiha had displayed. The Third Raikage admitted that its strength was decent; if developed for a while longer, it might have been able to block his Lightning Oppression.

"Is this here for revenge? Hmph." The Third Raikage, Ai, sneered.

Because Yotsuki Hayate and Kujokawa had both died at Li Yi's hands, it was clear that Li Yi had become a serious threat.

Whether it was Yotsuki Hayate or Kujokawa, both were top-tier experts within the village. Since he had to eliminate Li Yi, he would need an expert. The Third Raikage thought of the Two-Tails jinchuriki; he believed that with the power of a Tailed Beast, she should be able to deal with Li Yi.

"Someone come, pass down the order: have Takahashi go and exterminate this Li Yi." The Third Raikage ordered immediately. Anbu were already on their way to convey the command of the Third Raikage, Ai.

Li Yi did not know that the Third Raikage had actually dispatched a jinchuriki to come and cause him trouble.

Meanwhile, Li Yi's recent actions had also reached Danzo. Looking over the intelligence, Danzo nodded with great satisfaction. Li Yi had performed a great service, for both the Storm Style user Kujokawa and the Yotsuki Clan's Yotsuki Hayate were formidable experts. Once they appeared on the battlefield, they were human harvesting machines, which was very troublesome. Now that they had been eliminated by Li Yi, this was absolutely an unexpected joy.

If they could win this war, Li Yi could be said to have made a monumental contribution.

"Kagami, you really did teach a good disciple!" Danzo sighed, then continued to organize his ninjas to respond to the Kumogakure offensive.

Li Yi, who was wandering around the Land of Hot Water, had no idea that Danzo thought so highly of him.

Even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared; after all, Danzo was destined to turn villainous in the end. As long as he didn't cause him any trouble, it was fine.

For the past few days, Li Yi hadn't gone to bother Kumogakure. There was no help for it; Kumogakure had raised their alert level by several degrees. Going now would likely result in being surrounded and killed. Even if he could escape, it would inevitably lead to his intelligence being leaked.

Therefore, Li Yi simply wandered around the Land of Hot Water.

"Hurry, don't let him get away! He deserves to die!" Just then, a commotion broke out. Li Yi quickly hid on a large tree and looked down.

He saw a young man running in a panic, with many people chasing after him, brandishing hoes.

Watching the crowd run past, Li Yi tilted his head. What was going on?

He followed them, and soon, the young man was caught. The crowd, filled with righteous indignation, began to strike the young man with wooden clubs, shouting, "Beat him to death! Beat him to death! He actually believes in the Jashin! Beat him to death!"

The young man curled up, protecting his head with his hands, and did not attempt to argue.

Li Yi could sense that the young man possessed chakra, yet he refused to fight back. This was interesting.

Seeing that the villagers had no intention of stopping and were determined to beat the young man to death, Li Yi appeared in the clearing in an instant. His Ryujin Jakka swept through, and all the wooden clubs in the villagers' hands snapped in two.

Only then did Li Yi say coldly, "Get lost!"

Seeing a ninja intervene, the villagers scrambled away in terror.

At this moment, the young man looked up at Li Yi.

Li Yi looked back at the young man and asked, "Why didn't you fight back? You should have the ability to do so!"

The young man stood up and said, "They are my clansmen. I cannot harm them."

Hearing this answer, Li Yi was slightly surprised and said, "You have already completed the ritual and obtained an immortal body, haven't you?"

The young man was stunned and asked blankly, "How did you know?"

Li Yi smiled. To be honest, the ninjutsu of this lineage was too bizarre. If one didn't know their intelligence, it was very easy to be killed. Take Hidan from the original work, for example—was he strong? In reality, he was just average, but he possessed an immortal body. As long as he managed to obtain your blood and complete his ritual circle, your life and death were no longer in your own hands. It was completely unreasonable.

"I also know that the ninjutsu you use is called Jujutsu: Death Controlling Possessed Blood, which requires obtaining the enemy's blood to kill them," Li Yi laughed. This was a display of intimidation: I know all your secrets, but you know nothing of mine. Li Yi felt that bringing this young man along might lead to some unexpected surprises.