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"Who exactly are you?" Guren asked warily, sensing a deadly threat emanating from Tobi.

"I just happened to be passing by, haha." Tobi scratched the back of his head, as if he were just a naive young man.

However, Guren couldn't believe it and instead felt that Tobi was even more dangerous. She barely managed to gather her Chakra and unleashed "Crystal Release: Crystal Dragon Jutsu," where countless crystals converged and condensed into a giant crystal dragon, which charged down towards Tobi.

Boom! The ground shattered instantly, creating a huge crater. Dust billowed up as the crystal dragon circled back to Guren's side.

Guren kept a close eye on Tobi's location, but when the dust settled, Tobi had already disappeared.

"Alala, that was close! We almost got attacked." At that moment, Tobi's voice suddenly came from above Guren's head.

"What?" Guren's expression froze. She looked up and saw Tobi clinging to the tree trunk, looking down at her. Guren waved her hands, controlling the crystal dragon to soar into the sky and charge towards Tobi.

Boom! The entire giant tree shattered into countless pieces of wood, Tobi disappeared again.

"I'm here." Suddenly, Tobi's figure came from behind Guren. Guren quickly turned around and saw Tobi- Fei standing behind her. Although the mask covered his face, Guren seemed to be able to feel Tobi's smiling face.

Guren's face contorted with rage. "Die!" Countless crystal particles swirled around her hands, transforming into two gleaming crescent-shaped crystal blades. Then, with a sudden burst of speed, she charged in front of Tobi, the two crystal blades piercing straight through Tobi's chest.

"What... how is this possible?" The crystal knife seemed to pierce into nothingness, failing to harm Tobi at all. Then, the entire person passed right through Tobi's body. Just as Guren was filled with doubt and surprise, Tobi appeared in front of Guren. Guren's eyes flashed with even more ferocity. Ignoring everything else, she swung the crystal knife and continued to stab at Tobi's chest.

Guren passed through Tobi's body again, but Tobi didn't change at all. Then Tobi turned around again and rushed in front of Guren. Guren felt a little scared and took several steps back. She immediately felt ashamed of her fear.

"Whoever you're talking about, die!" Guren brandished her twin swords and slashed wildly at Tobi.

Bang! Guren's attack couldn't hurt Tobi at all. Tobi seemed a little impatient. He easily dodged Guren's attack and kicked Guren away. Bang! Guren was caught off guard and crashed heavily into a giant tree behind her, scattering leaves all over the ground.

"Oh, someone's here. Looks like I have to go." Tobi looked at Guren with interest and chuckled, "Your goal this time is the Tailed Beast, right? Looks like we'll meet again. I hope our next meeting will be just as pleasant." As he spoke, Tobi's surroundings began to distort, and gradually, he disappeared into the distortion before Guren's eyes.

Guren watched in horror Tobi disappeared, her face turning extremely serious.

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A moment later, the bushes rustled, and Kabuto Yakushi Yukimaru.

"Guren, I've finally found you! Did you intend to ruin Lord Orochimaru's plans?" Kabuto Yakushi and Guren had always been at odds, and upon seeing Guren, he immediately questioned her.

"Hmph..." Guren let out a cold snort, and her right hand directly released a Guren Senbon. Kabuto Yakushi time, and it directly grazed his cheek, and a drop of blood seeped from the wound.

"You..." Kabuto Yakushi didn't expect Guren to attack without saying a word. He wiped the blood from his face, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

Guren looked at Kabuto Yakushi arrogantly and said, "My affairs are none of your business, and you have no right to interfere. Now, tell me, what other plans does Lord Orochimaru have?"

"You..." Kabuto Yakushi was very indignant about Guren's attitude, but he suppressed his anger and said, "This time, Lord Orochimaru's plan requires you and Yukimaru to work together to complete it." As he spoke, Kabuto Yakushi pointed to Yūkimaru, who was standing to the side, intently watching the Yukimaru.

Seemingly overhearing the Yakushi discussing him, he looked up, glanced at Kabuto Yakushi, then at Guren, and smiled, "Do you prefer red or white camellia flowers?"

Guren and Yukimaru locked eyes, seemingly sensing a strange sense of intimacy, and wanted to say something.

At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi said, "Alright, let's go carry out Lord Orochimaru's plan now." After saying that, he left first.

Guren didn't object; she naturally took Yukimaru's hand and followed him.

The three walked for about half an hour before encountering a thick fog.

"Where am I? I have a feeling of disgust." Guren looked around. The thick fog made visibility very low, and Guren couldn't see the scenery around her at all.

Kabuto Yakushi didn't reply and strode forward. Guren snorted coldly, clearly dissatisfied, but considering Lord Orochimaru's plan, she pulled Yukimaru along and followed.

Soon, the three arrived at the seaside, where the Yakushi had already prepared a small boat.

Kabuto Yakushi said, "Come on, follow me." Then he boarded the small boat. Guren followed with Yuki. Kabuto Yakushi rowed the boat away from the shore before stopping, saying, "Alright, we're here." Then Kabuto Yakushi took out a helmet, handed it to Yukimaru, and commanded, "Yukimaru, put this on."

The Yuki didn't say anything and obediently put on the helmet.

Then, Kabuto Yakushi took out a bottle of medicine, poured it all into Yukimaru's hand, and commanded, "Eat it."

"Wait a minute, with so much medicine, what will Yukimaru do..." Seeing so many medicines, Guren couldn't help but worry, but was stopped by the Yakushi, who asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to ruin Lord Orochimaru's plan?"

"Uh..." Guren frowned upon hearing this, but did not stop him, watching Yukimaru swallowed a large amount of medicine.

Before long, Yukimaru showed a pained expression and couldn't help but roar to the sky. For some reason, Guren felt extremely guilty watching this.

Suddenly, the water began to ripple, with waves sweeping outwards and rocking the small boat. Gradually, the waves grew larger, and the boat rocked more and more violently, threatening to capsize at any moment.

With a thunderous roar, a colossal creature burst through the water and appeared before the three. The monster resembled a giant turtle, none other than the Three-Tails.

"They've arrived." Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, looking at the enormous Three-Tails before him. Guren also stared at the Three-Tails with a serious expression, instinctively shielding Yukimaru behind him.

The Three-Tails beast's lantern-sized eyes stared at Guren and her companions, or more precisely, at Yukimaru behind Guren. Suddenly, it let out a roar, instantly creating a colossal wave.