Naruto's training

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto realized what was happening and felt Sakura begin to darken. Naruto, bewildered, said, "Sakura..." At that moment, Sai, standing beside him, added, "Yeah, it's Ugly Duckling."

Sakura unleashed her power, creating a deafening roar that opened a massive crack in the ground. Naruto and Sai were trapped inside, and it took them quite a while to climb out.

Sakura said, "Since Kakashi-sensei hasn't arrived yet, I'll be going now." With that, she turned and left.

Sai and Naruto exchanged a glance, still shaken. Naruto said, "That was close! I thought I was going to be killed. I'll never dare to act silly in front of Sakura again."

Sai said, "Naruto, Sakura's gone, so I'm leaving too."

Naruto said, "Goodbye then, I'll be waiting for Kakashi-sensei here." Sai then left the training ground as well.

Half an hour later, Naruto listlessly tossed Kunai aside and muttered, "Why is Kakashi-sensei even later than usual today?"

Just then, Kakashi walked over while looking at Icha Icha Paradise. Looking at Naruto, he said insincerely, "Oops, I'm late. I ran into..."

Naruto, having waited so long, didn't want to listen to Kakashi's rambling any longer and immediately interrupted Kakashi: "Kakashi-sensei, let's begin. What exactly is this new method?"

Seeing this, Kakashi shook his head and said, "First, to make your Rasengan a more powerful new Ninjutsu, you must master the Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation of Chakra." Next, Kakashi began to explain to Naruto in detail what Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation were.

Then, Kakashi took out a Chakra Induction Paper and said, "First, you need to understand your Chakra nature."

Naruto took the paper, infused it with Chakra, and with a snort, the paper tore in two.

Kakashi said, "Your element is wind, so our next step is to teach you Nature Transformation."

Naruto said excitedly, "Kakashi-sensei, what do we do? Let's get started quickly."

Kakashi said, "This part of the training will take a lot of time, but as I said yesterday, I've come up with a good way to let you surpass me quickly, and that is to use Shadow Clone."

Naruto asked curiously, "Kakashi-sensei, how do you use this Shadow Clone?"

Next, Kakashi began to explain in detail to Naruto how to use Shadow Clone to accelerate his training. Under Kakashi's guidance, Naruto began to train in the Nature Transformation of Chakra.

Meanwhile, in a small town, Uzumaki Hane and Jiraiya had finished breakfast and were preparing to leave the town to find the Two-Tails Jinchūriki.

The two walked out of the town together, Jiraiya said, "Yu, you know more about the Akatsuki. Could you tell me about it again in detail?"

Uzumaki Hane nodded and said, "Of course, no problem, Jiraiya-sensei. The Akatsuki has a total of eleven members..." Uzumaki Hane began to explain the Akatsuki in detail.

Three days later, the two arrived at a small town. According to Jiraiya's information, someone had seen the Yugito Nii this town before they disappeared.

On the same day, two mysterious figures dressed in red robes and black cloud patterns were seen in the town, which led Jiraiya to suspect that the Two-Tails Jinchūriki had been captured by the Akatsuki.

The two entered the town, which was quite luxurious. Jiraiya stared intently at the beautiful women passing by, Jiraiya suddenly said righteously, "Yu, let's split up to gather intelligence, and then meet up at the inn." After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.

Uzumaki Hane looked on speechlessly and shook her head. Although Jiraiya was a bit of a lecher, he didn't forget his business. So Uzumaki Hane ignored him and searched for clues on her own.

Uzumaki Hane strolled down the street, enjoying her food while casually gathering information. Just then, three familiar faces approached. Uzumaki Hane immediately recognized them as Samui, Omoi, and Karui from Kumogakure. She had seen them before in the Land of Demons. They must have discovered the disappearance of the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, hence their presence here. She figured they might have some information. Uzumaki Hane went to meet them.

Samui, Omoi, and Karui walked down the street. Samui and Karui both looked very serious. Omoi kept nagging beside them, "This time, Lady Yugito has disappeared, and we don't have any leads at all. What are we going to do if we can't find Lady Yugito...?" Samui and Karui became even more agitated as they listened to Omoi's rambling.

Karui Mashan shouted, "Shut up, Omoi!"

Just then, a familiar voice rang out. "Samui, Omoi, Karui, I haven't seen you since we last met."

The three looked in the direction of the voice and saw Uzumaki Hane walking towards them. They were surprised to see her here. They quickly stepped forward, Samui said, "Uzumaki Hane, long time no see! I didn't expect to meet you here. What are you doing here?"

Uzumaki Hane intended to extract information about the Two-Tails Jinchūriki from the three, so he naturally wouldn't hide anything, saying, "I'm here on the Lord Hokage's orders to search for traces of the Akatsuki."

Upon hearing this, Samui naturally knew about the Akatsuki, didn't pay much attention and said, "I see. We have urgent business to attend to now, so we won't delay your mission." After saying that, he prepared to leave with Omoi and Karui. After all, they had only met a few times and were not familiar with each other. Since they each had their own missions, they didn't intend to waste any more time.

Seeing the three about to leave, Uzumaki Hane smiled slightly and said, "I heard that the Two-Tails Jinchūriki also went missing here. Are you looking for her?"

Samui remembered something and said, "How do you know that Lady Yugito is missing?" After saying that, he stared intently, wanting to verify his guess.

Uzumaki Hane said, "The Akatsuki members have appeared here before, and the Two-Tails Jinchūriki also disappeared here. Can't you connect that to anything?"

Upon hearing this, the three of them looked on with surprise and disbelief.

Samui kept her eyes fixed on Uzumaki Hane Yu and said, "Are you trying to say that Lady Yugito the Akatsuki?"