"Star Lord!"
"Li Xing!"
Seeing Li Xing's arm severed by Kakashi, Karin and Yugito instinctively shouted. Just as they were about to fly down and beat Kakashi up, Li Xing stopped them.
"You two just watch from up there. Don't make a fuss. Don't you two know my physique?"
"Wood Style, Silent Killing Restraint Technique!"
As soon as Li Xing stopped Karin and Yugito, Yamato, who was nearby, seized the moment to launch an attack. Several wooden branches grew from Yamato's arm, firmly restraining Li Xing.
Normally, anyone caught in this technique would be completely immobilized, forced into silence. However, Yamato's Wood Style was too weak, or rather, Li Xing's strength was too great. This level of restraint was simply unable to contain Li Xing.
"Boil Style, Monstrous Strength!"
This was the skill of the Five-Tails, Kokuo. Although Li Xing could break free with brute force, he chose to use Boil Style because the next step was to capture the Tailed Beast.
"Ninja Art, Super Beast Imitating Drawing!"
"Fang Over Fang!"
"Secret Technique, Insect Sphere!"
"Gentle Fist!"
Breaking free from the wood style restraint with sheer force, Sai, Kiba, Shino, and Hinata, from behind, rushed towards Li Xing. Oh, no, it should be two of them.
Sai and Shino were not using taijutsu; only Kiba and Hinata attacked together.
Li Xing leaped off the water's surface and, with a two-kick combination, sent them flying. The force of the kicks was considerable, knocking them out in an instant. Hinata, in particular, was kicked towards Sakura, and the impact broke one of Sakura's ribs. In return, Hinata suffered severe internal injuries.
Kiba was even worse off. Together with Akamaru, he was kicked heavily, with a chunk of flesh missing from his abdomen.
Then, the lion drawn by Sai with ink bit off half of Li Xing's body, followed by Shino's insects.
Seeing the insects that could cover the sky, Li Xing instantly felt a surge of trypophobia. He then took a deep breath.
"Fire Style, Majestic Fire Annihilation!"
Li Xing exhaled a large gout of flame. The intense heat directly evaporated Sai's ink and incinerated all the insects in the sky.
"Sister Shizune, they don't understand me, but don't you understand me? Are you still not planning to retreat? Or do you want all of them to stay here and be buried with you?"
Li Xing pointed at Shizune with a single finger, his words carrying a warning, implying that he was about to unleash a powerful technique, and if they didn't leave, they should prepare their coffins.
Shizune had actually wanted to retreat for a long time. Facing Li Xing, even Tsunade might not be a match. This group of people simply couldn't stop Li Xing.
"Yamato, Ino, Sai, Shino, quickly take everyone and retreat! The mission has failed! Mist Village ninjas, you should hurry and leave too!"
As the mission commander, Shizune had to be responsible for everyone's lives. When she announced the mission's failure, the Leaf Village ninjas began to retreat, leaving only the Mist Village's mooks looking at each other in dismay.
"I went a bit too heavy this time. I couldn't control my strength. Oh well, it won't kill them anyway."
Seeing that all the Leaf Village ninjas had left, Li Xing turned his gaze towards Kabuto, who was watching from a distance. Kabuto's hairs stood on end. He quickly scooped up Yakushi Kabuto and Hong Lén and fled the scene. Li Xing seemed to have grown even stronger. He absolutely could not oppose Li Xing. This was Kabuto's only thought at that moment.
"Alright, now that there are no outsiders, let's begin!"
Li Xing slowly took a horse stance on the lake's surface, closed his eyes, and white steam emanated from all his pores.
"Formation activated, Destructive Kill, Compass Needle!"
A massive snowflake-like formation appeared on the lake's surface. Deidara sensed that something was wrong and immediately ascended rapidly.
Li Xing took a deep breath, concentrating all his fighting spirit into his fist, while simultaneously absorbing nature energy ferociously and condensing his own chakra.
"What is Star Lord doing? I've never seen this move before! Such powerful aura. Not good, we need to fly higher." Karin, through her Kagura Shingan, sensed that Li Xing's power was reaching its critical point, just a step away from being fully released. She quickly pulled Yugito into the sky.
"Karin, Yugito, Deidara, get further away!" Li Xing said this one last sentence, telling them to fly further away to avoid accidental injury. However, Li Xing didn't need to remind them; all three had already flown very high.
"Destructive Kill, Annihilation Style!!!"
Confirming that Karin and the others were far away, Li Xing powerfully punched towards the lake. This punch contained the ultimate destructive power. The lake water beneath his feet was completely evaporated by Li Xing's punch. As for the Mist Village ninjas who hadn't left, they were doomed. Not a single one survived. Their bodies were pulverized into dust by the impact of Li Xing's attack.
As Li Xing unleashed this punch, the Leaf Village ninjas who had already moved away from the lake felt the ground shake. Not only the Leaf ninjas, but all living beings on the entire island felt an earthquake.
One punch shook the entire island, shifting tectonic plates. Simultaneously, a powerful tsunami occurred in the waters of the Land of Water, with waves reaching three meters high.
Deidara, high in the sky, clearly saw the tsunami approaching and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hey, hey! Is this for real? Li Xing actually caused a tsunami with one punch! I'd better not be his opponent, hm."
The Three-Tails, in the lake, was closest to Li Xing and took the full brunt of the punch. However, as expected of a Tailed Beast, the Three-Tails' shell was merely cracked, and it still retained a trace of consciousness.
"Your defense is truly astonishing. But you've reached your limit."
Li Xing instantly appeared beside the Three-Tails, grabbed one of its tails with both hands, and forcefully swung it into the air.
Deidara understood immediately and threw out ten clay centipedes. The ten clay centipedes tightly wrapped around the Three-Tails' body.
However, the Three-Tails still attempted a final struggle, condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth.
"Trying to unleash that dangerous attack again? But my art is faster, drink!"
Deidara detonated all the centipedes, interrupting the Three-Tails' condensed Tailed Beast Bomb. The incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, and the Three-Tails absorbed its own Tailed Beast Bomb, finally losing consciousness and collapsing.
Li Xing spread out a scroll below. As the Three-Tails was about to fall, it suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared. The Three-Tails, capture complete.
"Great! Great! Senior Li Xing's punch just now was incredibly powerful! The lake is gone, not a single tree remains around here. This place has probably become a deserted island!"
When Tobi saw Li Xing seal the Tailed Beast into the scroll, he immediately ran out, circling Li Xing. It was obvious he had hidden in Kamui's dimension just now and was completely unharmed.
"Tobi! Enough nonsense, the mission is complete. The commotion just now was too big, and Mist ninjas might be coming. Get up, let's go to the Land of Iron. Li Xing, we're leaving! Hm!" Deidara, seeing that Tobi was unharmed, breathed a sigh of relief and took Tobi to leave the Land of Water. However, before leaving, Li Xing threw the scroll to Deidara. Tobi didn't have any achievements yet, so this was perfect for him.
After Deidara flew away, Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of the Mist Village, along with several high-ranking Mist Village officials and a group of Jonin, arrived at the scene.
"What... what happened here? Where is Ao? Where are the Leaf ninjas?" Looking at the giant crater before them, Mei Terumi was shocked. What had happened here? There used to be a lake here, and now there wasn't a drop of water left.
"Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi! It's nice to meet you. I am Li Xing of the Akatsuki. Please take care of me!"
Li Xing suddenly flew in front of Mei Terumi and greeted her. The reason Li Xing stayed was simply because he wanted to meet Mei Terumi. If it wasn't Mei Terumi who showed up, it wouldn't have made any difference.
"Akatsuki? You did this? Where is Ao?" Mei Terumi's priority was her subordinate, not the Three-Tails here. A good leader, Li Xing thought.
"Who knows? How about we fight? If you win, I'll tell you."
"What a mischievous child. Then, at least, let me give you a melting kiss." Mei Terumi formed hand seals and prepared to attack.
"Melt Style, Melting Monster..."
"Alright, here I come!" Li Xing blinked and appeared on Mei Terumi's face, placing a hand on her chin and kissing her directly.
This scene stunned the Mist ninjas present. They had never seen anything like this before and were momentarily frozen.
"Li Xing!" Yugito exclaimed. Has this kid always been so perverted? It seemed she had followed the wrong person. She immediately flew down and pulled Li Xing away.
The Mist ninjas below also reacted, and just as they were about to advance, Yugito repelled them with a single slash of her sword.
"You... you're from the Cloud Village..."
As Yugito carried Li Xing away, Li Xing didn't forget to blow a kiss to the stunned Mei Terumi.
"See you next time!"
"You... you damn brat! Stop right there!"
Mei Terumi shouted from below. This was her first kiss! She wasn't even married yet, and it was stolen by a brat, in front of so many subordinates.
After Li Xing and the other two completely flew out of sight, Mei Terumi finally stopped shouting and turned to face her subordinates, her face dark. "What happened today, no one is allowed to speak of it, or I'll kill you all! Now go and search for Ao immediately!"