Kakashi Arrives

This time, Deidara was seriously injured, which was a good opportunity to kill him, but Uzumaki Hane had no intention of letting him go so easily. Uzumaki Hane summoned Taruho, Taruho was also furious about the person who injured Shion. After discussing it for a while, Taruho went down and arranged for a large number of soldiers to search for Deidara everywhere.

The next morning, Guren quietly left, and by the time Uzumaki Hane discovered it, Guren was already gone. However, after a night's rest, Guren should have recovered a lot of her strength, and given Guren extensive experience in killing, there was no need to worry about her safety.

Uzumaki Hane had been waiting for news of Deidara, but had not found any trace of Deidara.

Shion had been recuperating, so all affairs were handled by Taruho. Uzumaki Hane didn't continue training because the crater had been destroyed in the battle with Guren and was now being rebuilt. Moreover, Uzumaki Hane was worried about Shion's safety.

In the afternoon, Uzumaki Hane utterly bored, Yuu stood beneath the waterfall, holding a huge rock, and was exercising.

Suddenly, an unexpected person appeared.

Upon receiving the message, Uzumaki Hane appeared in the palace, where she saw Kakashi standing in the main hall, engrossed in reading a copy of "Icha Icha Paradise".

Uzumaki Hane smiled and said, "Kakashi-sensei, what brings you here?" Half a month ago, because of the Akatsuki, Uzumaki Hane had sent a message to Teacher Tsunade, wanting to see Jiraiya. But he didn't expect that it would take half a month for Teacher Tsunade to respond, and that she would send Kakashi instead.

Kakashi shifted his gaze from Icha Icha Paradise to Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane stood there, exuding a powerful aura. Kakashi's eyes crinkled into crescents as he said, "Yu, it hasn't been long since we last met. I didn't expect you to have gotten even stronger."

Kakashi continued, "Lord Jiraiya. We don't know where he took Naruto for training. Lady Tsunade was worried about the situation here, so she sent me over first."

Uzumaki Hane said, "We couldn't get in touch with Lord Jiraiya?"

Kakashi nodded and continued, "Yes, Lady Tsunade has told me everything about the Akatsuki. Is it really as you said?"

Uzumaki Hane said seriously, "That's right. I obtained their information by chance. Their goal is indeed to capture Jinchūriki."

Kakashi said in a deep voice, "The Akatsuki even sent Uchiha Itachi last time, intending to take Naruto away, but thankfully Lord Jiraiya stopped him in the end."

After thinking for a moment, Uzumaki added, "I unexpectedly ran into Orochimaru's people this time."

Kakashi's eyes remained calm as he said, "Orochimaru?" Kakashi thought of his prized student Sasuke.

Uzumaki Hane Yu briefly recounted what had happened recently. Upon hearing that Danzo's men were actually mingling with Orochimaru's men, Kakashi's eyes flashed with disgust. When Kakashi was still Anbu, Danzo had even sent someone to assassinate him. In the end, Danzo was removed from his position by the Third Hokage, and Kakashi deeply loathed Danzo.

Incidentally, Danzo had also sent people to deal with Uzumaki Hane. Back then, Uzumaki Hane injured someone from Root. Because Kakashi had once served in the Anbu, Guy came to him for advice, so Kakashi knew that Danzo had attacked Uzumaki Hane.

Upon learning that another Akatsuki member was seriously injured, Kakashi pondered for a moment and said, "This is really troublesome. I'll stay here for a while. If we can capture Deidara, we can obtain a lot of information about the Akatsuki."

Uzumaki Hane said, "It just so happens that Deidara's Ninjutsu is all countered by Lightning Release, so it's best if you, Kakashi-sensei, deal with him."

Kakashi's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, but he quickly regained his lazy expression and said, "No problem."

After the two finished discussing the matter, Uzumaki Hane began to inquire about the village.

Uzumaki Hane asked, "Kakashi-sensei, how is Teacher Kaido?"

Kakashi's lips twitched slightly when he heard Might Guy's name; clearly, Might Guy had been giving him a lot of headaches lately.

Kakashi said, "Originally, Guy was also supposed to come this time, but he had a last-minute mission and went to carry it out with Neji."

The next day, in the morning, Uzumaki Hane was warming up as usual, holding a huge rock.

After warming up, I was surprised to see that Kakashi was already up early. In Uzumaki Hane mind, Kakashi should be a lazy person.

Uzumaki Hane said to Kakashi, "Kakashi-sensei, how about we have a spar?"

Kakashi looked at Uzumaki Hane and seemed to see the figure of Might Guy. Given Kakashi's temperament, he would not normally fight with Uzumaki Hane, but Kakashi was indeed very curious about Uzumaki Hane's current strength.

The battle couldn't be fought here, so Uzumaki Hane led Kakashi through the forest and soon arrived at a rocky area.

The two stood facing each other. Kakashi had put away his Icha Icha Paradise, and his eyes still looked languid, though a hint of seriousness occasionally flashed in them.

Uzumaki Hane rushed towards Kakashi, Kakashi waved his hands, sending out several Kunai. Uzumaki Hane nimbly dodged them and quickly reached Kakashi's side.

With a powerful kick, Kakashi lunged at Kakashi, who reached out and blocked the kick squarely. A look of surprise flashed in Kakashi's eyes; the power of Uzumaki Hane's kick was beyond his expectations.

Uzumaki Hane took a few steps back and said, "Kakashi-sensei, take this! Hell Hound!" His right hand quickly turned into lava and grabbed directly at Kakashi.

Kakashi's eyes narrowed, thinking how fast he was. He sidestepped Uzumaki Hane's attack, accelerated to Uzumaki Hane's front, and kicked at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane raised his left hand and blocked Kakashi's kick with a thud.

Uzumaki Hane slammed his right hand down at Kakashi stumbled backward. Bang! The Uzumaki Hane created a crater in the ground, melting the surface of the rock.

Kakashi's eyes narrowed. This was Uzumaki Hane's Kekkei Genkai; it was truly terrifying.

Then, Kakashi quickly Hand Seals, unleashing "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!" Kakashi opened his mouth and spewed a large ball of flame at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane's lips curled up, and he stretched out his right hand, "Hell Hound," grabbing the incoming flames. The flames grew smaller and smaller until they finally disappeared into Uzumaki Hane's palm.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Kakashi-sensei, Fire Style has no effect on me." With that, Uzumaki Hane rushed towards Kakashi, his right hand suddenly expanding to ten times its original size, and smashed down on Kakashi's head with a punch.

Seeing the intense heat emanating from Uzumaki Hane's arm, Kakashi had no intention of taking it head-on. He dodged the attack with a swift movement, then formed hand Hand Seals and unleashed "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu." A stream of water rose around Kakashi, forming the shape of a water dragon. The water dragon opened its mouth and swooped down towards Uzumaki Hane.