Battle

On this day, Uzumaki Hane left the town and walked along a path in the forest.

Suddenly, the sound of fighting came from ahead. Uzumaki Hane was curious and quietly crept over. She found two ninjas fighting. Both ninjas were masked, so Uzumaki Hane Yu could not see their faces.

At that moment, the two stopped fighting simultaneously, looked in the direction of Uzumaki Hane, and shouted in unison, "Who goes there?"

They were discovered so quickly. Although he wasn't good at concealing his presence, Uzumaki Hane was somewhat surprised that these two had discovered him so quickly, suggesting that their senses were very sharp. Moreover, Uzumaki Hane sensed a strong bloody aura emanating from these two ninjas, somewhat similar to the Root members he had seen before, clearly the kind of ninjas who frequently engaged in killing.

However, Uzumaki Hane didn't care and walked out directly.

Both men looked at Uzumaki Hane. The ninja on the right, seeing how young Uzumaki Hane, flashed a hint of contempt in his eyes and said, "Kid from Konoha, this isn't a place for you to meddle. Go home and suckle."

The ninja on the left said, "My friend, I am Uesugi I. He is Sōma of one million. Let's kill him together and split the reward." Uzumaki Hane did not respond to him, but looked at him with a half-smile.

Sōma Uzumaki Hane ignored his words and did not leave immediately, the ninja Soma's eyes flashed with killing intent. He quickly Hand Seals, summoned an Earth Clone, and rushed towards Uzumaki Hane.

Uesugi I, who originally wanted Uzumaki Hane to distract Sōma, naturally didn't intervene, intending to wait for Sōma to make a mistake and then take the opportunity to eliminate him.

At that moment, Sōma quickly Hand Seals and shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumpling!" He grabbed a huge rock from the ground with both hands and threw it at Uesugi I. Bang! The Taiseki hit Uesugi I, the ground trembled slightly, and countless specks of dust were kicked up.

Sōma Uesugi I struck by the boulder, Soma immediately formed hand Hand Seals and shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Spear!" Countless sharp earthen spears emerged from beneath the boulder, instantly shattering the rock.

Seeing this, Sōma let out a smug laugh and said, "You think I don't know? You want me to deal with that brat so you can take the opportunity to ambush me. I'm also waiting for my chance to kill you. Once I kill you, I can crush that brat with a flick of my wrist."

"Oh, really?"

A voice came from behind Sōma. Sōma was surprised that someone had appeared behind him without him noticing. He flashed and appeared ten meters away. Looking in the direction of the voice, he shouted, "Who goes there?" He found that it was Uzumaki Hane standing there, her right hand gripping the neck of her Earth Clone. Then the Earth Clone turned into dirt and fell to the ground.

Sōma exclaimed in surprise, "It was you?" Sōma hadn't expected that Uzumaki Hane would be able to kill his Earth Clone.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Sōma and said, "You said you could crush me with a flick of your wrist, then come and try it!" With that, Uzumaki Hane walked step by step toward Sōma No.

Sōma Uzumaki Hane was so disrespectful to him, Soma angrily said, "You brat from Konoha, don't think you're so great just because you defeated my Earth Clone. Earth Release: Rock Concealment Technique." He formed hand Hand Seals and burrowed into the ground.

Uzumaki Hane stopped and looked around. Suddenly, Sōma appeared from behind Uzumaki Hane, his Kunai plunging into Uzumaki Hane's back.

Sōma's eyes gleamed with mockery as he said, "Kid, I can kill you with just one simple Ninjutsu."

Uzumaki Hane's lips curled slightly, as if nothing had happened, and she reached out her right hand to tightly grasp Sōma's hand.

Sōma sensed something was amiss and tried to pull his hand away, but found that Uzumaki Hane's strength was astonishing, and he couldn't break free. Then, Uzumaki Hane grabbed Sōma's hand and pulled out the Kunai from his back with force. There wasn't a trace of blood on it, Sōma's face showed a look of shock.

Uzumaki Hane turned around and said, "Is this your attack? Then it's my turn." His right hand turned into lava and instantly pierced through Sōma No's chest.

Immediately afterward Sōma turned into dirt and fell to the ground. Uzumaki Hane said, "Earth Clone, huh? How cautious."

Sōma slowly emerged from the ground in front of Uzumaki Hane, looked at Uzumaki Hane solemnly, and said, "It seems I underestimated you." He quickly Hand Seals and shouted, "Earth Release: Rock Coffin!"

With a rumble, the ground on both sides of the Uzumaki Hane cracked, and huge earthen walls emerged, forming two massive rocks that instantly trapped the Uzumaki Hane inside.

Sōma looked at the rocks he had created and said, "Kid, this is what happens when you go against me."

"Oh, really? If that's all there is to it, then it seems there's nothing so scary about going against you."

Sōma heard Uzumaki Hane's voice behind him. Sōma turned around, looked at Uzumaki Hane in front of him, and asked in shock, "How come you're alright?"

"Earth Release: Earth Spear"

Without hesitation, Sōma unleashed his most powerful Ninjutsu, and countless sharp earthen spears suddenly sprang up from a large area of land around Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane's expression hardened, and his feet quickly turned into lava, melting the ground beneath him and drawing the lava to envelop him, forming a lava sphere.

Sōma stared at the forest of earthen spears before him. In the very center stood a lava sphere, pierced through the middle by an earthen spear. He murmured, "Is he dead this time?"

But then the clay spear slowly melted and merged into the lava sphere. Then the lava on the surface of the lava sphere also began to melt, revealing the intact Uzumaki Hane inside.

Sōma stared in shock at what he was seeing, never expecting that his strongest attack would be no match for his opponent, and he began to consider retreating.

Uzumaki Hane naturally wouldn't let him go. With a slight smirk, she said, "Now it's my turn to attack." She charged towards Sōma, and when she was three meters away, her right hand instantly turned into lava, grabbing at Sōma's chest.

Sōma hurriedly used a defensive Ninjutsu, shouting, "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!" He erected an earthen wall in front of him to block Uzumaki Hane's attack. Bang! The earthen wall was torn open as if it were made of paper, leaving a large hole.

Then, Uzumaki Hane placed her hands directly on the earthen wall, melting a hole the size of a person in it, and walked through.

Sōma quickly retreated several meters, but Uzumaki Hane was even faster, rushing in front of him in the blink of an eye. Her lava-transformed right arm instantly expanded to ten times its original size and struck Sōma.

Bang! Sōma was sent flying, crashing heavily into a tree trunk, his body already scorched by the lava. Immediately afterward, Uzumaki Hane leaped up, shouting, "Hell Hound!" and reached out with his right hand to grab Sōma.

Sōma turned into a puddle of mud and was instantly melted by the lava. Uzumaki Hane frowned and said, "Clone Technique?" He sensed his surroundings, trying to find Sōma's trace, but found nothing.

"Could he have burrowed into the ground again? These people who can use Earth Release is a type of magic that can be used to escape into the ground) are really troublesome," Uzumaki Hane thought to himself.

Then, Uzumaki Hane's feet turned into lava, melting the ground beneath her feet and spreading outwards.

Bang! Sōma burst into the earth, and seeing the ever-spreading lava, he couldn't help but show a horrified expression. He immediately turned around and tried to run away.

Uzumaki Hane looked at Sōma and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Do you think you can escape? Great Eruption!" He put his hands together, transforming them into a giant Rock Fist, and smashed it down on Sōma No.

Sōma had nowhere to run and roared, "No..." as he watched helplessly as he was engulfed by the lava.