Eight Gates Released Formation
Uzumaki Hane had never imagined that Gaara would be so powerful in his complete form. He hadn't even seen Gaara move before he was gravely injured.
Uzumaki Hane lay on the ground, his mind full of questions. In a halting voice, he said, "How could my body be injured when it was magma? And am I going to die... I was too overconfident after all. But what is this feeling in my heart... regret? No... it isn't regret. It's a tremendous unwillingness to accept this... That's right, I can't accept it... I crave battle, I want a life like this, I don't want to lose. What a shame..." Uzumaki Hane's vision slowly blurred, and he lost consciousness.
Naruto rushed to Uzumaki Hane's side and cried anxiously, "Hane, how are you?"
Gaara looked at Naruto and laughed strangely. "Hahaha, aren't you the one I failed to kill? You can die too!" Countless grains of sand surrounded the two of them. Naruto knew that he and Uzumaki Hane were in the gravest danger. He thought of Uzumaki Hane beside him, of Sasuke, of Sakura, and then of Gaara, who was so much like him... His unwillingness to admit defeat surged up. He began forming hand seals and shouted, "Summoning Technique!"
At the same time, Gaara shouted, "Sand Burial!" Bang! Smoke billowed everywhere. This time, Naruto successfully summoned Gamabunta, who began fighting Gaara. Gaara was naturally no match for the experienced Gamabunta. Laughing strangely, he said, "To thank you for letting me enjoy the pleasure of battle, I'll show you the true power of the Sand Clone. Feigning Sleep Technique!"
When Temari saw Gaara's hand gesture, she panicked. "Is he going to use that move?" She hurried away and found Kankuro lying on the ground along the way. She rushed over to check on him and found that he was merely unconscious. Earlier, Uzumaki Hane had been so eager to catch up with Naruto after defeating Kankuro that he hadn't checked whether Kankuro was alive or dead.
Gaara used the Feigning Sleep Technique and fell fast asleep, releasing the consciousness of the One-Tail, Shukaku. Shukaku rarely got a chance to appear and was extremely violent. The two giants fought once more, their destructive power even more terrifying than before. Countless trees were destroyed, and Sasuke and the others could barely withstand the aftershocks of their battle.
At that moment, the unconscious Uzumaki Hane suddenly shouted, "I don't want to lose..." and sprang to his feet. Hearing him, Sasuke and Sakura looked over. Sharp-eyed Sasuke noticed that Uzumaki Hane's eyes were vacant. He hadn't woken up at all; he only wanted to stand on a subconscious level. Sasuke exclaimed in astonishment, "How is that possible? Just how insane does his will to fight have to be for him to stand up?"
Magma surged wildly all over Uzumaki Hane's body. Terrifying power erupted beneath his feet, and in a few flashes, he arrived atop Gamabunta's head. He roared, "Great Eruption!" A gigantic fist of magma blasted out with overwhelming force and slammed into the One-Tail, Shukaku. Shukaku let out a miserable scream as many parts of his body melted into magma.
Sasuke and Sakura stared in shock at the terrifying power of Uzumaki Hane's move. Sasuke longed for it and thought, If I had that power, I could definitely kill that man. Sakura, too, stood there in a daze.
Even Gamabunta was somewhat astonished. Naruto caught Uzumaki Hane as he collapsed and quickly devised a plan. He had Gamabunta seize the chance to send him to the top of Shukaku's head, where he awakened the sleeping Gaara. He then called upon the Nine-Tails Chakra within him and freed Gaara from his Tailed Beast Transformation. In the end, the two exhausted all their strength and fell to the ground. Gaara finally acknowledged Naruto, and when Naruto learned that everyone was all right, he lost consciousness with a smile. Temari took Gaara and Kankuro away.
Meanwhile, fierce battles raged throughout Konoha, but Konoha was powerful, and the Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja began to retreat in defeat.
On the roof where the Hokage and Orochimaru fought, the Hokage gave up his life to seal Orochimaru's hands. Entrusting Konoha's future to the younger generation, he fell on the roof. The Hokage, who had devoted himself to Konoha and worked tirelessly all his life, passed away just like that.
Orochimaru was now gravely injured and unable to continue fighting, so he could only choose to flee.
Everyone stared in grief at the Hokage lying on the roof, unable to speak.
When Uzumaki Hane woke up, he was already in the hospital. He moved slightly, and a sharp pain shot through the wound on his waist, drawing a muffled groan from him. He endured the pain and got out of the hospital bed. Looking at the sky outside the window, he saw that it was gray and overcast, as if it had cast a shadow over his heart. Uzumaki Hane looked in the direction of Sunagakure, as if he could see Gaara, and said firmly, "Gaara, I won't lose next time. Even if it's a Tailed Beast, I won't lose." Afterward, Uzumaki Hane began devouring flames to heal his injuries.
Uzumaki Hane also attended the Third Hokage's funeral. He stood silently in the crowd as rain fell steadily from the sky, mingling with the tears on people's faces before dropping to the ground. Everyone stood quietly, remembering the old man. Uzumaki Hane didn't know how he felt about the Third Hokage. After all, he had never met him, and his impression of him came solely from the original story.
After the funeral, Uzumaki was in no mood to train, so he headed straight home. He soon arrived and went directly to his parents' room, which had always been used to store miscellaneous items. He opened the door and found the room full of clutter, all covered in dust. As he remembered it, it had been a long time since he had opened the door.
Uzumaki Hane soon found a hidden compartment in a corner. He took out a key and opened it without difficulty. Inside was a scroll.
Uzumaki Hane murmured, "Is this the scroll my father left behind for training in the Eight Gates Released Formation?" He picked up the scroll but didn't read it immediately, instead carefully tucking it into his robes. Then he restored the hidden compartment to its original state and took the scroll back to his room.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Uzumaki Hane spent a long time calming himself before slowly opening the scroll.
Countless streams of magma suddenly poured out of the scroll. Uzumaki Hane exclaimed in shock, "This is... magma?" Thanks to his hard training during this time, his arm instinctively turned into magma. The magma strangely merged into his arm, flowed once through his body, and then emerged from his arm just as strangely. The entire process took about half an hour, and Uzumaki Hane found that he was completely unable to resist.
The magma fell to the floor and slowly formed a magma man. The magma man was made entirely of magma, even his face.
The magma man looked at Uzumaki Hane with eyes from which magma welled and said, "Hello, my son. I am Uzumaki Shingan, a tragic transmigrator. Since I was able to appear, I assume you have become a transmigrator too, and have also gained the power of the Magma-Magma Fruit."