Facing the surging waterfall, Lao Zi made a decisive decision, completely transformed into a tailed beast, and then put his hands on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, magma emerged from the ground under his feet, expanded rapidly, and turned into a sea of ​​magma in the blink of an eye.

The hot red magma flows all over the place, like a red lotus hell.

At this moment, the waterfall was approaching, but Lao Zi's ninjutsu had also finished gathering momentum.

I saw the magma sea under Lao Zi's feet expanding rapidly, then erupting, rising into the sky, like a volcano erupting, landslides and earth cracking!

A magma column tens of meters high stood in front of Lao Zi, turning into a barrier.

At this moment, the waterfall collided with the volcano, and a battle between water and fire was instantly staged.

Hee hee hee…

When the huge water flow meets the hot magma, it makes a hissing sound. Under the cooling of the water, some of the magma changes from a red fluid to a gray-black solid. At the same time, the water is also evaporated by the high temperature of the magma.

In an instant, the water vapor spread instantly, covering hundreds of meters around in thick fog, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.

The two sides lost sight of each other, and for a while, no one dared to make any move easily.

Here, Jiraiya and the two Toad Immortals were communicating quietly.

Fukasaku Sennin: "Mom, can you find his location?"

Shima Sennin was a little awkward when he spoke: "I can't do it now. My tongue has been burned and I can't use it for the time being."

The moment it wrapped its tongue around Lao Zi just now was not without cost. It was burned by the hot magma, and it had to rest for at least several days before it could recover.

Jiraiya thought for a moment and said, "I'll try using the perception barrier to see if I can determine his location."

After saying that, Jiraiya quickly formed a seal, and then a pale yellow, almost invisible circular barrier spread out in all directions.

Looking for land, Jiraiya's eyes lit up, "Found it!"

Before he finished speaking, Jiraiya rushed out with a swish, and then opened his mouth and sprayed out another water escape ninjutsu. Fukasaku and Shima, the two immortals, saw this and took action.

Although they cannot see people, it is enough to follow the direction of Jiraiya's attack.

On the other side, Lao Zi subconsciously sensed the danger and moved to the side, just in time to avoid two attacks, but was still hit by one.

"Wind escape!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lao Zi immediately used the wind escape ninjutsu to blow away the fog.

After all, it's not Kirigakure's Kirigakure Jutsu. The water vapor generated by the high temperature can easily be blown away.

Although the remaining part has not completely dispersed, people can be vaguely seen not far away.

"Little Jiraiya, the enemy is a bit tricky."

"Ah, okay, a little worse than Raikage."

"That's true."

In a few words, Jiraiya appeared in front of Lao Zi together with the two Toad Immortals.

Only then did Lao Zi clearly see the two 'things' on Jiraiya's shoulders.

"Two old toads?"

Lao Zi was slightly startled. He was a perfect Jinchuuriki, so even when he was completely transformed into a tailed beast, he still maintained his consciousness.

"Mom, he said you are old."

"Dad, although my eyesight is not working well, my ears are not deaf yet. I can hear it. You don't need to remind me."

"Little Jiraiya, what are you waiting for? Come on!"

When Jiraiya entered sage mode, neither of the two toad sages could leave his shoulders.

Jiraiya took a step forward and appeared in front of Lao Zi in an instant. Then he swept out with his leg and kicked Lao Zi away before he could react. He smashed into a rock with a bang and exploded on the spot.

Bang!

Lao Zi turned over, stood up unharmed and rushed over.

The two sides immediately started a fierce fight.

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The camera turned.

After Tsunade left Konoha with dozens of elite ninjas, she headed straight to the northwest.

At this moment, several hours had passed since they left Konoha, and they were about to cross the border of the Country of Fire and enter the Country of Grass.

Suddenly, Tsunade stopped, looked into the grass next to her, and shouted loudly: "Who's there!"

Swish, swish, swish!

The elite ninjas around Tsunade reacted quickly. Some of them instantly protected Tsunade in the middle, while the rest surrounded the grass.

Tsunade frowned slightly: "Go up and check with two people, be careful."

Just now, she felt vaguely like she was being spied on, so she immediately issued a warning.

As Tsunade finished speaking, two ninjas quickly came forward to check, but after looking around, they found nothing.

Tsunade's frown deepened.

No one? How could it be?

Could it be an illusion caused by me being too nervous?

Tsunade, who couldn't figure it out for the moment, had no choice but to say: "Let's go and continue on our way. Everyone must be vigilant at all times on the way."

After saying that, the group of people left directly.

Not long after Tsunade and others left, a big head with a pitcher plant on top suddenly appeared from a big tree where they were standing.

He has a black and white face, short green hair, yellow eyes, and an evil smile at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at the direction in which Tsunade was leaving, "She is indeed the granddaughter of the First Hokage, and she almost discovered her."

"I have the nerve to say that I told you not to get so close, but you didn't listen."

"Oh, it's okay. Didn't she notice it?"

"Hmph! If you are accidentally exposed, let's see how Madara will deal with you."

"Madara-sama is reluctant to deal with me. Okay, okay, stop talking. It's time to go back and report to Madara-sama."

In the blink of an eye, the pitcher plant retracted into the tree, and then quickly disappeared, and the woods returned to calm again.

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Konoha Village.

Back mountain.

“Drink, drink, drink—”

In the woods, a five or six-year-old girl is working hard to practice physical skills.

She worked hard against a wooden stake, sweat dripping down her face, and she didn't even notice it.

After a while, she began to practice ninja throwing skills again. Perhaps because of financial constraints, she always used the same shurikens over and over again, even if the tips were a little blunt.

Suddenly, a voice sounded: "Ye, so you are hiding here."

Uchiha wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked into the woods: "Brother Zuotou, why are you here?"

A figure slowly walked out of the forest. He looked about ten years old and handsome, but had a stern face. It could be seen from the clan emblem on the back of his clothes that he was also from Uchiha.

Uchiha Sato was similar in age to the "dead" Uchiha Kaede. The two had been close friends since childhood. After the news of Uchiha Kaede's death came back, he was very sad for a time, and later became even more sad.

Take care of Uchiha Ye and treat her as her own sister.

Uchiha Ye is no stranger to Uchiha Sato, and with the care he took during this period, the relationship between the two has become even closer. Although there is no direct blood relationship, the two are no different from brother and sister.

As a member of the Konoha Security Department, Uchiha Sato just had a day off today. He wanted to visit Uchiha, but he couldn't find anyone at home.

In the end, I found the person only after asking Grandma Cat.

Uchiha Sato walked up to Uchiha Ye, rubbed her head, with a hint of pampering and distress in his eyes, and said, "Are you tired?"

Uchiha Ye smiled brightly: "I'm not tired!"

Uchiha Sato felt even more distressed. He looked up at the sky, Kaede, did you see it? Your sister, in order to avenge you, she practiced hard day and night, but she never cried out that she was tired. Instead, she worked harder day by day.

.

well--

Uchiha Sato sighed deeply in his heart, and the movements of his hands became more and more gentle. He said softly: "You are still young now, so there is no need to work so hard. You should be like other children, go to school happily every day, fight, and play...

…”

Uchiha lowered his head and frowned: "Brother Zuotou, I can't do it. Every time I close my eyes, I look like my brother. He smiles at me gently, and every bit of the past is in my mind.

Emerging, I..."

As she spoke, the little girl's tears overflowed.
To be continued...