Meeting Up

In the woods, a man made a hand seal with both hands, then chanted incantations. Transparent ripples spread outwards, as if he were investigating something. Behind him, three people stood quietly.

After a while, the man Genin, looked ahead, and said, "Follow me." He took the lead and walked out, followed closely by three people in silence.

Amidst the ruins, the four walked step by step until they reached a mausoleum. The leader waved his hand, and the three behind him immediately stepped forward. After a moment of groping, the mausoleum's door opened.

The four entered a tomb, inside which was an exquisite coffin. The person in the lead went out first, opened the coffin, and inside was a skeleton.

The leader looked somewhat disappointed and said, "It seems we've made a mistake. Let's go." He then led the three away to another tomb.

The group searched through the ruins, opening several tombs. Each time they opened a coffin, they found only skeletons inside. Somewhat disappointed, the leader said, "It seems we've gone to the wrong place. Let's go somewhere else." He then led the other three away as the sun set.

Seeing the giant wave surging towards them, the Yugito Nii leaped into the air to avoid its attack. Kisame Hoshigaki, riding the wave, rushed to the Yugito Nii and slammed his Yugito Nii Samehada down on them.

The Yugito Nii were in mid-air, unable to dodge. Two tails appeared behind them and lashed out, colliding with Samehada with a bang. Kisame Hoshigaki, seeing this, revealed a sinister smile. Samehada slowly writhed, and the Yugito Nii felt their bodies begin to weaken, only then realizing that Chakra was absorbing their Kisame.

The Yugito Nii were startled, but finding no foothold in mid-air, they plummeted into the water, splashing up a large spray. Soon, Yugito Nii climbed out of the water and stood on the surface.

Kisame Hoshigaki laughed loudly, "Then let's do it again." Countless waves surged up from beneath his feet, carrying Kisame Hoshigaki into the sky. Kisame Hoshigaki controlled the giant waves, surging down towards the Yugito Nii below.

Yugito Nii said, "You think you can defeat me like this? You underestimate me." As he finished speaking, the Two-Tails 'Chakra began to boil within his body, and his long hair spread out, moving without wind.

Soon, his body was completely enveloped in the Two-Tails 'Chakra, and Complete Tailed Beast Transformation into the Matatabi Demon. His two tails lashed out continuously as he roared at Kisame Hoshigaki, unleashing the fierce aura of the Matatabi Demon towards Kisame Hoshigaki. Then, the Two-Tails opened its mouth and spewed out a huge fireball.

Kisame Hoshigaki's expression turned solemn. He formed hand Hand Seals and pressed them onto the water's surface, unleashing "Water Release: Thousand Feeding Sharks!" Huge waves surged around Kisame Hoshigaki, with sharks constantly emerging from them. The towering waves crashed towards the Yugito Nii, teeming with sharks.

The Yugito Nii roared and continuously spewed fireballs, which smashed into the giant waves, creating waves that blasted away countless sharks.

However, the sharks in the giant wave were still numerous and seemingly endless, carried by the wave with undiminished momentum, surging towards Yugito Nii. The Two-Tails that Yugito Nii transformed into roared at Kisame Hoshigaki, opened its mouth, and its Chakra rapidly gathered, forming a Two-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb. The Tailed Beast Bomb grew stronger and stronger, and then it was spewed towards Kisame Hoshigaki, slamming heavily into the giant wave.

With a deafening roar, like thunder, the Tailed Beast Bomb exploded. In an instant, the giant waves collapsed, and the sharks within were engulfed by the explosion, turning into ashes. Kisame Hoshigaki, seemingly stunned, was then engulfed by the Tailed Beast Bomb's explosion. Water splashed everywhere, as if a torrential rain was falling from the sky, but anything that landed behind the Yugito Nii the Two-Tails creature Kisame, was instantly evaporated.

Yugito Nii said, "It's over. It's a pity we couldn't capture them and get information about the Akatsuki."

Suddenly, the water surface surged, and the Yugito Nii swayed on the surface. Startled, they leaped up and landed on a relatively intact tree trunk.

In the next instant, the water surface seemed to dry up, and most of the water flow formed a huge shark that soared into the sky and charged towards the Yugito Nii.

Following Jiraiya's direction, Uzumaki Hane quickly advanced and soon arrived at a town. Seeing that it was getting late, Uzumaki Hane decided to rest in the town for the night. After all, the opponent was the Akatsuki, and no matter which member it was, he had to be on high alert.

Upon entering the town, Uzumaki Hane quickly found an inn, booked a room, ordered some food, and returned to her room to rest. After all Uzumaki Hane, she hadn't had time to rest after the last mission, having Danzo Uzumaki Hane then immediately left the village.

Suddenly, a figure appeared at the window. Uzumaki Hane flashed and appeared in front of the window, a Kunai already in his right hand, held to the neck of the newcomer.

The newcomer did not resist and said, "Yu, it's me."

Uzumaki Hane recognized Jiraiya and immediately put away his Kunai, saying, "Jiraiya-sensei, what brings you here? I was just about to look for you."

Jiraiya thought to himself, "Wow, that was fast. I almost didn't react in time." At the same time, he smiled slightly and said, "Yu, it seems your strength has improved since I last saw you. Tsunade messaged me this time, so I came over first."

Uzumaki Hane continued, "Jiraiya-sensei, have you found any clues?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "According to the information, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki suddenly disappeared, and it is suspected that he was captured by the Akatsuki. I am basically certain that it was the Akatsuki who did it, but I don't know which member it was?"

Uzumaki Hane said in a deep voice, "It seems we need to go over there and check it out."

Jiraiya said, "Indeed, Yu, you know more about the Akatsuki than I do. We'll be counting on you from now on. Let's rest for tonight and set off tomorrow morning."

Uzumaki Hane said, "Okay, Jiraiya-sensei."