The Battle Begins

Orochimaru shot out a giant snake from his right hand, which coiled around a nearby tree trunk, instantly pulling himself away and avoiding Uzumaki Hane's attack.

Uzumaki Hane landed on the ground, looked at Orochimaru, and did not continue the attack.

Orochimaru stood on the tree, looking down at Uzumaki Hane, and said, "Not bad. I've long been interested in your Kekkei Genkai. Why don't you stay and let me study you?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "Orochimaru, actually I've always been quite interested in you too." He then unleashed a powerful Rock Fist, aiming it at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru dodged the attack again with a flash, and with a bang, a large tree was blasted in half, its trunk instantly ignited by the high temperature of the lava.

Orochimaru landed on the ground, ten meters away from Uzumaki Hane, but did not attack again. He looked towards the direction of the Tenchi Bridge and said, "This is... that Nine-Tails brat, quite interesting."

Uzumaki Hane seemed to sense something and didn't attack again. Instead, he looked towards the Tenchi Bridge, thinking to himself, "Has Naruto begun his Nine-Tails Transformation? Sasuke's influence on Naruto is truly immense."

Orochimaru looked at Uzumaki Hane and said, "That's enough for today. Naruto is more interesting now, and he also has some adorable test subjects." After saying that, he prepared to head towards the Tenchi Bridge.

Uzumaki Hane blocked Orochimaru's path, saying, "You can't pass now, Orochimaru."

Orochimaru said, "Oh, you want to stop me? Naruto has started his Tailed Beast Transformation. Aren't you going to go and see?" As he spoke, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing an evil smile.

Uzumaki Hane said, "If you go over there, the situation will only get worse. I believe Naruto will overcome it." His right hand swiftly grabbed out, "Hell Hound," and in the blink of an eye, it grabbed Orochimaru in front of him.

Orochimaru leaped away, dodging the attack.

Uzumaki Hane's left hand quickly turned into lava, transforming into a dog-shaped lava, and charged directly at Orochimaru. Bang! Orochimaru was sent flying.

Kabuto Yakushi looked at Yamato in surprise and said, "Lord Sasori, is this what you look like?" But he quickly realized it was impossible, after all, Sasori of the Red Sand was already a powerful ninja, it was impossible for him to be so young.

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses and said, "It seems I've been fooled. You're not Sasori. Who are you, really?"

Yamato waved his hands, summoning Naruto and the others who were lying in ambush. Naruto had been waiting impatiently for a long time. As soon as he received the signal, he jumped out of the bushes. Several figures flashed, and Sakura, Naruto, and Sai appeared directly in front of Yamato.

Kabuto Yakushi said, "I didn't expect there to be an ambush. Isn't this Naruto and Sakura? It's been a long time." Kabuto Yakushi looked at Naruto and Sakura, smiling and exchanging pleasantries as if he had met long-lost friends.

Naruto's emotions were running high, his eyes now displaying vertical pupils, as he said, "Where is Sasuke? Hand over Sasuke!"

Kabuto Yakushi smiled and said, "Sasuke? Sasuke has become very strong now. I wonder if you can compare to him?"

Unbeknownst to Naruto, the Nine-Tails Chakra within him began to boil, and sharp claws sprouted from his hands, making him appear like a fox. He said in a cold voice, "Give Sasuke back."

Kabuto Yakushi, seemingly wanting to provoke Naruto, said, "Naruto, you're wrong about that. Sasuke came to us on his own. How can you use the word 'come back'?"

Naruto was enveloped in the Nine-Tails Chakra as he glared at Kabuto Yakushi.

Yamato looked at Naruto's appearance, his expression turning serious. He thought to himself, "This is... the Demon Fox Cloak. It seems Lord Jiraiya was right."

Sakura looked at Naruto and murmured, "That evil Chakra again. Is this what Jinchūriki?" Recalling Naruto's crazed state during their last battle with Sasori of the Red Sand, Sakura was filled with worry.

Sai, expressionless, watched Naruto, who was on the verge of going berserk, and thought to himself, "Is this what Jinchūriki is? If Naruto continues like this, things will get very chaotic, and I'll have my chance to carry out Lord Danzo's ultimate mission."

Naruto stared at Kabuto Yakushi, whose sharp claws had scratched several marks on the bridge, and a tail had appeared behind him. Sensing deadly danger, Kabuto Yakushi launched a preemptive strike, his hands brimming with Chakra, and charged toward Naruto.

Naruto glared fiercely at Kabuto Yakushi, then spat out a Chakra blast at such speed that Kabuto Yakushi had no chance to dodge and was directly hit. Bang! Kabuto Yakushi was sent flying.

Kabuto Yakushi slammed heavily into the ground, causing it to crack into countless fissures. Kabuto Yakushi out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Naruto in disbelief. Was this really Naruto? He had managed to beat him so badly with just Chakra.

The entire bridge was blasted apart by Naruto, splitting in two. Sakura was caught off guard and fell straight down. Yamato quickly Hand Seals, and several wooden planks appeared on the ground, pulling him back to the ground. At the same time, one of the planks shot out and wrapped around Sakura.

Sai summoned a flying beast and flew away on it.

Several tentacles extended from Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra, wrapped around a few tree trunks, and landed in front of Kabuto Yakushi.

Kabuto Yakushi stood up and said to Naruto, "Naruto, is this the power of Jinchūriki? It's still far inferior to Sasuke's."

Naruto roared, "Give Sasuke back!" In a flash, he appeared above Kabuto Yakushi. Kabuto Yakushi had no time to react. Staring into Naruto's violent eyes, Yakushi knew he was in trouble. He was then sent flying, crashing into several large trees.

Another tail appeared behind Naruto, and the two tails kept swaying as Naruto walked step by step toward Kabuto Yakushi.

Kabuto Yakushi watched Naruto approach and murmured, "Such powerful strength, no wonder they were interested."

Yamato pulled Sakura to his side and placed her on the ground. At that moment, Kakashi landed beside the two of them. As soon as Naruto began his Tailed Beast Transformation, he rushed out from his hiding place. Unfortunately, he had hidden too far away to cover Naruto and the others, and it took him a while to arrive.

Kakashi asked, "Yamato, how's the situation?"

Yamato said, "Naruto has already revealed his Demon Fox Cloak and is currently fighting the target."

Kakashi said, "We need to go there right away and stop Naruto. It'll be too late if we go too late."

Yamato Hand Seals and extended several wooden strips, reconnecting the bridge. The three of them quickly rushed over.