The Grand Elder Was Alive

Rumble...

The deafening roar raged for several minutes, as if it were tearing the sky apart. The shattered mountain collapsed, and countless rubble was scattered over an area of several kilometers centered on the Sacred Mountain.

The destruction caused by the collapse of a mountain hundreds of meters high was terrifying. The Uzushiogakure, which had already been reduced to ruins by the flames, was completely destroyed by the falling stones. Not to mention, the dense forest at the foot of the Sacred Mountain was completely destroyed, leaving only dust and rocks.

As the deafening roar slowly dissipated, the massive Sacred Mountain was razed to the ground, its towering peaks long since vanished, and the destruction of the Sacred Mountain brought about a dramatic change in the surrounding terrain.

As the Sacred Mountain collapsed, the eerie giant tree inside Sacred Mountain was also destroyed and buried under countless rubble.

A soft cough came from the scattered pile of rubble, followed by a force that pushed the rubble down, and a hand suddenly reached out from above. Luckily, no one was around, or I would have been really startled.

Buried underneath, Yemo struggled to pry the stones off his body and crawled out of the rubble. He then collapsed weakly onto a rock, panting heavily. He raised his face, which was bruised and swollen from being hit by stones, and looked around.

The sacred Sacred Mountain, which had pierced the sky like a long sword, had been leveled by the explosion, surrounded by piles of rubble. Yemo shouted with all his might, "Kakashi... Kakashi... Kakashi..."

Yemo called out more than ten times, but did not hear Kakashi's reply. His heart sank deeper and deeper. After the explosion, the two were still walking together, but after being swallowed by the rubble and thick smoke, they were separated. Moreover, Yemo was in such a precarious situation that he could hardly notice where Kakashi was.

After waiting for a while without hearing Kakashi's response, Yemo couldn't help but worry, thinking, "Could it be that Kakashi has... no... no, how could that be? That guy is so lucky, he'll become the Sixth Hokage in the future, how could he die here? Maybe he's just unconscious."

"Kakashi..."

Yemo shouted again, and while shouting, he activated Yin- Yemo Yin-Yang Release to heal his injuries. With the creativity of Yin-Yang Release, Yemo's body recovered at a very fast speed.

Yemo didn't know how many times he had called out. Just as he was about to get up and search, a loud thud came from the pile of rocks not far away, and a hand reached out from the pile of rocks, slowly waving.

Upon seeing this, Yemo was overjoyed. He scrambled and ran to the pile of rocks, moved the stones aside one by one, and finally saw Kakashi buried underneath.

Seeing Yemo, Kakashi forced a smile and said, "What, you thought I was dead? Don't worry, I won't die until I see you die first."

Hearing Kakashi still able to scold him, Yemo knew that the guy was definitely alright, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

Yemo punched Kakashi in the chest and laughed, "Are you still half asleep? I'll definitely outlive you."

After saying that, Yemo turned around and sat down on a rock at his feet, continuing to laugh, "I say, kid, you should just quit being a ninja and go do demolitions. I don't think anyone can match your demolition skills, which are indiscriminate."

"That's not because I listened to you. If it weren't for you, would I have made it this powerful?" Kakashi retorted naturally in response to Yemo's taunt.

After a pause, Kakashi continued, "However, with such immense power, the entire mountain was leveled, and that strange giant tree must have been reduced to ashes as well. But with such destruction, it's unlikely that any Uzumaki Clan will survive."

After saying that, Kakashi glanced at Yemo. So, it turned out that the Uzumaki Clan wasn't destroyed by the Kekkei Genkai Clan Alliance, but by the explosion he caused. Yemo was, after all, a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Kakashi didn't know what Yemo was thinking now.

Yemo's expression didn't change much. He said, "This has nothing to do with you. You don't know that before the explosion, the roots of that giant tree had already imprisoned most of my clansmen and devoured their blood and Chakra, leaving my clansmen as dried corpses in front of them. If you really want to find the culprit, then..."

Before Yemo could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the pile of rubble beside them, sending scattered stones flying in all directions. But that wasn't the important thing; the important thing was the person who flew out of the pile of stones.

Upon seeing the man's face, Yemo and Kakashi's expressions instantly changed; the one who rushed out of the pile of rocks was actually the clan elder.

"How is this possible? This guy is still alive." Yemo's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart filled with disbelief. That kind of terrifying explosion leveled the entire Sacred Mountain. He and Kakashi were lucky to survive. Logically speaking, it would be absolutely impossible for a clan elder who was in the Sealing Space and at the center of the explosion to survive such an explosion.

"Hey, Yemo, look down there!"

Hearing Kakashi's shout, Yemo quickly looked in the direction Kakashi pointed. There, among the pile of stones that the elder had just broken out of the ground, was the flower bud at the top of the giant tree.

Around the flower bud, Yemo could clearly see broken tree roots. He suddenly realized that the surrounding tree roots formed a sturdy shield that withstood the explosion, and the elder had coincidentally survived because he was inside.

Yemo's attention was entirely focused on the pink flower bud. He wondered why the 'God Tree' would preserve this bud before its destruction.

The elder descended from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground with a thud, stirring up a cloud of dust. Yemo's attention was forced to shift from the flower bud to the elder, who was now the greatest crisis they faced.

Thud...

The elder stepped out of the smoke, his eyes blazing with murderous intent as he looked at Yemo and Kakashi. "Now I finally understand. You were the one who infiltrated the Sealing Space last night. Yemo Uzumaki, I have to admit you're a genius. Not only do you understand Space Seal, but you can also break them. The battle that took place in the passage yesterday must have been between the two of you."

"However, Yemo Uzumaki, I never expected that you, a member of the Uzumaki Clan, would collude with outsiders from Konoha Ninja to destroy the hopes of our Uzumaki Clan. As a senior elder of the Uzumaki Clan, I will never let you, this traitor, go unpunished. I will cleanse the Uzumaki Clan of its filth."

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely strong burst of Chakra erupted from the elder's body, creating gusts of wind that swept towards Yemo and Kakashi.

Thinking of the tragic deaths of his clansmen, Yemo couldn't help but step forward and roar, "Elder, you have no right to speak to me, you are not worthy to be the Elder of the Uzumaki Clan! To achieve your insane plan, you forced every member of the Uzumaki Clan to undergo blood sacrifices every month. Not only that, you killed the Second Elder, and even went so far as to murder so many clansmen. You are the sinner of the Uzumaki Clan, you are the one who destroyed the Uzumaki Clan!"

Yemo's words were like sharp blades piercing the elder's heart, twisting his face in anger. He clenched his fists and roared, "I was truly acting for the Uzumaki Clan! Do you even know what this plan is? Do you know that once this plan is realized, our Uzumaki Clan will become a renowned and powerful clan in the Shinobi World, on par with the Senju Clan? Now, it's all been destroyed by your hand!"

With a cold snort, Yemo said disdainfully, "If the rise of the Uzumaki Clan requires the sacrifice of the vast majority of its members, then I would rather the Uzumaki Clan remain as it is, at least those members are still alive."

Yemo spoke again of the clansmen who had died tragically, striking a chord with the elder clansman. The elder clansman roared, "Yemo, what do you, a mere brat, know?"

As he spoke, the elder launched his attack. His figure vanished in a flash, reappearing before Yemo.

"So fast!"

While marveling at how fast the Elder Body Flicker Technique, Yemo Kunai thrust his kunai at the Elder who appeared before him.

However, the elder nimbly turned around to dodge Yemo's attack, and at the same time, he kicked out with his backside, hitting Yemo directly in the chest. The huge force sent Yemo flying.

Kakashi suddenly sprang to his feet, his hands rapidly Hand Seals as he shouted, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spat out a thick, blazing flame that burned towards the elder of the clan. The flames blotted out the sky, and the temperature in the air suddenly rose several degrees.

"Water Release. Water Formation Wall!"

At this moment, the elder clan leader displayed his formidable strength, rapidly Hand Seals and unleashing a powerful wall of water like ocean waves.

The waves of fire and the wall of water collided, creating a deafening roar. Visible shockwaves, carrying heat waves, spread in all directions, while large amounts of water were evaporated by the flames, forming steam that enveloped the surroundings like a mist.

Just as Kakashi was using the thick fog to his advantage, hoping to lurk and ambush his opponent, a figure flashed past him with a whoosh. Before Kakashi could even react, he was struck hard in the back, lost control of his body, and flew out of control, crashing heavily next to Yemo.

From within the white mist, the elder clansman smirked disdainfully, "Did you think you could be hidden by the thick fog? Konoha brat, the Mind's Eye of the Kagura of my Uzumaki Clan is one of the strongest detection techniques."