Reunion

Naruto, Yamato, Sakura, and Sai followed the coded message but encountered a huge red crystal barrier.

Yamato he looked at the barrier before him and said, "Yamato, Sakura, you two attack from the air. Naruto, you attack from below with me."

"Yes." The three replied in Sai unfurled a scroll, summoned an ink bird, and, carrying Sakura, rode the bird into the sky.

Yamato walked up to the barrier, extended his right hand, and his fingers instantly turned to wood. He touched the barrier, but it Fudō.

Next, Yamato and drilled into the ground, only to find that it was still surrounded by a crystal barrier.

"Yamato-sensei, leave it to me. I'll show you my new training results." Naruto said.

Yamato hearing this, Naruto. Seeing Naruto's confident expression, Yamato said, "Alright, Naruto, this is yours."

"Hmm..." Naruto formed hand seals, "Summoning Technique!" With a bang, two giant Toad appeared from the smoke, namely Gamakichi and Gamatatsu.

"Naruto, are we training again? Huh, where am I?" Gamakichi and Gamatatsu were unaware of what was happening and thought Naruto had summoned them to prepare for training. Naruto stepped forward and explained the situation to Gamakichi and Gamatatsu.

Gamakichi immediately said, "No problem, Gamatatsu will take care of this." Gamatatsu, still a little confused, also chimed in, "Just some snacks will do."

Speaking of snacks, Naruto remembered his empty wallet. All the money in it had been spent on buying snacks for Gamatatsu, and he felt a pang of regret, but still said with a heavy heart, "No problem."

Then, Gamatatsu poured in a large amount of water, combining it with Naruto's wind-style Chakra, and slammed it into the crystal barrier. With a loud bang, the crystal barrier shattered, turning into countless crystal fragments that dissipated into the air.

"Yes, we did it!" Naruto was surprised that his combined Ninjutsu with Gamatatsu succeeded on the first try and couldn't help but cheer.

"Naruto..." A familiar voice came from the forest, filled with joy.

Naruto and Yamato looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hinata, Kakashi, Shino, and Kiba emerging from the forest. It was Hinata who had called out earlier.

"Kakashi-sensei, Hinata, I'm so glad you're alright." Naruto said as he and Yamato went to greet them.

"Kakashi-sensei, are you alright?" At that moment, Sai controlled the flying bird beneath his feet, carrying Sakura over. As soon as they landed, Sakura quickly walked over and asked with concern.

Suddenly, a loud bang came from afar, and even the ground trembled slightly.

"There's something going on over there, let's go check it out," Naruto said first, and then tried to rush over, but Sakura stopped him.

Sakura said, "Wait a minute, Naruto, we have no idea what's going on over there. It could be dangerous to go there rashly."

"Let's go together. The enemies all escaped when the barrier collapsed. They should be over there. We need to capture them and find out Orochimaru's whereabouts," Kakashi said after a moment's thought. The others naturally had no objections, and they all headed towards the battlefield.

Then, another loud boom rang out, and everyone knew that the battle over there was extremely fierce.

"What's that?" Naruto suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed in surprise. Everyone looked in the direction he was looking and saw two giant dragons rising up, their enormous bodies emerging from the forest and coming into view. One of them was made entirely of red crystal, shimmering with a crystalline light; the other dragon was made entirely of lava, with hot lava slowly dripping down.

On the other side, Guren was fighting Uzumaki Hane. Having witnessed Uzumaki Hane's Kekkei Genkai, Guren naturally wouldn't engage in close combat with Uzumaki Hane. Instead, she used "Crystal Release: Giant Hexagonal Shuriken," wrapping her hands around a giant crystal Shuriken and throwing it directly at Uzumaki Hane. The giant crystal Shuriken spun rapidly and reached Uzumaki Hane in the blink of an eye.

Uzumaki Hane's expression remained unchanged, and his speed did not decrease. His right hand suddenly expanded to ten times its original size, shattering the giant crystal Shuriken that was attacking him. Then, his figure flashed, and he rushed towards Guren.

Guren naturally knew that the crystal Shuriken could not harm Uzumaki Hane. Then, Guren continued to Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Labyrinth Technique." Guren's hands were surrounded by shimmering crystal particles, forming a red halo that turned into countless crystal pillars that continuously shot up from the ground and extended straight to Uzumaki Hane's front.

Uzumaki Hane stopped abruptly, let out a cold snort, and slammed his right hand into the crystal pillar. With a few cracking sounds, the crystal pillar beneath Uzumaki Hane's feet shattered. Then, Uzumaki Hane let out a loud shout and threw a punch, a Rock Fist blasting towards Guren.

Guren Hand Seals, unleashing "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade." A red crystal halo surrounded Guren hands, and then a blue crescent-shaped crystal blade materialized on each of her arms. Guren crossed her hands in front of her, using the crystal blades to block the incoming Rock Fist.

With a bang, the immense force emanating from the Rock Fist pushed Guren back nearly ten meters. With a crack, several cracks appeared on the crystal blade.

Guren was startled. In the instant the crystal knife shattered, Guren performed several backflips to avoid the Rock Fist. The Rock Fist continued its momentum and smashed several large trees.

Guren landed on the ground, then Guren expression hardened. She formed hand Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Giant Hexagonal Shuriken," and her hands formed a giant crystal hexagonal Shuriken by swirling crystal particles. She threw it directly at Uzumaki Hane.

Guren's attack was not over yet. Her hands continued to Hand Seals. "Crystal Release: Crystal Dragon Jutsu!" A crystal swirled and extended around Guren, transforming into a red crystal dragon that roared at Uzumaki Hane.

Looking at the crystal Uzumaki Hane, Yu reached out with his right hand and grabbed the crystal hexagonal Shuriken that had already come to him. With a sudden burst of force, the crystal hexagonal Shuriken shattered.

Uzumaki Hane's lips curled into a smile as he watched the crystal dragon with amusement. Then, his feet transformed into lava, melting the ground beneath him. The lava churned and spread outwards, quickly turning a five-meter radius into molten lava. The surrounding trees began to smoke and burst into flames, and the air itself distorted from the intense heat. Then, the lava beneath Uzumaki Hane's feet coalesced into a giant lava dragon, carrying Uzumaki Hane into the air.

Uzumaki Hane and Guren stood atop the lava dragon and crystal dragon respectively, facing off against each other.