Attack

Meanwhile, Suzuki left Orochimaru's base but was unable to ascertain Orochimaru's true strength. However, Orochimaru Sannin, and he wouldn't be so easily exposed. Suzuki kept recalling everything about Orochimaru's base, summarizing it, and sent it back to Lord Danzo.

Afterwards, Suzuki went to the Land of Demons, waiting for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow against Uzumaki Hane.

When Suzuki arrived in the Land of Demons, he only did a little research and found that Uzumaki Hane had a great reputation in the Land of Demons. So he dared not reveal anything and spent three whole days secretly using Genjutsu to get the location of Uzumaki Hane from a soldier.

As Suzuki leaped through the forest, he kept thinking about how to kill Uzumaki Hane. He realized he would have to rely on Orochimaru's subordinates, and Uzumaki Hane's close relationship with the priestess of the Land of Demons could also be used.

Upon arriving at the Sealing Shrine, one finds that the mountain has already erupted, and everything on it has been burned down. Near the summit, a house stands, surrounded by a few sparse trees that stand out like cranes among chickens.

Suzuki knew that Uzumaki Hane was powerful, and that he had schemed against Uzumaki Hane multiple times, making them sworn enemies. If he were discovered, he would surely die, so he dared not approach. Suzuki hid in the distance, secretly monitoring Uzumaki Hane while waiting for Orochimaru's men to arrive. He hoped to find a weakness in Uzumaki Hane so that he could carry out his schemes.

Uzumaki Hane has been feeling strange these past few days, sensing that someone is watching him but he can't find them, indicating that this is a ninja skilled in hiding.

Uzumaki Hane knew that his enemies had arrived; it could be Danzo's men or Akatsuki's. Danzo had always wanted him dead, and knowing his whereabouts, he would definitely send someone to attack him. As for Akatsuki, he had killed Kakuzu and Hidan, and even obtained Kakuzu's ring, so they would certainly send someone. He just didn't know which side was spying on him this time.

In the past few days, Uzumaki Hane dared not cultivate at full strength, leaving room for maneuver in each session to guard against attacks. She even deliberately exposed weaknesses a few times to lure the enemy into attacking, but the enemy never appeared, clearly indicating that she was a very cautious person.

That night, in her room, Uzumaki Hane lay on her bed, thinking to herself, "It seems I need to find out who it is; I don't want to be monitored like this."

The next day, just as Uzumaki Hane was about to find the person spying on him, the surveillance disappeared. This puzzled Uzumaki Hane. Why would the other party stop monitoring? Had the enemy given up? But that was unlikely. It was more likely that the other party was planning to make a move. However, if they were going to make a move, why would they withdraw the surveillance personnel? Uzumaki Hane wondered, muttering, "Looks like I'll have to be careful these next few days."

Uzumaki Hane guessed correctly. Today, Suzuki suddenly received news that Orochimaru's men had arrived, so Suzuki immediately left to meet up with Orochimaru.

After walking for two or three hours, Suzuki arrived at the meeting point, where four people were standing: three men and one woman. The woman was sitting casually on a tree stump, while the other three looked very afraid of her, standing timidly to the side. It was clear that the woman was the leader. These four were Guren and her three newly recruited subordinates who had come after receiving Orochimaru's orders.

Suzuki jumped down from the tree trunk and landed in front of them. He said to Guren, "These must be Lord Orochimaru's subordinates. I am Suzuki, Danzo sent me to guide you."

Guren stood up, gave Suzuki a sharp look, and said, "You're the contact person. Let's go. Tell me where Uzumaki Hane is, and we'll go there now."

Suzuki, not expecting the other party to go straight over, quickly stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute, Uzumaki Hane is very strong. If we go directly, we probably won't stand a chance. I have a plan. The Priestess of the Land of Demons is someone close to Uzumaki Hane. If we capture her, we can threaten Uzumaki Hane and force him to surrender."

Guren's lips curled up as she said, "No need, we'll just go straight there and catch Uzumaki Hane. Why go through all this trouble? Gozu, take Suzuki with you, we're on our way right now." Guren was eager to get back to Orochimaru's side as quickly as possible and naturally didn't want to waste any time here.

Guren leaped onto the tree trunk first, leaving her spot. Two thinner men immediately followed, while the remaining burly man, expressionless, grabbed Suzuki and followed as well. Suzuki realized he couldn't break free at all. Helpless, he could only curse inwardly as the five of them quickly moved towards Uzumaki Hane's location.

It took them two or three hours, but in the afternoon, the five of them successfully arrived at the Sealing Shrine.

Guren walked directly onto the bare volcano, looked at the houses in front of her, and said to Suzuki, "Is that Uzumaki Hane inside?"

Suzuki had calmed down by now. He was willing to do anything as long as he could kill Uzumaki Hane. The most important thing now was to kill Uzumaki Hane.

Suzuki said, "Based on my observations over the past three days, Uzumaki Hane should be in that cave at this time. However, I usually don't dare to get too close, and I don't know what's inside the cave, so let's be careful and investigate first."

Guren completely ignored Suzuki's suggestion, waved her hand, and said, "Let's go, let's catch that Uzumaki Hane and go back to report to Lord Orochimaru." She took the lead and led the others towards the cave.

Guren and the others hadn't expected that it was just a passageway, and the further they went, the hotter it got. Thinking of the volcanic rocks on the mountain, they immediately realized that this place led to the crater.

Suzuki recalled Uzumaki Hane's Kekkei Genkai, which was similar to Lava Release, and a terrifying thought arose in his mind: could the other party be using the volcano for training?

Soon, the group emerged from the passage and found themselves on a platform, with slowly flowing lava beneath it.

Guren looked around but saw no one. Her sharp gaze fell on Suzuki, and she said, "Uzumaki Hane isn't here. Are you lying to me?" As she spoke, shimmering particles emanated from her body. Clearly, she would attack if Suzuki didn't provide a clear explanation.

Suzuki sensed immense danger emanating from Guren and hurriedly said, "He usually enters here and doesn't come out until night. I don't know why he's not here today. From what I've observed, his cultivation is very disciplined. I don't know why he's not here today, but he'll definitely return to the house. We can go out and wait for him."

Guren stared at Suzuki for a long time before saying, "Let's go, let's get out." She led the way out of the passage, and the others immediately followed.

Suzuki was the last to leave, but before he did, Suzuki glanced at the flowing lava below the platform and wondered to himself, "Uzumaki Hane is here every day, why isn't she here today? Could she have gone into the lava?" Then, he dismissed the thought, "How could a human survive in lava?" Suppressing the idea, Suzuki quickly caught up with the others.