Tobi Reappears?

The Three-Tails creature's massive body broke through the waves and charged towards Yukimaru.

"Yukimaru..." Guren dived into the sea and spotted Yukimaru. Guren rushed over quickly, reaching Yukimaru in the blink of an eye, grabbing Yukimaru, then turning around and swimming rapidly forward.

The Three-Tails creature's massive body followed closely behind, rushing up behind Guren in the blink of an eye.

"So fast..." Guren sensed the violent aura of the Three-Tails behind her and quickly turned around. Seeing the Three-Tails' terrifying speed in the water, she couldn't help but exclaim in her heart and suddenly increased her speed again.

Seeing this, the Three-Tails accelerated, following closely behind. Given its terrifying speed, it seemed it would soon be overtaken. Guren Gritted her teeth and suddenly increased her speed again.

A playful glint appeared in the Three-Tails' eyes as it quickened its pace and followed, like a cat Nezumi a mouse, staying close behind Guren.

"Damn it... damn it..." Guren had already noticed the Three-Tails' mockery, her eyes filled with madness. If it weren't for Yukimaru's safety, she would have rushed over and fought the Three-Tails to the death. Even if she was no match for the Three-Tails, she would still bite off a few pieces of flesh from it.

After a long while, the Three-Tails and Guren continued their chase. The Three-Tails grew impatient and suddenly sped up, instantly appearing behind Guren.

Sensing the surging undercurrent behind her, Guren was momentarily affected. Knowing that the Three-Tails was already behind her and that she had nowhere to escape, Guren quickly Hand Seals. Bang! As the Three-Tails struck Guren, a ball of crystal enveloped Guren and Yukimaru, tossing and turning in the waves before finally being washed ashore and crashing onto the shore with the massive waves. The Three-Tails seemed to be wary of something and did not come ashore, but instead submerged back into the sea and left.

"Sister Guren... Sister Guren... Sister Guren..." Guren vaguely heard someone calling her, and felt a warm feeling. A figure hidden deep in her memory surfaced in her mind, and then the figure turned into the appearance of Yukimaru.

"Sister Guren, Sister Guren... Sister Guren..." Guren opened her eyes groggily and saw Yukimaru kneeling beside her, holding her right hand tightly and looking at her with concern. Upon seeing her awake, Yukimaru showed a joyful smile.

"What's wrong with me...?" Guren asked directly, still a little confused.

"Sister Guren, you protected us with the crystal just now, and then we were swept up here, and you passed out," Yukimaru explained with a smile.

Guren looked around. It was a forest, and the trees and ground around it were in a mess, obviously caused by the crashing of the waves.

"Sister Guren, are you alright?" Yukimaru asked immediately afterward.

"I'm fine." Guren then asked, "Where's the Three-Tails?"

"After we were washed ashore, the Three-Tails didn't continue chasing us; it submerged back into the sea and disappeared," Yukimaru replied immediately.

"Really?" Guren struggled to her feet, then stumbled and almost fell.

"Sister Guren..." Yukimaru quickly stepped forward and helped Guren up.

Guren didn't refuse, saying, "Let's leave here first. It will be dangerous if the Three-Tails comes back."

"Yes, Sister Guren." The two left together and quickly disappeared into the forest.

Shortly after Guren and Yukimaru left, two figures emerged from the forest; they were Kabuto Yakushi and Rinji.

Kabuto Yakushi and Rinji looked somewhat disheveled. Kabuto Yakushi asked, "Do you have any information about Guren and Yukimaru?"

"No," Rinji said directly, "I've lost track of them."

"Then find them immediately. This concerns Lord Orochimaru's plan and cannot afford to fail." Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses and said solemnly.

"Yes." Rinji replied seriously, not daring to be negligent.

Then, the two disappeared together into the depths of the forest.

On the other side, Kakashi brought Naruto, Sakura, and Sai to the beach. Previously, Kakashi had divided the group into two teams: Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and Sai were responsible for finding the Three-Tails, while Yamato, Kiba, Hinata, and Shino were responsible for finding Orochimaru's subordinates. So Kakashi brought Naruto and the others to the beach.

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, Kakashi's expression turned serious. "It seems a major battle has taken place here."

"Kakashi-sensei, this was caused by the Three-Tails, wasn't it?" Sakura asked from the side. Having witnessed the Three-Tails' terrifying destructive power, Sakura was already certain that this was the Three-Tails' doing.

"Hmm, this should be caused by the Three-Tails." Kakashi examined it briefly and continued, "Orochimaru's subordinates probably approached the Three-Tails, and another battle ensued, but it seems they didn't gain any advantage."

"Kakashi-sensei, let's go find that Three-Tails right away!" Naruto shouted from the side.

"Kakashi-sensei, there's a scent left by Orochimaru nearby. Should we go after them?" Sai suddenly spoke up, accompanied by several ink Nezumi, clearly used by Sai to scout the surroundings.

"Hmm..." Kakashi pondered for a moment after hearing this before saying, "Let's continue searching for the Three-Tails. Given Kabuto Yakushi's cunning nature, it might be a trap he left behind. If we chase after it, we might fall into the trap and lose the initiative in finding the Three-Tails."

Kakashi glanced at Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and continued, "Leave Orochimaru's subordinates to Yamato and the others. Sai, have you detected the Three-Tails' aura?"

Sai shook his head upon hearing this and said, "No, the Three-Tails' aura disappeared as soon as it entered the sea."

"What should we do, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked from the side.

Kakashi's eyes turned serious as he said, "It seems we have no choice but to use the brute force method: carefully search this area, piece by piece. We'll eventually find traces of the Three-Tails."

"Alright, time is of the essence, let's go." After Kakashi finished speaking, he quickly left the spot with Naruto, Sakura, and Sai to continue searching for the Three-Tails.

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Time flies like an arrow. Uzumaki Hane leaps swiftly through the forest. Uzumaki Hane has been searching for Tobi for three days. In these three days, Uzumaki Hane has carefully searched the original battlefield three times and searched many places, but there is still no trace of Tobi. He doesn't know where the other party is hiding.

"If I can't find Tobi, I'll go and meet up with Kakashi and the others," Uzumaki Hane thought to himself. "After all this time, even if they've finished sealing the Tailed Beast, it'll be over. Finding them now is pointless. The most important thing is to stop Tobi and Orochimaru's group from capturing the Three-Tails." As he was thinking, suddenly, Tobi's figure appeared ahead. It was like finding a needle in a haystack. Uzumaki Hane quietly followed him.