Showdown with Yagura!

"Haha, perfect timing! Ye Liang, let me see what you're made of." Yagura's eyes brimmed with fervor. Facing the charging Ye Liang, he showed no intention of retreating and fired three Water Dragon Bullets at him!

Though this was a forest, Yagura was the Mizukage. His Ninjutsu was insanely powerful! Even creating things out of thin air was not impossible for him!

Bang!

The Water Dragon Bullets collided fiercely with the Rasengan.

A massive cloud of mist instantly engulfed Ye Liang and Yagura, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

No one knew whether Ye Liang was alive or dead!

After a long while.

"How is this possible?! How can three A-rank Ninjutsu lose to your lousy little ball?!"

Yagura stared at the unscathed Ye Liang in shock.

After the mist cleared.

Neither side had suffered much damage.

Yagura was still standing atop his beast, while Ye Liang stood at the crown of a cluster of trees.

"There's nothing impossible about it. My Rasengan is also A-rank, and it's been improved," Ye Liang explained calmly.

In truth, he had never trained in the Rasengan.

He had received it as a reward for side quests. The reason it had shattered Yagura's three water dragons was because he had claimed it too many times, strengthening it!

Compared to Naruto's Rasengan in his previous life, even Ye Liang's ordinary Rasengan was stronger than Naruto's Giant Rasengan!

With the enhancement of senjutsu, it even faintly surpassed the S-rank Ninjutsu—Wind Release: Rasengan!

For some reason, Ye Liang's side quests seemed to have become obsessed with the Rasengan. It was always this! Always this! Always this!

Each announcement had been more emphatic than the last!

For a time, Ye Liang had thought side quests would only ever give him Rasengan.

Seeing Yagura stunned by him, Ye Liang continued to maintain his air of superiority.

"Since Ninjutsu can't beat you, then try this."

Yagura suddenly let out an angry roar in the distance. The remaining three monstrous hounds suddenly split into three each, like dividing eggs, instantly becoming triplets born from the same three eggs!

The three hounds howled furiously at Ye Liang the instant they appeared!

But Ye Liang remained calm and unruffled!

"Hmph! Isn't this just the Split Dog?"

The Split Dog in the original story had also belonged to the Animal Path. However, back then, the Split Dog multiplied only after being attacked by its opponent, rather than splitting automatically like this.

That was why Ye Liang had not attacked the monstrous hounds and had targeted Yagura directly instead!

"Yagura, how exactly did you become the Animal Path? I clearly already defeated Madara," Ye Liang asked calmly.

"You want to know?"

Ye Liang was somewhat curious. Although he could defeat the current Yagura through sheer strength, he still wanted to know who was behind all this.

No matter how strong someone was, they still had to guard against schemers!

Clearly, the person behind Yagura was one such schemer!

But Yagura clearly had no intention of telling him. He blinked those scarlet eyes of his.

"Feel the power bestowed by that lord! Hahaha!" Yagura suddenly burst into wild laughter. Yellow energy abruptly spilled from his body, tightly enveloping him.

That was Isobu's power!

Ye Liang possessed the Nine-Tails' power as well, so he understood!

Yagura controlled the monstrous hounds and immediately attacked Ye Liang.

Bang!

The two clashed once more.

Shinra Tensei!

Ye Liang used a technique of the Deva Path.

Since they were both among the Six Paths, Ye Liang had guessed that Yagura might recognize the Deva Path's technique. Yet Yagura seemed completely unaware of it and was sent flying headlong by Shinra Tensei.

"He doesn't know?" Ye Liang noticed the problem.

Yagura had become the Animal Path, yet he did not recognize the Deva Path's abilities. That was rather baffling.

Feeling his opponent's helplessness, Ye Liang decided not to waste any more time with him.

Flying Thunder God—Tailed Beast Bomb!

Ye Liang unleashed a combo. This was his most powerful move at present.

The Tailed Beast Bomb in Sage Mode was so powerful that it could not be measured by the sea. The wildly laughing and excited Yagura had barely touched the black sphere before the Tailed Beast's energy blasted him flying.

After smashing through several large trees in succession, Yagura landed steadily.

"H-How is this possible? This is the power bestowed by my master!" Yagura looked at Ye Liang, who was slowly approaching him, and terror filled his eyes.

It was as though Ye Liang were a colossal beast towering over the heavens!

"Because you're weak," Ye Liang said calmly.

He was not showing off. That was genuinely how he felt.

Yagura's power was 441.

Ninjutsu: 4

Taijutsu: 4

Ninja Tools: 1

After activating Sage Mode, all of Ye Liang's attributes rose by one level, reaching 652! He completely surpassed every ninja!

Even A of the Raikage Village could not defeat A in Sage Mode!

"Damn it! Master, you really shouldn't have provoked Ye Liang! At the very least, not now!"

In his weakened state, Yagura finally passed out.

With his defeat, the insects attacking the various villages also began to retreat.

So it was the Animal Path's power that summoned those insects! Ye Liang had his answer.

He tightly bound Yagura's body to his back and headed toward the village.

The Chunin Exams were suspended.

After all, such a major incident had occurred.

Inside the Hokage's hall, the various ninja glared angrily at the Mizukage, Yagura, who had been bound by Ye Liang in the center.

"So, Konoha is planning to make Kirigakure take the blame this time?" Ōnoki disdainfully swept his gaze over the Konoha ninja present.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately furrowed his brow.

"Hasn't the matter already been clarified? This incident was caused by the Mizukage going berserk. Ye Liang from our village has already explained that."

"Going berserk? Hahaha, don't you Konoha people feel any shame saying that? Yagura is only a Mizukage. How could he control so many flying insects? It was obviously the work of Konoha's Aburame Clan!"

"Explain yourselves. What exactly are you plotting?"

Ye Liang frowned.

He felt that aside from Yagura, other ninja villages seemed to have been involved in this matter. More importantly, the evidence was right in front of them, yet these ninja still refused to believe it.

Or rather, they did not believe Ye Liang.

Ōnoki glanced at the unconscious Yagura, then turned his gaze back to Ye Liang, who had testified.

"This Ye Liang as well! His origins are suspicious. Not only is his character questionable, even his identity is problematic!"

"I had people investigate Otogakure, but they found no trace of it, as though it never existed. Therefore, I suspect this Otogakure was fabricated by this Ye Liang. There is no such village at all!"

"You investigated Otogakure?" Ye Liang froze, and a trace of killing intent immediately appeared in his eyes!

He had no connection whatsoever with Ōnoki, yet the latter had openly dared to investigate his identity. There was definitely something wrong here—this man's identity was absolutely suspicious!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skipped a beat!

He was worried!