Chapter 60 - Hunting Plan
"Tell me, what happened to that child?"
Uzumaki Mito faced the direction where Li Yao escaped, his tone calm, and he was not in a hurry to ask the third generation to send people to chase Li Yao.
Li Yao's short burst of chakra that exceeded the level of Kage was obviously a forbidden technique similar to the Eight Gates Ninjutsu.
Judging from Li Yao's skin that was burning like charcoal, even if he escaped from Konoha temporarily, his life was already coming to an end.
If nothing unexpected happens, Li Yao's fate is already determined.
Now Uzumaki Mito wants to know what is going on even more?
The third generation felt a tightness in his heart and his thoughts raced.
He knew his next answer was important.
If he is not careful, he, the Third Hokage, might be dismissed early.
This is by no means an exaggeration.
As the wife of the God of Ninja and a well-known strongman in the ninja world, Uzumaki Mito carries part of the aura of the God of Ninja.
Whenever Uzumaki Mito expressed dissatisfaction with Sarutobi Hiruzen's suggestion to continue being Hokage.
Then whether it is the people of Konoha, the major ninja clans, or the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, they all have to give Uzumaki Mito face.
Even most of the Sarutobi clan had to give face to Uzumaki Mito and let the Third Hokage resign from the position of Hokage early.
"Lord Mito, that child's name is Kimura Yao, but the one controlling that child's body right now is the soul of a powerful man who calls himself Li Yao."
"Six years ago..."
In order to avoid being blamed by Lord Mito, the Third Hokage chose to tell everything, from Minato's discovery of Kimura Yao's abnormality, to his speculation that Kimura Yao was possessed by someone using the spirit transformation technique, and finally confirming that the person who possessed the body was Li Yao, and then handing the person over to Danzo, etc.
"A master of the art of spiritualization!"
After listening to this, Uzumaki Mito frowned and remained silent for a long time, thinking for a long time.
No matter how hard he searched his mind, he couldn't find anyone who could perform the art of spiritualization and match Li Yao.
"It could also be a powerful person I don't know about!"
Uzumaki Mito sighed in her heart. She did not doubt whether what the third generation said was false.
In fact, when the third generation said that Kimura Yao was possessed by another body, she suddenly remembered that when her Diamond Seal was inserted into Kimura Yao's body, she sensed a strong soul breath emanating from his chakra.
That feeling is indeed very similar to the feeling of being transformed into a spirit body through the art of spiritualization.
However... Li Yao's spiritual transformation technique is more special. It makes Uzumaki Mito feel as if he has broken free from the constraints of the flesh. It is a bit like the chakra life of the tailed beasts, and the soul has been completely integrated into the chakra.
"Perhaps it is precisely because his soul has been completely integrated into the chakra, becoming a chakra life like the tailed beasts, that the guy named Li Yao was able to get rid of the flaws of the spirit transformation technique, without suffering soul loss, and can continue to live in the body of that child Kimura Yao."
Uzumaki Mito suddenly thought that if everything was as she guessed, then even if Li Yao's body was completely dead now, he would not be able to die.
Just like the tailed beasts, even if the jinchūriki dies, they will disappear for a period of time, but will eventually be reborn somewhere.
That guy Li Yao should have this ability.
Even if not, he can still take over another person's body.
"no."
"We must not let him take over someone else's body."
Thinking that once Li Yao took over someone else's body again, it would be extremely difficult for Konoha to catch him, Uzumaki Mito suddenly felt a little anxious.
"Monkey, don't chase Li Yao for now." Uzumaki Mito said.
"Well...why?" The third generation was a little confused.
He also planned to make a corresponding plan after finding out about Li Yao's situation, and then immediately go to hunt down Li Yao.
When he came here before, the reason why he didn't send people to hunt down Li Yao right from the start was largely because the strength and ability displayed by Li Yao in the battle with Lord Mito were too strong, and he felt that he was no match for Li Yao.
If there is no corresponding intelligence, sending Anbu ninjas to pursue will only result in their lives being wasted.
But this does not mean that Li Yao will not be hunted down.
If we don't kill Kimura Yao now before his body, which Li Yao has taken over, has fully grown.
Once Li Yao's body fully grows, he will be even more difficult to kill.
What if Li Yao suddenly takes over someone else's body in the middle of the process?
Well... just thinking about such a strong man who could fight with Lord Mito and escape, hiding in the dark and targeting Konoha, the Third Generation felt cold in his heart and uncomfortable all over.
"That guy might have become a chakra life like a tailed beast. He's very difficult to kill, so he can only be sealed."
Uzumaki Mito expressed his guess. Facing Li Yao, who had become the life of the tailed beast's chakra, physical destruction was meaningless. He could only seal Li Yao like he sealed the tailed beast.
But when he thought about the fact that Li Yao himself was also proficient in sealing techniques, he realized that sealing him was no easier than sealing the tailed beasts, and it might even be more difficult than sealing the tailed beasts.
To seal Li Yao, it must be a sealing technique that kills him with one strike, leaving no time for Li Yao to resist.
Therefore, before finding a sealing technique that can ensure that Li Yao cannot resist, Li Yao cannot be forced into a desperate situation.
If we send people to hunt down Li Yao now.
It would only force Li Yao into a corner and force him to give up Kimura Yao's body, which would make it even more difficult for them to find Li Yao in the future.
Under the current circumstances, it would be best to let Li Yao continue to live in Kimura Yao's body so that they can find him.
"I understand. I won't be impulsive." The third generation nodded in response.
"But we can't completely give up on the pursuit." Uzumaki Mito said, "After tomorrow, arrange for people to hunt him down, but the main focus should be on exploring his abilities. Try to understand his abilities as much as possible before sealing him."
From the descriptions of the previous three generations, Uzumaki Mito knew that someone like Li Yao must have other means, and it was impossible that he only knew the black chakra chain sealing technique.
"Yes, Mito-sama," the Sandaime nodded.
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"No... huhuhu!"
"It's reached its limit!"
In a small hill among the mountains, Li Yao was leaning against a big tree, breathing heavily and bloody, and the smell of charcoal on his body became stronger.
"I can't run any further, or my body will literally turn to carbonization."
Li Yao carefully sensed it and confirmed that there was no chakra fluctuation within a few kilometers. He immediately retracted the black iron chain and sat down with his back against the tree.
With a thought, Li Yao controlled all the chakra in his body, including the black iron chains, and transformed them all into Wood Release chakra.
Inside the body, the internal organs are like burning charcoal, with black and red patches, and so are the muscles all over the body.
With such injuries, if Li Yao's current life form was not special and his soul was completely integrated into the chakra, he would have died.
Even if he didn't die, he would have become a vegetable now.
All the nerves in the body were carbonized, and the nerve cells in the brain emitted waves of brain flower fragrance.
Only Li Yao's memories can be stored in the chakra soul, otherwise he would have become a living dead with no memory or thinking ability.
However, thanks to chakra, Li Yao miraculously survived.
At this moment, under the Wood Release chakra comparable to Hashirama's, Li Yao's charred body was slowly regenerating and recovering.
I have to say, Wood Release Chakra is powerful.
The huge vitality is much stronger than any palm fairy chakra.
An hour later, Li Yao's body was like a dead tree coming back to life, and he recovered to the appearance of a twelve-year-old boy.
Although his body had recovered, the amount of chakra left was only enough to condense two three-meter-long black iron chains.
Li Yao stood up, completely naked.
He no longer had any extra chakra to condense the black iron chain feather robe on his body.