"Li Xing! What are you doing here!"
Just as Li Xing and the others were preparing to leave, reinforcements for the newly formed Team Seven arrived. Tsunade, primarily concerned about the new Team Ten, had then called in the new Team Seven for support.
At this moment, Naruto stood behind Li Xing, pointing at him and asking.
"Yo, Naruto! Long time no see. Are you here today with the confidence to challenge me?" Li Xing turned around, smiling at Naruto.
"Things are different now. I've developed a new jutsu. Li Xing, come back to Konoha with me, obediently!"
Naruto was very confident. He felt he was now qualified to have a conversation with Li Xing.
Others might not know, but Kakashi and the others had just witnessed Li Xing's strength firsthand. The Kakuzu they had tried their best to deal with was instantly killed by Li Xing. Naruto developing a new jutsu wouldn't be enough to defeat Li Xing.
"Naruto, come back. Do you see the deep pit ahead? This was caused by one of Li Xing's jutsu just now. We cannot defeat Li Xing."
Kakashi stepped in front of Naruto, shielding him, and spoke softly, telling Naruto to back down and not be impulsive.
Anyone with eyes could see the obvious deep pit. Hearing Kakashi say it was caused by one of Li Xing's jutsu, Naruto was deeply shocked. The others broke out in cold sweats, especially Sakura, who every time she faced Li Xing, discovered an unbridgeable chasm between them. This senior brother was too terrifying.
"Alright, that's how it is. I don't want to fight you either, as capturing the Nine-Tails isn't my mission. However, Naruto, you've been developing a new jutsu recently, haven't you? Let's see if it's this one."
As he spoke, Li Xing suddenly raised his hand, and a giant Rasenshuriken appeared before Naruto, incorporating wind-natured chakra.
"That shuriken! Li Xing, how do you know it too?" Naruto was once again stunned by Li Xing. This was clearly a jutsu he had developed, and even he couldn't use it perfectly. Yet, Li Xing had conjured one in the blink of an eye.
Kakashi and the others were equally shocked. This was the very technique that had annihilated Kakuzu moments ago. It turned out the jutsu Li Xing used was the elemental Rasengan that Naruto was developing.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to show you. I've known how to incorporate chakra nature transformation into the Rasengan for a long time. If you want to test whose is stronger, you can try it now."
Someone like Naruto naturally wouldn't admit defeat. Hearing Li Xing's provocation, he immediately summoned two shadow clones and was about to form a Rasengan when Kakashi stopped him.
"Stop it, Naruto. You can't defeat Li Xing right now."
Naruto was unwilling but helpless. In truth, he knew he was too weak and still needed to become stronger to bring Sasuke and Li Xing back.
Seeing that Naruto had no intention of fighting, Li Xing blew a gentle breath, scattering the Rasenshuriken. Since there would be no fight, it was time to leave.
"Goodbye, Naruto. Say hello to Tsunade for me."
As soon as his voice faded, Li Xing, Karin, and Yugito disappeared before their eyes.
...
Inside Konohagakure, Li Xing was slowly searching for Uzumaki Kushina's grave at the Heroes' Cemetery. He had no interest in others and ignored them.
"Hmm? Nohara Rin? Might as well take her along?"
No sooner said than done. Having discovered the lover of the Akatsuki's mastermind, he might as well Edo Tensei her for Obito to see. Having made up his mind, Li Xing used the Kagemane no Jutsu to infiltrate underground and packed up all of Nohara Rin's remains.
A short while later, Li Xing found the graves of the Fourth Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina and used the same method to take all their remains. Unlike forcefully digging up graves in Sunagakure, this way, no one would know the graves had been robbed.
"Karin, Yugito, we got them. Let's go!"
...
In a hot spring town in the Land of Fire, Li Xing had booked a room for half a year with his two wives. Li Xing planned to research Edo Tensei here. The subsequent work basically no longer required his team.
"Edo Tensei is a type of summoning jutsu. Using a living person as a sacrifice, the deceased's soul is summoned to the sacrifice's body using their DNA. So, if I layer Yin-Yang Release onto a meteorite from outer space, can it replace a living person as a sacrifice?"
"The materials aren't abundant, so let's try with Asuma's blood."
Saying this, Li Xing took out a bottle of Asuma's blood he had "borrowed" earlier and slowly dripped one drop onto the Edo Tensei scroll.
Then, Li Xing placed his hand on the scroll, gathering Yin-Yang energy in his hand. A Taijitu symbol gradually formed on the ground.
"Edo Tensei! Appear! Asuma!"
After Li Xing's shout, a gust of wind blew, and then, nothing happened...
Li Xing: (ㅍ_ㅍ) ...
Karin:
Yugito:
"Hahahahahaha! Xing! You're so lame!" Li Yun kept laughing in Li Xing's mind. To lose so much face in front of his women was social suicide.
"Shut up! This is called daring to try. What do you know? Even you and I were created after countless failures. Do you understand the technology of integrating souls? Geniuses emerge step by step from failure!"
After speaking to Li Yun, Li Xing turned to Yugito beside him. Yugito's face was already flushed red, clearly not from embarrassment for Li Xing, but from holding back laughter.
"You little rascal! You dare to laugh at me? I'll definitely have to punish you today!" Just as Li Xing was about to grab Yugito to spank her, the voice of Pain the Deva Path suddenly echoed in his mind.
"The Six-Tails has been captured. We are now preparing to seal the Tailed Beast."
Karin and Yugito also heard the voice. Yugito suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, avoiding the terrible fate of being punished by Li Xing in front of Karin.
"Tch, what a buzzkill. I thought I was going to see a good show!" Karin clicked her tongue, displeased with the timing of Pain the Deva Path's command.
...
Li Xing and the two women used the Illusory Body Technique, and upon arrival, they found Itachi and Kisame resting on the ground, along with the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, Utakata, lying on the ground.
"The Six-Tails was captured so quickly. It seems Itachi's body is failing, so they need to complete the mission as soon as possible to confront Sasuke." It had only been a few days since the last Tailed Beast capture. Li Xing immediately thought of the reason.
"Kakuzu and Hidan are dead. The mission for the Nine-Tails is on hold for now. I will capture it personally later. Now, prepare to seal the Six-Tails and the Seven-Tails!"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Pain the Deva Path wasted no time and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Path. Then, Konan threw out a scroll, and a Six-Tails that couldn't move appeared before them.
Regarding the deaths of Kakuzu and Hidan, no one had much to say, only expressing surprise. Li Xing naturally wouldn't say much, as he was the one who killed Kakuzu. As long as he didn't admit it, it would be fine, as only a few Konoha ninjas had witnessed it.
"Li Xing, take this ring. I found it on Hidan's body. Kakuzu's body couldn't be found, and the ring is nowhere to be seen." Zetsu threw a ring to Li Xing, who caught it and put it on decisively.
"Then, let's begin!"
"Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragon Nine Seals!"