Hurrying Back

When Uzumaki Hane arrived at the priestess's palace, she found the main gate had been breached. Uzumaki Hane face darkened, and she quickly went inside. She saw soldiers busily cleaning up the battlefield. However, seeing that the soldiers were orderly and showed no signs of panic, she figured nothing serious had happened.

Several sharp-eyed soldiers spotted Uzumaki Hane and immediately said respectfully, "Lord Uzumaki, you're back." The other soldiers also bowed respectfully.

Eager to know what had happened, Uzumaki Hane asked, "What happened here?"

A soldier said, "Lord Uzumaki Hane, there were intruders just now, but they were captured by Lady Shion and are being interrogated in the main hall now." The soldier's face was full of admiration as he said this.

The other soldiers exclaimed, "Lady Shion is amazing! She actually defeated the invaders!"

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Hane finally felt relieved and quickly walked towards the main hall.

Soon, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the priestess's palace. Before she even entered, she heard Shion's triumphant shout, "Tell me, who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Uzumaki Hane walked straight in and saw a burly man with a fierce face lying on the ground. Shion looked down at him, her face full of smugness. She was obviously very proud to have caught the intruder.

Meanwhile, Taruho stood behind Shion with a dark expression on her face. Uzumaki Hane was also speechless and said, "Shion, I'm back. Are you all alright?"

Upon seeing Uzumaki Hane enter, Shion's face immediately lit up with a happy smile, but she quickly withdrew it, forcing a tense expression and feigning anger as she said, "Uzumaki Hane, you're back." She was clearly still upset that she hadn't been allowed to go to the volcano with her last time.

Upon seeing Uzumaki Hane, Taruho said, "Uzumaki Hane, you're back." Then, noticing one of Uzumaki Hane's men carrying someone, she asked, "This is...?"

Uzumaki Hane smiled and said, "These two should be working together. They came to attack me, but I've already dealt with them." Then, pointing to Gozu lying on the ground, he said, "He probably wanted to kidnap Shion to threaten me, but I didn't expect Shion to be so strong that she could actually capture him." Uzumaki Hane recognized the burly man as Gozu, one of Guren's subordinates, upon seeing him. He hadn't expected Wu Tu to appear as well.

Uzumaki Hane tossed the Crimson Guren to Gozu's side. Gozu, though immobilized by Shion, wasn't unconscious and immediately noticed Shion. Unlike Guren 'Guren other two subordinates, who submitted to her only because of Guren strength, Gozu had been imprisoned after a previous rampage. When he was on the verge of death without water or food, Guren saved him with a ladle of water, so he felt grateful to Guren and was therefore fiercely loyal to Shion.

Seeing Guren lying on the ground, her life hanging in the balance, Wu Tu anxiously called out, "Lady Guren, are you alright? Lady Guren, Lady Guren, are you alright? Lady Guren..." He struggled to move towards Guren, but Guren had already fainted and could not respond to Gozu.

Uzumaki Hane ignored the two and went to Shion, who was still sulking. He stroked her hair with his right hand and said, "Did Shion defeat this person? I didn't expect Shion to become so strong. You're amazing. I see the soldiers are starting to admire you."

Hearing the praise, Shion's face lit up with a happy smile, and she said, "Really?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "Of course it's true."

Seeing Uzumaki Hane's smiling face, Shion blushed, slapped Uzumaki Hane's hand away, walked to the main seat, and said, "Don't think I'll forgive you so easily."

Seeing that Shion was happy, Uzumaki Hane said, "Shion, seal her away too, to prevent her from causing trouble when she wakes up. I still have some questions for her." Uzumaki Hane pointed at Guren.

"Of course, no problem," Shion said Uzumaki Hane her strength, Shion unleashed her full power, her immense Chakra surging, her clothes fluttering even without wind, and a mysterious pattern forming beneath her feet, radiating a Shion aura. Then, Shion began chanting an incantation, pointing at Guren. A purple pattern appeared beneath Guren, enveloping her in a Guren halo, which then flowed into Guren body.

After the seal was completed, Shion's face turned pale, and she let out a muffled groan. It was clear that she had used all her strength, but she was still unable to control the enormous power within her, so she was slightly injured.

Uzumaki Hane immediately noticed Shion's unusual behavior and asked with concern, "Shion, are you alright?"

Shion said smugly, "Hmph, of course I'm fine. How could such a small matter be a problem for me?"

Seeing all this, Gozu knew that the other party had used the same Sealing Jutsu to seal Guren. He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't move at all and was extremely anxious.

At this moment, the light completely entered Guren's body. Guren let out a muffled groan, slowly opened her eyes, and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. She said in confusion, "Where am I?"

A voice came from the side. "Lady Guren, are you alright? We are inside the priestess's palace in the Land of Demons." It was Gozu who had seen Guren wake up and hurriedly called out to her.

When Guren saw Gozu, she immediately recalled everything that had happened before. Under Lord Orochimaru's orders, she had come to the Land of Demons to capture Uzumaki Hane. However, she hadn't expected Uzumaki Hane to be so powerful. She and several of her subordinates were no match for him; her subordinates were all killed, and she herself was captured.

Thinking this, Guren instinctively tried to draw upon her Chakra to resist, but found that her Chakra was completely still, and her whole body seemed to be bound by something, unable to move. She exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?"

Gozu said, "Lady Guren, this is Sealing Jutsu; we've all been sealed."

Upon hearing this, Guren looked at Gozu, Gozu was also lying on the ground, seemingly unable to move. She had sent Gozu to capture the witch, but she hadn't expected him to be captured as well.

However, Guren was a seasoned ninja who had seen many battles and quickly calmed down. Looking around at the luxurious palace, she realized that this must be the palace of a shrine maiden. Uzumaki Hane was standing with a young man, while a little girl sat in the main seat, her face full of smugness, looking down at her. She must be the shrine maiden of the Land of Demons.

The three of them, Uzumaki Hane, noticed that Guren had woken up and were all looking at Guren.

Guren calmly looked at Uzumaki Hane and said, "Uzumaki Hane, I didn't expect you to capture me. What do you want?" At the same time, Guren thought to herself, "Since Uzumaki Hane n't kill me on the spot, I'm obviously still useful to him. I can slowly stall Uzumaki Hane and see if there's a chance to turn the tables."