Encountering Hanzo Again

The sound of tremors echoed continuously throughout the entire valley, and those underground were highly sensitive to the vibrations.

Ibuse was the first to sense it. Its massive body relayed the discovery to Hanzo.

At the same time, Yan, who was absorbing the power of the altar, was drawn to the disturbance. "Hanzo, what happened outside? Why is it so chaotic?"

Hearing this, Hanzo bowed slightly and said apologetically, "I do not know yet. I will investigate first."

Ōnoki was relying purely on brute force to slam the ground, without using a trace of Chakra.

Thus, Hanzo underground had not noticed, as he was not particularly skilled at sensing in the first place.

Ōnoki had been pounding the ground for less than a minute when even fiercer tremors came from below.

Moments later, a giant Ibuse burst out of the ground, with Hanzo standing on its back.

The moment Hanzo clearly saw Torikaze's face, he was visibly shocked and astonished.

"Damn it, how are you here?! How did you get here?!" Hanzo was more than a little panicked. Though he considered himself exceptionally powerful, comparable to Hashirama Senju, facing three Kage at once was still troublesome.

"Kazekage, Tsuchikage, Hokage, why have the three of you come to this valley?"

Although Hanzo seemed to be asking a question, the Ibuse beneath him had already begun to move.

It crawled toward them at tremendous speed, releasing large amounts of mucus along the way and greatly reducing the space Torikaze and the others had to evade.

The three Kage were no mere decorations either. Hanzo himself was only slightly above Kage-level; at most, he was a stepping stone for them.

Torikaze's true target had nothing to do with Hanzo. The one constantly on his mind was Yan, who was cultivating underground!

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