Naruto Goes Missing

At the village entrance, Mitarashi Anko and Naruto had finished gathering and were about to set off.

At that moment, Uzumaki Hane suddenly appeared and said, "Wait, I'm here too."

Upon seeing Uzumaki Hane, Naruto excitedly asked, "Yu, are you coming along too?"

Mitarashi Anko said, "You're coming too. I don't remember Lady Tsunade inviting you, and besides, there are already four of us."

Uzumaki Hane said seriously, "Anko, I'll go too. Teacher Tsunade agreed." Mitarashi Anko looked at Uzumaki Hane for a while before saying, "Okay."

The five of them quickly headed towards the Land of the Sea and arrived at the seaside. The blue sky, the boundless sea, and the cool sea breeze all gave people a sense of leisure. However, Uzumaki Hane did not appreciate this beautiful scenery. She remembered that God said that his Magma-Magma Fruit had removed the weakness of seawater. She wondered how effective it was.

Uzumaki Hane walked to the surface of the sea, plunged his right hand into the water, and did not feel any weakness. Then his arm turned into lava, but Uzumaki Hane felt no discomfort. He thought to himself, "It seems that the gods did not lie to me."

Upon returning from the sea, Uzumaki Hane noticed that Mitarashi Anko was acting strangely, with a pained expression. Uzumaki Hane knew that this was likely due to the influence of Orochimaru's Cursed Seal, which was also a source of her inner turmoil.

Mitarashi Anko said, "I have to leave for a bit. You all go ahead." Without waiting for a reply, she vanished in a flash.

Seeing Mitarashi Anko leave, Uzumaki Hane Yu said, "I also have something to do, so I'll be going too." He flashed off and chased after Mitarashi Anko, leaving Naruto and the other two speechless.

Uzumaki Hane chased after Mitarashi Anko quickly caught up with her.

Mitarashi Anko is standing on the beach, gazing at the distant islands.

Uzumaki Hane landed behind her and asked, "Anko, are you alright?"

Mitarashi Anko turned around, her expression back to normal, and shouted, "Uzumaki Hane, you brat, I told you to use honorifics!" She grabbed Uzumaki Hane's head tightly.

Uzumaki Hane didn't want to argue with the other party, so she didn't resist. After a while, Mitarashi Anko released Uzumaki Hane and said, "Let's go." Her figure flashed and disappeared, leaving Uzumaki Hane with no choice but to follow.

When the two found Naruto and the others, Naruto was talking badly about Anko. Uzumaki Hane was speechless and could only mourn for Naruto.

Sure enough, Mitarashi Anko's expression immediately turned dangerous. In a flash, she appeared behind Naruto, hooking her arm around his neck. Naruto was startled and chuckled awkwardly, "Teacher Anko, you're back! Ah, ah, ah..." Naruto's screams echoed through the sky.

The group rented a boat and prepared to head towards the Mother Island.

Uzumaki Hane was discreetly observing their surroundings. If Naruto had already made contact with Isaribi, then the enemy was likely watching them.

Sure enough, they found their trail on the rooftop a short while later. Uzumaki Hane said, "You guys go ahead, I'm going out for a bit." Then she disappeared off the shore.

Mitarashi Anko, who often trained with Uzumaki Hane, knew his strength and wasn't worried, saying, "Then let's go first."

With an Uzumaki Hane sprinted across the rooftops towards the enemy. The two people on the rooftop had clearly spotted Uzumaki Hane. Misumi Tsurugi said, "This one's yours. I'll deal with the others." She then vanished in a flash.

Uzumaki Hane looked at the ninja in front of him, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember him at all. Uzumaki Hane didn't hold back and shouted, "Canine Fang Lava!" His right hand transformed into a canine-shaped lava and blasted towards the opponent.

The ninja hadn't expected Uzumaki Hane to be so fast. He dodged the attack in a sorry state and saw that the house he had been looking at had been melted by lava. His face turned to horror.

Uzumaki Hane didn't stop there. In a flash, he appeared in front of him and pierced the ninja's chest with his right hand.

Just then, Ino's voice came from afar. "Naruto..." Uzumaki Hane turned around and saw Uzumaki Hane being swept into the sea. Uzumaki Hane thought to himself that this was bad, Genin's corpse and rushed over there.

Soon, Uzumaki Hane arrived in front of them and asked, "What's wrong with Naruto?"

Shino said, "Naruto has been swept into the sea by the Sea Devil."

Mitarashi Anko said, "Everyone, search around and see if you can find Naruto." The group split up and began searching for Naruto.

Uzumaki Hane originally wanted to go directly to Isaribi's house, but she didn't know her address. The group searched until the next morning, but still couldn't find Naruto.

The group arrived at the White Chrysanthemum Inn and met with the person in charge of guarding the gold transport ship. Mitarashi Anko told him about her companion's disappearance, and the person in charge, Amachi, gave them a timeframe for finding Naruto. They agreed to meet again the next morning to escort the gold transport ship to the Land of Water.

Then, the four of them split up and continued searching for Naruto.

Meanwhile, Naruto was rescued by the Sea Devil Isaribi and taken home. When he woke up, he saw the Sea Devil Isaribi. The Sea Devil was now in the form of a young girl, with some bandages wrapped around her body. Naruto immediately recognized her as the person he had met yesterday and happily said, "Miss, thank you for saving me. You are my savior now."

However, Isaribi was very indifferent because he had long been disliked by others. He invited Naruto to eat, but when he heard that Naruto and the others had come to fight the Sea Devil, he chased Naruto away.

Naruto was somewhat at a loss. After all, this person had saved him. For Naruto, who had been lonely since childhood, Naruto who was even slightly close to him was considered a good friend. However, since the Sea Devil insisted that he leave, he couldn't stay.

However, after walking only a few steps, Naruto saw Isaribi being bullied. Remembering his childhood memories, Naruto couldn't help but step forward to stop them and chased away the group of children. Then, Naruto was chased away by Isaribi.

Meanwhile, Mitarashi Anko, Uzumaki Hane, Ino, and Shino were searching everywhere for Naruto. Looking at everything familiar around her, Mitarashi Anko kept having vague memories of Orochimaru in her mind. Seeing Mitarashi Anko's uneasy expression, Uzumaki Hane Hatake went to her side and said, "Anko, are you alright? Do you want to rest?"

Mitarashi Anko shook her head and said, "I'm the team leader this time, and I have to find Naruto's whereabouts."

Uzumaki Hane pressed Mitarashi Anko against the tree root and said, "Rest here for a while, otherwise the effects of the Cursed Seal will become stronger, and you will suffer even more."

Upon hearing Uzumaki Hane's words, Mitarashi Anko instinctively reached out and pressed her hand against the Cursed Seal on her neck, exclaiming, "How did you know? Did the Lord Hokage tell you?"

Uzumaki Hane acted impulsively, and after saying it, he didn't know how to explain himself. However, since Mitarashi Anko believed that Tsunade had told him, Uzumaki Hane naturally wouldn't expose her. Instead, he changed the subject, saying, "You rest here. I'm going to find Naruto now." With that, he vanished in a flash from Mitarashi Anko's sight.

Uzumaki Hane's feet transformed into lava, unleashing even greater speed as he raced across the island, but he couldn't find Naruto. Uzumaki Hane couldn't help but think, "Could the plot have changed? Is Naruto still at Isaribi's house?" He couldn't help but worry about Naruto's safety. After asking several people, he finally found out where Isaribi lived and rushed over there.