Chapter 211: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Anime Style? Chapter 95

If this continues, Kirigakure will become the target of everyone.

'We can't let the Elder Lord keep acting like this anymore.'

Kirigakure now needs a wise Mizukage to lead it out of this quagmire, and as it happens, Zao Mei Ming feels she is perfectly suited for the role.

Thinking of this, she seemed to make a certain decision.

If it succeeds, she will never claim this glory for herself alone!

……

By the lake where the Three-Tails resides.

Li Ang stood quietly on a tree branch, flipping through the experimental data Orochimaru had given him.

Undeniably, this ninja world's scientist had studied human physiology deeply—no wonder when Kabuto obtained his data, he could overpower Sasuke and Itachi using just the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave.

If not for the last-minute intervention of Izanami, those two brothers might not have defeated him.

The only thing he found regrettable was that Orochimaru's research into sealing techniques was not as deep as his work on Kekkei Genkai.

'If I get the chance, I should pay a visit to Konoha.'

Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal.

These techniques sound highly compatible with the 【Qi Refiner】, and he was genuinely curious how sealing techniques in the Naruto world managed to imprison massive tailed beasts within tiny human bodies.

As Li Ang let his thoughts wander, a bulky figure suddenly appeared beside him.

He snapped back to attention and tucked away the scroll: 'Have the Kirigakure covert sentries been dealt with?'

A hoarse voice emerged from the bulky figure: 'Proceed.'

At this, Li Ang formed hand seals and summoned Odin.

Undoubtedly, Kirigakure had ninja monitoring the Three-Tails' movements—but all of them had already been eliminated by the puppet master beside him.

Moreover, Sasori's collection included Konoha ninja, perfectly suited to satisfy Changmen's needs.

Watching Odin dive into the water with Gungnir in hand, Li Ang said: 'Wait a moment—it should surface soon.'

The Three-Tails, having lost its jinchūriki, was currently not strong.

Rather, all the previous seven tails were weak—more like mobile power banks than weapons, in Li Ang's view.

Not long after he spoke, the calm lake surface began to churn violently, and suddenly a turtle-like monster burst forth from the water.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a tall human figure holding a spear, firmly piercing its head.

Seeing this, Sasori uttered only one phrase: 'Finish it quickly.'

With that, he summoned his masterpiece: the Third Hokage.

Blue chakra threads extended from his Crimson Sand Gourd to the blank-faced blue-haired man, and the next instant, an astonishing quantity of black iron sand erupted from the ground.

Without Sasori's reminder, Li Ang knew not to waste time—no one knew when Kirigakure might notice something amiss.

He took a shallow breath, and a bluish-red energy gradually coated his entire body.

Sage Mode: Dragon!

There was no need to hide this technique—after all, for Li Ang, once he raised its level, he could soon make it his default battle mode.

Just like Reverse Birth: Three Layers.

At this moment, Sasori noticed the change in his partner.

Feeling the terrifying aura radiating from Li Ang, the pink-haired boy hidden within the puppet furrowed his brow slightly: 'A new technique from Orochimaru?'

Before he could think further, Li Ang had already shot forward as a bluish-red flame, arriving before the Three-Tails.

As for why he could fly.

In Reverse Birth: Three Layers, one could levitate—but not very fast.

Now, with Sage Mode's enhancement, Li Ang used chakra as jet propulsion, greatly increasing his speed.

Looking at the massive Three-Tails before him, golden glimmers slowly appeared in Li Ang's eyes.

Sensing danger, the Three-Tails tried to resist—but was instantly engulfed by a high-temperature shockwave.

Sage Technique: King Flame!

Boom—!

In an instant, vast quantities of lake water evaporated into mist, and the enormous Three-Tails was flung away like a toy.

Its once spiky shell was now covered in charred black marks.

Boiling lake water rained down, splashing against the giant turtle and raising clouds of white steam.

The Three-Tails lay motionless—clearly unconscious.

It was one-shot.

【Using Sage Mode in battle, skill experience +35】.

On the shore.

Sasori, still controlling the Third Hokage, froze in place.

He naturally recognized the 'ninja technique' Li Ang had just used as the Kekkei Genkai he'd employed in the Land of Craftsmen.

But the power…

'What would happen if I faced the Dragon with Hundred Puppet Manipulation?'

The thought involuntarily flashed through Sasori's mind.

The answer was simple: most of his puppets would likely be destroyed by that technique.

'Is it the enhancement from that technique?'

Watching Li Ang's bluish-red energy slowly fade from his body, Sasori thought silently to himself.

Since he was not a contract holder of the Three Sacred Lands, he naturally knew nothing of Sage Mode, nor of the existence of ninja who could snap their fingers and summon anything.

So it was perfectly normal for him to find this strange.

On the other side.

Li Ang landed on the three-tailed beast, now unconscious, and casually glanced at a spot on the shore.

Since entering Sage Mode, he had sensed a familiar chakra hiding there, spying on him and Sasori.

'It's Zetsu.'

Recalling how Zetsu had appeared immediately after Sasori's death in the original story, his presence here didn't seem strange at all.

This was one reason Li Ang chose the simplest, most brutal method to deal with the three-tailed beast.

After all, nothing attracts Uchiha Obito's attention more than raw power—this madman could never accept an uncontrollable variable in his plan.

'I just don't know when he'll come to me.'

'But once I complete my class change, maybe I can kick him out and work alone with Black Zetsu.'

If, as Li Ang suspected, the class he generated had some connection to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he could simply repeat what he'd done in the Dragon Clan world—after all, so many bloodlines were concentrated in one person: Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha, Kaguya, Hyūga.

In such a case, claiming he was another safeguard left behind by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya wouldn't be unreasonable.

Of course, exactly how to deceive Black Zetsu could wait until after his class change.

But for Li Ang, Infinite Tsukuyomi was merely a means to attempt completing the Immortal Rite; he could easily dispel it later.

He wasn't a madman, idle enough to destroy the world for no reason.

Thinking of this, Li Ang calmed his emotions and spoke to Sasori, still standing motionless on the shore: "Sasori, come quickly and drag this giant turtle back."

Hearing this, Sasori snapped out of his daze, retracted the Third Kazekage, then stepped onto the three-tailed beast's back as well.

Then

Boom—boom—boom—

A thick cloud of white smoke rose, and a vast number of puppets emerged from the lake.

Secret Technique: Hundred Puppet Performance!

Li Ang hadn't expected to witness Sasori's ultimate technique for the first time under such circumstances.

Under his gaze, massive chains wrapped around the three-tailed beast, then dragged it away from its position.

Silence was the bridge tonight.

Just as the two departed, a half-black, half-white figure emerged from the upper half of a thick tree trunk.

He stared at the three-tailed beast fading from view and murmured in confusion: "Where did this thing come from?"

"I've never seen this kind of senjutsu before?"

Unfortunately, no one was around to answer his question.

Soon, the black-and-white figure reabsorbed into the tree and vanished, leaving only a voice drifting on the wind: "Let Obito make contact—don't ruin my plans."

"Mother, I'll free you soon."

With his departure, the lake fell into stillness.

It wasn't until a day later, when the Kirigakure ninja came to relieve guard duty, that they noticed something amiss.

"These wounds are from Iwagakure?"

"No, their earth techniques aren't this crude—someone's trying to frame them."

"Wait, this mark—"

"Konoha!?"

Sasori's framing technique was certainly not that crude; sometimes, you let the opponent think for themselves.

After all, smart people firmly believe in conclusions they reach on their own.