Everyone Has Arrived

Uzumaki Hane missed Orochimaru with his punch, but his Rock Fist struck the wall with a bang. The cave shook, countless pieces of rock fell, and the entire cave began to collapse.

Seeing this, Sasuke, Sai, and Kabuto Yakushi knew they couldn't stay in the cave any longer, so they quickly left.

Uzumaki Hane and Orochimaru remained rooted to the spot, watching each other intently as rubble rained down on them. They were waiting to see who would first slip up and face the other's fierce attack.

At that moment, a huge rock fell from above Uzumaki Hane's head. Uzumaki Hane's right hand swelled to ten times its original size and slammed it out, smashing the boulder into pieces.

In that instant, Orochimaru moved. Under Orochimaru's control, the Kusanagi Sword instantly extended, and in the next instant, it pierced through Kusanagi Sword Uzumaki Hane. The speed was so fast that Uzumaki Hane almost couldn't react. Propelled by the immense force, Uzumaki Hane crashed into the wall behind him. The cave shook, and the collapse became even more severe. Uzumaki Hane was buried in the rubble.

Orochimaru revealed a dangerous smile and sheathed the Kusanagi Sword.

With a deafening roar, the pile of rocks where Uzumaki Hane was located exploded, and Uzumaki Hane burst out from within. Upon seeing this, Orochimaru waved his right hand, and more than a dozen venomous snakes shot out rapidly, opening their mouths to reveal long fangs, biting at Uzumaki Hane in mid-air.

Uzumaki Hane flipped through the air, dodging the venomous snake, and landed in front of Orochimaru. With his right hand, he grabbed out "Hell Hound" and viciously slashed at Orochimaru's chest.

Orochimaru's body twisted eerily like a long snake, dodging Uzumaki Hane's attack. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out the Kusanagi Sword, which instantly pierced through Uzumaki Hane's chest, then pierced through Uzumaki Hane's back again, returning to Orochimaru's hand.

Magma was faintly visible inside Uzumaki Hane's chest, but the wound healed quickly.

Orochimaru said with interest, "Uzumaki Hane, you're not injured at all. As expected, your Kekkei Genkai is quite troublesome."

Uzumaki Hane smirked and said, "In my opinion, your body modifications are also quite troublesome, Orochimaru."

Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile as he said, "Let's see who's more troublesome." He placed his hands on the ground and cast "Summoning Technique!" A giant python stood upright and smashed through the cave. Orochimaru stood on the python's head and controlled it to wreak havoc. Boom, boom, boom, the entire base was destroyed by the python.

Uzumaki Hane dodged the giant python and the rubble. After a while, seeing that the entire cave had completely collapsed, the lava beneath Uzumaki Hane's feet quickly turned into molten lava, melting the ground. A huge lava dragon soared into the air, carrying Uzumaki Hane as it crashed through the base.

Meanwhile, Sasuke, Sai, Kabuto Yakushi left the cave and soon became separated.

Sai didn't know the way, so he could only follow the passage and wander around the base. After a while, he finally came out to the base entrance. Seemingly having discovered something, Sai immediately hid and slowly approached the base entrance.

At that moment, Kakashi, Naruto, Yamato, and Sakura finally arrived at the base entrance.

Naruto looked at the cave entrance and said in a deep voice, "Is Sasuke inside?" No one could understand the complex emotions in Naruto's heart at this moment.

Yamato's Wood Clone said, "That's right, Uzumaki Hane has already found Sasuke inside."

Naruto said in a deep voice, "I've finally found you, Sasuke." Naruto looked calm, but Naruto could still sense the unease in his heart from Naruto clenched fists.

Naruto continued, "Let's go in."

Yamato said, "Wait a minute, Naruto, here, eat this." Yamato took out a seed.

Sakura and Naruto asked curiously, "What is this?"

Yamato said, "If you eat this, I will be able to sense your location."

Suddenly, Kakashi stopped Yamato from speaking and shouted towards the base entrance, "Who goes there?"

A person Earth Flow; it was Sai.

Sai looked at the seed in Yamato's hand and said, "Is this how you tracked us down?"

Yamato didn't hide anything and said, "That's right."

Sai said, "Was it that time at the bathhouse? You left first and then secretly tampered with it?"

Yamato said, "That's right, I tampered with your food. Otherwise, why would I pay for your hot spring feast out of my own pocket? Lady Tsunade specifically told me to keep an eye on you."

At this moment, Kakashi spoke up, his tone very serious, saying, "What's going on? Can you explain this, Sai?"

Naruto, standing nearby, said, "Sai, what's going on? Why are you in the base? Did you betray us?" As he spoke, an agitated Naruto grabbed Sai's collar.

Sakura stopped Naruto, took out the sketchbook Sai had left behind, and said, "Sai, here you go."

Sai remained calm, looking at the sketchbook with a fake smile, and said, "Thank you, Sakura." He then took the sketchbook from Sakura's hand.

Sakura continued, "Was it Danzo's order? What's he plotting?"

Sai once again flashed a fake smile and said, "This is..."

Upon seeing Sai's fake smile, Naruto couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "The moment I saw that smile, I knew you were lying. Tell me, is Danzo planning to destroy Konoha?" As he spoke, Naruto glared fiercely at Sai.

Sai's smile faded as he surveyed the four people before him. He said, "Since you found me, it means my mission has failed. That's right, Lord Danzo intends to join forces with Orochimaru to destroy Konoha. At the same time, Lord Danzo also tasked me with gathering information about Orochimaru."

At that moment, a loud boom interrupted their conversation. The ground burst open, and a giant python rushed out, its enormous eyes staring at Naruto and the others. They could see Orochimaru standing on the python's head.

Yamato and stretched out his right hand, from which a wooden strip emerged and wrapped around Sai. Sai did not resist Yamato let the strip wrap around him. Then Sai backward. At the same time, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura also retreated.

Orochimaru looked at the group below and said, "Isn't this Kakashi and Naruto? And my lovely test subject too. Long time no see."

Upon seeing Naruto, Orochimaru's Nine-Tails Chakra began to overflow again. Naruto's face contorted with rage as he shouted, "Orochimaru, hand over Sasuke!" His eyes had already begun to turn into vertical pupils.

Orochimaru's mouth split open, revealing a chilling smile, and he said, "Sasuke is mine. If you want to take him away, let's see if you have the strength." With that, he controlled the giant python to bite down on Naruto.