Festival of Lights · Diwali
Uzumaki Hane used his Magma-Magma Fruit and new training to survive the invasion of Konoha, a mission to recover the Sword of the Thunder God, and the pursuit of Sasuke. The rescue team split up to fight the Sound Ninja, leaving Hane chasing Kimimaro while Choji collapsed after using the Red Chili Pill.
Uzumaki Hane survived the Sound Four pursuit, trained to improve his taijutsu, and uncovered Danzo’s attempts to kill him. On a mission investigating missing people, Hane exposed the Sakai family’s use of meteor fragments, but Sakai Jiro transformed and attacked him.
Uzumaki Hane left Konoha to train and became the target of a large black-market bounty, leading him into repeated battles with bounty hunters and Kakuzu. After Hidan killed Uesugii, Hane spent months hunting the pair and finally lured Hidan and Kakuzu into a prepared battlefield.
Uzumaki Hane protected Shion, defeated Moryo, and helped her survive the destruction of the Sealing Shrine. As the shrine was rebuilt, Kakuzu returned to the Land of Demons to challenge Hane again.
Uzumaki Hane defeated Kakuzu, then faced Guren and Deidara as Orochimaru and Akatsuki targeted him. He returned to the palace with Shion after surviving Deidara’s final attack, and prepared for Akatsuki’s next move.
Uzumaki Hane and his allies fought Deidara and Sasori, then faced further Akatsuki attacks and helped defend the Land of Demons. After Jiraiya and Naruto left to train, Hane taught local children and tested his skill against Kankuro.
Uzumaki Hane returned to Konoha and joined the mission to rescue Gaara after the Akatsuki captured him. The group defeated Sasori and recovered Gaara, while Hane survived Deidara’s massive explosion and headed back to the cave badly weakened.
Team Kakashi pursued Sasuke and Orochimaru, but Sasuke refused to return to Konoha and escaped with Orochimaru. Back in Konoha, Hane clashed with Danzo before Tsunade sent him to assist Jiraiya in investigating the missing Two-Tails Jinchūriki.
Uzumaki Hane and Jiraiya failed to save Yugito from the Akatsuki, then returned to Konoha as Kazuma launched an invasion using resurrected ninja and Sora’s Nine-Tails chakra. Naruto helped Sora break free, Kazuma was defeated, and the story left Naruto training Rasenshuriken while Orochimaru advanced his plan to take Sasuke’s body.
Uzumaki Hane and Kakashi’s team clashed with Guren’s group while Orochimaru’s plans brought Yukimaru into contact with the Three-Tails. After Yukimaru was repeatedly taken and rescued, Kabuto and Rinji fled with him, leaving Kakashi’s team to regroup and divide its pursuit.
The search for the Three-Tails ended with Tobi capturing it, while Sasuke killed Orochimaru and rejected Naruto’s pleas to return. The story left Naruto’s team fighting Sasuke as Uzumaki Hane and Jiraiya battled Pain in Amegakure.
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