Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Chiga, seeing that Kakuzu recognized her, spoke up.

"You must be Kakuzu. I've heard you're very good at managing money; you're quite talented."

Kakuzu wasn't sure if Chiga was being sincere, but Hidan laughed heartily from the side.

"Hahaha! You're absolutely right. When it comes to money, no one knows better than Kakuzu!"

Chiga glanced sideways at Hidan and continued,

"As for you... an idiot?"

"Nani!?"

Hidan's smile froze, then a raging fire ignited within him, and he drew his scythe and charged towards Chiga.

"You bastard! How dare you insult me?!"

Kakuzu saw Hidan rush over and cursed him under his breath as an idiot.

He himself had no intention of making a move; he wanted Hidan to test Chiga's strength first, since Hidan was immortal anyway.

Hidan had already rushed in front of Chiga, and swung his scythe fiercely, intending to cut Chiga in half.

However, when dealing with Hidan, Chiga didn't even need to activate his Mangekyou Sharingan; he simply swept out with his leg, colliding with Hidan's scythe.

With a cracking sound, Hidan's scythe shattered into pieces before his dazed eyes. Before he could recover, Chiga punched him in the face, sending him flying.

Hidan crashed through countless trees before finally coming to a stop. Although he was immortal, he could still feel pain. He struggled to his feet, cursing under his breath.

"Ouch! It hurts so much! Damn it! This is killing me!"

Hearing Hidan still calling himself "this great one" over and over, Chiga raised an eyebrow, stretched out his hand and released a suction force towards Hidan, pulling him back from a distance.

Chiga has not yet activated the Rinnegan, so he is only using the power of the Gravity Fruit.

But in Kakuzu's eyes, this move was exactly the same as the leader's, and he couldn't help but feel a little more wary when he looked at Chiga.

Snapped!

Hidan was grabbed by the neck by Chiga, but he still wouldn't behave and started to struggle desperately, even trying to bite Chiga with his teeth.

Aside from breaking a few of his teeth, Chika's hands remained as white as jade, without even a single tooth mark.

Hidan was truly out of options now, and he yelled,

"Kakuzu! Stop staring! This guy's body is weird, I can't break through his defenses!"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu's lips twitched involuntarily. He thought to himself, "Is there anyone in this world with a body more bizarre than yours?"

But he also knew he couldn't stand idly by any longer. Although Hidan was immortal, if he were torn to pieces and no one helped him repair himself, he would still lose his ability to fight.

He originally intended to have Hidan test Chiga's strength, but the result showed that Chiga's strength was no weaker than he had imagined.

Kakuzu dared not be careless. The black line on his wrist detached automatically, and then the black line connected to his fist and attacked Chiga.

Chiga reached out and grabbed his fist, causing Kakuzu's expression to change.

"How can it be!?"

You have to know that he used Earth Release: Earth Spear to harden his body beforehand. The destructive power of that punch was enough to easily destroy a small house. How could it be taken so easily?

Chiga smiled slightly, and suddenly a dazzling purple electric light burst forth from his hand. Dense currents extended along the black lines to Kakuzu's body. After a series of crackling electric sounds, Kakuzu, whose body was charred black, collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Chapter 331 Kakuzu's Betrayal

"Hey! Kakuzu! Are you alright?!"

Hidan was still yelling and screaming. Chiga narrowed his eyes, and after a strange fluctuation, Hidan's body suddenly split into pieces. His scattered body parts floated in the air, looking extremely terrifying.

Hidan was truly dumbfounded this time. He had been dismembered before, but this time was clearly different; he didn't feel any pain at all!

"what did you do to me!?"

Chiga ignored him, and simply snapped her fingers. Several wisps of darkness appeared out of thin air, enveloping Hidan's floating body, and then Chiga placed them into the Doorway Dimension.

After dealing with Hidan, Chiga turned to look at Kakuzu's "corpse" and said calmly,

"How long are you going to keep up this act? That attack was nothing more than losing a heart to you!"

Kakuzu remained lying motionless on the ground, seemingly truly dead.

Chiga extended a finger towards Kakuzu, and a dazzling purple electric light began to gather at the tip of her finger.

"It seems you don't want the rest of the heart either."

The electric clatter grew increasingly piercing, and Kakuzu could no longer maintain the facade. His body twisted, and a masked black monster emerged from behind him. As soon as the monster appeared, the mask on its face shattered, and its entire body turned into a pool of black water.

Then, Kakuzu got up from the ground and looked at Chiga with a wary expression.

"You know the art of Earthly Grudges?"

"of course."

As he spoke, Chiho changed the direction of his finger, and a thick bolt of purple lightning shot out, instantly shattering a line of trees into dust.

Kakuzu was astonished by the destructive power and speed of the Cero. He couldn't help but think that if he were hit by such a shot, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing a heart; his entire body might collapse.

He had completely given up the idea of ​​fighting Chiga, since Chiga hadn't even activated his Mangekyou Sharingan from the beginning until now.

Hidan was even imprisoned in a mysterious space, and this overwhelming power filled him with despair.

A sense of sorrow welled up in Kakuzu's heart. He felt that today was probably his death day, but he was truly unwilling to die like this.

Seeing that Kakuzu had been standing there motionless for a long time, Chiga walked over to him.

Upon arriving before Kakuzu, Chiga spoke.

"Your leader is really carefree, sending people in groups to deliver them. Is there too many people?"

Kakuzu paused for a moment. Judging from Chiga's words, it seemed that before him and Hidan, there was another group of Akatsuki members who had come to Konoha? Who were they?

Qianhe smiled slightly, looked up at the sky, and saw a flock of crows flying towards this place.

Kakuzu followed Chiga's gaze, and when he saw the flock of crows, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"That is..."

The flock of crows landed behind Chiga, coalescing into the shape of a weasel. The moment it saw Chiga, it immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully said,

"Lord Hokage!"

The way Itachi addressed him almost made Kakuzu drop his jaw.

Akatsuki's Suzaku: Uchiha Itachi actually knelt down on one knee before the Hokage of Konoha and addressed him as "Hokage-sama"?

Isn't he still a rogue ninja of Konoha?!

Chiga turned her head, smiled at Itachi, and said,

"It's Itachi! What brings you here?"

"Lord Hokage, I heard noises coming from here while I was in the Anbu. When I went to find you, Uzuki Yugao told me that you had already left, so I came to check it out."

"Very good, you've done a very good job as the head of the secret service."

"The head of the Dark Guard!?"

Kakuzu simply couldn't hold back any longer. Itachi Uchiha betrayed them, and now he's even become the head of Konoha's Anbu?! How could they entrust such a position to a rogue ninja?

Itachi looked up at Kakuzu and said in a deep voice,

"Kakuzu, I didn't expect it to be you who came to Konoha. Did the leader send you?"

Kakuzu nodded stiffly, then asked again,

"Where's Kisame? Is he still alive?"

"Of course he's still alive, and he's my subordinate now!"

"..."

Chika waved her hand and said,

"Alright, let's get this sorted out and head back."

"Yes, Hokage! What should we do with Kakuzu?"

"Hmm... how about we execute him on the spot?"

Kakuzu's nerves tensed instantly, but Chiga continued,

"But then I suddenly remembered that the village seems to be short of someone to manage the money. Who would be a good candidate?"

Itachi immediately understood Chiga's intentions; he actually wanted to recruit Kakuzu!

Kakuzu is a notorious money-grubber within the Akatsuki organization, and he's also a miser who values ​​money more than his own life.

But he hardly spends any money; he seems to simply enjoy the process of accumulating wealth. It seems quite suitable to have someone like him manage finances.

Kakuzu wasn't stupid; he quickly replied...

"Hokage... actually, I'm quite good at managing money. How about giving me a chance to try?"

Chiga glanced at him and asked, feigning confusion.

"You? Aren't you a member of Akatsuki? Are you planning to betray us?"

"Yes! I don't want to stay there any longer. Please let me join Konoha!"

Kakuzu chose to betray the organization quite directly. He joined Akatsuki because he was impressed by Nagato's strength, and Akatsuki did not restrict his freedom and allowed him to focus on making money, which is why he joined Akatsuki.

So, when faced with Chika, who was as strong as a monster, he naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to fight head-on. That would not only be going against himself, but also against his money!

Moreover, Chiga just mentioned that Konoha lacks someone to manage the money, which is exactly what Kakuzu wants. Konoha is the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world. To maintain the operation of such a village, how much wealth would it need!

Thinking of this, Kakuzu's mouth watered. Of course, he didn't want to be greedy; he just wanted to be with money.

Kakuzu's green eyes were filled with a longing for money as he looked at Chiga with hopeful eyes.

Chiga was amused by Kakuzu's performance. He shook his head and said,

So what are your special skills?

"Making money! Making money is my specialty!"

Itachi was struggling to suppress his laughter, and seeing Kakuzu so anxious he was about to kneel down, he couldn't help but speak up for him.