Chapter 396: The Invincible Earth Shadow Lord Was Defeated

Da Ye Mu floated in midair, continuously using Dust Release attacks.

"Ai Dong Gua, I've told you your Dust Release can't hit me; can't you switch to another ninjutsu?"

Lian Ye dodged the Dust Release while taunting, saying.

At that time in Iwagakure Village one could not use the Sharingan or Flying Thunder God, and the office space was cramped.

He was directly countered to death.

Now it's different; he doesn't need to hide his trump card.

Even if Da Ye Mu gets angrier, Dust Release missing is still missing.

Seeing Ai Dong Gua's frantic, defeated look, Lian Ye couldn't help the corner of his mouth lift.

He just likes Da Ye Mu's expression of being displeased with him while having no way to deal with him.

Boom—!

A massive water column erupted from beneath Da Ye Mu, and it wasn't a ninjutsu.

Instead, Lian Ye instantly appeared at that spot, stepping on the water surface to gain leverage.

A single slash lifted the resulting slash wave.

Da Ye Mu quickly rose, narrowly avoiding.

The slash wave cut the sea surface, leaving a trench dozens of meters long that took a long time for the backflowing seawater to fill.

"I almost succeeded just now."

Lian Ye looked up at Da Ye Mu in the sky with a hint of regret.

"Cheater! If you have the skill, settle it on land!"

Da Ye Mu roared in anger, forming hand seals with both hands.

"Earth Release: Rock Gravel Technique!"

However on the sea surface, he could only condense tiny sand and gravel from the air into stone fragments.

An Earth Release ninja's combat power is greatly reduced on the sea surface.

Lian Ye drew a Kunai and threw it at Da Ye Mu, but the latter dodged by turning his head.

Lian Ye's figure vanished in an instant before the stone fragments arrived.

The next moment.

Floating in the air, Da Ye Mu felt a darkness overhead.

Lian Ye appeared above his head without any warning!

"Absurd!" Da Ye Mu's pupils narrowed.

How on earth did this guy manage to appear silently behind him?

Such a method is unheard of.

He was more than thirty meters up in the air!

Ordinary ninjas simply cannot get close.

Yet this guy appeared without any warning.

"Dust Release: Primordial World Peeling..."

Da Ye Mu rapidly brought his hands together.

He must completely erase this guy who has nowhere to hide in the air!

But the moment the Dust Release left his hand, Lian Ye's figure vanished again.

And Lian Ye's true form had already appeared at the spot where the Flying Thunder God Kunai had landed at the bottom.

Poof!

The Flying Thunder God Kunai broke the water surface, bearing intense murderous intent.

From below upward, it pierced straight into Da Ye Mu's torso!

This strike was extremely cunning, carrying endless peril.

"What?!"

Da Ye Mu was horrified, and in haste could only barely form an extremely thin rock shield.

Crack!

The Flying Thunder God Kunai easily pierced the rock shield, its sharp tip stabbing into Da Ye Mu's right shoulder.

Fresh blood dripped, spreading a red cloud in the seawater.

"Now!"

Lian Ye's eyes brightened, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared in front of Da Ye Mu.

Da Ye Mu hadn't reacted yet when Lian Ye clamped his neck.

"Go down!"

Lian Ye's cold voice rang in his ear, and he applied force with his entire body.

Using gravity and the momentum of the fall, he squeezed Da Ye Mu's neck and slammed toward the sea surface below.

Boom!!!

Da Ye Mu was pressed firmly beneath him, his back solidly slamming into the sea surface.

Then, without any hesitation, he was smashed into the sea.

He kicked up towering waves.

Cold seawater surged from all directions, completely engulfing the two.

The underwater world's light instantly became dim and hazy.

The massive impact made Da Ye Mu's internal organs feel as if they had shifted.

The intense pain made him instinctively open his mouth, causing him to choke on a mouthful of seawater.

Even more deadly, his neck was tightly gripped by Lian Ye, and the overwhelming water pressure and suffocation assaulted him wildly.

He could only desperately pound Lian Ye's arm.

Lian Ye, however, seemed unharmed; his Sharingan still emitted a crimson glimmer underwater.

He even leisurely snapped off one of Da Ye Mu's arms.

To prevent him from reacting, he used a Ninjutsu attack.

He leveraged his body weight to press Da Ye Mu further down into the deep sea.

Gurgle…

Bubbles spewed from Da Ye Mu's mouth and nose; the massive pain of oxygen deprivation began to blur his consciousness.

He struggled in vain, but with no leverage in the water, his arm was broken, and Dust Release could not be executed at all.

He never imagined he would die in such a suffocating manner.

If anyone found out that the illustrious Third Generation Earth Shadow of Rock Hidden Village died by drowning—

How could he report this to his teacher after descending?

Lian Ye's gaze was icy; he had no intention of holding back.

Da Ye Mu's struggling grew weaker and weaker, until it finally ceased completely.

He didn't know whether the guy was dead, but still hauled him toward the surface.

If Da Ye Mu is dead, that's that.

If he's alive, they could use him to demand ransom from Rock Hidden Village.

It would definitely fetch a huge fortune.

After all, there has never been a precedent in the Ninja World of a Kage being captured alive.

Lian Ye seized the uncertain Da Ye Mu and surged out of the seabed.

The ninjas engaged in fierce battle instinctively halted upon seeing this.

The Rock Hidden ninjas saw the Earth Shadow Lord being pinched in Lian Ye's hand as if squeezing a chick.

They were completely dumbfounded.

What a joke!

Their mighty Earth Shadow Lord was killed like this?!

For a moment, they felt their worldview was massively shaken.

The invincible Earth Shadow Lord was actually defeated.

Even the well‑trained Rock Hidden elite, upon seeing this, had their morale affected.

For a moment, everyone entertained thoughts of retreat.

Staying here offers only a dead end.

Better to return to the Village and inform the higher‑ups that the Earth Shadow was captured.

Lian Ye had no intention of pursuit; attacking the Whirlpool Country wasn't only the Rock Hidden Village's business.

If nothing unexpected occurred, Kirigakure Village and Cloud Hidden Village also took part.

At that moment, another signal flare appeared in the distant sky.

"See if you can save him."

Seeing this, Lian Ye threw Da Ye Mu onto the ground and rushed toward the signal flare.

Yuanfei Rizhan and the Spiral Clan Leader looked at Da Ye Mu on the ground.

Soon, a medical ninja from the Uzumaki Clan came to rescue.

"Clan Leader, the Third Generation Earth Shadow is not dead; he merely suffocated into a coma."

"Tie him up."

Several ninjas stepped forward, bound him tightly with rope, and reinforced the bindings with a Sealing Technique.

Yuanfei Rizhan's eyes gleamed as he stared at the bound Da Ye Mu.

This is a living Kage!

By then, they could definitely extort a hefty sum from the Rock Hidden Village.

Although it's not his loot, it doesn't hinder Lian Ye's excitement.

On the distant sea surface.

Hashirama and Madara Uchiha hid behind the reef, witnessing the earlier battle.

"How did that kid end up in the Whirlpool Country?" Madara Uchiha's expression was odd.

He couldn't understand why Lian Ye was in the Whirlpool Country.

Could Konoha Village have learned in advance that the enemy nation planned to attack the Whirlpool Country?

"Haha, never mind," Senju Hashirama showed a happy smile.

Since Lian Ye is here, they don't need to intervene.

It caused him to worry for nothing.