Return to Konoha

Uzumaki Hane and his two companions returned to Konoha with the missing ninja. They took Tanaka and the missing ninja to the hospital, where Yamano Koromo took care of Tanaka. Uzumaki Hane then went to the Hokage's office to report the incident to Tsunade.

Tsunade the meteor. It looked like an ordinary meteorite, but she never expected it to grant her such immense power. Unfortunately, it had significant side effects.

Tsunade didn't look at it much and simply tossed it to Uzumaki Hane.

Without giving it much thought, Uzumaki Hane put it in his pocket, left the Hokage's office, and then went to the hospital to visit Tanaka.

Tanaka was resting in his hospital bed when he saw Uzumaki Hane and was very happy to see him, saying, "Yu, you've come."

Uzumaki Hane asked, "How did it go?"

Tanaka said, "I'm fine, but I'll need to rest for a few months."

Knowing that Tanaka was alright, Uzumaki Hane finally breathed a sigh of relief. Noticing Yamano Koromo wasn't there, she said, "It's good that you're alright. By the way, where's Iori?"

Tanaka said, "She went to tell my parents for me, so they wouldn't worry."

After spending more than an hour at the hospital, seeing that it was getting dark, Uzumaki Hane returned home.

That night, Uzumaki Yu sat Uzumaki Yo on the floor and began to strengthen his body. During this mission, Sakai Jiro had shown him the immense power of a strong body. Uzumaki Hane knew that his path of training in Taijutsu was correct. The Magma-Magma Fruit, combined with powerful Taijutsu, would be the foundation for him to dominate this world. He needed to work even harder.

Uzumaki Hane began to strengthen his body, and magma flowed slowly within him. Just as the magma reached his chest, Uzumaki Hane felt an intense heat in his chest. Uzumaki Hane found this strange, as he hadn't experienced this change when strengthening his body before.

At that moment, a dazzling light emanated from his chest. "Could it be it?" Uzumaki Hane exclaimed. He took the meteor from his chest, and sure enough, it emitted a brilliant light before slowly disappearing. A thought struck Uzumaki Hane; his right hand transformed into lava, and he immediately felt the meteor begin to blaze with heat. Then, the meteor burst into dazzling light once more.

Uzumaki Hane looked at the meteor curiously, but suddenly noticed that it was showing signs of melting. Startled, Uzumaki Hane quickly threw it away. After all, Sakai Jiro was practically dead and his body was torn to shreds. Before figuring out the meteor's purpose, Uzumaki Hane didn't want to die like Sakai Jiro.

The meteor flew out of Uzumaki Hane's palm, and its light disappeared. Uzumaki Hane picked up the meteor again and found that it was no longer shining. It seemed to be due to the lava. As long as it didn't come into contact with the lava, it should be fine. Uzumaki Hane put it in his bag and carried it with him for easy study at any time.

Then, Uzumaki Hane continued to strengthen her body, experiencing the familiar, excruciating pain, which remained intense even though Uzumaki Yo had gone through it many times before. Slowly, she strengthened herself three times in a row. Uzumaki Hane hadn't expected to strengthen herself three times. By this time, she had exhausted all her energy and collapsed onto the floor, falling asleep shortly afterward.

The next day, Uzumaki Hane got up early and skipped to the training ground to begin her training for the day.

At noon, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the hospital. Tanaka's injuries had improved considerably, and Uzumaki Hane stayed for a while before leaving.

In the afternoon, Uzumaki Hane was practicing his Superhuman Strength Fist when Tsunade suddenly appeared.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Teacher Tsunade, you're not slacking off again, are you?"

Tsunade clenched her right fist and punched the ground in front of Uzumaki Hane. A crack appeared in the ground, and Uzumaki Hane, caught off guard, almost fell into the crack.

Tsunade said sternly, "Yu, your understanding of Chakra Enhanced Strength is too slow." Then, Uzumaki Hane was subjected to another round of rough treatment from Tsunade.

That evening, when Uzumaki Hane returned home, Yamano Koromo had already prepared dinner. Seeing Uzumaki Hane, she smiled gently and said, "Yu, you're back."

"I'm back," said Uzumaki Hane. Their dinner was warm and cozy.

After Uzumaki Hane Yamano Koromo home, it was time for her to strengthen her body again. She strengthened herself three times today, although she eventually collapsed on the ground again.

It was late at night, Mitarashi Anko at Mitarashi Anko's Mitarashi Anko, she was trapped in a nightmare. Orochimaru's figure kept appearing, which frightened her awake. Mitarashi Anko covered the Cursed Seal on her shoulder, her heart filled with gloom.

In the morning, Uzumaki Hane encountered Mitarashi Anko Mitarashi Anko. Anko looked unwell. Uzumaki Hane stopped Mitarashi Anko and asked, "Anko, are you alright?" Although the two often argued, they trained together frequently and were very familiar with each other.

Mitarashi Anko said, "It's nothing, I just dreamt of some past memories."

Then, Mitarashi Anko said, "The Lord Hokage has summoned me; I must have a mission. I'll be going now."

Uzumaki Hane thought for a moment and said, "Perfect timing, I also have something to discuss with the Lord Hokage, let's go together."

Mitarashi Anko didn't object, and the two went to the Hokage's office together. However, Mitarashi Anko seemed to be in a low mood today, and the two didn't speak to each other the whole way.

The two arrived at the Hokage's office. Tsunade was engrossed in her food, while Shizune stood beside her, helping her.

Uzumaki Hane said, "Teacher Tsunade." Mitarashi Anko also said, "Lord Hokage."

Tsunade looked up and said, "Anko, you're here. Yu, come over here too."

Mitarashi Anko asked, "Lord Hokage, is there anything I can help you with?"

Tsunade upright and said seriously, "In the Land of the Sea, Sea Devil have been appearing frequently recently. I hope you can go there. Shizune, explain the situation." Shizune pulled down the map and began to explain the Sea Devil.

Tsunade said, "This mission is to protect the gold transport ship and eliminate the Sea Devil. I will assign a few subordinates to you. I'm counting on you." Uzumaki Hane stood to the side without saying a word, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Naruto, Ino, and Shino walked in. Naruto saw Uzumaki Hane first and immediately greeted her, "Yu, it's been a long time." Then he saw Mitarashi Anko, remembered the Chunin Ninja Exams, pointed at her, and exclaimed in surprise.

Teuchi Naruto's exclamation, saying, "Listen carefully, I'm announcing the mission. The three of you will now be assigned to Team Anko and will carry out this mission together." Naruto exclaimed again, "What?"

Anko said, "Alright, let's go on our mission. Everyone get ready, I'll meet you at the main gate." She led Naruto and the others out. Shizune went out to pour tea.

Seeing the others leave, Uzumaki Hane took out a snack he had bought that morning, quickly handed it to Tsunade, and said, "Teacher Tsunade, can I come with you?" Tsunade glanced at the box quickly and said, "Sure." Uzumaki Hane left immediately.

Shizune had just returned after pouring the tea and said, "Lady Tsunade, haven't the mission personnel already been decided? Why send Uzumaki Hane out again? Is there something special about this mission?"

Tsunade said, "Well, this mission is indeed a bit dangerous for Mitarashi Anko." Shizune, however, stared intently at Tsunade and said, "Lady Tsunade, you seem a little strange." Tsunade quickly held out a hand and handed a document to Shizune, Shizune looked at it with some surprise.