Second Kazekage 3

After all, Li Yi's current state was not recorded in any intelligence report.

Li Yi also knew that Second Kazekage had likely seen this ability of his. Li Yi had not expected Second Kazekage to have so many tricks up his sleeve; the real kicker was that he had actually thought of such a devious tactic as poisoning the Hidden Mist Technique.

The ninjas of Kirigakure had been using this technique for decades without ever thinking to add poison. Wouldn't doing something like this make the Kirigakure ninjas look like idiots?

In reality, only Second Kazekage could pull this off. Since these three Kirigakure ninjas had been turned into puppets, there was no pressure at all to keep poison in their mouths; if they were still living humans, they would have likely poisoned themselves first.

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!" Another puppet ninja finished his hand seals, and a massive torrent of water erupted from his mouth, surging straight toward Li Yi.

Using Water Style on the edge of a desert would undoubtedly diminish its power, but Second Kazekage didn't care. He simply wanted to see if Water Style could truly suppress Li Yi.

Facing the incoming deluge, Li Yi didn't even bother with hand seals. He simply threw a punch. This time, Li Yi was going to unleash a major move!

As Li Yi threw his punch, a massive burst of flames erupted from his fist, instantly transforming into a giant flaming arm. A colossal fireball formed at the end of the arm, charging head-on into the Great Waterfall.

It was the power of Li Yi's Mera Mera no Mi: Fire Fist, a skill with both massive range and devastating power.

The moment the water made contact with the Fire Fist, it instantly turned into white steam. The surrounding steam mixed with the lingering mist, making it impossible to see anything in the area.

However, Li Yi's Fire Fist clearly plowed through everything in its path, charging directly toward the three puppet ninjas. Second Kazekage Shamon pressed both hands to the ground, causing a vast amount of sand to rise and form layers of sand walls to block Li Yi's Fire Fist.

After destroying dozens of sand walls, the power of the Fire Fist finally waned. The remaining puppet ninja, who had been motionless until now, performed a single-handed seal and erected several ice walls around himself, finally bringing Li Yi's Fire Fist to a halt.

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" Shamon performed hand seals, and a massive gust of wind erupted, sweeping away the mist and charging straight at Li Yi.

Li Yi extended his palm, and a massive wall of flames rose up.

Mirror Flame!

This technique involved suddenly spewing a large sheet of flames from one arm to create a massive wall of fire, capable of both offense and defense.

When the Great Breakthrough struck the wall of flames, it immediately produced a "hissing" sound.

Because this Wind Style technique was carrying a great deal of water vapor, it did indeed have a corrosive effect on Li Yi's wall of flames.

As the Great Breakthrough dissipated, Li Yi's wall of flames vanished as well. The scene on the battlefield became clear once more: Second Kazekage Shamon was crouching on the ground with his three puppets beside him, while Li Yi stood opposite them, holding Ryujin Jakka.

"Ice Style: Sen-satsu Hyosho!" The Ice Style ninja beside Second Kazekage had already finished his seals, and countless ice blades appeared, sweeping toward Li Yi from all directions.

The other two puppets also began to generate water; the water they had just sprayed transformed instantly into ice spikes, attacking Li Yi.

Second Kazekage, still crouching on the ground, pressed his hands to the earth. Sand Hands appeared all around Li Yi, slamming toward him simultaneously. It could be said that unless Li Yi could burrow underground to escape, this move would surely crush him to death.

"As expected of a Kazekage!" Li Yi remarked. He had thought the Kazekage would be easy to deal with, but the man had forced out all of his abilities.

Facing such a situation, Li Yi could technically turn into an elemental form and fly away, but doing so would undoubtedly expose his elemental nature completely. For now, Shamon at most knew he had some kind of special state, but he didn't have the specific details.

If he revealed it now, with Shamon's keen eye, he would naturally realize that this technique was similar to Kirigakure's Hydrification Technique. By then, his intelligence would likely be known throughout the entire ninja world!

Li Yi did not want to expose any more of his elemental abilities just yet.

Faced with this predicament, Li Yi had no choice but to reveal his Sharingan.

As his three-tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, it instantly transformed into a four-point pinwheel. Shamon saw the strange change in Li Yi's eyes and felt a sudden tightening in his chest. However, he felt as though he couldn't move, and in a moment of dizziness, he realized his position had been swapped with Li Yi's.

Shamon was struck with terror. What kind of ability was this?

Before he could even process it, the surrounding Sand Hands slammed down, accompanied by countless cutting ice blades.

Li Yi swung his Ryujin Jakka, and the three Kirigakure puppets beside him were engulfed in flames, burned until nothing remained.

Looking at the battlefield, Li Yi frowned. Second Kazekage Shamon had vanished. Li Yi rushed over, only to find that a large patch of sand was gone as well. Li Yi tried to search for blood, but naturally, he found nothing, which left him deeply frustrated.

He had used this move specifically to obtain the blood of Second Kazekage Shamon, but the man had even taken the sand from the area with him, ensuring no blood would be left behind.

In reality, this wasn't just Shamon being cautious. Shamon didn't know about the existence of the Jashin cult, but he had indeed been cut by the ice blades, and his own jutsu—the Sand Hands—had caused him significant injury when they slammed down. The reason he had escaped by burrowing underground with the sand was that he needed a medium to manipulate the sand to make his getaway.

This move had naturally allowed Shamon to escape death; otherwise, Li Yi would have certainly had Kato Taka finish him off.

With the Kazekage gone, the ninjas of the Hidden Sand Village wanted to flee as well. Li Yi wouldn't let them retreat so easily. He leaped forward; if he didn't leave some of them behind, he wouldn't feel satisfied.

He swung his Ryujin Jakka and hummed, "Jokaku Enjo!"

A pair of massive flaming palms attacked from both sides, trapping over a hundred Sand ninjas within a single second.

Any Sand ninja who tried to break through was instantly pursued by six-thousand-degree flames and reduced to ash.

Of course, there were those among the Sand ninjas who were skilled in Water Style. Some attempted to use it, but in the face of such flames, their pathetic Water Style could do nothing.

"Sand Waterfall Funeral!" At that moment, a figure appeared in the distance. Coughing up blood, he slammed his hands together, and a massive wave of sand instantly covered Li Yi's Jokaku Enjo.

As the sand eroded Li Yi's flames, Li Yi frowned, wondering if this would be enough to break his Jokaku Enjo.

As wave after wave of sand covered the area, Li Yi's flames gradually extinguished, revealing the scene inside. Of the original hundred Sand ninjas, sixty or seventy remained. These ninjas were swept up by the sand and carried off into the distance.