Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

Kakuzu stared at Uchiha Sora with great interest. This brat had become quite arrogant after smashing that strange summoning device; he even dared to say things like he wanted to kill him.

So, what's the basis for that? Just the faint white steam emanating from his body?

Although he didn't believe this brat could kill him, Kakuzu wouldn't underestimate his opponent. Even a lion fights with all its might, let alone this brat who seemed to have some basis for his attack. Decades of combat experience taught him not to underestimate any opponent, even a brat. This was evident from his unhesitating use of Earth Grudge Fear just now.

"Hehehe, brat, I'll rip your heart out perfectly, so I'll start with your arms, then your legs. But don't worry, I won't break your neck. You won't die before I get your heart out, after all... a beating heart is the most wonderful thing."

Uchiha Sora remained expressionless, inwardly cursing this guy as a perverted murderer. No wonder he teamed up with Hidan later, becoming accomplices in evil deeds.

Swish swish swish,

Three kunai were drawn from his sleeves and decisively charged towards Kakuzu.

"Heh, this kind of move is useless against me," Kakuzu stretched out his hand, and the next moment, several earth spears pierced out of the ground, forming a protective wall. Metal-type hidden weapons have zero lethality against this kind of earth-style wall.

However, Uchiha Sora never thought that kunai could hurt Kakuzu. The real killing move was never the kunai, but the explosive tags on the kunai!

boom!

The kunai at the front exploded, blasting the earth spear apart, and the remaining two kunai continued to attack Kakuzu!

Damn it! Don't underestimate the power of 2000 taels!

The moment the kunai approached within a meter of Kakuzu, two explosions rang out in quick succession! Flames shot into the sky, and smoke filled the air…

Damn it! That's the power of 6000 taels!

A bounty hunter like you would never want to use such an expensive ninja tool as explosive tags!

At the same time, Uchiha Kuroko moved, charging forward with the Kusanagi Sword at the instant of the explosion.

In an instant, secret scrolls and spirit communication items flew around...

……

Deep inside the cave, Tsunade, who was recuperating with her eyes closed, slowly opened them. The occasional explosions in the distance seemed to pierce through the rock layers, stirring up billowing dust.

"How is he?" she asked, turning her head to Slug. Slug leaned close to Tsunade's ear and said, "Lady Tsunade, his condition is not good. His opponent is far stronger than him. If the fight continues, he might..."

Tsunade didn't press the matter further. Lowering her eyes, she felt her body recover to about 30-40% of its former strength, exhaled heavily, interrupting the treatment, and got up to walk towards the exit.

The excruciating, tearing pain in her body did not elicit any expression of suffering from her.

"Lady Tsunade, you are still seriously injured. If you go there now, you might encounter some misfortune," the little slug anxiously reminded her.

Tsunade tucked the slug from her shoulder into her chest and calmly said, "I can't let someone die because of me. Slug, thank you for your trouble."

The slug in Tsunade's chest sighed. Knowing its master's temper, it stopped trying to dissuade her and silently began treating her.

……

The dense forest behind the mountain

"Jonin Fuuka!" A Chunin rushed up to Fuuka and reported, "There were several explosions in the back mountain just now."

Fengyan nodded slightly; he wasn't deaf, so he naturally heard it too.

Several Taki ninja, their interest piqued, eagerly asked, "Could it be that woman?"

As they spoke, they stared intently at Fengyan, awaiting his orders. They had been searching for a day and a night, and they were exhausted, both physically and mentally, and just wanted to end the mission as soon as possible.

"It might be a diversionary tactic," Feng Yan glanced at them and said casually.

"Then, then we'll just leave it at that?" a Chunin said unwillingly.

"Of course... no." Fengyan took out a cigarette from his pocket, his eyes deep. "It could just be a diversionary tactic, or it could be a real accident."

After searching for so long without finding any clues, the fruitless long search was getting tedious. Now that there's finally some movement, it would be a lie to say I'm not curious.

"So what do we do?"

Feng Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Here's what we'll do. A few of you come with me to take a look, and the rest of you stay here and wait."

"yes!"

……

On the edge of Takigakure Village,

Kazunari Uzuki recently reunited with the captain; in fact, everyone except Uchiha Sora had joined them.

"Any clues?" Shinnosuke asked in a deep voice.

Everyone shook their heads. After a moment of contemplation, Uzuki Kaze said, "Captain, we've searched almost the entire Takigakure village, but we still haven't found Tsunade."

It's worth mentioning that Uzuki Kazunari told Shinnosuke that Uchiha Sora had infiltrated the back mountain alone. However, Shinnosuke felt that other places had not been searched completely, and the back mountain was the most heavily guarded. Therefore, he decided to send two ANBU to observe the back mountain first, while the others searched other places.

"Captain, only the back mountain is left," Uzuki Kaze spoke again, her face showing some anxiety.

Shinnosuke glanced at him, giving him a meaningful look. "Monkey, you're a member of the Anbu."

Those in the secret service are duty-bound to obey orders and must never act on emotion.

Maoyue Feng remained silent, his eyes unreadable. After a long while, he sighed and said, "I understand."

At that moment, a figure appeared before the two. This person wore an eagle mask, and his codename was also Eagle. He served as an information point within the team and was also one of the individuals observing the two from the back mountain.

"Boss, there was an explosion on the back mountain," Eagle said, then, noticing the tense atmosphere between them, asked, "What happened?"

Shinnosuke glanced at Kazunari Uzuki, shook his head, and said, "It's nothing, let's get down to business."

Eagle paused, then nodded. "Yes, ten minutes ago, three explosions occurred deep in the back mountain. They sounded like detonating tags. We then discovered that three Takigakure ninjas went towards the direction of the explosions, one of whom was a Jonin from Takigakure." He then added, "Tiger followed them." Tiger stayed behind in the back mountain to guard another person, a powerful individual with the strength of a Special Jonin.

"Hmm..." Shinnosuke pondered, "Where are the others?"

"Everything is ready, just waiting for the boss's orders."

"Okay, notify everyone to go to the back mountain."

"Yes!" The eagle disappeared.

Shinnosuke rubbed his temples. The explosion was bad news. He hoped Tsunade hadn't been discovered. "Monkey, let's go."

"Yes..." Uzuki Kaze said, silently taking out her contact phone. There was a signal around Takigakure, so she could contact others, but she couldn't reach Uchiha Sora. She dialed Uchiha Sora's number again.

No one answered.

As expected, somewhat disappointed, he put the phone in his pocket, shook his head, and followed Shinnosuke.

……

All sides are rushing towards Uchiha Sora's direction. If he had known that a few explosive tags would cause such a commotion, he definitely wouldn't have used them.

Of course, he doesn't have time to think about these things right now, because he is being tortured by Kakuzu.

"puff……"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Uchiha Sora staggered back several steps.