Seizing the Sword of the Thunder God

Aoi Rokushō raised the Sword of the Thunder God and slashed at Uzumaki Hane.

This time, Uzumaki Hane did not meet the blow head-on. He flashed aside and dodged it.

Then Uzumaki Hane shouted, "Canine Red Lotus!" His right hand turned into a dog-shaped mass of lava and rushed at Aoi Rokushō.

Aoi Rokushō struck the dog-shaped lava with the Sword of the Thunder God, blocking it. Then a faint electric current passed through it, and Uzumaki Hane felt his hand go numb. His right hand went limp, and he retreated several steps.

Seeing this, Aoi Rokushō smiled smugly and said, "I'm a Jonin, you know." Gripping the Sword of the Thunder God in both hands, he rushed up to Uzumaki Hane and brought it down.

Both of Uzumaki Hane's arms became Magma Arms ten times their original size, and he struck straight at him. Bang! Aoi Rokushō was sent flying backward. He got up from the ground uninjured, but as a Jonin, he had been left in such a sorry state. Furious, he snarled, "Damn you, Konoha brat!" Clutching the Sword of the Thunder God, he charged at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane watched Aoi Rokushō charge at him with a serious expression. Although magma was not very conductive and his opponent could do nothing to him, he could not break the Sword of the Thunder God either.

I can't let him get close, Uzumaki Hane thought. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, rapidly turning them into lava and expanding them to ten times their original size. "Lava Shuriken!" he shouted, swinging both arms out fiercely and firing dozens of lava Shuriken.

Aoi Rokushō's expression turned grim as he swung the Sword of the Thunder God rapidly, but he could not block every Shuriken. He grunted as several wounds were cut into his body, their edges already scorched.

Aoi Rokushō looked at his wounds, unable to believe he could not defeat Uzumaki Hane. "Damn Konoha brat!" he shouted, charging at him.

Uzumaki Hane had already discovered the Sword of the Thunder God's weakness. "Magma Spear!" he shouted, raising his right hand and forming a lava javelin over a meter long in it. He hurled it with force, and the javelin shot toward Aoi Rokushō like a bolt of red lightning, reaching him in an instant. It was so fast that Aoi Rokushō only had time to hold the Sword of the Thunder God in front of him. Bang! The enormous force drove him back more than ten steps.

Uzumaki Hane raised his right hand above his head again and shouted, "Magma Spear!" Another bolt of red lightning reached Aoi Rokushō. His eyes narrowed, and he barely managed to hold the Sword of the Thunder God in front of him again. The tremendous force drove him steadily backward.

Uzumaki Hane shouted again, "Magma Spear!" Another bolt of red lightning shot out.

Aoi Rokushō could only hold the Sword of the Thunder God in front of him again. He was driven backward and slammed into a tree trunk.

Aoi Rokushō began to think of retreating. He flashed onto a branch and said, "Brat, I won't let you off next time," preparing to flee.

Their mission this time was to seize the Sword of the Thunder God, so naturally Uzumaki Hane would not let him escape. He fired another Magma Spear.

Aoi Rokushō held the Sword of the Thunder God in front of him. Bang! He was knocked off the branch and fell to the ground. A good chance, Uzumaki Hane thought. He leaped above Aoi Rokushō and shouted, "Magma Spear!" A bolt of red lightning shot toward him.

Aoi Rokushō hurriedly held the Sword of the Thunder God in front of him. Bang! Although he blocked the attack, the Magma Spear's impact still made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Lava Super Heavy Fist!" Uzumaki Hane shouted. Both his arms turned into Magma Arms ten times their original size, and he smashed them down at Aoi Rokushō, who lay on the ground.

Seeing that Uzumaki Hane actually dared to come close, Aoi Rokushō laughed wildly. "Die!" Lightning coiled around the blade of the Sword of the Thunder God as he thrust it at Uzumaki Hane.

The corners of Uzumaki Hane's mouth curled up slightly. He let the Sword of the Thunder God pierce his body, forcibly endured the numbness, and turned both arms into magma that engulfed Aoi Rokushō. Aoi Rokushō only had time to let out a scream before he was reduced to ashes.

Uzumaki Hane stood motionless for quite a while before the numbness in his body faded. He reached down, picked up the Sword of the Thunder God, and rushed in the direction Tanaka and the others had left.

Uzumaki Hane soon arrived at the place where Tanaka and the others had fought earlier. The damaged trees and traces of blood left there made him cry out, "This is bad! They were attacked. I wonder how they are?" He hurriedly followed the trail. The ninja seemed to have deliberately tried to lure Uzumaki Hane over, as the traces along the way were very obvious.

Uzumaki Hane soon followed the trail to the place and saw a ninja standing ahead. It was the mysterious ninja who had attacked him in the ninja village that day. Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo lay at his feet, their fates unknown.

Uzumaki Hane was very worried about Hyuga Tanaka and Yamano Koromo's safety, but he did not dare act rashly.

The mysterious ninja, Fuka, said, "I told you we'd meet again." A bloodthirsty gleam had already appeared in Fuka's eyes.

Uzumaki Hane said, "It looks like you were behind this mission. Danzo sent you to kill me. I don't know why Danzo wants to kill me."

Fuka said, "All you need to know is that you're going to die today." Holding a Kunai in his right hand, Fuka rushed quickly at Uzumaki Hane.

So fast, Uzumaki Hane thought. But my strength has grown a lot. I'll use you to test the results of my training during this time. Uzumaki Hane began to feel excited. Although he had fought in the village, those fights had not been battles to the death, and he had always felt something was missing. Now his blood was boiling. Holding a Kunai in each hand, he charged as well.

The two met, and Fuka's Kunai flashed coldly as Fuka viciously slashed at Uzumaki Hane's throat.

Uzumaki Hane raised the Kunai in his left hand and firmly blocked Fuka's. Then he slashed the Kunai in his right hand across Fuka's throat.

Bang! Fuka vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving only a tree stump behind.

"A Substitution Technique? When?" Uzumaki Hane said. Just then, he heard something cutting through the air behind his head. The hair on his back stood on end, and he turned around quickly to see Fuka, who had appeared behind him at some unknown point, stabbing at him with a Kunai in his right hand.

"Magma Wall!" Uzumaki Hane shouted. His left hand rapidly turned into a wall of lava that blocked the attack in front of him.

Fuka's Kunai stabbed viciously into the wall, but it actually began to melt. Fuka immediately threw the Kunai away and flashed more than ten meters back.

Seeing Fuka retreat, Uzumaki Hane naturally would not pass up the chance. He leaped up and charged at Fuka.

Fuka looked at Uzumaki Hane in midair, a bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes. He rapidly formed Hand Seals and shouted, "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Several fireballs shot rapidly from his mouth toward Uzumaki Hane.

Fire Style was what Uzumaki Hane feared least. "Magma Wall!" he shouted. The fireballs struck the lava wall and were rapidly absorbed.

Fuka formed Hand Seals with both hands again and shouted, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!" He spat out a great mass of flame, but it too was absorbed by the lava wall.

Sensing that something was wrong, Fuka retreated more than ten meters and said, "I didn't expect your Kekkei Genkai to be able to devour flames."

Uzumaki Hane landed on the ground and said, "You figured it out that quickly? As expected of a member of Root."

Fuka said gravely, "It looks like I can't use Fire Style to attack you. Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!" He rapidly formed Hand Seals with both hands, opened his mouth and drew in air, then spat out a blade of wind.