Guren

Meanwhile, Sasuke, standing behind the stone chair, felt a stirring in his heart upon hearing Uzumaki Hane's name. He recalled the figure who had fought fiercely against the One-Tail Man, and how the man had desperately unleashed that attack, leaving a deep impression on him. Now, with his strength improving rapidly during this period, he should be able to defeat him, and he really wanted to spar with him.

Kabuto smiled, took the scroll from Suzuki, and handed it to Orochimaru. Orochimaru said, "Alright, go back and tell Danzo that I agree to this."

Next, Kabuto saw Suzuki off and returned to the stone chamber. Orochimaru was still sitting on the stone chair, while Sasuke had already left.

When Orochimaru saw Kabuto return, he asked, "What do you think Danzo's purpose was in sending him here?"

Kabuto smiled and said, "They've probably come to check on Lord Orochimaru. How are your injuries?"

Orochimaru said, "That's right, but this Uzumaki Hane is interesting. Kabuto, are you interested in taking a trip with her?"

Kabuto was somewhat curious. In his eyes, Uzumaki Hane was just an ordinary ninja. If there was anything special about him, it was his Kekkei Genkai. He didn't expect Orochimaru to be so interested in him.

However, Kabuto hesitated and said, "Lord Orochimaru, if I leave, then you..."

Orochimaru pondered for a moment, then said with a sly smile, "Kabuto, can we call that woman over?"

Kabuto Yakushi was somewhat surprised. "That woman..."

After a pause, Kabuto Yakushi continued, "Lord Orochimaru, do we need to send that woman to deal with Uzumaki Hane Yu?"

Orochimaru's eyes were filled with excitement. He stuck out a long tongue like a snake and chuckled, "Don't underestimate Uzumaki Hane's Kekkei Genkai. I've always wanted to study it, and now I finally have the chance."

Kabuto Yakushi left the base and headed to another secret base, where Guren was sent by Orochimaru to manage it.

Kabuto Yakushi reaching the outer perimeter of the base, Kabuto Yakushi was acutely aware of the woman's hostility and couldn't help but complain, "Why did they have to make me go see that woman?" Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from above. Kabuto Yakushi's expression hardened, and he immediately looked up at the sky, only to see a red crystal pillar descending from the heavens, rapidly hurtling towards him.

Kabuto Yakushi a backflip, dodging the red crystal pillar. With a bang, the pillar pierced the ground, creating a large crater. Before Kabuto Yakushi breath, several more whooshing sounds came from above. Kabuto Yakushi thought to himself, "There's more..." Looking up, he saw several more crystal pillars descending from the sky. Kabuto Yakushi several backflips in succession, dodging all of them.

Kabuto Yakushi had just landed on the ground and hadn't even had time to regain his balance when a large number of crystal Shuriken flew towards him. Kabuto Yakushi had recognized the attack as Guren's Crystal Release the moment it appeared. He knew that while Guren's Crystal Release could crystallize things, it had a weakness: it couldn't crystallize Chakra.

At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi was prepared. His hands were already covered in Chakra, and he blocked the crystal Shuriken that were already shooting towards him. At the same time, he pushed off with his feet and retreated backward.

However, the crystal Shuriken continued to rain down on Kabuto Yakushi quickly swung his hands to block all the incoming crystal Shuriken. At the same time, he flashed and leaped backward on the crystal pillar. After a while, the crystal Shuriken stopped appearing.

Kabuto Yakushi looked at a rock and said, "Guren, this is quite a boisterous welcome."

"Heh heh heh, I thought it was an intruder." Guren slowly walked out, looking down at Kabuto Yakushi, and said, "Oh, it's Kabuto."

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses and retorted sharply, "Weren't you knowingly committing a crime, Guren?"

Guren, of course, wouldn't admit it verbally, saying, "How could that be? But if you can't even withstand this level of Ninjutsu, what right do you have to stay by Orochimaru's side?"

Kabuto Yakushi said, "I'm here to deliver Orochimaru's orders."

Upon hearing Kabuto's words, Guren immediately suppressed her hostility and said somewhat excitedly, "Orochimaru -sama's orders?"

Guren jumped off the rock, spun around in place, and said, "Haha, I knew Lord Orochimaru hadn't forgotten me. Orochimaru entrusted me with this border base; I thought I'd been abandoned." At this moment, Guren's emotions were high, and even her hostility towards Kabuto Yakushi disappeared.

After a long pause, she said, "Come with me." Guren led Kabuto Yakushi into the base.

The two walked for a long time through the dark tunnel until they arrived at a grotto. Looking down from the top of the grotto, it was divided into several levels, each level further divided into many rooms, densely packed together, where Orochimaru's experimental subjects were imprisoned. Seemingly sensing the arrival of Guren and Kabuto Yakushi, they began to emit eerie howls.

Guren said, "Now you can speak, Kabuto. What are Lord Orochimaru's orders?"

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses and said, "Lord Orochimaru wants you to go to the Land of Demons and bring back the Konoha Ninja Uzumaki Hane, alive."

Guren said, "Lord Orochimaru ordered me to bring back a ninja?" She thought to herself, "Could it be that Lord Orochimaru has taken a fancy to another ninja? Last time, Orochimaru chose Gen'yumaru, then brought back Sasuke, and now he's ordering me to bring back this guy named Uzumaki Hane. "Guren had always wanted to become Orochimaru's vessel, but she had never had the chance, and her heart was filled with jealousy. However, it was an order from the most revered Orochimaru, and no matter how unwilling she was, Guren would carry it out.

Kabuto Yakushi said, "That's right, and the opponent is very strong. Lord Orochimaru said you could find a few of his subordinates."

Upon hearing this, Guren's face lit up with excitement. She jumped down into the cave and said to the monsters on the first floor, "Monsters, come out and breathe some fresh air! The winner will stay and become my Guren. This is a very lucky thing for you." After she finished speaking, the iron door of the first floor slowly opened, and Guren, with a strange laugh, led Kabuto Yakushi back to the top floor.

Kabuto Yakushi looked down at the monsters below, their faces filled with bloodlust, as they slowly emerged from the stone chamber. Kabuto Yakushi said, "Orochimaru needs you to select a few subordinates; it's pointless if they all die."

Guren revealed a cruel smile and said, "I understand, but watching them kill each other, the sound of shattering bones, the deafening screams, don't you find it exciting?"

The monsters on the first level began to fight, their shouts, screams, and shrieks blending together. The fighting lasted all day, and the ground below the cave was covered with corpses. The thick stench of blood permeated the entire cave, making the monsters still locked in the stone chambers extremely agitated, occasionally letting out bloodthirsty howls.