Infiltration and Capture

Uzumaki Hane said, "Teacher Tsunade, I have some information here about the mysterious person who destroyed the village."

Upon hearing Tsunade looked at Uzumaki Hane and said in a deep voice, "Yu, what information do you have?"

Uzumaki Hane said, "The one who's been attacking villages everywhere, trying to start a war, is Kazuma, one of the original Twelve Guardian Ninja."

Tsunade frowned and said, "I know Kazuma. He led five other Hidden Ninja in a rebellion and was killed by Asuma. Are you sure he's still alive?"

Uzumaki Hane nodded and said, "That's right. When I was training in the Land of Demons, I was attacked by several ninjas who were spying on Moryo. After some investigation, I found out that they were Kazuma's subordinates."

Tsunade pondered for a moment, then said, "Yu, since you've already made contact with them, I'll give you a task: find their whereabouts. Otherwise, with us in the open and them in the shadows, things will become very difficult."

Uzumaki Hane said, "Yes, Teacher Tsunade." After saying that, she prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Tsunade said, "Yu, you've been on missions all this time without any rest. It must have been tough for you. Please be careful."

Uzumaki Hane nodded and turned to leave.

As Kong wandered the streets alone, watching several fathers and sons pass by, he couldn't help but think of his own father.

Suddenly, a figure landed in front of him. Kong was startled and instinctively assumed a defensive stance. Looking at the other person, he realized it was the mysterious ninja he had encountered a few days ago while chasing tomb raiders.

Kong asked, "Who exactly are you? Why are you here? What are you planning?"

Kazuma, "Come, follow me." Then he quickly left.

Kong said, "Why should I go with you? You think you can escape now that you're in the village?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma paused, then said, "If you want to know who killed your father, come with me." Without turning his head, he quickened his pace.

Kong's eyes narrowed, and his face immediately turned ugly. Watching the other person's departing figure, he shouted, "You know who killed my father? Don't go!" As he spoke, he quickly followed after them.

Neither of them noticed that on a rooftop, Uzumaki Hane was standing there, watching them.

After leaving the office, Uzumaki Hane wanted to find Kazuma, but the Land of Fire was so vast that if she went to search for his whereabouts now, she might miss the opportunity for him to attack Konoha. At this moment, Uzumaki Hane remembered that he would infiltrate Konoha and meet with Sora again, so she secretly followed Sora, preparing to ambush him. Unexpectedly, she encountered Kazuma as soon as she found Kazuma.

As the two left, Uzumaki Hane followed them, intending to capture Kazuma.

Kazuma arrived in the forest and stopped.

Sora walked up to Kazuma and demanded, "Tell me, who killed my father?"

Kazuma smiled slightly and said, "No rush, let's eat a sweet potato first." As he spoke, he took out two large red sweet potatoes from his pocket and handed one to Kong.

Kong Ke showed no gratitude whatsoever. His steel claws gleamed coldly as he pointed them at Kazuma and said, "Quickly tell me who killed my father, or I'll show you no mercy."

Kazuma looked at Sora, seemingly unconcerned about the threat; in fact, he seemed to admire her. He broke open the sweet potato in his hand and started eating, saying as he ate, "Mmm, this sweet potato is quite good."

Seeing Kazuma's nonchalant expression, Sora's face darkened with anger, Kazuma's head.

Kazuma smiled slightly, raised his scepter, and steadily blocked Sora's claw. Sora exerted force but could not budge it, his expression hardening as he was about to retreat. Kazuma, and his right hand swiftly struck out, hitting Sora directly in the stomach. Sora let out a painful groan and staggered back several steps.

Kazuma took a bite of sweet potato, looked at Sora's pained expression, and said, "You're still too naive, Sora. Since you're so eager to know if Jutsu killed your father, I'll tell you."

Kong clutched her stomach, looked up at Kazuma, her face full of anticipation.

Kazuma continued, "This person is none other than Asuma, the traitor Twelve Guardian Ninja."

Sora paused for a moment upon hearing this, and said in a cold voice, "It was him?" His face still showed some disbelief, after all, Kazuma was a grave robber who had stolen from the other Twelve Guardian Ninja.

Kazuma knew that Sora wouldn't believe him so easily. He just wanted to plant a seed in Sora's heart. As long as Sora investigated, he was confident that he could lead Sora into his plan.

Just then, a voice came from above them. "Finally found you, Kazuma."

They were shocked to find someone hiding so close to them without them noticing. They looked up and saw that Uzumaki Hane was standing on a tree branch above their heads.

Uzumaki Hane looked down at Kazuma, and without saying a word, leaped down from the tree branch, her right hand quickly turning into lava, and smashed down on Kazuma's head.

Kazuma held the scepter and raised it upwards. Bang! The two collided. Kazuma felt a tremendous force strike him, and he almost lost his grip on the scepter. He then staggered back several steps.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Kazuma and said, "You're Kazuma, and you don't look like much."

Kazuma's expression turned serious as he asked, "Konoha ninja, who are you? When did you discover me?"

Uzumaki Hane smirked and said, "It seems you don't recognize me. Do you remember Fudō and Fūka?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma said in a deep voice, "Could it be that you killed Fudō and Fūka?" As he spoke, a murderous aura flashed in Kazuma's eyes.

Uzumaki Hane said, "That's right. Back then, when they went to the Land of Demons to seize the Moryo, I was the one who killed them. And now, you will also die by my hand." As he spoke, his left arm rapidly turned into lava, and the scalding lava distorted the surrounding air.

Kazuma felt the heat wave and saw the scorch marks on the scepter. He immediately made up his mind that he absolutely could not take the attack from those arms head-on.

Uzumaki Hane curled his lips and said, "Alright, you can die now." His body flashed, turning into a series of afterimages, and he appeared in front of Kazuma in the blink of an eye. His right hand grabbed out, "Hell Hound," and quickly grabbed at Kazuma's chest.

Kazuma, and he thought to himself, "Such speed!" He took a few steps back, just avoiding Uzumaki Hane's arm, then gripped the scepter tightly and smashed it down on Uzumaki Hane.

With a bang, Uzumaki Hane took the scepter head-on, involuntarily taking a step back. She looked at Kazuma with some surprise, not expecting Kazuma to be so strong.

Kazuma retrieved his scepter and raised it high, clearly intending to continue the attack.

However, Uzumaki Hane wouldn't let him continue his attack. Her right hand quickly transformed into a dog-shaped lava, which slammed into Kazuma.