The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

They ran away as if they were fleeing.

When Uehara Shu looked again, Kakuzu's figure had become a small black dot.

As for Kakuzu, Uehara Shu couldn't be sure if it was true or false.

That might just be what Kakuzu himself thinks.

After a long while, Kakuzu finally stopped and looked back.

Kakuzu's eyes flickered. In his heart, Kakuzu had actually considered whether or not to ambush Juzo Biwa, kill Juzo Biwa, and use Juzo Biwa's head to exchange for the huge bounty on Konoha's head.

The money for the transaction has been received.

To be honest, it's quite far from here to Kirigakure.

Kakuzu felt there was a chance he could escape.

But after careful consideration, Kakuzu decided to give up.

As a rogue ninja and a wandering ninja, Kakuzu fell into a long period of confusion and idleness after leaving Takigakure.

When Kakuzu was in Takigakure, Kakuzu was a loyal and devoted member of the village.

For the sake of the village, everything can be sacrificed.

Do whatever orders you are given.

Kakuzu even went on an order to assassinate the First Hokage, an order with absolutely no chance of success and a 100% chance of being killed.

Without the slightest hesitation.

It can be said that Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki were the same kind of people at the beginning.

However, after Kakuzu failed to assassinate the First Hokage and was seriously injured, Takigakure not only did not treat or comfort him, but also punished him and convicted him of a serious crime.

Not only was Kakuzu imprisoned in a dark and sunless cell.

And they were to be executed.

During his imprisonment, Kakuzu realized the truth.

Her personality changed drastically.

My mindset has completely changed.

So Kakuzu chose to escape from prison, and after stealing the secret technique of Earth Grudge Fear, he mastered it in a short time.

The strength has been greatly improved.

Afterwards, Kakuzu sneaked back into Takigakure, killed those damned village leaders, and took their hearts.

During that period, revenge was Kakuzu's only obsession.

After taking his revenge, Kakuzu's obsession disappeared.

After a long period of confusion, the general turned his obsession into money.

For wandering ninjas, there are usually two ways to obtain money.

One type is accepting task assignments.

Just like this time, the task that Juzo Biwa entrusted to Kakuzu.

Another option is to kill the person on whom the bounty is placed.

For example, Taketori Neko, who was just given an S-rank bounty by Kirigakure.

Kakuzu kills the Taketori Neko, brings the Taketori Neko's head to Kirigakure, and then collects the bounty.

This bounty will increase the danger for the bamboo-cutter cat.

However, in order to increase the authenticity of the Kaguya clan incident, Kirigakure had no choice but to do so.

However, killing the bamboo-cutter cat is not an easy task.

Not many people dare to try it.

After all, the information released to the public described him as a ruthless person who almost wiped out an entire clan overnight.

There are two reasons why Kakuzu gave up.

One is the strength of Juzo Biwa.

The fact that he could fight the Sand Village Hero Pakura to a standstill shows that he is definitely not weak.

Even Kaku wasn't entirely confident he could defeat Hibiki Juzo.

Even if it's a sneak attack.

Furthermore, Uehara Shu's talent in fire-style techniques is not high, but Kakuzu could sense that Uehara Shu was not weak.

But there was no reward offered.

Fighting two ninjas for a bounty isn't worth it.

Secondly, Kakuzu thinks this transaction is acceptable.

Even if teaching ninjutsu wasn't a job Kakuzu liked.

However, Kakuzu had to admit that the money given by Juzo Biwa and Osamu Uehara was generous and very generous.

Kakuzu hopes to maintain this client relationship, as there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. As long as it's not a task like teaching ninjutsu, Kakuzu is willing to accept it.

"Senior Juzo, let's go back."

Chapter 96 Hozuki Mangetsu's Apology

"it is good."

The two quickly packed up and headed towards the direction of Kirigakure.

The ninjas who were secretly following also set off.

In less than a day, the two returned to the forging island.

"Senior Xiu, Teacher Juzo."

Upon hearing the news, Ringo Ameyuri immediately ran over to greet her.

"Yuri Yuri."

Beside her was Ao, who had used his Byakugan to foresee Uehara Shu and Pipa Juzo's return.

"Yuri, how's the training going lately?"

When Pipa Juzo returned, the first thing he asked about was "homework".

But for Ringo Ameyuri, this was not something to be offended.

On the contrary, Ringo Amuri is very concerned about "homework".

He then gave a detailed report.

"Senior Qing."

Uehara Shu looked at Ao.

"Has nothing much happened on Forging Island lately?"

"No."

Qing shook her head

"It's just that the second ship is a bit busy and I can't manage it all. Oh, by the way, someone came to Forging Island and said he wanted to see you and apologize to you in person, but I didn't let him come to the island."

"Who?"

"Hozuki Full Moon".

Uehara Osamu raised an eyebrow.

"He wants to apologize to me?"

Hozuki Kazuhiko's behavior in the Nautilus incident did indeed displease Uehara Osamu, but there's no need for Hozuki Mangetsu to apologize, right? What is Hozuki Mangetsu's role in this?

Whom does it represent?

From what standpoint?

Why apologize?

Suddenly, Uehara Shu thought of something and an idea came to mind.

This seemed to present an opportunity for me.

Given the current situation, Uehara Shu would definitely not give his ninja tools to the Hozuki clan.

However, not allowing its use does not mean that a contract cannot be made.

Within Kirigakure, it's almost impossible to find ninjas with a compatibility level of "good" or higher with Nautilus.

As for compatibility below "good," Uehara Shu knew that he would definitely not get any good rewards by guiding the contract himself.

Then there is no need for a contract.

If Nautilus and Hozuki Suigetsu have a high compatibility, you can guide them to form a contract.

Once the contract is completed, you can retrieve the nautilus.

In this way, one can obtain contract rewards with a compatibility level of "good" or higher.

There's no need to actually give ninja tools to the Hozuki clan.

To achieve this goal, all that's needed is to make contact with Hozuki Suigetsu.

Without Hozuki Mangetsu's visit, it might not have been easy for Uehara Shu to make contact, as he couldn't find a suitable excuse.

But if Hozuki Mangetsu comes to your door on his own initiative, that's a different story.

"Uehara Osamu said."

“Senior Qing, even a clan like the Kaguya clan has outstanding members like Kaguya Shinsui and Kaguya Neko. Hozuki Mangetsu might not be as narrow-minded as other members of the Hozuki clan.”

"Since he wants to see me, then let him come."

"Moreover, strictly speaking, the Hozuki clan is not targeting me."