On the ground below,
the land had been turned into a swamp by Kitsuchi's Earth Release: Great Mud Flow.
"Initiate Operation One!" Ye Liang commanded.
Deidara immediately released countless Explosive Clay bombs from his palms.
Like fighter jets dropping bombs mid-air, the explosions created massive detonations wherever the birds flew. Scores of White Zetsu clones were blown apart into fragments instantly.
This was Ye Liang's first strategic move.
Although two factions of White Zetsu were currently fighting among themselves, if they didn't eliminate the foot soldiers first, they would face unimaginable trouble later when thousands of these clones turned against them during the assault on Kitsuchi.
"Good! Operation One was successful—proceed with Operation Two!"
Right after Ye Liang spoke, Itachi Uchiha activated the Amaterasu flames from his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Large swathes of the swamp were instantly engulfed in black fire.
The flames killed nearly half of the White Zetsu on the spot.
The most terrifying aspect of Amaterasu was that it wouldn't extinguish until its target was completely incinerated. As a result, the burning clones spread the flames to one another like a virus, quickly wiping them all out.
After taking so much damage, the remaining foot soldiers finally reacted. They turned their attention from Kitsuchi to Ye Liang flying above and launched ninja attacks.
Although they were White Zetsu, they could still use basic techniques—Massive Fireballs, Phoenix Sage Fire, and even simple Earth or Water Release jutsu. At the very least, they could hurl shuriken at Ye Liang and his team.
"Looks like they've gathered enough!"
Suddenly, Ye Liang leapt off the giant clay bird and dropped toward the ground. Ignoring the attacks from the White Zetsu, he stepped on the incoming shuriken, twisting mid-air repeatedly. In just a moment, he reached Kitsuchi deep within Iwagakure.
"Sorry about this—you're about to dance."
In an instant, Ye Liang hurled dozens of shuriken filled with Flying Thunder God Tags toward Kitsuchi. His body leaned forward—before Kitsuchi could even land a single strike, Ye Liang had already teleported behind him using those shuriken.
[Ninjutsu – Tailed Beast Ball!]
A normally-sized Tailed Beast Ball launched straight into Kitsuchi's back. As the man spat blood, Ye Liang immediately used the Flying Thunder God again, appearing in front of his abdomen.
[Ninjutsu – Tailed Beast Ball!]
Then, his head.
[Ninjutsu – Tailed Beast Ball!]
Then his legs, waist, biceps, neck... Within a single moment, Ye Liang used the Flying Thunder God technique over eighty times, unleashing Tailed Beast Balls from different body positions.
This was Ye Liang's ultimate killing move.
It consumed tremendous energy—depleting even the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Such a devastating attack—no one, not even Madara himself, could possibly survive such concentrated force!
Unless you were the Sage of Six Paths himself!
"Boom!" A powerful explosion erupted from Kitsuchi's body, spreading outward like blinding white light. Everything within it was reduced to dust. The light grew larger and larger.
Meanwhile, Ye Liang used the Flying Thunder God to teleport high into the sky, reappearing beside Deidara over ten thousand meters above.
"Art is an explosion!"
Deidara watched his lifelong home, Iwagakure, turn into ruins with an unexpectedly excited expression.
This time, he truly admired Ye Liang. Creating such a powerful explosion had completely captivated Deidara, who now looked at Ye Liang with admiration bordering on fanaticism.
"Lord Ye Liang, please allow me to follow you from now on!"
"No."
"Why not?"
"You're just too dangerous..."
A moment later.
Iwagakure Village became rubble beneath a massive mushroom cloud. Such a devastating destruction was surprisingly silent.
When the power becomes too immense, everything nearby becomes deafeningly mute.
"We can leave now," Ye Liang said calmly. He didn't bother checking for bodies; not only would Kitsuchi be dead, but not even a chicken could survive such devastation.
What could the others do besides agree?
In truth, Ye Liang hadn't expected this outcome either. He had simply used every ounce of his strength just to make sure Kitsuchi wouldn't survive.
But he underestimated himself!
Who knew that applying a little extra force would result in ***invading***...
"I seriously didn't think I'd end up this strong either!"
[Tailed Beast Ball] ×80!
Truly terrifying!
When they returned to their hideout, an uneasy silence hung in the air.
Originally, Itachi wanted to find some clues about White Zetsu, but now all that was gone. Earlier, Ye Liang had also considered helping Kurotsuchi rebuild her homeland, but well, that was destroyed too!
Only Deidara appeared ecstatic, almost like a child filled with pleasant surprise.
Today was the first time in his life he'd ever seen a mushroom cloud-style explosion—and it was silent!
"Kurotsuchi, don't worry. That Kitsuchi wasn't really your real father. If I'm not mistaken, his chakra was likely imitated by White Zetsu. Your real father should be recoverable after we find the mastermind behind this," Ye Liang comforted Kurotsuchi.
All Kurotsuchi could do was cry.
Ye Liang had explained everything that happened today to Kurotsuchi and the others. For now, visiting Iwagakure was out of the question. If they needed somewhere to stay temporarily, they would have to settle for another village.
After chatting for a while longer, they decided to head toward the Land of Snow.
Since he already knew there were White Zetsus in the Land of Snow, Ye Liang naturally wouldn't let this lead slip away. Plus, its Snow Princess remained in their hands.
Though Kasuka Kazahana kept denying it and insisted she was just a dancer!
Several days later, a luxurious carriage arrived at the border of the Land of Snow.
"Old man, how much farther until we reach the capital of the Land of Snow?"
Ye Liang stopped the carriage and asked an elderly passerby who appeared to be heading home after finishing his day's labor.
"Are you a traveling merchant, noble sir? The Land of Snow isn't far ahead—just beyond that mountain over there," the old man replied, pointing toward a distant peak before turning to leave.
However, barely having taken a few steps forward, a shuriken moving at incredible speed pierced through the back of his skull.
"Another White Zetsu!" Ye Liang walked over and pulled the shuriken from the back of the old man's head. Moments later, the latter transformed into the corpse of a White Zetsu.
This was the third White Zetsu they had encountered along the way. And the deeper they went in, the more cunning these White Zetsu became. Some even showed hints of real thought. Take this old guy, for example—turns out he already learned how to trick people.
If Itachi Uchiha didn't have the Sharingan, Ye Liang might've really fallen for it.
"It seems the borders of the Land of Snow have already been completely occupied by the White Zetsu. I just hope the core region of the Land of Snow doesn't run into trouble," Ye Liang frowned slightly, while Itachi Uchiha's voice came from inside the carriage.
"My Father and the others are guarding the capital city. They should be fine. Our Sharingan is their natural weakness. They won't take the city anytime soon."
"Alright, then let's move."
Ye Liang climbed back onto the carriage.
He looked toward the distant mountains, and for a moment, his eyes gleamed mysteriously with [faint red lights]!
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