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Uzumaki Hane carried Crimson Guren on his back, struggling through the forest. He had exhausted his Chakra and had very little stamina left, making him no match for Sasori of the Red Sand. If Sasori of the Red Sand caught up, he would be in serious trouble.

After an unknown amount of time, Uzumaki Hane felt that his strength was about to give out. Looking at the Guren behind him, Uzumaki Hane knew that he had two choices: either abandon the Guren and run away alone, or take a gamble and hope that the Sasori of the Red Sand could not find him, but the possibility of that was almost zero.

Without much thought, Uzumaki Hane made up her mind in a short while to leave Guren behind. After all, she and Guren were still enemies, and she had only saved her because she admired her actions in the original work.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, followed by a clap of thunder in the sky, and a torrential downpour began in an instant.

The rain instantly soaked Uzumaki Hane, but she was secretly delighted. This downpour would wash away any traces she had left, making it difficult for the enemy to track her down. With a forced effort, Uzumaki Hane carried Guren on her back and quickly left the spot.

Soon, Uzumaki Hane felt the sense of crisis that had been gripping her heart disappear. Clearly, the heavy rain had washed away her traces, and the enemy had lost track of her.

Only then did Uzumaki Hane relax, her legs giving way and she nearly collapsed. She knew she had reached her limit and needed to find a place to rest. After a short while, Uzumaki Hane managed to find a large tree hollow and took shelter inside to avoid the rain.

Uzumaki Hane Yu placed Guren on the ground, only to find that Guren was burning up. It was probably because she had been in the rain for so long that the very weak Guren had developed a fever. Uzumaki Hane herself had a very high body temperature, which she hadn't noticed before.

Worried that starting a fire would attract enemies, Uzumaki Hane didn't light one. But this didn't deter him; Uzumaki Hane surged from his body, and the intense heat instantly dried Guren's clothes.

Uzumaki Hane felt the high temperature emanating from her body, but Uzumaki Hane ignored it. After all, with the strong physique of a ninja, she might recover after a good night's sleep.

Uzumaki Hane sat cross-legged on the ground and began to extract Chakra. The most important thing now was to restore his combat power as soon as possible.

The next day, Guren woke up and looked around. Instinctively, she asked, "Where am I?" But the voice that came out was dry and unpleasant, not like her own at all. Guren was startled.

Guren began to recall what happened before she fainted. At that time, Guren saw Uzumaki Hane and Deidara seemingly both injured and falling from the sky. Guren secretly sneaked over, but she didn't expect Deidara to suddenly self-destruct. Guren had no time to dodge and was directly engulfed by the explosion. Guren had already been injured by the aftershocks of their battle multiple times before. At that moment, she only felt a blackout before she fainted.

Guren looked around; it was a simple tree hollow. Just then, a voice came from beside her. "You're awake." Guren was startled and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Uzumaki Hane sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the hollow.

Guren was somewhat flustered. She stood up abruptly, but her legs went weak and she almost fell. She quickly steadied herself and looked Uzumaki Hane.

By this time, Uzumaki Hane had recovered half of her strength and was not afraid of the newly awakened Guren.

Guren calmed down and said, "Uzumaki Hane, it's you. What do you want?"

Uzumaki Hane's expression remained unchanged as she said, "Alright, now that you're awake, you can leave."

Guren asked with some surprise, "You're going to let me go?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "That's right. Are you still going or not? If you're not going, then don't leave."

Guren gave Uzumaki Hane a deep look and said, "I owe you one, and I will repay this favor." Then she left the tree hole and quickly disappeared from Uzumaki Hane's sight.

Uzumaki Hane watched Guren depart before standing up, intending to leave. She wondered how the palace was doing, and how worried Shion must be after being gone for so long.

Uzumaki Hane swiftly through the forest toward the palace. Soon, she arrived at the site of yesterday's battle and immediately spotted a squad of soldiers inspecting the battlefield.

As soon as Uzumaki Hane appeared, the soldiers immediately noticed her and exclaimed with delight, "Lord Uzumaki, we've finally found you!"

Looking at the disheveled soldiers, Uzumaki Hane asked, "Are you looking for me?"

The captain in charge said, "Lord Uzumaki Hane, you didn't return yesterday, so the priestess and we have been searching for you everywhere. I'll send a signal now, and the priestess and Lady Taruho will be here soon." With that, the captain of the soldiers immediately sent a signal, indicating that Uzumaki Hane had been found.

Uzumaki Hane waited for Shion and the others. Soon, the surrounding soldiers approached, bowing respectfully upon seeing Uzumaki Hane. Looking at their disheveled figures, Uzumaki Hane said, "You've all had a hard time."

Just then, Uzumaki Hane saw Shion running towards her and threw herself into Uzumaki Hane's arms, tears streaming down her face.

Looking at Shion's haggard face, Uzumaki Hane wiped away Shion tears and said gently, "Don't cry, I'm fine."

Taruho also arrived with her soldiers. Shion immediately released Uzumaki Hane, looking quite embarrassed.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Taruho and said, "Taruho, I'm alright. Everyone searched all night and worked very hard. Let's go back now."

Everyone returned to the palace. Although Uzumaki Hane had lured Deidara away in time yesterday, the initial battle had still destroyed many buildings, and even the entire plaza was destroyed. At this moment, the craftsmen were repairing it.

Uzumaki Hane coaxed Shion for a long time before bidding farewell to everyone and returning to her room, where she immediately fell into a deep sleep. When Uzumaki Hane woke up, the sun was already high in the sky, and she felt that she had almost fully recovered.

Leaving the room, soldiers and craftsmen were still building the palace outside. Inside the main hall, Taruho was handling affairs, while Shion was still resting, having spent the entire night searching for Shion Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane didn't disturb them. After finishing lunch, he returned to his room. Sitting Uzumaki Hane on the floor, he began to ponder the matter. The Uzumaki Hane had already come knocking, and they would definitely come again. Moreover, Deidara had escaped, which made things quite troublesome. Although he didn't know why Sasori hadn't appeared this time, Uzumaki Hane still overwhelmed by the prospect of dealing with both of them simultaneously.

Uzumaki Hane murmured, "It seems I need to be careful this time. However, I don't have any anti-air techniques, so I've been constantly suppressed by Deidara. Today's battle completely exhausted all my Chakra, something that hasn't happened in a long time. Next time we meet, I'm confident I can kill Deidara. This time, I can take the initiative and separate the two of them, then I can annihilate them one by one."