My older sister is Kushina

With his Sharingan activated, Uzumaki Hanamichi immediately observed the surrounding area, but to his disappointment, he found nothing unusual and saw no one.

According to the information on the note, the person who kidnapped Xiaoyuzi specified the location, but not the specific time, only that it would be at night. Therefore, he could only wait at Nanhe Bridge.

Uzumaki Hanamichi quickly deactivated his three-tomoe Sharingan and then found a place to sit down.

"Hopefully, Inuzuka Kazuya will have gained something."

There's not much to gain from Uzumaki Hanamichi right now, so he can only hope for Inuzuka He's safety. Tamako's safety is his biggest concern, but for now, all he can do is wait.

Time seemed to pass rather slowly, ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes...

Whirlpool Flower Path appears calm on the surface, but there is a hint of anxiety in her heart.

The night grew deeper.

He had been waiting on the bridge for almost two hours, but still hadn't seen anything.

Around 10 p.m., the waiting whirlpool flower suddenly changed its expression and looked towards the opposite bank of the bridge.

A figure appeared on the other side of the bridge.

The figure was shrouded in a black robe, and wore a strange ghost mask on his face.

Without hesitation, Whirlpool Flower Path walked towards the other party.

Soon, he arrived in front of the masked man.

Uzumaki Hanamichi spoke first: "Did you kidnap my disciple?"

The masked man made no attempt to hide his identity, nodding in a coquettish tone: "Yes."

Whirlpool Flower Descent immediately followed up with, "Where is she?"

The masked man didn't answer Uzumaki Hanamichi, but instead asked, "Did you bring your money?"

Whirlpool Flower Path took out a cloth bag he had prepared beforehand, inside which was three million ransom. Over the years, he had accumulated quite a bit of money, and three million was not a small amount. However, he did not care about the money for the safety of Little Jade.

Upon seeing the bag that Uzumaki Hanamichi had taken out, the masked man immediately said, "Throw it over here!"

Whirlpool Flower Path hesitated for a moment, but still threw the cloth bag to the masked man.

The masked man took the bag, opened it slowly, and then checked the contents.

Whirlpool Flower Path: "Not a penny less, but where are my disciples?"

The masked man said, "You really value that little girl. You will see her, but not now."

Uzumaki Hanamichi: "When exactly?"

The masked man: "Come with me."

After saying that, the masked man turned and left immediately, and at an extremely fast speed.

The masked man was clearly not an ordinary person, but a ninja.

Uzumaki Hanamichi wasn't surprised. When the masked man appeared, he secretly observed him with his Sharingan. The man wasn't the real one, but a clone. That's why he didn't make a move. If the man were the real one, he could have used genjutsu to forcibly control him.

He didn't hide his identity as a ninja and immediately transformed into a blur to follow after them.

The masked man with the demon head led Uzumaki Hanamichi away from Nanka Bridge, heading rapidly northeastward, getting further and further away from Konoha.

As he made his way through the swirling flower path, he secretly observed his surroundings.

Before they knew it, the two had been walking for more than half an hour.

Finally, Whirlpool Flower Path followed the masked man to a secluded valley.

The masked man suddenly slowed down, then pointed to a cave not far ahead and said unhurriedly, "Your disciple is in that cave."

Whirlpool Flower Path's expression shifted slightly as he looked in the direction the masked man was pointing.

The masked man continued walking towards the cave.

Uzumaki Hanamichi followed closely behind, secretly activating his Sharingan (bloodline limit) and surveying the cave and surrounding area.

The two arrived quickly.

Inside the cave, the lights flickered.

Whirlpool Flower Path followed the masked man into the cave.

The cave wasn't deep, and soon after entering the swirling flower path, Xiaoyuzi's figure came into view.

Xiaoyuzi was tied up in a corner, with a masked man in black beside her.

Upon seeing the arrival of the whirlpool flower maker, the previously trembling little jade immediately struggled to stand up and looked eagerly at her master. However, she could not make a sound because her mouth was gagged.

The masked man in black pulled out a kunai and pointed it at Xiaoyuzi.

Uzumaki Hanamichi frowned slightly: "What do you mean by this?"

The masked man in black let out a cold laugh, then thrust the kunai in his hand directly towards Xiaoyuzi's neck.

The figure of the swirling flower path suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Instantaneous movement technique!

The next moment, Uzumaki Hanamichi appeared beside Tamako, and with lightning speed grabbed the black-clad masked man's kunai and kicked it away.

The man in black reacted quickly and immediately blocked the attack.

However, although he managed to block, the kick from Uzumaki Hanamichi was quite powerful, sending the man in black flying.

The masked man in black retreated more than ten meters before regaining his balance.

Whirlpool Flower Path shielded Little Jade with his hand.

However, just as Uzumaki Hanamichi was protecting Tamako, a strange array of runes suddenly appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and at the same time, the ground around him suddenly rose up.

In the blink of an eye, a semi-circular stone seal space was formed.

Stone Barrier!

Uzumaki Hanamichi and Kotama were trapped by the Stone Barrier, and a large number of explosive tags appeared on the stone wall of the Stone Barrier, numbering in the hundreds.

"Explode, explosion, explosion..."

Hundreds of explosive tags exploded almost instantly within the enclosed stone barrier space. The power of a single explosive tag is not great, but the power of hundreds of explosive tags exploding at the same time is extraordinary, especially in a small barrier space.

The dense explosions were terrifying; the ground cracked almost instantly, and the barrier walls of the Stone Barrier also quickly showed signs of cracking under the violent impact of the explosions.

The entire cave then began to tremble violently, and large chunks of rock fell from the walls.

The two men in black withdrew from the stone cave the moment the stone barrier was activated. Outside the stone cave, besides the two men, there were two other figures. One of them looked exactly like the masked man and was the masked man's true form.

After the violent explosion, the original cave area almost completely collapsed.

The masked men had already retreated to the edge of the area, each staring intently at the collapsed cave. One of them took a deep breath: "Captain, that person probably isn't alive."

Another masked man immediately said, "That's the power of hundreds of explosive tags exploding at the same time. Moreover, we set up a stone barrier. In such a small space with such a dense explosion, even if he is strong, it would probably be useless."

The masked man said, "We must not be careless. Lord Danzo said that this person's strength is extraordinary."

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