Mizuki

Uzumaki Hane was about to head home when he ran into Naruto, who was running down the road. Uzumaki Hane stopped him and asked, "Naruto, what's wrong?"

Naruto stopped when he saw Uzumaki Hane and said, "I just heard at the Hokage's office that Mizuki-sensei has something to do with Orochimaru, so I want to find him."

Uzumaki Hane asked, "Is it about Sasuke?"

Naruto said gravely, "Yes."

Uzumaki Hane considered it for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you." The two headed to the maximum-security prison together.

Meanwhile, when Asuma and Kurenai arrived at the maximum-security prison, they sensed that something was wrong. "Be careful," Asuma said, leading the way inside. Two men up ahead blocked their path.

Kurenai looked at the two men in front of her and said, "Could those two be..."

"That's right. Those are the legendary Idiot Brothers," Asuma said gravely. Laughter suddenly erupted around them, and Asuma realized that the prisoners had all escaped and surrounded them.

Asuma drew his weapons and said gravely, "Have all the prisoners escaped?" He looked at Mizuki, who stood in the center, and asked, "Did you plan all this?"

"That's right," Mizuki said smugly. "Bring them out." A group of prisoners brought out the ninjas who guarded the maximum-security prison, all of whom were unconscious. Mizuki smiled insidiously and said, "If you want them to be safe, you can't fight back. So what are you going to do?"

Then Mizuki looked at the brothers Fujin and Raijin and said, "Fujin, Raijin, deal with them."

Fujin and Raijin's faces twisted viciously. "You're all our tribute. We won't hold back." The two instantly charged up to Asuma and Kurenai and threw punches.

Asuma and Kurenai's attention was fixed on the captured guards. They hadn't expected the two brothers to burst forward so quickly, and it was already too late to dodge. I let my guard down, Asuma thought, stepping directly in front of Kurenai. Boom! Fujin and Raijin possessed monstrous strength comparable to that of a Kage Level powerhouse. Taking the full force of both men's blows, Asuma spat blood and fell to the ground, his entire body blasted backward.

Seeing Asuma injured, Kurenai quickly formed Hand Seals and caught Fujin and Raijin in a Genjutsu. Just then, Mizuki said insidiously, "Kurenai, don't you care about these people's lives?"

Kurenai's concentration broke, and Fujin and Raijin escaped the Genjutsu and sent her flying with a punch.

When Uzumaki Hane and Naruto arrived at the maximum-security prison, they found Asuma and Kurenai lying on the ground. Naruto rushed forward and shouted in shock, "Asuma-sensei, Kurenai-sensei, are you all right?"

Ninjas from the medical team came in as well. Apparently, Tsunade already knew what had happened and had sent them to provide treatment.

Since Asuma and Kurenai needed treatment, Naruto could only go back for now, even though he wanted to know about Mizuki and Orochimaru.

Seeing how downcast Naruto was, Uzumaki Hane comforted him. "Naruto, don't worry. We'll come back after Asuma-sensei and Kurenai-sensei wake up. Come on, let's go eat at my place."

At the mention of food, Naruto's stomach immediately growled. He had been in such a hurry to get to the Hokage's office that he had eaten only one bowl of ramen and was still hungry. Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Uzumaki Hane laughed, put an arm around his shoulders, and said, "Come on, let's go eat."

"Okay, let's eat!" Naruto said excitedly, as if he had already put Orochimaru and Sasuke out of his mind. But Uzumaki Hane knew Naruto had merely buried the matter in his heart.

Uzumaki Hane brought Naruto home, where Yamano Koromo had already made dinner. Seeing Uzumaki Hane, she said, "Hane, you're home." Uzumaki Hane replied, "I'm home."

Then Yamano Koromo noticed Naruto behind Uzumaki Hane. "Naruto, you're here," she said. As his friend, Uzumaki Hane had naturally already introduced Naruto to Yamano Koromo and Tanaka.

Naruto caught the aroma of the food, and his mouth began to water. Looking at Yamano Koromo, he said, "Miss Yamano, that smells so good."

Yamano Koromo smiled and said, "Hane, Naruto, dinner's ready. Let's eat."

After dinner, Naruto headed home early, apparently affected by the news about Orochimaru.

The next day, Naruto went to the hospital early in the morning. Tsunade happened to be there too, asking about the escape of all the prisoners from the maximum-security prison.

Naruto broke past the medical-nin trying to stop him and barged in.

Meanwhile, Uzumaki Hane went looking for Naruto, only to find that he was already gone. Thinking Naruto had probably gone to find Tsunade, Uzumaki Hane immediately headed to the Hokage's office.

Tsunade sat in her office. She had already arranged for Naruto and the others to capture Mizuki, but she had unexpectedly learned that Fujin and Raijin were with him. Worried about the danger to Naruto and the others, she was about to go after them. She happened to run into Uzumaki Hane and had intended to send him alone, but he would have to use his Kekkei Genkai to subdue the two brothers, and Tsunade didn't want them seriously hurt. After all, they were her underlings. So she decided that the two of them would go together.

By the time they found Fujin and Raijin, Shikamaru had used his Shadow Imitation Technique to hold the brothers in place. Ino had used her Mind Body Switch Technique to control Fujin, while Choji had used his Partial Expansion Jutsu to enlarge both hands and grab the two brothers tightly.

Tsunade and Uzumaki Hane stood on a tree trunk, watching the fight below.

The brothers' monstrous strength was terrifying, but Shikamaru and the others' Ino-Shika-Cho Formation was also powerful. Still, the three were too young, and they soon ran low on Chakra, allowing the brothers to break free.

"Teacher Tsunade, let me test their strength. I might gain some insight into Chakra Enhanced Strength," Uzumaki Hane said. But Tsunade held him back and said, "I'm very busy. I'll deal with these two." She then jumped down from the tree trunk and landed in front of Fujin and Raijin. At the sight of Tsunade, both men trembled all over in fear.

Tsunade shouted, "Fujin, Raijin, what are you doing here?"

Fujin and Raijin said, "Boss Mizuki said there'd be good food waiting for us at Orochimaru's place."

"And you fell for that so easily?" Tsunade said. She reached out with both hands and flicked their foreheads, sending them flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

But the two were terrified of Tsunade, so they immediately got up and came before her. Tsunade felt helpless with these two idiots, but they were her underlings, so she naturally couldn't ignore them. "Go back to the village now. If you're even one minute late, you won't get any food." At the mention of food, the two became excited and raced off toward the prison.

After dealing with Fujin and Raijin, Tsunade took Uzumaki Hane and hurried to Naruto. By the time they arrived, Mizuki was on the verge of death from the side effects of Orochimaru's unfinished potion. Tsunade treated him immediately, saving his life.

Uzumaki Hane looked at the people busy all around him. It seemed he hadn't even had a chance to fight this time.