Under such circumstances, very few ninjas would think of specifically creating anti-air techniques.
After all, under normal conditions, the attack range of a ninjutsu was about ten meters.
For a Jonin, that range could be extended to thirty meters.
Any farther than that was rather pointless.
After all, no matter how fast the attack, a distance of thirty meters was enough to give a ninja time to react.
Attacking from such a distance, aside from wasting chakra, was meaningless.
Unless, of course, it was an attack that defied all logic, like Li Anshi's Little Li's Flying Dagger.
Or, a large-scale attack like the Tailed Beast Bomb.
The Tailed Beasts were aggregations of chakra.
Their chakra reserves were typically hundreds, or even thousands, of times greater than that of an ordinary ninja.
Unlike ninjas, they could not form hand seals to use ninjutsu.
But this did not mean they were weak.
With hundreds of times more chakra, even without ninjutsu, they could cause massive destruction using their chakra alone.
The Tailed Beast Bomb was their strongest attack, formed by gathering a large portion of their chakra, and it could easily destroy a small mountain.
Therefore, the Tailed Beasts were also known in the ninja world as "mobile natural disasters," regarded by both ninjas and ordinary people as the most terrifying of calamities.
The attack range of a Tailed Beast Bomb could reach hundreds, or even thousands, of meters, and the blast radius ranged from ten to several dozen meters.
At such a distance, even if one detected the attack, it was impossible to dodge.
It could be said that as long as one had the ability to fly and maintained an altitude of over thirty meters, there were very few attacks that could pose a threat.
Generally, upon seeing a flying ninja like those from the Sky Village, most ninjas would wish for a tool that would allow them to fly as well.
Tsunade's earlier sigh was an example of this.
But Orochimaru was different.
Upon seeing the flying Sky Ninjas, his first thought was not to obtain such a tool, but how to create a ninjutsu that could strike an enemy in the sky.
"Ah, I, uh..."
With both Tsunade and Orochimaru having spoken, the remaining Jiraiya opened his mouth, looking left and right.
He was very satisfied with all the actions he had taken.
If he were to grade himself, he would give himself a perfect score.
However, from the words of his two teammates, it was clear they were not very satisfied with their performance.
If he were to say that he was very satisfied, would he seem out of step with the group?
Also, both of them had learned from this mission, while he had learned nothing. Wouldn't that make him look foolish in front of Lord Anshi?
"Our strength... is still too weak."
In the end, after fidgeting for a long time, Jiraiya managed to squeeze out this all-purpose phrase.
"Good. It seems the three of you have indeed grown quite a bit."
Li Anshi nodded in satisfaction.
"Since you all know your own shortcomings, I won't say much more."
"Especially you, Jiraiya. I am very satisfied with your answer."
"All the suffering in this world stems from a lack of strength."
"If you possess unrivaled power, then even changing the entire ninja world is not a difficult task."
"Hehe, hehe..."
Receiving Li Anshi's praise, Jiraiya couldn't help but grin foolishly.
Tsunade rolled her eyes, while Orochimaru looked thoughtful.
Tsunade rolled her eyes because her grandfather, the First Hokage, was a figure who had changed the entire ninja world with his own invincible strength.
As for Orochimaru, Li Anshi didn't know if he wanted to become an invincible figure, or if he wanted to create a means to counter one.
"Then, Lord Anshi, did we pass the mission this time?"
"Yes, you passed."
Li Anshi had no intention of being particularly hard on them.
Although they were not old, they did indeed possess the ability to complete missions independently.
"Alright!"
Receiving his approval, both Tsunade and Orochimaru smiled.
Jiraiya was so happy he jumped for joy.
The young were always full of fantasies about the outside world.
They also craved freedom.
Li Anshi's approval meant that after they returned to Konoha, they could leave the village on their own to complete missions, announcing their arrival to the ninja world.
"Before we leave, let me take you somewhere."
After their excitement had calmed down a bit, Li Anshi took Tsunade's hand and said to the other two, "Orochimaru, Jiraiya, grab onto my clothes."
"Yes, Lord Anshi."
Although they didn't understand, both Jiraiya and Orochimaru immediately reached out and held onto his clothes.
Soon, they felt his chakra envelop their bodies.
Swoosh!
An immense pressure made their hearts pound.
Although it was only for a brief moment, they could feel that if it weren't for the protection of the chakra covering them, that immense pressure seemed as if it could crush their bodies to pieces.
When they had recovered from the overwhelming pressure, they realized they were no longer in the burning Sky Ninja village.
What greeted their eyes were dim lights and a dark basement.
In addition, there were several corpses of Sky Ninjas and a few obviously destroyed entrances.
"Where is this?"
"This is the research base of the Sky Ninja village. Inside is all the research they've done over the years."
"The research base?"
Hearing his words, Orochimaru's eyes lit up.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, was more curious about how they had suddenly arrived here.
"Is this... the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Jiraiya looked at Li Anshi in shock.
"This is the famous jutsu of the Second Hokage. Lord Anshi, you know it too?"
"Hahaha, I got the complete version from the Third Hokage not long ago and just practiced it a little."
Jiraiya's face twisted slightly.
Listen to that. Is he even human?
This is the Flying Thunder God Technique, the only space-time ninjutsu in the world right now!
You just practiced it a little and you mastered it?
If space-time ninjutsu was so easy to learn, why wouldn't Master Hiruzen and the others have learned it?
Seeing the expression on Jiraiya's face, Li Anshi felt a sense of satisfaction.
No wonder so many people liked to show off. The feeling that came from displaying one's power in front of others was very gratifying.
Everyone had a vain heart, and he was no exception.
However, since he himself felt that this world was somewhat illusory, the praise from other villages and the great reputation he had in the ninja world didn't feel real to him.
But Tsunade and the others were different.
They were characters he was familiar with, one of the few existences in this world that made him feel "real."
The future Jiraiya would grow to the peak of the Kage level, and in Sage Mode, he could even contend with Nagato Uzumaki, who possessed the Rinnegan.
The admiration from Jiraiya was something Li Anshi greatly enjoyed.
"I think the things in here are quite useful."
"The three of you, sort through this data, see what's usable, and we'll bring it back to Konoha."
"Yes, Lord Anshi."
"Got it."
Although they all agreed, their reactions were different.
Tsunade was carefree and didn't think much of it.
Jiraiya looked around, but he couldn't understand any of the things on the papers, so he began to search the basement for other hidden passages.
Orochimaru, however, thought much more deeply.
If Lord Anshi hadn't brought them here, they would have left the Land of Sky immediately after destroying the village.
He had looked at the several passages to this underground lab; they had been destroyed from the inside.
Lord Anshi had been able to transport them here directly. Without a doubt, this was all his doing.
If it weren't for him, Orochimaru felt that their trip would have just been the completion of an ordinary B-rank mission.
However, with the addition of the data in this lab, the rank of the mission might be elevated to S-rank.
As a ninja who loved research, Orochimaru had a very deep understanding of the value of the data in this basement.
The wing suits and airships could change the way battles were fought in the future.
After all, even the three of them had almost been bested by the Sky Ninjas in their wing suits.
If the Chunin and Genin of Konoha were all equipped with them, even just throwing kunai or paper bombs from the air could cause great damage to their enemies.
Not to mention, among the documents, Orochimaru had also seen the design data for an "airship."
If the Sky Ninjas had been given more time, it was possible that in the future, ninjas would have an "air force."
At that time, perhaps the Sky Ninjas could really make big news in the world.
Destroying the five great villages was impossible.
But with the equipment of wing suits and airships, causing them some trouble would not be a problem.
"Lord Anshi, I'm done sorting."
With a professional on the job, it only took Orochimaru about ten minutes to organize all the data.
Hearing his words, Tsunade and Jiraiya also gathered around.
In those ten minutes, Tsunade hadn't been of much help, and Jiraiya hadn't found any hidden passages.
"Since it's sorted, let's leave."
Just as they had arrived, Li Anshi placed his hand on Tsunade's shoulder, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru held onto his lapels.
The expressions on Orochimaru's and Tsunade's faces did not change, but a hint of unease appeared in Jiraiya's eyes.
The spatial pressure from the last teleportation, which felt like it could instantly crush him, had left him with some psychological stress.
Not everyone could face the threat of death so calmly.
Tsunade trusted Li Anshi, believing that with him there, she could not possibly be harmed by the pressure of the teleportation.
Orochimaru was rational.
He didn't think Li Anshi would fail in performing a ninjutsu.
There were no records of the Second Hokage ever having a passenger die while using the Flying Thunder God Technique. In Orochimaru's opinion, Li Anshi's talent was in no way inferior to Tobirama Senju's.
At the same time, through Tsunade, Orochimaru also had a considerable understanding of him.
Looking at his growth trajectory, there had never been any real danger.
Or rather, all dangers had been within his ability to handle.
Perhaps the most dangerous time for him had been when he had gone alone to the Cloud Village to force them to sign a truce.
It was said that the sealing scroll containing his daggers had been destroyed by the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
If he hadn't attacked the Jinchuriki in the end, drawing the attention of the Cloud's high command and suppressing them all with his own power, he might have been left there in that battle.
Of course, if that had happened, the entire high command of the Cloud Village would have had to be replaced.
Since Li Anshi could learn and skillfully use the Flying Thunder God Technique, Orochimaru naturally wasn't worried about being harmed by the spatial pressure.
Only Jiraiya, who had neither Tsunade's absolute trust nor Orochimaru's understanding of the jutsu and of Li Anshi, was different.
The fact that he could suppress his fear and hold onto his clothes was a testament to his belief that he, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were comrades who would face life and death together.
Even if they encountered some danger, he was willing to face it with them.
Li Anshi, of course, did not know what was going through Jiraiya's mind.
He would probably never have imagined that Jiraiya would be afraid of teleportation.
In his impression, Jiraiya was a "gallant hero."
"Let's go!"
Swoosh!
…
On the way there, since it was their mission, Li Anshi had let the three of them take the lead.
But since the mission was complete and he had acknowledged their ability to be independent, he would naturally not do the same on the way back.
He directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique, carrying the three of them on the return journey.
The markers for the technique were, of course, his daggers.
It was on this journey that Li Anshi also learned the maximum range of his thrown daggers.
In terms of technique alone, he could throw a dagger a maximum distance of two hundred and forty meters.
With the aid of chakra, it could reach over seven hundred meters.
And with his conceptual understanding imbued, it could reach over five thousand meters.
This was also the fastest speed for his regular travel using the Flying Thunder God.
Five thousand meters in an instant.
It was also the first time the three of them had learned that the maximum range of his Little Li's Flying Dagger was not one hundred meters.
However, what they didn't know was that, at present, Li Anshi could only see the one-hit-kill trajectory of a dagger within the range of his "Dagger Perception."
If it exceeded that range, he could only rely on his own eyesight to judge the enemy's vital points.
But his eyes were not the Byakugan, which had the ability of "telescopic vision."
Let alone a hundred meters, even with the enhancement of chakra, he could only see an enemy's vital points within thirty meters.
Within a hundred meters, he could only guarantee that his daggers would hit the enemy; he could not guarantee that he could kill them with a single throw.