In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 331 Kakuzu: Big Customer!

The old man turned around and looked at the disciple he had accepted more than ten years ago.

More than a decade ago, Hanzo of the Salamander almost overthrew the Kingdom of Iron.

Mifune is the only one besides Mizukawa who can survive after facing Hanzo.

Even if that was because Hanzo valued talent and showed mercy.

After that, Mifune received Mizukawa's full training. After the battle with Hanzo, he further refined his spiritual will and achieved a breakthrough between life and death.

Mifune is now in his prime, his strength is even greater than Mizukawa, and he has become a candidate for the admiral of the Iron Country.

"Teacher Mizukawa, what do you want me to do?"

Mifune asked Mifune towards Mizukawa.

"The people we deployed in the underground bounty station have discovered Kakuzu."

"The legend among the bounty ninjas, Kakuzu... is indeed an enemy worthy of vigilance. However, Mr. Mizukawa, with our combined strength, even Kakuzu cannot defeat us together."

Mifune said confidently.

"I know. If it's just Kakuzu and those ninjas, with you, me, the two Kusanagi swords, and more than 3,000 warriors from the Land of Iron, it won't be a problem. But it's not just Kakuzu and the others..."

Mizukawa shook his head.

"Teacher Mizukawa, are you worried about the five great nations? Sand Village, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure are too far away from us. It's probably too late for them to get there now. Even if they do, the most likely ones to snatch the Kusanagi sword are Konoha and Kumogakure. If we can prove from these two great ninja villages that the warriors of the Iron Country are capable of protecting these two swords, then everything that follows won't be a problem."

Mifune thought.

"It's not just Konoha and Kumogakure that we need to be aware of."

Mizukawa shook his head.

"The Fire Country is the closest to us. Konoha must have received the intelligence and has probably sent experts. The Hidden Cloud Country is still unsure, but this time, we will face a more difficult person, an opponent who has defeated us before."

As Mizukawa spoke, he touched the scar on his body and felt a dull pain.

He had been seriously injured by Hanzo several times and was almost killed. Until now, the scars on his body have not faded.

"Hanzo... I didn't expect him to go out as well. He is indeed a first-class swordsman, but his chain sickle is a divine weapon made of metal mixed with chakra. I didn't expect that he would also take a fancy to the Kusanagi sword."

In fact, he was thinking wrongly.

When Hanzo came to the Land of Iron to steal the Kusanagi sword, he was not going to use it for himself, but for someone else.

"Kakuzu, Hanzo, Konoha, each one is more troublesome than the other."

Mizukawa shook his head helplessly again.

But it would be difficult for him to give up these two Kusanagi swords.

Some samurai would become so obsessed that they would consider their sword more important than their own lives. Although Mizukawa and the others were not so extreme, it was almost impossible to ask a samurai to give up a magical weapon like the Kusanagi sword.

At least you have to try it first to know, right?

Mizukawa felt that he and Mifune had a chance to defend a weapon like the Kusanagi sword.

Whether from the perspective of strength or status, they all believe that they deserve it.

The premise is that they can keep it.

at the same time.

In the underground bounty house.

A ninja with his upper body naked, who looked as if he had been sewn together, walked to the front desk dragging a sack full of human heads.

"The combined bounty for these heads is 9,550,000 taels. Please count them. Then, I want to buy information about the exact location of Kusanagi Sword and a list of the latest bounties."

Kakuzu looked at the front desk staff of the bounty agency coldly with his pair of small green eyes.

The latter deftly counted the heads that had been treated with saltpeter in the sacks.

"Mr. Kakuzu, the total bounty for this batch of goods is 9.95 million ryo. Because of the bounty of the Kusagakure B traitor Yeka, the bounty has increased by 400,000 ryo."

"Ah."

Being able to earn an extra 400,000 taels made Kakuzu quite satisfied.

"As for the exact location of the Kusanagi sword, it is worth 3.4 million taels. We have sold six copies so far. Every hour or every time we sell a piece of related information, we will adjust the value of the information as appropriate. By the way, I would like to remind you that not long before you came in, a big customer came here and raised the bounty for the Kusanagi sword to 30 million taels per sword."

The receptionist put away the sack and smiled at Kakuzu.

When Kakuzu heard this, his breath caught in his throat and the five hearts in his body began beating violently.

Thirty million taels!

It has been a long time since he received such a big order!
How many people in the entire ninja world are worth 30 million taels?

And it was two 30 million at once!

"Give me the information, and I'll take the money from these people."

Kakuzu spoke.

"Okay, we got this information by bribing the insiders of the Samurai City. The two Kusanagi swords are now in the hands of the Iron Country's general Mizukawa and the general candidate Mifune. It is rumored that the latter's strength has surpassed the former, and it is expected that the position of general will be handed over to the latter within a few years.

The two of them are now staying in the Warrior City, which is on full alert."

"I understand."

Kakuzu nodded slightly, took the purse containing the remaining several million taels of bounty, and prepared to leave without looking back.

He had to think carefully about how to get those two swords.

Trying to take the Kusanagi sword away from two masters with Kage-level strength and two to three thousand samurai is a challenge even for Kakuzu, the number one bounty hunter in the ninja world.

However, Kakuzu would not be afraid of such a challenge.

He has an immortal body. Unless he encounters a monster on the level of the First Hokage again, who in the current ninja world can kill him?
"Wait, Mr. Kakuzu!"

Seeing that Kakuzu was about to leave, the receptionist called Kakuzu again.

"Is there anything else?"

Kakuzu turned around impatiently.

"The employer who raised the bounty to 30 million taels left a message before. If you come to accept the bounty, he hopes to meet you. If you are willing, he can add an additional reward of 5 million taels."

Is there such a good thing?
Kakuzu's pair of small green eyes lit up again.

Who is the big customer?

However, there are not many forces in the ninja world that can easily pay such a large sum of money, and this is the Iron Country...

……

……

On a rooftop somewhere in the City of Samurai.

Qingshui restrained all the aura in his body, held the sword in one hand, and sensed every corner around him.

The defense here is still very tight.

If it were just Mizukawa and Mifune, Shimizu felt that it would be okay even if they took direct action.

But it would be different if three thousand more warriors were added.

What he had to do was not to defeat or kill these people, but to steal the Kusanagi sword.

Even if he could kill all these warriors with one move, with Shimizu's physical recovery ability and chakra capacity, he would not have to worry about being like the Third Raikage, who fought a bloody battle with an army for a long time and finally died of exhaustion.

But even if they are cannon fodder, these people will eventually cause quite a bit of trouble if they rush forward. Add in Mifune and Mizukawa, and maybe these two will really have a chance to escape unscathed from his hands.

The prerequisite is that they are ruthless enough to sacrifice these three thousand warriors.

Qingshui was also worried that if he took too long to do it himself, other variables would arise.

I'm not the only one who's eyeing the Kusanagi sword.

"It would be better to think of a way to lure those people out so that it would be easier to take action." Qingshui sat cross-legged on the eaves, watching a group of warriors passing by who were unaware of him, and began to think in his mind.

In the Land of Iron, the only people he could use were Yura and Tianji.

In Shimizu's perception, Yura's chakra amount and concentration level are not low. Obviously, she has good attainments in ninjutsu. As long as her combat experience is not too bad, her strength should be considered top-notch among the Chunins.

Tian Si is also a veteran special jonin. Although he has a certain gap from being a real jonin, he can be considered a master in any force except the five major ninja villages.

You can consider letting them make some noise outside. As long as they bring their own Blood Demon Jutsu Flying Thunder God Kunai, their safety should be ensured.

At worst, I can just release a shadow clone...

"Ok?"

While thinking, Qingshui suddenly turned his head and looked outside the Samurai City.

Somewhere in the capital of the Iron Kingdom, a pillar of fire rose into the sky, accompanied by a deafening explosion.

Anyone who can make such a big noise at once is not an ordinary ninja.

It seems that someone has the same idea as me...

Qingshui stood up with interest and looked at the warriors below who received the orders and began to act.

General Mizukawa of the Iron Country, what will be your choice?

……

"Teacher, what do you choose to do?"

Mifune, holding the Kusanagi sword and fully armed, faced Mizukawa.

“Let’s get ready to go, Sanchuan. There’s no need to bring too many people. Since they have chosen to do this, it means they are not afraid of our large numbers.

It seems that this time, it is time to show the power of a samurai in front of these ninjas!"

Mizukawa drew out the Kusanagi sword, his eyes gleaming with brilliance.

The Iron Country was able to become a neutral country and avoid the Ninja World War, ultimately relying on the outstanding strength of these samurai to make the five major countries recognize its neutral status.

In the capital of the Iron Kingdom.

Dozens of patrolling warriors fell on a street.

Kakuzu opened the masks of these warriors one by one, compared them with the bounty book in his hand, and chopped off the heads of one or two of them from time to time.

"There are thirty-seven samurai, but only two of them have bounties, and the bounties are still under a million taels. These samurai are really worthless."

Kakuzu looked at the bounties of these samurai and shook his head.

"But they are worthless. You two and the swords in your hands are valuable."

Kakuzu closed the manual and turned to look at the entrance to the street.

Mizukawa and Mifune, along with dozens of samurai, blocked the street.

"The Iron Country General Mizukawa has a bounty of 60 million taels, and the General Candidate Mifune has a bounty of 43 million taels."

Kakuzu looked at Mizukawa and Mifune, with black lines spreading across his body.

"Takigakure traitor Kakuzu, if you leave now, I and others will not make things difficult for you."

Mizukawa drew out the Kusanagi sword and said to Kakuzu.

“I don’t want to embarrass you. Your heads are very valuable, and perhaps there is room for appreciation. It would be a pity to harvest them now. But if you can only give me those two swords, I will leave immediately.

otherwise……"

"What else can we do? Kakuzu, you may not be able to take off our heads with just your strength."

Mifune spoke.

"If not, I don't mind killing every warrior in this city except for the two of you."

Kakuzu chuckled.

"Then it depends on your ability!"

A flash of sword light passed by, and Sanchuan's figure instantly staggered with Jiaodu, splitting his body into two.

At this time, black lines quickly appeared on Kakuzu's body, which was split in half, and sewed it together again. He then separated his wrist and arm and attacked Mifune.

Another sword light flashed by.

"Swordsmanship: Iai Slash!"

Mizukawa took action.

But he was not the only one who took action.

"Shadow Snake Hand!"

A long-haired figure wearing a brown kimono suddenly emerged from the ground, and several giant pythons flew out from its sleeves.

Even though Mizukawa reacted in time, he was still inevitably bitten by the snake.

"Hehe, Senior Mizukawa, I suggest you give me the Kusanagi sword. Otherwise, if the snake venom takes effect, you may not feel well."

Orochimaru stood among the python's broken pieces that were chopped into pieces by Mizukawa and said with a smile.

Mizukawa did not reply, but decisively used his sword to cut off the piece of flesh on his arm that was bitten in the gap of the armor.

"Well, it looks like I'll have to put in a little more effort."

Orochimaru shook his head regretfully.

"The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"

Endless pythons emerged from the corners of the streets like a torrent.

Snakes are the best at ambushing and hunting, and this street block had already been set up as a battlefield by Orochimaru.

At this moment, there were two old bastards hiding in the corner on the other side.

"Senior Hanzo, I didn't expect you to come here."

Shimizu looked at Hanzo beside him with surprise.

The old fellow had a thin layer of water film on his body, on which there were faint ripples of water, completely covering up Hanzo's aura.

This utilizes the principle that flowing water can isolate odors.

Not only was Hanzo's scent concealed, but his chakra fluctuations were also obviously suppressed to the extreme after passing through this layer of transparent water cover.

He came from a humble background, but was able to grow into a strong man who could rival the Five Kage. He must have quite a few cards in his hand.

Hanzo looked at Shimizu and uttered two words.

But the sound was also blocked by the water cover and Qingshui couldn’t hear it.

But looking at the words he said, it was obvious that he was saying "cooperation".

"it is good."

Shimizu nodded slightly at Hanzo.

Both of them wanted to wait until the fight was almost over before taking action, but they were wary of each other.

Cooperation is the best option at this time.

Anyway, there are two Kusanagi swords, enough for them to share.

Looking back, Mizukawa had been seriously injured due to Orochimaru's advance arrangement, and he was holding his chest and spitting blood.

And his Kusanagi sword has now fallen into Orochimaru's hands.

The snake venom from before couldn’t be wiped out by simply scraping off a piece of flesh.

Mizukawa's strength has weakened to a certain extent due to his old age and physical weakness, and his current combat power may not be able to match that of Luosha.

(End of this chapter)