Returning to the village

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with Pain standing on its finger, was summoned along with the other members.

Zetsu said, "Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara have been confirmed dead."

Pain asked, "Who killed him?"

Zetsu said, "Sasori of the Red Sand was killed by the combined Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and others, while Deidara died by self-destruction during his battle with Uzumaki Hane."

Pain said, "Is it Uzumaki Hane again?"

Pain pondered for a moment before saying, "Now, our primary task is to capture Tailed Beast. Since Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara are both dead, Tobi, now that you've joined the organization, you must capture a Tailed Beast."

Tobi said with a grin, "No problem, it's just a pity that senior died like that."

Gaara was originally just a clone; his body turned into grains of sand and slowly flowed into the desert. The real Gaara was behind him.

Gaara raised his hands, and countless streams of sand shot into the sky, converging behind him to form a vast sandstorm. Then, Gaara swung his hands forward, unleashing "Sand Release Sand Shower!" Countless sand grains were hardened by Chakra Gaara, forming countless sand bullets that rushed towards Uzumaki Hane, densely Uzumaki Hane the sky in front of him.

Uzumaki Hane's feet instantly turned into lava, instantly melting the sand on the ground. Several streams of lava surged out, enveloping Uzumaki Hane completely and forming a giant lava sphere.

Bang, bang, bang! Countless sand projectiles struck the lava sphere directly, creating numerous small holes in it.

After the sand projectiles were fired, the Uzumaki Hane emerged from the lava sphere unharmed.

Gaara frowned slightly, and the sand behind him formed a giant sand arm that grabbed at Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane unleashed a powerful Rock Fist towards Sand Arm, while simultaneously retreating. Bang! The Rock Fist was instantly destroyed by Sand Arm, which continued its attack towards Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane retreated continuously, dodging the Sand Arm.

Suddenly, Uzumaki Hane's feet stopped. Two streams of sand appeared on the ground and wrapped around Uzumaki Hane's feet. Uzumaki Hane's feet quickly turned into lava, directly melting the sand streams.

But this delay was too late; a giant sand arm slashed down directly at Uzumaki Hane, engulfing her completely.

Gaara clenched his right fist, unleashing "Sand Binding Coffin," and with a bang, the sand exploded. However, Gaara didn't relax at all. Lava slowly flowed from the sand, continuously melting the sand grains. Gradually, the sand enveloping Uzumaki Hane was completely melted. Uzumaki Hane stepped out from within, his entire body transformed into magma, constantly churning. The ground was also directly melted, and the magma slowly spread outwards.

Gaara controlled the Sand Arm to continue grabbing at Uzumaki Hane, but Great Eruption Uzumaki Hane stood firm and unleashed a massive Rock Fist with both hands together. In mid-air, the huge Rock Fist collided directly with the Sand Arm. Boom! The Sand Arm was shattered by Uzumaki Hane Yu, while the Rock Fist continued its charge towards Gaara.

Boom! The Rock Fist slammed directly into Gaara's location, sending up countless clouds of dust that obscured everyone's view.

Upon witnessing Uzumaki Hane's "Great Eruption," Kankuro and Temari were both somewhat surprised, looking worriedly at the spot where the Rock Fist had struck, wondering about Gaara's condition.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the scene inside was revealed: the former desert had transformed into a sea of lava. Gaara, surrounded by sand, floated slowly in the air.

Seeing that Gaara was alright, Temari and Kankuro breathed a sigh of relief.

Gaara slowly landed on the ground, and countless grains of sand surged up, quickly engulfing the entire sea of lava.

Next, Gaara quickly Hand Seals and pressed them onto the desert. Countless streams of sand gathered in front of Gaara, forming a sand wave that continuously spread upwards.

Like a giant ocean wave, the sand waves swept down towards the Uzumaki Hane, bang, bang, bang, instantly engulfing the Uzumaki Hane, and the sand waves continued to surge forward.

Kakashi said, "Everyone, retreat quickly!" The onlookers quickly retreated, going back a full hundred meters before barely avoiding the sandstorm's attack.

Gaara placed his hands on the desert ground and unleashed "Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral!" A shockwave shot forward at a visible speed. Just as it was about to reach Uzumaki Hane's location, bang! A Rock Fist shot into the sky, then shattered into molten fragments and fell to the ground.

At the same time, Uzumaki Hane took the opportunity to break out of the sand flow. While in mid-air, he put his hands together and unleashed a Great Eruption, a huge Rock Fist descending from the sky.

Boom! A cloud of dust shot into the sky, and a huge crater of lava was blasted into the ground. Gaara controlled the sand, suspending it in the air, his face somewhat pale.

Uzumaki Hane did not attack again, saying, "It seems you haven't adjusted yet to the loss of Shukaku One-Tail. Let's call it a day. We'll save the next battle for next time."

Gaara looked at Uzumaki Hane and said in a deep voice, "Alright."

Next, as everyone prepared to leave, Gaara led them to a group of tombstones and stopped at Chiyo's tombstone, where Chiyo brother, Ebizo, stood. Everyone silently gazed at the tombstone, and Chiyo's past image and voice seemed to appear before their eyes in a daze. She was a respectable ninja.

After a long while, the group finally prepared to leave. They arrived at the gate of Sunagakure, bid farewell to Gaara and the others who had come to see them off, and then departed.

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade looked at the intelligence report from Sunagakure and murmured, "This mission successfully rescued the Fifth Generation Kazekage, but Chiyo of Sunagakure was killed." After speaking, Tsunade looked into the distance, in the direction of Sunagakure, and remained silent.

Three days later, after a long journey, the group finally returned to Konoha from Sunagakure. They went to the Hokage's office to report before returning to their respective homes to recuperate, as they had been engaged in intense battles for some time.

Uzumaki Hane walked alone down the street, heading home. As he walked, he pondered, "Sakura should have already learned about Orochimaru from Sasori of the Red Sand. Next, Naruto will go to the Tenchi Bridge to find Orochimaru. I need to find a way to join him. I haven't been able to fight Orochimaru since coming to this world, which is a regret. Now that I have the opportunity, I can't let it pass." Thinking about fighting Orochimaru, Uzumaki Hane couldn't help but feel excited.