Akatsuki

Renga's ice lens was shattered by a punch from Uzumaki Hane, and he was also sent flying, crashing heavily onto the plaza.

Renga immediately stood up from the ground, only to see that all his men had been knocked down and were piled up on top of each other in the square. On top of the pile of people, a masked Konoha Ninja was sitting, holding a book in his hand, reading it with great interest.

Kakashi noticed that Renga was looking at him, so he jumped down from the crowd, stood beside him, and looked at him with his eyes curving into crescents.

Renga's eyes narrowed, and he stepped back, saying in surprise, "Copy Ninja Kakashi?" Renga hurriedly formed hand seals, creating an "Ice Shield" that formed a layer of transparent ice crystals in front of him.

Kakashi Hand Seals, Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique," and spat out a massive fireball that shattered Renga's Ice Shield with a bang.

Renga retreated backward, simultaneously forming hand Hand Seals and creating an ice lens above his head. Under Renga's control, the ice lens reflected sunlight, and with a boom, the ground in front of Kakashi exploded, sending dust billowing into the sky.

Renga laughed triumphantly, saying, "What Copy Ninja? They're helpless against my Ice Lens! Hahaha..."

As the smoke cleared, Kakashi was revealed. Kakashi hands crackled with lightning, emitting a sharp cry. It was "Lightning Release: Chidori." Kakashi instantly rushed in front of Renga, piercing through Renga's chest with Renga's laughter abruptly stopped, his face filled with disbelief, his eyes fixed on Kakashi, blood continuously gushing from his mouth, before he died unwillingly.

Just then, a figure landed; it was Jiraiya, who said, "Kakashi, it's been a long time."

Kakashi casually tossed Renga's corpse to the ground Jiraiya, "Long time no see, Lord Jiraiya. I wonder how your new book is going?"

Jiraiya completely ignored the corpse on the ground and said, "Kakashi, the new book is still in preparation. I'll send you a copy when it's ready."

At that moment, a figure flew out of the palace and landed at Kakashi's feet; it was Naruto, who had been knocked away by Shion.

Kakashi's eyes formed crescent moons as he looked down at Naruto at his feet and said, "Isn't this Naruto?"

Naruto jumped up and said excitedly, "Kakashi-sensei, it's been a long time!"

Kakashi was also happy to see Naruto. Looking at how tall Naruto had grown, and recalling everything that had happened before, he couldn't help but say with emotion, "Naruto, you've grown up too." Naruto scratched the back of his head and smiled, a bright and cheerful smile.

Everyone returned to the palace, Uzumaki Hane introduced Jiraiya and Naruto Shion.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, Shion has something to tell you."

Shion fidgeted and whispered, "Naruto Uzumaki, I'm sorry."

Naruto shouted, "What did you say? Speak louder, I can't hear you!"

Shion was somewhat annoyed, but seeing Uzumaki Hane looking at her, she said, "I'm sorry."

Naruto tilted his ear towards Shion and shouted again, "What did you say? Speak louder, I can't hear you!"

Shion flew into a rage and shouted, "I meant I'm sorry!"

Naruto continued, "What did you say? Speak louder, I can't hear you." Bang! Shion's Chakra surged, her clothes billowed without wind, and a tentacle slammed into Naruto, sending Naruto flying again.

Jiraiya and Kakashi looked at Shion with some surprise, not expecting that Shion would possess such powerful Chakra. Uzumaki Hane Yu explained the relationship between the Moryo and the priestess, as well as the source of Shion's power, Jiraiya and Kakashi were filled with admiration.

After a while, Naruto returned and glared angrily at Shion.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Alright, alright, for my sake, you two should make up." Naruto and Shion both snorted coldly and turned their heads away.

Jiraiya said, "Alright, Yu, now you can tell me the information about Akatsuki."

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Hane began to recount his conflicts with Akatsuki, starting with his chance encounter with Kakuzu, followed by the battle between Kakuzu and Hidan, and then the battle between Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara.

Jiraiya and Kakashi were also amazed, not expecting that Uzumaki Hane's strength had reached such a level. Kakashi, in particular, who had fought Uzumaki Hane, originally thought that was most of Uzumaki Hane's strength, but he didn't expect Uzumaki Hane to be so powerful.

Uzumaki Hane said, "According to the intelligence I've received, there are at least ten members in the Akatsuki, and most of them are powerful missing-nin." Uzumaki Hane didn't intend to reveal the matter of Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha. He was no match for them yet, and provoking them would be troublesome.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned solemn. Jiraiya said, "Do you know anything about these ninjas?" As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." If we can know information about these people, we can formulate appropriate countermeasures.

Uzumaki Hane said, "I have a general understanding of their information. The Akatsuki usually operates in pairs, allowing them to help and supervise each other."

Kakashi recalled that during their two meetings, Uchiha Itachi seemed to be with Kisame.

Uzumaki Hane continued, "I've already killed Sasori of the Red Sand, Kakuzu from the Akatsuki, so I won't go into detail about Hidan. I'll start with Uchiha Itachi and Kisame. Everyone knows Uchiha Itachi, so I won't go into too much detail."

Naruto thought to himself, "Is Uchiha Itachi Sasuke's older brother, the one who caused Sasuke to flee the village?" Thinking of Sasuke, Naruto's brows furrowed tightly.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Kisame Hoshigaki was originally a ninja from Kirigakure, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist, wielding the Samehada, and possessing a vast amount of Chakra. Next is Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand. Deidara was originally a ninja from Iwagakure, a student of the Third Hokage, who could consume clay through mouths on his body, granting the clay the ability to explode. Then there's Orochimaru and Zetsu. Zetsu possesses countless clones, while Orochimaru has already left Akatsuki." Uzumaki Hane didn't elaborate on Zetsu, so he glossed over it.

Upon hearing Orochimaru, Naruto excitedly asked, "Yu, do you have any news about Orochimaru?"

Uzumaki Hane looked at Naruto, who was clearly thinking of Sasuke Naruto. Jiraiya also showed interest.

Uzumaki Hane said, "That's right, this time, Orochimaru's subordinates did come to attack me."

Naruto immediately stood up and asked, "What about Orochimaru's subordinates?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "Don't worry, I've already subdued one of them, but he's seriously injured and recovering. Once he's healed, we can ask him about Orochimaru's whereabouts." Actually, Uzumaki Hane had already asked Gozu about the location of Orochimaru's base. However, Gozu was originally an experimental subject and had no idea where it was. Of course, given time, he should be able to find it, but he's currently seriously injured and bedridden, so Uzumaki Hane plans to wait until he recovers before searching for Orochimaru's base.

Naruto was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but Naruto immediately cheered up again after learning about Orochimaru.

Uzumaki Hane continued, "Next is the organization's leader, Pain, and his partner Konan. These two are quite mysterious, and I don't know much about them." Uzumaki Hane was worried that Jiraiya found out about them, he would immediately run to find Pain and his group, causing Pain to make a move prematurely, which would be troublesome.

After hearing Uzumaki Hane's information, Jiraiya and Kakashi both fell into deep thought.