Reinforcements Arrive

In the forest, Might Guy, along with Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee, moved swiftly among the tree branches.

A small dog followed in front of it; it was Pakkun, one of Kakashi's Ninja Dog, Kakashi had sent back at some point.

"Pakkun, how much longer until we reach Kakashi?" Might Guy asked, his blood boiling with excitement.

"Almost there, we're very close to Kakashi." Pakkun sniffed the air a few times and then ran quickly in one direction.

"I didn't expect to find the Three-Tails this time, and Orochimaru and the Akatsuki want to capture it. It looks like we're going to have a big battle," Tenten said from the side.

"Yes," Might Guy said seriously, "Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee, you all need to be careful. Let Naruto and the others see the results of your hard training these past few days." As he spoke, Might Guy became excited again.

"Yes, Teacher Kaido." Upon hearing Might Guy's words, Rock Lee immediately perked up and responded loudly.

"Found them! Kakashi and the others are just ahead!" Pakkun suddenly said, quickening his pace and disappearing into the bushes beside him.

"Let's follow them," Might Guy immediately ordered, leading Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee into the bushes.

The four followed Pakkun through a thicket of trees, where a thick fog appeared before them.

"Looks like we've found the place. According to the intelligence, the Three-Tails always appears in dense fog, so Kakashi and the others must be nearby." Might Guy said to the others, looking at the dense fog in front of them.

Pakkun sniffed the ground repeatedly, then said, "This way," and led Might Guy and the others into the thick fog.

Suddenly, the ground shook, catching Might Guy and the others off guard and leaving them somewhat disheveled.

"What's going on... this is..." Everyone was confused about what had happened, but they heard a deafening explosion. Rumble, rumble, rumble. Everyone looked ahead in astonishment and saw a huge wall of water connecting heaven and earth, surging down towards them.

With a deafening roar, the giant wall crashed onto the shore, engulfing everyone instantly. Unable to resist, they were swept away by the waves.

After a long while, the giant wave subsided, leaving the coastline in a state of chaos. Might Guy stood on the sea, his expression turning very serious. Ahead of him, a giant turtle hovered on the surface of the water, its three tails thrashing about, splashing water everywhere.

"Is this the Three-Tails?" Might Guy murmured in shock as he stared at the Three-Tails' enormous body. Then, a surge of intense passion ignited within him, and he charged toward the Three-Tails with lightning speed.

The Three-Tails seemed to see Might Guy as tiny in comparison, and let out a huge roar at Might Guy. The Three-Tails' violent aura swept towards Might Guy, followed by a huge wave that crashed against him.

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The stone chamber is collapsing, and countless stones are falling from above, smashing the ground into pieces. One wrong step and you could be buried alive by the stones.

Uzumaki Hane, however, was not in a hurry at all. With a flash, he arrived in front of a huge rock in the next instant. His right hand swelled up to ten times its original size and he slammed his fist into the rock. With a loud bang, the Petrification into countless pieces that flew in all directions, but Orochimaru was nowhere to be seen.

Uzumaki Hane frowned, looked around, and immediately noticed a hidden stone door behind the stone chair.

With a rumble, the rocks continued to fall. Uzumaki Hane's hands swelled to ten times their normal size, and whenever a rock approached him, he would unleash a punch, shattering it instantly and sending it flying in all directions.

Soon, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the stone gate. Time was of the essence, and Uzumaki Hane didn't care about anything else. He slammed out his right hand, punching the stone gate away. Boom! In the next instant, the flying stone gate shattered into countless fragments. A deep passage appeared ahead. The passage was very long, and its end could not be seen.

"Could this be Orochimaru's secret escape route?" Uzumaki Hane thought to himself, but his steps didn't slow down at all, and he went straight in.

As soon as Uzumaki Hane stepped into the passage, a huge rock fell down, sealing the entire stone doorway.

Seeing this, Uzumaki Hane frowned slightly, but her steps did not falter in the slightest, and she walked forward resolutely.

Uzumaki Hane was initially cautious, but there was nothing unusual around her. Uzumaki Hane realized she had been too cautious and quickened her pace, running through the passage. Her speed increased, and she gradually became a blur of afterimages.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Uzumaki Hane finally saw light ahead. Uzumaki Yun knew he had reached the end of the passage and slowed down. Although Orochimaru hadn't set up any traps in the passage, it didn't mean he hadn't taken precautions at the entrance. It was better to be cautious; it wouldn't be good to be caught off guard.

Although they slowed their pace, they still quickly reached the entrance of the passage at the speed of the Uzumaki, and what lay before them was a lush, verdant forest.

"He's out of the base?" Uzumaki Hane thought to himself, "But Orochimaru might not necessarily escape his own base. After all, if he stays inside, it'll be harder for me to find him. Besides, Sasuke is still inside the base, and Orochimaru definitely won't abandon Sasuke. In other words, the passage still has some secrets, but I overlooked them. I was too eager to capture Orochimaru." Uzumaki Hane reflected on himself.

Uzumaki Hane turned to look at the deep passage and murmured, "Should I go back? But all of this is just my speculation. If Orochimaru has already left the base, then if I go back, I'll miss this chance to capture Orochimaru." After pondering for a while, Uzumaki Hane resolutely walked into the passage. This time, Uzumaki Hane walked cautiously, hoping to discover the anomaly in the passage.

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Orochimaru navigated a labyrinthine network of passages until he arrived at a stone chamber. He immediately stepped inside and collapsed onto a stone chair, clearly indicating that the battle with Orochimaru Uzumaki Hane had taken a heavy toll on his already weakened body.

Orochimaru sat on the stone chair, slightly relaxed. Suddenly, he felt the hairs on the back of his Orochimaru stand on end. Orochimaru, he wondered if his strength had declined so much that he hadn't even noticed someone approaching. Orochimaru asked, "Who is it?" Then, calmly, he looked back.

"It's me, Orochimaru." Sasuke emerged from the shadows, his hand already on the sword at his waist, his eyes gleaming coldly as he stared intently at Orochimaru.

"Sasuke, it's you. It seems you couldn't wait any longer?" Orochimaru grinned, revealing a dangerous smile, like a snake eyeing its prey, his gaze fixed intently on Sasuke.