My older sister is Kushina

The explosion was centered on the man in black, and flames almost instantly engulfed the area within a radius of several meters.

Soon, the flames from the explosion subsided.

The man in black had become a charred corpse.

However, there was no trace of Whirlpool Flower Path in the explosion area.

A dozen meters away, Uzumaki Hanamichi frowned. He had immediately sensed the danger the moment the explosion occurred and had abandoned the man in black's attempt to use the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the attack.

However, he still felt a bit uneasy. If he had hesitated even slightly, he might have been injured in the explosion.

"Looks like we're being watched!"

Uzumaki Hanamichi was somewhat annoyed. The man in black had clearly been targeting him, and if he wasn't mistaken, someone had already set their sights on him.

Xiao Yuzi, standing to the side, was quite astonished and asked with concern, "Master...Master, are you alright?"

Xiaoyu had witnessed her master, Uzumaki Hanamichi, catching a kunai with his bare hands and defeating the man in black with ninjutsu. Before that, she thought her master was just an ordinary villager. Now she realized that her master was not only a gourmet, but also a ninja, a very powerful ninja.

When she saw the man in black and her master being engulfed by the explosion, Xiaoyu almost lost control of her emotions. Her master was the only person she could rely on now, the sun in her heart. She thought she was going to lose her master, but when she saw her master's figure not far away, her almost collapsing emotions subsided.

Whirlpool Flower Path walked to Xiaoyuzi's side and reached out to pat her head: "It's okay, Master is very powerful."

Xiaoyu immediately grabbed Xuanzu Hanamichi's arm tightly.

She was really afraid of losing her master.

Whirlpool Hanamichi took a light breath: "Little Jade, let's leave here first."

Xiaoyu nodded obediently.

Soon, the master and apprentice left the scene.

However, just after the master and apprentice left, a figure emerged from the darkness not far away.

The person who emerged was none other than another whirlpool flower path.

The pupils of this swirling flower path are blood red, and the three black magatama are arranged diagonally.

He has already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Whirlpool Flower Path quickly locked onto a direction, then turned into a blur and disappeared into the night.

Accompanying Xiaoyuzi home was a clone of Uzumaki Hanamichi, while his main body quietly stayed behind. He sensed a masked man in black hiding in the distance, and the explosion just now was probably not the masked man in black exploding, but rather the masked man in black observing from afar.

Whirlpool Flower Path did not alert the masked man in black. Instead, he chose to remain hidden and followed closely after confirming that the masked man had left.

Having awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, his eye power had been greatly enhanced and improved. At this moment, he was actually maintaining a considerable distance from the masked man in black.

The reason why he followed from a distance was naturally because he didn't want to be discovered by the other party.

Whirlpool Flower City's current goal is quite simple: he wants to find out who attacked him and who is behind the masked man in black.

In the darkness, the masked man in black moved with incredible speed, almost always stealthily moving through the shadows.

"It seems he's very familiar with the terrain of Konoha!"

Although Uzumaki Hanamichi was following at a distance, he did not lose track of him; his Mangekyou Sharingan had locked onto his opponent.

The man in black was quite cautious, frequently turning back or stopping to observe his surroundings.

Half an hour later, the man in black stopped and walked into an inconspicuous courtyard.

Whirlpool Flower Path did not enter the courtyard, but only observed from a distance, his face somewhat solemn.

He actually knew what that seemingly inconspicuous courtyard was; it was one of the bases of the "Root" organization.

Previously, Uzumaki Hanamichi had secretly investigated a lot of information about the "Root" organization. Currently, the Root organization only has one base in Konoha on the surface, but it also has many other hidden bases. The base in question is one of these hidden bases.

Uzumaki Hanamichi was extremely wary of the "Root" organization. He had some discussions with the Fourth Hokage about the "Root" organization. In his view, the "Root" organization was definitely a major hidden danger to Konoha. If given the opportunity, he would like to disband the organization. In fact, there was nothing wrong with the establishment of the organization. The key issue was its leader, Shimura Danzo, an extremely ambitious and gloomy person who had led the "Root" organization astray.

In his eyes, Danzo Shimura was like a poisonous fang driven into the heart of Konoha, which had to be removed when the opportunity arose. However, the current situation in Konoha could not afford any major turmoil. Danzo Shimura's influence in Konoha was still significant. If Minato Namikaze were to deal with him in a high-profile manner, it could very likely cause unrest in the village. After all, Danzo Shimura was someone who dared to assassinate even the Hokage.

Whirlpool Flower Path observed secretly for a while, then quietly left.

Now is not the time to break with Root and Danzo Shimura. If he rashly enters Root's base, it may cause considerable trouble or even turmoil. Right now, the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure are still in the village, so it is not advisable to cause unnecessary trouble.

That courtyard was indeed a secret base of the Root organization.

The courtyard may look ordinary, but that's just the above-ground structure; underground, there's a whole different world.

The masked man in black quickly entered the underground passage and arrived at a room.

Inside the room, Shimura Danzo was sitting at the head of the table, reading a scroll.

The man in black entered the room and immediately bowed to Danzo Shimura.

Shimura Danzo looked up and glanced at him, then slowly asked, "How was it? How did the test go?"

The masked man in black: "Shattered Blade has sacrificed himself!"

Danzo Shimura frowned slightly: "He killed him?"

The masked man in black shook his head: "It's me."

Danzo Shimura remained calm, a hint of seriousness on his face. He put down the scroll in his hand and said, "Tell me the details."

The masked man in black did not hesitate and immediately reported what he had seen to Shimura Danzo in detail.

After hearing the report, Shimura Danzo's eyes flashed with a cold light: "It seems that he is Wolf Fang. The Fourth Hokage has a powerful ally by his side. This is troublesome."

Both masked men in black were trained by the Root organization. They were sent by Danzo Shimura to test Uzumaki Hanamichi. After Wolf Fang exposed his Uzumaki clan identity at the Konoha Arena, Danzo Shimura immediately conducted a large-scale investigation and finally determined that Uzumaki Hanamichi was likely the captain of the first squad of the Anbu. Therefore, he sent the two men to secretly test and confirm. Based on the information reported, he can now be basically certain that Wolf Fang is Uzumaki Hanamichi.