After the thunderous storm that swept across the heavens and earth and stretched for hundreds of meters, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi disappeared without a trace, leaving only a charred remains of a giant snake on the ground.

Kakuzu had been using various ninjutsu to defend himself, but they were all shattered by the lightning and storm. After losing four hearts, he desperately escaped the storm's reach and fled in a sorry state without looking back.

The unfortunate Hidan didn't possess the same escape abilities as Orochimaru and Kakuzu; he was currently writhing on the ground, torn into charred chunks of flesh. Hidan's remaining limbs writhed, trying to gather his scattered pieces together, as he howled in agony and cursed Hyuga Kaze with all his might.

"Ah, my body, you wretched thing, our leader will not let you get away with this!"

"Damn it, my legs are all ripe!"

"My left hand! Where did my left hand go? Give it back to me!"

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"You're so noisy!"

Hyuga Kaze swung a palm through the air to seal Hidan's foul mouth, then continued to observe. He paid no attention to Orochimaru and Kakuzu who had escaped, focusing intently on sensing Hidan's presence.

He had roughly understood Kakuzu's existence through their previous battles; the so-called secret technique, Earth Grudge Fear, was essentially a symbiotic life form similar to fungi. However, the consciousness of that life form itself was relatively weak, and it had been possessed by Kakuzu.

Kakuzu is now less living on the hearts of other ninjas and more like a clump of fungal spirit, only with the ability to extract energy from human hearts.

At the same time, in order to resist the damage to their souls caused by this unnatural change in their life level, each character must have a strong obsession as the anchor of their life.

This is also why Kakuzu is so greedy!

Hyuga Kaze could have kept Kakuzu, but he was also curious about what kind of trouble Kakuzu, now fused with nano-poison, would cause in the ninja world, so he let him go.

As for Hidan, Hyuga Kaze couldn't see him clearly for the time being. In his perception, Hidan's vitality wasn't particularly strong; in fact, he could be said to have almost no vitality at all.

Ordinary people are just corpses after they lose their life force, but Hidan's body seems to be fixed in a certain state, and he can always draw power from some unknown place to restore his assembled body to its original state.

Hinata Kaze speculated that either the evil god Hidan worshipped was indeed of high status and great power, or Hidan had inexplicably come into accord with some kind of law of heaven and earth to obtain this power. Therefore, his Thunderstorm focused on Hidan, taking the opportunity to observe his recovery process.

After observing for a while without finding anything amiss, Hyuga Kaze grew tired of staring at a pile of rotten flesh. So he channeled his chakra to gather Hidan's scattered body parts together, mixed them into a ball, sealed it, and placed it in the training room space.

"I can deal with this guy later. Right now, I need to get rid of my adopted son, Uchiha Sasuke." Hyuga Kaze thought to himself, raising his hand and striking again. A powerful storm arose from his palm, blowing away all the blood and ash around him, revealing a clean area.

Then, Sasuke Uchiha's seal was released by Hyuga Kaze, and he regained his ability to move.

"Why...?"

Sasuke Uchiha looked at Hyuga Kaze with a very complicated expression. He had been forced to watch a thrilling battle, and the arrogance he felt when he first emerged from the barrel because he had mastered the Cursed Seal and gained even more power had completely vanished.

At this moment, he was very suspicious of why Hinata Kaze would help him, since he had no value left except for his body.

Hyuga Kaze found Sasuke's shocked, confused, and conflicted expression quite amusing.

"Didn't I already say that I believe in your future potential? You can't repay me now, but you can do so when you have the ability later."

Sasuke didn't mention that Hyuga Kaze had ruined his chance to join Orochimaru and increase his strength. Instead, he asked cautiously, "With your strength, is there ever a time when you need to repay someone?"

While using the cursed seal left in Sasuke's body and the power of his palm to sense Indra's chakra, Hyuga Kaze casually replied to him.

"While my strength is not bad, I am not invincible in the ninja world. Besides, the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan were allies before, and we even call each other brothers."

If you get bullied by those people, I'll lose face too.

Sasuke was still skeptical of Hyuga Kaze's explanation, but he stopped worrying about things he couldn't control and started talking about something else.

"Then, could you please teach me?"

"You're so strong; I heard you even defeated Itachi Uchiha. If it's you, you can definitely give me the power to take revenge."

After hesitating for a long time, Uchiha Sasuke finally asked Hyuga Kaze for advice, his handsome face flushed. If he didn't ask Orochimaru for advice instead of someone as strong as him, he would really have something wrong with his brain.

"You can't learn my techniques. There are practically no people in the ninja world who meet the requirements to learn the advanced skills I possess. As for the basics, they must be based on the Byakugan bloodline and Gentle Fist."

Faced with Sasuke's expectant gaze, Hyuga Kaze ultimately shattered his illusions with cold indifference.

Seeing that Sasuke's spirits had waned considerably, Hyuga Kaze comforted him, saying, "The Uchiha clan's bloodline has enormous potential. You are still young, and with proper guidance, your strength will increase significantly in just a few years."

Didn't you want to go find Orochimaru before? I can tell you definitively that he has a ninjutsu that allows him to take over other people's bodies and prolong his own life.

This kind of ninjutsu can only be used once every few years. I just beat him so badly that he has to wait to be replaced with a new body. So it's not dangerous for you to go find him for the time being.

Furthermore, this ninjutsu requires the possessed body to be strong for it to be effective, so if you go to him, he will carefully teach you.

Seeing that Sasuke had regained some of his spirits, Hyuga Kaze smiled and continued to comfort him, "So don't worry, you'll be safe for the next three years. You can go to Orochimaru's place and work on increasing your strength."

"If we're safe for the next three years, what about after that?" Sasuke asked instinctively upon hearing this.

Hyuga Kaze didn't answer; he just thought to himself, "I'm not your biological father, so who cares what you'll be like in three years? Besides, in three years you'll be equipped with top-tier ninja gear and beating up Naruto's ancestors, what danger could you possibly be in?"

Before Hyuga Kaze could answer, Sasuke gave a self-deprecating bitter smile and said to him, "I was too greedy. Having three years to train and take revenge is already very good. Thank you for your help today."

As if to strengthen his will, Sasuke emphasized as he continued, "I am a man of revenge. As long as I can get my revenge, it doesn't matter who my body belongs to in the end."

Next, I will go to Orochimaru to learn from him. If I ever have the chance in the future, I will repay you.

After finishing his sentence, Sasuke turned and walked towards the Land of Rice Fields. Under the pale moonlight, his solitary figure would occasionally disappear into the shadows of the trees, like a wandering soul in the world.