Back to the Black Market
The fat ninja shouted, "Die, Uzumaki Hane. Earth Release: Earth Shore Return!" Boom! The ground on both sides of Uzumaki Hane cracked, and semi-circular boulders emerged, clamping Uzumaki Hane inside.
Suddenly, the fat ninja felt the temperature of the rock slowly rising and instinctively retreated ten meters.
The rocks began to turn red, growing redder and redder until they finally melted into lava, which slowly flowed down to the ground, revealing a human-shaped structure that appeared to be made of magma.
The fat ninja stared at Uzumaki Hane in shock, and said coldly, "Kekkei Genkai, huh? How troublesome. But even so, I will use your life to pay tribute to my brother's spirit in heaven." At this moment, the fat ninja's rationality returned slightly, which was understandable, considering that the other party was a seasoned Jonin.
Uzumaki Hane slowly walked towards the fat ninja. The fat ninja noticed that with each step Uzumaki Hane took, he left a lava footprint on the ground, showing how high the temperature of his body was. The fat ninja's expression became even more serious, knowing that he absolutely could not let him get close and could only use Ninjutsu to attack from a distance.
Without hesitation, the fat ninja unleashed his strongest offensive Ninjutsu, rapidly Hand Seals and pressing them to the ground, shouting, "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Spear!"
From a large area beneath Uzumaki Hane's feet, countless sharp earthen spears suddenly sprang forth, shooting straight into the sky. Uzumaki Hane was instantly pierced by several of these spears. However, Uzumaki Hane's entire body had turned into magma, leaving him completely unharmed. Soon after, the earthen spears embedded in Uzumaki Hane began to melt, and Uzumaki Hane landed on the ground unscathed.
The fat ninja, seeing that Uzumaki Hane seemed completely unharmed, exclaimed, "Impossible! How could you not be injured...?"
Uzumaki Hane had no interest in answering the fat ninja's questions and instead asked, "Why do you want to kill me, and what is the bounty?"
Upon hearing Uzumaki Hane's words, the fat ninja seemed to remember something and burst into maniacal laughter. "That's right, I can't kill you, but with so much bounty on you, you'll die at the hands of other ninjas sooner or later, hahaha..."
Uzumaki Hane frowned, looked at the fat ninja, and shouted, "Looks like you're not going to talk. Then you're worthless! Great Eruption!" He transformed his hands into a giant Rock Fist and slammed it towards the fat ninja.
Upon seeing the enormous Rock Fist, the fat ninja's arrogant expression vanished instantly, replaced by fear. He shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!" A wall of earth rose up, enveloping him. Still not satisfied, the fat ninja then yelled, "Earth Release: Hardening Technique!" hardening his entire body.
Boom! Like a stone hitting an egg, the soil covering the fat ninja shattered instantly. The fat ninja watched as the Rock Fist hurtled towards him with undiminished force, and roared, "No..." The Rock Fist struck the fat ninja, but his hardened body was completely unaffected. He could only watch helplessly as he was destroyed by the Rock Fist.
After dealing with the two, Uzumaki Hane left immediately. As he went, he thought to himself, "Those two ninjas were talking about a bounty. Could it be that I'm wanted? And the bounty must be quite high, otherwise two Jonin come to kill me. So, that Chunin me because of the bounty too. But how much is my bounty? This is going to be troublesome. Many people might come after me. Looks like I need to go to the black market to see what's going on with my bounty."
Next, Uzumaki Hane headed to the black market from last time to check his bounty. After all, insufficient information would definitely be dangerous. If a powerful figure like Kakuzu appeared, he would have no choice but to flee in a sorry state, or even risk his life.
After walking for a while, Uzumaki Hane arrived at the black market. Then, Uzumaki Hane transformed into a completely different appearance. Unless he encountered a special ability user, no one should be able to detect him. And even if they did, Uzumaki Hane wasn't afraid. As long as they weren't strong enough to Jonin, no matter how Kakuzu, Uzumaki Hane was confident he could escape.
This was Uzumaki Hane's second time entering, but the strong smell of blood still made Uzumaki Hane frown. However, Uzumaki Hane didn't show it. He glanced around the black market. There were still fifteen ninjas there, including three Jonin and twelve Chunin. Uzumaki Hane ignored them and was about to head to the front desk to buy information.
Just then, someone walked in and called out from behind Uzumaki Hane, "Uzumaki Hane, you're here! I've been looking for you for so long." As soon as these words were spoken, the entire black market fell silent. All the ninjas looked at Uzumaki Hane, their eyes flashing with murderous intent, and the atmosphere in the black market instantly became tense.
Uzumaki Hane turned her head to look at the person who had called out her name. It was an unfamiliar ninja whom she had never seen before. How could the other party recognize her? However, Uzumaki Hane saw a fleeting glint of malice in his eyes, clearly indicating that he had deliberately revealed her identity.
However, Uzumaki Hane didn't care and immediately returned to his original form. His right hand quickly turned into lava and pierced through the ninja's chest. Bang! The opponent turned into smoke and disappeared.
Uzumaki Hane hadn't expected his opponent to use a clone; it was clearly pre-planned. Moreover, his opponent seemed very cautious and had some understanding of his strength. Uzumaki Hane shook his head and looked at the other ninjas in the black market. Seeing that Uzumaki Hane had made his move, more than a dozen Chunin had already surrounded Uzumaki Hane.
The three Jonin remained still, each occupying a side, clearly confident in their abilities and not making a move immediately.
A scarred ninja stepped forward, looked down at Uzumaki Hane, and said, "You're Uzumaki Hane. You look like just a kid, yet you're worth so much bounty."
A handsome middle-aged ninja behind him said, "Shimada, you're just jealous. If you wanted someone to put a bounty on your head, the bounty money would be too easy to earn."
Upon hearing this, the scarred-faced ninja Shimada turned to look at the middle-aged ninja and angrily said, "Ishikawa, what did you say? It seems you're looking for death. Water Release: Water Whip!" Shimada instantly created a whip made of water, but instead of attacking Ishikawa, the Water Whip headed towards the Uzumaki Hane.
Ishikawa immediately turned around, quickly Hand Seals, pressed them to the ground, and shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!" Instantly, an earthen wall rose up, separating everyone.
Everyone was watching the two argue, anticipating a good show. As for Uzumaki Hane, they saw him as nothing more than fish on a chopping block, easily dealt with. They never expected the two to be accomplices, putting on an act to devour Uzumaki Hane for themselves. This wouldn't do! The remaining ten Chunin quickly Hand Seals.
Water Release: Wild Water Wave
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Technique
Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Technique
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave"
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique"
Water Release: Wild Water Wave
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere"
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique
Ten Ninjutsu slammed into the earthen wall, instantly destroying it and revealing the horrified expressions on the faces of Ishikawa, Shimada, and Uzumaki Hane. They were then engulfed by the Ninjutsu.
Bang, bang, bang! Ishikawa, Shimada, and Uzumaki Hane Yu vanished in a puff of smoke.